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At Zuo Yi's question, the hostess froze for a moment, then smiled. "Please wait a moment. I'll go get the manager."

Gold was a true hard currency. Most domestic gold and silver jewelry stores offered buyback services, though only small shops usually advertised it openly, so ordinary people tended to sell their gold there.

But large stores like Gold Jade Fortune Jewelry offered the same service as well.

Another hostess led Zuo Yi to a seat by the gold jewelry counter and brought him a cup of tea.

Zuo Yi's unusual attire drew the attention of the other customers in the jewelry store. A few pointed at him and snickered, but he paid them no mind and lifted the paper cup for a sip of tea.

It was very ordinary green tea, yet it was a taste he had not experienced in many years, filled to the brim with nostalgia.

"Hello, sir..."

Just then, a well-dressed middle-aged man appeared behind the counter and asked politely, "May I ask if you're here to sell gold?"

Zuo Yi nodded and set down his paper cup. A gold coin suddenly rolled out from between his fingers and landed soundlessly on the counter.

Like a magic trick.

The middle-aged man, who was clearly the manager, looked a little stunned. He glanced at Zuo Yi in surprise, then lowered his gaze to the coin.

The round gold coin was not large. Its surface was engraved with intricate patterns, and under the indoor lighting, it shimmered with a captivating glow. It was as new as if it had just been minted, carrying a heart-stirring magic.

In comparison, every piece of gold jewelry displayed beneath the glass counter was utterly overshadowed!

The middle-aged man stared at the coin for a full half minute. Only when Zuo Yi tapped it with a finger did he snap back to his senses. He hurriedly said, "Sir, I'll need to test its composition. Would that be all right?"

Zuo Yi nodded. "Sure."

The middle-aged man picked up the gold coin and used an instrument on the table behind him to test its composition.

The process was quick, and the results came out in only a few minutes. However, when the middle-aged man returned with the coin, his expression was rather strange. "The quality is fine. It's 99.99% pure gold, weighing 27.55 grams. Our current buyback price is 263 yuan per gram. Is that acceptable?"

Zuo Yi smiled. "That's fine."

The manager's attitude was beyond reproach, but he had clearly not told the whole truth.

There was nothing wrong with the coin's weight. Rather, the gold coin Zuo Yi had produced should have been 100% pure gold!

Because it was a Law Coin.

Only high-ranking wizards could create Law Coins. They were Law Creation, containing the power of laws that extended across every plane of the multiverse. Their value remained constant in any world; they were indestructible, never wore down, and contained no flaws or impurities.

The wizards and knights of the Sadea World often campaigned across planes, and in different planes, only Law Creation could remain unaffected by the laws of another world.

Law Creation included Law Equipment, Law Implements, Law Potions, Law Runes, Law Coins, and more.

When Zuo Yi had first crossed over into the Sadea World, the items he carried had quickly been corroded and corrupted by the power of that world's laws. Within just a few days, everything had disintegrated and vanished. Fortunately, someone had helped him at the time, or he would not even have had clothes to wear.

Law Creation had no such problem, which made them essential strategic resources for planar campaigns.

The manager had used professional equipment to test the Law Coin, and the result must have shown 100% pure gold. But such a result undoubtedly exceeded his common sense, which was why his expression had become so awkward.

He had probably tested it several times. Otherwise, the appraisal result should have come out much faster.

Zuo Yi did not care what the other man thought. He merely needed some money for an emergency.

The total buyback price for 27.55 grams of gold was 7,245 yuan. The middle-aged man gave him 7,300 yuan outright. After completing the transaction, he asked somewhat impatiently, "Sir, do you have any more coins like this?"

Zuo Yi stuffed the money into his pocket and said, "Goodbye."

He did not answer the question at all, turning and striding away.

The middle-aged man had no reason to stop him and could only watch helplessly as Zuo Yi left.

After thinking it over, still unwilling to let it go, he put the coin back into the instrument for another test. He even compared it with the gold from his own store, and in the end fell into deep self-doubt.

A moment later, he picked up his phone and made a call. "Young Master Yuan, I acquired something very interesting. Would you like to take a look?"

Meanwhile, Zuo Yi had no idea what happened after he left. He entered a shopping mall across from the jewelry store and did not emerge until nearly an hour later.

When he came out of the mall, Zuo Yi looked completely renewed. His eye-catching leather armor and boots had been replaced by a brand-new T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. A pair of sunglasses hung from his collar, and he held a new smartphone in his hand.

Having spent most of the money from selling the Law Coin, Zuo Yi had completed his return from an otherworldly Saint Knight to an ordinary modern man, blending back into this world.

He put on his sunglasses, walked lightly to the roadside, and hailed a passing taxi.

"Driver, take me to Riverside Town."

The taxi carried Zuo Yi away from the bustling city center, through an underwater tunnel beneath the river and onto the opposite bank. After nearly half an hour, it arrived at Riverside Town by the river.

Linjiang was an ancient town with a long history, facing Hang City's urban district across the river.

The area around the town had originally been nothing but flat farmland. But in recent years, as Hang City's urban area continued to expand, the land on the other side of the Qiantang River had undergone extensive development, and modern high-rises had risen one after another.

Riverside Town had been squeezed into a small corner as a result.

Zuo Yi did not have the taxi take him directly to his front door. Instead, he got out at the entrance to the town and continued on foot after paying the fare.

Three years had passed, yet Riverside Town remained as it had always been. This old town had always possessed a rhythm of life different from Hang City's.

The people living here led quiet, leisurely lives. The old streets paved with bluestone slabs stretched on and on. With little business in the shops during the afternoon, neighbors visited one another to chat or gathered to play cards and mahjong, drawing curious looks from passing tourists.

Children ran laughing through the streets, their silver-bell laughter ringing out now and then, adding a touch of vitality to the old town.

Zuo Yi was all too familiar with such a scene. He did not know how many times it had reappeared in his dreams.

Stepping aside to avoid the children running toward him, he strolled down the long street like an ordinary tourist before finally arriving before a residence at the western end of town.

This was the home where Zuo Yi had lived for twenty years!

Standing before the gate and staring at the mottled marks time had left upon its surface, Zuo Yi's heart surged with emotion.

He was home!

Yet the gate was tightly shut. No one welcomed Zuo Yi's return; only the morning glories climbing the courtyard wall bloomed in solitude.

With a quiet sigh in his heart, he suddenly sprang upward, silently clearing the high wall before landing softly inside the courtyard.

Zuo Yi's home was a small Western-style villa built in the style of the previous dynasty. It had stood for over a century. Though weathered by wind, rain, and snow, it had been well maintained and remained intact to this day.

In front of the three-story villa lay a courtyard of nearly one hundred square meters, enclosed by walls on three sides. In the left corner stood a large, flourishing camphor tree. Its dense canopy covered half the courtyard sky, lending the residence an air of quiet seclusion.

As it had not been cleaned for a long time, the ground was covered in a thick layer of fallen leaves and dirt, carrying a faint scent of decay.

Without his key, Zuo Yi could not open the front door directly, but that caused him no trouble.

He placed the index and middle fingers of his right hand against the lock. A faint gleam flashed at his fingertips and seeped into the keyhole in an instant. With a click, the lock opened by itself.

Though this was a different world, the Lockpicking Technique he had learned during his adventures in Sadeya was still extremely useful.

Zuo Yi reached out and pushed open the door. Stale air immediately poured out, making him frown.

The first-floor hall was thick with dust, and cobwebs filled the corners. The covers draped over the sofa and furniture had turned dark gray, giving the place a lifeless air.

Zuo Yi slowly walked to the display cabinet in the living room. He took out a photo frame resting in one of the wooden cubbies, blew the dust from its surface, wiped it clean with his hand, and placed it back.

"Mom, I'm home."

Zuo Yi spoke to the photo frame, tears filling his eyes before he realized it.

Inside the frame, a beautiful and gentle woman still smiled, as if she were saying to him...

Welcome home, my child.

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