At the Sky Auction House venue, Wu Zijin carefully led Ye Ling and Du Yameng to the front row. He respectfully said, "The auction will begin in a while. Please rest here for a moment. Call me if you need anything."
With that, Wu Zijin retreated, rushing to order another black gold card.
Seeing Wu Zijin leave, Du Yameng leaned closer to Ye Ling and whispered, "Immortal, what do you want to bid on at this auction? I can help you buy it!"
After learning of Ye Ling's importance from her grandfather, she understood that one million was not even pocket money for a master like Ye Ling.
She felt that if she truly wanted to earn Ye Ling's favor, she had to spend a significant amount!
Ye Ling smiled at Du Yameng and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want anything."
"Don't want anything?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Du Yameng was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Immortal, aren't you here to attend the auction?"
Ye Ling retorted, "Does coming to an auction necessarily mean one must buy something?"
"I, I don't quite understand..."
Du Yameng became more and more confused. If one wasn't there for the auction items, what else could they be there for?
Ye Ling shook his head with a smile, not explaining to Du Yameng.
This auction was personally overseen by Jiang Wenqun, and Jiang Wenqun was the direct culprit behind the Ye family's ruin...
To simply take Jiang Wenqun's head would be too easy for him.
What Ye Ling wanted now was more than just Jiang Wenqun's death.
Seeing Ye Ling's silence, Du Yameng dared not ask further and sat quietly, waiting for the auction to begin.
Relationships had to be built little by little. For now, just being able to sit next to Ye Ling was enough for her.
"Who took my black gold card?"
After a while, with most of the people already in the auction hall, an arrogant and fierce voice rang out from behind Ye Ling.
Du Yameng looked back and saw a young man in a white suit, accompanied by Wu Zijin, striding towards them.
Wu Zijin looked anxious and said as he walked, "Young Master Lu, all black gold cards are the same. The one you have can also be used!"
After ushering Ye Ling and Du Yameng in, he had quickly gone to customize a new black gold card to give to Young Master Lu.
Although the black gold cards were not registered, each card had a unique serial number. The black gold card in Ye Ling's hand had a gilded number ten on the back, so the card Wu Zijin had newly customized naturally had the number eleven.
Originally, this serial number only indicated the order in which the black gold card was issued and had no other significance. Both number one and number eleven had the same privileges.
However, Wu Zijin had not expected that Lu Shaofeng would be so concerned about the number on the back of the black gold card!
"Nonsense! The number on this card should be ten, but you've given me number eleven. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Lu Shaofeng grumbled, "I've bragged to my friends that there are only nine black gold cards from the Sky Auction House, and I'm the tenth to get one. Now you give me number eleven, how can I face them?"
"Young Master Lu, these cards truly have the same privileges, there's no distinction in rank!" Wu Zijin said anxiously, almost frantic.
The Lu family behind Lu Shaofeng was a rising family in Jiangcheng in recent years. They were not qualified to receive a black gold card from the Sky Auction House. However, the head of the Lu family, Lu Tianlin, was a close friend of Jiang Wenqun, so Jiang Wenqun had personally instructed Wu Zijin to customize a black gold card for Lu Shaofeng.
Wu Zijin had intended to appease Ye Ling with the black gold card to compensate for his mistake, but he didn't expect to have dug an even bigger hole!
If Lu Shaofeng and Ye Ling were to clash, the situation would be truly difficult to resolve.
However, despite Wu Zijin's best efforts, he couldn't stop Lu Shaofeng. Lu Shaofeng quickly walked to the front row and fixed his gaze on Du Yameng and Ye Ling.
The auction hadn't started yet, and the VIP seats in the front row were currently occupied only by Ye Ling and Du Yameng, making it easy for Lu Shaofeng to identify his targets.
"Which of you took my black gold card?" Lu Shaofeng arrogantly asked Du Yameng and Ye Ling, his tone filled with arrogance.
Wu Zijin, unable to do anything, had to quietly say to Ye Ling, "Young Master Ye... there's a slight problem here. Could you please exchange the black gold card?"
The auction was about to begin, and various influential families would be gathered. If the commotion continued here, things would truly spiral out of control.
The Sky Auction House would become a laughingstock!
"Anyone can dare to trouble Young Master Ye? Do they really think we're easy to bully?"
Du Yameng did not know Lu Shaofeng. Now that Lu Shaofeng had approached with such an overbearing attitude, a hint of coldness appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she said coldly.
"Who are you?" Lu Shaofeng glared at Du Yameng, his face full of defiance.
The Lu family had previously developed in another province and had only recently moved to Jiangcheng. Lu Shaofeng had only recently entered Jiangcheng's upper circles and did not recognize Du Yameng.
However, Lu Shaofeng had been arrogant since childhood. Coupled with the Lu family's vast power and his father Lu Tianlin's good relationship with Jiang Wenqun, Lu Shaofeng feared no one at the Sky Auction House.
Seeing Lu Shaofeng's arrogant demeanor, Du Yameng was amused to the point of laughter. She asked Wu Zijin, "Manager Wu, does your Sky Auction House entertain any trash?"
"It seems my Du family will have to reconsider our cooperation with your Jiang family."
Hearing Du Yameng's words, Wu Zijin's face changed drastically, and he broke into a sweat. "Madam Du... this is all a misunderstanding!"
Both parties were influential figures he couldn't afford to offend. Now that they were in conflict, he could only be the sacrificial lamb.
"What's going on here?"
At this moment, a steady voice came from a distance. A middle-aged man in a black suit, impeccably dressed, walked over.
Hearing the voice, Ye Ling slowly opened his eyes, looked at the approaching middle-aged man, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards.
Here he comes.
"Mr. Jiang!"
Seeing Jiang Wenqun appear, Wu Zijin felt as if he had seen a savior. He quickly explained what had happened to Jiang Wenqun, passing the hot potato to him.
Jiang Wenqun was considered an elder figure in Jiangcheng. Both Du Yameng and Lu Shaofeng were his juniors.
With Jiang Wenqun's intervention, the situation could easily be brought under control.
Upon seeing Jiang Wenqun, Lu Shaofeng's demeanor immediately changed. He respectfully said to Jiang Wenqun, "Uncle Jiang, I just want to get back the card you gave me. They are the ones causing trouble. You must uphold justice for me!"
Jiang Wenqun nodded to Lu Shaofeng, then turned to Ye Ling and said with a smile, "Young man, you might not be aware, but our Sky Auction House's black gold cards are issued to families with a name and reputation."
"Although Little Ya calls you Young Master Ye... as far as I know, there is no Ye family in Jiangcheng. I believe Wu Zijin made a mistake. Could you return the card?"
Jiang Wenqun smiled at Ye Ling. Although he was asking, his tone was unquestionable.
Hearing Jiang Wenqun's words, Ye Ling also looked at Jiang Wenqun, his smile growing more pronounced.
Ye Ling said with a smile, "Kneel and beg me, and I'll return it."