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When Joe saw how arrogant Mr. Quinton was, he sneered as he shook his head in disdain. “You can’t even tell the difference between a gourd and a jade plug? Haven’t you heard of the nine orifices or the jade plugs that were used on corpses?”
“What do you mean by jade plugs and corpses?” Mr. Quinton asked with a confused expression on his face.
Joe sighed. “A child cannot be taught!” After that, he shook his head before saying, “You don’t even know this? Have you heard of the ‘Nine Aperture Jade’?”
“What ‘Nine Aperture Jade’?” Mr. Quinton asked as he stared at Joe with a blank expression on his face.
Even though Mr. Quinton really enjoyed purchasing antiques, he had never spent any time studying any of his antiques at all. He would always buy whatever anyone said was good before going out to brag about his antique pieces.
“Idiot!” Joe sneered before he continued speaking. “The ‘Nine Aperture Jade’ consists of nine jade plugs that were used by people to plug the nine orifices of dead people. The first seven orifices can be found in the ears, nose, mouth, and eyes, whereas the last two orifices are our genital and excretory opening.”
“Dead people!?” Mr. Quinton asked with his mouth wide open.
He glanced at the chalcedony pendant that was hanging around his neck in disbelief. Suddenly, he could feel goosebumps all over his body.
Was this chalcedony pendant really taken from a dead body?!
Joe continued mocking him. “It seems as though you really do not know what I am talking about. The chalcedony pendant in your hand is actually a jade plug that was used to plug the excretory hole of a dead person. I cannot believe that you have been wearing it around your neck all this time! Don’t you find it stinky at all?”
Mr. Quinton was speechless as he continued staring at the chalcedony gourd pendant in his hand. He suddenly felt nauseated and had a strong urge to puke.
This was a jade plug that had been stuffed into the buttocks of a dead person?!
And to think he had actually hung it around his neck and treated it like a piece of treasure for the past three years…
What was even worse was the fact that he would always place the piece of jade in his mouth because he loved it so much…
Wasn’t he tasting the excretory hole of a corpse?!
“Ohh!”
Mr. Quinton could not hold it in any longer and he bent over as he started to vomit.
The crowd of onlookers who had gathered to watch the scene was now casting mocking glances at him.
Some of them were even gloating and making fun of him for being so blind. How could anyone be so foolish to spend so much money on purchasing such an evil thing?
Not letting up so quickly, Joe continued speaking. “Also, this jade piece that is hanging around your neck has already soaked the ‘qi’ in the corpse for a long time, thus, it is no longer a piece of jade that is auspicious or brings good luck. In fact, it contains a very evil aura now. If you continue to wear it around your neck, you will definitely die within a year!”
As soon as he had spoken those words, the crowd took a few steps back immediately, fearing that the evil aura within that jade would contaminate them.
Zachary, who had initially been standing next to Mr. Quinton, also moved to the other corner of the stall.
Even though he was a swindler, he could tell that Joe’s words were not groundless.
Mr. Quinton was also very frightened at this time and could only stare at Joe with a blank look on his face.
The expression on Joe’s face was very cold and indifferent as he snorted. “Has this been a very disastrous year for you? Did you get involved in any bloody situations or car accidents?”
Mr. Quinton stared at Joe as his mind went over the events of the past year.
He had indeed experienced a very bad fortune this year. In fact, he had been involved in a major car accident at the start of the year. If it were not for his crash-resistant Hummer that day, he would have been dead a long time ago.
His driver had been killed on the spot in that car accident. As for Mr. Quinton, he had broken two of his ribs and had had to be hospitalized for more than half a month before he was finally allowed to go home.
Mr. Quinton began breaking out in cold sweat. Without wasting any time, he pulled the chalcedony pendant off his neck before throwing it to the ground.
The crowd backed away quickly to avoid contact with the pendant.
Joe could only sneer as he looked at the disturbed expression on Mr. Quinton’s face. If he had not given him this reminder today, Mr. Quinton would definitely be dead within a year.
“Who are you?” Gritting his teeth, Mr. Quinton glared at Joe.
This person knew too much information about him. Had he been sent here by an enemy?
“I am someone that you cannot afford to offend.”
Joe replied coldly before he turned around to leave.
When Mr. Quinton saw that the other party was about to leave, he thought that Joe wanted to escape. Therefore, he yelled immediately, “Stop him! Who gave him the courage to do this? There must be someone backing this kid up!”
“I can’t afford to offend you?! Hahaha! There is no one in the whole of Aurous Hill whom I cannot afford to offend!”
“Tie him up and break his legs! I want to know who actually has the audacity to provoke the Quinton family!”
In fact, Mr. Quinton believed that Joe was someone that his business rival had purposely sent to provoke him. Otherwise, how else would he know about the car accident that he was in at the start of the year?
The bodyguards acted immediately, and they rushed toward Joe without any hesitation at all.
Two other bodyguards walked toward Jacob and reached out their hands before they grabbed him fiercely.
Jacob was frightened out of his wits as he had not expected them to get into so much trouble when they had merely come out to buy some antiques.
As soon as the bodyguards caught hold of Jacob, the expression on Joe’s face changed immediately. He kicked the strong and muscular man in front of him before rushing over to Jacob’s side. After that, he punched the bodyguard in the face without any hesitation whatsoever.
Bam!
The bodyguard who had been holding onto Jacob dropped to the ground as soon as Joe punched his face. His nose was bleeding as he took a few steps back, covering his nose with his hand in a defensive manner.
Another bodyguard brought out an electric baton before calling out to Joe fiercely.
“Ahh!” Jacob yelled in fright when he saw the electric baton. “Run, Joe!”
Before he could even finish his sentence, Joe had already avoided the electric baton with his fast and agile moves. Moreover, he defeated the bodyguard in no time at all and clasped his hands to his back, holding them in place.
Bam!
The bodyguard with the electric baton was smashed to the ground, grimacing in pain as Joe held his hands behind his back. He could not set himself free at all.
Jacob was speechless and he could barely recognize the young man who was standing in front of him. Was this truly his son-in-law?
Had he always been such a good fighter?
Joe bent over and picked up the electric baton from the ground before asking, “Is there anyone else who would like to challenge me now?”
The crowd remained silent as they fixed their eyes on Joe.
Zachary was also dumbfounded because he did not expect Joe to be such a good fighter. “Brother, you are amazing!”
Zachary was very thankful that he had not provoked Joe just now. Otherwise, he would now be the one lying on the ground with a broken shoulder.
Upon recovering his senses and regaining his composure, Jacob looked at Joe and asked in shock, “Joe, you… where did you learn how to fight?”
“Well…” Joe smiled before he replied nonchalantly. “Dad, I am usually bored at home when Claire goes to work. So, I would always watch television at home. Isn’t there a wrestling program on television every morning? I learned it from watching them.”
In actual fact, Joe had already known how to fight ever since he was a young boy. Moreover, he was very skilled in boxing and wrestling. After all, his descendants were from a line of pro wrestlers.