The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

”This is his home.”

Liu San’s wife handed a cup of tea to Xiao Yuan: ”I just don’t know why he wants to harm us?”

Liu San thought for a long time, then slapped his thigh: ”I get it. Wang Ming is narrow-minded. Back when they were demolishing the area, our house was larger than his, so we got more money and a bigger house. He’s been a bit jealous ever since. Later on, when we bought a house in the city and made money, and even the pig farm investment paid off, Wang Ming became even more envious of us. I heard from someone that he often talks behind our backs. I used to think he was just a bit of a gossip, but I didn’t expect him to be this insidious, trying to harm me in such a roundabout way.”

Liu San was furious: ”Damn it! I can play dirty too. Pretty soon, I’ll tear his skin off.”

Xiao Yuan chuckled: ”It’s not that serious. I’ll go with you in a bit to find a magic artifact to hang on the window. Not only will it shield you from the Evil Qi he’s sending your way, but it will also send it back to him, letting him suffer from his own doing.”

”That’s good, that’s good.”

Hearing this, Liu San was delighted: ”Master, you have to pick a good magic artifact. Money is no object; I just want this off my chest.”

”Got it.”

Xiao Yuan patted Liu San’s shoulder: ”We’ve known each other for so many years. How could I not take good care of you?”

Hearing this, Liu San was even happier.

Immediately, he didn’t ask Xiao Yuan to sit and instead hurriedly dragged him and another man named Lv Zhiguo to go find a magic artifact.

The original body had partnerships with several shops that sold magic artifacts. When the original body brought people to buy them, these shops would pay a commission, making it one of the original body’s important sources of income.

Accompanied by Liu San, Xiao Yuan naturally went to one of the shops the original body had a partnership with.

To tell the truth, there were indeed some good things in this shop.

Xiao Yuan went over and began selecting items.

Liu San watched as Xiao Yuan looked at this and that, then asked with a smile: ”Master, should we also buy an Eight Trigrams Mirror?”

Xiao Yuan shook his head: ”No need.”

He eventually chose a gourd that looked quite unappealing, seemingly twisting this way and that.

The shop owner laughed when he saw it: ”Master Xiao’s eye is getting sharper and sharper—picked the best magic artifact in our store just like that.”

Liu San looked and looked but couldn’t see what was so great about the gourd. However, since both Xiao Yuan and the shop owner said it was good, he believed it must be good.

Lv Zhiguo, however, was a bit more skeptical.

Xiao Yuan signaled Liu San to pay for the gourd.

The shop owner laughed and said: ”Hold on a sec, I’ll go inside and check the accounts. Customers brought in by Master Xiao deserve a bit of a discount, right?”

He went inside for a moment, came back, and gestured to Liu San with his hand: ”This gourd is really pricey. Back then, I bought it for one hundred thousand. Years have passed, and just the other day someone offered 180,000 for it, but I couldn’t bear to sell.”

Liu San hastily replied: ”As long as it’s good, it’s fine. How about this, I won’t let you suffer a loss. How about 200,000?”

The shop owner waved his hands: ”No, no, I said 180,000. I can’t let you spend more. We’ve been friends for a long time...”

No matter what the shop owner said, Liu San immediately transferred 200,000 yuan to him.

The shop owner rubbed his hands: ”You see, this...”

Xiao Yuan glanced at the shop owner: ”If you think he overpaid, throw in a couple of items for him.”

The shop owner pointed to some items in a nearby cabinet: ”You can pick any two from there.”

Xiao Yuan dragged Liu San over, and they saw the cabinet was filled with items, some of which had gathered dust from neglect over time.

After looking through them, he finally chose a few pieces of rather mediocre jade, as well as a dried tree branch.

The shop owner didn’t even bother to look: ”Take them, take them.”

Xiao Yuan stuffed the items into his pockets and left with Liu San.

After buying the items, they returned to Liu San’s house. Xiao Yuan immediately instructed Liu San to hang the gourd on the window. Once it was hung, Xiao Yuan took out the jade pieces he bought: ”Didn’t expect our luck today to run into such a good find.”

Liu San took the jade pieces and examined them with Lv Zhiguo, but still felt they were just poor-quality pieces of jade.

Seeing the confusion on their faces, Xiao Yuan chuckled: ”The jade quality isn’t great, but these pieces have been nourished in a Cave Heaven Blessed Land and contain Spiritual Energy. Here’s what I’ll do: find me a carving knife, and I’ll carve some talisman jade pieces for you and set up a simple Spirit Gathering Array in the room. In the future, sleeping in this room will improve your health and sleep quality. Over time, it could even prolong life.”

Liu San was overjoyed.

He hurried out to find a carving knife.

Xiao Yuan took the carving knife, sat down, and began carving talismans.

Though his movements seemed gentle, each cut he made was quite deep. Watching from the side, Lv Zhiguo found Xiao Yuan increasingly intriguing.

Xiao Yuan took about half an hour to finish carving five jade pieces.

Once finished, he took the jade pieces into the bedroom, walked around, selected the locations, and started placing the jade.

He placed one piece next to the window in a hidden spot, covering it with something. Another piece was placed inside a wall-hung photo, another in a drawer, and the remaining two were placed under the bed.

After placing them, Xiao Yuan instructed Liu San: ”The positions of these jade pieces must not be disturbed. Be careful while cleaning the room, and if they move, call me immediately, and I’ll come to fix them.”

”Okay.”

Liu San’s wife promptly agreed.

No one knew if it was psychological or what, but once Xiao Yuan set things up, the other three people in the room felt it had become cooler, and the air seemed fresher. Staying there made them feel refreshed.

Lv Zhiguo, who hadn’t slept well the previous night, initially had a dull headache. However, standing in that room for just a short while, his headache vanished, and he felt much more relaxed.

Lv Zhiguo was filled with amazement.

Only then did he believe Liu San’s claim that Master Xiao was a genuinely skilled master.