YM778.TV Chapter 142 - 142: 142: The Liu Family’s Conspiracy
Chapter 142 - 142: 142: The Liu Family’s Conspiracy
His gaze seemed to say, “Wait until I get the chance!”
After casting several glances at Jiang Xiaobai and issuing his warning, Feng He snorted coldly and turned to leave. After all, many people had come this time, and their power was complicated and intertwined. Even if he was the eldest son of the city owner, he could not mess around.
After the other party left, Jiang Xiaobai heard Qin Zheng, who was sitting next to him, grumbling to Qin Nianxue.
It turned out that the reason Feng Liangfei had called them over was to prevent the Qin and Liu families from causing any trouble in this auction and to clarify that the auction of this spirit stone vein was based on shares.
The entire vein would be divided into ten parts for auction. After acquiring the shares, the owners would get a cut of the annual mining output.
The benefit of this method was that it attracted everyone to participate. If the entire spirit stone vein was auctioned as one, few powers could afford it entirely.
Moreover, it brought in more profits. Outsiders also had the chance to participate and couldn’t complain too much, even if they made a bit less. Jiang Xiaobai took note of this silently, thinking he might also try this approach if he had the chance.
During the waiting period before the auction began, people from various powers came into the city lord’s residence one after another. Most of these people were from outside Four Seas City, and Jiang Xiaobai also noticed the figure of the Iron Dance Lady.
It seemed that a good opportunity like this wouldn’t be missed by a place like Tianxiang Building.
Not long after, the auction finally began. The city lord, Feng Liangfei, personally presided over it, which added a lot to its aura.
First, he introduced the discovered spirit stone vein, which could yield approximately three hundred million top-grade spirit stones. The reason for the auction was that not anyone could mine the vein.
Mining required not only manpower and material resources but also time. Therefore, the city lord’s office intended to cash in through this auction.
As for auctions, Jiang Xiaobai found them extremely boring. His purpose was to know the geographic location of the vein, and so he had no choice but to sit on his chair, bored and drinking tea.
During this time, he felt several times that he was being watched from the crowd. Even without thinking, he knew it was that Second Generation Ancestor, Feng He, who he chose to ignore.
The auction progressed swiftly. Within less than half an hour, all ten shares were sold. The prices grew higher and higher towards the end, and when the auction concluded, the city lord’s office had earned over 150 million high-grade spirit stones.
This was pretty much the limit price. It’s worth noting that the Qin family managed to procure a share at the auction after gritting their teeth and spending over 28 million high-grade spirit stones.
Their arch-enemies, the Liu family, were not as successful, missing out on the opportunity. Because of this, Qin Zheng intentionally made life uncomfortable for Liu Dongsheng, which infuriated him so much that he left the venue abruptly, not willing to stay any longer.
Once the share auction was completed, the highlight of the event followed. This was what Jiang Xiaobai had been waiting for. The city lord’s mansion would take those who had bought shares to the actual site.
The Qin family was naturally among them, so Jiang Xiaobai got a chance to go along with them.
The spirit stone vein was not far from Four Seas City, just over seven thousand miles away. The geographical location was quite good. The vein was a hundred meters below the surface, making mining not too difficult.
“So, what do you think of this vein?” Feng Liangfei cheerfully asked the many buyers.
The buyers, who had brought their own experts in spirit veins, unanimously nodded their heads after conducting a series of analyses.
Seeing this, a satisfied smile spread across Feng Liangfei’s face. Another person who also had a satisfied smile on his face was Jiang Xiaobai.
Through his preliminary check, he found that it might indeed be possible for other spirit stone veins to exist nearby. He silently noted down this location in his heart, intending to check it out when he had the time.
Thus, half a day passed by being wasted like this. As soon as Jiang Xiaobai followed Qin Zheng back to Four Seas City, he planned to find an opportunity to break away. However, before he had the chance to speak, the enemy came knocking on the door.
“Liu Dongsheng, what is it? Can’t help yourself after seeing my Qin family gaining something today?” Qin Zheng sneered at Liu Dongsheng.
Liu Dongsheng’s face was gloomy: “Qin Zheng, I’m giving you a chance to correct your mistake. Give the one-tenth vein share to my Liu family, and I might spare your Qin family.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng was indignant: “Are you stupid, or do you think I am? I spent a fortune to win this share, do you think I’d just give it to you if you say so?”
“Qin Zheng, don’t you know when you should back down?” Liu Dongsheng squinted his eyes coldly.
“A joke. So, you didn’t come here to pick a fight, but to go to war with my Qin family?” Qin Zheng scoffed.
“If we have to go to war, so be it. Do you think I’m scared?”
Liu Dongsheng roared, and beside him, the black-robed man revealed a
peak-late Yuan Infant stage aura!
With Liu Dongsheng himself included, the Liu family had two late Yuan Infant stage cultivators, compared to only Qin Zheng on the Qin family’s side!
Qin Zheng’s face changed drastically as he glared at Liu Dongsheng: “Liu Dongsheng, you dare? This is Four Seas City, with the city lord’s office watching. Do you dare to fight in the streets?”
“Don’t make me laugh. I’ve long lost patience for you two! Today, I brought people to your Qin family to eliminate you!”
Liu Dongsheng sneered: “Old Song, I ask that you join forces with me and swiftly kill Qin Zheng!”
The black-robed man who had remained silent spoke diffidently: “I have no objections to joining forces. Once the task is completed, I want fifty percent.” Liu Dongsheng was taken aback: “Weren’t we agreed on thirty percent…?”
“Before, you didn’t say that you wanted me to join forces with you to deal with Qin Zheng. The additional 20 percent can be considered my fee.”
This black-robed old man was quite cunning. Knowing that Liu Dongsheng had already drawn his bow and couldn’t help firing the arrow, he deliberately hiked the price. In this dilemma, Liu Dongsheng had no choice but to agree; if not, he would be making a mortal enemy of the Qin family and missing his best opportunity.
As expected, Liu Dongsheng gritted his teeth: “Fine, fifty percent it is, as long as we destroy the Qin family!”
“I won’t disappoint you!”
The black-robed old man immediately released his aura, letting the peak-late Yuan Infant stage pressure descend. Everyone present, except for Qin Zheng and Jiang Xiaobai, were immobilized.
Seeing this, Qin Zheng was on high alert and hurriedly turned towards Qin
Nianxue: “Nianxue, quickly go with Jiang Bai to the city lord’s office for help!”
He knew that Liu Dongsheng was dead serious today, and this auction was just the fuse.
While the two families had been verbally attacking each other, both sides knew that if they had the chance, they would utterly crush their counterparts.
Today, the Qin family had spent a large sum of money and suffered a significant loss of strength. Even if they tried, they might not be able to find powerful allies. This was the best opportunity for the Liu family!
Qin Nianxue also knew that the situation was dire. As soon as she grabbed Jiang Xiaobai’s hand, she rushed towards the exit.
“Qin Zheng, don’t waste your time. Your death is certain today!” Liu Dongsheng, looking at Qin Zheng, sneered repeatedly..