204: Gambling on stones

Children are easier to deal with.

After Chen Tianming spoke a few words, Chen Yun's mood improved considerably.

When he went out, a smile still hung on his face.

As if nothing had happened just now.

But that doesn't mean the matter is over.

Someone is thinking about his wife and children.

How could Chen Tianming choose to ignore it?

Now that spiritual energy has revived, it's time to find some useful things.

Thinking this, Chen Tianming immediately called Seventeen.

"Help me find out where in this area I can acquire some folk items."

Some truly valuable things won't be displayed openly.

Instead, they will be hidden in various corners.

He now needs to use this method to find usable items.

Seventeen's actions on the other end were swift, and she called back shortly.

"There's an auction this afternoon, and there's a commercial street nearby with many vendors, but such places are a mixed bag, with all sorts of things."

Seventeen was originally worried that Chen Tianming might suffer losses in such a place.

But she never expected that this was exactly the kind of place Chen Tianming was looking for.

"Send me the address."

To find usable items, such a place is the best destination.

Perhaps he could even inquire about spiritual energy while he's there.

After getting the address, Chen Tianming quickly went downstairs.

Downstairs, the two children were already playing rambunctiously.

Inside the house, there was a burst of joyous laughter.

And the women sat to the side, chatting.

Each of them was more beautiful than the last.

Most importantly, it was the look in their eyes when they saw Chen Tianming.

Upon seeing Chen Tianming come downstairs, their eyes revealed a hint of affection.

Such a life, others couldn't even imagine.

Yet it was truly happening to Chen Tianming.

This feeling of being envied was really good.

"There's an auction this afternoon, Wan Yue, you should come with me."

Wan Yue was originally sitting on the sofa, reading a magazine.

Hearing Chen Tianming say this, she pointed to herself with some doubt.

"Are you sure you want me to go with you?"

As she spoke, her gaze swept over the others in the room.

The situation outside is currently volatile.

Cultivators are vying for benefits for their respective sects.

It's hard to say if someone has already targeted them.

Now Chen Tianming wants to take Wan Yue out with him.

This will mean there will be no available Cultivators in this house.

If something truly unexpected happened, the others would have no chance of winning at all.

Chen Tianming seemed to have seen through Wan Yue's thoughts, "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements. My people are right around here."

Seeing that Chen Tianming had already made up his mind, Wan Yue said nothing else, put down her magazine, and set off with Chen Tianming.

After leaving the villa, Chen Tianming drove straight to the east of the city.

There was still an hour until the auction.

They had clearly arrived early.

"Why did you suddenly decide to come here?"

Wan Yue asked softly.

"With the spiritual energy revival, places like this are most likely to have good things. Maybe we can find something good here. Your perception is much better than mine."

Chen Tianming said earnestly.

Of course, he also had selfish motives for doing this.

If what Chen Yun said was true, Wan Yue would be a potential hidden danger.

Keeping Wan Yue by his side was the best choice.

At least he couldn't risk his loved ones and children.

"There are actually these things here."

As soon as Wan Yue got out of the car, she was attracted by the uncarved stones on the ground.

Seeing that Wan Yue was a young girl, the boss immediately smiled and approached her.

"Miss, you really have good taste. This stone you picked is indeed good. Would you like one? Maybe you can get jade from it."

Wan Yue had never encountered stone gambling before.

It was full of novelty.

Seeing that she liked it now, Chen Tianming also let her choose freely.

A single cut to heaven, a single cut to hell, has always been for those who are poor and need to stake their entire fortune.

For someone of Chen Tianming's status, stone gambling was just a game in his eyes.

Wan Yue quickly picked up a stone and held it in her hand.

"This one."

"The quality of this piece is ordinary; at most, it's just breaking even."

Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind.

Hearing what the other person said, Wan Yue quickly put the stone back in her hand.

This was clearly not a good choice.

"Then, this one?"

Wan Yue tentatively picked it up.

"Hmm, not bad."

The man left a simple sentence and then turned and walked away.

Wan Yue was very obedient at this moment, "Open this one."

The boss immediately brought over the tools.

Unexpectedly, this single cut revealed the luster of jade.

The boss gasped in surprise.

"The quality is really good, Miss. Can I buy it back for three times the price?"

Wan Yue was also overjoyed, "It was really as he said."

As she spoke, she turned to thank the man.

But when she turned around, there was no one behind her.

And Chen Tianming's attention had been entirely on the stone just now.

He hadn't even looked to see who was behind him.

Seeing that Wan Yue liked the jade very much, Chen Tianming directly asked the boss to carve a bracelet from it, and the remaining material could be given to him.

The boss readily agreed and quickly began processing it.

Soon, a translucent bracelet appeared before Wan Yue.

The jade bracelet looked exceptionally beautiful on Wan Yue's slender wrist.

"This thing is really beautiful; I didn't expect such an ordinary-looking stone to hide a treasure underneath."

Wan Yue became more and more excited as she spoke.

However, just thinking that she hadn't seen the person who had just guided her, and hadn't properly thanked him, Wan Yue felt somewhat regretful.

"Most of the people who come here today are probably for the auction. Maybe we'll meet at the venue later."

Chen Tianming's words made Wan Yue feel much better.

Having explored enough outside, Wan Yue quickly linked arms with Chen Tianming and entered the venue.

It was just as Chen Tianming had said.

Most of the people who came here today were attending the auction.

Fortunately, Chen Tianming had arranged for his subordinates to reserve seats in advance.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to enter the venue now.

"All the items being traded today are here, take a look."

Wan Yue handed the brochure given by the staff to Chen Tianming.

However, Chen Tianming didn't even glance at it and directly put the brochure away.

Wan Yue was a little surprised.

"Why don't you look? We should prepare in advance."

In response, Chen Tianming merely smiled.

"If I look at it in advance, there won't be any surprises later. Besides, there's never been a time when something I've set my sights on was snatched away by someone else."

Auctions are always places where the highest bidder wins.

As long as he is willing to pay, others will always lose, no matter what.

"You're quite confident."