Gaowu invasion, I can see the future

9: Got the heavenly book! The boss ten years agoBai Yu’s side.

The stall owner was a white-haired old man wearing reading glasses, looking quite cultured.

Bai Yu picked up a copy of the Dao De Jing and asked, “Boss, how much is this thing?”

“This book has quite a history! Do you know who wrote the Dao De Jing?”

“Laozi.”

“Exactly! This copy I have here was personally written by Laozi for Confucius back in the day. This book bears witness to their decades of friendship and holds immense spiritual value.”

“…”

Bai Yu didn’t even want to ask the price anymore. He directly flipped through a book with no words on its cover or inside and asked, “Does this one have a history?”

“Ah, this one also has a great history. Do you know that Guiguzi’s Master left behind a Heavenly Book before he died?”

“Hmm, but back then, they used bamboo slips, right?”

The old man adjusted his glasses, somewhat surprised, and looked at Bai Yu.

He thought to himself: This kid actually read a bit. Why didn’t you mention bamboo slips for the Dao De Jing just now?

“Don’t rush, I haven’t finished yet. Have you read Journey to the West?”

“Yes, I have.”

“Back then, when Zhenyuanzi taught Sun Wukong the Seventy-Two Transformations, what he gave him was also a wordless Heavenly Book. And the Origin of this one is that my Master, after placing two books in front of me, told me the two stories above and told me to choose one. I don’t even know which one I chose.”

“...Sun Wukong’s Master was Bodhi Old Ancestor, and Zhenyuanzi owned the Ginseng Fruit Tree.”

The old man stroked his beard and fell silent.

Bai Yu also said directly, “How much for one book? Give me a price.”

“One book… 50 federal currency.”

Bai Yu briefly flipped through it and said, “Your book has hardly any ink inside, it’s all blank.”

“Just tell me if this story is worth the money?”

“Uh, it’s alright. Make up a few more, I’ll listen for fun and gather some material.”

The old man was so angry his beard bristled and his eyes widened. Was this guy here to mess with him?

But Bai Yu immediately waved his hand and said, “There are 36 books here, right? I’ll take all of them.”

The old man’s hand, which was adjusting his glasses, couldn’t help but tremble.

“How much are you offering?”

“Just calculate it at 50 per book.”

Upon hearing this, the old man felt a bit bad and said, “How about… I give you a 50% discount, or even 70% off. Otherwise, this old man won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

“70% off?”

“Uh, 50% off is fine too.”

“Then it’s 900. I’m scanning the code.”

This action couldn’t help but attract the attention of nearby people, who quickly started shouting, clearly coming for Bai Yu.

Right after he finished paying, Bai Yu received a call.

“Big Godson”

“Hello~ I’m downstairs.”

“Uh… I’m not at the apartment right now.”

“Holy crap! Where did you go? And it sounds pretty noisy where you are.”

“I’m at Yunhai Antique Street.”

“??? Why did you run off there? It’s over ten kilometers away. And you’re not into antiques or anything, are you just going there to throw money at stalls?”

“Sigh, it’s a long story. I’m taking a taxi back now.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Red Moon Antique Shop.

Second floor.

The shop owner, Zheng Guoyi, a middle-aged man, with eyes as sharp as knives, quietly observed Li Yunbin and the young man in front of him.

This young man was the blood servant caught that morning, a seventeen-year-old social youth.

His original recklessness and defiance completely vanished under Zheng Guoyi’s gaze.

He instinctively felt a fear from the depths of his Soul, as if being stared at by a fierce beast.

“Are these the low-grade, inferior Vampires you want me to deal with?” Zheng Guoyi chuckled, a hint of disdain in his tone.

Li Yunbin, a steady Family scion, respectfully replied, “It’s the Vampire behind him. This Vampire has recently created many low-grade blood slaves, causing quite an impact.”

Zheng Guoyi calmly ‘hmm’-ed, sat back in his wooden chair, half-closed his eyes, and fanned himself, as if contemplating something.

“But what does that have to do with me?”

Li Yunbin knew that this antique shop owner was no ordinary person. He had received a lot of information from his Family and understood how to communicate with this big shot.

Next, naturally, was the art of conversation.

After beating around the bush for a while, Zheng Guoyi spoke, “It’s fine if you want me to help, but Li Family boy, what price can you afford?”

At this, Li Yunbin took out a wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was a blood-red, lychee-shaped object.

“This item was cultivated by my Li Family; it’s a Blood Spirit Fruit that greatly benefits Cultivators at the Third Stage.”

Zheng Guoyi’s eyes narrowed as he sensed the unusual aura within the wooden box: “Doesn’t the Federation regulate such blood-evil items?”

“It’s made from the blood of five types of fowl, not human blood.”

Hearing this, Zheng Guoyi stroked his beard, pondering to himself: Can the blood of five types of fowl Cultivate this quality?

This truly is a good item, worth trading for.

After some consideration, he said, “Besides this item, I want ten blood slaves.”

“May I ask, Old Zheng, what do you need ten blood slaves for?”

Zheng Guoyi knew that this matter needed to be explained clearly, otherwise, the Investigation Bureau would definitely not allow it.

He also said directly, “Relying solely on poultry and frozen blood from hospitals makes it difficult to maintain my strength. And to this day, I haven’t found an Odd Gods item suitable for me, so I’m really struggling.”

“Recently, I came up with a new method. I plan to use different highly nourishing substances to Cultivate Vampires and see what effects each of these nourishing substances has. Finally, I’ll select the nourishing substance that suits me.”

“It’s just a simple experiment, and it won’t cause too much trouble.”

Li Yunbin guessed it wasn’t as simple as a mere experiment. After thinking for a moment, he said, “I need to report to Director Yang, but there shouldn’t be any major issues.”

“Hmm.”

Once the conditions were agreed upon, Zheng Guoyi wasted no words and turned his gaze to the young man.

The social youth instantly became terrified.

“You, what are you going to do?! I’m going to call the police! I’m going to report you! I want to see my parents!”

Seeing this, Zheng Guoyi glanced at Li Yunbin.

Li Yunbin indifferently stated, “He harmed a sixteen-year-old girl, a condemned criminal.”

Hearing this, the young man exclaimed in anger, “I killed her by accident! And I’m a minor, I’m going to court! How can you take matters into your own hands…”

But the next moment, he felt his neck being choked, unable to speak.

Li Yunbin and the other five found a place to sit nearby.

Now, in the era of Spiritual Qi recovery, the law concerning extraordinary beings is that anyone who has killed someone can be sentenced to death!

After all, the Origin of their power comes from Odd Gods. If they are not sentenced to death, should we pray for them to reform themselves, only to be collectively backstabbed when the Odd Gods arrive?

Of course, for powerful extraordinary beings, there are unusually flexible judgment standards. This is the rule of the new era: the strong prey on the weak!

After about a quarter of an hour, Zheng Guoyi extracted the blood from the young man’s body and guided it into a piece of white jade, forming a blood jade.

The young man fainted.

Probably anemic.

“I extracted the Vampire Origin from his body. When you hold this jade and come into contact with a Vampire of the same Origin, it will flash. The brighter the light, the closer the target is, or it could mean the Vampire you encountered is very strong.”

“Thank you!”

“Let’s keep this young man here for now.”

“Hmm.” Li Yunbin nodded, then turned and left the antique shop with the others.

In the car.

Zhao Bin, as the team’s brain and information gatherer, couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the background of that middle-aged man?”

Li Yunbin, in the driver’s seat, glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn’t help but smile: “Want to know?”

“Of course.”

“Just tell us~”

Qin Wanqing, sitting next to him, couldn’t help but grab Li Yunbin’s hand and shake it, with a hint of coquetry.

Li Yunbin immediately surrendered and threw out a shocking piece of news: “More than ten years ago, in the Early Stage of Spiritual Qi recovery, he was the director of the Tianhai City Jiangnan District Investigation Bureau.”

“A director from that long ago?!”

Everyone was surprised.

Such a person must have very high Cultivation talent and strong abilities.

If he had developed normally, he would definitely be an extraordinary big shot by now.

But now, his identity as a Vampire made them involuntarily imagine a whole long story.

Li Yunbin said with a hint of emotion, “Don’t let his reluctance to cooperate and his greed for reward fool you. In reality, he has secretly dealt with many extraordinary beings in this jurisdiction, alleviating a lot of pressure on the Investigation Bureau.”

Hearing this, Zhao Bin unconsciously used a respectful address: “What is Old Zheng’s actual strength?”

“Old Zheng’s Vampire Origin comes from a Vampire Count. It is said that in a battle back then, he erupted with the strength of a Third Stage Peak.”

“A Third Stage Peak ten years ago???” Zhao Feifei’s voice held a hint of shock.

“Hmm.”

Zhao Feifei, in the back seat, couldn’t help but ask, “If he’s so strong, why doesn’t he step forward?”

Zhao Bin pushed up his glasses and said, “Old Zheng’s power is clearly restricted; he shouldn’t be able to act easily.”

“Yes, if Old Zheng engages in intense combat, he might lose control.”

Hearing this, everyone felt a bit regretful.

In recent years, supernatural events have become more and more frequent, and the entire Federation is under great pressure.

And it is foreseeable that future invasions will become more intense, and humanity’s prospects are not good.

If there were more powerful individuals, it would certainly be a good thing!