"Oh?"
Xiao Ding said excitedly, "I've accepted a big auction consignment, and it's going to be held at Peace Villa in your provincial capital. I'm sure to make a fortune this time! You must attend!"
"Peace Villa? I'm the boss of Peace Villa. How come I didn't know you were coming here?" Chen Jie exclaimed in surprise.
"What? Master Chen, as expected of you! You're actually the boss of Peace Villa, this is great!"
Following that, Xiao Ding explained his situation to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie only then understood, and felt a bit of a predicament.
It turned out that the big auction consignment Xiao Ding had accepted was for the Gu family's cultivation techniques!
Chen Jie asked Xiao Ding to wait and then contacted Luo Nan.
It turned out that Ding Qing and his daughter, seeing that no auction house in the provincial capital dared to accept the auction of the cultivation techniques, had contacted some auction houses in remote areas.
Coincidentally, they contacted Xiao Ding's Ding Sheng Auction House.
The only condition was that the auction location be set at Peace Villa in the provincial capital, and they also promised Xiao Ding a ten percent commission.
A ten percent commission was already quite a high profit for an auction house.
Coupled with the value of the cultivation techniques, if they were genuine, they would fetch at least tens of billions.
Xiao Ding was sure to make a fortune then. It was normal for him to accept this auction without knowing the full story.
Chen Jie couldn't help but feel a headache and finally warned Xiao Ding, "I advise you not to participate in the auction of the cultivation techniques!"
"Uh? Why is that?" Xiao Ding asked in surprise.
"The waters are very deep here. Think about it, would a family possessing cultivation techniques be weak? Would they stand by and watch their family's cultivation techniques be sold off in front of them?" Chen Jie reminded him.
"This..."
Xiao Ding's tone faltered, and he was dumbfounded.
He naturally understood Chen Jie's meaning.
Chen Jie added, "Some large auction houses in the provincial capital have been pressured and unable to accept the auction of the cultivation techniques. If your small Pingcheng auction house participates, the consequences are imaginable."
"I've been tricked!" Xiao Ding exclaimed angrily.
Ding Qing had not told him about the forces behind the cultivation techniques.
If he hadn't been reminded by Chen Jie, he would probably have died without knowing how, by accepting the auction of the cultivation techniques.
He was both shocked and furious.
Just as Xiao Ding was about to speak, a subordinate suddenly approached him.
After a brief conversation, Xiao Ding said to Chen Jie, "Master Chen, two people have come to see me. They seem to be from the provincial capital. I suspect they are here for the cultivation techniques! I'll go and receive them first!"
Chen Jie reminded him, "You are no match for them. Whatever they ask, try to comply. If you are in danger, mention my name."
"Thank you, Master Chen. I will remember this favor!"
After they hung up, Chen Jie was about to go and talk to Gu Yue when the doorbell of the villa suddenly rang.
Chen Jie opened the door and saw a middle-aged man standing before him.
This middle-aged man looked imposing, clearly not an ordinary person.
"You are Chen Jie?" the man asked with a stern expression.
"I am, and you are..."
Chen Jie secretly thought that this guy appearing at his doorstep was either a resident of Peace Villa or had sneaked in.
He became vigilant for a moment.
The man did not answer Chen Jie but walked straight into the villa.
He then nodded and said, "Not bad, the conditions are excellent, even better than our Gu family's headquarters environment. I didn't believe it when that girl Yue told me."
"You are from the Gu family?" Chen Jie asked.
"I am Gu Yue's second uncle, Gu Bao. I have only two requests. First, you break off the engagement with Gu Yue as soon as possible. As an hidden family, you, a poor boy from the secular world, are not worthy of our Gu family!"
"Second, hand over Ding Qing and his daughter."
Chen Jie smiled, "Regarding my engagement with Gu Yue, we have already reached an agreement. You don't need to worry about this. As for the second point, I think you already know my stance from Gu Yue."
"I didn't expect you to cooperate. Young man, considering your connection with our Gu family, I'll give you a chance. As long as you can defeat me, I'll allow you to give me a compromise explanation!"
Without another word, Gu Bao struck Chen Jie with his palm.
From the force of this strike, Chen Jie seemed to sense something and was shocked in his heart, "Another battle technique! And it's more powerful than Wen Qiang's!"
Facing battle techniques, Chen Jie already had experience in dealing with them. He immediately unleashed his full power, channeling all his true qi and meeting the palm strike.
No matter what battle technique it was, he only needed to use brute force to break all techniques and prevent him from using them!
Boom!
The seemingly light palm strike contained immense power.
Gu Bao's battle technique was known for its ferocity.
Unlike Wen Qiang's flashy moves.
As their palms met, an explosion erupted within the villa.
Both of them staggered back a step.
Gu Bao suppressed the turmoil in his body and exclaimed in shock, "I didn't expect you, at such a young age, to have reached this level of strength! It seems my Gu family's decision to establish an engagement with your master back then was not a rash one!"
Chen Jie said calmly, "And how?"
"Good, your strength is almost on par with mine! You have the qualifications to negotiate with my Gu family. Young man, tell me your proposed solution!"
Gu Bao stopped attacking and said this.
Chen Jie replied, "My proposed solution is to maintain the status quo!"
"You are too young and impetuous, thinking that with a little strength, you can be the one to set the rules. Even the powerful Dragon Gate dares not claim to govern all martial artists!"
Gu Bao slowly shook his head, "I was originally considering letting you try to interact with Gu Yue, but with your current personality, you will eventually harm yourself. Therefore, you must break off the engagement with Gu Yue!"
"Also, do you really think our Gu family can't do anything to you? The cultivation techniques are extremely important to our Gu family, and we cannot allow them to fall into the wrong hands. If you truly provoke us, our Gu family will dispatch a large number of experts and your Peace Villa will be instantly annihilated!"
Chen Jie said, "You can try!"
He realized that fighting with experts could hone his experience.
Moreover, after his fight with Wen Qiang yesterday, Chen Jie found that his bottleneck in martial arts had seemed to loosen slightly.
He was now eager to fight with experts.
Therefore, he was somewhat looking forward to Gu Bao's threat.
"For the sake of your relationship with Gu Yue, I'll give you one last chance. Will you hand them over, or not!" Gu Bao said with a stern expression.
"Sorry! I cannot comply!" Chen Jie said.
"Hmph, you think our Gu family wouldn't easily dispatch a large number of experts? We certainly wouldn't, but, are you alone?"
Chen Jie's expression changed, "What do you mean?"
Gu Bao sneered, "Xiao Ding, he's your friend, right?"