A few days later.
Tan Xiu returned to Jingmen Island. After leaving Spectre in the Everlasting Feast Hall, he accompanied Gu Yan 'er for a few days and then hurried to Qingcheng Mountain with Mo Awu and the others. Before leaving, he had contacted Long Zhenglin, but the result was disappointing. Although Long Zhenglin already knew Wang Tao's whereabouts after arriving at Qingcheng Mountain, the other party had always avoided him.
Red Silk Flower!
It was one of the best main ingredients for refining the Body Refining Elixir, the Blood Seizing Pill. It had an extremely strong compatibility and also had a terrifying fission ability. These two effects were excellent for improving the physical strength of cultivators.
Tan Xiu was eager to break through to the Stars Tyrannical Body Circulation Realm. He knew very well that once he broke through to the Qi and Blood Circulation Realm, he would be comparable to ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.
They rushed all the way.
Tan Xiu, Mo Awu, and the others finally arrived at Qingcheng Mountain and came to a small town full of classical style.
Qinglin County.
Sichuan was a very remote place geographically, but its prosperity was comparable to some economically prosperous small counties in the South. There were not many permanent residents here, but it was a famous tourist attraction in the country and would welcome a large number of tourists from all over the world every season of the year.
On the wide road, two taxis drove into Qinglin County. Tan Xiu, who was sitting in the second taxi, watched the scenery outside, especially the looming mountain corridor in the distance. He fell in love with this place the first time he came here.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Tan Xiu was surprised to find that the billboards on the roadside, buses, and even the high-rise buildings in the surrounding were all hung with a poster of a celebrity.
"Is Zhang Xinya very popular in your county, Sir?"
The taxi driver was a man who was not good with words, but upon hearing Tan Xiu's inquiry, his interest was piqued. A smile appeared on his tanned face as he said, "More than half a month ago, the people here could only see the news about the Big Star Zhang Xinya on TV and computers. But ever since the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is about to open for business, the news about Zhang Xinya coming to our place has been widely reported by the media. Even the Big Boss of the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex has spent a lot of money for publicity."
Surprised, Tan Xiu said, "It's just the opening of a villa district. There's no need to invite a superstar, right? There was no need to advertise it so intensely, was there? After all, this is a small county … "
The taxi driver smiled and said, "Little Brother, do you think that our small county isn't worth inviting a superstar to help us?"
Tan Xiu shook his head and said, "I just think it's a bit too exaggerated."
The taxi driver said, "To be honest, it's not exaggerated at all. The Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is the most upscale villa complex in Qinglin County. Many rich people from other places come here to buy villas. It's just that you don't know the location of the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex, else you'd be interested in it if you had the money. "
"Tell me about it," asked Tan Xiu.
"The Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is built halfway up the highest peak of Qingcheng Mountain," said the taxi driver with a smile. "It's not in our Qinglin County. Five or six kilometers to the north from here is the foot of the highest peak of the mountain. The highest peak has been built into a high-end community with dining, entertainment, culture, and many other elements. Whoever can live there will have a status symbol. Of course, the most important thing is that the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is also within the tourist attractions of Qingcheng Mountain. It's just that ordinary tourists don't have the right to enter the villa complex. "
Tan Xiu suddenly understood and smilingly said, "It seems that the Big Boss who built the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is a great figure."
"That's natural. He's the richest man in our Qinglin County, Wang Xuegang," said the taxi driver with a smile.
Qingcheng Daoist Temple?
"Where's this Qingcheng Daoist Temple?" Tan Xiu's expression moved and he asked. "Is it also within the tourist attractions?"
"It's far away. It's in the Qingcheng Mountain!" The taxi driver shook his head. "Ordinary tourists won't go there. Only a few tourists with high faith will go there to offer incense."
Tan Xiu nodded and no longer asked about the Qingcheng Daoist Temple. He returned to the previous topic and asked, "Did Zhang Xinya really come to your Qinglin County?"
"Not yet," answered the taxi driver. "The opening of the Golden Goblet Emperor Gauze Villa Complex is on June 28th the day after tomorrow, so we don't know if Zhang Xinya has come or not."
Tan Xiu nodded and shifted his gaze to the window. He never thought that he would be able to come to this small town with Zhang Xinya one day. However, he didn't plan to see Zhang Xinya, nor did he have any interest in the Emperor Gauze Villa Complex. It was best to avoid Zhang Xinya if possible.
He was very afraid of emotional debt. Zhang Xinya was obviously interested in him. He had received more than a dozen calls from Zhang Xinya in the last few months, but he just gave a perfunctory reply every time.
Qinglin County, Red Riding Hood Auto Trade City.
After getting off the taxi, Tan Xiu found a teahouse near the Auto Trade City's gate, while Mo Awu and Jin Shi entered the Auto Trade City. Since they wanted to travel here, it was necessary to have a car. To save trouble, Tan Xiu decided to buy two cars directly.
Half an hour later.
Long Zhenglin ran into the teahouse while panting. When he saw Tan Xiu sitting by the window, he ran over and sat in front of Tan Xiu. Then, he picked up the tea that Tan Xiu had poured in advance and drank it all down his throat. Then, he said with a satisfied expression, "You finally came, Big Bro. I've been staying in this godforsaken place for more than a month. I've tried all kinds of methods, but I just couldn't see that bastard Wang Tao."
"Tell me, where's that Wang Tao now?" asked Tan Xiu with a smile.
"I heard that that brat directly locked himself in his house in Qinglin County after he came back from another place," said Long Zhenglin. "It's been a month or two, yet he's like a young lady from a noble family in ancient times. He doesn't go out at all, and I can't even see his shadow. I've visited him more than a dozen times, but I was driven out by his bodyguards every time. "
"Are you sure he's at home?" asked Tan Xiu.
Long Zhenglin looked around and found that no one was paying attention to them. Then, he lowered his voice and said, "I can't be 100% sure, but the news that he's at home is pretty much correct. I've been hiding near his house to observe almost every day these days and found two doctors from Qinglin County Hospital going in and out seven or eight times. I wanted to bribe those two doctors, but they didn't want to tell me what they were doing at Wang Tao's house. "
"Is Wang Tao very powerful in Qinglin County?" asked Tan Xiu in surprise.
"He's more than powerful. He's like a crown prince," said Long Zhenglin. "His father, Wang Xuegang, is the richest man in Qinglin County. He has both money and connections, and the locals call him the local tyrant of Qinglin County."
Wang Xuegang?
A surprised look flashed in Tan Xiu's eyes. He came to Qinglin County this time because he wanted to buy the Red Silk Flower from Wang Tao. Wang Tao bought it for 12 million yuan, and he was willing to buy it at ten times or even a hundred times the price. But if Wang Tao was the son of the richest man in Qinglin County, then it was likely that he wasn't short of money. It would be very difficult to get what he wanted if he only bought it with money.
"Does this Wang Tao have any special hobbies?"
"Yeah, he likes women," said Long Zhenglin with a strange smile.
Women?
Tan Xiu stared blankly and eventually shook his head with a headache. He could have used a lot of women if he was in the Immortal World since brothels were everywhere in the Immortal World and there were countless prostitutes in the closet. But this was Earth. Although there were some good-looking women who were willing to become prostitutes, it was not easy to find one in this small county. The most important thing was that Wang Tao wouldn't be interested in ordinary women given his wealth.
"Does he have any other hobbies aside from women?"
"I don't know about that." Long Zhenglin shook his head.
Tan Xiu took a deep breath and slowly said, "Let's take a break today and learn about the situation here. I'll personally go to Wang Tao's house tomorrow morning and hope to buy the Red Silk Flower."
"Let's use the hard way if the soft way doesn't work, Eldest Brother," said Long Zhenglin. "Wang Tao may be a martial artist and has a lot of bodyguards, but I believe he's far worse than you."
Tan Xiu shook his head and said, "We're not bandits, and we can't do things like robbing houses. Unless Wang Tao isn't a good person, we can only find a way to make a deal with him. If he really doesn't want to sell it, I'm afraid we can only leave in disappointment since he won't compromise no matter what we do. "
Half a day later.
Tan Xiu and Long Zhenglin left together and stayed in the most high-end five-star Senbao Hotel in Qinglin County. Long Zhenglin booked a presidential suite in advance since it wasn't the tourist season.
On the 12th floor.
In the beige carpeted corridor, Zhang Xiaoyu was carrying some shopping bags with a worried look on her delicate face. When she was about to reach the elevator, the door suddenly opened.
"Huh?"
Zhang Xiaoyu could clearly see a group of men coming out from the inside, especially the young man in the front. She faintly felt that he looked familiar, but she didn't want to provoke any trouble in this unfamiliar place, so she turned around and directly entered the stairs.
Half a minute later.
Zhang Xiaoyu quietly poked her head out from the corner of the stairs. Seeing that the group of people had already walked to the depths of the corridor, she immediately felt relieved. However, the confused look on her delicate face didn't diminish and instead became more and more intense. She felt that she should have seen that young man somewhere, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him for a while.
"Forget it. Let's send Xinya's clothes to the dry cleaner first. This Great Aunt has been in a bad mood recently. If I leave Qinglin County the day after tomorrow and the clothes haven't been cleaned, I'll be nagging again. "
Zhang Xiaoyu shook her head. She came to the elevator and opened the door. Just as she pressed the button for the first floor, a light suddenly flashed in her mind.
"I remember now!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.