Chapter 31

Seeing Lin Xuan return, Ding Ning tidied up the things and carefully placed the two bracelets close to his body.

Just as he finished doing this, Lin Xuan came knocking on the door.

"Ding Ge, Ding Ge! I'm back."

Ding Ning opened the door and saw Lin Xuan standing outside, carrying a large bag on his back, even bigger than the one he used for herbs.

"Where have you been?"

"Oh, I'm so tired, Ding Ge. Didn't you say we were going to deal with those two old bastards tonight? Check out my gear."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan started taking things out of the bag, showing them off like treasures.

"Look, an infrared telescope with night vision. It costs 2,200 yuan at the store. I really bled for this one."

"And here, baseball bats. We each get one. Knives are all controlled now, and the ones sold in stores aren't even sharp. We don't have time to wait, so we'll just use these."

"And these, white gloves. It's best not to leave any traces when we go out. We'll wear gloves, and the police won't find any fingerprints..."

Seeing Lin Xuan about to take out more things, Ding Ning hurriedly stopped him: "That's enough, that's enough, Lin Xuan. Tonight, you're mainly responsible for leading the way. The rest is up to me."

Although Lin Xuan had performed well during the day, Ding Ning didn't want him to get too deeply involved. Those two crazy old guys were skilled in martial arts. Lin Xuan, though brave, was still just an ordinary person. Ding Ning couldn't let him take such a risk.

"Ding Ge, how can that be? We're living under the same roof now, and we'll be classmates. We might even be in the same class. I have to stick with you. How can the boss fight while the brother stays behind?"

"Alright, alright, go back and get ready, but when the time comes, you do exactly what I say."

Ding Ning didn't want to listen to the fat guy's nagging and quickly interrupted him.

"Alright, I'll go get ready. Ding Ge, call me when it's time to go."

Lin Xuan, carrying the large bag, ran back to the east room, excited.

Ding Ning closed the door again and then went directly to the cellar in the house. There was still some time before nightfall, and he needed to make the most of it to practice.

*****

At nine o'clock in the evening, Ding Ning finished his meditation practice.

The cultivation speed in the spirit acupoint was excellent. After this session, he had reached the peak of the first level. Just one more major cycle of cultivation, and he could break through.

However, Ding Ning didn't break through immediately. If he did, he would have to stay here to stabilize his realm and wouldn't have the chance to deal with the two old guys at the landfill.

After leaving the room, Ding Ning called out Lin Xuan.

This guy had somehow changed into a camouflage uniform. It was surprising he could find such a large size. Are there fat guys in the army?

He had a night vision telescope slung across his chest and a baseball bat in his hand. Lin Xuan's fat face was full of excitement as he said to Ding Ning, "Ding Ge, are we leaving now?"

"No time to waste, let's go now."

The landfill was in the north of the city. After leaving their residence, they took a taxi and drove for a while. Ding Ning, with Lin Xuan in tow, got out of the car and then walked for a bit before taking another taxi, this time heading to the north of the city.

Lin Xuan quietly gave Ding Ning a thumbs up. He hadn't thought of this.

About twenty minutes later, the taxi arrived in the north of the city, stopping in a residential area about five hundred meters from the landfill.

The two fat guys got out of the car. It was already 9:30 PM, and the north of the city was pitch black. The two of them walked along the alley, heading towards the landfill.

There were no houses along the road to the landfill. Lin Xuan kept the telescope, which was indeed quite useful for finding the way at night.

"Ding Ge, do you see the light ahead? There's a house there, it might be the place we're looking for."

Ding Ning looked at the faint light in the darkness and shook his head slightly. He had noticed that the landfill was deserted at night. The sanitation workers would only come in the morning. Only scavengers lived here.

Scavengers rarely had their own houses. There were only three extremely dilapidated shacks in total.

Two of these shacks had faint lights, while one was completely dark, with only the shape of the house vaguely visible.

But Ding Ning didn't think the two old guys were in the dark house. They knew his strength; wouldn't they be worried about being hunted down?

The most likely scenario was that they didn't dare to turn on the lights at night to avoid drawing attention.

After thinking for a moment, Ding Ning said to Lin Xuan, "Let's go to the house without any lights first."

Pointing to a house in the distance, the most remote one, he added, "It's the farthest from here."

Although Lin Xuan was a bit puzzled, he had to follow Ding Ning's lead. The two of them quietly approached the house.

When they were about thirty meters away from the house, Ding Ning stopped. "Stay here. If you see anyone trying to escape, you know what to do, right?"

"Got it, Ding Ge, don't worry. I've been fat since I was a kid, and I couldn't run fast in fights, so I relied on ambushes."

Ding Ning nodded and slowly approached the door of the house.

He held his breath, focused his senses, and quietly felt the situation inside.

A muffled voice came from inside, along with a faint conversation.

"Two people! No doubt about it."

Ding Ning confirmed the target and silently took out two lightning jade balls, then circled around to the back of the house.

Since the other side was on guard, there might be some traps at the door. Ding Ning didn't want to take the risk and decided to attack through the broken window at the back.

As he was about to kick the window open, a voice suddenly came from inside the room.

Although the two people inside had been talking before, they hadn't been so loud. This time, Ding Ning, being closer to the window, could hear more clearly.

"I'm not leaving! Are you that cowardly? How could that fat kid find us here?"

It was the old woman's voice. The old beggar had recovered quickly. Apart from her voice being slightly weak, she seemed fine.

"Old woman, keep your voice down. What we did is enough to get us shot ten times. This place isn't safe anymore. I'm packing up, and it won't take long."

"Hmph, you brat! Once I recover and get a foothold outside, I'll come back and kill him!"

The old woman was just being tough, but as soon as she heard about being shot, she immediately softened. She turned on a weak flashlight and seemed to get up to help the man pack.

"Hey, take the picture of the God of Wealth. We invited it during the New Year, and it brought us good business today. The God of Wealth is really effective."

Hearing the voices inside, Ding Ning felt a mix of emotions.

Isn't the God of Wealth supposed to be impartial? How could it still bless such heinous people?

But even if it had blessed them before, it wouldn't now. I am the God of Wealth now, and you two are doomed. Dreaming of getting rich again is just wishful thinking.

Thinking about how these two had harmed students and sold their organs, and how they had used the giant centipede they found in the spirit acupoint to harm others, Ding Ning's anger boiled. Just as he was about to enter the house, the old woman suddenly screamed!

"What are you yelling about?" the man was annoyed.

"Look! What's wrong with the God of Wealth?"

Ding Ning stopped his actions, curious about what was happening inside.

"Ah!"

This time, it was the man's scream.

"This God of Wealth... Why does he look so... so terrifying?"

"Yeah, look! He's glaring at us!"

With the man's scream, there was a sound of someone falling to the ground.

The old woman was so scared that she trembled and said, "God of Wealth, we did do bad things, but you're in charge of wealth, right? These things aren't your concern, are they?"

Ding Ning, outside, had a strange feeling. Why did the God of Wealth inside change when he was angry?

At that moment, a strange sensation enveloped Ding Ning's entire body.

He was still outside, but his perspective had shifted to the inside of the room.

His vision blurred, and he saw the man and the old woman sitting on the ground, their eyes filled with fear, staring at him!

"I... I feel like I'm on the wall?"