Chapter 625: Borrowing Money Translator: Timothy_ Editor: GlobeGlotter

The formally dressed woman held up the box and opened it, saying, “This is a milky white stone; one can feel its spiritual properties when holding it. The Chinese call it a chi stone. It’s very helpful for those cultivating ancient martial arts and mutant powers. If you don’t cultivate, wearing it will make you very healthy.”

The stone emitted a faint white aura, showing its extraordinary properties. It was even prettier than white jade.

“The starting bid is 50 million, and each increment must be no lower than 1 million.” The scene fell silent.

The rock looked good, but the price was absurd. Fifty million wasn’t much to many there, but it was no small sum. Was it worth buying a rock for that much money?

Still, some people didn’t mind.

“100 million.”

Almost everyone looked at the bidder. It was the man who bought the Gu bug. His bleak outlook intimidated those around him; no one dared bid against him.

His bid of 100 million implied that competition meant enmity. No one wanted to antagonize such a scary man over a seemingly unimportant rock.

No one would dare act violently during the auction, but that wasn’t guaranteed afterward.

“100 million going once!”

“100 million going twice—is no one else going to bid?” The auctioneer was helpless. The owner had promised a heavenly price, yet it stopped at 100 million.

But she couldn’t challenge the man. Everyone knew he was intimidating, though he hadn’t explicitly threatened anyone.

“How much per increment again?” a voice suddenly cut through the silence.

Shen Qianqian noticed a bearded man with a knife scar beside her.

It was Ye Mo. He felt lucky; without the faint spiritual chi emitted by the rock, he would have taken longer to find the place.

He had planned on finding the Five Element Rock first, but now he needed this spirit stone.

Everyone heard Ye Mo's sudden voice, but no one believed he had just arrived—it seemed impossible.

“One million,” Shen Qianqian replied.

“Then I’ll bid 110 million,” Ye Mo said.

The woman smiled. “Sir, please have a seat and use the device on your chair to bid.”

Noticing Ye Mo’s poor English, Shen Qianqian said, “There’s an empty seat here. Sit down and use the device to bid.”

She couldn’t understand how the bearded man had arrived, but she had a photographic memory, and she hadn’t seen him before. Surely he hadn’t just arrived?

Ye Mo felt awkward. He’d been too excited. He’d come for the Five Element Rock, but found spirit stones as well—he was incredibly lucky!

Ye Mo sat and made his bid. Competing with the bleak man for the spirit stone immediately caught everyone's attention.

The man sneered and bid 120 million without hesitation.

Ye Mo wanted to continue bidding, but Shen Qianqian said, “If the stone isn’t extremely important, I suggest you don’t bid further. That man is dangerous.”

Ye Mo scanned Shen Qianqian. She wore a facemask, but he didn’t even look at her face. He was focused on getting the spirit stone, regardless of the bleak man.

“130 million.” Ye Mo’s bid highlighted the chi stone’s extraordinary nature. Otherwise, two people wouldn’t be spending so much to compete.

The bleak man stopped bidding. He coldly glanced at Ye Mo and remained silent.

The girl approached Ye Mo, requesting immediate payment. Ye Mo realized he’d left his card behind. He had 700 million in cash, but couldn't produce such a large sum.

Everyone noticed Ye Mo’s expression. The bleak man sneered, “You’re not here to cause trouble, are you? You bid but don’t have the money? Hmpf!”

He knew the auction holder would deal with Ye Mo.

Even Shen Qianqian looked worried. Causing trouble there could cost him his life. Guns were everywhere.

Ye Mo awkwardly addressed the crowd, “Who can lend me 130 million? I promise to repay it quickly.”

He didn’t want to ask Xu Yuehua; some governments monitored their account, and a transfer from Xu Yuehua would reveal Luo Yue’s purchase.

More importantly, Luo Yue's money was part of national reserves; using it for private purposes would be inappropriate.

His words silenced the crowd, followed by hushed discussions. Elsewhere, this might be humorous, but here, it was life-threatening.

Armored soldiers entered the scene.

While Ye Mo could simply take the stone and leave, it would be embarrassing—essentially robbery.

No one, including Shen Qianqian, wanted to lend Ye Mo the money. This was 100 million USD, after all.

Ye Mo didn’t want to fight; he hadn’t found the Five Element Rock yet.

He sensed Shen Qianqian was approachable. “Miss, if you lend me 150 million, I promise to repay 200 million.”

Seeing the sincerity in Ye Mo’s eyes, Shen Qianqian gently explained, “I’m sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to, but we’ve never met, and I don’t have much money. I need it for pills, so I can’t lend it to you now.”

She’d saved roughly 200 million USD after years of hard work; she couldn’t lend it to a random bearded man.

Her words were clear, but Ye Mo, without much thought, asked, “What pills do you need? Perhaps I have some.”