Bracelet

Snake Bone Bracelets are common on the market.

However, they are usually made of materials like resin or acrylic, which are the cheapest types.

Next are those made of cow bone or real snake bone, with the most expensive being those made of pure silver or gold.

Although the one in her hand was made of real snake bone, the market price was only around seven hundred yuan.

Being able to make more than ten times the profit in one go was no small sum.

Hu Long did not speak.

He opened his backpack to the side and took out a stack of ten thousand yuan in cash.

Although mobile payments were starting to emerge in this era, they had not yet become fully popularized.

It was naturally necessary to carry some cash on one's person.

The woman looked at the money held out in front of her, slightly stunned.

She had assumed this was just a casual joke from the other party to strike up a conversation, never expecting him to be serious.

At this moment, Hu Long had changed significantly compared to before.

Thanks to his physical talent for High-Efficiency Absorption and Metabolism, combined with the careful nourishment he had received over these days, his body had returned to normal.

The original owner's appearance was not bad to begin with; even while wearing sunglasses, one could tell he was a handsome man with well-defined features.

Coupled with his expensive designer outfit, he was quite attractive to most girls.

It's just a pity that this person in front of me seems mentally unstable.

"Fine!"

The woman didn't think twice, neatly sliding the Snake Bone Bracelet off her wrist and taking the money.

Hu Long reached out and took the bracelet.

The bracelet was made of a dozen small, interlocking snake bone segments.

The bone segments were as white and lustrous as jade, each one polished until smooth and warm, emitting a cold, faint glow under the light.

The segments were connected by delicate red strings and silver rings.

The moment it touched his hand.

That chill suddenly intensified a bit.

"It really is this thing!"

Hu Long's gaze flickered.

"By the way, where did you get this?"

Hu Long asked.

"I picked it up while traveling before, and I made the Snake Bone Bracelet myself. This is the only one."

The woman said.

"Where exactly?"

Hu Long was immediately interested.

"It was inside the Little Rock Sinkhole in Qi Province, but that place was completely closed to the public last year and no longer accepts tourists."

The woman explained. Perhaps because of the money, or perhaps because of Hu Long's appearance, she explained it very carefully.

"Alright, thank you!"

Hu Long nodded, noting the name.

After obtaining the Snake Bone Bracelet and the information he wanted.

Ignoring the murderous gaze of the man in the distance, Hu Long said nothing more.

This left the woman, who had wanted to chat a bit more, with no way to continue the conversation.

Two minutes later.

The Snake Bone Bracelet in his hand no longer emitted a cool current.

The silver text before his eyes stopped appearing as well.

With a thought, he looked at his panel.

Compared to before, the panel had undoubtedly become more complex.

[User: Hu Long]
[Physical Talent: High-Efficiency Absorption and Metabolism]
[Skills: Unarmed Combat (Master)]
[Network Offense and Defense (Master)]
[Makeup (Master)]

[Voice Mimicry (Proficient)]

[Green Bag Fragment: Soul Guiding Chapter (Skilled)]

[Network Speed: 8M/s]

[Data Usage: 0M]

[Source Value: 14.36 wisps]

This Snake Bone Bracelet had provided him with nearly five wisps of Source Value in total.

Added to the Source Value previously obtained from that Human Skin, his total had reached over fourteen wisps.

This trip out had been quite rewarding.

Not only had he resolved the hidden danger posed by Xue Wu's family, but he had also discovered the location of the Snake Bone Bracelet.

However, he would have to return first and wait until after the ancestral rites to explore that place.

As the sky grew dim, Hu Long got out of the car alone.

He did not let Hu Zhao pick him up, instead calling a taxi himself and returning home in silence.

Night had completely fallen, and warm yellow light shone from within the windows.

At dinner, the family sat around the table.

As usual, several nourishing medicinal dishes were laid out, the soups steaming with a faint herbal fragrance.

These were specifically prepared to build up Hu Long's health.

Hu Long did not refuse, eating heartily.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. I'll make more for you once you're finished."

Seeing this, He Yanling spoke up from the side to advise him.

In the midst of their conversation, someone brought up the name of Xue Wu.

As for Xue Wu's death, it would be a lie to say Hu Zhao wasn't sad.

But it was far from the point of being heartbroken or wanting to die for love.

The two were lovers in name only, but in reality, their feelings were not deep.

To her, Xue Wu was merely a "suitable" person, and nothing more.

What's more, ever since graduation, she had been fully focused on her startup, leaving her with very limited energy to spare for a relationship.

Now that she knew what his family had done, Hu Zhao only felt a lingering sense of fear.

If this hadn't happened and she had married into that family later on, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Thinking of this, she only felt relieved.

Afterward, she threw herself heart and soul into company matters.

The company had previously been shared with Xue Wu, but now that one person was gone, her workload had increased significantly.

She had been so busy these past two days that she was nearly overwhelmed, leaving her no time to dwell on Xue Wu.

"Right."

Seemingly to change the subject, Hu Chengwen looked at Hu Long.

"You should be mostly recovered by now. After the New Year, go back to school. I've already taken care of everything for you; it just so happens you can go with that girl, Sun Yi."

"That's right, Sun Yi said she sent you a friend request. Why didn't you accept it?"

He Yanling chimed in from the side.

Hu Long chewed and swallowed a piece of braised pork in his mouth.

"Sun Yi? I didn't really notice!"

He remembered now; after getting the phone, due to issues with his memories, he hadn't remembered the original owner's social media passwords and had registered a new account instead.

During that time, it seemed someone had indeed requested to add him.

However, he had simply blocked and rejected them.

He had no interest in interacting with the original owner's friends.

After all, he was not the original owner.

As for Sun Yi, her status was somewhat different.

To be more precise, she was originally Hu Long's betrothed.

The two had been classmates from elementary school through high school, a perfect match and childhood sweethearts who had long since harbored secret feelings for one another.

If things had followed the usual path, marriage would have been a natural progression.

But ever since the original owner of this body was latched onto by that "thing," he had abruptly dropped out of school during his third year of high school.

Sun Yi, meanwhile, had been accepted into a university out of province, and the two had since drifted apart, their communication gradually fading.

"There's no rush to go to school. I'm only twenty-one, and I don't feel like I've fully recovered yet. It could flare up again at any time, so let's wait a bit longer."

Hu Long said.

He had little interest in attending university.

If this were a normal world—without that thing clinging to him and without the Primordial Plain Panel—perhaps he would consider furthering his education.

But with the existence of the Primordial Plain Panel, as long as he had enough Source Value, he could download any skill. Knowledge that others spent over a decade, or even several decades, to master could be acquired in an instant, provided he had sufficient Source Value.

There was simply no need to rely on his own hard work.

Hu Long had never been one to suffer from internal conflict; he wouldn't leave the panel unused.

More importantly, as long as the family didn't gamble, they had more money than they could spend in several lifetimes. Why go through the misery of studying and ask for trouble?

"Also, I don't want to see Sun Yi."

He truly had no heart to deal with such interpersonal entanglements.

"Schooling can be delayed; you can go whenever you feel like it. But you must see that girl Sun Yi. Your mother and I are both very fond of her."

Hu Chengwen set down his chopsticks, cutting Hu Long off directly.