Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Spiritual Object
After finishing things up here, Qin Tuo walked out of the ancestral hall and into the courtyard.
At this moment, Zhao Tiancheng and Chen Wenxiong were waiting anxiously.
When they suddenly saw Qin Tuo walk out, seemingly unharmed, both of them were stunned!
Chen Wenxiong walked over and carefully looked Qin Tuo up and down.
He stared intently at his legs!
"Your legs are actually fine... Mr. Qin, tell me honestly, what in the world just happened?"
Qin Tuo shook his head and smiled.
"Mr. Chen, nothing happened. We can go back now."
Chen Wenxiong had come to save him today despite the danger, and Qin Tuo firmly etched this debt of gratitude in his heart.
"What? We can go back?"
Chen Wenxiong’s face was instantly filled with astonishment.
Zhao Tiancheng, standing nearby, also found it hard to believe.
’Long Wu just let Qin Tuo go, just like that?’
His face was a mask of indignation as he gritted his teeth and said:
"Kid, what kind of trick did you pull? Why did Master Long let you go?"
Qin Tuo sneered.
"Zhao Tiancheng, if you want to know, why don’t you go in and ask Master Long yourself? Then you’ll understand, won’t you?"
"Fine, you just wait!"
Zhao Tiancheng charged hatefully toward the ancestral hall.
However, just as he reached the entrance, he ran right into Lao Liu, the leader of the men in black, who was walking out.
Lao Liu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Patriarch Zhao, what are you doing?"
This attitude was a complete reversal from how he had treated Zhao Tiancheng before.
"I’m going in to demand an explanation from Master Long!"
Zhao Tiancheng looked aggrieved and indignant.
He had played his family’s trump card, yet to his surprise, Long Wu had let Qin Tuo go. What kind of favor was that?
The more Zhao Tiancheng thought about it, the more unreconciled he became. He had to ask Long Wu face-to-face for a clear answer.
Lao Liu said coldly:
"Master Long is handling important business inside. He’s not seeing anyone. You should leave!"
"What? He won’t see me?"
Zhao Tiancheng’s expression froze.
Lao Liu then instantly switched to a respectful and courteous smile and walked over to Qin Tuo.
"Mr. Qin, allow me to arrange a car to take you home!"
’What! He called him Mr. Qin?’
Instantly, both Zhao Tiancheng and Chen Wenxiong were flabbergasted.
They both knew exactly who this Lao Liu was!
As Long Wu’s number one strongman, when he was out and about, he practically represented Long Wu himself.
In the underworld, who wouldn’t show him some respect?
But they never expected such a major figure to be so deferential to Qin Tuo.
’Impossible. This is absolutely impossible. What is going on...’
Zhao Tiancheng was completely panicked.
He had used up that precious favor this time!
’And despite that, Qin Tuo still isn’t dead?’
"This can’t be! Master Long, you owe our Zhao Family a favor! How can you let this kid go?"
Thinking fast in his desperation, Zhao Tiancheng stood at the entrance and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"You’re courting death!"
Lao Liu was instantly furious and threatened him directly:
"Scram! If you disturb Master Long, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear the consequences!"
Zhao Tiancheng was startled. He quickly ducked his head, not daring to act so brazenly anymore.
In the end, he could only shoot Qin Tuo a venomous glare before turning to leave.
"Hmph, what a piece of trash!"
Lao Liu cursed, then immediately smiled again.
"Mr. Qin, don’t let such a petty man spoil your mood!"
Qin Tuo nodded. He didn’t refuse the offer and, after bidding farewell to Chen Wenxiong, left in the car.
Watching Qin Tuo get in the car and leave, Chen Wenxiong’s heart couldn’t calm down for a long time.
’Looks like I really bet on the right horse this time!’
Chen Wenxiong thought, and couldn’t help but smile.
Although he didn’t know why Long Wu’s attitude had changed so drastically.
But he could guess that it must be because Qin Tuo had some kind of unknown, hidden identity.
Otherwise, Long Wu, an underground Emperor, wouldn’t have suddenly switched sides.
’What an amazing young man!’
Chen Wenxiong exclaimed in his heart once again.
...
After the delay, Qin Tuo immediately returned to Half Moon Bay Villa.
Upon arriving home, his parents showed no sign of anything unusual. Clearly, they had no idea their son had just been through a life-or-death crisis.
"Son, you took Miss Chen home. What took you so long?"
Qin Hongguo couldn’t help but ask.
But Luo Xianglan, beside him, said grumpily:
"You old coot, why are you so nosy? They wanted to enjoy some time alone together, can’t they do that?"
Qin Hongguo chuckled awkwardly.
"Right, right..."
Qin Tuo smiled and explained:
"No, Mom, Dad, I went to buy medicine, that’s why it took so long."
As he spoke, he placed the medicine he had just bought on the table.
"Huh? Son, isn’t there already medicine here?"
Qin Hongguo’s face was filled with confusion.
Just then, Qin Tuo also noticed that the table was covered with many precious medicinal herbs.
He took a closer look and was shocked!
"Dragon Beard Grass, Phoenix Snow Orchid, hundred-year-old angelica root..."
He looked them over carefully; every single one was an incredibly precious and rare item.
All told, these medicinal herbs were worth at least several hundred thousand!
Most importantly, these herbs were so rare that they were hard to buy even if one had the money.
"Who sent these?"
Qin Tuo was puzzled.
Qin Hongguo and Luo Xianglan clearly didn’t recognize the value of these herbs and replied:
"A little while ago, a very scary-looking man with a scar on his face delivered them..."
He said this with some lingering fear, obviously frightened by Long Wu’s appearance.
"Oh, so he delivered them in person."
Qin Tuo was a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected Long Wu to personally deliver the medicine to his door.
’Now that I have these precious herbs, Mom’s health can be better looked after!’
Qin Tuo took these incredibly precious medicinal herbs into the kitchen to prepare them.
But just then, the ring on his hand suddenly burst forth with a golden light!
’What’s going on?’
Qin Tuo was a little surprised.
Ever since he started wearing the Celestial King Order, this was the first time he had seen it react like this.
Suddenly, Qin Tuo remembered what the old madman in prison had told him.
’When the Celestial King Order reacts, it means there is an object with spiritual properties nearby!’
’Does that mean there’s a spiritual object somewhere around here?’
’A spiritual object... where is it?’
Qin Tuo frowned and began to search slowly throughout the villa.
"Son, what are you doing?"
His parents were a bit confused. Their son looked as if he were possessed.
Just then, Qin Tuo suddenly discovered that the closer he got to the pile of medicinal herbs, the more brilliant and dazzling the golden light from the ring became.
’Hmm, could the spiritual object be in this pile of herbs...?’
Qin Tuo’s heart leaped, and a joyful expression appeared on his face.
’It’s just as I thought!’
He walked over to the herbs, and the golden light from the ring pulsed, as if it were cheering with joy.
Clearly, the spiritual object was among them!
’I have to see which of these things possesses spiritual properties. If I absorb it, I wonder if I’ll be able to advance further.’
At this thought, Qin Tuo became rather impatient.
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