Mother - in - law hasn't come back from playing mahjong, and Mia hasn't got off work yet.So Allen went back to the bedroom first and took out the lightning - struck wood from the box. A faint Reiki emanated from the lightning - struck wood, which showed that this lightning - struck wood was indeed extraordinary.Instead of absorbing the Reiki on the lightning - struck wood, Allen planned to use it to forge a weapon for self - defense.According to the records in The True Yuan Bible, lightning - struck wood can be used to make an offensive magic tool called Thunder God Talisman. The greatest use of this magic tool is that it can summon thunder from the sky.Although Allen's strength has been greatly improved now, he doesn't have any weapons for self - defense. Therefore, he uses this lightning - struck wood to make Thunder God Talisman in case of future needs.Having made up his mind, Allen sat cross - legged on the ground, put the lightning - struck wood in his palm, closed his eyes

"Thank you, Master Allen!" The father and daughter then took their leave.After Allen finished buying groceries and returned home, his father-in-law Gilmore hurriedly stepped forward and asked nervously, "Allen, I just saw you talking to Burt outside the community?""Yes, he needed my help with something."Gilmore couldn't help but say, "He looked pale—doesn't seem like good news.Did the fortune-telling you did for his family last time reveal problems?"Gilmore had been on edge about this, always thinking Allen had been speaking casually.Allen smiled and said, "Dad, Burt came to me because he wants me to help exorcise the baleful qi in his home.He even gave me a bank card and asked me to check for usable items at tomorrow's auction."Gilmore froze, then quickly asked, "How much money did he give you?"Allen replied casually, "Not sure exactly—maybe a few hundred million dollars.""How much？" Gilmore's eyes bulged, nearly having a heart attack.He urgently grabbed Allen and said, "A

Shortly after, a ceremonial hostess immediately approached Allen with a wireless credit card terminal and said, "Mr. Allen, please swipe your card to pay."Everyone was staring at Allen. Jesse sneered, "Allen, let's see how the hell you swipe that card! Do you even have $1 million?"Others were also curious—had Allen's insane bidding really been backed by actual funds?Allen smiled calmly, pulled out Burt's black card, and swiped it with a "swoosh." The black card had no password. The POS machine automatically printed a receipt: payment successful!The hostess handed the receipt to Allen and said respectfully, "Mr. Allen, the payment has been received. The treasure you won will be delivered to you before the auction ends!""Good!" Allen nodded.The crowd was stunned! So he really did have the money!Paying $1 million for a $100,000 necklace—this man truly had guts!At this, Allen looked at Jesse and asked with a smile, "Young Master Jesse, are you convinced now?"The crowd burst into

Jesse’s face flushed with anger. "You bastard! How dare you swindle money from the Brown family! I’ll tear you limb from limb, you fraud!"Master Cedric turned to look at Jesse and asked, "Young Master Jesse, do you know this man?"Jesse sneered. "He’s just a live-in son-in-law of the Mill family, unemployed, leeching off his wife at home.Recently, he’s conned my second uncle into giving him some money… isn’t that right?"Master Cedric raised an eyebrow. "Seems like someone loves to show off.Young man, I advise you not to be too arrogant, or you won't be able to bear the consequences.It's not that I look down on you, but do you have $30 million?"Alan’s expression chilled slightly, and he said flatly, "Whether I can afford it is none of your concern.If you’ve got the guts, keep bidding; if not, shut your mouth!"Master Cedric lost his composure and snapped, "You brat! You’re courting death!"Alan laughed heartily. "Me? Courting death? With you? You can’t even afford to buy this th

"Both of them? Why choose his home to host it?" Allen asked in surprise.Lucia explained, "The Hardy family has been going through a rough patch recently.Their son Cyril and nephew Saul have gotten into trouble one after another.Their business has also plummeted, so the head of the Hardy family begged Cedric to help improve the family's feng shui."As she spoke, Lucia continued, "But I see that Cedric has invited a bunch of feng shui masters." Maybe it's not just about making money from the Hardys—he might have other motives."Allen smiled dismissively and said, "I outbid him for that giant clam at the auction. He's definitely trying to get back at me. I bet he's set a trap for me this time!"With a faint smile, he added, "But I'll go anyway. I want to see face-to-face what tricks he's planning."Seeing he agreed, Lucia said, "Alright, the venue is at the Hardy family's estate. Let's go together tomorrow morning. I'll drive to pick you up.""Okay."Early the next day, Lucia drove t