229: Chapter 229 Carving Taishan Stone Guardian from Hetian Jade Pebble

Han Jingyang was very tempted, but he held back.

Since he had promised to give it to Shi Xiaoya, he certainly had to give it to her exactly as it was.

It wasn't just Shi Xiaoya who had a good eye; Liu Jing's eye wasn't bad either.

One could even say it was better.

"Name: Hetian Jade Seed Material Carved Mount Tai Stone Guardian Ornament."

"Grade: Fifth Grade."

"Attribute: Exorcism +8."

"Skill: Warding Off a Hundred Evils."

Fifth Grade.

Exorcism +8.

Warding Off a Hundred Evils.

Everything was impeccable.

With this thing placed in the home, it could basically withstand the vast majority of attacks from Feng Shui and Yin-Yang secret arts. Even if it couldn't hold out, it would react and thus serve as a warning, for example, by developing cracks.

If Liu Qing's family had had something like this back then, as long as it hadn't been discovered by Tian Chunming, Liu Qing's family wouldn't have been plotted against by Tian Chunming, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble later on.

Furthermore, this item was just right for Liu Jing. She followed Han Jingyang around, and in the eyes of outsiders, she was one of Han Jingyang's most important subordinates, so it was inevitable that some people would set their sights on Liu Jing's family.

With this, while one couldn't say it guaranteed the safety of Liu Jing's family one hundred percent, it was enough to deal with most situations.

Aside from the two items for Shi Xiaoya and Liu Jing, the remaining two weren't bad either.

"Name: Qing Guangxu Famille Rose Large Jar with Five Bats Holding Longevity Pattern."

"Grade: Sixth Grade."

"Attribute: Longevity +4."

"Skill: None."

"Name: Hetian Jade Carving 'Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors' Pendant."

"Grade: Fifth Grade."

"Attribute: Alienation +7."

"Skill: Turning Against Each Other."

It was also one Fifth Grade and one Sixth Grade.

But one of them had no skill and only a longevity attribute. It could only be said to be okay; it could sell for a lot of money, but that was all it could do—it didn't have much use for improving one's strength.

The 'Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors' pendant was interesting, though.

Alienation attribute.

The skill also made people turn against each other.

The perfect choice for backstabbing people.

If he had had something like this when dealing with He Dingkun's family, he wouldn't have needed the True Martial Emperor to step in to make He Dingkun's family fall into chaos. Brothers fighting within the walls, father and son turning against each other—the outcome would probably have been about the same as it was now.

After all, even if it was the same 'turning against each other,' people were different.

When ordinary commoners turned against each other, it was nothing more than a fight and then never seeing each other again; that was the limit.

But a family like He Dingkun's was different. When these people turned against each other, it was bound to cost lives, because that was their daily life. They had far too many methods to make a person disappear from this world, and after being struck by the effect, the first thing they would think of was inevitably to make the other party disappear completely.

Especially since these wealthy families had such powerful motivation. Among the three brothers, if one died, the survivors could inherit hundreds of millions more in assets. If two died, the one remaining could swallow up all of He Dingkun's assets. If they even took out He Dingkun, they could immediately take over all of He Dingkun's assets and connections.

With such temptation, combined with the boost from the skill's effect, the resulting scene would naturally be very, very terrifying.

It was like throwing a stone on the road; throwing a stone on a country path and throwing a stone on a highway had completely different consequences.

The "Turning Against Each Other" skill was that stone; it would have completely different effects when applied to different people.

Good stuff.

But it must be used with caution.

Han Jingyang stayed in the room for half an hour, then came out with the two items and said to Shi Xiaoya and Liu Jing, "You two really have an impeccable eye; you both picked good things."

Shi Xiaoya blinked: "Boss, how good are they?"

"Very, very good," Han Jingyang handed the pure gold guanyin statue to Shi Xiaoya: "Hold onto it well, go back and find a place to display it, or find a room here to display it."

Shi Xiaoya didn't even think: "Right here is fine."

"Right here?"

"Mm-hmm, right here," Shi Xiaoya nodded without hesitation: "Boss, what exactly is the effect?"

"Let's put it this way: it can make your body increasingly pure, and can even conduct an all-encompassing baptism of your body, returning your body to the purity of infancy."

"What does that mean?"

"Have you heard of Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing?"

"Mm-hmm, novels always write it like that."

"This is about the same; it can turn your body into the legendary Stainless Body. I'm not too sure about the specific effects, they remain to be verified, but at the very least, it can make you healthier and have better skin. Even if it can't keep you eternally young, it can reset you every so often."

"Really?"

"Mm."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaoya jumped into Han Jingyang's arms, hugged him, and gave him a flurry of kisses: "Thank you, Boss, thank you! Boss, you are so good to me! Boss, hurry and help me set it up; I want to experience it properly."

Han Jingyang coughed, quietly turned his head to look at Liu Jing on the side, and seeing that Liu Jing was just pouting and looking the other way, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He took the opportunity to wrap his arms around Shi Xiaoya's thighs and carried her just like that into the bedroom Shi Xiaoya had chosen.

He closed the bedroom door.

Shi Xiaoya immediately activated some kind of mode and kissed Han Jingyang directly on the mouth.

In an instant, the two were stuck together like glue.

It wasn't until Liu Jing knocked on the door that the two quickly separated.

Shi Xiaoya opened the door.

Liu Jing hummed with a dark face: "To test the effect, did you need to close the door? Or did you want to ditch me to do something bad?"

Shi Xiaoya chuckled and grabbed Liu Jing's arm: "Good sister, don't be angry. It's just that I'm a little excited; this is the first time I've received such a valuable and good gift."

After saying this, she said to Han Jingyang: "Boss, let's start."

Han Jingyang nodded, took the pure gold guanyin statue, circled the room once, placed it on the north side of the head of the bed, and nodded: "Get on the bed and try it."

"Now?"

"Mm."

"Do I need to take off my clothes?"

"I estimate... yes," Han Jingyang thought of scenes described in certain novels and added: "Prepare a bath towel, body wash, and hot water, etc."

Shi Xiaoya also thought of it: "Boss, will I really become dirty and smelly?"

Han Jingyang held back a laugh: "I'm not sure, try it and you'll know."

"How about, let my good sister try it first?"

"I definitely don't want to," Liu Jing refused decisively.

If it really was like what was described in novels, with black, stinky metabolic waste oozing out all over, that would be too embarrassing.

It would be fine if no one was around, but to become dirty and smelly in front of Han Jingyang—what would she do in the future?

Han Jingyang held back his laughter and said: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Even if it's magical, it still has to follow basic biological laws. Pores can only exude sweat, it's impossible to exude other things. I reckon it just speeds up your metabolism, that's all. Come on."

Shi Xiaoya nodded, took off her coat, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and lay on the bed: "Boss, start."

Han Jingyang's expression also turned serious. He didn't put on any airs; he simply formed a hand seal in front of the pure gold guanyin statue, whispered "Stainless Body," and then pointed rapidly at Shi Xiaoya.

The next second.

Blue Qi emerged from the guanyin statue and condensed at the head of the bed into a lifelike Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The Guanyin Bodhisattva's expression was solemn and compassionate, with a graceful and moving posture, fluttering robes, and an awe-inspiring presence, waving the willow branch in her hand to gently brush over Shi Xiaoya's entire body.