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Bai Shen spoke with a calmness that belied the storm he was stirring up.

Eyes flicked between Bai Shen's private room and Xiao Ling's, the connection clear: a feud simmered between the two, the deliberate outbidding a sure sign of their animosity.

"Bai Shen, you're on my list now."

Xiao Ling's face turned to ice. Bolstered by the guarantee from Yao Cheng, he declared loudly