Chapter 46: Hidden Disaster

When it came to this, Yun Xiaobao became a little quiet.

My master couldn’t help but change his expression, and his voice became a bit heavy, saying, “Could it be that something happened to your family’s Baogen?”

Even if he didn’t want to get too involved with ordinary people, the seriousness of the master was real. After all, as far as we know, Yun Baogen is the only heir of the Yun family. If something really happened… After all, the master also has some feelings for the Yun family, otherwise he wouldn’t have chosen the Yun family to come to the door to trade, and it could even be said to be somewhat helpful.

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiaobao put down the cup in his hand, sighed, and two tears rolled down his cheeks. He said in a slightly choked voice, “If something really happened to Baogen, would I still be alive? But…”

At this point, Yun Xiaobao probably felt a little embarrassed, so he took out a handkerchief, wiped away his tears, calmed down a bit, and then said, “Master Jiang, don’t be shy, you know… our family used to be a grave robber, that is, we started by robbing graves. People often say that doing this kind of work will cause you to be cursed with no descendants… and even if you are not cursed, it is difficult to guarantee wealth and even worse, you may end up with a miserable old age. So, since our ancestors stopped doing this business, with remorse and fear in our hearts, we try to be kind to others and do good deeds, in order to offset the evil we have done in the past.

At this point, Yun Xiaobao poured himself another glass of wine, sipped it slightly, and then said, “In fact, our wealth has already made me very uneasy. Every day is like walking on thin ice. I always feel that we should suffer some kind of retribution. If there is retribution, I hope it is in the form of money. The older I get, the more I feel that no matter what, people are the most important… But there is still retribution, right? Master Jiang, you also know that our Yun family has never been prosperous, and in Baogen’s generation, we almost couldn’t save this child.

My master and I listened quietly. As the saying goes, every family has its own problems. In this way, it seems that wealthy families are not necessarily happier than ordinary families.

At this point, Yun Xiaobao took another sip of wine and sighed, “Fortunately, I bought a piece of spirit jade from Master Jiang for Baogen to wear on his body at a very low price. Over the years, the child has grown up unsmoothly, but at least he has survived all the dangers. When I looked closely at the spirit jade, I saw a few cracks. I counted them and found that they were the same number as the number of disasters Baogen had suffered since childhood. It’s really amazing…”

“Do you want to buy another spirit jade?” Master asked with narrowed eyes.

For cultivators, the spirit jade is not important, but it is important when performing certain magic spells, especially when setting up formations. Cultivators who are serious will also specially cultivate a spirit jade for self-defense… What is not important is that the spirit jade can be cultivated by cultivators themselves, and the effect is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

My master and I have nothing of value, and we were searched by the King Liu Sheng, but he didn’t take the tiger claws or the agarwood beads from me, because he only cared about whether they were dangerous. The tiger soul in the tiger claws had already merged with my soul, and the agarwood beads were not something that the King Liu Sheng could see anyway.

Just like Master’s pipe was not taken away, but Master had a piece of spirit jade hanging around his neck, which he didn’t particularly care about. Taoists like jade, so he just kept it.

“If there is, of course I want to buy it.” Yun Xiaobao was naturally excited when he heard my master ask this question.

“Well, I understand.” My master just gave a vague promise. In fact, the only thing we can trade with Yun Xiaobao on this trip is this. I will definitely not sell the tiger claw and agarwood.

“There is just one more thing. I would like to ask Master Jiang for a favor. The reward is not a problem.” Yun Xiaobao was naturally excited to hear that there was a spirit jade for sale, but as soon as he mentioned it, he calmed down and became slightly worried.

For me and my master, as long as we have enough money, we don’t really care about the reward, so my master didn’t promise anything, but just said, “Tell me what you think.”

This sentence, “Tell me what you think,” is probably just a token of the Yun family’s friendship with us.

“Master Jiang, please wait a moment.” While he was talking, Yun Xiaobao picked up the cell phone on the table and gave a few orders. Soon, a man carrying a suitcase came up.

“We always have some spare money at home, just in case… Master Jiang, Lingyu is priceless, and I want to get my hands on something like this as soon as possible. Let’s talk about the transaction first.” Yun Xiaobao said sincerely.

I frowned slightly. What was he going to say next? Was he afraid of offending me and my master, and that Lingyu would not sell to him, so he was panicking?

But, while I was thinking, the man carrying the suitcase had already walked up to the table, opened the suitcase respectfully, and then silently retreated.

I glanced at the briefcase, and inside was a stack of money. I didn’t know how much there was, maybe half a million?

However, my master and I were very calm. My master just said, “You haven’t even seen the spirit jade, and you’re offering this much money?”

“It’s not much money, just the cash we have at home, a total of 630,000. I think our family got a good deal when we bought the spirit jade so cheaply back then, but according to our family background, we can’t afford such a big fortune… This time, I’m lucky to be able to buy another spirit jade, so I have to express my whole sincerity… Although the spirit jade is priceless, of course, this is not all my sincerity, and I can withdraw some money at any time…” Yun Xiaobao said this very sincerely.

However, the master only took out five stacks of money from it and then stopped, saying, “You didn’t get a good deal when you bought that jade. At the time, the price was not low, and in my eyes, it was that price. It was a matter of mutual consent. Now this jade has been tempered for a long time, so the price is naturally higher. In addition, I need a car, a very ordinary used car will do.”

After that, the master looked at me and said, “Chengyi, can you drive?”

“Yes,” I said, looking at the master. I of course knew what the master was thinking. We were going to Xiangxi on this trip, and it would be really convenient to have our own car, not to mention that we would be going to Tibet later.

“That’s good. You’ve learned it for nothing.” The master said it quite calmly, as if he had taught me how to drive.

But I had to add, “Master, I don’t have a driver’s license, so…”

The master looked at me and was about to say something, but Yun Xiaobao said, “This is really a minor problem. If Chengyi needs it, he can get a driver’s license in an hour (at that time, the situation with driver’s licenses was that some means could be used to get one), and the only trouble is to take a picture right away.”

I have to say that this Yun Xiaobao is very good at things. While talking, the master had already taken out the spirit jade from his neck and handed it to Yun Xiaobao. The jade itself is made of jadeite, which is also a category of jadeite. The material is nothing special, just an ordinary jade.

After being nurtured, perhaps after a long period of nurturing, there was a layer of warm and moist light that ordinary people could feel flowing… This experience can only be understood, not communicated.

The jade was not specially carved, it was just a simple piece, but Yun Xiaobao held it in his hands like a treasure, very excited, and at the end, he did not forget to look up at his master and say, “Master Jiang, you can keep all that money, and I will also prepare the car.”

But the master just shook his head lightly and did not say yes.

Perhaps Yun Xiaobao also guessed that the cultivator might have some quirks, so he didn’t insist too much. He could only promise. After being excited for a while, he carefully put away the spirit jade, calmed down, and said to my master, “Then I’m sorry to trouble Master Jiang to listen to me babble about the treasure root for a while. I really hope that Master Jiang can help me with this small favor, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t help. It’s just some thoughts of my own.”

“You say it.” The master was quiet. At this time, Yun Xiaobao picked up the phone again and asked someone to take a picture of me, prepare a car, and take care of the paperwork. In short, he made two or three phone calls.

After all this, Yun Xiaobao said, “The thing itself is the child Baogen. Ten years ago, he also became a Taoist? No, or is the term used in your circle called a cultivator?”

“Ah?” My master and I exclaimed almost at the same time. If so, why did Yun Xiaobao buy our spirit jade? If Yun Baogen became a cultivator ten years ago, he could have used his own body to cultivate the spirit jade, because cultivators are more efficient than ordinary people and can indeed cultivate it better.

“Gentlemen, don’t be in a hurry. Let me finish telling you this story. Bao Gen was not like you, with a master and a disciple… He joined a certain sect. I don’t know the ins and outs of the cultivator world, but I just have a hunch that that sect is not good.” Yun Xiaobao’s face grew even more serious.

My master didn’t say anything, but my mood was affected. What sect was bad? I was starting to feel uneasy, but on the surface I continued to listen to Yun Xiaobao’s story.