116: Chapter 116 Extravagant Spending

Wang Zhiwei was also helpless.

Xu Xin's family situation was quite well-off compared to ordinary people.

But like Deng Xingang, they were better off than those below but far behind those above; they had small money, but no big money.

Moreover, Xu Xin had just opened several branch stores, and most of her savings were invested in the new shops. She could take out one or two hundred thousand, or even three to five hundred thousand, or one or two million, but doubling five million and then doubling it again would be very difficult.

But after thinking about it, he sighed and said: "Brother, human life is at stake. No matter how expensive it is, we must save him. At worst, he can owe it first, or I'll advance it for him and let him pay it back slowly."

Han Jingyang smiled: "Money isn't the key. Finding a detoxification-type dharma instrument would solve it easily. But if we can't find one, we can only pin our hopes on the brand we're using now. If it doesn't work, using other dharma instruments that don't target the symptoms is just a matter of luck. If luck is good, it can be solved; if luck is bad, it's a waste of time and dharma instruments—spending money without solving the problem."

Wang Zhiwei gritted his teeth: "Where can we get a detoxification-type dharma instrument?"

"I don't know either," Han Jingyang thought for a moment. "But you can try to collect some antiques with medical themes. With luck, you might find something."

"This is my specialty. Brother, wait for me, I'll go look for some right now."

Han Jingyang watched Wang Zhiwei leave and took a taxi back to Jiguang Zhai.

He felt a bit depressed.

He thought that with so many props, he might not be invincible, but he should at least be able to run rampant in Quancheng. Instead, a problem he couldn't solve had popped up.

There were still too few dharma instruments.

Attributes and skills were also lacking too much.

He had to continue stocking up.

He had been busy with random things these past few days and had forgotten the main business.

Time to go window shopping for treasures.

Han Jingyang put on what he needed to wear and put away what he needed to store.

A sharp weapon like the Kaiken definitely couldn't be taken out while shopping; he wouldn't be able to explain it if discovered.

So he switched to the prayer beads with the "Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" skill.

These prayer beads were made of red sandalwood, exactly one hundred and eight beads. Each bead was round and full, with a lustrous color and clear texture—genuine Small-leaf Red Sandalwood.

The price itself wasn't expensive. The cost of small beads with a diameter of about 0.6 was two or three thousand, and the market price was between several thousand and ten or twenty thousand.

But the attributes were good.

The skill was even better, an offensive skill like "Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers."

What is "Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers"?

It's throwing one hundred and eight beads using hidden weapon techniques. Many martial arts novels have this type of hidden weapon skill.

Of course, here it didn't mean literally snapping the jade thread and hurling the one hundred and eight prayer beads out.

Instead, it used Qi to condense one hundred and eight beads and hurl them out, consuming the Qi within the prayer beads rather than the beads themselves.

This type of prop was also suitable for self-defense and wouldn't cause panic; it could even be taken onto planes and high-speed trains.

Although its lethality might not be as high as the Kaiken or the Inlaid Gold and Silver Bronze Sword, it was enough to handle most unexpected events.

Moreover...

Han Jingyang looked at the pendants around his neck.

Exactly three pieces.

All Grade 6.

The peace buckle from earlier, with the skill "Turning Misfortune into Blessing."

The treasure umbrella pattern pendant given by Monk Kongyun, also with the skill "Turning Misfortune into Blessing."

Even the attribute was "Body Protection."

Plus that Meiji Year 8 Platinum 10,000 Yen coin, which added luck and had the skill "Lucky Light Shining High."

With these three pendants on him, who could do anything to him?

Han Jingyang went out lightly dressed for once, charging into other shops to sweep up goods.

Since he had money, he would buy, buy, buy as long as he could appraise them.

As long as the price wasn't too outrageous, he would place an order immediately.

News spread through the Yingxiong Mountain antique market, and the owners of shops large and small were excited.

"Great Immortal Han is here to stock up."

"I heard he's incredibly generous."

"He took 5.6 million worth of stock from Old Wang in one go."

"As long as the price is right, he doesn't bargain at all. Very straightforward."

"Whose shop is he in now?"

"I just saw Boss Han enter Linglong Pavilion."

"Hehe, I wonder if Boss Han is willing to check my Feng Shui. I heard it's quite effective."

"Underworld rumors say the Dingshen Group affair was the work of this young Boss Han. Using Feng Shui secret arts, he quietly took down He Dingkun's entire family. He Dingkun is in a coma, the eldest He son and his wife were in a car accident, the second son and his wife are in custody, and only the youngest third son and the third-generation children escaped. Impressive."

"That's news from several days ago; it should have been old news by now. I heard a big event happened at Thousand Buddha Mountain a day ago, but I can't say it—I wouldn't say it even if you killed me."

"Quickly, what big event?"

"Don't leave us hanging. I'll treat you to a bath later."

"I really can't say, brothers. Spare me. If you want to know, go find out yourselves. At most, I can reveal a little bit—it's related to the Japanese."

"The Japanese? It couldn't be that Japanese tourist who died suddenly, right? I heard people say he was secretly climbing the mountain at night and died suddenly due to factors like the temperature difference between day and night. My sister-in-law even helped with the rescue—it was useless. Not a single wound could be found on his body, just like he was asleep, and there were no signs of a struggle. But I heard some of his personal belongings were missing."

"Hehe, probably swiped by some lucky person."

Han Jingyang also noticed the discussions of these shop owners or managers. After all, he used to be a peer, was in many groups, and had many overlapping social circles.

But he had always been low-key, with a very low presence in the major groups.

Of course, he would be recognized in reality.

But it didn't matter. As long as he kept a cold face and acted aloof, it would naturally discourage most people.

Putting on airs—who doesn't know how to do that?

Moreover, his track record was plain to see; normal people certainly wouldn't want to offend him.

So, wherever Han Jingyang went, he often received a very warm welcome.

And because he paid quickly, he was even more popular.

Some shop owners were eager to bring out all their collections and lay them on the counter for him to choose from.

Because of this, after half a day, he had a bountiful harvest.

Over thirty items, large and small. Excluding the lowest-level Grade 7 items without skills, there were still twelve or thirteen small high-quality pieces.

Among them were two Grade 5 items.

The first was a landscape painting by Shi Tao, quite large in size.

Its condition was also well-preserved.

It was just that the creative level was slightly worse than during his peak period. The transaction price was 1.68 million.

"Name: Shi Tao Landscape Painting."

"Grade: Grade 5."

"Attribute: Wealth Attraction +9."

"Skill: Wealth Rolling In."

Grade 5.

Wealth Attraction +9.

Wealth Rolling In.

With these three elements together, who wouldn't love it?

Whether hung at home or in Jiguang Zhai, it couldn't be better.

Sell it?

Impossible!

Something this good is definitely not for sale.

No matter how much money is offered, it's not for sale.

However, another prop with the same Wealth Attraction attribute could honorably retire: that Bronze Pixiu ornament.

Well, no rush.

That Bronze Pixiu was also a good Grade 6 item. Although the skill had entered CD, the attribute was still useful.

The Grade 4 Jasper Guan Gong Standing Statue with the "Manifestation of Holiness" attribute that he collected a few days ago was thanks to the Bronze Pixiu.

Han Jingyang had seen it with his own eyes.

It could be said that the unremarkable Bronze Pixiu was a great contributor to Jiguang Zhai.

The root-carved Three-Legged Golden Toad from before was also a contributor.

Hmm, I can find a reliable place for these retiring contributors to spend their old age.

I'll tally up who needs them later.