"What do you mean?"
"Yeah? Why can't we leave? Does your Peaceful Mountain Villa intend to restrict our freedom?" The speaker was a well-to-do magnate, who had rushed over from the provincial capital after hearing about the auction of ancient cultivation methods.
Although he wasn't from a martial arts family, he held some influence in the capital.
Ordinary martial arts families would give him some face.
Despite Chen Jie's domineering demeanor, he wasn't intimidated.
"We are all respectable people. We haven't broken any rules set by your Peaceful Mountain Villa. Young man, you can't break your own rules, can you? Wouldn't that be slapping yourself in the face?"
"Exactly, exactly! We paid to be here, are we not allowed to check out early?"
"Young people are too impetuous. No wonder things have escalated to this point. With your attitude, how can you live long?"
A group of people began to mock Chen Jie.
Chen Jie remained unfazed and said, "That's not what I meant. I'm asking you to stay for your own good!"
Chen Jie swept his gaze across them and said, "The Wen family is an ancient clan. How could they tolerate news of their direct descendants being bullied outside spreading? If you leave Peaceful Mountain Villa now, it's no different from offering your heads to them for chopping! If you stay, you might save your lives!"
"What? You mean the Wen family will hunt us down to the last one?"
Everyone's faces changed slightly.
The people Wen Qiang had called were stunned and quickly said, "Hunt you down to the last one? Although our Wen family is an ancient clan, we are not man-eating tigers. You think of us noble families as too bloody!"
Then his face turned cold, "However, if you dare to stay here, you will be siding with Peaceful Mountain Villa. In that case, don't blame us for being impolite, humph!"
With a cold snort, he suddenly unleashed a palm strike.
An invisible surge of qi shot out, and an iron table in front of them suddenly exploded.
True Qi externalization again!
Everyone gasped.
True Qi externalization meant one had surpassed the Xiantian realm, at least reaching the level of a Martial King.
This person was so powerful, and presumably the others were not weak either. Was this the might of an ancient clan?
So many masters appeared at once.
Everyone reacted swiftly: "We want to leave! We'll leave now!"
"We'll draw a clear line with Peaceful Mountain Villa right now!"
"Anyone who stays here is courting death! Let's go!"
"Right, let's go!"
Almost everyone made their choice.
The auction was over, and there was no need for them to stay any longer.
It was the perfect time to leave.
"Very good, Aqiang, you take them away from Peaceful Mountain Villa!" the leader ordered a slightly younger person.
"Yes! Everyone, please follow me!"
No one present was foolish. Some people had other plans. Although they had left the auction venue, they still rented houses in the Peaceful Mountain Villa complex.
They thought, what if, as Chen Jie had said, the Wen family intended to hunt them down?
They could leave the auction venue for now but not leave Peaceful Mountain Villa.
This way, they could mitigate the risk.
With this thought, some people separated from the main group.
"Where are you going?" Aqiang shouted.
"We still have some luggage at the hotel, we need to go back and get it."
The person replied.
"There's no need to go get it! How much are your belongings worth? The Wen family will reimburse you!"
When everyone heard this, they quickly said, "My belongings here are worth two million. Will you pay for them?"
"Certainly!" Aqiang said.
Everyone's faces lit up, and they forgot their original intention. Someone else said, "I have three million too!"
"I have four million!"
"All acceptable. Come with me later to collect your money!"
Aqiang said readily.
Another group followed.
A few more people looked hesitant. After discussing among themselves, they thought, "Even with money, it's not ours. They wouldn't refuse us time to pack our things, would they?"
"Yeah! There are dozens of us here. They would have to pay hundreds of millions. They agreed so readily, I'm worried there's a trick."
"If there's a problem, then we won't go!"
One of them immediately stepped forward: "Excuse me, we've discussed it. The items we left in the hotel are all very valuable, not something that can be measured by money. We need to go and retrieve them now."
Aqiang narrowed his eyes: "You should think carefully! Peaceful Mountain Villa has completely offended our Wen family. Soon, our Wen family will raze Peaceful Mountain Villa to the ground!"
"If you choose then, you won't have another chance!"
This...
The faces of a few people turned conflicted.
This was forcing them to choose sides!
"I know what you're thinking. You think we agreed too readily and will renege on our promise? But think about it, what is the value of Peaceful Mountain Villa? Once we capture Chen Jie, why would we care about a few trivial amounts?" Aqiang said.
Right.
At the auction, someone had actually bid over a trillion.
Now, why would the Wen family care about a mere few hundred million?
Their worries seemed a bit ridiculous.
With this thought, they dispelled their last doubts: "Alright then, we'll all leave together."
"Congratulations, you've made the right choice."
Aqiang said with a smile.
Before long, everyone had arrived at the entrance of Peaceful Mountain Villa.
They saw that the people who had just emerged from the auction were surrounded by a group of men in black.
Some were excitedly saying something: "Didn't you say you would reimburse our luggage?"
"It's three million from me, give it to me now!"
"And, one hundred million from me!"
Someone made an exorbitant demand.
"One hundred million, right? I'll give it to you now!" a man in black said.
The person's expression was ecstatic: "Here it comes!"
*Poof!*
The next second, the man in black directly performed a surprise attack, snatching out the person's heart.
"One hundred million, I'll burn it for you." the man in black said with a sinister smile.
"What are you doing? Murder! Murder!"
Someone immediately became agitated: "Didn't you say you would give us money? Why are you killing people?"
They recognized the person. He had bought several good items at the auction.
He was also very wealthy, and more importantly, he was unmarried and in his thirties.
So young, at the age to enjoy life, yet he died like this. What a pity, how tragic!
Everyone felt sorry for him.
"You still want money? Young Master Wen was publicly humiliated, and you people didn't stop him, yet you dared to watch! If you want money, go to the afterlife and have your family burn it for you!"
The man in black chuckled sinisterly.
In the distance, Wen Qiang sat in the back seat of a Bugatti Veyron, coldly watching the scene.
He was the eldest young master of the Wen family.
Having suffered such humiliation at the auction today, how could he possibly agree to let this matter spread outside?
He had to eliminate all these people!
Otherwise, the Wen family's scandal would spread!