Your dad is shit.

"Who? Who dares to bid higher?!"

Murong Chong abruptly turned his head, his expression utterly enraged.

The Grey-robed Old Man beside him, and everyone else present, all turned to look.

Even the Auctioneer on stage cast his gaze over, dumbfounded.

At this moment,

everyone had only one thought in their minds: Who on earth had the guts to disrespect Murong Chong like this?

One had to know, Murong Chong was accustomed to lawlessness; he had been violent and narrow-minded since childhood.

Angering Murong Chong would likely not end well!

Gaze after gaze swept over, then all landed on Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming, who was being stared at by so many eyes, remained expressionless, completely at ease, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Through the discussions of others just now, Xiao Ming also knew Murong Chong's identity.

But so what?!

You, Murong Chong, may have a noble status, but I, Xiao Ming, am no slouch either!

I am a true disciple personally taken in by Li Changfeng, the Spirit Sword Sect Leader!

Your City Lord's Mansion's prestige can threaten ordinary cultivators, but don't think of showing off in front of me, Xiao Ming.

Let alone a mere Murong Chong; even if his father, Murong Ce, were here, Xiao Ming would not give him any face!

Everyone looked at Xiao Ming, then their gazes all converged on Murong Chong.

They were all waiting for Murong Chong's reaction.

Given Murong Chong's usual arrogant and overbearing personality, he would probably erupt directly, almost to the point of killing.

After all, in Qingfeng City, no one had ever dared to openly disrespect Murong Chong in front of so many people.

Indeed.

Murong Chong was so angry his eyes were about to split, and fire almost shot out of them.

"I bid ten thousand!" Murong Chong gritted his teeth and said.

"Twelve thousand!" Xiao Ming immediately raised the bid.

Whoosh!

The scene erupted in an uproar!

If Xiao Ming's first bid was a sign of disrespect towards Murong Chong, then his immediate second bid was a direct confrontation, an act of provocation against Murong Chong.

Things had escalated to this point, probably having nothing to do with the broken sword fragment anymore.

Murong Chong was someone who cared about his reputation.

He absolutely could not tolerate anyone openly provoking him!

Under the gaze of numerous eyes, Murong Chong 'whooshed' to his feet from his seat. His gaze was sinister, fixed intently on Xiao Ming, and he said in a harsh voice,

"Where did you come from, you dog?! How dare you snatch my treasure, Murong Chong's treasure!"

When mentioning his own name, Murong Chong deliberately raised his tone, afraid that Xiao Ming wouldn't know his identity.

"Where did I come from?" Xiao Ming turned to look at Murong Chong and said indifferently, "I am your father."

Whoosh!!

The scene erupted in another uproar!

Everyone, including Murong Chong, was stunned.

They stared blankly at Xiao Ming, simply unable to believe their ears!

What did this seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man just say?

He dared to say he was Murong Chong's father?

Oh my goodness!

Are young people nowadays all so fierce?

Provoking Murong Chong was one thing, but to openly insult Murong Chong and claim to be his father!

"It's over, this kid is completely finished," someone said, shaking his head with a sigh.

"Yes, insulting Murong Chong is insulting the entire Murong Family. If Murong Ce doesn't kill this kid, his prestige will definitely plummet. By then, there will be countless more taunts and discussions."

"What kind of death do you think this kid will have?"

"He'll probably be cut a thousand times, slowly tortured to death!" someone said with a sigh.

Just as everyone was discussing, Murong Chong and the Grey-robed Old Man beside him finally reacted.

"You scoundrel, you dare to curse me, you actually dare to curse me?!" Murong Chong trembled with rage, smoke almost rising from his head.

In his more than ten years of life, when had he ever suffered such an insult!

"So what if I cursed you? It's your own foul mouth, you cursed me first!" Xiao Ming scoffed and said, "Back in the day, your mother and I had a moment of passion on a rock outside the city, hehehe..."

"And then, you were born, my good son Murong Chong, why don't you hurry up and kneel down and call me Daddy?"

Xiao Ming continued to mock.

When it came to arguing, he had never lost!

Moreover, this matter was initiated by Murong Chong's provocation from the very beginning; if Murong Chong hadn't cursed him, Xiao Ming wouldn't have retaliated like this.

"Ah!! I'm going to explode with anger, I'm going to kill!" Murong Chong shouted upwards.

As he shouted, Murong Chong 'clanged' as he drew the long sword from his waist, preparing to slash at Xiao Ming.

Just then, the Auctioneer on the high platform frowned and shouted, "Stop! Fighting is strictly prohibited inside Golden Jade Tower. If you have a conflict, take it outside!"

Murong Chong, already in a state of extreme anger, became even more furious upon hearing this. He turned his sword and pointed it at the Auctioneer, cursing, "Even you, you dog, dare to stop me?!"

The Auctioneer, who had suffered an unprovoked attack, was also furious. He immediately turned and shouted to the backstage, "Someone, there's trouble!"

No sooner had the words fallen than a large group of Golden Jade Tower guards rushed onto the high platform.

The captain of the guard team, seeing Murong Chong in a furious state, couldn't help but be stunned.

Clearly, he also recognized Murong Chong.

"Young Master Murong, please put down your sword. Fighting is prohibited inside Golden Jade Tower!" the guard captain frowned and shouted.

"Do you know who I am?!" Murong Chong yelled, "My father is Murong Ce!"

"No, your father is me..." At this moment, Xiao Ming's voice, faint and ethereal, rang out.

Hearing this, Murong Chong became even more enraged.

And the guard captain who had just rushed up also looked at Xiao Ming with a bewildered expression, thinking, where did this weirdo come from, to insult Murong Chong so much?

No wonder Murong Chong was as furious as if his father had died.

The guard captain ignored Xiao Ming and instead looked at Murong Chong again, saying with a serious expression, "Young Master Murong, I'll warn you one more time: immediately put down the sword in your hand!"

"Otherwise, don't blame us for taking action against you!"

With that, the guard captain also stood ready to strike at any moment.

Murong Chong had never encountered anything like this before today. First, he was humiliated by Xiao Ming, then he received a warning from Golden Jade Tower. He felt his authority had been severely challenged.

No one took him seriously!

Just as Murong Chong was about to start cursing again, the Grey-robed Old Man beside him quickly whispered, "Young Master, you must calm down. Golden Jade Tower may not be much to fear, but their headquarters behind them is not something we can afford to provoke."

"More importantly, our target has never been Golden Jade Tower, but that reckless scoundrel kid."

Upon hearing this, Murong Chong managed to calm down somewhat.

He was always a bully who feared the strong; if he provoked Golden Jade Tower, he wouldn't fare well either.

The Grey-robed Old Man, however, looked coldly at Xiao Ming and said angrily, "My young master is the City Lord's most beloved and cherished son!"

"One could even say that my young master is the future City Lord of Qingfeng City!"

"Kid, you dare to provoke us? Do you know who our City Lord is?"

After a pause, the Grey-robed Old Man continued, "Our City Lord, Lord Murong Ce, is a peerless expert of the Divine Sea Realm Great Perfection, whose might shakes the region. He is just one step away from reaching the Yuqi Realm!"

"Where did you come from, you insignificant nobody, to provoke our Murong Family!"

After speaking, the Grey-robed Old Man glared at Xiao Ming with a condescending gaze, his expression utterly arrogant.

Everyone else also cast their gazes, converging on Xiao Ming.

The Grey-robed Old Man had already brought up Murong Ce; surely Xiao Ming would be scared now, right?

That was Murong Ce of the Divine Sea Realm Great Perfection!

Even if one hadn't heard of Murong Ce, upon hearing 'Divine Sea Realm Great Perfection,' they would surely be so terrified their legs would turn to jelly and they'd soil themselves!

Under the gaze of numerous eyes, Xiao Ming scoffed, and in a nonchalant tone, said indifferently, "Murong Ce? He's nothing!"