Wang Kai Xuan was furious, “You two bastards, colluding to swindle my jade and cheat me out of my money! If you don’t give this fat guy a satisfactory explanation, I’ll make sure you won’t be able to leave this door!”
Hearing Wang Kai Xuan’s blustering words,
Lin Chang Sheng, who was seated calmly, grew displeased. Don’t think that just because you are a group of tomb robbers, he wouldn’t dare to handle you.
A Heavenly Master family is far more prestigious than your tomb-robbing identity.
Who are you?
Who am I?
Dare to shout at me!
“P嗒!”
A crisp sound!
Lin Chang Sheng grabbed Wang Kai Xuan’s arm and pressed him against the table with a swift move, this took everyone by surprise.
Even Hu Ba Yi hadn’t expected Lin Chang Sheng to be so fast. He didn’t even give them a chance to react.
“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
“Quick, let go of this fat guy!”
Lin Chang Sheng applied a little more force.
“We can talk it out!”
“Old Hu, save me!”
Hu Ba Yi looked around, pondering a strategy, his feet moving slowly forward unconsciously.
He thought he was moving stealthily, but it was all within Lin Chang Sheng’s expectations.
Lin Chang Sheng sternly warned Hu Ba Yi, “I advise you to not make any moves, otherwise, I can’t guarantee your friend’s arm will remain intact!”
The Big Gold Tooth was secretly delighted.
He was an old hand in the game. The Young Master was always gentle and rarely argued with people, but that didn't mean he was someone who could be bullied.
Once this Young Master made his move, he could take you down in a minute. Eight or nine big guys wouldn’t be enough to stand up to him.
He would make you kneel down and sing his praises.
He had been through it himself.
Lin Chang Sheng also understood the Big Gold Tooth’s intentions. He was simply using him as a shield.
However, it wouldn’t be free.
Hu Ba Yi was scared. His thoughts seemed to be seen through by the other’s gaze, so he had no choice but to give up.
“My friend, let’s talk things through. My friend was a bit too impulsive and reckless earlier, I apologize for his behavior.”
“I’ll treat today!”
“There must be a misunderstanding. Let’s sit down and discuss it properly.”
“Fatty, apologize!”
Wang Kai Xuan looked at Hu Ba Yi’s gaze and understood.
The fat guy, he could endure and be humble, a wise person is a fat guy.
He heard the Big Gold Tooth call him Young Master, so he called out too, “Young Master, I was impulsive earlier, please forgive me, a small person like me!”
“My hand is almost broken by you!”
Lin Chang Sheng released Wang Kai Xuan after seeing his change in attitude. It was mostly for Hu Ba Yi’s sake.
After all, Hu Ba Yi was the true heir of the Tomb Robbing School, while Wang Fatty was just a hoodlum.
But the tomb-robbing business was really boring. Having someone like Wang Fatty around to liven things up was a good choice.
Seeing Lin Chang Sheng let the two off, the Big Gold Tooth was also curious why the Young Master had done so. After all, according to the Young Master’s nature, if the two hadn’t been beaten up, it wouldn’t make sense.
At this moment, he noticed something on Hu Ba Yi’s waist, black and round, like a compass.
He guessed that the Young Master must have been impressed by the two’s abilities.
Hu Ba Yi explained, “My friend’s family jade was bought by your friend for a low price. This jade is very important to my friend. We intend to get the jade back and pay the original price. What do you think?”
The Big Gold Tooth looked at Lin Chang Sheng.
Lin Chang Sheng was the one with absolute authority here.
Lin Chang Sheng didn’t directly answer the question, but instead asked, “Your friend said I set you up. What’s the reason?”
With his status and abilities, did he need to set up a scheme to target someone?
Hu Ba Yi explained, “My friend said he bought a talisman from you for a thousand yuan, and it was recommended by this guy next to you, so we got in touch with both of you.”
“It must be a misunderstanding!”
Lin Chang Sheng nodded slightly. Hu Ba Yi’s attitude was sincere.
“Gold Tooth, where’s the jade? Let me have a look.”
The Big Gold Tooth took out the jade from his pocket. It was the very same jade he was about to sell to the foreign old man, making a profit of double the price. Now that the Young Master had spoken, it seemed he was going to lose the deal.
Lin Chang Sheng took the ancient jade and looked at it casually. He could tell with a touch that the jade’s material wasn’t particularly outstanding, and a price of two to three thousand yuan was reasonable.
The Big Gold Tooth hadn’t deceived them. After all, the antique industry was a deep pool. He only earned a price difference. If he happened to make a mistake, he would lose even more.
However, the carving on the jade was an extremely rare Ghost Cave Pattern, related to the secrets of the Jingjue Ancient City, and its hidden value was considerable.
If someone was interested in the Jingjue Ancient City, then the price could double or even triple.
Hu Ba Yi handed the money to the Big Gold Tooth.
Lin Chang Sheng threw the jade to Hu Ba Yi.
Seeing the jade in his hand, Wang Kai Xuan whispered to Hu Ba Yi, “Old Hu, can I get my thousand yuan back? I think I bought that treasure at a loss.”
Wang Fatty felt he had been reckless yesterday. He was swayed by the Big Gold Tooth’s words and believed him.
A thousand yuan for a yellow talisman, not worth it.
Moreover, with Hu Ba Yi here, did he even need a talisman for tomb raiding?
Hu Ba Yi was his best protection.
Hu Ba Yi observed Lin Chang Sheng’s expression, “Young Master…”
“That’s all for today, we’ll continue when we have time.”
Lin Chang Sheng nodded and turned to leave. Before leaving, he said, “Hey, Old Hu, right? Pay the bill, didn’t you say you’d treat us?”
Hu Ba Yi said with a smile, “No problem!”
The Big Gold Tooth said, “Gentlemen, we met in a fight, but now we are friends. We’ll meet at the Gathering of Sages tomorrow, I’ll treat, please do me the favor. I have something important to discuss!”
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Kai Xuan looked at each other and said, “Take care, don’t see us off!”
After the two left.
Wang Kai Xuan finally asked his question, “Old Hu, what about my thousand yuan? Just like that? That kid got away cheap?”
Hu Ba Yi didn’t answer directly, but said, “Fatty, give me that talisman.”
“You saw it just now. That Young Master is not someone to be trifled with. The two of us might not even be able to take down one of his hands.”
Wang Kai Xuan was astonished. He didn’t expect Hu Ba Yi to give Lin Chang Sheng such a high evaluation.
Looking at the kid’s age, he’s not even as old as me. How could he be so powerful?
“So scary?”
Wang Kai Xuan handed the talisman to Hu Ba Yi, “Old Hu, take a look. Is it real? If it’s fake, we can only take this loss.”
Hu Ba Yi took the talisman, examined it, and gasped, “It’s real! It’s worth the thousand yuan!”
Wang Kai Xuan was confused, “It’s really worth it?”
He didn’t know whether Hu Ba Yi was intentionally comforting him or if it was really that powerful.
Hu Ba Yi called for the waiter, “Waiter, check out!”
“One hundred and sixty-eight yuan!”
“What? That kid ate so much!” Wang Kai Xuan was surprised. Things here were indeed a bit more expensive than other places, but it wouldn’t cost more than a few dozen yuan per meal.
“That gentleman ordered all the most expensive dishes.”
This Lin kid, what a big eater!
Hu Ba Yi fumbled through his wallet. He had just paid for the jade for the fat guy, and now he had to pay for Lin Chang Sheng’s meal. His wallet was drained.
Well, their wallets were both empty. It seemed…
“Didn’t someone offer to treat us tomorrow? We’ll eat our fill tomorrow!”
“That Big Gold Tooth, he suffered a loss today, won’t he try to get revenge tomorrow?”
Hu Ba Yi shook his head, “He shouldn’t. I think the Big Gold Tooth is a man of great vision!”
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