Chapter 36: The Dish I Like

Chu Yanran heard this, feeling a wave of shyness; she lowered her beautiful head, not daring to meet his burning gaze.

At this moment, she felt as if she had fallen into a wolf's den, her heart fluttering with anxiety.

Yet her heart was filled with warmth; regardless of whether Su Chen was teasing her or not, at least he was very good to her, and that was enough.

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Ye Fan glanced toward the direction of the "Wu" private room, a flash of gloomy killing intent deep in his eyes, as he thought to himself: "Su Chen, I hope you know what's good for you."

"One hundred and ten million Superior Spirit Stones!"

After announcing the price, he felt a bit nervous in his heart; he had to win this Dragon Pearl, even if it meant paying any price.

But even counting every last bit, he only had one billion and ten million Superior Spirit Stones on him.

To an ordinary person, or even those mid-tier clans, these Spirit Stones were an astronomical sum, money they could never earn in a lifetime.

But who was Su Chen?

He was the Young Master of the Su Family, the number one great clan in the Donghua Continent, and the sole heir to the Su Family.

This amount of Spirit Stones was perhaps just a grain of sand to him, not worth mentioning at all.

"Two hundred million Superior Spirit Stones!"

Sure enough, just as Ye Fan's voice fell, Su Chen's voice rang out once again.

"Two hundred and ten million Superior Spirit Stones!"

Ye Fan gritted his teeth, a look of determination appearing in his eyes; he would not give up!

"Ye Fan, you cannot defeat Su Chen."

Xiao Ruoyu, who was at his side, finally could not bear to watch any longer and spoke up to persuade him: "Let it go."

There was truly no need to compete with the wealthy and influential Su Chen for a Dragon Emperor Pearl; Xiao Ruoyu had also heard a little about Su Chen's character.

In the Donghua Continent, as long as something could be obtained through money, Su Chen had never lost to anyone.

"Shut up, it is not your place to manage my affairs!"

Ye Fan glared fiercely at Xiao Ruoyu and shouted angrily.

Hearing this, Xiao Ruoyu frowned and said: "I was only kindly reminding you; if you don't want to listen, then forget it."

Her intentions were simple, without any complex thoughts.

Although she did not like Ye Fan, they were friends who had spent several days together, and seeing him so obsessed and unrepentant, she could not help but feel a bit of pity.

"Sister Ruoyu, good words cannot persuade a ghost who is destined to die; just let him be."

Xia Qingxue, who was at the side, hugged Xiao Ruoyu's arm and said with a cold expression, her tone laced with a hint of mockery.

Just as Ye Fan was about to settle the score with Xia Qingxue, Su Chen's voice sounded again from the "Wu" private room.

"Five hundred million Superior Spirit Stones!"

In this instant, the entire auction house fell into silence, and even Ye Fan could not help but gasp.

This guy Su Chen was clearly set on going against him.

His heart pounded violently, his face flushed red, and the veins on his forehead bulged; he was desperately suppressing the urge to kill.

"Five hundred and ten million Superior Spirit Stones!"

He nearly broke his teeth as he forced himself to announce the price.

His entire body was trembling violently; clearly, he was on the verge of a breakdown.

His eyes were bloodshot, like a gambler who had gone mad at the betting table.

"Heh."

Su Chen curled his lips into a cold sneer, "It seems the Spirit Stones Xiao Tiancheng gave you are truly quite a lot."

His tone carried a hint of mockery, as if ridiculing Ye Fan's overestimation of his own capabilities.

"This Young Master is not in the mood to play with you anymore; let's end it all!"

A wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he waved his right hand, "One billion Superior Spirit Stones!"

Whoosh.

The entire auction house exploded into an uproar!

One billion Superior Spirit Stones!

Pfft~

Ye Fan spat out a mouthful of blood, his figure staggered, his face turned deathly pale, and feeling weak all over, he collapsed onto the floor.

He never dreamed that Su Chen would be this insane!

One billion Superior Spirit Stones!

It sounded like a mere number from Su Chen's mouth, as if it took no effort at all.

At this moment, his heart was filled with utter despair.

He knew that he could not defeat Su Chen.

This guy was simply a devil!

He could no longer control his emotions.

"Heh... Sister Ruoyu already said you couldn't defeat my husband, yet you refused to believe it."

Seeing Ye Fan's miserable state, a flash of satisfaction crossed Xia Qingxue's eyes.

At the same time, she felt fortunate to have married such a powerful man as Su Chen.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing that there had been no movement from Ye Fan in the "Hai" private room for a long time, Xiao Qiu knew he had reached the end of his rope and could not help but look up and laugh, "Trash, idiot, daring to snatch things from the Young Master of the Su Family—it's nothing but a pipe dream!"

Hearing Xiao Qiu's smug and unrestrained laughter, the expressions of everyone present froze.

"What?! The big shot in the 'Wu' private room is the Young Master of the Su Family from the Donghua Continent!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I was wondering why the mysterious person in the 'Hai' private room didn't dare to bid anymore; turns out they kicked an iron plate. With the Su Family's power in the Donghua Continent, it's useless no matter who comes."

"Sigh, the Young Master of the Su Family is too overbearing. To pull out one billion Superior Spirit Stones all at once, it's truly terrifying."

"Father, I heard the position of the Su Family Young Master's primary wife is vacant. If only I could become the Su Family's young mistress, that would be wonderful!"

"The Young Master of the Su Family is young and wealthy, but I hear he is very picky when choosing someone."

The crowd's praise and admiration for Su Chen poured into Ye Fan's ears incessantly, like demonic sounds.

He felt as if he were a joke, having been toyed with by Su Chen.

I am the true Son of Luck; what kind of bullshit is he, Su Chen?

He is nothing but a spendthrift born into a top-tier noble family!

Heavenly Dao!

Why are you so unfair!

I, Ye Fan, was born with the Double Pupil Eye, and my aptitude leaves Su Chen in the dust by several streets; why do you still make me endure such humiliation and pain!

He hated!

He hated the heavens for being unfair!

He hated his poor fate!

He would not submit!

He was not reconciled!

His fists were tightly clenched, his fingernails digging into his flesh, and fresh blood dripped down; he raised his head, his gaze staring gloomily at the 'Wu' private room, a glimmer of light shooting from his eyes.

"Sigh."

Watching Ye Fan's expression, Xiao Ruoyu shook her head and sighed, a look of pity appearing on her face.

Su Chen's actions had left a deep shadow in Ye Fan's heart; it would likely be very difficult for him to walk out of it.

When Ye Fan's blood flowed over the ring on his right index finger, it emitted wisps of white light.

Immediately, the white light flashed and burrowed into his body.

His facial expression shifted slightly, his lips trembling a little as if he were struggling to restrain something, until finally, he calmed down and stabilized.

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Inside the 'Ding' private room.

"Tsk tsk. I didn't expect this little thief to be quite interesting."

Lying on the bed, Mu Yuqing lazily stretched, her beautiful eyes flashing with a hint of brilliance, "I didn't expect someone so young to be so domineering; he's just my type."

After speaking, she licked her own alluring red lips.

Her skin was as fair as jade, whiter than snow, her legs were long and straight, and her figure was curvaceous and extremely hot.

Only her soft, jet-black hair was somewhat messy, giving her the charming allure of a courtesan.

(End of chapter)