chsdbacks Chapter 208 Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang!
Chapter 208 Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang!
The middle-aged man yelled at the bodyguard, "Hurry up and help me up! What are you standing there for?!"
The bodyguards trembled at the middle-aged man's angry shout, and then they hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.
The middle-aged man glared fiercely at Su Fan, gritting his teeth as he said:
"You wait, this isn't over. I'll make you pay!"
After speaking, the middle-aged man, supported by his bodyguards, limped forward, and the onlookers quickly made way for him.
Without turning his head, Su Fan said disdainfully, "I'm always ready."
After the middle-aged man disappeared from sight, the crowd suddenly erupted in cheers.
"Good! Good! This bully has finally been punished!"
"This is what they call 'evil begets evil'!"
"Good job, young man! I've had my eye on this bully for a long time!"
The Chinese crowd watching showered Su Fan with praise.
Su Fan ignored him and went to the young man who was selling the Tiger-Taming Arhat.
"Boss, I'll offer 40 million for this Chinese deity statue. Sell it to me."
The young boss naturally nodded without hesitation.
"Alright! Forty million it is. This statue of a Chinese deity is yours."
"Fine, I can also bestow upon you the true name of this Chinese deity statue. This Chinese deity is called the Tiger-Taming Arhat!"
As he spoke, the young boss handed the Arhat Subduing Tiger statue to Su Fan.
Su Fan gave Ma Tao a wink, and Ma Tao stepped forward, took out his card, and paid.
Su Fan ran his hand across the statue of the Arhat Subduing Tiger and put it into his system space.
After Su Fan bought the Tiger-Taming Arhat statue, he was about to leave when the young shopkeeper suddenly said:
"That middle-aged man probably won't let this go. He's definitely trying to get the South Korean high-ranking officials behind him to intervene. You need to be careful."
Su Fan frowned and nodded to the young boss.
Lin Yu said worriedly, "Brother Jia, why don't we leave here and lay low for a while?"
Su Fan shook his head; he didn't have that much time to waste.
Moreover, even if he leaves now, as long as he comes here, the middle-aged man will definitely find out, and then he will have to deal with it.
"No need. If he wants to cause trouble, let him try. I want to see what kind of reinforcements he can pull out."
Lin Yu's eyes were filled with worry, while Ma Tao's gaze remained unchanged.
At this moment, the young boss suddenly spoke up.
He took out a jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Su Fan, saying:
"I think you're destined for this place. Here's a jade pendant. If that middle-aged man comes looking for trouble again, just hand him this jade pendant, and they'll let you go."
After saying that, he left without waiting for Su Fan's reaction.
Su Fan looked at the ordinary jade pendant in his hand with some surprise, and glanced at the young boss's departing figure.
At that moment, Lin Yu, who was standing nearby, came over and took a look.
Lin Yu's expression then became incredibly interesting.
He exclaimed in surprise, "This is a jade pendant from the Chen family, the largest Chinese family in South Korea!"
Upon hearing this, Su Fan asked with some curiosity, "The Chen family?"
Lin Yu explained:
"This middle-aged man can be said to be the leader of the independent Chinese practitioners in Seoul, and the Chen family, a Chinese family, has an incomparably powerful influence throughout South Korea."
"The Chen family is not something that middle-aged man can just mess with..."
As he spoke, Lin Yu suddenly realized.
"I was wondering why they were putting up these A-grade or higher Chinese deity statues for sale. Who has the guts to do this? Oh, it's the Chen family. No wonder."
After listening, Su Fan was also slightly surprised.
So that young boss has such a powerful background in South Korea!
But something's not right.
If this young boss is really a member of the Chen family, as Lin Yu said, then he shouldn't be short of money. Why would he put this statue of a Chinese deity up for sale?
Su Fan asked Lin Yu about this question.
Lin Yu thought about it for a while, but still couldn't figure out what was going on. He could only say:
"Maybe this young boss just has nothing better to do?"
After thinking about it, Su Fan decided not to worry about why.
Squeezing the jade pendant in his hand, Su Fan put it into his pocket.
Then he and Lin Yu continued strolling through the trading street.
After wandering around for several hours, Su Fan saw several more powerful Chinese deities and bought them.
At the same time, Su Fan also bought some other decent Chinese deities.
It can be described as a large-scale purchase.
Just as Su Fan was about to continue browsing, a group of people who were clearly South Korean officials stopped him.
"We just received a report that you're causing trouble on Trading Street. Come with us to cooperate with the investigation."
The leading official said with a serious expression.
Su Fan sneered.
make trouble?
I think you're the reinforcement that middle-aged man brought!
Lin Yu saw the South Korean officials arrive and nervously stood beside Su Fan, whispering:
"Brother Jia, quickly bring out that jade pendant."
Su Fan nodded, took out the Chen family jade token from his pocket, and slowly handed it to the South Korean official.
The South Korean official, without even looking at what Su Fan handed him, immediately roared in anger:
"Don't try any tricks! Come with us right now!"
Su Fan calmly replied, "Are you sure you don't want to take a look at what this is before saying that?"
The South Korean official's face hardened: "Hmph, no matter what you produce, don't even think about escaping the investigation!"
The South Korean official snatched the jade pendant, about to casually throw it away.
At this moment, the subordinate next to him tugged at the sleeve of the South Korean official and whispered in a trembling voice:
"My lord, this...this jade pendant seems to be a jade pendant from the Chen family..."
Upon hearing this, the South Korean official paused, then glanced at the jade tablet and saw the Chen family emblem on it; his face instantly turned deathly pale.
His hands began to tremble, and his eyes were filled with terror and regret.
"This...this is the Chen family's jade pendant!"
The South Korean official's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
The South Korean official hurriedly returned the jade pendant with a forced smile, his voice trembling as he said:
"Sir, we were blind and misunderstood you. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against us."
Su Fan sneered, took the jade token, and said, "Now you're scared? Too late!"
"I will definitely tell the Chen family about this!"
Upon hearing this, the South Korean official's legs went weak again, and he collapsed to the ground, his face drained of color.
His lips trembled, and he quickly got up, knelt down, and kept kowtowing.
"My lord, spare me! I was wrong, I was wrong! Please, please don't tell the Chen family."
The South Korean official banged his head against the ground repeatedly, and his subordinates around him turned pale with fright and knelt down to beg for mercy.
He was just a minor official in South Korea, while the Chen family, a Chinese family, wielded immense power in the country.
There are also many members of the Chen family in the official ranks of South Korea.
If he offends the Chen family, his official career will be over, and he might even lose his life.
Su Fan looked at their expressions and sneered inwardly.
"Get up. I'll let you off this time, but if there's a next time, the Chen family won't let you off easily, and neither will I."
The South Korean officials and their subordinates were overjoyed, scrambling to their feet and barely daring to breathe.
Su Fan continued, "I didn't cause any trouble; someone is deliberately targeting me. You should know that person..."
Su Fan looked at the South Korean official with icy eyes.
The South Korean officials, being stared at by Su Fan, broke out in a cold sweat.
The South Korean official hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying:
"Yes, yes, sir, I was blinded by greed. Please forgive me this time. I promise I will never listen to him again."
Su Fan snorted coldly: "That would be best."
After saying that, Su Fan waved his hand.
The South Korean officials, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, hurriedly left with their subordinates.
Lin Yu exclaimed in amazement:
"Brother Jia, this Chen family jade pendant is truly effective!"
Su Fan nodded, put away the jade token, and continued strolling around the trading street with Lin Yu.
It's unclear whether the middle-aged man received word that Su Fan possessed the Chen family's jade token, but he didn't bother Su Fan any further.
A day passed quickly, and Su Fan had explored the entire trading street, finding five Chinese deity statues that were at least S-grade, as well as some other Chinese deity statues of decent quality.
As they were about to leave, Lin Yu stopped Su Fan and said:
"Brother Jia, there's an auction of statues of Chinese deities in Seoul in two days. Would you like to come?"
Su Fan's eyes lit up, and he asked, "An auction? What kinds of Chinese deities' statues are on display?"
Lin Yu said excitedly, "I heard there's a statue of a Chinese deity that's suspected to be SS-grade, and quite a few A-grade and S-grade ones as well."
Su Fan was intrigued. He was looking to collect more powerful statues of Chinese deities, and this auction was undoubtedly a good opportunity.
"Okay, I'll definitely come."
Su Fan readily agreed.
Lin Yu nodded: "Alright, let's meet here again in two days."
Su Fan nodded: "Okay."
Then Su Fan and Lin Yu parted ways.
Su Fan and Ma Tao went straight to the hotel they had booked.
After a day of strolling through the trading street, even though Su Fan was a Divine Master, his legs felt incredibly sore.
Two days later, Su Fan successfully met with Lin Yu, and then they went to the auction together.
The venue was bustling with people, and the atmosphere was lively.
Lin Yu was in a private room, so Su Fan followed him in.
The auction is about to begin, and this auction will feature statues of Chinese deities.
This is rare at auctions, where all the items being auctioned are of the same type.
The Chinese deities that were just auctioned off were not very powerful, and were suspected to be of rank A.
But Su Fan took a look and realized that they were all B-grade, and there were even some C-grade statues of Chinese deities.
The statues of Chinese deities in front of him were all rather uninteresting, and Su Fan hadn't made a move on them.
Lin Yu, however, made several attempts with great enthusiasm and successfully captured a B-level Chinese deity.
Finally, when a statue of a beggar holding a broken bowl and wearing a tattered robe was pushed out by the auctioneer, Su Fan's eyes lit up.
If Su Fan wasn't mistaken, this statue of a Chinese deity is that of the Hongwu Emperor...
Zhu Yuanzhang!
This is at least an SS-level statue of a Chinese deity!
The auctioneer introduced the event as follows:
"According to the owner of this deity statue, this Chinese deity statue is at least an S-class deity, but because he does not know the real name of this Chinese deity statue, he put it up for auction."
"The starting bid for this Chinese deity statue is..."
"Fifty million!"
"Each bid increase will be no less than five million."
When the people bidding in the audience saw the statue of Zhu Yuanzhang on the stage, they were all deterred by his appearance.
"No way, this broken bowl and the statue of a god dressed as a beggar in tattered robes are actually worth fifty million? That's outrageous."
"That's right, and we don't even know His real name! This is a huge gamble."
"No, no, this is obviously a piece of trashy god statue."
The audience immediately started discussing, with most feeling that the price was too high and not worth it at all.
It would be better to use that money to photograph that suspected SS-level Chinese deity statue in the background.
While everyone hesitated, Su Fan decisively raised his sign.
"Fifty million!"
Su Fan's voice was clear and firm, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Lin Yu watched Su Fan in surprise, never expecting him to be so interested in this seemingly inconspicuous statue.
The auction quieted down considerably, and no one raised the bid.
"The people in this private room are really rich and powerful; they're willing to buy such a dilapidated statue of a god."
"What can we do if others have money? We can only watch. The statues of Chinese gods in the back are beyond our means."
When the auctioneer saw that no one had bid for a long time, he began to bring down the gavel.
"Fifty million, for the first time!"
"Fifty million, for the second time..."
Just when everyone thought Su Fan was about to win the bid, a voice came from another private room.
"Sixty million!"
The wealthy man in the private room glanced disdainfully at the room where Su Fan was.
Su Fan frowned upon hearing the nobleman's voice, not expecting anyone to try and steal the Zhu Yuanzhang statue from him.
However, he was determined to get it. This was a divine statue of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang. Others might not know its value, but Su Fan did.
Without hesitation, Su Fan shouted again, "Sixty-five million!"
A hint of displeasure flashed in the nobleman's eyes; he hadn't expected Su Fan to still be competing with him.
The wealthy man sneered and raised the price again.
"Seventy million!"
The audience's eyes darted back and forth between the two people's private boxes, making the auction increasingly interesting.
Su Fan's eyes were firm, showing no sign of backing down.
"Seventy-five million!"
The nobleman gritted his teeth, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, as he weighed whether it was worth continuing to fight for the statue.
He was actually gambling to some extent. Everyone else was pessimistic about the beggar god statue, so he took a gamble and bet that the beggar god statue would be very powerful.
The wealthy man reluctantly raised the price to 80 million.
Su Fan took a deep breath and shouted, "One hundred million!"
This caused a stir among the audience. The wealthy man's face turned ashen, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally gave up the bidding.
Lin Yu was somewhat disappointed to see that Su Fan had spent so much money to buy this dilapidated statue of a Chinese deity.
"Brother Jia, wouldn't it be better to save this money for bidding on the next SS-level Chinese deity statue? Why use it to buy this piece of junk?"