Leo's little schemes had long since been seen through by Leilin.
Since he had already sent out Stardust Insects to figure out every guest's background, the Oakheart Family must have carried out plenty of murder-and-robbery operations after that. They had simply been very good at covering their tracks and mostly targeted those without any backing or influence, which was why they had never been discovered.
What interested Leilin even more was the other party's obvious desire for the Dark Elf Crown.
"This magical item only provides large-scale concealment. Although the range is broad enough, for a Wizard, too large an area actually becomes a burden, making this magical item's masking effect less than ideal..."
Leilin stroked his chin and narrowed his eyes.
"The only thing that could truly attract Leo is probably this magical item's application in warfare..."
Only large-scale ambushes would be the ideal setting for this magical item to shine.
So what the other party intended to do with this item was pretty much obvious. Leilin certainly didn't believe their ridiculous story about gifting it to a cousin.
"However, while I've made a profit here, Vance over there..."
Leilin glanced at his own empty stall and flicked his eyes toward the outside.
Sure enough, the light orb representing Vance had already left along with the other Wizards who had been watching the spectacle.
Although Leilin still possessed items of greater value, bringing them out now would obviously be unwise.
But letting the other party off like this was clearly not Leilin's style. He now fully understood how rare Planar Stones were. If there was a chance to get a few more, he certainly wouldn't pass it up.
Time ticked by, and the private exchange finally came to its end.
Wizards departed in small groups, stepping into the teleportation arrays. Flashes of light flickered within the arrays again and again.
Soon, the entire cavern fell silent.
At that moment, Leo appeared here, followed by seven or eight Wizards behind him.
These Wizards ranged in appearance from old to young. The only constant was the terrifying energy fluctuations and astonishing killing intent emanating from them.
"The Wizard who sold the Forbidden Ancient Bell pendant—I'll handle him personally. Number Six and Number Seven, you're responsible for that buyer! The other party is merely a manager of a small faction. Just kill him and destroy the evidence, and there won't be any trouble..."
Leo rapidly assigned tasks, occasionally tossing out several positioning crystals.
"As for Number Five, go after the brat who took the Planar Stone. Here's his true appearance. Don't worry! He only has the strength of early-stage Liquification!"
These were all hidden elites of the Oakheart Family. Every single one of them possessed Crystallization-level strength. For Leo, sending one to deal with Leilin was already showing considerable respect to the opponent.
Number Five was a middle-aged Caucasian man. He took the image and looked at it—a young man with brown curly hair—and nodded.
"Also, if possible, try to capture him alive. Our family's water prison has been lacking a prisoner of sufficient rank..."
Leo sneered, and the coldness in his words sent a chill through every Wizard's heart.
The Oakheart Family's water prison was certainly no ordinary place. Even a third-level Crystallized Wizard who entered would never come out alive. Before death, they would even be subjected to the most brutal torture, leaving their corpses beyond recognition.
"It seems this young man has really offended the Master!"
Number Five silently grumbled but patted his chest in assurance. "Don't worry, Patriarch! I'll bring him back to you for sure!"
"Hmm! Good!" Leo nodded.
"You all know our family's rules, right? If anything goes wrong, destroy all evidence immediately. It's better to die by your own hand than to leak any information about the family... otherwise..."
He swept his cold gaze across the Wizards, the frigid intent in his eyes making their backs break out in cold sweat.
Although they had all reached Crystallization, as long as they were human, they still had weaknesses and people or things they cared about. All of that was secretly controlled by Leo and the family.
On top of the looming threat of a Morning Star Wizard, even though every one of these Wizards was a third-level Crystallization powerhouse, none dared to defy Leo's orders in the slightest.
"Good! Move out!"
With a wave of Leo's hand, the Wizards immediately transformed into streaks of light, shooting out in every direction.
...
At that moment, Leilin was tailing Vance closely.
Back at the auction hall, he had already marked the other party. With calculated planning and the Chip's capabilities, he had placed a tracking mark on Vance immediately.
The teleportation locations weren't far apart, and Leilin caught up quickly.
"Hm?" Just then, Leilin received a signal back from the Stardust Insect he had on his person.
"Someone's pursuing me, and it's only a Crystallized one? What a pity Leo didn't come himself. Otherwise, I might have been able to reclaim the Dark Elf Crown..."
After surviving Torlin's trial, Leilin now had confidence in his own combat strength.
Against an ordinary third-level Crystallized Wizard, if he used all his abilities, he could still stand a chance of winning.
But if the number of opponents exceeded three, he would have no choice but to flee.