Urban All-Round Master

Chapter 946: Chapter 975: The Peculiar Emerald (Fourth Update)

Only after the fourth day did Lin Zifeng’s Condensation Realm finally stabilize. Although he could manifest a small dragon, it was still incomparable to Zhan Long’s dragon and tiger.

Zhan Long’s manifested White Tiger was fiercely unmatched, while Lin Zifeng’s small dragon was yet to become capable of a real attack.

The so-called Condensation Realm, if the manifested totem isn’t strong enough, is merely slightly more potent than the Body Separation Realm.

These days, Lin Zifeng had been hiding in the suburbs, and now the Nantian Gang no longer needed his management. Under the leadership of a group of his loyal brothers, things were better than expected. His primary goal now was to greatly enhance his cultivation strength, for only with a significant boost would he have the strength to fight in the future.

Back home, everyone went to the auditions.

The last time, Lin Zifeng piloted a helicopter to win the championship for them, and now the production team had already employed them, which was a very good thing.

”Hey! My love, you’re not going to work today?”

Upon opening the door, Lin Zifeng was surprised to find Nangong Bing leisurely at home.

”The company is on holiday today.” Nangong Bing replied, looking at him with a bewildered expression.

”What’s up? You seem to have something on your mind?” Lin Zifeng asked.

”Zifeng, I have something to tell you.”

Nangong Bing stood up gracefully and leaned towards Lin Zifeng.

”What is it? Is it something urgent?” Lin Zifeng embraced her slender waist, his naughty fingers pinching it gently.

It really feels nice...

”Do you remember the emerald you brought back for me from Macau?”

Nangong Bing didn’t resist his caress.

She placed the emerald in her palm right in front of Lin Zifeng’s eyes.

”What’s up? Is there something different about it?” Lin Zifeng asked puzzled: ”This is what I won at the stone betting event that night.”

”It glows,” Nangong Bing said softly and intimately.

Hmm?!

Lin Zifeng’s eyebrows involuntarily twitched twice.

”Glows?”

”Yes, these days it often glows, and it happens spontaneously. I don’t know what it actually is, but I feel it’s very strange. You see, that tiny golden dragon line inside, no matter how you look at it, seems to be moving. It’s really odd.”

Nangong Bing was clearly very interested in the emerald, and she also really liked it.

Lin Zifeng picked it up for a detailed observation but found nothing extraordinary. It looked only slightly more delicate and exquisite than the average jade, with a bit of mystery due to the tiny golden dragon inside.

However, he had already associated this emerald in his mind with his Magic Bracelet.

”When does it usually glow?” Lin Zifeng asked.

”I haven’t really noticed. Its glowing doesn’t follow any regular pattern, just happens intermittently.”

”Do you like this piece of stone?”

”What do you mean, stone? Why do you speak so rudely? At least it’s still a piece of jade.” Nangong Bing sulkily snatched the jade from his hand.

She continued to hold and repeatedly examine it in her palm.

Since it has such unique characteristics, why not craft it into something symbolic? That wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Lin Zifeng pondered for a moment, then approached Nangong Bing, his Demon Claw once again tightly embracing her charming waist.

He smiled and said: ”Since you like it so much, why don’t we turn it into a ring?”

”A ring?” Nangong Bing’s eyes lit up.

”Yes! A ring, how about as an engagement ring from me to you? It’s much better than any diamond ring bought elsewhere, right?”

Lin Zifeng had just used his perspective to examine the materials inside the jade and found nothing unusual except for the slightly peculiar tiny golden dragon. Everything else looked no different.

”Alright! Let’s make it into a ring. But how do you want it to look?”

Nangong Bing placed the emerald near her bosom, lifted her beautiful head, and her bright eyes sparkled as if she was very much looking forward.

”I know a very splendid Treasure Store. If you’re free today, why don’t you accompany me? But with one condition, outside you can’t call me your wife.”

”Uh—come on! Still like this? Can’t we have a normal relationship?”

Lin Zifeng had a helpless expression, his good mood once again disrupted by her.

”No—way!”

...

Over time, their relationship gradually changed. From initial indifference, love awakening, understanding, to now being in love, their journey was full of ups and downs, twists and turns.

What they lacked now was just a formal title.

Maybe one day when Nangong Bing truly opens her heart, or Lin Zifeng fulfills what he needs to do, they might truly reach Great Perfection.

At two o’clock in the afternoon.

Accompanied by Lin Zifeng, the two of them arrived at an older Treasure Store in Zhonghai. This shop was located in a small corner of the area; although the storefront was unimpressive, it belonged to the same family over three generations.

Starting from the owner’s grandfather, this Treasure Store once had its moment of glory, only to fade with time changes.

They still retained the finest techniques of treasure processing.

Generally, when larger Treasure Stores process treasures for others, they tend to cut corners, and their designs are quite trendy, but Nangong Bing wanted something unique.

For a woman, she marries only once in her life, and this ring represents something far beyond compare.

”There it is.”

After getting out of the car, Nangong Bing pointed at a small shop in a corner alley. Though it looked very old, it still had decent business.

”You came all the way over here just for this old shop?”

”With so many top-notch Treasure Stores in Zhonghai, you come to this place. Do you mean their craftsmanship is better than those top-tier masters?”

Lin Zifeng still couldn’t quite understand.

”This is something you don’t know. The value of treasures is not just about their surface look. Although I, Nangong Bing, can hire world-class masters to custom-make a ring for me, what they design has lost that taste of historical dust. What I’m looking for is something very antique, at least with a touch of classic style. This emerald’s uniqueness must not be tainted by the mundane times, right? I need to restore it with something that possesses an aura of history.”

”Let’s go, what are you still standing there for?”

Nangong Bing beckoned with her finger, full of anticipation for the emerald in her hand.

”Pfft! Aura of history, who knows from which corner this piece of busted jade came from. Don’t talk about aura of history; you might not even find a trace of it resembling a tea leaf.”