Chapter 2 Unexpected Fortune, Huge Profits!

"Third Master Wu, please take a look first."

Ning Jinli took out the jade pendant from her pocket.

She had vaguely heard of Master Wu's name, and the jade pendant was given by a ghost, its origins mysterious, which made her nervous and uneasy.

Without noticing, the jade pendant fell to the ground.

Master Wu shook his head.

Well, he casually pulled out the thing he had in his pocket.

It must be something this girl bought from a street vendor before.

Ning Jinli quickly picked it up and found that the jade pendant had a small crescent-shaped crack. She handed it over awkwardly.

"Third Master, please take a look, I beg you."

"Sigh... alright then."

Uncle Wu took it impatiently.

His eyelids trembled slightly the moment he touched it.

The feel of it...

"Uh, please sit down first, let me check."

He remained calm and walked behind the counter.

Ning Jinli sat on the sofa and waited patiently.

Wu Sanye stole a glance at her, then took out his professional equipment to examine the jade pendant carefully, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

Then, he secretly pulled out an old picture book to compare, and his heart started pounding!

He drank several gulps of water, pinched his thigh hard to steady himself, and asked:

"Hey pretty girl, how did you get this?"

Ning Jinli thought to herself, she couldn't very well say that it was given to her by a ghost, so she could only tell Master Wu that it was given to her by someone else.

The boss responded with an "oh," his face filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Ning Jinli asked, "Could it be an antique?"

Master Wu waved his hands repeatedly, "That's not the case. I wouldn't dare accept cultural relics! Otherwise, I would be in jail long ago."

He was heartbroken that the jade pendant had just cracked right under his nose.

What a fucking waste!

A jade pendant with dragon patterns from the Xuan Kingdom, dating back more than two thousand years!

No other jade pendant of its kind known in the collecting world is as intact as this one!

If he had known it was a precious treasure, he would have rushed over to catch it even if he had broken his leg!

Seeing that he seemed willing to accept it, Ning Jinli cautiously inquired:

"Third Master Wu, how much can this thing sell for?"

Master Wu had already concluded that this girl was inexperienced and lacked social experience, and probably didn't have any connections or background. If he didn't fleece her, who would he fleece?

So he frowned and said with feigned disgust:

"It's a bit old, but not worth much, and you even broke it. Sigh... Seeing that you're short of money, I'll treat it as charity. I'll give you 50,000 yuan. If you think it's too little, go sell it to someone else."

Ning Jinli wasn't greedy; she would be content with selling it for 50,000 yuan.

Moreover, it was indeed her responsibility to accidentally drop the jade pendant.

"Okay, thank you, Third Master." She said sincerely.

Looking into her pure, big eyes and her contented, happy expression, Wu Sanye, the old fox who had spent half his life in the antique world, felt a strange pang of pity.

Never mind, I'll give you a little more.

Society is already very cruel to young people who have just finished their studies.

He paid 100,000 yuan when he scanned the QR code to transfer the money.

"Third Master, you've given too much," Ning Jinli quickly reminded him.

Master Wu adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "You seem very straightforward. Let's be friends. You can give me your opinion on anything else in the future."

"Okay! Thank you! You're such a kind person!" Ning Jinli left happily.

Watching her departing figure, Third Master Wu muttered to himself with a self-deprecating laugh, "A good person? There are no good people in business..."

He went to the backyard of the shop to smoke quietly. For some reason, the thought of the girl selling jade pendants with her clear and innocent eyes filled him with mixed feelings.

“Sigh, never mind,” he looked up at the sky and made a firm decision. “I swear, if she comes to sell things again next time, no matter what she sells or how much it’s worth, I will give her that much money.”

He felt much more at ease then, and called the owner of the local auction house.

"Hey, I have an amazing treasure to auction."

"Just acquired, it's definitely valuable, get it to me right away."

...

evening.

Ning Jinli returned to the factory in the suburbs, hoping that the ghost who called himself Xiao Qidi would reappear.

He's so generous, even a ghost would worship him!

She simply slept on the floor in the small warehouse where he had been, since he had said he would come later, so as not to miss him.

Besides hoping to continue making money.

More importantly, after she calmed down from the joy of unexpected wealth, she felt increasingly guilty.

This time, by sheer luck, he made a fortune of 410,000 yuan from a few boxes of nearly expired biscuits and two cases of bottled water. It was like a windfall.

Even if you're desperate for money, even if the other person is a ghost, you can't cheat them like this.

She decided that once Xiao Qidi arrived, she would replenish the goods to the amount corresponding to his payment.

If he doesn't need that much stock, refund the excess amount to him.

In short, one cannot go against one's conscience.

This side of the cave—

Xiao Qidi put most of the plastic bottles and biscuit wrappers into a cardboard box and arranged them neatly in the middle of the hole.

Then, under the cover of night, he led his soldiers to collect a large number of withered branches and put them into the cave. Finally, he placed several bottles outside the cave.

Under the bright moonlight, plastic bottles reflected a striking light on the cracked ground, leading one after another towards the hidden entrance.

late at night.

Several patrolling bandits rode up to the vicinity and noticed the reflection.

They dismounted and picked up the plastic bottles, stunned into silence.

This uniquely shaped bottle is light, translucent, and perfectly shaped, with incredibly symmetrical raised patterns. It is extremely thin and transparent, and when squeezed, it makes a crisp sound without deforming.

Both the materials and the workmanship far exceeded their expectations.

"A treasure vase! This is a treasure!"

"There's more ahead!"

"Go and report to the boss immediately!"

Two bandits rode up to deliver the message, while the others searched and scavenged, and soon discovered the narrow cave entrance covered by a large amount of dead wood.

There seemed to be more flashes of light inside the cave.

These past few days they've been searching the area for government troops, going back and forth several times, and only now have they discovered this cave.

Soon, hundreds of bandits arrived.

The leader threw his head back and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha! Ancient legends say there's a fairy cave here, containing treasures of the immortals. I thought it was all a lie, but I've stumbled upon it today! Heaven is on my side!"

One of his men asked, "Boss, you brought all the men with you. Aren't you afraid those dozens of bastards who killed nearly a hundred of our brothers will escape?"

Snap!

The leader slapped him across the face.

"Idiot! Don't you dare spoil my fun!"

"There must be even more treasures inside the Immortal Cave; this is a golden opportunity!"

"Those bastards are just village soldiers. Where can they run to? Once I have all the treasures in the cave, I won't need to plunder the villagers anymore. I'll just go back to the village and slaughter them to my heart's content!"

His subordinates dared not utter another word.

Unable to contain his excitement, the leader lifted the deadwood at the entrance of the cave and crawled inside.

Others rushed to follow suit.

A beam of moonlight shone through a crack in the cave ceiling, making the packaging paper and bottles piled up directly below gleam.

"The gods' treasures... so many precious bottles, they're all mine! I'm rich! I'm rich!"

The leader lunged forward, embracing a pile of plastic bottles with a blissful infatuation.

Xiao Qidi, who was lying in ambush nearby, quietly made his move with dozens of soldiers.

The bandits' horses all carried bundles.

Inside were their provisions, money, water jugs, and tinderboxes—essential for their burning, killing, and looting.

Xiao Qidi took a tinderbox and told the soldiers to ride their horses back to the village.

Then, carrying his sword, he went alone to the cave entrance, lit a few dry branches, and threw them into the cave.

The dry weather caused the large amount of dead branches that had already covered the cave floor to ignite instantly.

Before the bandits could react, flames surged behind them.

"Boss, run!"

They screamed and ran wildly, braving the flames to try and escape the cave.

The cave entrance was narrow, and Xiao Qizun was able to hold it off against all odds.

They beheaded anyone who peeked out and chopped off anyone who reached out, as swift and decisive as chopping melons and vegetables.

The bandits had nowhere to escape and were burned, screaming in agony. The cave had become a living hell.

The treasure in the leader's arms was melting rapidly.

"The treasure bottle! My magical treasure bottle!" He hugged the cardboard box tightly as if he were crazy, refusing to let go even though his chest and arms were scalded and bleeding.

In the blink of an eye, he too was engulfed by flames.

The fire burned until midnight, and all the bandits were reduced to ashes.

A night breeze swept in, filling the air with the smell of burning.

Xiao Qidi covered his mouth and nose and walked in with a knife. Suddenly, he noticed that something in the arms of a charred corpse was emitting a strange light...