54: Mysterious sphere

"Wait." "Why did your father give me this thing?"

Zhong Mingyi turned back to look at Yang Yi. With a cold face, he said, "Who knows."

"He said you should sell this thing to Duobao Pavilion." After saying this, he curled his lips.

He kicked a pebble on the ground and complained again.

"This is a good thing." "I remember that people from Duobao Pavilion tried to buy this thing time and time again."

"My father never agreed. I don't know why he gave it to you."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and quickened his pace.

Yang Yi watched his retreating figure and muttered, "Naturally, it is for your sake."

Zhong Mingyi's footsteps faltered for a moment, then he quickened his pace again.

Gazing at the golden sphere in the box, Yang Yi fell into deep thought.

It seemed that this object was extraordinary. He didn't know what it actually was.

The reason the City Lord gave him this item was likely to let him establish a connection with Duobao Pavilion through it.

The purpose of doing so was to have him look after his son.

Yang Yi felt slightly embarrassed. Because during the time Zhong Mingyi had been at the Yang family, he actually rarely concerned himself with Zhong Mingyi's affairs.

He hadn't really taken care of Zhong Mingyi either. But in the eyes of others, the reason for the progress in Zhong Mingyi's strength was entirely due to Yang Yi.

After Zhong Mingyi returned home, his father also saw his son's growth. It wasn't just growth in strength, but also in his conduct and handling of affairs. He was much more mature than before.

That was why he gifted such an important item to Yang Yi.

At noon, Yang Yi called Yang Ming over and let him look at the golden sphere.

After looking at it for a while, Yang Yi asked if he had seen it clearly. Yang Ming nodded, completely bewildered.

He had indeed seen it clearly. But what was the point of having him look at it closely? He didn't know what this object was either.

Then he heard Yang Yi say, "If you've seen it clearly, then go to Duobao Pavilion." "Describe this item to Haitang."

"Oh, right." "Don't forget to tell her: 'This is something the Dragon Tiger City Lord gave me.'"

Yang Ming scratched his head and asked in confusion, "Wouldn't it be better if I just took the item and let her take a look?"

Yang Yi rolled his eyes. "Do as you're told." "Why so much nonsense?"

Yang Ming lowered his head, took a few more glances at the golden sphere, and exited the courtyard.

In the afternoon, at Duobao Pavilion, Yang Ming arrived with two attendants and met Haitang.

Haitang was quite surprised. She hadn't expected Yang Ming to come here. She knew that Yang Ming was afraid of her and thought that unless there was something important, Yang Ming would likely not come again.

She hadn't expected that only a few days later, they would meet again. She personally poured a cup of tea for Yang Ming and was very enthusiastic toward him.

"How do you have time to come here?" "I was actually thinking of visiting you at the Yang family a while ago."

"Why visit me?" Yang Ming curled his lips. He didn't want to get tangled up in useless questions with Haitang.

He immediately got straight to the point: "I've come to see you this time because there is an item I want you to help me look at."

"What item?" Haitang sized Yang Ming up for a moment, but didn't find that he had brought anything.

Yang Ming said, "I haven't brought the item with me." "Our family head asked me to come and ask you." "I will describe the appearance of this item to you."

Subsequently, he described the appearance of the golden sphere and finally mentioned the origin of the item.

While listening to Yang Ming describe the item, Haitang's eyes became much brighter than before.

When Yang Ming finished the last sentence, Haitang had already stood up in excitement.

"I know of this item." "Our Duobao Pavilion has been asking the Dragon Tiger City Lord for it for a long time." "Unfortunately, he was unwilling to sell it to us."

"I didn't expect him to be so generous." "Giving it to Yang Yi." "It's truly surprising." "Let's go, let's go to the Yang family now."

As she spoke, she stepped forward to leave. However, Yang Ming remained seated in his chair, not moving.

"Why aren't you leaving?" Haitang, who had almost reached the door, stopped and looked at Yang Ming suspiciously.

What was wrong with this guy? By telling her about this item, wasn't the whole point to get her to go to the Yang family? Why was he sitting there now without moving?

Yang Ming took a sip of tea unhurriedly and said with a smile, "Our family head is very busy lately." "I'm afraid he doesn't have time to see you." "How about you go see him in a few days?"

Haitang was slightly stunned. Immediately, she smiled and nodded, then sat back down on the chair. A trace of coldness emanated from her body.

It made Yang Ming feel a bit uneasy inside. After taking another sip of tea, he calmly took his leave of Haitang.

The moment Yang Ming closed the door, an elderly man with white hair walked out from behind the room's screen.

"The Yang family is truly not simple." "It's really strange." "Why would the City Lord of Dragon Tiger City give this item to Yang Yi?" "Could they be bosom friends?"

"Even so, he shouldn't have given such a valuable item to him." "Doesn't he know how highly our Duobao Pavilion values this item?"

Haitang gently pursed her lips and did not speak, her eyes narrowing slightly. After a long while...

The old man saw that Haitang wasn't speaking and asked, "What secrets do you think are hidden within this?"

Haitang shook her head, extended her slender arms, and stretched. "Oh well, never mind." "When the time comes, won't the truth be revealed after a trip to the Yang family?"

"The Yang family must have big ambitions." "You must not agree to anything they ask," the old man warned.

Haitang pondered and said, "Then tell me, do we still want that item or not?" "Of course we do." "If you want that item, you have to pay a certain price."

"Do you expect to get something for nothing?" "We can give them money, but we cannot agree to any of their unreasonable demands."

"The Yang family has offended quite a few people." "I heard that the Yun City Zhang Family has already sent people to Tian Yuan City." "I'm afraid that before long, there will be a great battle here."

"You must not meddle in other people's affairs." Haitang's brows twitched slightly, and she smiled charmingly.

"Understood." "Your meaning is that we can forgo that treasure, but we absolutely cannot help the Yang family."

The old man's expression changed, and his voice turned cold and heavy. "I didn't mean that." "We must get our hands on that item, but we also must not help the Yang family."

"That makes things difficult." "Why don't you handle this matter yourself?" Haitang spread her hands, feigning helplessness.

The old man's face became even more sinister than before. "Haitang, don't try to be clever in front of me." "Although you are the Pavilion Master of Duobao Pavilion, don't forget my status."

"If you do anything that harms Duobao Pavilion, I will report it to those above." "By then, I'm afraid this position as Pavilion Master of Duobao Pavilion won't be secure."