Chapter 75: Never Offend Mr. Chen

The auction was over, and as it was time to pay, Lin Feng had already regained his senses.

He needed to pay a total of three billion yuan. Even though he was the eldest son of the Lin Group, he didn’t have that kind of money.

Lin Feng looked at his sister, who was sobbing uncontrollably, and the finance staff urging him to settle the bill. He was utterly baffled, for he had no memory of what he had done moments before.

After Lin Meiqi, still in tears, recounted the events, Lin Feng stood there, dumbstruck, as if petrified.

Just then, an elderly man and an imposing middle-aged man, accompanied by a retinue of bodyguards, arrived at Baishan Manor.

They were none other than Lin Feng’s grandfather, Lin Tiansheng, and his father, Lin Changrong.

Slap!

Lin Changrong’s face was dark with fury. He strode up and slapped Lin Feng hard, sending him sprawling to the ground. “You little bastard, are you a pig? Thirty billion for a heap of worthless junk?”

Lin Changrong had already been briefed by Lin Meiqi over the phone and knew the whole story.

“Chairman Lin, if you want to discipline your son, do it at home. For now, settle our accounts first!”

“Yes, Chairman Lin, I need to take my two billion and solve my company’s crisis.”

“Chairman Lin…”

The owners of the jade artifacts pressed Lin Changrong for payment, one after another.

Mo Baishan said nothing, merely watching coldly.

Lin Changrong and Lin Tiansheng’s faces darkened even further. Thirty billion was a staggering sum. Even though the Lin Group was a large conglomerate, its total assets were just over fifty billion. To pull out thirty billion cash to cover Lin Feng’s mess was impossible unless they sold the entire group.

Lin Changrong’s face was grim as he racked his brain for a solution.

Chen Xian was uninterested in how the Lin family would resolve their current predicament. With Lin Feng suitably punished, the resentment in his heart had dissipated.

After spending just over a billion to acquire the pair of jade carp pendants, rich in spiritual energy, Chen Xian left with Zhang Xin and Zhang Xingtian.

Seated in Zhang Xin’s grandfather’s Rolls-Royce, Zhang Xingtian escorted Chen Xian home.

“Chen Xian, what on earth happened to Lin Feng? Why did he repeatedly bid two billion for jade artifacts worth only tens of millions?” Zhang Xingtian’s aged eyes looked at the young man with the buzz cut.

Chen Xian pondered for a moment, his lips curling into a faint smile. “Mr. Zhang, maybe it’s because his name is ‘Lin Two Billion.’”

He certainly couldn’t say that he had used the mysterious “Divine Mind Control Technique” to manipulate Lin Feng’s mind, causing him to make such foolish decisions.

Ha!

Zhang Xin couldn’t help laughing aloud at the remark.

Zhang Xingtian, after a moment’s thought, also burst into laughter.

When the Rolls-Royce arrived at the Splendid Community, Chen Xian parted ways with Zhang Xin and Zhang Xingtian, returned home, and carefully closed the door behind him. Sitting cross-legged, he took out a palm-sized jade stone and a pair of jade carp pendants, placing them before him.

The palm-sized jade stone had been scavenged from the Ma family patriarch.

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

The mother of the Whispering Insect in his mind sensed the spiritual energy and became restless, eager to rush out and devour the jade.

How could Chen Xian allow that? With a thought, he suppressed the Whispering Insect mother.

Staring at the jade stone and the carp pendants, his eyes shone with excitement as he murmured to himself, “I finally have enough core jade to set up a small spirit-gathering array. Once Ma Tian and Ma He collect the remaining auxiliary materials, I can arrange the formation!”

With that, he immediately took out his phone and called Ma Tian, urging them to gather the materials as quickly as possible, even if it meant spending extra.

Ma Tian dared not disobey the master’s command in the slightest.

After hanging up, Chen Xian called, “Little Mei!”

Soon, a little black cat, as if just lifted from an ink pool, appeared with a lollipop in its mouth. It meowed obediently, “Master, what do you need?”

Chen Xian reached out and stroked the little cat’s head. The sensation was exquisite, like touching the finest silk. “Little Mei, from now on, protect me outside the door. I’m about to engrave the array core; don’t let anyone disturb me.”

Meow~

The cat responded, nodded its little head, and ran outside to stand guard.

Satisfied, Chen Xian nodded, then switched off his phone, blocking out all distractions.

Engraving the array core required absolute concentration and not the slightest error. A single slip could ruin all earlier efforts.

Having made all arrangements, Chen Xian closed his eyes, regulating his breathing and calming his mind.

After fifteen minutes, he opened his eyes, which now reflected perfect tranquility, like a still pond undisturbed.

He picked up the jade stone acquired from the Ma family patriarch, released his spiritual power, and levitated the stone before him. Forming a sword gesture with his hands, he followed the method taught in the “Array Canon,” his fingers moving like butterflies among flowers.

His sword-shaped fingers became like engraving knives, glowing softly at the tips as he channeled spiritual power and divine intent, etching onto the jade’s surface.

Ssss…

With each subtle sound from the jade, mysterious inscriptions, finer than the legs of a mosquito, appeared on the stone, glowing brilliantly as if alive.

Each time he finished an inscription, Chen Xian paused briefly before continuing.

Meanwhile, in Baishan Manor of H City, Mo Baishan, the family head, sat in a grand chair, sipping fragrant tea in silence.

His expression was grim.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

Before him knelt a young man, his upper garment stripped, exposing his back. A middle-aged man wielded a thorny branch, whipping the youth’s back, leaving shocking wounds.

With each lash, the youth cried out in agony.

The youth was none other than Mo Shaocong.

Mo Baishan, shrewd to the extreme, knew that Lin Feng’s attempt to drive up the price of the jade carp pendants to trouble Chen Xian at the auction was surely instigated by his own grandson.

After some time, Mo Baishan raised his hand, and the middle-aged man ceased the beating.

He looked at Mo Shaocong. “Do you realize your mistake?”

“I… I know I was wrong!” Mo Shaocong replied painfully.

“Do you truly know your mistake, or are you just giving me lip service?”

“Grandfather, I… I really know I was wrong!”

Mo Baishan pushed up his sunglasses. “Remember this: from now on, you must show the utmost respect to Mr. Chen. He is a man even your grandfather cannot afford to offend!”

As one of the top tycoons in H Province, Mo Baishan was well-informed. Through friends, he had learned that Chen Xian now controlled the Ma family, the martial arts clan in M City, and had wiped out the Xiong family.

Such a dragon among men was not someone Mo Baishan dared provoke.

“Grandfather, is Mr. Chen really as frightening as you say?” Mo Shaocong was still unconvinced.

Mo Baishan glanced at his grandson, his tone grave. “Today, the reason Lin Feng spent thirty billion on a pile of jade artifacts worth only a billion in total was Mr. Chen’s punishment! Regardless of whether the Lin family is willing, they must pay. The owners of those jade pieces are all prominent figures in H City. United, their influence is immense. After this, the Lin family will be utterly ruined.”

Mo Shaocong gasped, almost blurting out, “But Lin Feng could sue Mr. Chen to recover his losses!”

“Sue? With what evidence? The police won’t find a single shred!” Mo Baishan’s voice was cold, disappointed. “Continue the beating! It seems he still hasn’t learned his lesson!”