The second round of the pet beast auction came to an end. After the first and second round, two-thirds of the pet beasts had been sold.
As usual, the remaining rare pet beasts would be sent over in the last round. Usually, the real good stuff would be in the third round.
Hence, many buyers were waiting excitedly.
Zu Tianli and Master Liao came over on purpose. Zu Can had listened to Lin Jin's advice and spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a dying snake. Of course, they were here to belittle him.
"Young man, how generous of you to spend so much money in one go. It's just that I'm ignorant and have no idea what kind of rare species that snake is for it to be worth three thousand low-grade spirit stones." Master Liao was the first to mock Lin Jin.
Lin Jin smiled, knowing that the other party was up to no good. One, he was mocking him, and two, he was trying to find out the truth. However, Lin Jin was able to keep his composure. He smiled and said, "You'll know when we compare."
Master Liao sneered and said nothing else.
He had chosen two pet beasts for Zu Tianli. Altogether, they were only worth a thousand low-grade spirit stones. He was confident that these two pet beasts could win against that deformed snake.
However, there was still the third round. The pet beasts in the third round were all of superior quality. As long as he chose one in this round, he would win for sure.
Because the other party had run out of spirit stones.
Zu Tianli knew better than anyone else that Zu Can didn't have any spirit stones.
"Zu Can, how could you fool around like this?" Zu Tianli suddenly reprimanded.
Zu Can was anxious, but out of his trust in Lin Jin, he didn't question him. Upon hearing Zu Tianli's words, he replied, "Second Uncle, I know what to do. You don't have to worry about me."
Zu Tianli wouldn't let it go. "Zu Can, you have no respect for your elders. Is this how you talk to your elders? As your second uncle and a member of the Zu family, how can I watch an insensible junior like you throw a tantrum and ruin the family's hard-earned fortune? "
"Three thousand low-grade spirit stones. Do you know how much money you have to spend based on the current market price? Let me tell you, it's at least seven thousand. No matter how big the family's fortune is, it can't afford to squander it like this. Is this what your father taught you? "Zu Tianli said what he wanted to say the most.
That was to push the blame onto Zu Tianhong.
This was his true goal.
His plan was simple. He would pressure Zu Can here. Zu Can was young and hot-blooded, so he would definitely be unconvinced. As long as he dared to challenge him, he would immediately report this matter to the clan and make a big deal out of it. Then, he would use this to shake Zu Tianhong's position as clan leader.
Over the years, his forces had been growing by the day. In terms of influence, he was now strong enough to rival his eldest brother, Zu Tianhong. Zu Tianli's pet beast had evolved into Rank 2 and became the family's pillar of support. That was why he could act so brazenly.
Zu Can was furious, but he was clearly more composed than Zu Tianli had expected.
Faced with the provocation, Zu Can took a deep breath and said, "Second Uncle, Zu Xu has been going in and out of the east courtyard's beast pen for some time now. Are you aware of this?"
Zu Xu was Zu Tianli's son. The Zu family was now divided into three courtyards. The east courtyard was where Zu Tianhong's faction was located. Zu Can's sapphire turtle had always been kept in the east courtyard's beast pen.
Hearing this, Zu Tianli's expression immediately changed.
After all, Zu Can's words were too targeted. Although he didn't say it out loud, the meaning was clear.
Zu Can was referring to the poisoning of his sapphire turtle.
"Zu Can, what do you mean by that?" Zu Tianli narrowed his eyes, feeling slightly guilty.
Zu Can looked at the other man's expression and actually had the urge to expose their dirty deeds. However, Zu Tianhong had told him to let it go for now.
After all, they were family and shared the Zu surname. As the saying went, 'Don't wash your dirty linen in public'. This was considered giving the other man a chance.
But now that Zu Tianli was using his status to bully him, Zu Can couldn't tolerate it.
"Second Uncle, you know what I mean. There are some things that my father doesn't talk about, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know. Also, Grandfather once said that although the Zu family is divided into three courtyards, we're still one family. As a family, we mustn't go overboard."
"Insolence!" Zu Tianli was enraged.
If Zu Tianhong had said this, he could still tolerate it. After all, Zu Tianhong was his eldest brother. But Zu Can was his nephew, a junior who dared to talk back to him and even threaten him.
This immediately ignited Zu Tianli's anger.
He sneered, "Zu Can, who do you think you are? How dare you lecture me? Didn't you just want to talk about how your pet beast mysteriously contracted an illness recently? I know that you and your father are suspecting West Yard, me, and my son, Zu Xu. Fine, since you're suspecting us, show us evidence if you can. If you can't, then stop putting on an act here. "Zu Xu, Zu Xu, Zu Xu, and Zu Xu were the two of them. But you, on the other hand, acting so willfully today, using three thousand low-grade spirit stones from your family to spite others. I'm telling you, I'm going to talk to your father about this and see if he was the one who asked you to do this. How dare he let a young brat mess around? I think he's muddled. Sooner or later, the Zu family will fall in the hands of you father and son. "
Zu Can's eyes reddened. He was about to attack when someone shouted, "Can 'er, don't be rude."
He turned around and saw that it was Zu Tianhong.
At the sight of his father, Zu Can immediately behaved himself. Zu Tianli's eyelids twitched as he thought of a plan.
As the patriarch of the Zu family, Zu Tianhong had arranged for Zu Can to be the family's shopkeeper. Of course, he would secretly have someone follow Zu Can. In fact, when he ran into Zu Tianli, news had already been sent back. Zu Tianhong guessed that something bad was about to happen so he rushed over and happened to witness this scene.
If he had arrived a moment later, Zu Can and Zu Tianli would have already started fighting.
"Father!" Zu Can and Zu Yingying went up to greet him. Zu Tianli's eyes darted around and he immediately said, "Brother, you're here just in time. You saw how disrespectful your precious son is. Not only did he speak disrespectfully, he even tried to use violence. Is this how you've taught your son?"
He and Zu Tianhong had been fighting openly and covertly for a long time so this was the perfect opportunity to make things difficult for him.
After all, the fact that his son spent the family's money to spite others was his biggest weakness. Either Zu Tianhong punished Zu Can according to the ancestral rules or he would have to take responsibility and give up his position as patriarch.
Zu Can calmed down. He couldn't hold back his anger earlier. Now that he thought about it, Zu Tianli was just provoking him on purpose.
He was filled with regret.
Zu Tianhong patted Zu Can's shoulder and said, "Can 'er, no matter what, he's still your second uncle. You can't be rude and disrespectful!"
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