Chapter 81

Liu Boss wanted to invite Wu Di upstairs for a talk. Jin Boss wanted to follow but felt it was inappropriate, and was hesitating when Liu Boss pulled him along, and he followed upstairs.

In the VIP room, the three of them sat down. Gangzi brought up the tea and closed the door before going downstairs. Liu Boss placed the bloodstone on the table and began to talk about the scenery in Hong Kong, from the Central business district to Causeway Bay, from Victoria Harbour to Victoria Peak, without mentioning the bloodstone at all.

Wu Di, being young and having learned from the previous experience with the fieldstone, held out for a while but eventually gave in, pointing at the bloodstone and smiling bitterly, "Liu Boss, what's your price for this? Please be generous."

"Hehe, I, Old Liu, have always been fair in business, everyone on this street knows that."

Jin Boss nodded his big head vigorously, "Yes, yes."

But in his heart, he added, "Not likely."

"This Changhua bloodstone seal, with 75% blood content, is 2.5 cm wide and long, and 7.8 cm high. It is a rare and valuable antique. Since it's your first time in Hong Kong, I'll give you a discount, 8 million!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Boss's body trembled slightly, but Wu Di was casual, as if he hadn't heard the price, and smiled, "You're asking too much, I'll offer 2 million!"

"Little brother, are you not serious about buying? Then let's chat for a while." Liu Boss made a move to collect the seal from the table.

"This Changhua bloodstone seal has a vivid and lively blood color, a deep and elegant texture, and a blood content of 69%. It's a rare and valuable seal. However, this is the best it can be; any further and the blood color would deteriorate! I guess the stone cutter stopped cutting when he reached this point, afraid to go further. Also, the shape of this seal is odd, as the cutting aimed for maximum blood content, resulting in thin and deteriorated blood, and no one dared to risk carving it. So, I'll offer 2 million."

"Hehe, Wu brother, your words make sense, but they are just guesses. As for the shape, there are no fixed rules for appreciating seals. Your price is definitely too low."

"2.4 million! I'm being very sincere."

"6 million! I'm also sincere about selling!"

"Gentlemen, let me interject. Liu Boss is speaking based on the seal, and Wu brother's guesses also have some merit. Since I followed you up, I want to see this deal go through. How about this, I'll speak for Liu Boss, 5 million, what do you think, Wu brother?"

Wu Di was calm, took a sip of tea, and said with a half-smile, "2.6 million! This price already exceeds the value of the stone."

Liu Boss looked at Wu Di's expression, and Wu Di met his gaze without backing down. After a moment, Liu Boss said to Wu Di, "Wu brother, please wait a moment."

He pulled Jin Boss out hurriedly. A while later, they returned, and Liu Boss said, "Wu brother, seeing your sincerity, I'll give you a price. Below this price, I really can't sell. 3 million!"

"Deal, wrap it up for me."

Both parties were pleased.

Wu Di, who had experienced intense mental fluctuations, felt a bit tired after the deal was done. He took his things and had no interest in further sightseeing. Checking his watch, he walked to where the car was waiting. Soon, a red car stopped beside him, and Yang Yanzi came to pick him up for dinner.

First, they went to Lan Fong Yuen on Connaught Road, where each of them bought a cup of "silk stocking milk tea." Then they walked to Gough Street and had a bowl of Nine Kow Clear Soup Beef Brisket. Afterward, Yang Yanzi drove back to the villa on the Mid-levels. Wu Di had just put his things down when three people burst in.

"Come clean, how much did you spend? Did you come to find things or to buy them?"

"3 million for the seal, 22 for the carving, you can check for yourselves."

Zhong Qi picked up the two items, looked at them suspiciously for a long time, and cursed, "Are you buying a birthday gift for Grandpa or are you here to scatter money? These things would fetch this price at auction, including the commission!"

"Hehe, money can't buy my happiness!"

"Prodigal son!"

"Little Wu, Linlin said you wanted to buy a fieldstone carving to wish Grandpa Chang a happy birthday. Did you find one?"

"Alas, Cat Street is too big, and those bosses wouldn't show good things to strangers. It's hard."

"You're so silly, if you had asked me earlier, I could have helped. There's an antique alliance in Hong Kong, and almost all antique shops are members. You can post a message on the alliance's homepage with a price range, and it's done."

"Is that possible?"

"Grandpa has bought many things this way!"

With Yang Yanzi's help, Wu Di spent 1,000 yuan to post an urgent purchase request on the homepage, and then was dragged off to go shopping. This time, he truly experienced the difficulty of being a man, especially a man accompanying women shopping. His legs felt like lead as he followed the two women, who walked lightly, and he exchanged glances with Zhong Qi, who was also carrying large bags.

He firmly refused the suggestion to go to a bar and finally returned to his room before 10 PM. As soon as he closed the door, he collapsed on the big bed and fell into a daze.

When he woke up, it was already morning. Wu Di took a shower, had breakfast, and asked Zhong Qi about the day's plans. They were going to Victoria Harbour and preparing to go out on a yacht. Wu Di was immediately interested; he had never seen a yacht, let alone ridden one.

The itinerary was already arranged: first, a tour of Victoria Harbour, then boarding a yacht at the Yacht International Marina, circling Victoria Harbour, and then following the coastline of Hong Kong Island to the middle of Repulse Bay, where the water quality was the best and the seabed was flat at a depth of only 30 meters, suitable for diving.

The yacht Yang Yanzi prepared was not large, with a capacity for about a dozen people. The bright white hull was painted with three large characters: "Yanzi." It was a gift from her family when she turned 18, which made Zhong Qi very envious, and he planned to get one in Tianjin when he returned to Beijing.

After leaving Victoria Harbour, the yacht accelerated and, after about an hour, stopped in the middle of Repulse Bay. The two women had already changed into swimsuits, and Wu Di was honorably tasked with applying sunscreen to Yang Yanzi. This girl was ticklish all over, and Wu Di hadn't even touched her when she started laughing. When he began to apply the sunscreen, she laughed even more, making it difficult for Wu Di to enjoy the supposed pure and tender atmosphere.

The scenery in Repulse Bay was indeed beautiful, with clear water that sparkled like sapphires under the blue sky. The wind kept the boat from getting too hot, but the sun was scorching. Yang Yanzi touched the boat with her delicate hand and said, "It's too hot, let's go diving directly!"

Chang Linlin nodded in agreement, and the decision was made. Wu Di and Zhong Qi had no say, but this suggestion was good.

With the help of the yacht driver, they put on diving suits. Wu Di was the first to dive in. Before he could adjust his posture, he felt a faint coolness flow into his body from his little finger. Then, more and more coolness flowed in, more and more, more and more...

The others who dived in afterward noticed that Wu Di's posture was a bit stiff, thinking he was just inexperienced, and paid no attention, laughing and joking as they dove deeper. Wu Di remained in the water, swaying slightly with the waves, his entire body enveloped in coolness. Some of the coolness that couldn't reach his little finger penetrated the diving suit, through his skin, and directly into his body. Wu Di felt as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, feeling completely refreshed!

His little finger accidentally touched his thigh, and instantly, the muscles and blood vessels in his body appeared before his eyes. He finally saw his body for the second time! Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, he carefully searched his body for the spiritual energy. It was a faint purple energy that, upon entering his body, naturally blended into his blood. Then Wu Di saw that the large and small blood vessels began to secrete a black substance, first seeping through the vessel walls, then through the skin layers, and finally being expelled through the sweat glands. At this moment, he felt full of strength, as if one punch could punch a hole in the sky.

At the almost transparent little finger, he saw the Heavenly Book again. The Heavenly Book had become an almost invisible small black dot, swimming in the smoke-like purple coolness that filled his blood, trying to break through the little finger but failing.

Suddenly, a powerful energy surge came from a distance, hitting his little finger. Wu Di trembled slightly, and the Heavenly Book instantly broke through the little finger, making his entire left hand its world!

Wu Di had a realization: the Heavenly Book had upgraded, using the immense power of countless treasures in the ocean to upgrade. The excess power also improved his body, though he didn't know if it would make him whiter.

Wu Di understood the path of the Heavenly Book's upgrade: it first became smaller, then smaller and hidden in the body, then gradually broke through as the body was transformed by energy. Now it had reached the wrist, and he wondered where it would go next and what new functions it would have after upgrading.

The powerful energy surge pushed the Heavenly Book into his palm, but this surge also made Wu Di's energy sensing fragmented, and he could no longer feel any energy at all!

Wu Di smiled silently, feeling that the ocean was a great cheat, allowing him to possibly upgrade the Heavenly Book to the top level in his lifetime! In the future, he would try diving near ancient shipping routes, where the sunken treasures might cause his Heavenly Book to upgrade rapidly.

Feeling nothing wrong, Wu Di turned and dove deeper. He didn't notice that his body was as agile as a fish. He soon reached the seabed, where Yang Yanzi and the others were taking underwater photos around a small coral reef. Wu Di didn't disturb them and found a black, curved large rock, sitting on it lightly. The waves at the bottom of the sea were much smaller, but it was still difficult to sit steadily. A current pushed him out nearly half a meter. He stubbornly crawled back and fought against the current.

Sitting down again, he used his hands to hold the rock to stabilize himself. Wait, South Sea pearls? Why would the Heavenly Book indicate South Sea pearls? Could there be South Sea pearls buried in the sand? Recalling the source of the first coolness when he dived, Wu Di confirmed that there was a treasure buried in the sand under his feet, or under the large rock on his left hand. This treasure was South Sea pearls!