Having dispelled a wind disaster, Zhang Haobo’s face showed no emotional fluctuations. He raised his head, glanced at the sky, and continued flying towards the next location of a wind disaster.
…
“From chasing the wind to cutting through the wind. What’s your next move?”
“There’s not much time left for you, hehe.”
Li Fan chuckled and shifted his focus.
He resumed studying the introductory formation techniques in the jade slip.
After another month, Li Fan’s expression changed, and he put away the jade slip.
The cultivator he had been waiting for finally appeared.
In Li Fan’s perception, this mid Qi Condensation stage cultivator showed no intention of hiding his aura. He swaggered towards the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
The Formless Killing Intent immediately locked onto him, and Li Fan’s Insect Binding Technique was ready to be unleashed. However, when he was about to subdue the cultivator, a hint of surprise flashed across Li Fan’s face.
Surprisingly, the cultivator showed no interest in finding Yin Yueting. Instead, he walked into the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, shouting excitedly.
“Has the new stock for this month arrived? Show it to me quickly!”
Seeing him, the young clerk from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion warmly greeted him, “Oh, Second Young Master Zhao is here! Come, come, this way! We’ve received quite a few rare treasures in these past months, especially set aside for you!”
Overjoyed, Second Young Master Zhao hurriedly followed the clerk into the treasure storage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
Pointing to several items displayed separately on the shelves, the young clerk said, “According to your instructions, we’ve collected all the items with these special patterns for you.”
Second Young Master Zhao walked up quickly, picked up a small tripod from the shelf, and carefully examined it.
“Not bad, not bad.” After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he lifted a slightly cracked celadon vase into the air for closer inspection.
“The pattern does match the style of that place.”
Second Young Master Zhao was quite pleased.
He went through each item on the shelf, praising them endlessly, “You guys at Heavenly Treasure Pavilion are efficient. In just a few months, you’ve collected so many treasures for me!”
“Unlike other shops, they’re all worthless!”
“Especially that so-called Wanhua Chamber of Commerce. They boast loudly but can’t find a few useful items in a year.”
Second Young Master Zhao cursed vehemently.
Then, he patted the young clerk on the shoulder with a smile, “Pack up these things for me, and deliver them to the old place.”
The clerk, grinning, nodded incessantly.
When settling the bill, Second Young Master Zhao took out a handful of gold leaves from his pocket, tossed them over without looking, and said, “No need for change. Consider the extra as your reward.”
“Remember, for the items with the patterns I instructed, I want as many as you can find.”
He raised his head, spoke magnanimously, and added, “Your Heavenly Treasure Pavilion is reliable. Why confine yourselves to this small Night Island? I can see your business growing bigger and spreading throughout the Cong Yun Sea in the future!”
Second Young Master Zhao praised, then hummed a tune and was about to leave.
The young clerk, feeling proud, couldn’t help but say, “Certainly! Our shopkeeper…”
Before he could finish his words, the elderly steward beside him gave him a slap on the head, interrupting him.
The young clerk realized it was inappropriate, covering his head and falling silent.
Second Young Master Zhao’s eyes turned, but he didn’t say much. A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He continued humming and left, reaching a small courtyard on Night Island.
After the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s staff delivered the items, Second Young Master Zhao closed the gate.
A flying boat suddenly appeared in the courtyard. Second Young Master Zhao carefully moved these items into the flying boat.
Then, he performed a spell to conceal the flying boat’s appearance, left Night Island, and flew north.
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Watching all this from start to finish, Li Fan couldn’t help but become interested.
Every move of this Second Young Master Zhao revealed an air of peculiarity.
Disguising himself as a mortal, collecting antiques.
Although he had a storage ring, he insisted on using a flying boat and personally transporting the items.
What did he mean by “that place,” and what was so special about it that this mid Qi Condensation stage cultivator was so concerned about?
At least for now, Li Fan understood why Yin Yueting was sought out by Second Young Master Zhao in the previous life.
Certainly, someone in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had inadvertently leaked information.
That clerk might not know the specifics of Yin Yueting’s Treasure Seer Physique, but he was undoubtedly aware that their shopkeeper possessed special abilities to discern treasures.
And how could a mortal withstand scrutiny from a cultivator?
Exposure was inevitable.
Second Young Master Zhao would surely come back to look for Yin Yueting.
Li Fan decided to wait for him here.
First, he wanted to see where Second Young Master Zhao would transport the collected treasures.
From the Vision of Heaven and Earth, the flying boat headed north, swiftly flying for two days until it reached an extremely open sea area.
There were no islands around, only a straight and massive rock pillar standing alone in the sea.
The middle of the rock pillar seemed to be completely hollowed out, creating several small rooms.
Second Young Master Zhao landed the flying boat on the top of the pillar and tirelessly moved the items inside one room.
Li Fan observed that not only this room but several others were neatly arranged with similar items.
The patterns on them were identical to the ones Second Young Master Zhao had bought this time.
Clearly, he had been collecting these things for a long time.
After appreciating them with great pleasure, Second Young Master Zhao reluctantly lifted the flying boat and returned to Night Island.
As he left, the rock pillar slowly descended, shrinking back into the sea.
Two days later, outside the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
Second Young Master Zhao, behaving stealthily, stared at Yin Yueting who was selecting treasures. His mouth nearly watered.
“So, this is the legendary Treasure Seer Physique…”
“With this little girl’s help, it will be much easier for me to collect the cultural relics from that place.”
His eyes were full of greed as he muttered to himself.
“Where is that place?”
A voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
Startled, Second Young Master Zhao, about to make a move, was horrified to find that he had been instantly restrained, unable to move!
“Let’s go, let’s have a good chat at your home.”
A figure with a completely concealed aura suddenly appeared behind him.
Then, Second Young Master Zhao felt like he was being picked up like a chick and flew into the sky.
Heading rapidly towards a familiar location.
Second Young Master Zhao’s heart gradually turned cold because the mysterious person didn’t lie.
He actually knew the location of his base!
Thinking about the treasures he had collected over the years being taken over, Second Young Master Zhao felt a pain in his heart, almost unable to breathe.
It was more uncomfortable than his own death.
The mysterious person flew at an extremely fast speed. In just over a day, they arrived at Second Young Master Zhao’s base.
“What, not inviting me in for a chat?”
The control over his body was suddenly restored, and Second Young Master Zhao heard the other party’s indifferent words.