Chapter 40

When asked about the origin of the jade scorpion, Xiaohai told the truth, which couldn't help but cause a burst of laughter.

Sun Yizhuo smiled and said, "I know that Gu Wenhe. On the surface, he seems to be a kind and trustworthy elder, willing to open his heart to anyone and even willing to take a loss in business. But behind the scenes, he cheats, deceives, and stabs people in the back, doing all sorts of bad things. He boasts of having been in the jade business for decades, knowing everything, but he made a mistake with this jade scorpion, unknowingly giving such a treasure to you."

Xiaohai also smiled, thinking that perhaps it was all meant to be.

Yuan Xiyeh probed to see if Xiaohai was willing to transfer the jade scorpion, but seeing that he was unwilling, he gave up.

After all, this was a part of the He Shi Bi, and who knew what strange effects it might have on the future cultivation of the Dragon Spirit Pearl. Xiaohai would never give it to anyone.

However, they agreed that if Xiaohai had any good things in the future, he would consider Yuan Xiyeh first.

Leaving the hotel, Xiaohai felt relieved. With 180,000 yuan in cash, he could smoothly implement his plan when he returned to Xinan City. But there was one problem: who could help him manage the farm?

As a freshman, he didn't have the time, and he needed someone reliable to manage the farm. The problem was, Xiaohai had very few friends, and he could count them on one hand.

Headache, headache. Contracting a farm was just the first step; there was still much to do in the future.

Back at the inn, he gave the food he bought on the way to Xiaoqi and Guiling, then lay on the bed and watched TV out of boredom. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Who would come to find him here? Xiaohai lazily got up from the bed. When he opened the door, he saw a young man about his age, thin and somewhat refined. The man politely said, "Hello, I'm Liu Feng. Are you Xiaohai?"

"Yes, how do you know me?" Xiaohai couldn't recall where he had seen this person.

"Well, I'm from the Luhyan Naxi Tourism Festival Committee. Your dog won first place in the pet competition, but we forgot to take a photo of it." Liu Feng said politely, "So we came to Halk to ask your dog to take a make-up photo."

Xiaohai was very surprised, "How did you know I'm staying here?"

"We have our own query system. Didn't you register at the inn?" Liu Feng explained.

This explanation seemed reasonable, so Xiaohai nodded, asked about the location for the photo, called Xiaoqi, and left the inn with Liu Feng.

A car was already waiting outside, driven by a bald man. As soon as they got in, Liu Feng started chatting with Xiaohai. After about twenty minutes, the car stopped. Liu Feng said politely, "We're here."

Xiaohai opened the car door and was stunned. This was not a place for taking photos; it was clearly the outskirts! As soon as he got out, a dozen burly men surrounded him, each with tattoos and some even holding steel pipes.

Then he saw two familiar faces, and he actually laughed. Old acquaintances, definitely old acquaintances. One still had a swollen nose, and the other had a bandaged wrist.

Ahei and Daxiong!

"It's him!" The two guys shouted as soon as they saw Xiaohai.

Liu Feng ran to a leader and said, "Yuan Ge, I brought him here!"

Yuan Ge was in his thirties, muscular, and looked like he had bulked up. He held a knife, known as a "Cuban knife," which was said to have been supplied to Cuba in the past. His face was grim, "You're Xiaohai?"

"Yes," Xiaohai smiled, not at all afraid.

He had already counted; including the driver and Liu Feng, there were fifteen of them. Good grief, they had such a large setup just to deal with him.

"I'm Yuan Ge!" Yuan Ge pointed at Ahei and Daxiong, "They're my people. You injured them. How do we settle this?"

You've watched too many Hong Kong TV dramas, haven't you? Xiaohai wasn't inexperienced in fighting. When it came to a fight, just get to it; why so much talk? He nodded, acknowledging it, and didn't bother to defend himself.

Since the other side was prepared, more talk would be pointless.

Seeing Xiaohai admit it so readily, Yuan Ge was taken aback, "Alright, you're straightforward. I'll give you two options. First, compensate my brothers' medical expenses, 50,000 yuan."

"The second option, I want to hear the second option," Xiaohai immediately interrupted when he heard about money.

"The second option..." Yuan Ge pointed at Xiaoqi, "I heard your dog is good and won a championship. I won't be unfair. If you're willing to transfer it to me, I won't ask for medical expenses and will give you 10,000 yuan!"

Xiaohai scratched his head, "Yuan Ge, who's your boss?"

"Boss?" Yuan Ge was confused.

Xiaohai grinned, "I remember in 'Young and Dangerous,' they always have a boss. Oh, and Yuan Ge, you should have a beautiful woman by your side. That's how it's shown on TV."

Yuan Ge was speechless for a moment, then said, "Xiaohai, you don't want to live..."

"Bang!" As soon as Yuan Ge finished speaking, a fist hit his nose. The Cuban knife flew out, and Yuan Ge clutched his nose, blood streaming through his fingers.

"Have you seen a fist as big as a pot?" Xiaohai smiled wickedly, quoting a movie line, "I've seen gangsters, and you're a gangster. Why do you talk so much?"

He who strikes first gains the advantage. Xiaohai understood this principle. This sneak attack was relatively light; otherwise, Yuan Ge would have ended up in the hospital.

"Take him down!" Yuan Ge screamed in pain.

A group of burly men immediately surrounded Xiaohai, wielding their weapons.

"Be careful of that mad dog, it bites!" Daxiong was still wary of Xiaoqi.

But he didn't know that Xiaoqi hated being called a mad dog. Hearing this, Xiaoqi let out a roar and pounced on Daxiong.

"Ah!" Daxiong, terrified of Xiaoqi, turned and ran.

Xiaohai kicked a man with a steel pipe away and sent out a mental command.

Fighting Xiaohai, these gangsters were truly unlucky. Not only were they outnumbered by a man who wasn't afraid of even a bag lion, but what followed would make them regret ever crossing Xiaohai.

Yuan Ge, his face covered in blood, picked up the Cuban knife, ready to attack, but suddenly stopped.

What was that sound? Strange noises were coming from somewhere.

The gangsters surrounding Xiaohai also heard it. The sound grew louder and closer.

A dark, dense "cloud" appeared...

"Ah, run!" A quick-witted gangster dropped his weapon and ran!

Hornets! A swarm of hornets! A dense mass of hornets!

"Ah!" "Hornets, hornets!"

The gangsters panicked.

"Truly a bunch of geniuses, recognizing hornets," Xiaohai muttered, looking up to see Liu Feng staring at him. He immediately gave Xiaoqi an order.

Liu Feng wanted to run, but the "mad dog" was already in front of him, growling and glaring at him.

Liu Feng's legs turned to jelly...

The hornets' combat power was terrifying to humans. Upon receiving the command, they quickly formed a battle formation and pursued the fleeing gangsters.

These gangsters were truly unlucky today. No matter how fast they ran, they couldn't outrun the hornets. Within two minutes, they were all stung, their faces swollen and bruised.

Yuan Ge was the unluckiest, first having his nose smashed by Xiaohai, then his face swollen like a pig's head from the hornet stings.

Xiaohai didn't want to kill anyone, but if he wanted to, the hornets could have stung them to death.

Cries and screams filled the air as everyone fell to the ground, rolling and clutching their heads.

Xiaohai, seeing that it was enough, gave the command, and the dense swarm of hornets immediately dispersed. In an instant, it was as if nothing had happened, except for the people lying on the ground moaning.

"Hello," Xiaohai approached Liu Feng with utmost "politeness."

Liu Feng, in a way, was fortunate. Xiaohai kept him to ask questions, and he escaped the hornet attack.

"Y-You... h-hello..." Liu Feng's teeth chattered.

"Answer my questions, okay?"

"Y-Yes... y-yes..." Now, Liu Feng's legs also trembled.

Too terrible, Yuan Ge and the others were truly in a sorry state.

Strange, where did these hornets come from? Why did they only target Yuan Ge's people and not Xiaohai? Could Xiaohai be raising them? He had heard of raising chickens, rabbits, and bees, but never hornets.

"Why do you keep causing me trouble?" This was what Xiaohai was most concerned about.

"The first time, with Ahei and Daxiong, a man named Deng Chenglong approached Yuan Ge, saying you had 50,000 yuan. If they taught you a lesson, the money would be Yuan Ge's," Liu Feng didn't dare to hide anything.

As expected. Xiaohai nodded, "What about this time?"

"It seems that a man named Feng Guoren called Yuan Ge, asking him to get your dog, this one," Liu Feng didn't dare to look at Xiaoqi, "If successful, Feng Guoren would pay 200,000 yuan!"

So, Feng Guoren, who couldn't get what he wanted through soft means, was now resorting to hard tactics.