"Hmm?" Sensing the abnormality in my body, I couldn't help but furrow my brows. In an instant, I felt a bone-chilling cold permeating my body, directly targeting my lower abdomen.
Damn it! Trying to play tricks on me?
Cursing inwardly, I kept my composure on the surface, trying to maintain the same smile as before. Secretly, I immediately activated the Dragon Qi in my body, vigorously suppressing the invading cold.
Gu gu!
If my guess was correct, this cold was probably a kind of Gu, the old man had spread it on the bank card, and I would be affected the moment I touched it. No wonder this old fellow was so straightforward, turns out he had tampered with the bank card.
However, to my surprise, the Dragon Qi in my body seemed to have a strong natural inhibiting effect against the Gu. As soon as I activated the Dragon Qi, the Gu that had entered my body immediately panicked and tried to escape.
I wouldn't give it a chance to escape. I swiftly unleashed my Dragon Qi, forcefully suppressing it, and it couldn't move a muscle!
Seeing that I had not reacted at all, a trace of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the village elder. He probably thought I hadn't noticed his little trick at all.
Hmph! After suffering such a big loss, would I really just let it slide?
The answer was: of course not! I wouldn't reciprocate kindness with ingratitude. With a flash of inspiration, I almost instantly came up with a perfect method to deal with him!
With that in mind, I quickly put away the bank card, and then took out a triangular talisman from my personal pocket, handing it to Zhang Ge behind me. "Hold onto this for me." Then, I extended my right hand to the village elder and said with a smile, "Let's shake hands and have a pleasant collaboration!"
"Pleasure cooperating with you!"
The old village chief didn't doubt it, and with a cold smile, he reached out his right hand and shook mine. I didn't let go immediately after three shakes, but continued to hold his hand and flattered, "Senior, you are so generous!"
"I admire you so much, it's like the endless flow of a river, and like the flooding Yellow River, unstoppable..."
"Uh..."
With these words, everyone, including the old village chief, was dumbfounded, all staring at me in shock. I guessed they were probably thinking, "What the heck is going on? Just now, he was all ready for a fight. How come he's suddenly trying to please him?"
After a long nauseating flattery, even I was grossed out, finally I "satisfied" released the old village chief's hand, and said, "Good luck to you!"
Saying this, I carefully took the charm from Zhang and put it back into my pocket.
Damn it, daring to plot against me? You're out of luck, you damn old bastard!
As mentioned earlier, after I reached the Foundation Building stage, the old man Zhang temporarily suppressed the misfortune in my body through a secret method, so my misfortune wouldn't spread to others. And what suppressed my misfortune in my body was precisely the charm that Zhang was keeping for me!
This is a blue charm called the "Misfortune-Repelling Charm". It was specially made by the old man Zhang for me, and it must be kept close to the body, otherwise, my ill fortune would spread like a plague to those around me.
Having lost the suppression of the "Misfortune-Repelling Charm" just now, the old village chief had been shaking my hand for so long, and he even listened to me flattering him. Now, even if this old fellow had been tough as nails, he would probably be in for some bad luck!
Hehe...I never thought that one day, even the ill fortune in my body could be turned into a weapon of revenge!
"Haha..."
Thinking of the old village chief’s future bad luck, I couldn't help but burst into laughter!
It feels great! It's really great!
Watching the old village chief and Sha Biao walk away, I felt extremely relieved, then I picked up the torch from the ground and said to the downcast Old Wu, "Alright, stop looking so sullen. I'll keep my word, it’s still valid! Let's go, go with us to the county to get the money!"
Although the old man Zhang forcibly bought the Wind-Restraining Bead, the torch was still in my hands. If the old man Zhang's bank card did have two hundred thousand, I really didn't mind giving half to Old Wu! After all, he really needed the money, and I had originally planned to give the Wind-Restraining Bead to him.
"Ah? Really?"
Hearing this, Old Wu's face immediately lit up, and he hurriedly followed, leaving Wang Xin with a dumbfounded look.
"Of course! Let's go!"
I nodded confidently and dragged Old Wu into Zhang's old car.
After getting in the car, Zhang suddenly asked me, "Do you have a driver's license?"
I did have a driver's license. When I graduated from high school last year, I took the exam with two classmates. However, although I got the driver's license, I didn't have any actual driving experience.
As I spoke, I unconsciously took out my wallet, took out the driver's license and handed it to Zhang. Luckily, my driver's license had always been in my wallet, otherwise, it would probably have fallen off the cliff with my luggage.
"Hey, that's easy!"
Looking at my driver's license, Zhang didn't take it but looked happy. "You drive!"
"Huh?"
As soon as these words were spoken, I was immediately dumbfounded and said, "Me? Drive? Are you kidding me?"
"Give it a try, or what's the use of getting a driver's license?"
Without saying a word, Zhang pushed me into the driver's seat. "Hurry, there's a ready-to-use navigation in the car..."
"Alright, then!"
Since Zhang insisted, I had to go along with it and started to recall what my driving instructor had taught me before: Step on the clutch, start, shift gears, release the handbrake, step on the gas...
Uh, it seems like I pressed on the gas a bit too hard, and the car was off with a bang, scaring both Zhang and Old Wu.
"Damn! Take it easy, you're supposed to drive, not race!"
It wasn't until I slowly released the gas and the car returned to normal speed that Zhang complained with lingering fear. Old Wu, on the other hand, was struggling to swallow his saliva and weakly said, "Should I...sit in Chief Han's car instead..."
Damn, he clearly doesn't trust my skills!
Without showing any weakness, I concentrated and easily got the hang of it. As a practitioner, both my senses and reflexes were clearly far superior to those of an average person. Once I found my rhythm, it was no different from a driver with several years of experience.
Strictly speaking, this was my true first time driving, and to be honest, I was somewhat excited!
After driving for about an hour, we finally arrived at Dafang County. According to Zhang's directions, we quickly found a bank. After checking the bank card: Well, it's quite a sum!
I didn't expect the old man from the village to be quite honest; what he said about tens of thousands was really in the card. In that case, I wouldn't be polite!
Without any hesitation, I quickly withdrew a hundred thousand in cash and then transferred the remaining more than a hundred and thirty thousand to my own card!
This trip to the Bapao Township turned out to be really worthwhile, not only did I get a portion of the Nine-Revolving Thunder Wood, but also made a big profit! Don't laugh at me, I'm seeing so much money for the first time, and needless to say, I was excited.
After coming out of the bank, I directly handed the bag containing a hundred thousand to Old Wu. After all, the torch belonged to Old Wu's family. It was of no use to anyone except for burning fire, and it wasn't unreasonable for me to buy it for a hundred thousand.
"Ah? How...can this be?"
Upon hearing that the entire hundred thousand was for him, Old Wu was also stunned and couldn't react for a while.
Once he came to his senses, he flat out refused to accept it. For him, a hundred thousand was undoubtedly a huge sum. Perhaps, like me, this was also the first time he had seen so much money, and for a while, he understandably couldn't accept it.
Determined, I had to give him the entire hundred thousand! The value of the "torch" was far more than this price. That thing was simply priceless. Only a fool would sell such a thing for money!
However, Old Wu seemed equally stubborn and refused to accept it. Finally, even Zhang and Chief Han came over to persuade him. Finally, he agreed to accept fifty thousand, but he absolutely refused to take the remaining fifty thousand!
Seeing his determination, we stopped persuading him, and then I turned to Zhang and Han, and said, "Well, why not? The two of you split the remaining fifty thousand?"
I didn’t mind spending a little, considering that it was unexpected wealth.