Teacher Zeng looked at the thing Zi Qiao took out, and his whole face went pale. “Zi Qiao, you must be joking, right? How can you give me a bowl as a gift?”
“Do I look like I’m joking? This is indeed your gift.” Zi Qiao said seriously.
Now Teacher Zeng knew that this was the gift he received, and sadness welled up in his heart. “Zi Qiao, I’ve always considered you a brother, but you treat me this way. I wouldn’t even ask for a treasured blade like Guan Gu’s, but at least give me something decent. You give me a broken bowl like this, are you trying to make me beg for food?”
Zi Qiao then put on an act. “I said, Teacher Zeng, you don’t believe me when I call you a country bumpkin. A broken bowl? This is a Song Dynasty official kiln blue and white porcelain bowl. If you don’t want it, I’ll keep it for myself.”
Hearing this, Teacher Zeng immediately snatched it away, holding it in his palm happily. “Zi Qiao, I knew you were my best brother, you wouldn’t treat me badly.” Although he had no contact with antiques, he had heard of them. When he heard “Song Dynasty” and “official kiln,” he understood that this bowl couldn’t be cheap.
“You cheapskate! You’re excited for a broken bowl.”
Guan Gu carefully put away his blade. “How was your haul this time?”
Wan Yu replied, “Not bad, a million each. Plus, there’s a batch of antiques that haven’t been sold yet. But all in all, we’ll probably get around eight million each this time.”
“Nani? Eight million! You didn’t even rob a bank that fast, did you?” Guan Gu was surprised. Thinking that he might also have such an income in the future, his heart felt even more delighted.
Xue Mo Yin thought for a moment and asked, “Right, hasn’t Zhan Bo come back yet?”
Teacher Zeng and Guan Gu shook their heads. “No, he’s not answering his phone either. He’s been out of contact since he left.”
It seemed that this time Zhan Bo was really serious. He was actually a little excited to see what scene he would present the next time they met.
However, Yi Fei was still a little worried. This was the first time her brother had completely disappeared from her sight in all these years, and she really couldn’t let go of her worries.
“Alright, I believe when Zhan Bo comes back, he will give us a surprise. Now go and get some rest, everyone. We’ll gather at Little South Nation tonight.” Xue Mo Yin patted Yi Fei, signaling her not to think so much.
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. After all, their own bed was the most comfortable to sleep in.
Xue Mo Yin went to the second floor alone. When he came back, the person in charge here told him that the training ground was finished, and all that was left was his final inspection.
Walking in, the first thing he saw was a square stage. On both sides stood a row of weapon racks. Around it were various exercise equipment, such as horizontal bars, parallel bars, treadmills, and so on. The doors on both sides were men’s and women’s changing rooms. The glass was all floor-to-ceiling windows, and the lighting was good. Xue Mo Yin nodded in satisfaction. Thinking about giving them a surprise tomorrow.
The weapon rack was empty now. He had to get some weapons over. “Hey, Xiao Tian. I have something for you.”
Xiao Tian’s happy voice came from the other end of the phone. “My brother, you really went treasure hunting. Didn’t you go to the tomb of some old rich landowner? This time there are a lot of good stuff.”
“Get lost! What the hell kind of tomb robbing? I exchanged those things with the gold I got last time.”
Li Tian clearly didn’t believe him. “Cut it out. You got a little gold last time, you’d be lucky to exchange for one-fifth of this batch. Alright, what do you want me for?”
“I’ll give you an address. Get someone to send me some weapons. Sharp or not, I need all eighteen weapons. Don’t give me any less.”
“Okay, I got it. What’s up? You finally found out that guns are not suitable for you after going out once?” Xiao Tian joked.
Speaking of this, Xue Mo Yin got angry. “Get lost! Quickly get me the money, hang up.”
“I really don’t believe there isn’t anyone with good gun skills.”
After days of training, Guan Gu’s gun skills were the same as theirs, all about the same. In his own words, a warrior is not worthy of using a gun. It made Xue Mo Yin almost kick him to death.
At night, at Little South Nation, everyone was drinking and chatting. Guan Gu was still very interested in their adventures, and kept asking about it. They picked and chose some things they could say, because he wasn’t really part of the team yet, and if they told him everything now, he might think they were fooling him.
“Sgao yi! It’s so cool! Where’s the next mission? I’m already starving for action.”
Xue Mo Yin explained, “We’ve just come back, how can we go on a mission so soon? It’ll probably take half a month or so. As for where, we’ll know when the mission comes down. And, it’s called impatient.” This guy, what kind of cram school did he go to? He felt like his level was still the same.
“Don’t worry, even though my gun skills aren’t that good? But I’ve been training hard these past few days, and my body is much better than before, I won’t let you down.”
“Alright, no need to be so serious. Just eat, the food will get cold in a while.” Xue Mo Yin said.
Everyone had a happy dinner, except for Teacher Zeng, who was still dwelling on one thing in his heart. That is, the adventurous thing. He knew about it earlier than Guan Gu, but even now he couldn’t make up his mind. He envied the others who came back with a full haul every time, and he wanted to join in.
But he was also scared. Afraid of danger, afraid of something happening. He always comforted himself by saying he would go when he was ready, but in reality, he had never mustered the courage.
He drank a lot of wine during dinner, wanting to use the wine’s power to muster up the courage to talk about the adventurous thing. But he couldn’t control himself and went overboard. In the end, it was Zi Qiao who carried him back.
The next day, Xue Mo Yin took Hu Yi Fei, the others, and Guan Gu to the second floor. “Come on, I’ll give you a surprise.”
He opened the door and led everyone inside.
Hu Yi Fei looked around. “You moved the training ground here?”
“Yeah, after all, it’s a bit far from the villa, and it’s not convenient to run back and forth.”
Hu Yi Fei and Zi Qiao were happy. As Xue Mo Yin said, it was more convenient to be closer. As for Guan Gu, he hadn’t been to the villa, so he didn’t have any opinions on this.
However, Wan Yu and Mei Jia seemed unhappy. They pouted. “Then Mo Yin, can’t we go to the villa anymore? I think it’s great there!”
Hu Yi Fei glared at them. “I think you two are just reluctant to give up the swimming pool. What’s up, Wan Yu? You didn’t get enough cheap thrills last time?”
Xue Mo Yin wasn’t happy when he heard that. “Hu Yi Fei, that’s slander, you know?”
“Cut it out, who knows who was rolling their eyes last time.”
Xue Mo Yin ignored her, and said to the two women, “I’ve said that the training ground is just going to be here from now on. As for the villa, I gave you the keys, right? Feel free to go whenever you want.”
The two of them excitedly high-fived. “Yay! Mo Yin, you’re the best!”
“Then since I’m so good, is there any reward?” Xue Mo Yin was just teasing, he didn’t mean anything else.
But Wan Yu and Mei Jia looked at Hu Yi Fei beside them. Thinking about her attitude just now, they decided to give her a bit of grief. Then they each gave Xue Mo Yin a hug.
Xue Mo Yin was stunned. Is this real?
Then Mei Jia and the others gave Hu Yi Fei a provocative look, then quickly escaped the scene.
Zi Qiao and Guan Gu could already feel Hu Yi Fei’s killing intent. They gave Xue Mo Yin a look of “you’re on your own”, and ran away without looking back.
“You seem to be enjoying yourself.” Hu Yi Fei asked coldly.
Xue Mo Yin quickly shook his head. “No, I just felt sudden and surprised, I didn’t feel anything else.”
“So, should I call them back and let you feel it properly?”
“What are you talking about? I can feel it just by having you.”
This time he choked Hu Yi Fei, who stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
Xue Mo Yin took her hand and sat on the edge of the stage. “Alright, let’s talk about business.”