177: Chapter 177 This stone, is it really poisonous?!

Su Yun looked at him.

"Don't believe me?"

"Then touch it with your hand."

"See if this treasure can extend your life."

Su Yun directly used a provocation tactic.

For dealing with brainless second-generation rich kids like this, this trick worked best.

As long as you provoke them slightly, they will jump into the pit themselves.

Provoked by Su Yun, Chu Tianjiao's temper immediately flared up.

"Fine, I'll touch it!"

"Today, this young master will show you whether there's really a problem with this stone!"

"If there's nothing wrong with it, you will immediately kowtow and apologize to me!"

He stretched out his right hand and reached directly for the black stone in the tray.

Nearby, Wu Yifei was still howling like a banshee.

Everyone else stared at Chu Tianjiao's hand.

Chu Tianjiao's fingers touched the surface of the stone.

At the very moment of contact.

A sudden change occurred.

A layer of black liquid suddenly seeped from the originally shriveled and rough surface of the stone.

This liquid was extremely viscous and emitted a nauseating stench.

It was just like rotting meat that had been left out for months.

The black liquid stuck directly to Chu Tianjiao's fingers.

It seemed to have a life of its own, burrowing into his skin.

"Ah!"

Chu Tianjiao let out a shrill scream.

He recoiled his hand as if electrocuted.

He staggered backward, knocking over the chair behind him.

He fell to the ground, holding up his right hand.

His voice cracked from screaming.

The people at the main table all crowded around to look.

After just one glance, several second-generation rich kids started retching.

"Ugh!"

"What is that smell?!"

The three fingers that Chu Tianjiao had used to touch the stone.

A dense row of soybean-sized blisters had broken out on them.

The blisters burst rapidly, oozing yellowish-black pus.

The skin began to fester at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Even the raw flesh underneath was exposed.

The stench became even more intense.

"My hand! It hurts so much!"

"Help me!"

Chu Tianjiao rolled on the ground in agony.

That piercing pain was like someone pinching his flesh with red-hot iron tongs.

Now he finally knew that Su Yun hadn't lied to him.

This stone was truly toxic!

And the toxicity was terrifying!

...

The others in the banquet hall were also drawn by the commotion over here.

Everyone stood up to look.

Before they could figure out what was happening.

The huge crystal chandelier at the top of the hall suddenly began to flicker violently.

The "buzzing" sound of electricity was particularly harsh in the empty hall.

The lights flickered on and off.

The entire banquet hall fell into a panic.

Immediately after, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

A cold wind blew in from who knows where.

It felt chilly when it blew on people.

The wealthy businessmen and socialites present, dressed in thin evening wear, were all shivering with cold.

Some even wrapped their arms around themselves and rubbed them.

"What's going on? Is the air conditioning broken?"

"Why is this wind so eerie? It's blowing so hard my bones ache!"

The crowd began to stir.

Some were already preparing to run towards the door.

Su Yun sat in his chair, his gaze extremely calm.

The Life-Stealing Evil Array was fully operational.

The formation eye was activated, and the grand formation began to frantically absorb the life fortune of the living.

This sinister wind was a byproduct of the grand formation extracting Yang energy.

If ordinary people were exposed to this sinister wind for too long, they would definitely fall seriously ill afterward.

Su Yun did not hesitate at all.

He reached directly into his bosom and pulled out a yellow talisman paper.

This was the Peace Talisman he had just drawn yesterday.

Su Yun flicked his wrist.

With a "slap" sound.

He firmly stuck the Peace Talisman onto the back of Zhao Donghai's chair.

At the very second the talisman was stuck on.

An invisible sinister wind happened to swirl around the main table.

The sinister wind, carrying extreme corrosiveness, headed straight for the living people at the table.

But the Peace Talisman immediately took effect.

A circle of pale golden halo lit up on the surface of the talisman.

The halo formed a hemispherical protective shield, completely enveloping the three of them—Zhao Donghai, Zhao Xiaoman, and Su Yun.

The sinister wind hit the golden halo, making a "hissing" sound.

It was like cold water splashed into a hot wok of oil.

The sinister wind was completely blocked outside and couldn't get close to them at all.

Zhao Donghai only felt that the surrounding cold air had dissipated all at once.

His body returned to warmth.

Looking at the glowing talisman on the back of the chair, his eyes almost popped out.

He had lived for more than half his life, when had he ever seen such a scene!

This Su Yun was simply an immortal descended to earth!

Zhao Xiaoman gripped Su Yun's arm tightly, looking at the scene outside.

Except for the three of them, the others at the main table were out of luck.

Those few second-generation rich kids had their faces turned blue and their lips shivering from the sinister wind.

Chu Tianjiao on the ground was even more miserable.

Not only were his fingers festering, but now even breathing had become extremely difficult for him.

He curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp.

The auctioneer on the stage had long since been scared silly.

He had even thrown away his wooden gavel and was cowering behind the display stand, trembling.

As for that old man in the Daoist robe, he had disappeared without a trace at some point.

Ma Tengfei stood not far away, his face so gloomy it seemed like it was about to drip water.

He had calculated everything, but he hadn't counted on that kid Su Yun actually being an expert!

Su Yun had not only seen through the details of the Extreme Yin Bloodthirsty Stone at a glance.

But he also publicly provoked Chu Tianjiao, exposing the corpse poison of this stone directly in front of everyone!

Now the entire banquet hall was in chaos.

The operation of the grand formation was also severely disrupted.

Ma Tengfei knew he couldn't wait any longer.

If this continued, the secret of his Life-Stealing Evil Array would definitely be spilled by Su Yun.

He stood up directly and walked quickly off the stage.

He waved to a few security guards in the corner.

Those two security guards were obviously prepared long ago.

They were wearing heavy gas masks on their heads.

They were carrying a silvery-white biochemical sealed box in their hands.

The two of them ran quickly to the main table.

They didn't even glance at Chu Tianjiao on the ground.

They directly opened the sealed box and used special long-handled tongs to pick up the stone in the tray that was still oozing black liquid.

With a "click" sound.

The stone was thrown into the sealed box.

The box was quickly locked shut.

Those two security guards wearing gas masks directly picked up the box.

Without staying for even a second, they turned around and sprinted towards the backstage area.

The posture looked exactly as if there was a time bomb in the box.

Ma Tengfei stood on the main stage and picked up the microphone.

The gloom on his face had been completely put away.

He put on an expression of deep remorse and extreme apology.

"Distinguished guests, I am truly sorry."

"We just conducted an emergency investigation, and it turns out there was a technical malfunction with the backstage equipment."

"The air conditioning system's pipes aged and short-circuited, leaking some industrial refrigerant."

"The injury on Young Master Chu's hand was just a severe allergic reaction to that refrigerant."

"Please, everyone, do not panic!"

Ma Tengfei's voice echoed through the hall via the loudspeaker.

He made up this story extremely smoothly.

"I will take full responsibility for Young Master Chu's medical expenses, and I will personally go to the Chu family to apologize later."

"To ensure everyone's personal safety, tonight's charity auction must end early."

"Please leave in an orderly manner; I have already arranged the shuttle vehicles outside."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The originally panicked wealthy businessmen and socialites in the hall patted their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was just the air conditioner leaking refrigerant.

As long as it wasn't some infectious disease or toxic gas, it was fine.

These people were used to being pampered, and what they feared most was death.

Hearing that they could leave, everyone lost the urge to watch the drama and hurriedly turned around, rushing towards the main entrance.

Wu Yifei held his still-bleeding arm, not even caring about his agent, and ran faster than a rabbit.

Chu Tianjiao was still rolling on the ground, unable to even speak from the pain.

The two second-generation rich kids at the same table pinched their noses in disgust, forcibly hoisted him up from the ground, and dragged him out.

Just when the crowd was about to reach the main entrance of the banquet hall.

A sudden change occurred.

"Clang!"

A deafening loud noise crashed down from above.

Above the main entrance of the hall, a steel explosion-proof rolling shutter door, over a dozen centimeters thick, descended directly without any warning.

The steel door, weighing several tons, slammed heavily onto the granite floor.

The entire floor of the banquet hall shook violently.

The few bosses walking in front were almost crushed by the steel door; scared, they retreated repeatedly and sat down on the floor with a thud.

Immediately after.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The side doors, back doors, and even the emergency exits around the hall.

All the doors descended with extremely heavy explosion-proof steel doors at the same time.

The sound of the door locks locking tightly echoed throughout the hall.

The entire huge banquet hall was directly sealed into an iron bucket from which not even a fly could fly out.

The huge crystal chandelier at the top of the hall went out completely.

Only a few dim red emergency lights on the surrounding walls remained lit.

The entire space suddenly became eerie and terrifying.