“I am absolutely certain,” Lin Yun replied without hesitation.
“Very well, then we shall take our leave. This is the key to unlock the cage.”
The man in the red robe handed a key to Lin Yun.
After handing over the key, the man in the red robe waved his hand, leading the two men in black robes out of the elegant room.
Only Lin Yun, his three companions, and the female elf in the cage remained in the room.
“Friend Lin Yun, what exactly are you planning? Are you not going to form a contract with this female elf?” Wu Chengtian asked, clearly puzzled.
In the eyes of Wu Chengtian and his companions, Lin Yun’s decision to bid for the female elf must have been to make her a servant, right?
After all, there seemed to be no other reason to bid for her.
“I bid for her to set her free,” Lin Yun said.
“What? Set her free?” Wu Chengtian and his two younger brothers all showed expressions of shock.
This was a purchase that cost a whopping fifty million Haoyue crystal stones.
To spend so much money to buy her and then set her free, wasn’t that equivalent to throwing all fifty million Haoyue crystal stones down the drain?
The female elf, locked in the cage, heard Lin Yun’s words and immediately opened her beautiful eyes, looking at Lin Yun in disbelief.
“Brother Lin Yun, do you mean you bid for her to save her?” Wu Chengtian pressed.
“Exactly,” Lin Yun nodded in response.
“But you don’t even know her. To spend so many Haoyue crystal stones on a complete stranger, an elf, it’s really not worth it,” Wu Chengtian sighed.
They didn’t know about Wang Xue, so naturally, they couldn’t understand such an action.
“Brother Wu, I have my own reasons,” Lin Yun said with a slight smile.
“Alright, I respect your decision,” Wu Chengtian nodded.
Lin Yun walked directly to the cage.
“Wang…”
Looking at the female elf in front of him, Lin Yun almost called out Wang Xue’s name.
But reason told Lin Yun that this was not the real Wang Xue, only someone who resembled her.
Moreover, their appearances were not entirely identical. This female elf had elven features, elven skin, and pupils, and her temperament was different.
“Human, are you really going to set me free?” The female elf’s blue eyes flickered with a hint of hope.
“Of course it’s true. I’ll open the cage for you now,” Lin Yun said.
With that, Lin Yun took out the cage key and unlocked the cage.
Buzz!
As the key turned, the entire cage emitted a glow.
The next moment, the cage door opened with a ‘click,’ and the chains binding her hands and feet instantly fell off.
The female elf froze for a second or two before tentatively stepping out of the cage with her fair, slender legs.
Clearly, even the female elf couldn’t believe that Lin Yun had set her free just like that.
With a hint of wariness, the female elf looked at Lin Yun. “Human, we are complete strangers. Why would you spend so much money to save me for no reason? Don’t humans always act with profit in mind?”
Her words showed that even she found it hard to believe that Lin Yun would save her without any motive. To her, it simply didn’t make sense.
“If I said you look very much like my late wife, would you believe me?” Lin Yun said.
“Whatever your reason, since you’re setting me free, I can leave on my own now, right? If you’re willing to let me go now, I’ll believe you’re truly saving me without any ulterior motives,” the female elf said.
Lin Yun smiled. “If you want to leave on your own, of course you can. But if you walk out alone, there’s a high chance you won’t even make it out of North Street before other human cultivators capture you. Given your beauty, that possibility is almost certain.”
The female elf paused, clearly understanding the logic.
“Since I’ve chosen to save you, I’ll see it through. I’ll find a way to safely escort you out of Xin City,” Lin Yun said.
“If you can truly get me out of the city safely, you’ll be my savior. Shall we set out for the city now?” the female elf asked.
“Not yet. My friend has to go to the Baibao House arena for a gambling match later. I’ll accompany him to the match, and after it ends, I’ll escort you out of the city,” Lin Yun said.
Lin Yun continued, “In the meantime, just stay with us. You were sold to us by Baibao House. As long as you’re with us while moving through Baibao House, no one can touch you.”
