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#388 - Are you going to default on your debt?

Time seemed to freeze, flowing slowly.

The scene was so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard clearly.

Everyone waited expectantly for a moment, but they never heard Yu Linglong speak.

This eerie silence filled everyone with doubt, unable to guess what Yu Linglong was planning.

Even the auctioneer on the auction stage was completely unable to remain calm at this moment.

The clothes on his body were already soaked with sweat, sticking tightly to his skin, looking like a drowned rat.

He knew better than anyone that Zou Cifeng, such a top expert, was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend. A slight carelessness could bring a catastrophic disaster to the auction house.

Therefore, when Yu Linglong remained silent for a long time, the auctioneer couldn't help but break the rules and directly asked Yu Linglong in a slightly trembling voice:

And Zou Cifeng, after a moment of shock, suddenly came back to his senses.

He realized that his bid just now was too forced, and he couldn't help but look at Yu Linglong with anxiety and anticipation in his eyes.

But Yu Linglong curled her lips, her face full of disdain, and said crisply:

"The price is already so high, what's the point of raising it?"

"Only a fool would spend ten million and ten thousand taels of silver to buy a piece of Soul Jade."

These words were like a blockbuster, instantly exploding in the crowd, with countless people so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

Zou Cifeng's eyes widened instantly, as if raging flames were burning in them, wishing he could swallow Yu Linglong alive.

She actually didn't raise the price!

And he had to spend over ten million taels of silver to buy this Soul Jade!

This meant that all the assets of his Zou family would be squandered, and he would even incur huge debts!

Just to exchange for such a piece of blue Soul Jade!

Zou Cifeng's face turned red and white, like a palette, and the beard on his lips trembled slightly with anger.

At this moment, how could he not understand that this Yu Linglong was deliberately raising the price, treating him like a fool!

Otherwise, Zou Cifeng only raised the price by one hundred thousand taels. With Yu Linglong's previous aggressive posture, there was no reason not to continue bidding!

He, the number one expert in Dongzhou, was actually being played around by a little girl!

Losing face was one thing, but he had put the Zou family's inheritance into it!

In an instant, Zou Cifeng only felt a surge of anger rushing to his head, infuriated and distressed.

"Puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

Actually, because of excessive grief, anger, and regret, Zou Cifeng had injured himself.

With this mouthful of blood, his body staggered, almost falling to the ground. Fortunately, the servants around him were quick-witted and helped him, barely stabilizing his figure.

After he recovered from this breath, he couldn't help but reach out his hand, pointing fiercely at Yu Linglong:

"Good, good, good!"

"You are powerful, you are ruthless enough, you are amazing!"

"Today, I, Zou Cifeng, have been tricked by you. But you little brat, I've remembered you!"

Zou Cifeng's face was now ferocious, looking like a fierce beast ready to devour someone. Where was there any trace of a master's demeanor? All the reputation of high moral standing had been thrown to the winds at this moment.

He had previously promised Zhuying to deal with Xiongba together. Now that this woman was with Xiongba, he would definitely not let her go easily!

After saying that, Zou Cifeng abruptly pulled down the gauze curtain, as if to completely isolate all outside sight.

He had already lost enough face, and he really couldn't let people continue to make fun of him.

With a "shua" sound as the gauze curtain was pulled down, the light in the box suddenly became dim.

Just then.

A figure appeared quietly beside Zou Cifeng like a ghost, it was Yan You.

Zou Cifeng looked helpless and said with a wry smile:

"Zhuying, I want to borrow some silver from you…"

As soon as he mentioned the ten million and ten thousand taels of silver, Zou Cifeng felt his heart ache, unable to come up with so much money.

Yan You snorted coldly, with a hint of sarcasm on his face:

"Elder Zou, you are really getting more and more regressive."

"I know you cherish your reputation, and you have gained a lot of benefits from your reputation over the years."

"But there should be a limit to cherishing it!"

"Now that you are facing tens of millions of taels of silver, what is the point of caring about your reputation?"

Speaking of this, Yan You slowly turned around, looking directly at Zou Cifeng:

"Just now, you shouldn't have bid with her! So what if she auctioned off the Soul Jade?"

"After the auction, you and I will join forces to deal with the woman who bid against you."

"Kill her and rob her of the Soul Jade. It will both avenge you and make up for the loss."

Hearing this, Zou Cifeng seemed to want to explain something for a moment, but when he opened his mouth, his throat seemed to be choked by something, but he couldn't say anything.

How easy is it to protect a reputation for a lifetime?

But if you want to move with evil thoughts and ruin your reputation, it is only a matter of a moment.

It would have been fine if it were normal.

But now, it has involved his ancestral property and tens of millions of taels of silver!

Zou Cifeng's chest rose and fell violently, obviously his heart was in deep entanglement and hesitation.

Yan You looked at Zou Cifeng's appearance, and understood in his heart that his words had worked.

Of course, he didn't sincerely want to help Zou Cifeng, but he wholeheartedly hoped that Zou Cifeng's reputation would be ruined.

Sometimes, even Yan You himself felt that the Six Doors was a contradictory organization.

If someone disobeys the law and commits wrongdoing, they have to take care of it.

And if someone is popular with the people, flawless, and extremely capable, then they have to take care of it even more!

Zou Cifeng has too high a reputation in the Dongzhou martial arts world, no one can surpass him, and he is truly popular.

As long as he says a word, the various sects in the Dongzhou martial arts world will respond one after another, gathering like clouds.

This also really makes the Six Doors uneasy.

Only when Zou Cifeng's good name is ruined will the Six Doors' high-level officials be completely at ease.

Just then.

The box door opened slowly with a "creak!" sound.

A middle-aged man carefully walked in, holding a tray with both hands. On the tray was the blue Soul Jade that had plunged Zou Ci Feng into despair.

This middle-aged man was the owner of Bao Jian Hall.

He had personally delivered the Soul Jade, demonstrating the importance he placed on Zou Ci Feng.

"Elder Zou, this is the treasure you bid on."

The Bao Jian Hall owner's voice trembled slightly, and a layer of fine sweat had already appeared on his forehead. Every word was spoken with utmost care, for fear of angering Elder Zou before him.

Everyone knew that Elder Zou had bankrupted himself to acquire this Soul Jade, and had even coughed up blood in his anger.

Facing the number one expert in Dongzhou, who wouldn't serve him cautiously?

Zou Ci Feng looked at the Soul Jade as if he were looking at his own humiliation, and remained silent for a long time.

A family servant had no choice but to step forward and respectfully take the tray containing the Soul Jade.

The Bao Jian Hall owner breathed a sigh of relief, forced an awkward smile, and immediately said ingratiatingly:

"It is truly a treasure meeting its wise owner that this treasure has returned to Elder Zou's hands."

But after he spoke, his words sank like stones into the sea, and no one responded.

Zou Ci Feng remained expressionless, like a cold statue.

This made the atmosphere extremely awkward, and the Bao Jian Hall owner could only smile nervously again:

"Elder Zou's name shakes the martial world. Who doesn't know that Elder Zou is a gentleman of integrity?"

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"Originally, I shouldn't be meddling, but the truth is that Bao Jian Hall has limited funds. This astronomical figure of tens of millions of taels of silver is really too much for my small shop to handle… So, Elder Zou, about the silver…"

"Oh dear! Look at me, I just don't know how to talk. I deserve a slap!"

As he spoke, the Bao Jian Hall owner hurriedly raised his hand and slapped himself hard twice on the face. The "slap, slap!" sounds were particularly loud in the silent private room.

Then he looked at Zou Ci Feng with a hopeful expression, his eyes full of pleading, waiting for Zou Ci Feng to settle the bill.

But after he finished speaking, the atmosphere fell into dead silence again.

Zou Ci Feng closed his eyes slightly, as if engaged in a battle between heaven and man, struggling painfully in his heart.

Yan You stood quietly to the side, like an observer, watching all of this silently.

After a long while.

Zou Ci Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes.

The terrifying aura around him spread out like a surging tide, pressing down on the Bao Jian Hall owner, making him feel as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest, making it difficult to breathe, and even his face instantly turned pale.

"Charge it."

Zou Ci Feng finally gave a cold reply.

When the Bao Jian Hall owner heard this, he felt dizzy, as if the whole world had collapsed.

With Elder Zou's status, the Bao Jian Hall owner would naturally be happy to allow him to charge tens of thousands of taels of silver.

But this was a transaction worth tens of millions of taels of silver!

If he were to allow a charge, then Bao Jian Hall would really be finished!

The Bao Jian Hall owner could only bite the bullet and continue in a trembling voice:

"It's not that I suspect anything, but the truth is that such a large sum, the interest alone would be enough to bankrupt my shop."

"I would like to ask one more question, I wonder when Elder Zou plans to settle the debt?"

"Could… could you leave… an IOU? I actually asked such a foolish question, I really deserve a beating!"

As he spoke, the Bao Jian Hall owner hurriedly slapped himself twice again, red palm prints already appearing on his face, and then continued to look at Zou Ci Feng with a hopeful and ingratiating expression, his eyes full of despair.

Zou Ci Feng heard this, a trace of ferocity and disdain appeared on his face, looking at the Bao Jian Hall owner like an ant:

"You do deserve a beating!"

"When I say charge it, I mean charge it."

"I'll clear the debt whenever I want."

"What right do you, an ant-like thing, have to question me?"

"If I'm in a good mood, I'll give you some silver."

"If I don't want to clear it, what can you do?!"

The Bao Jian Hall owner's face was as white as paper, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.

He understood that Zou Ci Feng really intended to be unreasonable and renege on the debt.

But he also knew very well that he was truly like an insignificant ant in front of a big figure like Zou Ci Feng.

If Zou Ci Feng was unhappy, his whole family might not see the sun tomorrow.

"Elder Zou! If there's a problem with this debt, my whole family's lives will be in danger!"

"I beg Elder Zou, please have mercy on me, and have mercy on my whole family!"

The Bao Jian Hall owner couldn't help but kneel on the ground, constantly kowtowing and begging Zou Ci Feng.

But Zou Ci Feng just looked at him coldly, completely unmoved.

The Bao Jian Hall owner kowtowed for a long time, his face already covered in blood.

But he still didn't receive a response.

This made him smile bitterly with a face full of grief and despair:

"Elder Zou… you really are… hahahahaha!"

He laughed non-stop, his laughter filled with bitterness and helplessness, as if feeling his own insignificance and ridiculousness in the face of power.

Zou Ci Feng heard this laughter, and couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry.

Why was he laughing? Was he laughing at himself?

Zou Ci Feng was very unconvinced!

Zhui Ying was right, reputation was useless at a crucial moment!

This world was a jungle where the strong preyed on the weak. Since he was the weak, he should obediently offer everything to the strong!

What if he charged it? What was the big deal?

Even if he wanted to renege on the debt, he had no right to laugh here!

What did his family's lives have to do with him?

He was the number one expert in Dongzhou!

Of course, he had the right to do so!

Immediately, Zou Ci Feng angrily shouted:

"Get out of here!"

As soon as he spoke, a gust of wind suddenly rose in the entire private room, as if an invisible hand was wreaking havoc.

The Bao Jian Hall owner felt as if he had been struck by lightning, as if an invisible force was pressing on his chest, making him feel so painful that he almost screamed.

At the same time, his throat felt sweet, and his mouth was filled with a bloody taste.

Zou Ci Feng's roar had actually caused him internal injuries.

The Bao Jian Hall owner helplessly shook his head and smiled bitterly, his whole person dejectedly turning around and leaving the private room.

Aside, Yan You nodded in satisfaction as he watched this scene.

His purpose had finally been achieved.

Now, Zou Ci Feng was even more useful to him!