Chapter Ten The Auction Begins

  After waiting until the sky had darkened, Chu Cheng put on his night-traveling clothes and once again arrived at the Shanyang Auction House.

  Same old place, Qiao Le stood alone at the counter, with a worried look on his face.

  This day was the most miserable day he had ever experienced in his life. Because the Life Jade Box was stolen, he was scolded by Qi Jing for a long time, and then ordered to think of a way to contact the seller and get another Life Jade Box.

  But how can I contact the seller? The seller is someone I've only met once!

  And who can confirm whether the seller still has another Life Jade Box?

  Besides, how can I even explain this to the seller!

  Just as he was worrying, he suddenly heard a familiar light cough, which was as beautiful as heavenly music.

  "Heaven, senior, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for so long!" Qiao Le almost knelt down as soon as he saw Chu Cheng. If Chu Cheng hadn't appeared, he wouldn't have known how to explain himself to Qi Jing.

  Chu Cheng took a step back without leaving any trace, and sneered: "Hmph! Your Shanyang Auction House is really capable, actually letting the Life Jade Box get stolen!"

  Qiao Le's body trembled, thinking of the black-clothed man in front of him, he couldn't see through himself at all, and even had the possibility of being a more powerful orange dwarf, immediately felt fearful, and knelt down with a thud, frantically kowtowing.

  "Senior, senior! Spare our lives, senior! This is the fault of our auction house. The Life Jade Box is worth a certain amount of money, we will compensate you at that price! No, we'll double it! Just please grant us another Life Jade Box and save the Shanyang Auction House!"

  Chu Cheng furrowed his brow, somewhat surprised by Qiao Le's performance.

  "It's done, I've known about this matter for a long time, and that's why I came." After a while, Chu Cheng's voice sounded.

  "Senior, I don't know how you plan to handle this matter? Don't worry, we at Shanyang Auction House will fully cooperate with all our might. Whatever we can do, just let us know the conditions!" Qiao Le said in a low voice.

  "Think you can just mention it casually? You're not being modest! Letting your Shanyang Auction House go bankrupt, is that something you can do? Are you willing?" Chu Cheng let out a cold snort, and with a flip of his hand, a palm-sized Life Jade Box appeared in his hand.

  "I've retrieved this Life Orb!"

  "If this time is still stolen away, then Shanyang Auction House will have no need to exist!"

  "I hope next time I see you, it's still just you!"

  Chu City threw down the jade box of life and immediately drifted away.

  Qiao Le stared blankly at Chu Cheng's receding back, dazed for a long time, before suddenly bursting into loud sobs.

  "Thank you for your great kindness! I will never forget your great kindness!"

  "Heavens! The Shanyang Auction House is saved, it's saved!"

  Qiao Le knew that the Shanyang Auction House would turn danger into safety, as long as they could keep this Life Jade Box safe. Then, five days later, at the auction, the Shanyang Auction House would surely make a big splash and a glorious era would arrive!

  Qiao Le has made such great contributions, he will definitely rise to prominence. Even if he can't become the head of the company, he won't be assigned to night watch duty!

  After leaving Shanyang Auction House, Chucheng bought some daily necessities and then returned to the Transverse Mountain Range.

  In his own little mountain cave, there was still a small trouble waiting to be dealt with.

  The famous Butterfly Thief, I wonder what surprise that lovely girl will give him?

  Chu City climbed up the transverse mountain range, and in one breath rushed to the middle of the mountain waist, arriving at the entrance of the cave.

  The cave remained unchanged, and the heavily injured Butterfly Thief girl was undoubtedly unable to push away these large stones. Moreover, after half a day of hunger, she had even less strength.

  With both hands embracing a large stone, exerting force, only to hear a loud crash, the several hundred catty large stone was thrown aside, revealing a narrow opening.

  "Girl, aren't you starving? Young master has brought food for you!" Chu Cheng jumped in.

  Suddenly, a burst of applause came from behind his neck. Chu Cheng chuckled and, without turning around, directly kicked the attacker with a back kick, sending him flying into the large stone at the entrance of the cave.

  Turning back to look, it was indeed the Butterfly Thief Girl.

  Looking at the girl with an angry face on the ground, Chucheng smiled.

  "I say, young lady, you've suffered such a severe injury, yet you still want to launch a sneak attack on me? Does the tiger not show its might, do you think I'm a sick cat?" A small hand stretched out and grasped the girl's neck, lifting her up.

  "Waaah, you little brat! You put me down! Waaaah, if I hadn't been injured by the mechanism of the Shanyang Auction House, I could have taken you down with just one finger!" The girl flailed her small arms and legs, struggling with all her might.

  "Haha! I said, girl, that little trick hurt you? Are you ashamed? Young master me closes my eyes, can steal things from the mountain sun auction house, do you believe it?" Chu Cheng's face showed disdain, and he threw the girl to the ground.

  "Cut, you just blow it! The mechanism of the Shanyang auction house is very powerful, even if it's a seven-treasure boundary, don't think about rushing past! If it weren't for Miss's power, who else could steal the Life Jade Box?" The girl got up, her eyes rolling around, occasionally sneaking glances at the cave entrance, obviously thinking of how to escape.

  "Girl, don't think about it anymore, what are you looking at with your little eyes? Let me tell you, the traps in the Shanyang Auction House were all designed by this young master!" Chu Cheng sneered.

  "What about you? You're just bragging! Cut it out, I'm too lazy to bother with you!" The girl rolled her eyes: "I'm telling you, you'd better let me go quickly, or our Butterfly Thief gang won't let you off!"

  Upon hearing this, Chu Cheng immediately became cheerful: "Girl, get the situation straight! Now you're a prisoner of war, and you're still haggling with me? By the way, I know that your Butterfly Bandits have Wang San and twelve imperial concubines, the seven-colored Bright Butterflies, and the black-and-white Dark Butterflies. But I've never heard of you before! Are you the Black Butterfly?"

  The girl was taken aback, and it seemed that she had some reservations about Chu Cheng knowing so much. However, she immediately sneered: "What do you know about the Butterfly Thief's affairs? You're just a little kid, go home and drink your milk!"

  Knowing it's hard to escape, he immediately shrinks into the corner of the cave, hugs his arms with both hands, and mutters in his mouth.

  "You little brat, I curse you to have needle eyes, curse you to not be able to marry a wife, and even if you do, it'll only be an ugly old hag with a face full of acne that no one wants..."

  "You little brat, I curse you to never grow up, your whole life shorter than a white slave, short and fat like a small wooden stump..."

  "I curse you, little brat, to choke on your food, drown in water, get hit by a falling rock while walking, and have nightmares when sleeping..."

  ……

  Chu City: "......"

  Throwing daily necessities on the ground, ignoring the muttering girl, Chucheng sealed the entrance of the cave once again and sat cross-legged at the entrance to continue his cultivation.

  Time is pressing, he must cherish every minute and second.

  Time flies, and soon it was the day of the auction.

  On this day, Chu Cheng did not dress up, but came to the auction hall of Shanyang Auction House as the second young master of the Chu family.

  But this time, I was actually forced by Chu Tian Ge!

  "Remember, you little brat! Your big brother is not around, so you have to go to the Shanyang auction house for me! Do you know how many big shots are coming to this auction? What if something goes wrong? You ask me why I don't go? I, your old man, don't want to go! If you don't go, I'll tie you up and send you to the Dongfang family!" One day, Chu Tiange threatened Chu Cheng.

  Helpless, Chu Cheng had no choice but to come to the Shanyang Auction House.

  However, he didn't come alone. Beside him was a pretty little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a flowing long skirt and hair, fair skin and delicate features, white teeth and sparkling eyes, a complete beauty in the making.

  However, the little girl seemed unhappy and had a gloomy face all along.

  "Hey, girl, I'm telling you to cheer up! Don't have a deadpan expression, it's so unlucky!" Chu Cheng said with a helpless face.

  This little girl is none other than the Butterfly Thief Girl.

  These days, the Butterfly Thief girl has been causing a lot of trouble, with over thirty sneak attacks alone, and many more other tactics. As her injuries gradually recovered, her strength greatly increased, and her tactics became increasingly terrifying, almost driving Chu City crazy.

  Chu Cheng, having learned of the Butterfly Thief Girl's prowess, was actually worried about leaving her in the mountain cave, so he took the rare opportunity to bring her down the mountain.

  Of course, to be on the safe side, Chu Cheng had someone tie her up. Under the Butterfly Thief girl's tight dress, ropes were tied around her, which was also why she looked unhappy.

  "You're a dead pervert, you little brat! Don't you have any shame? Believe it or not, I'll scream for help!" The Butterfly Thief girl gritted her teeth.

  "You shout, you shout, you shout until your throat is hoarse, but no one will pay attention to you! Hehe, don't you see whose territory this is? You dare to shout, I'll dare to expose your identity, let's see how miserable you'll be!" Chu Cheng sneered.

  Looking at Chu Cheng's smile, the Butterfly Thief girl felt a chill in her heart.

  "Don't let me catch an opportunity..." The Butterfly Thief Girl muttered.

  With a faint smile, Chu Cheng led the Butterfly Thief girl into a private room.

  The Shan Yang auction house was very large, with ten private rooms in addition to the main hall. These were specially prepared for the upper-class people of Shan Yang City. Among them, Room 5 was a private room exclusively reserved for the Bian Huang Fu.

  It used to be Chu Tiange who came, later it was Big Brother Chu Yan who took charge, and now it's finally Chu Cheng's turn.

  "Oh, this private room is so beautiful!" As soon as she entered the private room, the Butterfly Thief girl's face lit up with joy, her eyes sparkling, as if all her worries had been forgotten.

  Following the girl's gaze, Chu Cheng finally understood what she was concerned about and immediately fell silent.

  "I'm telling you, girl, those are just decorations, decorations, get it? Worthless! Are you useless?" Chu Cheng looked like he was fed up.

  "What's wrong with you? You males only know how to fight and kill, struggle for power and profit. What do you know about beauty?" The Butterfly Thief girl gave Chu City a sideways glance, her face full of disdain.

  Male organism...

  Fight fight kill kill...

  You're a butterfly thief, more feminine than a woman, are you qualified to say these things?

  The Chu City suddenly hurt.

  As usual, the auction house was held on time. The difference is that the one holding the auction hammer was not the beautiful woman before, but the big shopkeeper Qi Jing.

  Qizhen walked up onto the auction stage, smoothed out his goatee, and smiled all over his face.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for attending this special auction! Everyone knows that the Shanyang Auction House had a bit of trouble recently."

  As soon as this remark was made, there was a flurry of discussion below.

  The theft of the Jade Casket has already caused a huge stir. Many people are speculating that the Shanyang Auction House's auction will definitely not go ahead, and may even meet with disaster!

  Now, as the auction was held as scheduled, everyone naturally guessed that something had changed.

  "Thank you for your concern and care, the trouble has been resolved! And now, the auction will proceed as usual!" Qi Jing announced: "The rules are the same as before, everyone is free to bid! If you're short on cash, you can also trade in goods, after our professional appraisal, we'll give a reasonable price!"

  "Alright, let's get down to business! The auction is now officially underway!" Qi Jing Lei shouted loudly.

  "The first auction item is a thousand-year-old peach wood sword with intricate patterns carved on it, which has extremely strong lethality against evil spirits and ghosts! Once this sword appears, all evil will retreat! The starting price is 1,000 gold coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 100 gold coins!"