Chapter 159
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Chapter 159: Mount Hakusen
In the evening, Fang Yu received a call from Qin Yimo.
“Fang Yu, do you remember Chen Yi?”
“Of course, he’s that young master who did squat jumps on the cruise ship,” Fang Yu said casually.
“After we returned to shore last time, I was going to draft an agreement for Chen Yi to sign, but then I was poisoned by gu, so the matter was left unresolved. Recently, I had my assistant try to contact Chen Yi, but got no response.” There was anger in Qin Yimo’s voice.
“You mean Chen Yi is refusing to pay?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.
“Yes, it seems he won’t honor the agreement,” Qin Yimo said with frustration. “If I hadn’t been poisoned by gu back then, I wouldn’t have let him get away!”
The amount of Tiandou Rock on that island was so enormous that it would be a huge fortune for any family.
Back then, Chen Yi agreed to transfer the ownership rights of those Tiandou Rocks to Qin Yimo, but now he’s completely denying it and even refusing to communicate with Qin Yimo!
This made Qin Yimo very angry, but there was nothing she could do.
Because at the time, Chen Yi only gave verbal agreement without signing any contract.
“He really dares to default…” Fang Yu muttered.
“By the way, when I wanted to buy the Tiandou Rocks from Chen Yi back then, you said you had materials more valuable than Tiandou Rocks, but you still haven’t told me what they are,” Qin Yimo said.
“Did I say that?” Fang Yu was stunned.
“…Are you trying to default too!?” Qin Yimo seemed to be grinding her teeth in anger.
“Oh, I remember now,” Fang Yu said. “Those are indeed very good materials. When I have time, I’ll retrieve them for you.”
“Retrieve them? Where are these materials?” Qin Yimo asked puzzled.
“At the bottom of the Lijiang River,” Fang Yu replied.
…
Around seven o’clock the next morning, Fang Yu got into the car sent by the Zhong family and headed to Baichuan Mountain in the western part of Jiangnan.
In the car were still the Zhong siblings, Zhong Yuan and Zhong Liyu.
“Master Fang, besides us, our Zhong family has also sent four other masters. They’re in another car,” Zhong Yuan said.
“Are you two going in as well?” Fang Yu frowned slightly and asked.
Zhong Yuan gave an embarrassed smile and said: “Master Fang, I understand what you mean. Please rest assured, we absolutely won’t drag you down or cause you any trouble.”
“Master Fang, this is our family tradition… whenever there’s an opportunity, the family elders will let us younger generation gain experience,” Zhong Liyu also spoke up.
After the incident in the primitive forest last time, Zhong Liyu had developed psychological trauma.
She didn’t want to come to Baichuan Mountain this time.
But unfortunately, her father, who is currently the head of the Zhong family, is quite rigid and strict.
When her father gave the order, Zhong Liyu had no choice but to come even if she didn’t want to.
Fang Yu didn’t say anything more.
After entering Baichuan Mountain, his only targets were the spirit spring and its source.
As long as the Zhong siblings didn’t interfere with him, it would be fine.
…
Two hours later, Fang Yu arrived at the foot of Baichuan Mountain.
Baichuan Mountain was a mountain range, tall and deep, with rugged paths that seemed endless.
Looking up from the foot of the mountain, one could only see white mist, and couldn’t see the peak of Baichuan Mountain at all.
The spiritual energy in this location was indeed more concentrated than other places, but not dramatically so.
On the flat ground not far away, there was a primitive and dilapidated village with many single-story houses.
When Fang Yu’s group arrived, there were already many cars parked in the open space in front of the village.
“There are so many martial artists here…” Zhong Yuan exclaimed in surprise at the numerous vehicles before them.
“It’s definitely not just martial artists. News about the spirit spring spread very quickly, and besides the martial arts world, the upper echelons of the secular world also know about it. With so many luxury cars parked here, most of them probably belong to those wealthy people who came to buy spirit spring water,” Zhong Liyu said from the side.
“What are people from the secular world doing here? Do they dare to enter Baichuan Mountain?” Zhong Yuan said with contempt in his eyes.
“The villagers here have announced that drinking spirit spring water can make people feel refreshed in body and mind, cure all diseases, and extend life. These benefits are enough to attract many wealthy people to come and buy it,” Zhong Liyu said.
In the village, there was a relatively large single-story house with many people standing in line in front of it.
“That should be where they’re selling the spirit spring water,” Zhong Liyu said.
“Let’s go take a look,” Fang Yu said.
To be honest, he was also curious whether this so-called spirit spring water actually existed.
With Earth’s spiritual energy being so thin now, could something like a spirit spring really exist?
Fang Yu’s group walked into the village and came to where people were lining up.
There were at least fifty people in line.
At the very end of the queue was a bald middle-aged man.
“Are you in line to buy spirit spring water?” Fang Yu asked.
“Of course, why else would anyone come to this godforsaken place?” the bald man glanced at Fang Yu and replied.
“We’re here to buy spirit spring water too, just not sure about the price,” Fang Yu smiled.
“You’re here to buy spirit spring water?” The bald man looked Fang Yu over and saw that he was dressed simply, not at all like a rich young master.
But he noticed the Zhong siblings standing behind Fang Yu, and his expression changed slightly.
Obviously, the Zhong siblings had a distinctive air about them that showed they were of unusual status.
This young man must be their subordinate.
After seeing the Zhong siblings, the bald man’s attitude improved considerably.
“One hundred milliliters of spirit spring water costs one million yuan. Each person can buy a maximum of one liter,” the bald man said.
Hearing this price, Zhong Yuan and Zhong Liyu’s expressions changed slightly.
One milliliter of spirit spring water costs ten thousand yuan?
This price was many times more expensive than gold!
“Is the effect of this spirit spring water really that miraculous?” Fang Yu asked.
“Otherwise how could it sell for so much? The CEO of Jiangnan Huagong Group was reported to be critically ill a few days ago. Then his son came here and bought 100 milliliters of spirit spring water to take back. After drinking it, he immediately became energetic. When he went to the hospital for a check-up, all his high-risk indicators had decreased significantly. I heard he can even stand up and practice Tai Chi now!” the bald man said.
Hearing the bald man’s words, Zhong Yuan and Zhong Liyu exchanged glances, their eyes excited.
If the bald man wasn’t exaggerating, then this spirit spring water was truly a rare treasure.
“I suggest you don’t hesitate anymore, you don’t look like you’re short on money. Getting it now is a bargain, at this rate, the spirit spring water will probably be sold out in a few days,” the bald man said to the Zhong siblings.
“Old man, are you sure you won’t lead us there?”
At this moment, a sudden shout attracted everyone’s attention.
People turned to look and saw four men in black robes surrounding a hunchbacked old man.
The one who shouted was a burly man with a full beard.
But even while surrounded, the old man remained calm and shook his head, saying: “The spirit spring is the property of our Baichuan Village, how can I tell you its location? If you want to get spirit spring water, either pay to buy it directly, or go into the mountains to find it yourselves. None of the villagers will provide you with any help.”
“Old man, you’re asking for trouble!” the bearded man shouted angrily.
“If you want to use force, go ahead, but if anything happens to me, you won’t escape the punishment of the curse!” the old man fearlessly raised his head to look directly at the burly man.
“Bah! What curse! We of the Red Wolf Gate don’t believe in such nonsense. Won’t lead the way? Then I’ll kill you, and kill everyone in your village! I want to see if everyone in your village is unafraid of death!” As the burly man spoke, he drew a silver-gleaming knife.
The old man clasped his hands behind his back, meeting the burly man’s gaze, and said: “You will be punished!”
The burly man raised his knife, about to strike down.
“The Red Wolf Gate really has some nerve, even willing to harm the elderly, truly eye-opening,” at this moment, a soft voice rang out.
A young man in a blue robe, waving a paper fan, slowly walked up to the burly man.
“That’s… Han Qi from the Han family of Xiangcheng? He’s here too!” Seeing this man, Zhong Yuan’s expression changed slightly.
The Han family, along with the Zheng family and Chen family, was one of the three major martial arts families of Xiangcheng.
And Han Qi was one of Xiangcheng’s four young talents.
At just twenty-five years old, he was already a master-level expert.
