Chapter 16

Jaxon continued, "What if I told you that this ruby is nothing but an ordinary gem, made from the most common stone found in town, worth no more than 10 Yuan?"

The onlookers gasped in disbelief, with someone exclaiming, "Impossible! That cannot be!"

"Impossible! He's got to be lying through his teeth! How can this rugby be a counterfeit?" someone exclaimed, their voice laced with incredulity.

"It's one thing to possess physical prowess and overpower those guards, but fabricating a story about a priceless family heirloom is utterly despicable!" another person chimed in, with a tone dripping with disdain.

"Ugh, the more this so-called Jaxon speaks and behaves, the more repugnant he becomes," a bystander muttered, his face contorted in disgust.

"I can't stand his brazen audacity either!" someone else added, her voice heavy with contempt.

The crowd's disapproving murmurs and scornful glances didn't seem to faze Jaxon, who held the rugby with an air of nonchalance. He was no stranger to v