The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 68 - 68 0068 Rough Stone Statue

68: Chapter 0068: Rough Stone Statue 68: Chapter 0068: Rough Stone Statue With Duan Congxing’s departure, the gamble also came to an end.

The gambling stone was never the focus, and after about half an hour of waiting, the Ouyang Family’s auction officially began.

After the gambling stone ordeal, the Ouyang Family’s interest in Chu had naturally escalated.

Ouyang Die was even appointed to the task, and Old Master Ouyang personally instructed that she had no other duties during the auction except to keep Mr.

Chu company!

Such a statement could easily lead to some misinterpretations, which was why Ouyang Die, who arrived later, constantly blushed and dared not to look up.

However, Chu’s mind was not on this, so he didn’t take notice.

Naturally, the venue for the auction could not be limited to the small cabin as before but was rather a vast hall similar to a sports arena, with rings of seats encircling a central stage.

At the moment, a middle-aged man in a black suit was standing on the stage, bowing to the incoming crowd.

The auction consisted of nothing more than some ancient calligraphy, paintings, and rare jade.

Chu found it rather uninteresting.

Money may be a lifelong pursuit for common people, but for them, cultivators, it is unnecessary.

With enough personal strength, both money and power are readily available!

However, the host was very skilled and managed to rouse the atmosphere of the venue after conducting the auction for quite some time.

Just as Chu was closing his eyes preparing to rest for a while, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, then the host’s voice came from afar through the microphone: “Next up, the item we are going to auction is quite special.

It is entrusted to us by an old friend of Mr.

Ouyang and is said to be their family heirloom.

They are parting with it due to some special circumstances.”

The host’s words evidently caught the attention of most people present, and a dish covered with red cloth was carefully brought onto the stage.

“Shh—” A hush fell over the crowd when the red cloth was unveiled, revealing merely a crudely carved stone statue inside the dish.

The statue’s features were barely discernible, seeming like a sub-par product made by an apprentice stonemason on a whim, yet the auction’s starting price announced by the host was: one million!

“Are they crazy?

One million for such junk?”

Some people discussed quietly below, but others who considered themselves clever retorted: “What do you know, I bet this is bait released by the Ouyang Family.

Buying this stone statue equates to giving face to the Ouyang Family, and perhaps it could serve as an opportunity to build a connection with them.”

However, Chu suddenly opened his eyes wide, his gaze intensely fixed on the statue.

He could feel an immeasurable Spiritual Energy within the statue, which was entirely different from the common medicinal herbs and jade.

Compared to those, it was a hundred times purer!

Even just sensing it, he could feel the barrier within him that blocked off the Innate realm beginning to loosen slightly!

Chu’s reaction did not escape Ouyang Die, who despite being puzzled as to why Mr.

Chu would be interested in this piece of junk, did not ask any questions due to Old Master Ouyang’s orders.

Her body leaned forward slightly, ready to act.

At the same time, the auction had just begun, and the host gestured towards the stone statue on the table: “Let the bidding start now, the starting bid is one million, with each increment not less than a hundred thousand!”

“One million one hundred thousand!”

Someone quickly started bidding.

After all, if they could really clamber onto the Ouyang Family’s high branches through this, even one million would be a bargain.

Those who could afford to be here were either rich or noble, so such an amount of money was trifling to them.

However, Chu did not rush and watched coldly from the sidelines.

Finally, when the price was hiked to five million, people began to hesitate.

After all, their enthusiasm was one-sided, and it was yet uncertain whether they could indeed please the Ouyang Family.

Just when almost no one was willing to bid any higher, Ouyang Die finally raised her bidding sign.

The host was visibly taken aback on seeing Ouyang Die, for who wouldn’t recognize the Princess of the Ouyang Family?

He looked even more perplexed when he saw the number on Ouyang Die’s sign.

But rules were rules, so despite the confusion, the host announced: “Miss Ouyang bids ten million, is anyone offering higher?”

Everyone shifted their astonished gaze to Ouyang Die, clearly not expecting someone from the Ouyang Family to participate.

The venue was silent, with no one willing to challenge the face of the Ouyang Family.

However, just as a faint smile appeared on Ouyang Die’s lovely face, a voice suddenly broke the silence: “Twenty million!”

A commotion ensued.

Chu frowned and looked towards the source of the sound.

The bidder was a young man, aloof in demeanor and dressed in expensive garments, signaling his status as a junior member of a wealthy family.

Beside him sat Duan Congxing along with the cloaked Mr.

Mo.

“Mr.

Chu?” Ouyang Die whispered.

Chu nodded, and without hesitation, Ouyang Die adjusted the number and raised the sign again.

“Thirty million!

Miss Ouyang bids thirty million!” the host shouted, but soon Duan Congxing’s side also raised their sign: “Fifty million!”

The audience fell silent, quietly watching the two competing families.

Of course, a few began examining the stone closely, wondering what kind of mystery it held that would cause such ferocious bidding between two major families.

But they were, after all, common folk, unable to glean the statue’s secret no matter how hard they stared.

Meanwhile, the host caught a bodyguard’s attention with a glance, and the bodyguard, understanding the hint, nodded and rushed towards the back hall.

“Fifty million, going once!

Any further bids?”

Chu suddenly snatched Ouyang Die’s sign and raised it: “One hundred million.”

A gasp rose through the crowd.

Everyone was truly shocked.

Had he gone mad?

One hundred million for a rock that seemed to be nothing more than a piece of junk?

Meanwhile, Duan Congxing’s side, the cloaked person personally took up the sign: “Two hundred million!”

“Five hundred million!” Chu raised the sign again.

The cloaked person was relentless: “One billion!”

Duan Congxing’s cheeks twitched slightly; one billion may not mean much to the Duan Family, but considering that the auction was run by the Ouyang Family and the stone belonged to an old friend of Ouyang Yunbao, it meant the money would end up in their hands.

The thought of that gave Duan Congxing a feeling of suffocation.

The security guard seemed to have gone to notify someone, for it wasn’t long before Old Master Ouyang personally came over and sat beside Chu.

“Chu seems to be very interested in this stone, huh?”

Chu glanced at him and said word by word: “A must-have!”