Although Yue Qi has no concrete evidence, anything that can be associated with "evil gods" is definitely not for any good purpose.
“Evil gods are often the result of insatiable human desires, when people pray for something but cannot get it. People then turn to evil magic, and this has been the case throughout history.”
Yue Qi sighed, "It seems there are some people here who have very deep obsessions!"
"As for that piece of wood, all I can tell for now is that it should be a formation plate that was deliberately broken. I really can't tell its specific purpose from just these few words."
Yan Qing nodded, grabbed Yue Qi's clothes, and tried to pull him outside.
"Hurry up, we need to get ahead of those two and get our hands on these small planks first."
The two arrived at the commercial street for the second time. As expected, she saw Wen Jiajia and Sun Jue again when they passed by the restaurant.
The two were still wiping the table with rags, but they looked a little tired.
This time, Yan Qing didn't choose to go to a restaurant, but went straight to the next repair shop.
In a corner unseen by them, Wen Jiajia suddenly raised her head, silently looking in their direction, a smile appearing on her lips.
These two fools will probably never know what they've missed.
Yan Qing was standing in front of the repair shop, looking at the strange shop from the outside.
What's strange about it is that, apart from the huge wooden sign at the entrance that reads "Repair Shop," there's no other indication that it's a repair shop.
In her mind, repair shops were usually filled with all sorts of tools and odds and ends, unlike this one, which was completely empty.
From the angle from which Yan Qing stood, she had a clear view of the entire store.
There was a recliner at the entrance of the shop, where a lazy old man was sitting and reading a newspaper with a magnifying glass.
There was nothing in the room except for a whole row of empty shelves.
Yue Qi also noticed this; it didn't look like a repair shop at all. However, in order to find the small wooden plank, they eventually stepped inside.
The old man at the door looked up from his newspaper and glared at them fiercely.
"Get out of here if you have nothing to do! You're blocking my sun!"
What a fierce old man! Yan Qing couldn't help but complain. She realized that what she was looking for probably wasn't in the house.
—Apart from the place where the old man reading the newspaper was.
Article 9 of the "Yongning Lane Rules" states that no negative comments are accepted in Yongning Lane.
That means she definitely can't confront this old man directly. It seems she'll have to resort to his special skill again.
Yan Qing stretched out her hand and handed two hundred-yuan spirit coins right under the old man's nose.
Unexpectedly, although the old man looked like he was about to be buried, he was surprisingly quick and agile, reaching out to try and forcibly rob the money.
Yan Qing moved even faster. The old man watched as the girl put away the spirit coins, then smiled and said to him:
"So, do you want it?" The old man nodded instinctively.
Yan Qing took out a small wooden block and shook it in front of him. "Do you have this? If you do, give it to me, and the spirit coins are yours."
After hearing her words, the old man was caught in a difficult dilemma.
Seeing that things were looking promising, Yan Qing immediately added two more spirit coins. This time, the old man stopped hesitating and readily took out the small wooden board from his pocket.
After exchanging money for goods, Yan Qing expressed great satisfaction.
As she walked out of the repair shop, she noticed Yue Qi still had that surprised expression on his face. Unable to resist teasing him, she said...
"What's wrong, Brother Yue? Have you gone stupid?"
Yue Qi snapped out of his daze and immediately shook his head in denial, "Yan Qing, where did you get so many spirit coins?"
Yan Qing immediately became smug, "That's because I'm rich! These days, anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem!"
Yue Qi didn't press the matter further. He knew that everyone had their own privacy, and there was no need to pry.
However—"As the saying goes, one should not flaunt one's wealth. As a young woman, you should be careful. After all, spirit coins are rare these days, and if others find out, it could easily bring trouble upon you."
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid." Yan Qing was still grateful for his words, which showed that at least he genuinely cared about her.
Across from the repair shop is a general store, owned by a husband and wife.
Compared to the repair shop, the convenience store looked much more normal. It was not only filled with all kinds of food and drinks, but also brimming with everyday necessities.
Yan Qing remembered the "Yongning Lane Rules," Article 8 of which mentioned that if you had any questions, you could talk to the shopkeeper. He would help you.
It seems we can get some new clues from the shop owner.
Yue Qi had already thought of this. He walked up to the male owner of the convenience store and said:
"Excuse me, are you the owner of this convenience store?"
The man's movements appeared very stiff. He struggled to lift his head and managed to utter a single word.
"roll!"
Left with no other option, Yue Qi had to retreat temporarily.
Yan Qing thought for a moment, then casually picked up a roll of tissues and walked over to the female shop owner who was further inside.
"Excuse me, how much are these tissues?"
The female boss looked to be in her forties, and her clothes were very ordinary. Strangely, she had a large purple flower in her hair, which was clearly a paper flower.
However, she looked much normal; apart from being pale, she seemed to be in good spirits.
Her attitude towards Yan Qing also softened considerably. "Little girl, the things here are very expensive! Are you sure you want to buy them?"
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