The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

”Looking over Xinluo City, there’s no one who can compare to Xinlong Auction House. Saying we can’t handle something here? That’s simply laughable; it’s just a waste of everyone’s time,” Zhou Hai couldn’t help but mock.

”Whether you’re wasting your time, just take a look, can’t you? But the item is indeed very precious, so shouldn’t you let them go down first?” Su Changfeng said.

Zhou Hai saw Su Changfeng’s serious expression, which seemed to indicate he wasn’t joking. Could it be that he really had something good?

”Everyone out, guard outside. If you hear anything unusual, come in immediately!” Zhou Hai instructed his men.

After the group of guards left, Zhou Hai sat back in his chair, but he didn’t have much hope for Su Changfeng producing anything good. After all, their financial capability wasn’t even enough to qualify for the lowest tier auctions—how could they have anything worthwhile?

”Show me what you’ve got,” Zhou Hai said indifferently.

Su Changfeng glanced at Wang Junyi, still feeling uncertain inside, but with things having reached this point, he could only brace himself and took out a Red Fruit from his person, walking towards Zhou Hai.

”What do you think?” Su Changfeng extended his hand.

He hadn’t felt this nervous in a long time. It was his first time proving the value of a Red Fruit in front of others. After all, it was something from Earth, and he wasn’t sure if people on the Tianyuan Continent knew about it.

Zhou Hai casually glanced over, but his initially indifferent expression suddenly turned serious.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Zhou Hai jumped up, instinctively reaching out to snatch the fruit from Su Changfeng’s hands.

However, Su Changfeng’s reaction was quick, and Zhou Hai ended up grasping at thin air.

”So, is this item any good?” Su Changfeng felt a slight relief in his heart, and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. Zhou Hai’s reaction suggested that this item was valuable even on the Tianyuan Continent, otherwise how would he have changed his demeanor so quickly?

Zhou Hai’s breathing visibly quickened, his chest rising and falling rapidly. Uncertain if he’d seen correctly, he asked Su Changfeng, ”Can I take another look?”

Once Su Changfeng opened his hand again, Zhou Hai’s gaze was like he was beholding a stunning beauty, full of longing.

”Fate Fruit, it’s actually a Fate Fruit!” Zhou Hai said, stunned.

Fate Fruit?

Su Changfeng raised his eyebrows; so this thing was called Fate Fruit!

From this, it was clear that people on the Tianyuan Continent knew about this item. He had initially thought it was exclusive to Earth. Additionally, judging by Zhou Hai’s reaction, the Fate Fruit must be highly valuable.

”How did you acquire such an item?” Zhou Hai asked urgently.

”Why, do I need to explain to you?” Su Changfeng retorted.

Suppressing his emotions, Zhou Hai finally managed to calm down, realizing he had overreacted. Moreover, there were no rules at the auction house about having to explain where items came from.

But he was just too shocked, which led him to ask impulsively.

It was known that Fate Fruits were found only in the Sourceless Forest, and powerful Exotic Beasts guarded them. Legend had it that even a Primordial Master had great difficulty acquiring a single Fate Fruit. So upon seeing it now, how could he not be astonished?

Zhou Hai had lived for so many years and had only seen Fate Fruits twice, once while with the real owner of Xinlong Auction House, in the hands of a Primordial Master. Now, another Fate Fruit appeared; was the man before him a Primordial Master too?

”I hope you’ll forgive my earlier offense.” With that, Zhou Hai clasped his hands and slightly bowed to Su Changfeng.

Su Changfeng smiled, noting the change in address from the other party indicated that the Fate Fruit’s value was far greater than he had anticipated.

”Can I participate in the highest tier auction now?” Su Changfeng asked.

”Naturally you can, the Fate Fruit could easily be the most valuable auction item. But, are you sure you want to auction it off?” Zhou Hai hesitated, mainly because the Fate Fruit was too precious. Normally, if someone had such an item, they would choose to enjoy it themselves rather than auction it off.

Money and status can be obtained through effort, but with a Fate Fruit, one could easily achieve powerful abilities and lofty status.

Su Changfeng didn’t have many Fate Fruits left, but losing one more didn’t matter much. Besides, he was genuinely curious about what other items might appear at the highest tier auction, so paying a small price wasn’t a big deal.

”Then please arrange it for me; I’ll be there when the time comes,” Su Changfeng said.

Knowing Su Changfeng had made up his mind, Zhou Hai dared not delay. He immediately took out a Black Gold Card from the table beside him, respectfully handing it to Su Changfeng, saying, ”Sir, this is the pass for the top tier auction of Xinlong Auction House. With it, you can attend all the auctions.”

Su Changfeng glanced at it and took it directly. The item was finely crafted, indicating it was of high value. If just an admission ticket was made so well, it seemed the Xinlong Auction House wasn’t simple.

”Did you realize? The items my master has are priceless treasures. Don’t look down on people!” Wang Junyi said smugly to Zhou Hai, having been mocked earlier, he wasn’t going to miss this chance.

At this moment, Zhou Hai naturally dared not refute Wang Junyi’s words, hurriedly nodding, saying, ”The young brother is right; I nearly made a big mistake. Luckily, this esteemed sir is forgiving and didn’t hold it against me. Thank you, esteemed sirs.”

”Hmph, I’ve seen plenty of people like you, with eyes that look down on others. You’d better...”

However, he hadn’t finished speaking when he was silenced by the cold look from Su Changfeng’s eyes.

”If there’s nothing else, we’ll head back. We’ll return once the auction begins,” Su Changfeng said.

”Sir, you... Aren’t you planning to leave behind the auction item?” Zhou Hai spoke up urgently. Since he planned to auction off the Fate Fruit, he would need to leave it, so they could make preparations. Moreover, if Su Changfeng regretted it later, it would be troublesome.

”What do you mean? This is a priceless treasure; it can’t be left so easily,” Wang Junyi’s expression instantly changed, reprimanding Zhou Hai.

Zhou Hai looked troubled and turned to Su Changfeng, saying, ”Esteemed sir, this... It’s our policy here, I hope you understand.”

Su Changfeng thought for a moment before casually tossing the Fate Fruit to Zhou Hai, saying, ”Then leave it.”

Zhou Hai was a bit jumpy as he caught the fruit, almost scared to death, then gratefully said to Su Changfeng, ”Thank you, esteemed sir.”

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