After following Bai Qiaomo around a few circles, Feng Ming came to a miscellaneous goods store.
The store itself was like an endangered building. It seemed that a slightly stronger wind could blow the house over. It looked more like a place that collected junk rather than selling miscellaneous goods.
Feng Ming followed Bai Qiaomo into such a store and had a hard time finding a place to stand.
The strange thing was that the people who followed them or hid in the darkness and spied on them didn’t dare to get close to the miscellaneous goods store. It was obvious that this store had a great background.
Was this called someone big hiding in the city?
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that this store looked like a junk store. Look at this store that was full of dust and spider webs hanging in the corners.
If Feng Ming was really a spoiled young master, he would definitely not want to step into such a place. He would only feel disgusted by the dust that dirtied his clothes.
At this moment, he just let the guards stand guard outside while he looked curiously around the store, trying to find where the store owner was.
Bai Qiaomo saw that Feng Ming was adapting well and let go of his worries. Then he pointed to a corner.
Feng Ming looked over and saw a recliner behind a pile of miscellaneous items. A little old man was curled up on the recliner and sleeping, not caring at all that there were outsiders in the store.
Bai Qiaomo didn’t alarm the store owner. He looked at the store again before walking to the side and reaching out to touch something. In just a moment, his hands and sleeves were covered by dust and dirt.
But he dragged out an old box from a pile of debris. There were traces of insect bites on the box which made it unbearable to look at.
Bai Qiaomo opened the box. Feng Ming was surprised to see a token inside with the ancient character ‘Xuanyue’ written on it. Wasn’t this exactly the same as the token in the Jinyuan Auction House before?
Bai Qiaomo smiled. “Sure enough, it is still here.” This was his opportunity and it wasn’t taken away by anyone else. Then he closed the box and asked loudly, “Store owner, what is the price for this box and the token inside?”
The old man was woken up. He half sat up and said impatiently, “Why are you making so much noise? Don’t you know that it is time for me to sleep now?”
Bai Qiaomo smiled politely. “Sorry, it is our fault. I brought a pot of good wine to honor the old man as our apology.”
Bai Qiaomo took out a jar of spirit wine that he had prepared long ago. Feng Ming finally realized the reason why Bai Qiaomo brought this jar of wine with him before leaving the house. It turned out that he wanted to use it to bribe the old man.
The old man’s eyes, which had been cloudy just now, immediately became clear and alert. He quickly jumped over, snatched the jar of wine from Bai Qiaomo’s hand, opened it, and took a sip.
His eyes might be full of satisfaction, but his mouth was unforgiving. “It is just so-so. Never mind, I’m in a good mood right now. I’ll let you off this time. You want that thing? 10,000 yuan crystals. Just take it.”
“Okay.” Bai Qiaomo took out a bag, filled it with 10,000 yuan crystals, and threw it to the old man. The old man reached out to catch it before disappearing without a trace.
The deal was done. Bai Qiaomo bowed respectfully and left. Feng Ming followed suit. “Then we will leave. We won’t disturb you from drinking.”
The old man ignored the two young men and just half-sat on the recliner, holding the jar of wine like he was determined to drink.
After leaving the store, Feng Ming looked back curiously. This store was too mysterious in his eyes.
He whispered to Bai Qiaomo, “Who is that old man?”
Bai Qiaomo smiled. “I want to know too. Unfortunately, I don’t know yet.”
Later, he wanted to come back to see the situation here. However, for some reasons, he never returned to Gaoyang County or met the old man again. The old man’s identity had always been a mystery to him.
Feng Ming said, “It is really interesting. I hope we can meet him again in the future.”
Who would’ve thought that the token of the Xuanyue Secret Realm would fall into their hands so easily? They only paid 10,000 yuan crystals while it was sold for a high price of over 2 million at the auction that day. It seemed that the store suffered a huge loss.
The two young masters were finally leaving the slums. The guards following them sighed with relief. They were under a lot of pressure here and worried that they wouldn’t be able to protect the two young masters well.
Next, they went shopping in the downtown area. Feng Ming wanted to replenish some spiritual plants for himself.
After obtaining the alchemy inheritance, the type of pills he had learned increased, and the original inventory could no longer meet his needs.
The types of spiritual plants in the stores of Gaoyang County were much more complete than those in Qingyun City, but there were still some niche spiritual plants that were scarce.
Feng Ming went to several stores in succession but still couldn’t get the complete set. Still, he didn’t care too much. He would get it when he had the chance.
The moment they came out of the store, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo heard someone calling to them.
They looked up following the sound and saw Gong Yuming standing at the second floor window of the restaurant opposite them, shouting and waving to them.
Feng Ming looked at Bai Qiaomo. “Do you want to go?”
Bai Qiaomo said, “Then let’s go and see what he wants to tell us.”
In fact, he could see that Feng Ming quite liked bickering with Gong Yuming.
Just as he said, the two of them were the type of half-hearted friends that could become a group of scoundrels, but they couldn’t be compared with Sheng Duo.
Feng Ming nodded. “Then let’s go.”
The two of them went to the opposite restaurant and headed up to a private room on the second floor by the window. They had clearly seen other figures in the window from the outside, but now only Gong Yuming was left with the guards arranged outside.
Feng Ming also arranged food for his guards. Then he pulled Bai Qiaomo to sit down very rudely.
“Young Master Ming asked us to come here for something?”
“Hey, can’t I call you guys if there is nothing wrong? We are good friends, after all.”
Feng Ming thought that this guy really knew how to play tricks. “Why are you coming to the outer city instead of staying in the inner city? Where are the friends who drank with you before?”
Gong Yuming said indifferently, “They aren’t even good enough to form a group of scoundrels. Of course, I sent them away.”
Feng Ming didn’t talk nonsense with this person any longer. He came to see this guy because he had something to ask. This guy must be well informed.
“I have something to ask you. Young Master Ming, do you know if Wu Yingyan has left? Did he do anything before he left?”
Gong Yuming grabbed a wine glass and looked at Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo. “Okay, I personally sent myself to the door to help you. Isn’t this a bit unkind?”
“You can say it if you want to or not.”
“Yes yes, it is me who wants to say it, right? Young Master Bai, I’m really worried that you will be bullied by Feng Ming if you are with him.”
Bai Qiaomo smiled. “Junior Brother Ming is very good and doesn’t bully me.”
Gong Yuming looked like he had seen a ghost. Feng Ming knocked on the table to remind him to speak quickly.
Gong Yuming shook his head while wondering if the Feng family had made a mistake. Did they really do the right thing by making this couple possible?
“Okay, okay, I will say it.” Gong Yuming was quite happy to chat with Feng Ming. “If you want to know these things, just ask me. There is nothing I don’t know.”
“The day after the auction ended, Feng Linlang brought her brother back to Sihong Academy. Wu Yingyan got the news and hurriedly chased after them. As for what else he did, it seems that Young Master Feng knows this Young Master Wu very well.”
“That’s right. He doesn’t look like a broad-minded person. I made him spend so much money. How could he let me go easily? In Gaoyang County, he couldn’t attack us due to the presence of Lord Zong, the city lord, and because we didn’t go out. I guess, did he find someone to target our Feng family’s business in Qingyun City?”
Gong Yuming immediately gave a thumbs up. “You guessed it right. Young Master Feng is indeed very perceptive. You saw through Wu Yingyan at a glance. I wonder how Young Master Feng and Uncle Feng plan to deal with this? The four major families in Gaoyang County can’t be moved by Wu Yingyan, but it is hard to say about Qingyun City.”
Gong Yuming turned to look at Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo also turned to look at Feng Ming.
He had been in seclusion since receiving the Blue Frost Spring Water. It had only been a short time since he came out, and he didn’t have time to think about this matter.
Listening to what Feng Ming said, this was indeed something that Wu Yingyan could do. In the end, it was him who implicated Feng Ming and his father.
Feng Ming touched his chin. “My father is here. Why should I worry? Even in a small place like Qingyun City, it isn’t certain that Young Master Wu Yingyan can command everyone. Relax. Don’t you see that I’m not worried?”
Bai Qiaomo thought for a while and started to understand Feng Ming’s thoughts. Thus, he put aside his worries and tasted the dishes that had just been served.
Gong Yuming was unhappy. He wanted to see Feng Ming become angry and anxious.
As far as he knew, the foundation that Feng Ming’s father had built in Qingyun City wasn’t small. There were many people who were jealous of the Feng family’s assets.
If Wu Yingyan spread a message now, those cultivators and forces would definitely try every means to tear off a few pieces of flesh from the Feng family.
Feng Jinlin wasn’t in Qingyun City. The people he left in Qingyun City might not be a match for the forces of other families.
Gong Yuming was extremely curious. In fact, he had been running to the outer city these days because he knew about Wu Yingyan’s little tricks. Therefore, he wanted to meet Feng Ming by chance and see how Feng Ming reacted.
But the current situation was a bit unexpected for him.
“No way, you really aren’t worried that your Feng family’s assets will be reduced when you return to Qingyun City?”
Feng Ming sneered. “I’m not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry? The fact that my father advanced to the peak of the essence liquid realm should’ve been passed back, right? With my father’s strength, who can touch my Feng family? Do they want to wait for my father to come and attack them? So why are you in a hurry? Unless Wu Yingyan had left an essence dan realm expert to help them, but is Wu Yingyan so kind?”
Gong Yuming shook his head. Wu Yingyan didn’t leave such a master behind. However, “Someone from the Wan family should be involved. However, people with the Wan family’s name probably won’t take action personally to prevent leaving evidence for others.”
It was the Wan family again. Bai Qiaomo had an extremely bad impression of this Wan family.
Feng Ming also wrinkled his nose. “Why is the Wan family acting like a stinky fly? They have to get involved everywhere.”
Gong Yuming was amused now. Feng Ming had a really bad mouth. But he was happy to listen as long as Feng Ming criticized others and not himself.
“Your description is really vivid. Sometimes, the Wan family does things that are really annoying.”
Feng Ming snorted. “It is just a stinky fly. One day, someone will find this fly too annoying and slap the buzzing fly to death.”
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