The Crazy Son-In-Law

Heaverpool, within the Sundown Bazaar.

Outside the market, the cold wind was biting, but inside the meeting room, it was scorching hot.

The heat of the “Fire Spirit Stone” showed no signs of dissipating, instead, it remained at a constant temperature.

The palm-sized raw stone radiated such intense heat that it was astonishing.

Many people in the room had already started to remove their outer garments and even considered taking off their shirts. However, given the occasion, they could only endure the heat, constantly wiping away sweat with their hands.

Xiao Shun and Song Linger, with their level of cultivation, were naturally unbothered by the heat.

They watched the stage with calm expressions, waiting for the host to begin this round of bidding.

The host, being closest to the heat source, was drenched in sweat. Despite this, he gritted his teeth and began speaking into the microphone.

“The final round of bidding starts now. The starting price is one billion dollars, with each bid increment no less than ten million!”

As soon as he finished speaking, an elder known as Master Zhang raised his paddle.

“One billion ten million!”

Although this bid seemed high, it was still far from enough for the “Fire Spirit Stone.”

In an instant, several major players joined in, quickly pushing the price up to 1. 1 billion dollars.

Despite this, the price of the “Fire Spirit Stone” continued to rise rapidly like a rocket.

“Southeast Asia seems unusually quiet,” Miao Ruohu muttered to himself as he glanced at Xia Li.

He speculated that such a treasure would surely prompt Xia Li to act. If Xia Li made a move, Miao Ruohu would have a good chance of acquiring the “Mandrake” seedling. This would earn him praise from his father and elders upon returning to Miao Village.

However, Xia Li’s lack of reaction puzzled Miao Ruohu.

After a while, the bidding reached 1. 3 billion dollars, yet Southeast Asia remained silent.

“Are they really holding back to save money for the ‘Gu Technique Association’?” Miao Ruohu wondered aloud before turning his attention away from Xia Li.

If Xia Li refused to trade the “Mandrake,” Miao Ruohu had other means to obtain it later. Once this batch of raw stones was sold, Silvermeadows would have at least two billion dollars in cash. He could simply buy it then.

This plan seemed solid until Miao Ruohu realized that Xiao Shun had already acquired the “Mandrake” seedling. No amount of money could buy it from Xia Li now.

At this moment, an expert from the association approached Xia Li with concern. “President, if Silvermeadows finds out we’ve already traded it…”

Xia Li waved his hand dismissively. “Don’t worry about that. Mr. Xiao has promised to handle any actions from Silvermeadows.”

Hearing this, everyone in the Gu Association breathed a sigh of relief. Being in this country meant any conflict with Silvermeadows could lead to collective backlash. But with Xiao Shun’s promise to intervene, there was nothing to fear.

Southeast Asian Gu practitioners highly respected Xiao Shun’s abilities. Even their president, a so-called genius in Gu techniques, couldn’t match him. There was no need for concern about Xiao Shun’s strength.

Even if Miao Ruohu himself took action, he likely wouldn’t be a match for Xiao Shun.

With this thought in mind, Southeast Asian Gu practitioners relaxed and turned their attention back to the fierce battle for “the Germ.”

In a short time, bids for the Spirit Stone had reached 1. 5 billion dollars!

At this price point, Xiang Shang entered the fray.

There were still seven or eight bidders left, all renowned jade merchants or collectors with substantial financial resources.

Xiang Shang’s bid brought a brief silence to the auction hall.

But soon enough, someone broke the silence.

“1. 6 billion!”

It was still that calm voice from an enigmatic young man!

Casually holding up his number plate, Xiao Shun exuded an aura that left many stunned.

Moments later, several more people dropped out of the competition. Even wealthy tycoons found it hard to accept such a high price!

Gritting his teeth, Xiang Shang shouted another bid: “1. 7 billion!”

But Xiao Shun seemed determined to oppose him directly and raised it by another hundred million immediately.

“1. 8 billion!”

Xiang Shang’s face darkened considerably; he had only brought 2 billion in cash from his sect. With Xiao Shun’s bid at 1. 8 billion already, adding another 200 million would max out his available funds-what should he do?

After some hesitation, Xiang Shang made another bid with less confidence: “1. 85 billion!”

“2 billion!” Xiao Shun countered decisively with an increase of 150 million dollars as if money meant nothing to him.

In fact, for someone like Xiao Shun who had reached Anterior Heaven status and valued rare cultivation resources like Spirit Stones over money itself-his actions were perfectly logical.

“My God! I’ve never seen anyone so bold at ‘Sundown Bazaar’ before!”

“You’re young! Back then when someone spent five billion on another top-quality jade piece-they were just as bold!”

“Who do you think this guy is? To casually throw around twenty billion dollars?”

“I don’t know where he’s from but he’s definitely more impressive than Young Master Xiang!”

Xiang Shang’s face turned green with anger but there was nothing he could do about it; he couldn’t just make random bids without backing them up financially-it would be humiliating!

Damn it! After this auction ends I’ll get my senior brothers together and snatch that Spirit Stone back, then I’ll humiliate this kid thoroughly!

With this thought calming him down somewhat, Xiang Shang put down his number plate quietly while sending a text message on his phone discreetly.

With Xiang Shang’s withdrawal, no one else dared challenge Xiao Shun’s two-billion-dollar bid anymore and the amount was simply too daunting even for these wealthy businessmen!

They could afford such sums but recovering them through profits would be difficult whereas Xiao Shun clearly didn’t have such worries-as long as “Starline Health” continued operating-his wealth would keep growing exponentially without any financial concerns whatsoever!

Meanwhile, the host struck down hard on a wooden block with his gavel signaling finality:

Sold!