Chapter 77.3
Editor: Jodi
The next morning, when Gu Yuanzhao returned from outside, dusty and tired, he was greeted by the teenager’s somewhat cold expression.
Gu Yuanzhao said with a smile, “Ah Jing, I’m back.”
Bai Jing glanced at him, then unable to help himself, asked with lowered eyes, “You….. are you hurt?”
Gu Yuanzhao frowned slightly, “Yes, on my back. It hurts a lot.”
“Gu Yuanzhao, you’re actually really hurt?!” Bai Jing shouted in shock, then immediately moved to remove his shirt.
The man held his hand, chuckling, “I’ll do it myself.”
Then the Empire’s Imperial Major General’s long fingers unbuttoned his military uniform one by one, with agile and rhythmic movements.
And as he moved, his bare chest was revealed inch by inch, his perfect upper body coming into view little by little.
Healthy wheat-colored skin, well-proportioned figure, broad shoulders, and narrow waist.
Especially the eight-pack abs below, with distinct muscle lines that exuded powerful explosiveness which could only be described as superb.
“Ahem, Ah Jing, what do you think—” Of my body.
However before he could finish, the teenager pushed him onto the sofa, flipped him over, then touched the wound on his back gently.
He was indeed injured, however thanks to the treatment device, it had mostly healed, leaving only a long scar that looked as if it had been cut by some sharp weapon.
And judging by its length and healing speed, the injury should have been severe at the time.
Feeling Bai Jing’s silence, Gu Yuanzhao turned his head and smiled, “It’s okay, it’s just a minor injury.”
However the next moment, he was kissed by the other who had lowered his head.
The Empire’s Imperial Major General was stunned, then he turned around, pressed the teenager into the sofa, then kissed him deeply for a long time before letting go.
Bai Jing inevitably touched the bulging muscles on his body. Hmm, they felt good, it made him want to touch them again.
The result of this, of course was that they almost missed the bid opening time, and Bai Jing’s previous tension was completely gone.
At the auction hall.
The winning bid prices for the remaining few thousand rough stones in the secret bid area flashed on the big screen quickly, changing from 200 to 500 per group.
Most of them were unsold rough stones due to no one placing bids on them, while the rest were basically bids that were the same as their base prices placed by people hoping to pick up bargains.
All this made the guests start talking in small groups, exchanging information about their gains at the Jadeite Emporium, paying no attention to the numbers and prices on the screen.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long before the announcements for the remaining rough stones began.
The next step was the bid opening for the 100 highly anticipated rough stones numbered A01-A100.
The winning bid number for each rough stone would be read out by the auctioneer one by one, with the big screen displaying the results line by line to ensure that everyone could see clearly.
The auctioneer rang a small bell, “Please be quiet. We will now announce the final group of winning bid numbers for the Jadeite Emporium, Secret Bid A01-A100.”
At these words, the entire auction hall fell silent, with only the sound of rapid breathing audible.
“First, the bid for Secret Bid A01, winning bid price 320 million!”
The auctioneer’s voice grew more enthusiastic, “This is also the bidding king of this Jadeite Emporium. Winning bid number—012, congratulations!!”
“320 million? So high!”
“It’s more than double last year’s bidding king!!”
“Hiss, who has such deep pockets?”
“Looking at the number, it’s from the Yuan family, one of the Empire’s top five aristocratic families!”
“Impressive, worthy of being a top family!”
“I didn’t expect the Yuan family to take the lead at this Jadeite Emporium—”
All eyes turned to the elderly man in the VIP area, who squinted slightly with a satisfied expression on his face.
Next to him, was a young man with silver glasses, with an elegant and calm demeanor who nodded at everyone slightly, his every move exuding good manners, making people feel as if they were in the middle of a spring breeze.
“Young Master Yuan Hao really exudes elegance and nobility.”
“Besides Young Master Gu, he’s the most popular person on Star Realm!”
“He’s much better than his big brother—”
“Looks like he’s the next head of the Yuan family.”
The head of the Lei family who was next to them snorted lightly. This Yuan family, although last among the Empire’s top five aristocratic families, liked to show off their strength everywhere they went.
Unfortunately, his bid was ten million less, causing him to miss the bidding king, which also made it so that he could only watch the Yuan family revel in their victory. They were really disgusting.
A minute later, the auctioneer rang the bell again, “Please be quiet. Next, we will announce the second bid:
Secret Bid A02, winning bid price 213 million, winning bid number—
005, congratulations!!”
Bai Jing slowly released his tight grip on Gu Yuanzhao’s hand, then he looked at the man’s deep and gentle gaze and suddenly hugged him, “Gu Yuanzhao, did you hear that? I won!!”
Gu Yuanzhao stroked his back gently, whispering in his ear, “Ah Jing, you’re amazing.”
Bai Jing looked up, his teal colored eyes curved into a beautiful arc, “You’re the amazing one.”
Saving over a hundred million starcoins in one go.
“005, this, isn’t it Gu Yun?”
“Gu Yun didn’t compete for the bidding king?!”
“No, I saw him bid for A01.”
“I think A02 will definitely soar!
“A battle between the Yuan and Gu families, two top aristocratic families, it’s absolutely a must see!”
“We’ll find out during the rough stone unraveling this afternoon.”
“I’m looking forward to it!”
The face of the head of the Yuan family darkened visibly. Gu Yun, huh.
He glanced at Yuan Hao beside him, who nodded in return.
And this caused the expression on the old man’s face to soften, then he looked at the people around him with disdain, then closed his eyes to rest.
The real highlight was in the afternoon.
The auctioneer continued, “Secret Bid A03, winning bid price 168 million, winning bid number—019, congratulations!!”
…
The rough stones numbered A01-A100 were mostly taken by the major aristocratic families, with the winning bid prices not less than 60 million starcoins.
However whether they would produce rises in bet remained to be seen.
The total transaction price for this time’s Jadeite Emporium far exceeded previous ones, indicating that the competition in the jadeite raw stone business would become even more intense and fierce.
Bai Jing scanned the bidding device with his light brain, paid the starcoins, and soon, a transport robot delivered the over 100-kilogram rough stone.
At this jadeite event, Bai Jing won a total of 68 rough stones and had spent over 700 million starcoins, not including the event organizer’s 20 million discount.
Luckily there was Gu Yuanzhao’s 600 million starcoin investment, otherwise he wouldn’t have had enough to pay with if he had just used the amount of starcoins left in his light brain account, which was short by over a hundred million.
Among these rough stones, the dozen from the open bid area had all been unraveled, some of which had been auctioned off on the spot, while the jadeite of the glass variety was placed in Gu Yuanzhao’s spatial button.
However, due to the late sealing times in the secret bid area, the event organizers didn’t arrange rough stone unraveling sessions.
So dozens of rough stones, each not small, piled up like a small mountain, couldn’t fit in the spatial button, and so were transported back to Capital Star by the Gu Conglomerate’s exclusive spaceship.
As for the over 100-kilogram A02 rough stone, Bai Jing planned to unravel it in the afternoon and then take it directly for convenience.
At the same time, it was also to intimidate the other major aristocratic families on behalf of the Gu Conglomerate!
He glanced at the departing figures of the Yuan family, his gaze cold.
Be it before or after the Jadeite Emporium, you guys, are done for.