Jiang Yan shouted loudly into the street.
Passersby stopped and pointed at Lu Yuan.
"Is he the owner of the Divine Beast Auction House? He looks so young!"
"I heard from others that the Divine Beast Auction House has cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts up for auction, but I didn't expect there would also be pet beast cubs?!"
"I know about this! I heard that these are all cubs with potential and bloodline reaching the Heavenly Evolution level, some even inherited from divine beasts! But I didn't expect that there's no way to form a contract with them. So what's the point of bidding on these pet cubs?"
Hearing the whispers around her, Jiang Yan smiled smugly.
In terms of mere verbal sparring, he is indeed no match for Lu Yuan.
Since that's the case, then let's incite others around him to help him curse!
Surely Lu Yuan wouldn't dare to put on a show of debating with a group of scholars on the spot?
If Lu Yuan really dares to do that, that would be even better!
Then he can use the pressure of public opinion to bankrupt the Divine Beast Pavilion and the Divine Beast Auction House!
However.
He had a good plan in mind, but Lu Yuan's next sentence stunned him.
"Didn't the staff tell you when they took the cub that you needed my assistance to form a contract with a pet cub?"
"I……"
Before Jiang Yan could speak, Lu Yuan continued.
"Oh right, look at my memory, I've forgotten! You auctioned off eight pet cubs in one go, right? I must have heard that eight times, how could I not know! Since you know, what are you up to by causing trouble at the store today?!"
Lu Yuan's series of words left Jiang Yan speechless.
After hearing this, the onlookers turned to give Jiang Yan pointers.
"Wow! He auctioned off eight pet cubs in one go. Who knew he was such a tycoon!"
"Hey! I know him! Isn't that Manager Jiang from the Divine Sea Beast Shop?"
"Really! I knew he looked familiar, it's him! But why would he be bidding on a pet cub at the mythical beast auction house?"
"I heard that each cub at the mythical beast auction house sells for over 300 million, and eight of them would fetch at least 2.4 billion! Where does a pet shop manager get so much money?"
"Could it be..."
Hearing the whispers around her, Jiang Yan's face grew increasingly grim.
He didn't expect that Lu Yuan would directly reveal that he had won the bid for eight pet cubs.
Moreover, pet cubs can only be contracted with Lu Yuan's assistance?
Nobody ever told him this!
But now everyone knows that he won the bid for eight pet cubs. Even if he said he didn't know, no one would believe him!
Jiang Yan was unaware of this.
In fact, Lu Yuan deliberately didn't let the staff say this.
Jiang Yan, as the manager of the Divine Sea Beast Shop, actually bid on eight pet cubs at the auction. Anyone would know that something was amiss.
So he kept a watchful eye on things and wanted to see what the people at the Divine Sea Beast Shop were up to.
That's why he didn't care when Mu Ruxing reported the Divine Sea Beast Shop's actions to him last night, because in his eyes the Divine Sea Beast Shop's actions were as ridiculous as a clown.
But to his surprise, instead of confronting the Divine Sea Beast Shop, they came after him first.
"Manager Jiang, is there anything else you want to explain?"
Lu Yuan gave Jiang Yan a half-smile, his expression full of sarcasm.
"Explanation? What do I have to explain?!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Jiang Yan immediately steered the conversation back to the pet cubs.
"Just tell me, didn't I spend money? Everyone says the customer is God, but is this how you treat them? So what if I auctioned off a few more pet cubs? Can't I just buy them and give them away?"
Jiang Yan looked proud.
Even if Lu Yuan guessed that he had other intentions, so what?
These eight pet cubs were all acquired through fair and square bidding, and no one could find fault with them. As the seller, Lu Yuan had no reason to utter a word!
Lu Yuan gave him a deep look, then bent down, picked up the container that Jiang Yan had dropped on the ground, held it in his arms, and even carefully patted off the dust.
“You did win these pet cubs through a legitimate auction, and you are free to give them away as gifts, but you cannot harm them at will.”
Lu Yuan opened the lid of the container and took the cub out.
Instantly.
A snow-white little fox appeared before everyone's eyes.
Wow! What a beautiful white moon fox!
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, feeling their hearts melt at the sight of the well-behaved and quiet white moon fox in Lu Yuan's arms.
Upon seeing Jiang Yan across from her, Bai Yuehu immediately turned and snuggled into Lu Yuan's arms.
"Huh? What's wrong with White Moon Fox?"
"It's scared!"
"What are you afraid of?"
"Following its gaze, it must be afraid of Jiang Yan!"
"My God! Is Jiang Yan secretly abusing Bai Yuehu?"
"Maybe! Didn't you see him smash the container on the ground with a thud? He really slammed it down hard!"
"Wait... doesn't anyone care that person is holding the White Moon Fox in their arms like that? That's a beast that hasn't been contracted yet!"
Everyone ignored what the last person said and focused all their attention on Jiang Yan.
"Who said I abused it?!" Jiang Yan shouted, her neck stiff. "I just accidentally dropped the container on the ground, how did that become abuse?"
"You call that an accidental fall? You're kidding me!"
Before Lu Yuan could speak, the surrounding crowd began to criticize Jiang Yan.
"That sound startled me! You must have used so much force to drop it. And you still have the nerve to say it was an accident? It's absolutely hilarious!"
"Exactly! And judging from the terrified look in Bai Yuehu's eyes, this guy definitely committed some kind of torture in secret!"
"What's most shameless is that he stubbornly refuses to admit it! In my opinion, someone like him is very likely just here to cause trouble!"
"That's right, that's right..."
As more and more insults arose, Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
He had intended to use the people around him to thoroughly criticize Lu Yuan, but unexpectedly, he ended up getting himself into trouble and becoming the subject of everyone's discussion.
Before Jiang Yan could react, Lu Yuan spoke up.
"If you want to form a contract with a pet cub, both parties need to do so with my assistance. Since you want to give it away, you shouldn't care about such a small matter!"
"As for abusing pet cubs... I believe that Mr. Jiang, as the manager of the Divine Sea Beast Shop, would not do such an immoral thing, would he?"
Lu Yuan stared intently at Jiang Yan, his expression a half-smile.
Jiang Yan broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
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