Chapter 1831

"We're just following the rules!"

"Given how strong you are, you must be here to attend our Linglong Pavilion's auction, right?"

"If this esteemed expert is willing to grant Linglong Pavilion a favor, you'll be richly rewarded later; if you choose to oppose Linglong Pavilion, you'll never survive in Shanhe City!"

Those black-robed men actually began reasoning with Luo Fu.

The young girl in green beside them felt deep contempt—she never expected these black-robed men to be so hypocritical; when they were chasing her, they weren't nearly this reasonable.

Zhang Bufan, after hearing a few words from the black-robed men, was equally furious.

"What? The Linglong Pavilion, which bullies the weak, is this Shanhe City's auction house?"

"I was so looking forward to attending the auction and seeing what it's like—turns out it's a den of unreasonable, despicable scum!" Zhang Bufan spat.

Though trembling with fear, he still wanted to uphold justice.

Luo Fu, for his part, regarded Zhang Bufan with new respect.

Gong Sun Huohuo could no longer stand it—over a dozen burly black-robed men chasing a defenseless little girl was truly indefensible.

"Huohuo, how do you think this should be handled?" Luo Fu asked.

Originally, Luo Fu had no intention of meddling in this matter.

But since Gong Sun Huohuo and Zhang Bufan seemed determined to see it through, he couldn't just stand by—he had to choose a moderate solution.

He didn't even know what this so-called Linglong Pavilion auction was.

But judging from the reactions of the people in Shanhe City, it was likely a powerful organization.

If he provoked this group now, his affairs in Shanhe City would surely become difficult—but since the conflict had already begun, Luo Fu had no intention of retreating.

Gong Sun Huohuo, suddenly asked like this, was momentarily stunned.

The girl in green looked at Gong Sun Huohuo with a pitiful gaze and said, "Sister, these people were the ones who stole my Chihei Little Snake!"

"My grandfather gave me this Chihei Little Snake!"

"My grandfather has been gone a long time—if even this last memory is taken from me, I truly don't know how to go on living!"

The little girl began to cry.

Gong Sun Huohuo, always hard on the outside but soft inside, immediately went over to comfort her, even handing her a cup of water.

Zhang Bufan stared at the black-robed men with a furious gaze.

The black-robed men scratched their heads, truly at a loss for what to do.

Among everyone present, they feared only Luo Fu; Gong Sun Huohuo and Zhang Bufan's strength was clearly below theirs, yet Luo Fu was determined to protect them.

This left the black-robed men utterly unable to act.

Luo Fu set down his teacup, looked at the black-robed men, and asked, "Do you have anything else to say? The famed Linglong Pavilion wouldn't stoop to such petty, thieving behavior, would it?"