Releasing a flame, Fike reduced the chains on the cage to ashes in an instant.

He opened the door before addressing the girl.

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"You're free now. Hurry up and leave this place."

The beastgirl looked at Fike, who had saved her, and said softly, "Exotic Beasts ravaged my village. When I escaped, I got separated from my family, and now I have no home to return to."

Looking back at her, Fike only now realized that there was nothing covering her body, leaving her completely exposed.

He hurriedly found an old piece of clothing from his backpack and handed it to her.

"Quick, put it on."

Fike said, embarrassed.

Only at this moment did the beastgirl realize that her figure had been completely exposed before her savior. She blushed, and nodded lightly.

After changing into Fike's old clothes, the beastgirl pleaded.

"Can you take me with you? I can help with anything. I'm very diligent in my tasks, and I only need to eat very little. It'll be easy to feed me."

The girl's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, until she was barely murmuring to herself. Fike understood at this moment.

The beastgirl in front of him really had no one else to turn to.

"My name is Fike. The big guy over there is Tegpus. What's your name?"

Fike asked gently.

"My name is Chi-Chi."

"How about this, Chi-Chi. You come with us into the city first. I'll help you settle everything. After that, you can go look for your family. What do you think?"

With his hand outstretched, Fike looked at Chi-Chi with a sincere, gentle gaze.

Looking back at the handsome silver-haired youth in front of her, she instinctively reached for his hand.

"Alright, this isn't a place for romance. Let's hurry back to the auction and look for Lan Xi!

"After all, we still have a huge amount of wealth left with her!"

Fike and Chi-Chi's faces blushed beet red when they heard Tegpus' words.

Although they were holding hands, they didn't dare look at each other.

"Okay, then let's go!"

Fike muttered softly.

...

Fike, Tegpus, and Chi-Chi returned to the Romon Auction from the secret passage.

Lan Xi had been waiting for them for quite a while.

Seeing Fike return with Chi-Chi and Tegpus, her heart skipped a beat.

She instantly understood what that implied.

"Master Tegpus," Lan Xi began, turning to Tegpus, "although I know that you are very powerful, have you really considered the implications of making an enemy of the Heavenly King's Palace?

"Even if you insist on doing this, why would you drag little brother Fike along?"

Noticing that Fike was still holding Chi-Chi's hand, her heart ached. Lan Xi turned her head to look into the distance.

"Actually, I wasn't just following along with him. Even if Master Tegpus hadn't given the word, I would have done the same thing."

Hearing his words, Lan Xi couldn't say anything more.

"Lan Xi, don't worry. No matter how much the palace investigates, they won't be able to find us. Just before we attacked Caesar, two people beat us to him."

Lan Xi's mood lifted slightly after hearing this.

"Where are our things?"

Tegpus asked.

"Follow me."

Lan Xi led the group through the hall and eventually brought them backstage.

Arriving at what seemed to be a solid stone wall, she reached out, turning a copper lamp mounted on it.

A secret door on the wall slowly revealed itself.

"This is the warehouse of our unauctioned items. You may enter and find an item to take away."

Fike and Tegpus walked through the secret door.

Fike's hidden information system was working on overdrive, constantly appearing and analyzing the attributes of each item for him.

"What kind of rubbish is this? Fike, why do I feel like we've been tricked?"

Fike did not acknowledge Tegpus' complaints.

To be precise, he was too focused on reading the notices from the hidden information, and did not hear what the master had said.

The quality of these unauctioned items were indeed generally quite low.

They were either low-grade materials that could be found anywhere, or equipment with obvious flaws that even laymen could have spotted at a glance.

Suddenly, a hidden message flashed before his eyes.

[Hidden Information: Primordial Spirit Herb. Quality can not be ascertained. The Primordial Spirit Herb has absorbed the essence of the Heavens, Earth, Sun, and Moon over thousands of years. It has extremely high medicinal value. It can be used to refine pills of king-tier and above.]

Fike felt a burst of joy.

"This is it!"

He proclaimed.

Looking doubtfully at the Primordial Spirit Herb in Fike's hand, Tegpus asked, "Isn't this just a torn-off tuft of grass? What can it do? Look at how dry it is... Is it really valuable?"

Responding to his question, Fike simply nodded confidently.

"Trust me, Tegpus. My judgment is definitely correct!"

Seeing his conviction, Tegpus did not refute.

"Alright then. You're the one who chose it, and the fang that was sold was yours anyway. As long as you like it."

Fike walked out with the herb in hand and Tegpus followed behind.

Seeing what Fike had chosen, Lan Xi laughed.

"Little brother, although I know there's nothing good in there, I didn't think you'd go so far as to take a blade of grass.

"Why don't I bring you to another unit of unauctioned goods?"

"No need, I'll take it," Fike said, "As long as Miss Lan Xi doesn't regret it."

Lan Xi smiled at his words.

"Why would I regret it? I'm so happy that you chose such an item!"

She took out a gold card, handing it to Fike.

"This is your money, a total of 6.48 billion. Have a look."

Fike took the gold card and put it into his pocket without looking at it.

"There's no need. I believe in Miss Lan Xi's character. She wouldn't do such a thing."

Smiling, she continued.

"Alright, since the business matters have been settled, let's discuss the issue of this girl now."

Lan Xi looked at Chi-Chi.

Chi-Chi was the first to speak.

"I want to be with Sir Fike."

Lan Xi's expression turned ugly when she heard this.

"I don't know..." Lan Xi started, "You're just a girl. How can you so easily choose to live with a stranger you've just met?"

Tegpus refuted her directly.

"Miss Lan Xi, you have the nerve to say that to Chi-Chi? Don't you think I know what you're thinking yourself?"

Hearing the three people's words, Fike, who was once again the center of attention, lowered his head bashfully.

Seeing that they were in a stalemate, Lan Xi proposed, "How about this, we'll let Chi-Chi stay in my auction?"