"You dare hit me?"
Jiang Wen Chun, stunned, clutched his swollen cheek and glared at Ye Ling.
The assembled socialites and influential figures were equally bewildered, never expecting Ye Ling to resort to physical violence!
Even if Ye Ling came from a prominent family, this was Jiang City, and within the Sky Auction House, it was the Jiang family's territory.
How could Jiang Wen Chun let Ye Ling's actions slide, especially when a dragon doesn't overpower a local snake?
"So what if I hit you?"
Ye Ling chuckled and slapped him again, swelling his other cheek.
Du Ya Meng, watching Jiang Wen Chun, a prominent figure in Jiang City, being beaten like a dog, was at a loss for words to describe her feelings.
She had initially thought Ye Ling was a reclusive master, possessing some wealth but not enough to rival a nation!
Yet, now Ye Ling had produced a World Tree Bank card with an unlimited credit limit, and the power behind Ye Ling... likely far surpassed the Du family's.
Such a person was someone their Du family needed to curry favor with.
However, when Du Ya Meng recalled giving away half of the Phoenix Eye before Ye Ling revealed his identity, she secretly rejoiced.
The impact of their Du family's gift would be entirely different depending on whether it was given before or after his true status was revealed!
Befriending someone like Ye Ling would lead to the Du family's future prosperity!
At this moment, Jiang Wen Chun, with both cheeks beaten into a pig's head by Ye Ling, his mouth full of blood and few teeth remaining, looked utterly pathetic.
"Go... find someone for me..."
Jiang Wen Chun mumbled his orders to Zhang Shao Han, but Zhang Shao Han had already been terrified into a stupor by Ye Ling and stood frozen, afraid to move.
Zhang Shao Han knew very well what kind of influential figures possessed unlimited credit cards.
Such individuals could shake the entire world with a mere stomp of their foot, and he was merely a senior employee of the Jiang family, not worth provoking Ye Ling for their sake.
At most, his inaction would cost him his job, but if he went to find help, he might lose his life...
Zhang Shao Han wasn't foolish, so he chose to feign ignorance.
Seeing Zhang Shao Han's lack of response, Jiang Wen Chun cursed him inwardly. He quickly pulled out his phone from his pocket, but before he could call anyone, Ye Ling kicked him in the stomach again, sending the phone flying.
Jiang Wen Chun clutched his abdomen and curled up on the ground, spitting bile from his blood-filled mouth, writhing in pain.
All the influential guests present were stunned, their gazes towards Ye Ling now tinged with fear.
Such a formidable figure was not to be provoked!
Soon, security guards, alerted by the commotion, rushed in from outside the auction house. Upon entering, they saw Jiang Wen Chun beaten into a pig's head.
"Mr. Jiang!!!"
The guards shouted and lunged towards Ye Ling, but before they could take a few steps, they all collapsed, unconscious.
The crowd, seeing the guards suddenly faint, was further startled and stammered, "What's going on now?"
Du Ya Meng sat tensely beside Ye Ling, her entire body rigid, afraid to even move.
She had personally witnessed Ye Ling kill someone before.
Now, seeing how the situation was developing... Du Ya Meng dared not think any further.
Jiang Wen Chun and Brother Snake were not on the same level at all!
Brother Snake was, at best, a gang leader; his death would go unnoticed.
But Jiang Wen Chun was different.
He was the chairman of the Jiang Group and the next head of the Jiang family. If he were to die at the Sky Auction House...
Jiang City would be thrown into chaos!
Although Du Ya Meng understood the severe repercussions of Jiang Wen Chun's death, she didn't dare to advise Ye Ling.
The killing intent emanating from Ye Ling at this moment sent a bone-chilling coldness through her!
This killing intent could not possibly have accumulated from the recent conflicts.
There was definitely a deeper grievance between Ye Ling and Jiang Wen Chun!
Jiang Wen Chun also felt Ye Ling's icy, bone-chilling killing intent, plunging him into an abyss of cold.
He struggled to look up at Ye Ling, and memories from six years ago suddenly flooded his mind like a tide.
"You, you are... impossible! You're already dead!!!" Wen Chun trembled and screamed hysterically, causing even more confusion among everyone present.
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Jiang Wen Chun finally recognized Ye Ling's appearance. The person sitting before him was identical to the Ye Ling he had killed six years ago!
This was an illusion!
It had to be an illusion!
Jiang Wen Chun, terrified, scrambled backward, convinced it was a mere coincidence.
Seeing Jiang Wen Chun's terrified expression, Ye Ling's amusement grew more intense.
"It seems you remember," Ye Ling rose from his seat and slowly approached Jiang Wen Chun. "We... haven't seen each other for a long time."
Jiang Wen Chun's pupils contracted sharply, and an endless wave of fear surged from the depths of his heart, filling his entire being. If Jiang Wen Chun had only been suspicious before, he was now certain that the young man before him was Ye Ling!
Recalling what the Jiang family had done to the Ye family, Jiang Wen Chun knew there was no room for reconciliation between them. He quickly got up from the ground, intending to flee, but Ye Ling grabbed his head and forcefully slammed it to the ground.
Thud!
The sound of his head making contact with the floor made everyone's hearts lurch.
Those who could attend the auction, even those in the ordinary seats, were influential figures in Jiang City.
In the eyes of these socialites, Jiang Wen Chun was still a major figure, and the Jiang Group behind him was an unshakeable behemoth!
Yet now, Ye Ling, disregarding the Jiang Group entirely, was beating Jiang Wen Chun like a dog.
If anyone had told them such a thing before today, they would have laughed and called the person a fool.
But now, this seemingly fantastical event was unfolding before their very eyes!
"Spare, spare my life..."
Jiang Wen Chun weakly begged for mercy, the fear of death consuming him and eroding his last vestiges of reason.
Ye Ling released Jiang Wen Chun, stepped back a couple of paces, and smiled, "You should know what to do now."
"I, I know..."
Jiang Wen Chun, with his blood-soaked head, knelt before Ye Ling, trembling as he kowtowed, then barked, "Woof woof..."
"Louder."
"Woof woof!"
Jiang Wen Chun barked like a dog.
In the silent auction hall, Jiang Wen Chun's dog barks sounded incredibly clear and piercing.
Although the assembled socialites were shocked by Ye Ling's actions, they couldn't help but stifle their laughter upon hearing Jiang Wen Chun's barks.
The muffled laughter from the surroundings made Jiang Wen Chun feel even more humiliated!
After this incident, not only would the Sky Auction House be ruined, but he, Jiang Wen Chun, would become the laughingstock of the entire Jiang City!
Jiang Wen Chun clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his anger with all his might, and asked Ye Ling, "Is, is that enough?"
"Of course..." Ye Ling chuckled, waved his hand to draw the Phoenix Eye from the stage into his palm, and walked out of the venue amidst the stunned gazes of the crowd.
Du Ya Meng snapped back to reality and quickly rose to follow.
It wasn't until Ye Ling and Du Ya Meng left the venue that everyone else recovered and looked at the kneeling Jiang Wen Chun, their eyes filled with pity.
However, what was more evident in their eyes... was mockery.
After today, Jiang Wen Chun was ruined.