Chapter 64

San Yan took the check and went out. Outside, a burst of jubilant voices could be heard. The hooligans, upon seeing the money, were so excited that they even wanted to come in to pay their respects to the big brother, but San Yan stopped them and warned that no one was to mention anything about Ding Ning.

The hooligans knew that San Yan was ruthless, and all expressed their fear of him.

San Yan was quite reassured by these people. Leading a group of hooligans and holding the statue of the God of Wealth, he walked out.

When he reached the entrance of Lao Yu Zhai, San Yan called Ding Ning's phone and put the earphones on, looking as if he was listening to music, but in fact, he was following Ding Ning's instructions.

After entering Lao Yu Zhai, the shop assistant was first surprised, then smiled and welcomed him.

"Oh, Brother San Yan, what wind has brought you here? I thought you would come in a couple of days. I haven't prepared anything yet."

The shop assistant's words implied that it wasn't time to collect the protection money, and he hadn't prepared any money.

"Alright, you don't get to decide. Is Old Zhang at home?"

"The couple is in the back, helping someone look at some goods."

"Is it the person who wants to buy the shop? The goods haven't been counted yet?"

"They are all some old inventory, the quantity is quite large, and the price calculation takes time. It might take another day or two to finish. Business is tough these days, and everything needs to be carefully calculated."

"Alright, no need to cry poor to me. I'm here to bring you a God of Wealth. I'll go find Old Zhang directly."

San Yan didn't waste time with the shop assistant and walked straight to the back storage room with the statue of the God of Wealth.

The shop assistant tried to stop him, but two hooligans immediately blocked him, and San Yan walked into the back storage room.

The storage room was not small, with a fluorescent light inside. There were a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and Liu Bocheng in the room.

Liu Bocheng was holding a calculator and a pen, while the middle-aged couple was counting some goods. They were calculating the prices.

For a jade shop to be sold, many goods cannot be sold all at once. The value must be calculated first, and then the final price can be negotiated. Otherwise, the price of selling everything at once would often differ greatly from the actual price.

San Yan walked into the storage room, and the middle-aged man was first surprised, then smiled and said, "Why has Brother San Yan come?"

"Old Zhang, you've been running this shop for quite a while. I've cooperated with you a lot. Do you want a God of Wealth?"

"Ah! Sending a God of Wealth when it's not a holiday... Yes, of course I want it!" Old Zhang suddenly thought about selling the shop, and the God of Wealth coming at this time was just right, maybe it would help him get a higher price.

At this moment, Ding Ning's voice came through San Yan's earphones: "If there is obsidian, place the statue of the God of Wealth on the wall opposite the obsidian."

San Yan followed Ding Ning's instructions and placed the statue of the God of Wealth.

After placing it, San Yan said to Old Zhang, "Old Zhang, although the day is still a few days away, your shop might be sold soon. You should pay this month's protection money first, to avoid any trouble when you leave."

Old Zhang looked a bit troubled, "Brother San Yan, you know, Lao Yu Zhai's business isn't very good. We often don't make a sale for several days. Recently, I've been busy with the shop sale and haven't been managing the business much. I haven't sold anything for a while, and I'm a bit short on cash."

San Yan's face turned cold, "That's not how it works. Your shop is about to be sold, but we still need to eat."

Old Zhang was also troubled, "But I really don't have any money. Can you give me a couple of days?"

"No!"

San Yan firmly waved his hand, "I won't leave without the money. If you really don't have it, you can give me something of equal value as collateral."

Old Zhang was a bit afraid of San Yan, especially at this critical time of selling the shop. He was worried about any complications and said to San Yan, "Brother San Yan, the things here are all quite valuable. You don't understand this. Taking things..."

"It's fine, I'll just take some things from the back. I don't want the things in the front hall."

Hearing this, Old Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. The things in the back were not very expensive, and this could be negotiated.

San Yan walked around the room.

He didn't understand these things, but he was following Ding Ning's instructions.

He was incredibly shocked. Ding Ning was clearly in his own small room, how did he manage to observe the situation inside the room?

Thinking of the lightning flashing in Ding Ning's eyes, San Yan's forehead broke out in a sweat. This fat guy was too scary. He must not have any second thoughts about him.

Ding Ning, through the eyes of the God of Wealth, focused on the pile of obsidian.

He recognized the essence of obsidian and had San Yan walk around for a while before telling him to search the pile of obsidian.

"Not this one... Not this one either... The one below, yes, that walnut-sized one, pick it up, and take a few more randomly."

Ding Ning directed San Yan to pick out the only essence of obsidian, and to avoid drawing attention, he also took a few more to cover up.

Seeing that San Yan had picked out a few ordinary pieces of obsidian, Old Zhang smiled, "Brother San Yan, are you sure you want these few pieces?"

"What? Do you think I'm taking too much?"

"Not too much, not too much. You can take these few pieces," Old Zhang thought he was getting a good deal.

San Yan's goal was achieved, and he didn't waste any more time with Old Zhang. He got up and left Lao Yu Zhai.

After San Yan left, Liu Bocheng snorted, "These low-level hooligans, once I take over the shop, they'll all have to get lost!"

Old Zhang, who seemed to be familiar with Liu Bocheng, said, "That might not be a good idea. These hooligans are not easy to deal with."

"What's there to be afraid of? I have my connections. Once I establish myself here, I won't go back to America. I also have to deal with a despicable person who dared to touch my woman... He must die."

Unfortunately, Liu Bocheng's words didn't catch Ding Ning's attention. Seeing that San Yan had obtained the essence of obsidian, he no longer possessed the statue of the God of Wealth and waited for San Yan to return with anticipation.

San Yan quickly returned to the small room and handed the essence of obsidian to Ding Ning.

Ding Ning took the essence of obsidian and looked at it excitedly for a long time.

It was small, pitch black, as pure as the night, with no impurities. This was the essence of obsidian, representing an extremely yin stone.

Even in the world of cultivators, this was a rare treasure. This one, though not very large, was enough to refine a three cubic meter storage ring.

As long as he could find a white light stone, Ding Ning could refine it.

After putting away the essence of obsidian, Ding Ning also left his phone number with San Yan and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Ding Ning was about to leave, San Yan suddenly remembered something and said to Ding Ning, "Brother, didn't you say to pay attention to strange animal bones? I remember, a while ago, a farmer came here to sell tiger bones. Someone bought them and took them for testing, and it turned out they were cat bones. The farmer was even beaten up."

Ding Ning laughed, "Cat bones and tiger bones could be mistaken?"

"Yes, we also found it strange. That cat was too big, but the test results said it was a cat. This incident was talked about for a long time, and everyone said the cat was too big."

Ding Ning's expression turned serious, a big cat...

The refinement of the Spirit Gathering Pill required a special ingredient, the blood of a beast. Not just any beast, but a mutated beast that had absorbed spiritual energy.

Insects and venomous snakes wouldn't do; it had to be a mammal.

Cats are mammals. Could the big cat San Yan mentioned be a mutated one?

"Where did the farmer come from?"

"I'm not sure, but the farmer was later taken to the Fenglu Garden police station. I believe the police station will know where the farmer came from."

"Alright, find out about this and let me know as soon as you have any news."

Ding Ning was very concerned about this. His spirit acupoint could last for another half a month, and without it, he couldn't imagine how to get by. He needed to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill as soon as possible.

"Brother, rest assured, I'll definitely find out for you."

"Good, I'll leave first."

Ding Ning left Fenglu Garden. There were many good things here, but he didn't have much time to wander. It was late today, and he had to register at school tomorrow, and the new term would start the day after.

Whether he was a cultivator or not, he still needed to go to school, at least to let his mother know he was attending.

Moreover, Ding Ning wanted to go back and see if Lin Xuan had returned and why he hadn't transferred the money yet.

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**End of Chapter**