Chapter 80

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Chapter 80: A Terrible Injustice

Xiao Hailong originally wanted to take the opportunity to build a relationship with Bao Fugui, but he never expected that Bao Fugui would suddenly kick him away.

He rolled on the ground several times before barely stabilizing himself, sitting there helplessly and saying, “Master, what’s going on? Is there some misunderstanding…”

The others present were also dumbfounded.

“This guy is from the Xiao family, right? How did he offend Master Bao?”

“The Xiao family is already not capable, and now they’ve offended Master Bao. They won’t be able to survive in Jinling anymore, right?”

For a moment, discussions erupted.

Many people were watching the show, eager to see Bao Fugui beat up Xiao Hailong.

At this moment, Bao Fugui glared at Xiao Hailong and coldly snorted, “Misunderstanding? What the hell are you talking about!”

After saying that, he kicked him again, causing Xiao Hailong to scream in pain.

Bao Fugui was still not satisfied and directly stepped on his chest, sternly saying, “Bastard, do you know who you’ve offended?”

Xiao Hailong looked completely confused, “I didn’t offend anyone, Master Bao. This is truly a huge misunderstanding…”

Bao Fugui raised his hand and slapped him twice, angrily cursing, “You dog, the two people you offended are esteemed guests of Miss Song. I would kill you and still not feel satisfied!”

After saying that, he immediately ordered the people around him, “Drag this bastard out and beat him up! Furthermore, from now on, apart from those two esteemed guests, no one from the Xiao family, including Xiao Hailong, is allowed to step into the Treasure Pavilion. Anyone who dares to let them in will have their legs broken!”

Immediately after, Xiao Hailong was held down by several security guards and beaten up.

After the beating, they dragged him out and threw him out of the Treasure Pavilion!

He was bruised and trembling all over, too scared to say a word.

He knew he had caused a huge disaster and harmed the entire Xiao family!

But how could he have imagined that Ye Chen was actually a guest invited by Song Wanting?

How could he possibly know the young lady of the Song family!

This waste, how could he have won Song Wanting’s favor!

…

After Ye Chen and his father-in-law came out, they drove home.

Xiao Changkun sighed repeatedly in the car, “Ye Chen, it’s not that Dad is criticizing you, but if you really can’t find an invitation, why steal someone else’s?”

“Dad, the invitation is not the problem; it’s their people looking down on others…” Ye Chen explained helplessly.

Xiao Changkun angrily said, “If you could be a bit more capable, would they dare to treat us like this? In the end, it’s still because you are too incompetent and too cowardly!”

Ye Chen shook his head, too lazy to explain.

At that moment, a Rolls-Royce sped up from behind, slowing down only after passing their car and stopping by the roadside.

Seeing that the other party was looking for him, Ye Chen also stopped the car.

Song Wanting elegantly stepped out of the car, and with an apologetic tone, said to Ye Chen, “Mr. Ye, I’m really sorry about what happened at the auction earlier. It was my fault for not arranging things properly; please don’t take it to heart.”

Ye Chen shook his head and said, “It has nothing to do with you; it’s the Treasure Pavilion that needs to manage its employees better.”

Song Wanting hurriedly replied, “Mr. Ye, the Treasure Pavilion has already fired the manager involved. Let’s go back and continue attending the auction, what do you think?”

Ye Chen refused, saying, “I’m sorry, Miss Song, but my good mood today has been ruined by a couple of flies, so I won’t be going back to the auction. Let’s talk about it next time.”

Song Wanting sincerely apologized, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Ye.”

After saying that, she took out a wooden box from the car and handed it to Ye Chen, saying, “Mr. Ye, this is a small token of my appreciation, a little apology…”

The moment Ye Chen received the wooden box, he felt a surge of spiritual energy from inside, so he didn’t decline.

Seeing Ye Chen accept the gift, Song Wanting continued, “How about this? Today’s auction will be paused. I’ll have Bao Fugui properly rectify the Treasure Pavilion’s team, and once he finishes, we’ll hold another one. I hope Mr. Ye and Uncle Xiao can grace us with your presence then.”

Xiao Changkun was already stunned; this woman was the same Song family young lady who had come after he accidentally broke the antique vase at Jiqingtang last time, right?

She was being so polite to his son-in-law, even willing to pause the auction for him. This was quite a big deal, wasn’t it?

Could it be because he repaired that vase last time?

Wow, he really had to look at his son-in-law in a new light from now on.

Ye Chen also noticed Song Wanting’s sincerity, so he nodded lightly and said, “Then we’ll go support you when it reopens.”

His father-in-law quickly agreed, “Yes, yes, we’ll definitely go.”

“Alright, then you two should head back. I’m really sorry about today’s incident!”

After Song Wanting apologized again, she bid farewell to the two and turned to leave.

Once Song Wanting was gone, Xiao Changkun hurriedly pointed at the wooden box in Ye Chen’s hand and asked, “Ye Chen, what treasure did Miss Song give you? Open it and let’s take a look!”

Ye Chen nodded and opened the wooden box.

Suddenly, a rich spiritual energy poured out, invigorating them.

“Hey, what is this?” Xiao Changkun leaned in to take a look, his face showing surprise.

Inside the box was a black object, about the size of a fist, which at first glance looked like a piece of coal, but it was rough all over and still covered in dirt.

When Ye Chen saw this object, he couldn’t help but be shocked, secretly amazed at Song Wanting’s generosity.

Xiao Changkun looked at the “black lump” again and again, unable to figure out what it was, and puzzledly said, “I thought it was some precious treasure; turns out it’s just a piece of wood.”

Ye Chen smiled and said, “Dad, it is indeed wood, but it’s very rare.”

Xiao Changkun was even more surprised, “Son-in-law, what exactly is this?”

Ye Chen replied, “This is thunderstruck wood.”

“It’s formed from trees struck by lightning, right?”

Xiao Changkun had heard of it and quickly said, “But this kind of wood is often seen in the mountains during thunderstorms; what’s so precious about it?”

Ye Chen smiled and said, “Dad, ordinary trees struck by lightning are indeed common. But this piece of thunderstruck wood, look at it, it’s already charred and vitrified, which only happens when it’s instantaneously carbonized at extremely high temperatures. This indicates that the lightning’s energy was extremely strong, probably a giant thunder that occurs once in hundreds of years.”

“Moreover, this piece of thunderstruck wood is jet black and shiny, with faint blood vein patterns, indicating that it is the heartwood of the king of woods, ‘Blood Dragon Wood,’ making it even rarer.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changkun scoffed, “I don’t believe that a piece of wood struck by lightning could be worth so much money. It’s all a scam; the truly valuable things are antique artifacts. If this wood had been handled by Emperor Qianlong, it might be worth something.”

Ye Chen smiled; for him, this kind of thing was very valuable, not only because it had abundant spiritual energy but also because, according to the “Nine Mysterious Heavenly Scriptures,” it could even be refined.

However, Xiao Changkun obviously wouldn’t understand.

So Ye Chen didn’t explain further and put the box away.