Chapter 80

Xiao Hailong had wanted to take the opportunity to build a relationship with Bao Fugui, but he never dreamed that Bao Fugui would suddenly kick him flying.

He rolled on the ground several times before he could barely steady himself. Sitting on the ground, he said at a loss, "Pavilion Master, what is going on? Is there some kind of misunderstanding..."

The others present were also stunned.

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

"The Xiao family doesn't have much ability to begin with. Now that they've offended Pavilion Master Bao, they probably won't be able to make it in Jin Ling anymore, right?"

For a time, there was much discussion.

Many people were even holding the mentality of watching a good show as they watched Bao Fugui beat Xiao Hailong.

At this time, Bao Fugui glared at Xiao Hailong and snorted coldly, "Misunderstanding? I'll misunderstand your mother's egg!"

Having said that, he came up and kicked him again, kicking him until he was howling.

Bao Fugui still wasn't satisfied; he stepped directly on his chest and said sternly, "Bastard, do you know who you offended?"

Xiao Hailong was completely bewildered: "I didn't offend anyone, Pavilion Master Bao. This is truly a massive injustice..."

Bao Fugui raised his hand and slapped him twice, cursing in a rage, "You dog scum, those two you offended are our Miss Song's distinguished guests. I wouldn't feel satisfied even if I killed you!"

After finishing, he immediately ordered the people beside him, "Drag this bastard out and beat him up! Furthermore, from now on, except for those two distinguished guests just now, our Treasure Pavilion forbids this Xiao Hailong and anyone else from the Xiao family from stepping inside. Whoever dares to let them in, break their legs directly!"

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

After a round of beating, these people dragged him away and threw him out of the Treasure Pavilion!

He was bruised and swollen, his whole body trembling, so scared he couldn't speak.

He knew he had caused a massive 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 eldest lady of the Song family!

This loser, how could he possibly gain Song Wanting's favor!

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

Xiao Changkun sighed and lamented in the car: "Ye Chen, it's not that Dad is lecturing you, but if you really couldn't find an invitation, just forget it. Why go and steal someone else's?"

"Dad, there was no problem with the invitation. It was their people who were blind..." Ye Chen explained helplessly.

Xiao Changkun said angrily, "If you could be a bit more successful and have some ability, would they dare to treat us like that? In the end, it's because you have no ability and are too spineless!"

Ye Chen shook his head, too lazy to explain.

Just at this moment, a Rolls-Royce behind them accelerated and drove over. After passing their car, it slowed down and stopped on the side of the road.

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

Song Wanting stepped out of the car with her elegant long legs and said to Ye Chen apologetically, "Mr. Ye, I'm really sorry about the auction just now. It was my poor arrangement; 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 properly manage its employees."

Song Wanting hurriedly said, "Mr. Ye, the Treasure Pavilion has already fired the manager involved. Let's go back now and continue to attend the auction, what do you think?"

Ye Chen refused, "Sorry, Miss Song, my good mood for the day has been ruined by one or two flies. I won't go back to attend the auction; let's talk about it next time."

Song Wanting said very apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Ye."

After finishing, she took a wooden box from the car, stuffed it into Ye Chen's hand, and said, "Mr. Ye, this is a little token of my heart, consider it a small apology..."

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

Seeing Ye Chen accept the gift, Song Wanting continued, "How about this, today's auction is suspended. I will have Bao Fugui properly rectify the Treasure Pavilion's team. After he finishes the rectification, I will hold another one. At that time, I hope Mr. Ye and Uncle Xiao can honor me with your presence."

Xiao Changkun was already stunned. Isn't this woman the eldest lady of the Song family who came last time when he accidentally broke an antique vase at Jiqing Hall?

She was actually so polite to his son-in-law, and even willing to suspend the auction for him and hold it again—this face is too big, right?

Could it be just because he repaired that vase last time?

Good heavens, he really had to look at his son-in-law with new eyes from now on.

Ye Chen also saw Song Wanting's sincerity, so he nodded faintly and said, "Then when it reopens, we will go and show our support."

His father-in-law hurriedly echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely go."

"Okay, then the two of you should head back first. I'm really sorry about today's events!"

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

After Song Wanting left, his father-in-law hurriedly pointed to the wooden box in Ye Chen's hand and asked, "Ye Chen, what treasure did Miss Song give you? Open it and let's see!"

Ye Chen nodded and opened the wooden box.

Immediately, a rich surge of spiritual energy poured out, making one feel refreshed.

"Eh, what is this?" Xiao Changkun stretched his head to look and immediately revealed a look of surprise.

He saw that the box contained a black, coal-like object, the thickness of a fist. At first glance, it looked like a piece of coal, but it was rough all over and still stained with soil.

When he saw this thing, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, secretly surprised at Song Wanting's generosity.

Xiao Changkun looked at the "black lump" again and again, really unable to tell what kind of thing it was, and asked puzzledly, "I thought it was some good treasure, I didn't expect it to just be a piece of wood."

Ye Chen laughed, "Dad, it is indeed wood, but it is extremely rare."

Xiao Changkun was even more surprised: "Son-in-law, what on earth is this?"

Ye Chen said, "This is lightning-struck wood."

"It's just formed by trees struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, right?"

Xiao Changkun had heard of it a little, and hurriedly said, "But this kind of wood is often seen in the mountains when there's lightning; what is so valuable about it?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Dad, ordinary trees struck by lightning can of course be seen everywhere. But this piece of lightning-struck wood, look, it has already turned charred black and jade-like, carbonizing instantly only under extremely high temperatures. This shows that the energy of this heavenly lightning was extremely strong; I'm afraid it's a massive lightning strike rarely seen in hundreds of years."

"Furthermore, this piece of lightning-struck wood is pitch black and shiny, with faint blood-colored veins, which shows that it is the heartwood of the 'Blood Dragon Wood,' the king of woods, making it even more rare."

Hearing this, Xiao Changkun said disdainfully, "I don't believe it. Can a piece of wood struck by lightning be worth so much money? It's all deceptive. What's truly valuable are antiques and cultural relics. If this wood of yours had been handled by Emperor Qianlong, maybe it would be worth a few pennies."

Ye Chen smiled. To him, this kind of thing had high value. Not only did it have abundant spiritual energy, but according to the records of the "Nine Profound Heavenly Scriptures," it could even be refined.

However, Xiao Changkun naturally couldn't understand.

So Ye Chen didn't explain much more to him and put the box away.