Guh Siqing clenched her fists tightly, listening to Guh Siqi adding fuel to the fire with his taunts and couldn’t help but become furious and lose her rationality. She summoned her Inner Breath and, with a sudden flash, quickened her pursuit of An Yiqing!
The unsuspecting An Yiqing, who walked ahead, felt a gust of strong wind assaulting her and the smile on her face instantly turned icy. She pushed An Zhihang and Zhang Yuksheng away from her and spun around, striking out with her palm to block Guh Siqing’s assault!
Guh Siqing was startled by the substantial Inner Breath of An Yiqing and stopped in her tracks, glaring at her coldly.
"Miss Guh, what do you mean by this?" An Yiqing’s gaze was cool and detached, her pair of merciless eyes captivating with an allure that seemed to see through people’s hearts.
Guh Siqing’s mind was in turmoil under the scrutiny of those clear eyes, and she rebuked coldly, "An Yiqing! Is this whole affair orchestrated by you from start to finish? First pretending to bid on the raw material to lure me into your trap, then maliciously driving up the price to force me to waste twenty million! And after that, scooping up my Glass-type Imperial Green for just two million! It’s all your conspiracy, isn’t it?"
"Miss Guh, watch your words!" Brother-obsessed An Zhihang stepped forward with a protective stride, shielding An Yiqing behind him. His eyes under the glasses were as menacing as a venomous snake’s as he spoke coldly, "Second Miss Guh, is this the unruly conduct the Guh Family is known for?"
"Hmph! Young Master An, you really have a clever sister here! So adept at playing mind games!" Guh Siqing raised her chin defiantly, her gaze towards An Yiqing openly contemptuous.
"Miss Guh!" An Yiqing stepped forward, blocking An Zhihang who was about to defend her. Her eyes fixed intently on Guh Siqing, her lips parted slightly, her voice pleasing yet powerful, "Miss Guh, if I recall correctly, when I was prepared to spend three hundred and fifty thousand on the raw material, it was you who swooped in halfway to snatch it from me. I only bid against you because I was unhappy. You even said that spending twenty million was a mere trifle for the Guh Family. How can you blame me for that? Are you implying I forced you to snatch the material from me?"
An Yiqing’s words were sound, and the surrounding onlookers who had come over upon hearing the commotion all nodded in agreement, casting odd looks at Guh Siqing.
Guh Siqing was choked by An Yiqing’s retort, losing face and shouted angrily, "An Yiqing! If you don’t cough up my twenty million and the Emperor Green today, don’t even think about leaving here!"
"Exactly!" Uncle Zhang, who had followed Guh Siqing, bellowed as he glared furiously at An Yiqing, "Girl! Return the twenty million and the Emperor Green back to us, all of it!"
An Yiqing looked icily at Guh Siqing and Uncle Zhang and scoffed, "So, your suggestion is that I pay the twenty million on your behalf, and then give you the Emperor Green for free?"
"Hmph! That piece of Emperor Green rightfully belongs to us! The twenty million was caused by your dissatisfaction in the bidding! Our Guh Family, showing great mercy, can waive the original price of three hundred and fifty thousand! The rest, you must spit out to the last penny!" Uncle Zhang glared coldly at An Yiqing, his voice booming like a bell-ring sound, carrying quite an air of old age and arrogance.
The comments of the master and servant left everyone present dumbstruck, finding it hard to believe that there could be people so utterly shameless and devoid of morals in this world! Is this truly the demeanor of an Ancient Martial Arts Family, or is it the beggar’s guild?
"You’re talking nonsense!" An Zhihang was nearly laughing out of anger due to Guh Siqing and Uncle Zhang, he shouted loudly and glared at them indignantly, "While my An Family may not be closely acquainted with the Guh Family, we’ve always believed you to be a reasonable and distinguished family. Yet here you are, nothing but a brood of irrational, lowlifes! You bring shame upon the name of Xuandu’s Five Great Families!"
Just as An Zhihang finished speaking, Uncle Zhang’s eyebrows furrowed in anger, and he roared out, shaking the eardrums of the crowd, "Audacity! A mere boy dares to be so insolent! I, as a senior, shall discipline you on behalf of An Muyun!"