196 Sky Room Number One (1/2)

Every person they passed looked curiously at their group as the guards guided them to their room.

A lot of people were given a seat number and followed the stream into the hall to find their seats.

A few special people would head up the stairs into the many boxes and balconies where they had a better overview of the auction hall and stage.

The ground floor had seats next to one another in front of the stage itself.

The second floor had open balconies which could be rented by anyone. Everyone on the ground floor could see who occupied these balconies.

The next floor had boxes. These were also balconies, but they were covered with glass that made it possible to see out but impossible to look inside.

These boxes were not for rent. One could only get in if they had been specially invited by the Golden Chambers.

Lastly, there was the final floor. This floor only had one room, Sky Room Number One. This room was for royalty or the most esteemed guests that were present in the auction.

The royal members of the Skyward Empire were all invited, but they could only be given one of the box rooms this time. Sky Room Number One had been occupied by a formation master.

But no one knew who it was. Usually, it would be either the royals from Chengzi Kingdom or Skyward Empire, and sometimes both sides would share the room, but it was different now.

When the royals from the two kingdoms appeared and saw that they were given a box room rather than the usual Sky Room Number One, they were stunned.

”Who has been given the room, then? Who is more important than royalty?” one of the princes asked, perplexed.

He did not mean to sound arrogant, but he was truly astonished. While the prince from the Skyward Empire was shocked and perplexed, the expression on the face of the Chengzi Kingdom's prince was ugly.

”This is a disgrace,” he stated calmly. His face was black, and his eyes displayed anything but happiness.

The ones who had been tasked with receiving the princes and their entourages were sweating when they heard this. They could sense a threatening air roll off the prince's person.

”We apologize, your highness, but we are unable to do anything about it. This is a decision made by the highest authority of our Golden Crow City's Golden Chambers.” The servant was trembling as he spoke.

”Can you at least tell us who has been given the room? Who is considered more important than us?” The prince of Skyward Empire crossed his arms over his chest.

”I am sorry, the identity of this person is known to be a well-guarded secret. We cannot leak his name to others, not even your highnesses.” The more the servant spoke the more terrified he became.

He knew that the one to take the blame would be him, and the one to bear the brunt of the princes' rage was also him. But if he revealed anything, then the Golden Chambers would banish him.

He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Right as they were having this conversation, Xue Wei and his friends were being guided up the stairs by a set of guards. Their group drew the attention of the princes and their entourages.

”You there, halt!” the prince from the Chengzi Kingdom called out. Xue Wei stopped in his tracks while lazily turning to look at the two groups.

”Do I know you?” he asked curiously. He was certain that he had never seen them before. He was using a mask, so his facial features were different from how they were before, and this was the only appearance that the people from the Black Iron Fortress knew.

”We would like to know where you are going,” The other prince said. Although he did not as such look down on Xue Wei and his friends, there was a distinct arrogance and disdain in his eyes.

”What is it to you?” Xue Wei noticed the disdain and felt slightly annoyed. He was minding his own business when they suddenly started questioning him.

”Outrageous!” one of the lackeys yelled out. ”This is not how you treat royalty! When his highness is asking you questions, you answer!”

Xue Wei raised a brow when he heard the word 'royalty', but he still did not care too much.

The pride that was now bone deep made him feel indifferent towards royalty.

”Let's go,” Bai Tianyi was the one who spoke this time. He loathed those that used their background to intimidate others. Personal strength was all that mattered to him.

Xue Wei nodded his head, grasped Wang Xiaoyun's hand, and started walking towards the stairs.

Hei Gou snickered and shook his head before he casually followed behind. He too felt no reverence for a human prince.

The lackey who had spoken out was livid. Were this not within the Golden Chambers, he would have long since started a fight.

”Let us follow!” The princes had never before seen anyone treat them like this. But they were both shrewd individuals able to cope with the stress of being royalty, so they rushed to the stairs instead of getting insulted to see if this young independent cultivator was the one who was in Sky Room Number One.

Unfortunately, Xue Wei and his group had vanished by the time they reached the stairs. Xue Wei had guessed that they would be followed so he rushed up the stairs.

There was a large stream of people heading upstairs, most of which were heading for the open balconies.