Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 729: Chapter 726: Jin Cicada Shedding Its Shell

Watching as the two people disappeared from sight, Huo Sining finally let down her guard, smilingly took out two hundred yuan as a tip, and handed it to the stone-solving master that had helped her before picking up the half-carved Liu Guan Zhang Bloodstone and walking out.

The shop owner could no longer hold back and, seeing Huo Sining heading out, immediately made a meaningful eye signal to several people in the crowd.

Huo Sining noticed something odd about a few individuals out of the corner of her eye, her lips slightly curved upwards in a smile as she moved forward, but instead of heading towards the main street, she took several turns into a narrow alley.

Before long, she arrived at a public restroom.

The tails following Huo Sining were originally there to block her. Seeing her not going towards the crowded places but instead running into an alley, they were elated and chased after Huo Sining, with three or five people closely watching the restroom entrance from outside.

After Huo Sining entered the restroom, she first tossed the bloodstone into her storage space, then quickly changed her clothes and shoes and removed her makeup.

Then she chanted the familiar incantation and, after turning invisible, took advantage of the empty restroom to gently open the stall door and silently walked out.

It wasn’t until she was about ten meters away from the restroom and still could see those tails staring intently at the restroom door, that Huo Sining found them both foolish and amusing. She didn’t waste any more time and turned around to leave the bloodstone trade market.

”She ran away?!”

The middle-aged man’s face looked exceptionally gloomy under the dim light, several thugs stood in front of him, trembling and not daring to meet his eyes.

”That woman went into the restroom with the stone. We were all guarding outside, ensuring not even a fly could escape. But after more than ten minutes, she still hadn’t come out. Gangzi felt something was off and barged in, only to find that the woman was nowhere to be seen in the restroom, no idea where she went!”

The lead thug hesitated for a moment, but still recounted the events.

The middle-aged man looked sinister, and with a stretch of his hand, he hurled a teacup that was on the table beside him at the thug.

”Useless, all of you are useless! I pay you to do things, and you can’t even handle this small matter! How can such a big living person just disappear into thin air from the restroom? Do you think I’m a fool to be trifled with?!”

The middle-aged man was livid with rage, but since the person had already fled and his anger was futile, he finally calmed the fury in his heart and said through gritted teeth, filled with reluctance, ”Keep searching for her, you must find that damn woman!”

”Yes.” The thugs breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out the door in search of the target.

While the thugs were causing chaos in the streets, Huo Sining had already stealthily returned to her residence.

Liao Song and Zhong Zifan were anxiously pacing back and forth, worried. Upon seeing Huo Sining enter, they eagerly greeted her, ”Are you alright?”

”It’s nothing.” Huo Sining smiled and shook her head, her face expressing relaxed joy.

Seeing that Huo Sining had returned unharmed to her residence, the two of them finally felt relieved.

However, Liao Song was somewhat puzzled, ”That shop owner is clearly involved with some shady forces. Having suffered such a big loss, it’s impossible for him to let it go so easily. Didn’t he send someone to tail you?”

”He did, but I thought of a way to shake them off,” Huo Sining said with a smile, pointing to the makeup on her face, ”I went to the bathroom to remove my makeup and changed my clothes, then sneaked away right under their noses, successfully losing them before coming back.”

Upon a closer look, Liao Song realized that Huo Sining had indeed washed off the heavy makeup from her face, transforming from a flamboyant, wealthy woman in her thirties to a fresh and lovely young lady, those people probably wouldn’t recognize her for a while.

But to be on the safe side, Liao Song still suggested, ”Since the business is done, it’s better we leave Changhua sooner rather than later. Changhua is not big, but the local powers are not to be underestimated. Although you successfully got rid of those tailing you, there’s no guarantee that the man wouldn’t become desperate. To prevent any unexpected problems, I think we should make a run for it now. Otherwise, if those people find out, none of us will be able to escape!”

After giving it some thought, Huo Sining felt that it was indeed safer that way, so the three of them hastily packed their bags and quietly returned to S City in a car.

Liao Song and Zhong Zifan had traded for quite a few raw stones in the Chicken Blood Stone market. Even before returning, they had loaded a truck and contacted their company for transportation. By the time they arrived back in S City, Fuzhou had already sent word that their shipped goods had arrived.

Huo Sining safely returned home. Liao Song and Zhong Zifan felt that their mission to protect her had been successfully completed. Both breathed a sigh of relief and didn’t plan to stay in S City any longer, directly setting off for Fuzhou.

However, even back in S City, just thinking about that full-red Chicken Blood Stone mine in the Yuyan Mountain Stone Cave caused Huo Sining’s heart to race.

She had some ideas about that mine, but she was very clear that before preparations were made, she absolutely could not reveal a hint of information. Otherwise, if word leaked, all her efforts would come to nothing.

So, on the way back, Huo Sining didn’t mention a word about the vein because, obviously, Liao Song was from a normal family with not much strength, and Zhong Zifan was currently watched by his uncle and was in a difficult situation, unable to spare any attention for other matters. Even if she told these two, it would be of no benefit.

If Huo Sining wanted to find partners, she would likely have to pick from those few people in the Imperial Capital.

A few days after returning to S City, Huo Sining made another trip to the Imperial Capital.

The broadcast of the first episode of the second season of ”Folk Treasure Hunt” won very high ratings and acclaim, especially the female appraiser, Huo Sining, who had a high level of popularity among the audience and fans.

Originally, Huo Sining was a guest, not a resident expert in the show’s team. According to the contract, she only needed to record one or two episodes, but due to the enthusiastic discussion by the audience, the production team realized Huo Sining had more gimmicks and selling points, so they specifically sent a producer to negotiate with her about staying with the team for the show.

However, Huo Sining didn’t have much time, and once the school term started, she would not have so much time available, so she had to tactfully decline the production team’s request. But to not offend the team, Huo Sining still relented slightly, agreeing to make time to participate in one or two more recordings of the show when she could.

The producer didn’t manage to complete the mission smoothly, but hearing that Huo Sining was willing to record a few more episodes was somewhat consoling. The disappointment was alleviated, and the producer returned to the studio with this not entirely satisfactory result to report back.