Chapter 56: The Aura of Qinan Wood

  There is a helicopter on the gambling ship, but generally it only picks up and drops off VIPs, which also makes it convenient to leave at any time. As for ordinary customers who want to leave in a hurry, they have to spend their own money. Zhao Long was not a VIP, but with Lei Xiangyu's words, someone naturally sent him away, the benefits of the enemy must be taken, and it is taken with peace of mind.

  Watching the gambling boat gradually disappear into the distance, as the helicopter flew further and further away, the boat became smaller and smaller, eventually turning into a small dot. In the vast ocean, the huge gambling boat seemed incredibly weak. Zhao Long leaned against something, closing his eyes to rest.

  He actually wants to fight now, but he won't go on that stage to fight with Leixiangyu's hands.

  But this time, Lei Xiangyu really offended him and he won't let it go easily. Including Ouyang Fengchuan's side, he will have to face himself. In the future, he will also encounter more troubles of all kinds, so increasing his own strength is the king's way.

  I have now cultivated the Golden Qi of the first turn, but Elder Shi said that balance among the Five Elements is necessary. If one kind of power becomes too strong, problems will arise sooner or later. Now I must consider how to cultivate the other kinds in the Nine Turns and Five Elements Body Refining Technique.

  Because the energy of wood is the energy of birth in the five elements, it has a great nourishing and regulating effect on the body. Now is the most suitable time for practice, and the energy of fire is also feasible.

  I don't know how things are going on the other side with Fatty, and in two days it will be the day I agreed to meet with Ouyang Fengchuan. Should I go back and open up right away, or wait until I return from Xin Yi Liu He Men? This way I can also have the energy to take care of things at the store. Fatty is still okay running errands for now, but when it comes to actual antiques business, he's got nine out of ten holes plugged, one hole not plugged.

  All the way, Zhao Long thought about all sorts of things in his heart. Unknowingly, the plane had already arrived above Haicheng. The helicopter was only responsible for sending them to a dock by the sea. However, Lei Xiangyu had also prepared many luxury cars here. From these details, it can be seen that they have indeed become very big.

  The more so, the more careful one should be. Lei Xiangyu was furious this time and it would be strange if he didn't take revenge later on. Just as he was thinking about this, his phone suddenly vibrated. Zhao Long took a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar phone number. Zhao Long's phone had never been changed because when he and Xue Er were together, they had gotten a pair of couple phones. This phone had already been used for almost five years now, as it was the birthday gift Xue Er gave him back then.

  "Hello, may I ask..." The voice had just sounded when Zhao Long already knew who it was - his old classmate Zhang Wei, whom he had met on the gambling boat.

  "You're back too." Zhao Long originally had a normal relationship with Zhang Wei, if it wasn't for An Qian's sake, they wouldn't have had any connection at all. Zhao Long never changed his phone number, but not everyone was like him, like Zhang Wei, who might have changed their phone number several times over the years, unknowingly breaking off contact. Classmates were all like this, most would gradually lose touch, only a few remained in contact, perhaps until someone organized a class reunion, then they could gather again.

  "Zhao... Zhao Long... thank you..." As soon as he heard Zhao Long's voice, Zhang Wei couldn't calm down either. His voice was a bit hoarse and excited: "Are you available now? An Qian and I want to invite you out for dinner."

  "It's been a long time since I've seen An Qian, please give her my regards. However, I'm still dealing with some trouble on my end, let's catch up another time." Winning a thousand or eight hundred million on the Yu Long Hao casino ship might not be a big deal, after all they are quite legitimate. But if it gets linked to himself and Lei Xiangyu finds out that Zhang Lei is an old acquaintance from school, it could lead to trouble, so Zhao Long refused to meet up.

  Actually, during the time after graduation, Zhao Long would occasionally ask An Qian if Xue Er had contacted her again, and also hoped that she could recall some clues about Xue Er's departure. However, over the past few years, his mood has slowly settled, and he has gradually matured a bit.

  Zhang Wei also entered Haicheng University with the top score in their county's college entrance examination that year. After years of struggling and experiencing those things on the gambling ship, he immediately understood what was going on. He said many more words of gratitude before hanging up the phone.

  The street of cultural relics and antiques is bustling with people, although it's not as lively as the high-end imitation street and gold street next to it. However, if you calculate the transaction amount, this place is absolutely much larger than the gold street and high-end imitation street. There are really some shops that usually lose money, but one deal can make a profit of three years' worth.

  Perhaps it's because I've been learning and understanding this line of work, plus the fact that I'm opening a store myself. This time when I came back, I had a feeling of intimacy and comfort in my heart, walking slowly from the street to my Tianyan Antique Shop. From afar, I could see that the small signboard of my shop was covered with red cloth, blocking out the two characters "Tianyan", indicating that it hadn't officially opened yet.

  "Shao Yongsong, you bastard, you don't keep your promises." Suddenly a loud shout was heard, Zhao Long looked up and saw that the voice came from the entrance of Zhen Gu Xuan.

  Only a man about 1.6 meters tall, with a goatee and a thin build, around thirty years old, was pushed out by two accomplices. At the entrance of Zhen Gu Xuan, a truck was unloading things, all of which were wrapped up tightly, looking like furniture.

  "Yao Liu, don't pretend to toast and not drink, or you'll be punished with a penalty drink." Behind the two men, a figure emerged, with gauze wrapped around his nose, speaking unclearly. It was none other than Shao Yusan, who had been injured in the fight between Zhao Long and Jiang Yan a few days ago. Everywhere else was fine, only his nose was more serious, still bandaged at this time.

  "Am I messing around? My reputation in the antique circle isn't just for show. Shao Yusan, do you still want to mix with people in this circle after acting like this? You don't follow any rules, who will dare cooperate with you in the future?" Liu Liu pointed at Shao Yusan with extreme anger, wanting to rush over but held back by the few companions beside him and his own slender build, so he could only stand there shouting.

  "How could I not follow the rules? It's clearly written in black and white on the contract, a set of Hainan Huanghua pear wood furniture, whether or not I should give you the commission. You're telling me about rules, what rules are you talking about?" At first, it was hard to make out what Shao Yuxiang was saying, but after listening for a bit longer, it became slightly clearer.

  But this guy's injury is not light either, at least he should stay in hospital for half a month, how can he be discharged so soon?

  "You... you..." Liu Liu was too bitter to speak, and could only regret his own greed. If he had clarified things at the time, alas!!

  "Shao Yongsong, I think I know you now." Liu Liu looked at the contract in Shao Yongsong's hand and turned to leave.

  "Don't mind him, keep moving. You all have to be careful, if you break one piece, I'll sell you off and it won't even cover the cost." Shao Yusu didn't bother with Liu Liu again, turned around and reminded those who were moving things, he also carefully followed behind, his expression filled with extreme pride and joy.

  As he saw Liu Liu walking towards him, Zhao Long stepped forward and said: "What is this Shao Yusan doing again? Last time I taught him a lesson and broke his nose like that, but he still hasn't learned from it?"

  Just by looking at Liu's excited appearance, it was clear that there was a hidden story. However, if he rashly approached him, although he was very angry and hated to kill Shao Yusu, the involved interests were obviously huge. But in unfamiliar circumstances, he might not say anything, so Zhao Long seemed to be muttering to himself.

  "It's great to hit, if I had known he was like this, I wouldn't have gone to the hospital to find him." As soon as Zhao Long said this, Liu Liu, who had just walked over, paused slightly and couldn't help but say a sentence. He then looked at Zhao Long: "Who are you?"

  "Haha……" Zhao Long smiled faintly and pointed to the distant Tianyan Antique Shop, "That's a small shop I just opened, Tianyan Antiques. I help some big shots collect things. My name is Zhao Long, but I haven't had the pleasure of knowing your esteemed surname and given name, sir?"

  Liu Liu took a glance, although the Tianyan Antique Shop was not in a good location, but he also knew that in this industry, no one could be underestimated. Perhaps an old man who looked like he was about to enter his coffin might possess antiques worth hundreds of millions and many other good things. Adding to what Zhao Long said earlier, it made him feel very close at this moment when he was still fuming with anger.

  "My surname is Liu, because I have one more finger than others, everyone calls me Liu Six. I'm just a matchmaker, if Mr. Zhao wants to buy something in the future, he can also tell me and I can help him find it, the commission is negotiable." As he spoke, Liu Six skillfully took out a business card, which was very well-made and had a metallic feel to it, with a handprint of six fingers on top and a phone number below.

  "Alright, I'll definitely be bothering you more often from now on, Brother Liu." When Zhao Long took the business card, he also saw Liu Liu's fingers. His right hand indeed had one more finger than others. Zhao Long didn't have any intentional expression, but instead looked towards Zhen Gu Xuan Shao Yu Song: "What's going on here?"

  Zhao Long is now very familiar with the market for antiques, and although Hainan Huanghua pear wood is expensive, it's not the best material. The value of one ton is between 3 million to 8 million. Even for antique furniture from before, a set would be worth only a few million at most. But looking at Shao Yusu's expression earlier and Liu Liu's appearance, it's clearly not because of this.

  "Some disputes in business, Shao Yusu is too careless." Liu Liu still maintained a certain degree of vigilance.

  At this time, Shaoyu Song's men were carrying a tall cabinet down from the car, and Zhao Long was preparing to think of a way to entice Liu Liu to reveal the situation, when suddenly the voice of Lao Shi echoed in his mind.

  "The wood energy, what a thick and heavy wood energy, this is the kind of wood energy that can only be found on thousand-year-old Nanmu trees." As Zhao Longjiu completed the first cycle of his Five Elements Body Refining Technique with metal energy, the range of his lost senses also expanded a bit. However, it was still limited to just a few meters around him. Now, he could sense the wood energy even from nearly twenty meters away, clearly indicating that the wood energy was very strong and had already begun to spread outward.

  In the words of Lao Shi, the wood energy contained in this thousand-year-old Nanmu is enough to prolong one's life and strengthen one's body, even if one doesn't know how to utilize it. As soon as Zhao Long sensed that there was such a strong wood energy there, he immediately understood what was going on.