Chapter 78 Shen Zheng

Laboratory? What do you do in the laboratory?

Gu Jieshuang's heart was filled with alarm.

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An old friend wants to challenge me, so I have to prepare and add some spice to my deck.

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So that's it.

Gu Jieshuang gritted her teeth. Although she didn't want her boss to spend too much time with Lin Yunqing, she had no right to do so.

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Boss, um...please let me do more work. I asked someone about the price of that soul card, and they said it would be at least eight or nine million...

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It's not that exaggerated. These prices are all market auction prices. This is a private transaction between acquaintances, so I will definitely give you a discount.

I can’t afford to pay it back either… Boss, please don’t have pity on me, just give me any tasks you have!

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Um...even if you say that, I don't have that much to give you right now.

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Boss, are you in need of a sparring partner? I'm the Vice President of the Fighting Club and I can satisfy you perfectly!

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This...

Yu Cang thought about it and it seemed to be a good idea.

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Sure. But speaking of this, have you found a replacement for your Frost Sword?

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No... I plan to go to the Soul Card Store in a couple of days to buy a new one.

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Why go out to buy it? Why not just come to my store and get one?

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Sorry to bother the boss...

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That's it. I owe you so much anyway, so this little bit won't make a big difference. I'll see if I can make you a better equipment card.

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Well...thank you, boss!

Yu Cang smiled and put away his personal terminal.

He just happened to have obtained a [Talent: Ice Heart] entry that seemed very suitable for Gu Jieshuang, and he was also very curious whether it was possible to make a better sword.

After confirming that there was absolutely nothing to deal with, Yu Cang turned off the lights and went upstairs to prepare for bed.

Today is quite fulfilling

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The next day, Yu Cang got up early

After hastily finishing breakfast, Yu Cang opened the shop door and planned to go to the laboratory after Gu Jieshuang came. However, he never expected that before Gu Jieshuang arrived, a figure came to the door.

"Hey, Boss Yu, are you watching the store?" Shen Zheng walked in carrying gift boxes of various sizes.

"Ah?" Yu Cang poked his head out from behind the counter, his expression blank. "You..."

"Boss Yu, I wanted to come and thank you in person yesterday, but I just couldn't wait until the store opened. So, today we finally get to meet!" Shen Zheng put the bags in his hands on the ground very naturally. "Well, since Boss Yu is young, I'll be generous and call you nephew. You can just call me Uncle Shen."

Shen Zheng's familiar aura made Yu Cang raise his eyebrows, but he still nodded: "Okay, Uncle Shen... But you should take these things back, I don't need them."

As soon as he saw the ground covered with cooking oil, milk, peach cakes... all kinds of colorful things, a sense of déjà vu that he hadn't seen in several years suddenly rushed into Yu Cang's mind.

"Hey, they're just daily necessities, not worth much, just keep them." Shen Zheng said with a smile, "Nephew, I see you're so young, are you still in school?"

"Yeah... at Gudu University, and it's close to home."

"You're truly young and accomplished," Shen Zheng sighed heartily. "When I was your age, I was still working odd jobs around the world to save up for a deck, and my level was only a pitiful level two... Well, I'm definitely not as good as you, nephew."

"Everything goes through this process." Yu Cang smiled and stood up to pour water for Shen Zheng.

"Hey, no, no, no, I'll just say a few words and leave, no need to bother." Shen Zheng tried to stop him, but Yu Cang had already poured the water and placed it in front of Shen Zheng.

"Have a drink. You need to moisten your throat before you speak." Yu Cang smiled. "By the way, Uncle Shen, I hear your accent. You don't sound like a local."

"Ah? Well, that's right. I came from the Holy City and opened a shop selling exploration tools to make a living. Actually, I've been in the ancient capital for over five years, but the location wasn't very good before. Now that there's a vacant house here, I moved the shop here."

"Oh?" Yu Cang narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just at this moment, a figure appeared at the door, Gu Jieshuang came over.

Shen Zheng's eyes lit up. "Hey, lady, we meet again... Oh, look, I forgot to ask you yesterday. I still don't know the name of your savior."

"Huh?" Being stared at by two people, Gu Jieshuang suddenly became nervous. "My name... is Gu Jieshuang. Hehe... Boss, do you have a customer?"

Yu Cang picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then put it down and said calmly, "Jie Shuang, go upstairs for a while and help me wash the dishes. Uncle Shen and I want to talk alone for a while."

"Oh, okay!" Gu Jieshuang felt relieved and rushed up to the second floor.

However, when I looked into the kitchen, I found that there were no dishes to be washed.

"Huh?" Gu Jieshuang was stunned and was about to go downstairs to ask Yu Cang, but suddenly she reacted and did not say anything. Instead, she sat obediently on a chair beside her and waited.

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"Oh, this is your girlfriend." Shen Zheng smiled, "Not bad, nephew. You're quite capable of letting a girl wash dishes."

Yu Cang looked at Shen Zheng's eyes and suddenly smiled: "Uncle Shen... I'll be frank, do you know my parents?"

"Ah?" Shen Zheng's body stiffened, but he immediately said nonchalantly, "This... you're joking. I just arrived here, and my nephew is the first person I meet."

"...It's a bit too obvious, Uncle Shen." Yu Cang sighed. "When we parted at Xueshan, I just said this was my home, but you called me 'Boss Yu' right away, which means you thought I was the owner of this store. And then you guessed I was a student... This is obviously contradictory."

"That's because the sign outside says 'Yu Cang Card Making House,'" Shen Zheng pointed outside and said, "Besides, I dropped out of school early and spent so much time out there, I can still recognize the student spirit in my nephew."

Yu Cang nodded, indeed.

A few days ago, the gangster only smashed the signboard, but the store sign was still there, with the big words "Yu Cang Card Shop" very conspicuous.

"That's true," Yu Cang continued. "But most people, when they meet a student who owns a shop outside, would always be curious about my family situation during the greetings, right? This shop has been here for a long time, it's impossible for me to start it from scratch, but you don't seem surprised at all, and you don't seem to want to steer the conversation in that direction... It's like you already know something."

"this……"

"Also, I don't think Uncle Shen is the type to ignore others, but in the snowy mountains, although you said 'thank you', your eyes were on me from beginning to end. You only glanced at Jie Shuang at the beginning and didn't even ask her name... You are too purposeful, Uncle Shen."

Yu Cang picked up the teacup and took a sip of water.

"Of course, the most important thing is—" Yu Cang raised his head and looked at Shen Zheng calmly, "You have the Far Wilderness Club's logo on you, and you came to the ancient capital five years ago—precisely five years ago, my parents followed the Far Wilderness Club team into the True Dragon's Death Zone, and they haven't returned yet."

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(End of this chapter)