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"Especially that Hu Bayi, you have quite a history with him."
Shirley Yang's curiosity was immediately piqued.
She couldn't help but ask, "What connection?"
Lin Yang smiled slightly and began to speak in detail:
"During the late Qing Dynasty, there was a tomb raider who had retired from the business and was known as Zhang Sanlianzi."
"This man is extraordinary; he created the most extraordinary book in the world."
"It is called the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique."
"This book encapsulates the essence of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang principles."
"Although it is called the Sixteen Characters, it should actually be called the Sixteen Volumes."
"Each volume is represented by a character from the ancient Zhou Tian hexagrams."
"This sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique seizes the secrets of heaven and earth, and may shorten people's lifespan."
"So when Zhang Sanlianzi was delivering the letter, he deliberately destroyed the half of the Yin-Yang Technique manual."
Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face filled with surprise.
Lin Yang paused for a moment, then continued:
"The remaining half of the book was passed down by Zhang Sanlianzi to his apprentice, Sun Guofu, who had the ability to see ghosts."
"Sun Guofu later took on a disciple named Hu Guohua."
"And this Hu Guohua is Hu Bayi's grandfather."
Lin Yang pointed to Hu Bayi, who was sitting not far away talking with Professor Chen, and then continued:
“Your maternal grandfather, Partridge Whistle, once studied under Elder Chen.”
“And Sun Guofu and Elder Liaochen happen to be fellow disciples.”
So strictly speaking...
"You and Hu Bayi also have this kind of relationship as fellow disciples."
Shirley Yang suddenly understood after hearing this.
It turns out that she and Hu Bayi had such a connection.
Lin Yang smiled when he saw this.
Then he pointed to Fatty Wang, who was sitting next to Hu Bayi and had an arrogant demeanor, and said:
"This Fatty Wang is no simple character either."
"Big Gold Tooth tricked Ghost Jade out of him before."
"Moreover, I can see that his internal energy is constantly circulating, so he is obviously a trained martial artist."
Shirley Yang nodded slightly: "The flow of Qi within his body is indeed different from others; he must be an extraordinary person."
Lin Yang said softly, "Hu Bayi is no simple man either."
"His feng shui skills were passed down from the true masters of tomb raiding."
Shirley Yang's heart stirred:
"So, those two are very likely the people I'm looking for."
As she spoke, she walked toward Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang.
Seeing this, Professor Chen quickly introduced Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang:
"This is Ms. Yang, the one who funded our event."
After saying that, he said to Shirley Yang, "Miss Yang, Comrade Hu is an expert in feng shui, which is truly rare."
Hu Bayi smiled modestly.
Fatty Wang, feeling proud, puffed out his chest with a smug look on his face.
Professor Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "But Comrade Xiao Wang... he..."
Fatty Wang immediately became displeased and glared at him, saying:
"Old man, who are you looking down on?"
"I, Fatty Wang, have been through countless battles. What haven't I seen?"
He patted his chest and said with great pride:
"Back in Xinjiang, I used to fight bandits, those bandits in the Niya Oasis."
"I killed so many of them that they wet themselves in fear, and I even personally killed a bandit leader!"
"Later, I also obtained a jade pawn as a trophy."
He paused abruptly, then awkwardly touched his chest.
"What a pity, that jade pendant was later swindled by that bastard Big Gold Tooth and sold to someone else."
Shirley Yang's heart skipped a beat, and she took out the ghost jade from her pocket: "Is this what you mean?"
When Fatty Wang saw the jade pendant, his eyes widened immediately:
"My jade! How did it end up in your hands?"
He reached out to take it, but Shirley Yang deftly dodged him.
Shirley Yang said calmly:
"I bought this at a high price, and now it's mine."
Fatty Wang immediately became anxious: "Give it back to me right now."
Hu Bayi glanced at the jade pendant in Shirley Yang's hand, his brows furrowing slightly as he said:
“Miss Yang, this jade pendant is a family heirloom of my brother, Fatty Wang.”
“It means a lot to him.”
"If it's convenient, please return the jade pendant to him."
Shirley Yang gently shook the jade pendant in her hand, a smile playing on her lips:
“Mr. Hu, I acquired this jade pendant at a high price.”
"It seems a bit inappropriate for me to just return it to him like this, doesn't it?"
Fatty Wang immediately panicked: "How much? I'll give it back to you! Just give me back the jade pendant right now!"
Shirley Yang glanced at Fatty Wang and said calmly, "Ten million."
"What?!" Fatty Wang's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
"Ten million? Who are you kidding!"
"Even if this jade pendant is very valuable, it couldn't possibly be worth ten million!"
Shirley Yang shrugged and said innocently:
Believe it or not, that's the price I bought it for.
Wang Pangzi was so angry that his face turned red, and he turned to look at Hu Bayi:
"Old Hu, look at this woman, she's obviously playing us!"
Hu Bayi patted Wang Pangzi on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.
Then he looked at Shirley Yang and said:
“Miss Yang, this jade pendant is really important to us.”
"But isn't ten million too expensive?"
Shirley Yang said, "I did acquire it for ten million. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
When Fatty Wang saw Shirley Yang's serious expression, he immediately became furious:
"Damn it, that bastard Big Gold Tooth took my jade for a few hundred yuan."
“He sold it for ten million, that’s so unscrupulous, I’m going to settle accounts with him.”
"Fatty, calm down and ask clearly first."
Hu Bayi turned to Shirley Yang: "Did Big Gold Tooth sell you this jade?"
Shirley Yang shook her head: "No."
"What is that?" Hu Bayi asked.
"I sold them." Just then, Lin Yang walked over.
He handed Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang a business card each:
"Gentlemen, I am Lin Yang, the owner of Pawnshop No. 8."
"This jade pendant was actually sold to Miss Shirley Yang by me."
Hu Bayi took the business card, glanced at it, and then looked up at Lin Yang:
"Mr. Lin, did you sell this jade pendant to Miss Yang?"
Lin Yang chuckled and nodded: "That's right, I did sell this jade pendant."
Hu Bayi frowned slightly and pressed for an answer:
"So you got it from Big Gold Tooth?"
Lin Yang gently shook his head, denying Hu Bayi's guess:
"No, to be precise, it was Big Gold Tooth who sold the jade pendant to someone else."
"Then I bought it from that person for one million."
Fatty Wang's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief:
"What? You buy it for one million and then sell it to Miss Yang for ten million?"
"Didn't you multiply it tenfold?"