Chapter 60
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Chapter 60: Spiritual Energy!
“Damn…” Xiao Changkun was so scared that his legs went weak, and he said with a pale face, “Then… does that mean I’ve already broken the law?! The police won’t come to arrest me, right?! If I really get sentenced, at my age, what will I do in prison?!”
As he spoke, Xiao Changkun hurriedly looked at Ye Chen, pleadingly saying, “Good son-in-law, can you help me out? If the police come knocking, just say these two bronze wine vessels are yours, and you can take my place for two years. You’re still young; two years in prison won’t be a big deal, you’ll only be thirty when you get out!”
Xiao Churan immediately said, “Dad! You caused this trouble yourself, why should Ye Chen take the blame for you?! If the police really find you, you should go to jail yourself!”
Ye Chen was utterly speechless at this moment; this father-in-law was really something. He had just been taken advantage of earlier that morning, and now he was trying to drag him into it again.
Fortunately, these two bronze wine vessels weren’t real; otherwise, if something happened, he would definitely try to shift the blame onto Ye Chen.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen helplessly said, “Dad, you’re overthinking it. Even if you want to go to jail, the police definitely won’t arrest you.”
Xiao Changkai was taken aback and instinctively asked, “Why? Do you have connections with the police?”
Ye Chen sighed, “It has nothing to do with connections. The main thing is, these bronze wine vessels aren’t real. The police can’t arrest you just for buying fake goods.”
“What?!” Xiao Changkai exclaimed, “You mean the two wine vessels I bought are fake?!”
Ye Chen nodded, “Absolutely fake!”
Xiao Changkai immediately became displeased, “No, Ye Chen, you can question my character, but you absolutely cannot question my judgment! These two bronze wine vessels are definitely real!”
Ma Lan also said, somewhat displeased, “Ye Chen, are you just unable to stand our family doing well? Do you wish for us to be poor for a lifetime before you’re happy?”
Ye Chen was helpless and directly picked up one of the bronze wine vessels. Before Xiao Changkai could react, he slammed it hard onto the ground.
Xiao Changkai shouted in fright, “Hey, Ye Chen, what are you doing?! This is an antique…”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud crack, and the bronze wine vessel broke a leg, revealing a silver-white fracture.
Ye Chen held the fracture up to him and said flatly, “You see for yourself, this isn’t bronze at all; it’s just tin poured out from melted metal. The toy swords kids play with when they’re young are made from this.”
Xiao Changkai’s jaw dropped in shock.
Even he, no matter how foolish, realized something was off at this moment.
How could something that was bronze be green on the outside and silver on the inside?
Seeing this, Ma Lan also understood that Xiao Changkai had been deceived, and with his dreams of wealth shattered, she immediately became extremely frustrated, cursing, “Xiao Changkai! You spent five thousand yuan just to buy these two counterfeit products?!”
Xiao Changkai was drenched in cold sweat, trembling as he said, “This… this isn’t right… Damn it, that kid dared to deceive me, Xiao Changkai! I think he doesn’t want to live anymore! I’ll go find him on Antique Street tomorrow morning!”
Ma Lan angrily scolded, “You’re still waiting to find him? That guy tricked you, the big fool, and has probably already run off with your money! I think you’re even more useless than Ye Chen! Ye Chen may not be able to make money, but at least he doesn’t waste it! You let yourself be scammed out of five thousand yuan just like that; five thousand yuan is enough for me to go to the beauty salon several times!”
Xiao Changkai was extremely frustrated and didn’t dare to retort Ma Lan, so he could only hurriedly say to Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, you have to accompany me to Antique Street tomorrow to find that kid! If he doesn’t refund my money, you break his legs! Don’t worry, even if you go in, it’s no big deal; you’ll just be in for two years and then come out!”
Ye Chen didn’t want to deal with his issues, but it wasn’t good to refuse him outright, so he casually agreed, saying, “Alright, I’ll go with you to take a look tomorrow…”
……
The next day happened to be the weekend.
Ye Chen was woken up early by Xiao Changkai, who was in a hurry, and they drove straight to Antique Street.
Xiao Changkai gritted his teeth the whole way, wishing he could tear the person who deceived him into pieces.
As soon as they arrived at Antique Street, Xiao Changkai rushed out, searching everywhere for the scammer’s figure.
Ye Chen was worried he might suffer a loss, so he followed closely behind him.
After searching for a while, Xiao Changkai finally spotted a vendor and immediately glared at him, pointing and shouting at Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, come here quickly! It’s him!”
Ye Chen quickly looked over and saw a shrewd-looking middle-aged man chatting enthusiastically with a customer at his stall.
Seeing Xiao Changkai approach, the vendor didn’t seem anxious at all and chuckled, “Hey, brother, found another treasure today?”
Xiao Changkai angrily cursed, “I’ll find your grandma’s leg! You bastard actually used modern crafts to deceive me! Give me back my five thousand yuan!”
“Who deceived you?” The vendor scoffed, “If you say I’m cheating, you need to provide evidence!”
“Evidence, huh?!” Xiao Changkai, furious, pulled out the two cups and threw them in front of the vendor, angrily shouting, “You look at this! Is this a bronze artifact? This is just tin-coated copper!”
The vendor disdainfully replied, “Are you trying to pull a fast one? Who doesn’t know that bronze artifacts can’t be bought or sold these days? How could I sell you a bronze artifact? Do I want to die?”
Xiao Changkai shouted, “Then why did you tell me this is bronze?!”
“Did I say that?” The vendor looked dismissive, “Just because you say I said it doesn’t mean I said it! I could just as easily say I’ve never seen you before! Besides, antiques are always sold as-is; you made a mistake, and now you’re coming to bite me. That’s your fault! I think all the vendors on Antique Street should remember your face and keep their distance from you in the future! People like you don’t deserve to play with antiques; you should just go buy two pounds of walnuts at the market and count them at home!”
Ye Chen saw that this person was slick-tongued and thick-skinned, and he wasn’t angry at all. After all, he was just arguing with his ungrateful father-in-law, so he treated it as a free show.
Xiao Changkai saw that the other party not only refused to admit selling him fake goods but also insulted him, making him tremble with rage.
He grabbed the vendor and shouted, “You bastard, hurry up and return my money!”
“Don’t tear at me! Let go of me, or I’ll call the police!” The vendor said while struggling hard.
However, Xiao Changkai was unwilling to let him go, gripping his clothes tightly.
At that moment, the vendor’s collar was torn open, revealing a bunch of accessories around his neck, including jade pendants, amber, and prayer beads.
Ye Chen’s gaze was drawn to a grayish-white Hetian jade pendant among them.
This jade pendant looked unremarkable; after all, even if it were genuine Hetian jade, it could only be considered low-grade among Hetian jade, not something particularly valuable.
But as Ye Chen looked at this Hetian jade, he couldn’t help but furrow his brow slightly.
He could sense that this Hetian jade contained an energy that only he could perceive.
This energy made him want to get closer, wanting to grasp it in his hands.
Ye Chen knew that this must be the spiritual energy recorded in the “Nine Mysterious Heavenly Scriptures”!
Spiritual energy is a long-lost mysterious energy that can not only completely transform a person’s physical quality but can also continuously enhance one’s cultivation, ultimately reaching an extraordinary realm!
