Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 90: Chapter 87: Five Zhu Coins (Seventh Update)

“How is it?”

Seeing Huo Sining had been silent, Ouyang Jun eagerly asked.

He had spent 1.5 million to purchase these Flowerhorn Fish from Qin Shaoyou, and ever since he had acquired these fish, his company’s performance had soared, with assets nearly doubling in just six months.

Ouyang Jun had always viewed these fish as the treasure of his company, revered like ancestors, and he was constantly worried about their well-being.

Despite his extreme caution, problems had still arisen with the fish.

Huo Sining shook her head. If even Qin Shaoyou couldn’t cure them, how could she identify the problem? However, she was not worried about not being able to cure the fish’s illness because she possessed Spiritual Energy.

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Ouyang Jun grew anxious upon seeing Huo Sining shake her head, “What should we do? The company is about to discuss a fund project next week. If something happens to these fish, wouldn’t it undermine morale? Do you really have no solution?”

Huo Sining pursed her lips, and after a brief hesitation while catching Qin Shaoyou glancing over, she finally spoke, “I could try, but according to the rules of my Sect, my techniques cannot be revealed to outsiders, so no one must be present when I treat your fish.”

Qin Shaoyou’s expression turned profound upon hearing this, and he looked deeply at Huo Sining without saying a word.

Ouyang Jun, however, was quick to nod his head in agreement, clinging to hope.

Huo Sining’s skill at deception had improved. She hadn’t brought anything with her when she followed Qin Shaoyou, and treating the fish like this seemed rather absurd, so she asked Ouyang Jun for a few things.

Alcohol, honey, salt, vinegar, and baking soda.

Ouyang Jun, eager to be of help, complied with Huo Sining’s requests without knowing what she needed these items for, but within less than ten minutes of her ordering them, his assistant had already delivered everything Huo Sining had asked for.

Qin Shaoyou curiously eyed the items in Huo Sining’s hands, his strong scientific research spirit igniting instantly. Organic compounds and acid-base salts—he was eager to discover what use Huo Sining had for these seemingly unrelated items.

But Huo Sining had made her conditions clear. After receiving these items, she ushered Ouyang Jun and Qin Shaoyou out of the office and shut the wooden door without any hesitation.

Qin Shaoyou felt an itch in his mind, his brain whirring rapidly, with various chemical equations bubbling up in his thoughts, yet even with wild guesses, he could not comprehend how those items could treat the fish.

Huo Sining, of course, had noticed Qin Shaoyou’s intense curiosity. After closing the door, she hid behind it and couldn’t help but giggle. The items she had requested were utterly useless; she had only asked for them to bamboozle Qin Shaoyou, the science eccentric.

Huo Sining locked the door from inside, making sure she wouldn’t be disturbed by outsiders, and then approached the aquarium.

As usual, Huo Sining reached her hand into the water, channeling the Spiritual Energy of the Azure Pearl to try and heal the sick Flowerhorn Fish. To her surprise, when she infused the Spiritual Energy into the aquarium, the Flowerhorn Fish didn’t react at all, not showing any response whatsoever.

How could this be?

Huo Sining was startled by the abnormal situation, finding it strange that the Azure Pearl’s Spiritual Energy, usually an irresistible temptation for fish, had somehow failed to work this time—it was the first time her tried-and-true method had fallen flat.

Just as Huo Sining was puzzling over the mystery, the strand of Spiritual Energy she had released into the aquarium simply vanished into thin air.

Huo Sining was dumbfounded; since she had discovered Spiritual Energy, its consumption had always been related to healing diseases or maintaining the body, so a random disappearance like this was completely unheard of for her.

Huo Sining frowned and, undeterred, decided to try again. She had been cautious not to infuse too much Spiritual Energy earlier for fear that the Flowerhorn Fish couldn’t withstand it, but this time she increased the dosage.

As the Spiritual Energy was injected, the Flower Monkfish in the aquarium were instantly enveloped in Green Spiritual Energy, but to Huo Sining’s disappointment, the Flowerhorn Fish still showed no reaction.

This time, as the Spiritual Energy began to disappear, Huo Sining’s eyes widened—in a flash, she clearly saw that beneath the ornamental rockwork, there seemed to be an invisible entity with a gaping mouth, devouring the Green Spiritual Energy. Within seconds, all of it had been swallowed up by whatever it was.

Huo Sining was taken aback, a weird thought dawning on her.

Could there be something unclean beneath that ornamental rockwork?

Huo Sining was brave, and with the Water-Repelling Pearl at her disposal, she acted without restraint. Although she suspected something was beneath the rockwork, she wasn’t scared in the slightest and reached into the aquarium without hesitation.

There was a connected cavity hollowed out at the bottom of the ornamental rockwork, intended as a decorative piece to facilitate viewing of the playful fish, but upon lifting the rockwork, Huo Sining discovered several Five Zhu Coins placed at the base of the modest decoration.

At first sight, the Five Zhu Coins didn’t elicit much of a response from her, but the faint black miasma oozing from the coins made Huo Sining feel somewhat apprehensive.

The first thought that crossed her mind was that there was something wrong with these coins!

She had intended to fish out the coins for a closer look, but for some reason, as her hand was about to touch them, a strong feeling of aversion stopped her movements.

Huo Sining didn’t actually believe in Feng Shui, but now that she had something like the Water-Repelling Pearl, it wasn’t surprising for her to encounter such bizarre phenomena.

At that moment, she realized that the odd behavior of these fish was probably not due to illness but rather possession. No wonder even Qin Shaoyou couldn’t see the problem.

Moreover, judging by Ouyang Jun’s behavior, if he was the one who had placed the coins, he certainly wasn’t aware of their purpose, and more likely than not, he had been duped in some ploy; if the coins weren’t placed by him, then the person who did must bear a grudge against Ouyang Jun.

Huo Sining wasn’t familiar with Ouyang Jun and didn’t know what kind of person he was, so she didn’t want to get involved in these troubles. However, since she had agreed to treat his Flowerhorn Fish, she felt it would be wrong to give up halfway.

After some thought, she fetched a basin of water, gingerly scooped the fish out, and put them in fresh water. Then she re-employed Spiritual Energy for the treatment. Without the interference of those coins, Huo Sining’s healing progressed smoothly this time.

The fish weren’t sick to begin with, merely fallen into a sluggish state due to the malevolent spirits within them. Huo Sining used Spiritual Energy to expel the evil forces from the fish, which promptly regained their vitality, soon bouncing and darting all over the basin.

This confirmed Huo Sining’s suspicion that there was something fishy about those Five Zhu Coins, but as she fundamentally lacked knowledge of Feng Shui and forbidden arts, she feared causing more harm than good by interfering, so she left the coins untouched.