Bought for two hundred and sold for two hundred thousand.
What do you call a good business deal?
This is a good business deal!
The man was very excited as he took the monkey statue.
“What an exquisite piece of art. It will look perfect in my display case.”
Yin Yang suddenly felt like he might have overthought things.
He had initially suspected the man of having ulterior motives, but it turned out he just wanted it as a decoration.
He wasn't particularly surprised by this; after all, the logic of the wealthy was often difficult for ordinary people to grasp.
“The deal is done.”
Yin Yang tucked away the gold notes and prepared to leave, but the Strongman blocked his path once again.
Being stopped twice in a row was starting to make Yin Yang impatient.
However, considering the man had just made him a huge profit, he kept his voice as soft as possible.
“Is there something else?”
The man in the suit pointed at the necklace around Yin Yang's neck.
“The 【Liar-Eater Ring】? Are you one of Miss Tang's people?”
Yin Yang's eyes narrowed slightly.
The man in the suit was indeed pointing at the 【Liar-Eater Ring】!
This was the reward given to him by the minister's daughter back then. When Yin Yang wore it, he had considered the possibility of it being recognized.
That was why he had modified the ring's appearance; looking at it from the outside, it was absolutely unrecognizable.
However, because he used it frequently, Yin Yang hadn't encased it in gold, so it was inevitable that a trace of transcendent aura would leak out.
For most pathways, simply sensing a transcendent aura wouldn't reveal the ring's function, yet this man had identified it immediately.
“Was this your goal all along?”
Yin Yang didn't answer, instead posing his own question.
The man in the suit smiled.
“Sir, I mean no harm. In fact, I was the one who sold that ring to Miss Tang's father.”
“It's just that a lot of time has passed, and we haven't been in touch for a while. I've even lost her contact information.”
“If you are willing to help us reconnect, I would be happy to pay you a substantial reward.”
“I'm sorry, I'm not interested.”
“Sir, I am a 【Caster】. Believe me, the rewards I can offer are far more abundant than you can imagine.”
Yin Yang's footsteps faltered at those words, and he shot a surprised look at the man.
A Caster was Sequence 6 of the 【Artisan】 pathway. Like the 【Corpse Bearer】 pathway, it was an incomplete pathway.
However, it was slightly better than the Corpse Bearer pathway because it could reach as high as Sequence 5, the Demigod rank.
The Artisan pathway was very interesting. It was easy to get started, and becoming a Sequence 9 or Sequence 8 was simple, but the difficulty began to spike sharply when trying to advance to Sequence 7.
This was because their promotion required a massive amount of materials for practice, and the later stages required transcendent materials, which even some Great Clans couldn't afford to support.
Therefore, those on the Artisan pathway at the rank of 【Grand Artisan】 or higher were usually only found within official government circles.
By the way, a Grand Artisan was a Sequence 8 of the Artisan pathway.
By identifying himself as a 【Caster】, the man was essentially revealing his background.
His accent combined with his Sequence was enough to prove he was part of the Great Qi government.
What would a Great Qi official want with a minister from Great Wei, using him as a middleman?
Yin Yang glanced back toward Ye Muchun's shop, wondering if Ye Muchun was also one of their people.
No, it didn't seem like it. If Ye Muchun were with them, this conversation could have taken place inside the shop for better secrecy.
Seeing that Yin Yang still had no intention of speaking, the man in the suit smiled and handed him a business card.
“My contact information is on here. There's no need to rush your refusal. Who knows? I might be able to help you one day. I quite enjoy making new friends.”
Yin Yang took the card and asked, “Is that all?”
“That's all.”
Yin Yang tucked the card away and turned to leave.
‘Something's wrong. Something is very wrong.’
‘Even if someone from Great Qi wanted to contact a Great Wei minister, they wouldn't resort to finding someone like me, whom they've just met.’
‘Just because I'm wearing the Liar-Eater Ring, he was willing to spend two hundred thousand to buy that monkey?’
‘No, no, no. He's a Caster, and that was a transcendent item. Maybe he really did just buy it for his collection.’
‘But no matter how you look at it, this was too reckless—too reckless to fit his status.’
‘From that perspective, there's a high probability that some major change has occurred in Great Qi or Great Wei, and it happened very recently.’
‘So recently that he couldn't afford to worry about the consequences.’
‘That's why he was willing to try, even knowing the chances were slim.’
‘What kind of event could cause such a sudden, massive shift?’
Yin Yang's steps stiffened as a somewhat far-fetched possibility occurred to him.
War!
Coupled with the fact that the Shadow Lotus Church was aggressively recruiting Demigods, the likelihood of this seemed even higher.
‘Surely not?’
‘There hasn't been a single whisper of it. Could there really be a war?’
Yin Yang told himself it was impossible, but for some reason, he felt it was highly likely.
The thought made him feel a sense of urgency.
Because war was directly related to his growth as a Sequence 6!
The great affairs of a state are sacrifice and war!
If he wanted to break through to Demigod, the best possible arena was a battlefield!
But the problem was that he was still a Sequence 7. Based on his current accumulation of spirituality, it would still take some time to reach Sequence 6.
An even more pressing issue was that even if a war did break out, how was he supposed to get involved?
Yin Yang's pace quickened.
The moment he returned to his residence after leaving Wanwu City, he went online to look for information.
He focused his search on cities bordering Great Qi. As he looked, he actually found some clues.
There had indeed been some minor friction between the two sides over the last two years, and very recently, the cities bordering Great Qi had begun implementing martial law.
Seeing this, Yin Yang clenched his fists tightly.
A war of this scale didn't happen every day. Who knew when the next opportunity would arise if he missed this one?
But how could an event of this magnitude be changed by a mere Sequence 7 like him?
Yin Yang tightened his grip.
“There isn't much time left. We need to speed up the recovery of the organs.”
As his voice fell, the four ghosts gradually manifested behind him, their eyes glowing a crimson red.
...
The Lyu family.
“Still nothing found?”
“No, sir.”
“Was the man rescued?”
“He was, but he's been blinded, and his abilities are mostly crippled.”
“Get rid of him then.”
“Yes, sir.”
The butler stood respectfully behind a middle-aged man, his attitude deferential to the extreme.
“The position of security captain cannot remain vacant. Where is Xiao Zhou?”
“He's waiting outside.”
“Tell him that from today on, he is the security captain.”
“Yes!”
The butler backed out of the study and looked at Xiao Zhou, who was standing at the door as straight as a spear.
“Captain Zhou, congratulations.”
Xiao Zhou looked surprised. “Captain?”
“That's right. From today on, you are the security captain for our Lyu family.”
A flash of joy appeared on Xiao Zhou's face. He turned around and cupped his fists toward the room.
“Thank you for the promotion, Master!”
Xiao Zhou, a Sequence 7 of the 【Martial Artist】 pathway.
A 【Death Soldier】!
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