Chapter 4

This body's original owner was a real oddball, and this friend of his... looking at this guy who was neither loved by his grandmother nor his uncle, wearing a hat in the scorching heat, he was like a performance artist, with a smug and self-satisfied look on his face...

"Let's go, before I left last night, I slipped some medicine to Zuo Wujie. We have to go and see what's up today!" Lan Langlang winked and laughed heartily, "This bastard has always been against us, truly detestable. But after he lost his father's Jade如意 (a precious jade artifact) in a bet, he has been under house arrest ever since. Now that he's finally out, how could I, the young master, let this golden opportunity slip by..."

"I'm not going... huh? This can be interesting..." Ye Xiao was originally preoccupied with the toxins in his body that were hard to expel, and had no interest in going out with this guy. But after hearing this, he suddenly became interested. In his memory, among the few rich and spoiled young men who drank last night, there was indeed this Zuo Wujie, and he might have been the one who slipped the poison.

This Zuo Wujie, according to Ye Xiao's impression, was also a remarkable person. Although he was known as one of the 'Three Young Masters of the Capital' along with Ye Xiao and Lan Langlang, he had always been at odds with the other two, often quarreling whenever they met, and rarely getting along.

The term 'Three Young Masters of the Capital' was, of course, derogatory.

There was a poem that said: "The Three Young Masters of the Capital, truly remarkable; unable to build a business, but skilled at ruining a family; with gold and silver, they spend it on pleasure, without a shred of dignity, they are the epitome of spoiled brats. The Northern Town General's son, named Xiao; a son of a military family, a complete fool. In the Southern Town, the waves of madness are high; named Lang, he is a tide of family ruin; the Left Chancellor's son, Wujie, lost his father's Jade如意 in a bet; why did he pawn it? For drinking, eating, and whoring. Such a person, the Three Young Masters are the worst!"

Regarding the matter of the 'Jade如意,' it was because Zuo Wujie, due to his extravagant spending, had fallen into poverty. Under the encouragement of a group of people, he actually pawned his father's Jade如意. Although the Jade如意 was not a rare treasure, it was still a rare and precious item, worth at least ten thousand taels of gold, but he only pawned it for a little over a thousand taels of silver... For this, Young Master Zuo almost got beaten to death by his father. As a result, he was known as the 'First Family Ruiner of the Chen Empire'...

Apart from the title of the first family ruiner, Young Master Zuo also stood out among the 'Three Young Masters of the Capital,' becoming the top family ruiner, truly looking down on everyone else and being the best of the worst.

A ten-thousand-tael item pawned for a thousand taels, and spent in just two or three days... Such extravagance and family ruin were indeed breathtaking.

"Let's go!" Lan Langlang's eyes were wide with excitement, pulling Ye Xiao out the door with enthusiasm.

The two rich and spoiled young men got into the carriage, and Ye Xiao was still not quite used to this kind of life, but Lan Langlang was looking around with great satisfaction, even lifting the curtain and winking at passersby, whistling sharply, scaring the young women and housewives on the street to run away in all directions.

As they moved forward, Ye Xiao suddenly had a vague feeling, his heart suddenly jumping.

This was Ye Xiao's unique spiritual sense from his previous life, which he had honed through countless trials. Whenever there was a rare treasure nearby, even if he didn't recognize it, his heart would jump.

Thanks to this unique spiritual sense, he had gained countless treasures, and the Laughing Lord's ability to laugh at heroes was also greatly enhanced by this skill. He didn't expect that after being reborn, this ability would still be with him, adding much to his future life.

However, Ye Xiao was puzzled: this is the secular world, what kind of treasure could make the heart of the Laughing Lord, who had roamed the Qingyun Sky Domain, jump like this?

The further they went, the more obvious this feeling became.

When the carriage stopped, the feeling became even more intense, as if it was right in front of him.

Getting out of the carriage, he saw the three golden characters 'Left Chancellor's Residence' shining brightly!

The feeling was coming from inside!

...

"Lan Langlang! You bastard!" Zuo Wujie cursed, "Did you slip me the drug last night? Damn, you almost killed me!"

As soon as he saw the two, Zuo Wujie started cursing non-stop.

Clearly, his resentment towards Ye Xiao and Lan Langlang was deeply rooted and hard to erase.

They usually fought and quarreled, and he had also set many traps for Ye Xiao and Lan Langlang, which was nothing unusual... but how could you drug me...

Moreover, the three of them were the 'Three Young Masters of the Capital,' on equal footing... but recently, I have become the most useless, and it was all because of their encouragement... Zuo Wujie now hated these two with a passion.

But Ye Xiao paid no attention to Young Master Zuo's attitude. All his attention was focused on observation. His eyes repeatedly scanned a table in the living room of the Zuo family.

On the table, there was a white jade base, and on the base, a white, dull stone. The stone looked very ordinary, with no special features except for a shape that looked like it was about to take flight.

Clearly, it was just a common decoration in the Zuo family, not considered a valuable item...

Lan Langlang and Zuo Wujie were busy cursing each other, but Ye Xiao's entire focus was on this object.

As he looked, Ye Xiao's heart raced with excitement, unable to contain it!

It's this, no doubt!

Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow!

It's actually this treasure!

Ye Xiao never expected that after being reborn, his first visit would reveal such a treasure!

This Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow is a legendary item, taking ten thousand years to form, and only growing an inch every thousand years. Even in the Qingyun Sky Domain, it was extremely rare, existing only in legends!

In the Qingyun Sky Domain, the appearance of even a small amount of this treasure would cause a frenzy among major forces, leading to countless disputes and deaths over the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow!

How could such a large piece, the size of a human head, appear in this secular world, which is far inferior to the Qingyun Sky Domain? And it was even carved into a shape that looked like it was about to take flight?

This... this is nothing short of a waste of a heavenly treasure!

If anyone from the Qingyun Sky Domain saw this, they would probably faint from heartache!

If this person had a bit of a temper, massacring a city would be a trivial matter!

Even the Laughing Lord himself, facing the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow, would be unable to resist, his legs unable to move.

It felt like a huge pie had fallen from the sky, right in front of him.

Now, the only thing he needed to consider was how to take a bite, just a small bite...

This Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow seemed to have a layer of something on its surface, masking its true nature.

Also, based on its placement...

It seemed that in the Left Chancellor's Residence, they didn't really consider it a valuable item...

As long as I can get this... no, I don't need the whole thing, just a small bite. Just scraping off a layer of powder would be enough to immediately detoxify me and lay the foundation!

Ye Xiao was extremely excited.

A treasure!

Being a second-generation official is really great, you can see all kinds of good things...

But, how can I get this thing?

That's the problem!

Feeling the strict security of the Left Chancellor's Residence, Ye Xiao, the young master, was deeply troubled... with his current weak body, whether stealing or robbing... it seemed impossible.

"Ye Xiao!" Lan Langlang and Zuo Wujie shouted together, "What are you standing there smiling like an idiot? What are you daydreaming about?"

No wonder they were surprised.

The two of them had been arguing and cursing each other, spitting and sweating, and when they turned around, they found Ye Xiao staring into space with a silly smile, even with a bit of drool at the corner of his mouth...

"What's going on?" Lan Langlang and Zuo Wujie were both very curious, "Why is he suddenly smiling so lewdly..."

"Hey, wake up!"

Zuo Wujie waved his hand in front of Ye Xiao's face.

"What?" Ye Xiao snapped back, annoyed.

"I said, Ye Xiao, this is my house..." Zuo Wujie looked at this 'dumb and clueless bumpkin' with a sneer, "What are you thinking about? Please don't show that perverted smile, there are no women here!"

"No women, but there are men, I bet Ye Xiao has a thing for you..." Lan Langlang laughed lewdly, his eyes rolling, which immediately provoked a furious curse from Zuo Wujie.

Ye Xiao cursed a few times, then his eyes twinkled with an idea.

"Right, Zuo Wujie, I heard you pawned your father's Jade如意 a while ago? Is that true?" Ye Xiao asked, blinking his eyes.

"Damn..." Zuo Wujie immediately rushed forward, covering his mouth tightly, his face full of fear, lowering his voice urgently, "Damn you! How can you say such things recklessly... I didn't know it was a valuable item, and I needed money, so I just took something and pawned it; then after a few days of pleasure... I found out it was my father's prized possession, used for healing... Because of this, my life has been worse than death... I'm treated like a punching bag by the whole family every day... Please, don't mention this at my house, it could get me killed..."

"Ugh... ugh..." Ye Xiao struggled to free himself, his mind racing, "I heard the Spirit Treasure Pavilion is holding an auction the day after tomorrow, and... one of the items being auctioned is a Jade如意... hehe, similar to your father's, and it's said to be even better..."

"Yes, yes. There is such an item," Lan Langlang nodded repeatedly, "I'm going to the auction the day after tomorrow. It will be a good experience."