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Chapter 90: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Qin Yi only gave Liu Zhanyuan a Death Replacement Talisman because Liu Zhanyuan was truly dedicated to his work. Secondly, he knew what the catfish effect was.

Having witnessed the power of the Death Replacement Talisman, Dong Zhiping and Zhang Wenhao would spare no effort to help him with his tasks.

When he got home, everyone else had already gone to rest.

Qin Yi returned to his room, closed the door, and took out the little golden gourd to study the poisonous insects inside. This thing was worth ten million, after all.

"This thing is the poisonous insect, can you tell anything from it?" Qin Yi muttered.

Qin Yi’s understanding of these things all came from the Eye of Righteous and Evil. As for who in this world would use such insects? He had absolutely no idea. Perhaps Lan Wangxu, who had traveled far and wide, might know more.

Just as Qin Yi was about to toss the thing aside and cultivate, his gaze suddenly froze on the little golden gourd.

The little golden gourd itself was not the typical color of a gourd.

Qin Yi observed for a long time, then lightly sliced with his fingers like a knife. The golden powder fell, revealing a dark red hue.

"Got it, ten million in the bag!" Qin Yi happily pocketed the gourd. Anyway, he had found a clue, and as for how to investigate further, that was the Lan family’s business.

The next day, Qin Yi couldn’t wait to meet Lan Jiaojiao.

In the café.

Lan Jiaojiao looked at Qin Yi and said, "Go ahead, what did you find?"

Qin Yi smiled and rubbed his fingers together, a gesture everyone on Earth understood.

Lan Jiaojiao said exasperatedly, "You haven’t told me anything yet, and you’re already asking for money. Are you obsessed with money?"

"If money had eyes, I’d definitely dive into them."

Lan Jiaojiao was speechless, glaring at him fiercely, "Greedy for money. If you dare to deceive me, you’re dead."

Lan Jiaojiao transferred ten million to Qin Yi.

"Miss Lan, you’re truly generous. I love your bold personality, truly a woman who excels," he said, adding a bit of flattery.

"Save the flattery, quickly tell me what you found," she interrupted him.

Qin Yi rubbed his nose, gave a dry laugh, and took out the gourd. He pointed to the spot where the gold paint had been scraped off. "Look, this gourd was originally dark red, with a layer of gold paint on the outside."

Lan Jiaojiao stared dumbfoundedly at the gourd’s exposed vermilion area.

Qin Yi smiled awkwardly, knowing Lan Jiaojiao was about to explode. This wasn’t really a discovery. The gourd was likely a played art piece, with the vermilion hue coming from long-time handling. Lan Jiaojiao would certainly claim he was scamming her.

Indeed, there was a suspicion of deceit on his part. Hmm... just a suspicion. He would never admit he was deliberately trying to scam money.

Lan Jiaojiao stared at that vermilion color, then put it under her nose to sniff, her eyes showed a look of confusion.

"Ahem..." Qin Yi coughed lightly, gave a dry laugh, and said, "Miss Lan, if there’s nothing else, I’ll get going."

Lan Jiaojiao seemed to ignore his words, continued to stare with a puzzled look on her face, Qin Yi, pushing his wheelchair, slowly retreated. Before this woman exploded, slipping away seemed the best tactic.

But suddenly, Lan Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with joy, "This is the Blood Immortal Gourd, I read about it in an ancient book."

Blood Immortal Gourd?

Qin Yi was stunned, thinking quickly, eyes widening.

Before Qin Yi could speak, Lan Jiaojiao jumped up, slapped Qin Yi on the shoulder, full of excitement, "My grandpa was right, you’re truly an outstanding person. Thanks, I have to share this good news with grandpa."

With that, Lan Jiaojiao ran off directly.

Qin Yi was left in bewilderment, blinking, mumbling, "Blood Immortal Gourd, Blood Immortal Poisonous Insect, how did I not think of this? My Blood Immortal Gourd..."

Qin Yi let out a wail!

The Blood Immortal Gourd was considered a Heaven and Earth Great Medicine. It’s said a bird called the Blood Hawk lives on cliffs. When each Blood Hawk dies, it falls onto gourd vines on the cliff wall. The gourd vines would absorb the Blood Hawk’s blood to live, and the Blood Immortal Gourd is thus born. Billions of vines might produce a single Blood Immortal Gourd.

If one refined and absorbed the Blood Immortal Gourd, it could purify the bloodline. Those with extraordinary talent could evolve their bloodline, making cultivation much more effective.

At the time, he didn’t think much, only focused on how to swindle ten million from Lan Jiaojiao.

Sure enough, being greedy for small gains leads to big losses.

Can’t let this happen, must snatch back the Blood Immortal Gourd. His own bloodline doesn’t need purification, but this Blood Immortal Gourd could be used for Qin Wan’er and Xia Yanbing.

Qin Yi pushed his wheelchair, giving chase.

"Sir, please settle the bill." The waiter looked at Qin Yi warily, nearly allowing this guy to skip the bill. Even in a wheelchair, he moved so quickly.

Qin Yi was speechless, thinking Lan Jiaojiao went too far, not even settling the bill.

But by the time Qin Yi settled the bill and chased outside, Lan Jiaojiao was nowhere in sight.

Qin Yi looked down at his wheelchair, considering Lan Jiaojiao’s sports car, there wasn’t even a door to catch up.

Qin Yi quickly pulled out his phone to call Lan Jiaojiao... beep beep, the phone warned the battery was at one percent, then it automatically shut down.

"Damn it..." Qin Yi’s face turned dark.

"No way, the Blood Immortal Gourd can’t be swallowed by Lan Jiaojiao alone."

Qin Yi hailed a cab and headed straight for the Lan Family.

As luck would have it, the taxi broke down halfway, and the driver spent half an hour fixing it.

Finally reaching the gate of the Lan Family.

The Lan Family’s bodyguards recognized Qin Yi.

"Has Lan Jiaojiao returned?" Qin Yi asked.

Four bodyguards looked at each other, then collectively shook their heads.

Qin Yi didn’t believe it, going straight inside, and the bodyguards didn’t stop him.

"Mr. Qin!" Uncle Chen came out of the villa.

"Where’s Lan Jiaojiao?" Qin Yi got straight to the point.

Uncle Chen was slightly stunned, "Oh, Mr. Qin is looking for the eldest miss, but she went out and hasn’t returned."

"I’m telling you, don’t lie to me, Lan Jiaojiao is definitely here, have her come out and see me."

Uncle Chen smiled wryly, "Mr. Qin, the eldest miss really hasn’t returned, she’s not home."

"Then is Mr. Lan at home?"

"Mr. Lan also went out this morning and hasn’t returned yet."

Qin Yi squinted slightly, well done, Lan Jiaojiao, playing this game with me?

"Uncle Chen, I see your cultivation isn’t bad, how about we spar a few moves?" A dangerous glint flashed in Qin Yi’s eyes.

Uncle Chen jumped in surprise, hurriedly saying, "How could I possibly be Mr. Qin’s match, I wouldn’t dare spar with you."

"If you don’t want to invite trouble, then have Mr. Lan and Lan Jiaojiao come out to see me."

Uncle Chen smiled wryly, "Mr. Lan and the eldest miss are truly not here. If Mr. Qin doesn’t believe, I can take you inside to look."

Damn it, with the Lan house being so big, hiding two people wouldn’t be easy to find.

Qin Yi’s eyes glinted, "Then Uncle Chen, make a call to Miss Lan and ask where she is?"

Uncle Chen nodded, then dialed Lan Jiaojiao’s number right in front of Qin Yi, turning on the speakerphone.

"Hi, this is Lan Jiaojiao. I’m on a flight abroad right now, please leave a message and I’ll get back to you once I land."

"The eldest miss went abroad, and I didn’t even know." Uncle Chen said, full of surprise.

Qin Yi squinted slightly, sneering, "Pretend, keep pretending. I’ll be right here waiting, I refuse to believe she won’t show up."

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