Although Zu Tianhong sounded like he was reprimanding Lin Jin, he was obviously trying to minimize the problem.
Zu Tianli was enraged. Today, he finally got a hold of Lin Jin's weakness so how could he let it go so easily? With a menacing grin, he said, "Big Brother, Zu Can is your son. It's understandable that you're protecting him and I understand that. But as the current patriarch of the Zu family, you can't just consider yourself in every decision you make. You can't be too selfish. Just like how you entrusted the family's pet beast procurement to Zu Can just to earn some reputation for your son. Aren't you just messing around? He's just a young brat. If he messes up, the entire Zu family's interests will be at stake. "
The attack had begun.
The fact that Zu Can had bid in a fit of pique was his greatest weakness. Zu Tianli had made up his mind to deal a blow to Zu Tianhong's standing today.
Zu Tianhong remained calm. After listening, he turned to Zu Can. "Can'er, what do you say?"
With a serious expression, Zu Can said, "Although I'm young, I know the gravity of the situation. The purchase of pet beasts concerns the family's future. How could I, Zu Can, treat it like child's play?"
Zu Tianli immediately said, "So you know this concerns the family's future as well. Let me ask you, who was the one who bid in a fit of pique and spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a dying snake? If that's not child's play, then what is?"
Zu Tianhong had heard about the situation from his subordinates. Of course, it was only the gist of it. Now that he learned that his son had spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a pet beast, Zu Tianhong's heart skipped a beat.
He remembered that the budget he gave Zu Can was only two thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Did this kid really dare to act recklessly?
Truth be told, Zu Can couldn't explain himself. It was true that he bid in a bid and it was also true that he spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a problematic pet beast.
But Lin Jin was the one who asked him to do it.
He turned to look at Lin Jin and winked at him, implying, 'Big Brother, hurry up and say something.'
Lin Jin smiled. Knowing it was his turn, he stepped forward.
At the sight of Lin Jin, Zu Tianhong broke into a smile. Before Lin Jin could speak, he stepped forward and saluted him. "Appraiser Lin."
"Lord Zu!" Lin Jin returned the greeting.
The surrounding people were stunned and surprised. Although it was just a matter of who spoke first and who spoke later, there was a lot of knowledge in it.
Zu Tianhong was clearly showing great respect for Lin Jin, which was why he greeted him first.
However, the problem was that Zu Tianhong was the patriarch of the Zu family, and his status was extraordinary. Anyone who could command such respect from him was definitely no ordinary person.
Zu Tianli and the others were flabbergasted and confused. Little did they know that Zu Tianhong had witnessed Lin Jin's' capabilities' today.
Others might not be able to tell, but Zu Tianhong had a hunch that Wang Ji's downfall was due to Lin Jin's counterattack. Moreover, Lin Jin managed to pass the Rank 1 beast appraiser exam in just one day and advance to Rank 2. Considering Lin Jin's age, his future achievements were limitless. The Zu family might have to rely on Lin Jin's care in the future so of course, they had to be polite to him.
Zu Tianhong was a man of great foresight. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the current head of the Zu family.
"Lord Zu, I was the one who asked Zu Can to bid for the pet beast." Lin Jin took responsibility for the matter. This was his idea anyway so there was no need to hide it.
Just when everyone thought that Zu Tianhong would at least reveal an unhappy expression and a hint of suspicion, Zu Tianhong's subsequent reaction left them all dumbfounded.
Zu Tianhong laughed heartily and turned to the butler he brought with him. "Withdraw some silvers from the family's account and exchange them for spirit stones as soon as possible."
Having said that, he turned to Lin Jin and said, "Appraiser Lin, you can decide how you want to buy the pet beast. If you don't have enough spirit stones, I'll try to gather more."
Those who were familiar with Zu Tianhong gasped.
Had Zu Tianhong lost his mind?
Upon hearing that the other party had instructed Zu Can to spend three thousand low-tier spirit stones to buy a problematic serpent beast, not only did the other party not blame the other party, he didn't even show the slightest hint of doubt. Instead, he even gifted the other party the spirit stones and allowed the other party to make the decision.
Was this still the Zu Tianhong who was known for his prudence and steadiness?
Zu Tianli was the first to lose his temper.
"Brother, why are you messing around like Can'er? This Lin kid is so young. What does he know about beast appraising? Oh right, I haven't introduced him to you yet. This time, I spent a lot of money to invite Master Liao. With Master Liao around, there's no need for anyone else to interfere with our Zu family's purchases, "said Zu Tianli.
When Zu Tianhong saw the arrogant Master Liao, he merely saluted him as a show of respect. That was all.
Master Liao, who had always been proud and arrogant, couldn't tolerate this.
Zu Tianhong clearly thought that the Lin kid was more capable than him. If word got out, he would be in deep trouble.
He snorted coldly. "Looks like Patriarch Zu doesn't trust me. I didn't plan on coming out this time, but if it wasn't for Zu Tian's sincere invitation, I wouldn't have come even if I was given a mountain of gold and silver."
Having said that, he turned to Zu Tianli and said, "Mr. Zu, please speak. If you don't need me, I'll leave right away."
Zu Tianli quickly stopped him.
"Brother, Master Liao is an expert. As the Lord of the family, how can you be so rude? I'll definitely report this to the elders and uncles in the family when I get back. Let's see how you explain this to them. "
Having said that, Zu Tianli suddenly recalled the bet they made earlier. An idea popped into his head and he blurted out, "Whoever has the ability to do so will have a showdown. Let's see the pet beasts we've bought later. Then, it'll be clear who's the expert and who's the swindler."
Just then, the third round of pet beast auctions began.
Many new beast cages were brought up to the stage.
Zu Tianli scoffed and went off to pick another pet beast with Master Liao. They had made up their minds to take Zu Tianhong down a notch today and make him suffer a huge setback.
Speaking of which, Zu Tianli was overjoyed. Zu Tianhong's visit today was equivalent to him personally taking part in the battle. As long as Master Liao could defeat that Lin kid, Zu Tianhong would have to face the consequences of trusting someone else and causing the family to suffer huge losses.
When that happened, Zu Tianli just had to pull some strings and he could definitely make Zu Tianhong suffer.
"Master Liao, I'm counting on you for this," Zu Tianli suddenly said.
Master Liao was brimming with confidence. "Don't worry about this, Zu Tiansheng. That snake beast they bought is already destined to fail."
On the other hand, Zu Tianhong displayed his absolute trust in Lin Jin.
Although this was his first time meeting Lin Jin, Zu Tianhong was a charismatic man and he believed in his own judgment.
During the third round of the auction, Lin Jin circled around but didn't bid again.
The reason was simple. If he were to bid again, the pet beasts in the third round would all be expensive. Some of them had a starting price of one thousand low-grade spirit stones while others could only be settled with intermediate-grade spirit stones.
By then, there would definitely be more bidders. Even if he bought the pet beast, it wouldn't be worth it.
Most importantly, in Lin Jin's opinion, none of the subsequent pet beasts could compare to the snake he had Zu Can buy. Hence, there was no point in buying anything in the third round.
On the other side, Zu Tianli spent five thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a horned lion. The competition for this pet beast was fierce because it was obviously a rare beast with a hidden bloodline and extraordinary potential.
Finally, Zu Tianli and Master Liao bought three pet beasts while Zu Can and Lin Jin only bought one.
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