Ch. 1321..1330
Chapter 1321
After that, the old man took in a breath of cold air and gulped...
How could this happen? How could he have misjudged it?
Many people in the room were also dumbfounded...
After a few seconds of silence, everyone soon began discussing among themselves—
"What's going on? He should've chosen not to continue opening it... That way, he could still earn quite a bit of profit with it..."
"Yeah, it's such a huge loss. If only he'd known. He should've listened to Xyla Quest."
"If I were him, I'd feel remorseful that I might just die... Thank goodness I didn't continue bidding. Otherwise, I would be the one suffering now..."
On stage, Xavier York didn't say anything. Instead, he quickly fixed his gaze on Xyla Quest's face.
He never expected Xyla to be right.
Xavier had previously heard about how Xyla made a considerable profit from another original jade rock auction.
However, back then, he thought that Xyla probably only knew very little. She only succeeded because of her great luck.
Now, it seemed that she knew more than just a little.
Xyla said that this was based on her instincts, but Xavier didn't believe it at all.
He believed that she must have had a secret technique!
When Xavier thought of what he said earlier, he felt genuinely embarrassed.
When Xyla slowly shifted her gaze to Xavier, she saw that Xavier was looking at her.
Apart from a look of admiration in his eyes, he also seemed incomparably shocked...
Xyla merely smiled. She still seemed calm.
Xavier subconsciously smiled at her too. After that, he turned around and looked at the old man next to him. "Would you like to continue cutting the other half of the rock?"
The old man, who was still depressed, decisively nodded his head. "Of course, we'll cut it... This half didn't work... The other half must work..."
Xavier immediately looked at the old man and advised him kindly. "I suggest that you don't cut it... If you keep cutting it, the risks are too great. On the other hand, if you don't continue, you can still sell this piece off at a high price... It'll recover some of your losses..."
Xavier was beginning to trust Xyla. He hoped this old man would stop cutting the rock...
"No... We must proceed... I still believe in my judgment... This half will surely be different!" The old man said confidently.
His intuition told him that the other half was undoubtedly good stuff.
He refused to believe that Xyla could be 100% accurate...
Moreover, he didn't believe that his luck was this terrible...
Xyla couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the old man. Instead, she silently poured herself a cup of tea and elegantly sipped at it. She seemed completely at ease.
Meanwhile, everyone in the room felt anxious for the old man.
They all shifted their gaze to the other half of the original jade rock.
"I think... Since Mr. York has already said so, just leave it. Don't cut the other half that hasn't been cut yet..."
"Yeah. Just like what Mr. York said, if you don't cut it open, you can still sell it at a good price based on this surface..."
"Yeah, yeah... If you continue cutting it, what if the other half turns out to be a piece of trash too? You'll only suffer greater losses..."
Many people below the stage couldn't resist speaking up to advise the old man against his action.
Xyla didn't say anything. Instead, she continued to drink her tea. In fact, she did not even look up once.
She knew that this old man wouldn't listen to anybody.
This old man was a stubborn man.
"Just because one half of it is trash, it doesn't mean the entire piece is trash... Are you all blind?" The old man became even more agitated.
Chapter 1322
Chapter 1322
The old man was already very upset because one-half of the original jade rock turned out to be trash.
Now, this group of people was still getting on his nerves. He felt extremely annoyed!
Xyla Quest had already anticipated the old man's attitude.
She still didn't look up. Instead, she slowly put down the cup of tea in her hands. After that, she gently circled her finger around the edge of the teacup.
After that, the old man looked at Xavier York. "Continue cutting it open... I don't believe in superstitions! I also refuse to believe that someone in this room is 100% accurate." After saying that, he turned to look at Xyla coldly once again...
When Xyla unintentionally looked up, she happened to see the old man looking at her.
She still didn't respond.
Instead, she elegantly leaned against the chair behind her as she silently looked at the uncut half of the original jade rock.
Silently, she waited for Xavier to switch on the cutting machine.
Xavier helplessly glanced at the old man. After that, he quickly placed the other half of the original jade rock on the cutting machine. "How would you like it cut?"
"Naturally, we'll do it the same way as we did before..." The old man said.
Xavier then picked up a black marker pen and quickly drew a line down the center of the other half of the original jade rock. After that, he switched on the cutting machine and carefully held the original jade rock by its edge as he started cutting it...
Everyone below the stage held their breath once again as they looked at the large screen.
Everyone was looking forward to the results from this cutting process.
Xavier was also looking forward to it.
The old man was even more anxious.
He didn't even dare to make a sound, and his eyes were fixed on the half piece of original jade rock...
Soon, the other half of the original jade rock was completely cut.
Xavier carefully pulled the two cut surfaces apart.
This time...
Like the one before, there was nothing inside...
The old man was thoroughly dumbfounded.
The people who still anticipated the results below the stage couldn't resist rolling their eyes at the old man. Suddenly, everyone started speaking loudly.
"Do you see that? Here's someone who doesn't listen to the kind advice of others and ends up suffering..." "Thankfully, I don't have that much money. Otherwise, I would end up like him."
"When Xyla first said this object wasn't good, I really thought she had misjudged it this time..."
"I'm feeling dizzy... This old man is done for. 180 million dollars has gone down the drain."
"Haha. Not exactly, right? He can't at least make a few rings out of it, can't he? Can't he still earn earn million?"
“Hahaha... What's ten million compared to 180 million?"
The old man could hear every comment coming from below the stage.
Instantly, he felt even more humiliated...
It felt like everyone's gaze around him was like hot iron...
Their gazes made his skin burn all over his body.
He recalled how he acted arrogantly in front of Xyla. He truly wished he could burrow his way into a hole somewhere.
In fact, he was too embarrassed to look up at Xyla's face.
If he had known this would happen, he would've listened to Xyla.
In that case, if he had taken the item away and sold it off, not only would he not have to lose any money, but he might have even earned a profit...
Although it wasn't likely for him to make a lot of profit, it'd still be better than losing so much money like what was happening now!
'D*mn. I'm such an idiot!' The old man cursed at himself in his heart.
When Xyla saw his facial expression, she helplessly shook her head.
Many people fail due to their ignorance.
Xyla wanted to maintain her indifference toward incidents like this.
"Kiddo... Tell us how you managed to tell that this material was no good?" Xavier couldn't resist asking.
He truly felt extremely curious about Xyla right now.
Chapter 1323
Chapter 1323
Xyla Quest was very young. How was she this amazing?
Other people also shifted their gaze to Xyla.
Everyone's eyes filled with approval and admiration.
However, Xyla shrugged nonchalantly. "I said it before. It's just intuition..."
"Impossible..." Xavier York said.
Xyla laughed again. "It really is..."
"There must be some secret technique that you're unwilling to tell us. If it's only intuition, then you're too amazing..." Xavier said.
Xyla's smile widened. "What secret technique could I possibly have? It's just luck," she said.
"Luck is a kind of talent, too," Xavier said.
Regardless of what Xyla said, Xavier refused to believe that Xyla depended only on luck...
Xyla must have a secret technique.
She must have!
Xavier needed to find out.
Meanwhile, the old man was now like a mute.
Apart from lowering his head as he repeatedly wiped the cold sweat off his face, he didn't do anything else.
After losing so much money, he was really about to go mad!
"Sir... What would you like to do with this now?" The beautiful auctioneer asked after carefully walking close to him. The old man wiped the cold sweat off his face again. "Leave it backstage. I'll take it with me later..." He then said.
After saying that, the old man kept his head lowered as he ran off the stage.
When he passed by Xyla, his head hung even lower. He had a guilty expression on his face.
Xyla didn't even look at him. Instead, she continued to silently look at the stage as she waited for the next auction item to be brought out. Xavier also quickly got off the stage.
With a heart full of admiration, Xavier quickly sat next to Xyla. "Tell me, what's the secret technique? Kiddo?" he asked Xyla softly. However, Xyla continued smiling. "There really isn't a secret technique. It's all intuition..."
Xavier let out a long sigh after seeing that Xyla still refused to tell him. "Fine, fine. Since you won't tell me, forget it..."
Xyla didn't say anything further. Instead, she slowly picked up the teapot in front of her and carefully poured Xavier a cup of tea.
The old man silently sat down right then.
The people around him were still pointing at him from behind as they talked about and mocked him.
He still hadn't lifted his head.
Soon, employees removed everything on the stage...
After the auction stage had been emptied, the beautiful auctioneer started speaking again. "Alright. Next, please allow me to present the next auction item...” Many objects were brought onto the stage one after another.
There were original jade rocks and various fake antique items.
Xyla wasn't interested at all...
Before she realized it, the auction had come to an end.
Xyla didn't acquire anything, and neither did Xavier, who was next to her.
After the two glanced at each other, they shrugged helplessly at the same time. They stood up and walked out with the crowd...
The twelve bodyguards that accompanied Xyla carefully protected Xyla and Xavier throughout the entire process.
Despite the crowd, nobody could squeeze up against her.
Xyla was like a little princess amidst the crowd. She was protected by everyone else.
When Xyla walked out of the auction venue, she saw someone kneeling in front of the entrance with a make-shift stall.
There were all sorts of antique jade items in the stall...
Xyla subconsciously looked at those objects...
Soon, she discovered something new...
Chapter 1324
Chapter 1324
Xyla Quest saw a rock with a height and width of approximately one meter positioned next to the stall.
There were scattered horsetail pines all over the original jade rock.
From its exterior, it looked like the quality of the content wouldn't be very good.
However, Xyla had previously come across original jade rocks with terrible exteriors but were filled with glassy imperial green jade on the inside.
Hence, she subconsciously activated her X-ray vision...
Within a few seconds, she was able to see through the original jade rock's surface. Her vision pierced the deepest part of the rock.
The scene that came into sight shocked Xyla tremendously.
There wasn't any green jade inside, but there was the complete skeleton of an animal.
Upon a closer look, she realized that this was a dinosaur fossil!
Meanwhile, this object before her eyes was a rare, complete dinosaur fossil stone!
Xyla never would've expected an ordinary rock like this to contain a dinosaur fossil!
One ought to know that the price of a complete dinosaur fossil was very high!
It cost at least a few ten million...
Fortune favored Xyla once again, and she was pleasantly surprised by it.
Sensing that Xyla was staring at the rock, Xavier became curious. "Kiddo, that piece of rock isn't nice to look at... I can tell that it's a low-quality rock..." He said.
"It's used to trick fools," Xavier added.
However, Xyla simply laughed. After that, she shifted her gaze to the stall owner.
The stall owner was a young man in his thirties. He had a long ponytail, and he was wearing a white robe that gave off a traditional vibe.
Xyla pointed at the rock. "How much is this?"
When the stall owner heard Xyla, he immediately felt happy. "This is a huge original jade rock. I can guarantee that it is of high quality. If you want it, I can sell it to you for 100,000 dollars..." He said excitedly. With that, the stall owner joyfully extended all ten of his fingers.
His gaze never left Xyla's face, and there was a curious look in his eyes. He seemed afraid that Xyla might choose not to buy it and leave.
Xavier took another deep look at the huge rock. After that, he patted Xyla gently on her shoulder. "Let's go... Stop looking at it...
"I wouldn't buy this material for a thousand dollars..." Xavier added.
The two standing in front of the stall immediately attracted a lot of onlookers.
Many people were confused by why Xyla was asking about the lousy rock.
However, Xyla gently smiled at Xavier who was next to her. She then looked at the stall owner. "Sure... 100,000 dollars it is..."
When the stall owner heard this, he instantly felt joy in his heart...
Meanwhile, Xavier couldn't bear looking at this anymore. He politely grabbed Xyla by her arm and tried to pull her away from the crowd. "Don't buy it... This thing really isn't good..."
"No... Don't leave... This is good stuff... You'll regret it if you miss it," the stall owner said urgently.
He had waited so long for a fool to fall for it, and he refused to let this opportunity go so easily.
Initially, Xavier wanted to quickly lead Xyla away.
However, after taking a few steps, Xyla came to a halt and turned around to look at the stall owner. "Deal..."
When the stall owner heard this, he instantly slapped himself on the thighs. "You said it yourself. You can't regret it later..."
At this moment, the stall owner was feeling ecstatic.
He had randomly found this lousy rock somewhere on a mountain.
As its quality seemed terrible, he decided to put it on display at his stall...
He'd already placed it here for an entire year, but nobody had set eyes on it.
Today, it finally happened...
When he mentioned 100,000 dollars in the beginning, he was expecting Xyla to bargain with him...
Chapter 1325
Chapter 1325
For example, Xyla Quest might have asked for it at 50,000 or 10,000 dollars...
However, she didn't try to bargain at all.
Now, the stall owner was already entirely certain that he had bumped into a dumb person with a lot of money.
He liked this kind of people the most.
When Xavier York heard this, he instantly inhaled sharply. After that, his face turned solemn. "No... Why won't you listen to me? Kiddo..."
People around Xyla also took in a breath of cold air. None of them could understand why Xyla would spend 100,000 dollars on the lousy piece of rock...
At one glance, that rock seemed low-quality.
There was no point in opening it at all.
"Why do I feel that Xyla really has misjudged it this time?"
"So what? 100,000 dollars is nothing to her. It's just some spare change to her."
"It's normal for her to misjudge things. Nobody can always be right..."
"Yeah. Sometimes, luck doesn't always side with the same person..."
People around Xyla started talking.
Although Xyla heard what everyone was saying, she didn't feel anything on the inside.
She had heard a lot of things like this before.
Hence, she had gotten numb to it since long ago.
Xyla merely looked around calmly. After that, she shifted her gaze back to the stall owner...
After looking hard at the man, she decisively took out a check worth 100,000 dollars from her purse and handed it over to him. "Here you go, 100,000 dollars..."
The stall owner was utterly stunned when he was offered the check.
He couldn't help but ponder in his heart. 'I'm way too lucky. It's possible to bump into all sorts of fools by just staying alive.'
Xavier was also very confused by Xyla's behavior.
However, since Xyla had already made the purchase, he didn't say anything further.
The stall owner happily chucked the check into his fanny pack. After that, he looked passionately at Xyla. "Pretty girl, what are you going to do with this original jade rock? Will you bring it home, or should I help you take it back?"
"I can do it myself..." Xyla said.
With that, Xyla turned to look at Xavier. "Mr. York, I saw that your rock cutting skill was pretty good... Can you help me out?"
Xyla was very confident in Xavier's skills. After all, she personally saw him doing it.
Xavier helplessly nodded. "Sure... Let's go back to the auction house... We'll borrow their cutting machine."
"Hmm, okay..." Xyla smiled.
The number of people gathered around to watch the show increased even further.
Everyone had a look of confusion in their eyes when they looked at Xyla.
"Ms. Quest, I'm not trying to annoy you, but this rock really looks terrible."
"Yeah... If I were you, I wouldn't buy it..."
The people around Xyla started talking again.
However, Xyla simply smiled and looked at the crowd behind her. "I know what I'm doing..."
When people heard this, many of them stopped talking.
Instead, they silently criticized her in their hearts.
In everyone's eyes, Xyla was now over-confident.
Many people felt that Xyla was too arrogant...
"I'll go inside to get some help... Wait for me out here," Xavier looked at over ten of Xyla's bodyguards and said.
The group of bodyguards nodded respectfully.
Chapter 1326
Chapter 1326
After that, Xavier York looked deeply at Xyla Quest and sighed. He went into the auction house and asked the three male employees dressed in tuxedo suits to come out and help move the rock... Right after that, Xyla Quest's bodyguards and the three employees from the auction house worked together to move the rock into the auction house.
Finally, they placed the rock horizontally on the cutting machine in the center of the auction stage.
After putting it down, Xyla, Xavier, and the group of onlookers entered the auction hall together.
Many people sat down at their respective tables.
Meanwhile, Xyla followed Xavier onto the auction stage...
Xyla glanced at the rock. After that, she borrowed a marker pen from Xavier...
Right after that, she quickly activated her X-ray vision. She then carefully drew a long, black line on the longer side of the rock according to what she saw... This line could perfectly split the rock into half from the center...
If the cutting was done precisely, not only could it completely display the dinosaur fossil inside, but it would also not harm it at all.
After making sure nothing was wrong, Xyla slowly put the lid on the marker pen and returned the pen to Xavier with both hands. "Sorry for the trouble, Mr. York..."
Xavier quickly put the pen in the pocket of his trouser. After that, he sighed helplessly and shook his head. "Kiddo, you really are stubborn... Promise me that if nothing comes out later, you won't feel sad..." Xyla gently nodded. "Hmm, alright..."
How could nothing come out of this? Later, she would give everyone a massive surprise once the rock was cut.
As she already knew the outcome, Xyla wasn't feeling any emotion apart from excitement.
"I bet she's going to be dumbfounded once the rock is opened..."
"Isn't it easier to cut this thing open from the middle? Wouldn't it be a lot of trouble to cut it like this?"
"I'm not sure... All I know is that she's going to be disappointed later."
The crowd off stage that was waiting for the show to unfold talked amongst themselves.
Everyone had a confident look in their eyes.
Right then, there was a huge crowd in the hall.
Most of the people who participated in the auction stayed behind.
With all the noises, the whole world descended into a chaotic mess.
Xyla could clearly hear what everyone was saying, but she didn't want to care at all.
She was only focused on the rock on the cutting machine.
The employees thoughtfully turned on the large screen and displayed the footage of the cutting machine on the large screen... The crowd could see what was on the auction stage unusually clearly.
Next, Xavier turned on the cutting machine.
He carefully started to cut the huge rock according to the line Xyla had drawn...
Due to how heavy the rock was, Xyla and the employees all stood next to Xavier and helped by holding the edge of the rock...
During this period, Xyla kept her X-ray vision activated...
Based on what Xyla saw, she started instructing Xavier how to proceed next to him.
Under her guidance, the huge rock was soon cut into two halves...
Once the cutting was complete, Xavier and the others placed the two cut surfaces on the ground.
One side of the cut surfaces had nothing, while the other side of the cut surfaces contained a complete dinosaur fossil...
The length of the dinosaur's skeleton was only approximately one centimeter apart from the length of the rock. Meanwhile, its width was also only one centimeter apart from the width of the rock...
Chapter 1327
Chapter 1327
This scene instantly petrified everyone in the hall...
Everyone's eyes subconsciously widened as they held their breaths, including Xavier York and the people on stage and the people off stage.
The entire world suddenly became quiet.
It was pin-drop silence.
"Oh my god... There's a dinosaur fossil inside this thing?"
"Who could've imagined this? This thing doesn't contain jade! But it contains a dinosaur fossil!"
"A perfect dinosaur fossil like this is worth at least a few ten million dollars!"
"What's it like to be the luckiest person alive? I think Xyla would know. Oh my god! I feel embarrassed and dizzy."
"If I'd known earlier, I would've bought it..."
After the people below the stage were stunned for a few seconds, they all started discussing among themselves.
Right then, everyone was extremely excited.
Meanwhile, Xyla was also feeling extremely satisfied as she looked at such a perfect rock.
Xavier, who was next to her, looked at the dinosaur fossil on the cut surface with a stunned expression. "Kiddo, were you able to tell that this might be a fossil rock long ago?" "No..." Xyla shook her head.
Xavier was shocked. "In that case, why did you insist on buying this rock?"
Naturally, Xyla couldn't tell the truth. Hence, she casually came up with a reason. "I bought it because I feel that there might be good jade inside this rock...
"That's because I've once acquired high-class glassy imperial green jade from an original jade rock that didn't look good on the outside. Hence... I was hoping to try again..." Xyla added. "Is that really it?" Xavier had a curious look in his eyes.
This was too unbelievable!
"Yeah." Xyla nodded.
"Did you really not see anything unusual from its surface?" Xavier asked.
"Really, I didn't..." Xyla shook her head.
Xavier nodded skeptically. "If that's the case, you really are too lucky...'
Xyla chuckled. "Yeah. It's all luck."
"But why do I feel that you knew something beforehand? The line you drew not only allowed me to open the rock perfectly, but it even completely avoided harming the dinosaur fossil," Xavier asked. "I really don't know..." Xyla said.
Xavier believed her...
Xyla was a human, and she wasn't a god. How could she know the precise position of the dinosaur fossil inside the rock?
Xavier immediately raised his thumb at Xyla. "Kiddo, your luck is amazing..."
"Yeah..." Xyla's smile gradually widened.
Outside, the stall owner of the tiny stall was cheerfully hugging a check worth 100,000 dollars. He crossed one leg over the other and mumbled to himself. "Oh man, it feels great to bump into an idiot... "I hope I can bump into idiots every day..."
After saying that, he started whistling leisurely.
He was in a genuinely fantastic mood tonight.
"Tsk..."
Right then, a young male pedestrian rolled his eyes at the stall owner.
"What do you mean by that?" The stall owner looked unhappily at the male passerby.
Chapter 1327
Chapter 1327
This scene instantly petrified everyone in the hall...
Everyone's eyes subconsciously widened as they held their breaths, including Xavier York and the people on stage and the people off stage.
The entire world suddenly became quiet.
It was pin-drop silence.
"Oh my god... There's a dinosaur fossil inside this thing?"
"Who could've imagined this? This thing doesn't contain jade! But it contains a dinosaur fossil!"
"A perfect dinosaur fossil like this is worth at least a few ten million dollars!"
"What's it like to be the luckiest person alive? I think Xyla would know. Oh my god! I feel embarrassed and dizzy."
"If I'd known earlier, I would've bought it..."
After the people below the stage were stunned for a few seconds, they all started discussing among themselves.
Right then, everyone was extremely excited.
Meanwhile, Xyla was also feeling extremely satisfied as she looked at such a perfect rock.
Xavier, who was next to her, looked at the dinosaur fossil on the cut surface with a stunned expression. "Kiddo, were you able to tell that this might be a fossil rock long ago?" "No..." Xyla shook her head.
Xavier was shocked. "In that case, why did you insist on buying this rock?"
Naturally, Xyla couldn't tell the truth. Hence, she casually came up with a reason. "I bought it because I feel that there might be good jade inside this rock...
"That's because I've once acquired high-class glassy imperial green jade from an original jade rock that didn't look good on the outside. Hence... I was hoping to try again..." Xyla added. "Is that really it?" Xavier had a curious look in his eyes.
This was too unbelievable!
"Yeah." Xyla nodded.
"Did you really not see anything unusual from its surface?" Xavier asked.
"Really, I didn't..." Xyla shook her head.
Xavier nodded skeptically. "If that's the case, you really are too lucky...'
Xyla chuckled. "Yeah. It's all luck."
"But why do I feel that you knew something beforehand? The line you drew not only allowed me to open the rock perfectly, but it even completely avoided harming the dinosaur fossil," Xavier asked. "I really don't know..." Xyla said.
Xavier believed her...
Xyla was a human, and she wasn't a god. How could she know the precise position of the dinosaur fossil inside the rock?
Xavier immediately raised his thumb at Xyla. "Kiddo, your luck is amazing..."
"Yeah..." Xyla's smile gradually widened.
Outside, the stall owner of the tiny stall was cheerfully hugging a check worth 100,000 dollars. He crossed one leg over the other and mumbled to himself. "Oh man, it feels great to bump into an idiot... "I hope I can bump into idiots every day..."
After saying that, he started whistling leisurely.
He was in a genuinely fantastic mood tonight.
"Tsk..."
Right then, a young male pedestrian rolled his eyes at the stall owner.
"What do you mean by that?" The stall owner looked unhappily at the male passerby.
Chapter 1329
Chapter 1329
What? Did someone already offer forty-five million dollars?
Goodness!
The forty-five million dollars should've belonged to him!
"Forty-seven million..." Someone offered a higher price...
The person who offered the price was an old man wearing a tuxedo suit with short, white hair that parted in a three-to-seven ratio.
Once this price was offered, everyone else became quiet...
Seeing that nobody was offering a higher price, Xyla looked below the stage. "Forty-seven million, going once... Forty-seven million, going twice... Forty-seven million, going thrice..." She said. "Alright. Since nobody is offering a higher price, I'd like to announce that my dinosaur fossil is sold to this old man..." Xyla added before politely extending her hand and pointing at the old man. Suddenly, there was thunderous applause.
After the old man and Xyla looked at each other and smiled, he politely nodded at everyone.
"Forty-seven million... D*mn... That's even higher than forty-five million...
"This money should've been mine!" The stall owner began to doubt himself. He couldn't help mumbling to himself again.
Right then, he didn't want to care about anything else. All he could think about was how he had missed the forty-seven million dollars. He was so close to having it.
He had been guarding forty-seven million dollars this whole time, but he never realized it. Goodness!
After the applause faded, everyone below the stage started raising their thumbs and discussing among themselves.
"Truly amazing... She bought this with 100,000 dollars and sold it for forty-seven million dollars..."
"Right? She made a total profit of 46,900,000 dollars..."
"Xyla is truly the luckiest person alive. If I'd known, I would have competed with Xyla for it!"
Despite hearing what everyone was saying, Xyla didn't show any expression. Instead, she continued to smile as she stood on stage. She was basking in her glory.
Regardless of how strongly people were praising her, she still maintained her elegance and calmness.
Xyla was like a white peony that silently bloomed in the high mountains. She was noble, beautiful, and fairy-like. However, she didn't seem like someone an ordinary person could hope to reach. It felt as if ordinary people didn't even deserve to touch or look at her.
Soon, the old man who offered the forty-seven million bid price walked on stage...
The man walked over to Xyla and decisively handed a check worth forty-seven million dollars over to Xyla. "Thank you for being willing to sell this to me... This is something that I've always wanted..." The old man said.
"I'd like to thank you too... For being willing to offer such a high price to buy it," Xyla responded politely with a smile. The old man chuckled. After that, he looked at Xyla. "Can I ask for the help of your men to move this into my car?" Xyla nodded without hesitation. "Of course."
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After putting the check away, Xyla asked a few bodyguards around her to help the old man move the dinosaur fossil to his car and the employees in the area.
Meanwhile, Xyla, who had made a fortune, walked out of the auction house with Xavier York...
Most of the bodyguards had been sent away by Xyla. When they came out, there were only two bodyguards behind them.
On their way out, many people congratulated Xyla.
She politely responded to each of them....
After getting out of the auction house, Xyla stopped walking and looked at Xavier. "Mr. York... I've got to go home. It's getting late..."
However, Xavier chuckled. "Don't rush. Haven't you forgotten something?"
Xyla suddenly remembered what it was. "Oh, you mean... Our bet?"
"Yes... I've lost. Hence, you can come with me to my antique store and choose anything you like... Just as we agreed, anything at all..." Xavier said. However, Xyla shook her head. "It's fine. To be honest, I never planned on winning anything from the bet with you..."
Boom-
As soon as Xyla finished speaking, a loud explosion could suddenly be heard...
Chapter 1330
Chapter 1330
Suddenly, the entire world seemed to be vibrating...
There were sands and rocks in the air. It became chaotic, and one could smell pungent gunpower everywhere.
The sound of a helicopter's engine could be heard getting closer above Xyla Quest's head...
In the next second, she saw a huge, deep pit approximately five meters behind her on the ground...
Amidst the blurriness, she seemingly noticed many people had fallen into the pit.
A bloody scent spread through the entire world.
There were people's arms, legs, and bits of flesh all over the ground...
The screaming voices of men, women, old folks, and children were very frightful.
In just one moment, this place had turned into a living hell.
Everyone around her started covering their ears like headless flies as they ran in scattered directions and screamed.
"Help... Ahh... Help!"
"Ahh... Help me! Ahh!"
"Ahh!"
All sorts of noises made the atmosphere even more nerve-wracking.
Xyla subconsciously grabbed Xavier York by his sleeve as she looked up at the sky.
Right then, she could see another bomb being dropped approximately one meter away.
Boom-
Another deep pit appeared on the ground from the explosion...
Rocks of all sizes flew in every direction. They landed on Xyla and Xavier like a rain of bullets.
Through the fog, Xyla could see a white helicopter above her head that shone brightly. It was approximately seven meters above the ground...
With her scalp now prickling, Xyla instantly grabbed Xavier's sleeve tightly and ran forward. She was looking for a place they could hide away from the danger.
Now, she only had one thought on her mind, and that was to stay alive.
This, combined with the incident during Dragon Group's seventieth anniversary, as well as the secret Xyla discovered in Emily Quest's room, she seriously suspected that this was being done by that so-called 'Master' again...
Perhaps, that master was in the helicopter...
However, Xyla couldn't activate her X-ray vision to look closely.
That was because she needed to escape now quickly...
Boom-
Right then, another bomb dropped approximately one meter behind her.
A deep pit appeared on the ground after the explosion once more.
Now, the entire world had become even more chaotic.
Xyla couldn't even see her five fingers when she lifted her hand...
The two bodyguards accompanying her stood in front of and behind her, respectively. They followed Xyla and Xavier, protecting the two of them as they retreated. All of them had stern expressions on their faces.
People kept dying from the incoming explosions.
The sounds of people screaming and begging for help could be heard again. The entire world felt like a living hell.
Xyla ran as arms, legs, and bits of flesh kept raining down.
It was an extremely bloody scene.
Xavier, who was next to her, was utterly dumbfounded. He mechanically ran with her without saying anything.
Although Xyla was also afraid, she quickly forced herself to get rid of the fear...
That was because she needed to remain calm now.
While Xyla ran, she took her phone out and called the cops...
After making the call, she quickly called Stanley Batton to briefly tell him what was going on.
Then, Xyla switched on the GPS on her phone.
She knew very well that even if Stanley and the cops had found out about what was happening, they needed time to get here.