Qin Kexin hid her feelings well. She accepted the talisman and spoke softly.
"Okay, thank you. I'll wear it."
"We're friends. You don't have to be so polite."
Ye Chen smiled smugly.
He knew that once Qin Kexin took the talisman home, the killing intent in her household wouldn't attack her.
Once it worked, she'd definitely find a way to ask him to help solve the Qin Family's problems.
That would mean his plan to bring the Qin Family under his control had succeeded.
Then, once he dealt with Qin Ming, wouldn't the Qin Family be his to command?
At last, he felt like everything was starting to go smoothly!
Long Ya! It wouldn't be long before you and I could go out for little hamburgers together again!
Qin Kexin nodded and carefully put the talisman away.
After wandering around the shop for a while, she left the antique store.
Ye Chen quickly followed her out.
Once they were gone, Tang Yu emerged from behind the display cabinet.
He walked around the store and stopped in front of one of the cabinets, his gaze settling on a jade talisman.
It had been carved into the shape of a yin-yang fish, so lifelike that it was unquestionably a masterwork.
The Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman was priced at 880,000.
According to the original plot, Ye Chen would be coming to the store before long to buy it.
It was a key prop for showing off, an item that could absorb all the killing intent.
Looking at the Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman,
Tang Yu hesitated, but decided not to take it away.
What could he do? He wasn't some Son of Luck.
He hadn't started out knowing every damn skill, so even if he took it, he wouldn't know how to use it.
According to the novel's original setup, the Dragon King could do anything.
Feng shui, medicine, gambling, stone gambling—he was an expert in it all.
So he had to be the one to take this thing and solve the problem.
Still, the thought of watching Ye Chen take the Qin Family without a hitch left Tang Yu pretty annoyed.
He couldn't stand by and watch his own brother have his family's fortune stolen and be played to death by that bastard.
A villain's life was still a life!
After thinking it over, he decided to make a choice that went against his ancestors.
"Uncle Zhao, come here for a moment."
Tang Yu beckoned to Zhao Gaoshen, who was sitting behind the counter, cracking sunflower seeds.
Zhao Gaoshen hurriedly put down the seeds and came over.
"What is it, Young Master Tang?"
"Keep a close eye on this Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman. Don't sell it to anyone except a customer named Ye Chen. Got it?"
Tang Yu instructed him.
This key prop had to end up in Ye Chen's hands to resolve the Qin Family's crisis, so nothing could go wrong. That damn plot kept going off the rails, so he had to do his part.
Zhao Gaoshen nodded, feeling that the name Young Master Tang had mentioned sounded familiar.
After a moment's thought, he suddenly realized.
Ye Chen—wasn't that the bastard President Wang had mentioned in the group chat a while back?
Heard that bastard had actually dared to compete with Young Master Tang for a woman.
After President Wang had stomped him into the ground, he'd gotten promoted and sent overseas to be in charge.
Could heaven be giving me my chance?
He smiled knowingly, understanding the other meaning behind Young Master Tang's words.
He wanted to set this kid up, right?
"Also, mark the price up a bit. Thirty million will do."
Tang Yu added.
Ye Chen had to get his hands on this prop, but Tang Yu wasn't about to let him have it cheap.
He might as well get some money out of the bastard and put it toward charity.
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"Don't worry, Young Master Tang. I understand."
Zhao Gaoshen thumped his chest. He knew this was his chance to prove himself.
"Good. I'll leave it to you."
Tang Yu gave Zhao Gaoshen a thumbs-up.
The Qin Family's storyline still had to play out as planned.
After Ye Chen solved the Qin Family's troubles, Tang Yu would find a way to expose the bastard's true colors from behind the scenes.
He couldn't beat you head-on!
But he could still stab you in the back!
Once Tang Yu left the store, Zhao Gaoshen immediately took the Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman out of the cabinet.
He'd personally acquired this thing outside. There had been two of them in all, representing yin and yang.
He'd worked in the store for years and knew a great deal about this sort of thing.
He knew the Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman's true purpose.
"That bastard Ye Chen wants to buy this thing to get rid of the killing intent?"
After muttering to himself, Zhao Gaoshen chuckled and went to dig out a box.
Inside was an identical jade talisman—the yin talisman, one of the yin and yang pair.
The yang talisman among the two Yin Yang Fish Jade Talismans was used to eliminate killing intent!
The yin talisman was used to nurture it!
If it were placed somewhere thick with killing intent...
Heh heh heh!
He swapped the two, put the yin talisman inside the display case, and changed the price to thirty million.
Once he'd finished, he returned to the counter, entirely satisfied.
He waited quietly, eager to see that bastard who'd dared to compete with his Young Master Tang for a woman come and jump into the trap!
About half an hour later, Ye Chen came in, just as expected.
He walked around the store and stopped in front of the cabinet holding the Yin Yang Fish Jade Talisman.
He'd spotted it at a glance when he came in with Qin Kexin earlier and knew it was a treasure that could deal with killing intent!
He hadn't needed props to solve the Qin Family's problems; he could've handled it himself.
But he hadn't expected the feng shui at the Qin Family's old residence to be so good.
The golden belt feng shui formation, where wind gathered and water was concealed, had built up killing intent at an absurd rate after he tampered with it.
In these circumstances, he had to rely on an external item to solve the problem!
But when he saw the price, his expression shifted. He slapped the glass and shouted,
"Are you trying to rob people? Thirty million for this thing? Did you add two extra zeroes?"
Zhao Gaoshen, who was cracking sunflower seeds, came over with a smile.
"Boss, we're not trying to rip you off. We acquired this item just last month."
"This is a treasure from the tomb of a prince of the Song dynasty. That price is already very fair."
"Save it. I know more about this stuff than you do. Bottom line: will you sell it for 500,000?"
Ye Chen said coldly.
One of the dozens of things he hated most in life was people cheating him out of his money!
"Friend, don't joke around. A feng shui master from Hong Kong said yesterday that this was a treasure and that he'd come to buy it tomorrow."
"If you want it, take it. If not, forget it. I can sell it to anyone."
Zhao Gaoshen waved a hand and turned to head back to the counter.
Hearing that someone else wanted the item, Ye Chen's expression changed.
He thought for a moment, then finally paid up, swallowing the pain, and slapped the counter.
"Fine, fine. Wrap it up for me."
It was expensive, but compared to conquering the Qin Family, it was nothing!
Once he took control of the Qin Family, its hundreds of billions in assets would all be his.
Zhao Gaoshen immediately hurried over with a smile and wrapped the item up for Ye Chen.
After Ye Chen left the store, Zhao Gaoshen's smile turned cold.
He snorted, spat on the ground, and sneered,
"(￣▽￣)／With a loser like that, he thinks he's fit to fight our Young Master Tang? He's asking for it!"
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