"Uncle Guo, I'll tell you about the situation of the Phantom Dragon Island when I have the chance later, but this time when I come to the auction, I have another more important matter that I need to figure out." Chen Ge scanned around and saw that no one was paying attention to him here before he spoke.
"What is it you say. I'll help you." Guo Lintian didn't even ask and agreed straight away.
"It's better to talk about it after we find a place to live, there are a lot of people here, it's not the time to talk about it." Chen Ge was just about to speak, but when he thought that the auction was at stake, he swallowed his words back into his stomach.
Guo Lintian nodded his head and continued to follow the route on the invitation letter.
About twenty minutes later, the three of them walked up to a three-storey building that looked like it was built out of solid wood.
In front of the building were a number of stalls selling snacks and two doorstep shops pawning gold and silver. Seeing these, Chen Ge was a little curious, not to mention the pawn shops first. How did these snack stalls get in?
With his doubts, Chen Ge went upstairs.
In the easternmost room on the third floor, this was the resting place arranged by the organisers for Guo Lintian, and as the invitation was permission for the three to travel together at the beginning, after pushing open the door, there was an ancient three-roomed room inside.
Although it looked somewhat austere, there were still tables and chairs that should be there, only there was no hint of modern electrical appliances, not even a light bulb could be seen, and only on the table near the wall, a bag of candles that had not yet been unpacked was seen.
"I need to figure out, the secret of this island." Chen Ge put down his luggage, lit a cigarette and said faintly.
"I'm afraid that's a bit difficult, as far as I know this is not an ordinary island, otherwise it wouldn't be possible for those who pass by here to not see it when the auction is not going on." Guo Lintian shook his head.
It was just a situation that made the crowd more curious, but no one had put any thought into it. After all, the organisers of the auction who had never shown their faces were not people they could mess with.
"No matter how hard it is I have to try, this is a very important thing for me." Chen Ge took a deep breath. As a cultivator, how could he not know how strong the auction organisers were, just getting those majestic true qi floating over from the ships on the sea, even squeezing him dry wouldn't necessarily be possible.
"Chen Ge, what is that Yulong Island all about?" Guo Lintian thought of the island Chen Ge had just mentioned to himself down there.
"It's an island similar to this one, and it holds my parents and sister. So this is a rather important matter for me, if I can pry it out, then maybe I can know about the Phantom Dragon Island as well." Chen Ge stood in front of the window. Looking at the people coming and going outside, he said in a low voice.
"In that case ......"
"As far as I know about the auction, the organizers have never shown their faces, and it can even be said that the vast majority of people, including me, only know that there is such a thing as an organizer. But do not know what the identity of these people is."
Guo Lintian nodded and said.
"It's in the eye of the beholder, it's not like I have to investigate to find out, it's just that it's best if there's a chance to pry into it." Chen Ge knew that Guo Lintian had some scruples.
"I will help you." Guo Lintian patted Chen Ge's shoulder and said.
"Then Uncle Guo. I'll go back and take a rest first, just call me if you know of anything. Pinching out his cigarette, Chen Ge walked towards one of the bedrooms.
"Ugh. It's more than difficult, it's simply impossible to do, to get the secrets of this island. Unless we get in touch with the organizer of the auction, but won't that kind of person be someone we can meet?" After waiting for Chen Ge to enter, Guo Lin Tian shook his head and sighed.
To be honest, he really wanted to help Chen Ge, not only because Chen Ge had gotten the Eight Open Divine Mirror and said that he would tell them all about the mysteries of it, but also because Chen Ge was so dedicated to the matter of Liang Lu's niece and was willing to take risks.
To Chen Ge, Guo Lintian wanted to help out from his heart. Even if he wanted to ask about the secrets of the island, he would have to get in touch with the organisers, but within decades, not to mention himself. He didn't even know who had contacted the organisers.
"Uncle Guo, this kind of favour is not something we can help with." Seeing Guo Lintian blaming himself a little, Bai Xiaofei stepped forward and said with relief.
"Alas, I really want to help him." Guo Lintian said with a sigh.
Compared to Guo Lintian's shame, Chen Ge, who had returned to his room, was very relaxed, not affected by this matter at all. He knew that it was difficult to investigate the island, but it was naturally best if he could, and if he couldn't Chen Ge wouldn't hold on to it.
After all, the strength of the organizer was far beyond his imagination. If he could not find out and then get himself involved, it would be more than worth it.
Although it was difficult to investigate, there was nothing wrong with wandering around the island and maybe finding some clues.
Evening.
The three of them went out to eat together, and there were more food stalls on both sides of the road than when they first arrived in the afternoon. China, South Vietnam, Japan and the small country of northern Myanmar. All could be found cooking their own special cuisines.
Sitting at a small table, Guo Lintian ordered two Chinese stir-fries.
"It seems that there are still quite a lot of cultivators." Sensing that there were quite a few true qi fluctuations around him, Chen Ge said in a low voice.
"Yeah. This five-yearly auction is attended by almost all the great clans in Asia and Southeast Asia as well as cultivators, and although it's lively, it's also chaotic, and there have been many vicious incidents here in the past, with many people taking the opportunity to commit murder while they're here." Guo Lintian took a sip of his hot soup and spoke in a small voice.
"Oh? The organizer doesn't care?" Chen Ge raised an eyebrow.
"The organizers don't care about things here, as long as you don't interfere with the normal conduct of the auction and don't do anything to harm their interests, they won't even take action."
"I remember about twenty years ago, I think it was the second or third time I came to attend, someone tried to snatch the auction items inside the venue and was instantly subdued by a black-robed man, not even having the chance to fight back, even we couldn't even see how the strike was made."
"Since that time, no one has dared to look for trouble here again, but there are quite a few cases of revenge seeking provocation, after all, this is a private island, not under the jurisdiction of any country, and killing someone here does not need to bear any secular world consequences."
Guo Lintian said in a low voice to Chen Ge as he thought back to what he had encountered earlier.
"So." Chen Ge nodded thoughtfully.
"So that's why it's important to try not to invite trouble, here you don't know exactly what strength the person you've invited is and what kind of background they have." Seeing the stall owner bring the meal over, Guo Lin Tian hurriedly got up and reached out his hands to receive it.
"Just here to see what's going on, won't get into conflict with anyone." Chen Ge smiled.