Jiang Xue snorted.
Chen Jie asked, "What are you two talking about?"
Before Wang Xiaoyan could speak, Jiang Xue questioned, "Didn't you use your money to buy a house? Where did you get ten million?"
Chen Jie frowned, "What I do with my money seems to have nothing to do with you, right? But if you want to know, I don't mind telling you. I sold my last defensive artifact for ten million to Poison Dragon."
"You sold such a good thing just like that? Chen Jie, Chen Jie, your foresight is too short-sighted! This is something that can save your life, how can it be measured by money? Yet you just sold it!" Jiang Xue said with a cold laugh.
"Haha, it's just a jade pendant. He's not in any danger right now. Jiang Xue, don't lecture him," Wang Xiaoyan said with a smile.
Jiang Xue resentfully thought, I will definitely find your flaws and make Wang Xiaoyan realize what kind of person you really are.
"We've bought everything we wanted, and we don't have much money left. Let's go out and find a place to eat," Wang Xiaoyan suggested.
"Alright!" Jiang Xue agreed.
Just then, another item appeared at the auction.
Chen Jie glanced at it, his gaze sharpened, and he immediately said, "Wait a moment."
The few of them looked at Chen Jie in confusion.
Then, the auctioneer introduced, "Everyone, this item may look like just a piece of jade, but it is no ordinary jade. After testing, it seems to contain some kind of energy. Keeping it with you for a long time can even turn an ordinary person into a martial artist!"
"Therefore, the starting bid is one hundred million!"
As soon as this was said, the crowd erupted.
Many people present knew that martial artists were real and many dreamed of becoming one.
After all, with the strength to commit crimes that defy the law, who would dare to bully them in the future?
But how easy was it to become a martial artist?
Now that an opportunity was presented, wouldn't they go crazy?
Chen Jie also frowned.
He immediately sensed that the square jade stone was a spiritual stone, just like the jade bead given to him by Zhou Renyi.
It contained a vast amount of energy.
However, after the auctioneer's introduction, it would probably not be easy for him to acquire it.
Moreover, he had no money left.
After thinking about it, Chen Jie decided to watch first. If there was really no other way, he would have to give up.
"I bid two hundred million!" Kong Lou immediately said.
This bid caused most of the bidders to give up.
"Three hundred million!" Su Feng raised his hand and said.
Kong Lou glared at him with a grim expression, "Little brat, think carefully before bidding next time!"
"Five hundred million!"
"Esteemed sir, do you know who I am? You are almost dead. With so much money, wouldn't it be better to buy yourself a better coffin? Isn't that more satisfying?"
Su Feng immediately shouted, "One billion!"
Silence!
The entire auction hall became deathly quiet with his bid.
Kong Lou's face turned so grim that it looked like it could drip water.
Even the auctioneer was stunned, clearly not expecting a piece of jade to fetch such a sky-high price of one billion.
"One billion five hundred million!" Kong Lou said with a dark face.
"Two billion five hundred million!" Su Feng cast a triumphant glance at Kong Lou.
Finally, Kong Lou stopped bidding, but his face became murderous.
The auctioneer quickly brought down his hammer.
The spiritual stone was sent to Su Feng.
Chen Jie watched the entire process but did not bid. He could not afford this price now, and he believed that even a spiritual stone was not worth this much.
Not long after, the spiritual stone was delivered to Su Feng.
Su Feng accepted it with immense joy, then looked at Kong Lou disdainfully, "Old man, weren't you competing with me? Continue! As long as you can bid twenty-five billion, how about I sell it to you?"
Kong Lou's face was grim, and he did not reply.
Not far away, Chen Jie frowned. He sensed a special energy fluctuation emanating from Kong Lou.
However, Su Feng was completely unaware that he had fallen into danger.
He continued to provoke Kong Lou, "Old beggar, if you can't afford it, don't bid! Save the money for your coffin and buy some ghost money for yourself!"
"Little trash, you're seeking death!"
Kong Lou suddenly lunged forward, appearing in front of Su Feng in an instant, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him up like a chicken.
The crowd was completely taken aback by the strength of Kong Lou's aged body and was startled.
"You, what are you doing?" Su Feng's face changed, and he shouted.
Kong Lou smiled cruelly, "I'm going to break your limbs and then kill you!"
*Crack!*
With a stretch of his hand, he, with his withered palm alone, snapped Su Feng's arm from the root and tore it off savagely.
"Ah!" Horror filled Su Feng's eyes.
"This, how could this be?" Jiang Xue looked at the bloody scene with a terrified expression.
At this moment, some auction attendees began to quietly flee, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire.
Wang Xiaoyan couldn't help but shake her head, "This Su Feng is too impulsive. He got the jade and then provoked someone. Isn't that seeking death?"
Chen Jie smiled, "I actually think he did it on purpose!"
Wang Xiaoyan was surprised, "Why is that?"
Chen Jie explained, "Su Feng probably sensed long ago that Kong Lou was not simple. Worried that Kong Lou would target him after leaving the auction, he deliberately provoked Kong Lou to make him attack him within the auction house, so that he could use the auction house's power to deal with him."
Jiang Xue immediately retorted, "Stop talking nonsense. Who robs people on the street these days?"
Wang Xiaoyan also had some doubts.
"If you don't believe me, just look at how the auction house staff are acting," Chen Jie said.
The two women quickly looked around.
They saw that the guards at the auction house were slowly approaching Kong Lou, but they remained indifferent to Kong Lou crippling Su Feng's arm and did not even try to stop him.
The two women suddenly realized that perhaps the auction house staff knew Su Feng's intention and were deliberately not intervening.
They looked at Chen Jie with astonishment.
He was so young, yet he could instantly guess the thoughts of everyone around him.
Wang Xiaoyan looked at Chen Jie with admiration in her eyes.
"Xiao Ding! My arm was broken here, and you're just letting your people watch! If something happens to me, can you bear the responsibility?" Su Feng roared in despair.
The Xiao Ding he mentioned was the mastermind behind the Prosperous Auction House.
He knew that Xiao Ding must be observing this scene in secret.
"Little trash, you think you're worthy of provoking me? Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant!"
Kong Lou's face showed a sinister smile. He directly kicked Su Feng's calf.
*Crack!* Su Feng's lower leg snapped backward from the middle, exposing the bone.
"Ah! Ah! Xiao Ding, you bastard! How dare you stand by and do nothing!" Su Feng cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face.
At this moment, a majestic middle-aged figure emerged from behind the scenes.
"Enough! He offended you, and you have already crippled two of his limbs. Leave quickly, and I will not pursue this matter!"
Wang Xiaoyan and Jiang Xue's eyes widened.
It turned out that the boss of the auction house knew that Kong Lou had started his attack but had not intervened.
The two women looked deeply at Chen Jie, their doubts about his explanation completely gone.