Chapter 69

"Turns out it's Yuan Huaiwen? No wonder, this is a family tradition..."

After listening to Xin Nan's story, Qin Feng's face showed a look of understanding. He was not unfamiliar with this name, as his master Zai Shi had once interacted with him.

Back then, Zai Shi's family was implicated in the "Zhang Xun's Restoration" incident and was exiled to Tianjin City, where Zai Shi lived for several years.

During that time, Zai Shi also went through a period of dissipation, almost joining Bai Yunbian's sect with Yuan Huaiwen, but later met his master and left Tianjin City.

When Zai Shi returned to Tianjin, he tried to persuade Yuan Huaiwen to leave the underworld, but by then Yuan Huaiwen had already established himself, and he did not take Zai Shi's advice seriously. In the past, Zai Shi had been defeated by his own disciple, and Yuan Huaiwen had played a significant role behind the scenes.

"Cough, why am I telling you all this, little brother? Don't stay in my shop for too long, or someone will come to drive you out. If you like anything, take it; consider it a gift from me, but only one thing..."

After his grandfather passed away, Xin Nan had no family left, and he rarely had anyone to talk to. He had been complaining to Qin Feng for a while and felt a bit embarrassed.

The shop only sold the Four Treasures of the Study and did not deal in antiques. The items were not very expensive, with the most expensive brush costing only about a thousand yuan, which Xin Nan could afford to give away.

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Brother Xin, forget about the gift. I want to ask, how much are you selling this shop for?"

"Why are you asking?"

Xin Nan said indifferently, "I'm going back to the capital, so I'm selling the shop and all the items. It will cost at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. Are you interested in taking it over?"

Xin Nan knew he had offended Yuan Bingqi and was afraid of his retaliation.

Therefore, in addition to the items in the shop, he also had some Xuan paper and inkstones in the warehouse, which he planned to sell as well. Including the three-year lease, it would cost about 100,000 yuan.

"That expensive?" Qin Feng stuck out his tongue like a teenager and said, "I can't afford it, Brother Xin. You should sell it to someone else."

"I wish I could, but no one dares to take it over..."

Xin Nan's face showed a bitter expression. Although Yuan Bingqi hadn't come to smash the shop, he had a plan to squeeze him out. After spreading the word, no one on the antique street dared to take over his shop.

"Is that how it is?" Qin Feng shook his head, not committing to anything. He had a good understanding of the situation and saw no need to stay any longer.

Just as Qin Feng was about to leave, a voice came from the entrance of Wenbaozhai: "Hey, what are you two doing here?"

"What's it to you?" Before Qin Feng could respond, Li Tianyuan, who was squatting at the door, stood up angrily and said, "Who are you calling a kid? Haven't you been beaten before?"

Squatting, Li Tianyuan wasn't very noticeable, but standing up, his nearly 1.9-meter height almost touched the lintel of the shop door.

With his fierce appearance, a small flat head, and a scar on the right side, Li Tianyuan scared the two men who had just stepped onto the stairs, causing them to stumble backward several steps.

"Damn, that's all the courage you have, and you still dare to come here?"

Seeing the two men's reaction, Li Tianyuan grinned. He was the type who itched to fight every three days. Even when he was working at the cargo station, he would often get into fights with the loaders.

However, since Qin Feng was released from prison, Li Tianyuan had no more opportunities to cause trouble. Now, seeing someone looking for a fight, he became excited.

"Where are you from, kid? You don't sound like you're from Tianjin. Trying to be a big shot?"

Hearing Li Tianyuan's taunt, the two men's faces turned red, and they cast cold, piercing glances at Li Tianyuan, as if trying to see through him.

"Who cares where I'm from? Want to fight? I'll take you on!" Li Tianyuan rubbed his hands and moved toward the two men, but after just two steps, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his body and almost collapsed.

"Brother, my brother's head was damaged when he was young. See the scar on his head? It's from when he was beaten as a child..."

Behind Li Tianyuan, Qin Feng's figure appeared, quickly explaining to the two men, "After he recovered, he always wants to fight people. His mind isn't quite right. Please don't take it personally, gentlemen!"

"So, you're just a troublemaker with a bad head?"

Hearing Qin Feng's words, the two men breathed a sigh of relief. Li Tianyuan's muscular build had put them under considerable pressure. These days, people in the underworld weren't as tough as they used to be.

"Even with a bad head, you bring him out?"

Feeling a bit embarrassed, a man with a small haircut like Aaron Kwok said, "Get out of here quickly. Don't loiter around. If you're sick, stay home."

Li Tianyuan's more gangster-like appearance made the two men hesitant to cause trouble. After scolding Qin Feng a few times, they drove the two men away from Wenbaozhai.

"Brother Feng, why did you pull me back just now? Those two scrawny guys, I could have taken them down with one punch each..."

After being pulled by Qin Feng out of the antique street and into an alley, Li Tianyuan complained. He was eager to practice the moves he had been learning, but suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his side and lost all strength.

"Go on, keep talking." Qin Feng didn't say anything, just stood in front of Li Tianyuan, staring at him.

"Brother Feng, I... I didn't say anything wrong. Those two weren't much..."

Li Tianyuan felt uneasy under Qin Feng's gaze, and his voice grew softer until he could barely hear himself.

"Farzi, you've been lucky not to have been beaten to death before!"

After staring at Li Tianyuan for a while, Qin Feng sighed, "This is someone else's territory. Do you think you can just walk out of the antique street after beating those two? Do you know what 'a dragon doesn't suppress a local snake' means?

And in today's society, having martial arts skills isn't everything. No matter how skilled you are, one bullet can still kill you. Farzi, I brought you out to help you, not to clean up your mess. If you keep this up, take the money and go back to Shijiazhuang!"

Qin Feng was genuinely angry. Although he had the Eight Gates lineage, he was still a minor and would feel pain from a beating and die from a gunshot. If Li Tianyuan didn't change his temper, he would eventually be killed.

"Brother Feng, you... you're serious?" Li Tianyuan was scared. Since deciding to follow Qin Feng, he never thought about leaving. The current situation left him at a loss.

"Why do you keep causing trouble? What are you following me for?" Qin Feng knew that if he didn't discipline Li Tianyuan, he might cause a major disaster at any time, so he didn't show any leniency.

"Brother Feng, I... I won't do it again. Even if someone hits me, I won't fight back. Please don't send me away!"

Li Tianyuan's voice was already trembling. He was only one year older than Qin Feng and was still a child. Being scared by Qin Feng, he couldn't hold back.

"Is that what you said?"

Qin Feng's expression softened, and he said, "Farzi, I won't repeat myself. If this happens again, don't blame me for not remembering our time in prison!"

"Brother Feng, rest assured, I won't mess up again. Whatever you say, I'll do."

Li Tianyuan hung his head, looking like a wilted eggplant, truly scared by Qin Feng.

"You, don't think being strong is everything. These days, the ones who kill are the ones who use soft knives."

Qin Feng sighed and walked down the alley, saying, "Don't go to the antique street for a while. We'll find a place to stay. I have to leave for a while."

Qin Feng's biggest wish now was to find his sister. With some money in hand, he planned to settle Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan and then search for his sister.

"Huh? Wenhua Lane 386?"

Qin Feng, who had intended to walk back to the hotel, suddenly stopped in front of a courtyard, his eyes fixed on the door number on the right side of the gate.

Tianjin is a port city, and the Haihe River runs through the city center. The early urban planning was somewhat similar to the capital, with many areas built as quadrangle courtyards. The area where Qin Feng was now was one of the old residences.

However, after a century of weathering, these quadrangle courtyards had become very dilapidated. The stone slabs at the bottom of the gate had lost their patterns, and the wooden thresholds on both sides were rotten.

"Brother Feng, what's wrong?" Li Tianyuan, who had been looking down, almost bumped into Qin Feng. He looked up at the ordinary courtyard, his face full of confusion.

"Nothing, I'll go in and take a look. Wait at the door..."

Qin Feng waved his hand and walked straight into the courtyard. He couldn't tell Li Tianyuan that his master Zai Shi had lived here over half a century ago.

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