The Feng Shui Treasure Appraiser

281: Chapter 281 Instant KillHan Jingyang helped the old lady onto the sofa and asked earnestly, ”Ma’am, take your time. Tell me exactly what happened.”

The curly-haired old lady hesitated, reluctant to speak.

Han Jingyang said patiently, ”If you want me to help you, you have to tell me the reason, right? If you don’t tell me the reason, how can I help you? I’m a businessman, not a philanthropist, you know?”

The curly-haired old lady said in a low voice, ”I didn’t tell you because... because I didn’t want to drag you into this.”

”Don’t worry about that. In Quancheng, no one can do anything to me.”

”Are they not ordinary people?”

”Hmm?”

Han Jingyang raised an eyebrow.

Not ordinary people?

Then what kind of people are they?

metaphysics practitioners?

This is interesting.

Could it be that they are here for that jade guan gong statue?

Thinking of this, he asked seriously, ”Where are they from?”

”Taiwan.”

”What is their goal? That statue of guan gong?”

”Yes...”

”If you don’t give it to them, they’ll kill your whole family?”

”That’s what they said.”

”I understand,” Han Jingyang took a breath. ”Leave this matter to me. I’ll solve it for you.”

”Ah?”

”Don’t be surprised. This is Quancheng. It’s not the place for those island frogs to be hopping around. If they dare to hop around, I dare to deal with them. Dealing with ignorant island frogs is our duty and obligation.”

The curly-haired old lady was shocked. ”No, please don’t! They are not ordinary people; they know... they know some very mysterious methods.”

Han Jingyang smiled. ”I’m not an ordinary person either.”

”Ah?”

”My name is Han Jingyang, and I am a Feng Shui Master.”

The curly-haired old lady was even more surprised. ”A Feng Shui Master? Why are you so young?”

”I’m a new-era Feng Shui Master, not like those old fossils. Besides, our sect values talent over age. If you have talent, you can stand on your own at seventeen or eighteen. If you don’t, you’ll still be a blockhead after decades. So, ma’am, don’t look at my age. If we really fight, all those island frogs combined couldn’t withstand a single finger of mine. I can just arrange for two shop assistants to handle them clearly.”

”Really?”

”Why would I lie to you? If I didn’t have the ability, I wouldn’t dare take on this kind of job. People’s lives are at stake.”

”This, this, how can I thank you? I already feel so sorry for you...”

Han Jingyang comforted her, ”Ma’am, don’t take it to heart. There’s no helping it when you run into such things. As I just said, dealing with island frogs is our duty. As long as they dare to come and cause trouble on our turf, we will definitely not sit idly by. There’s no need for gratitude. If you encounter such things in the future, just tell me directly. If I can’t solve it, there are even more powerful people who can step in. So, you can set your heart at ease.”

After the curly-haired old lady calmed down, he continued to ask, ”Tell me the general situation. How many of them are there, what methods do they use to threaten you, and what are their demands? The more detailed the information, the better.”

”There are three of them in total, an Old Man with a young man and a young woman. They said my husband stole a dharma instrument passed down in their sect, that jade guan gong statue, otherwise they would make our whole family childless.”

”Did you tell them that the item is no longer in your hands?”

”Yes.”

”And then?”

”They didn’t believe me. Then I begged them, and they finally gave me three days to redeem that statue of guan gong.”

”Where are they right now?”

”At my home.”

”Come, ma’am, write down your home address.”

”My eldest and youngest sons, their wives, and my eldest grandson are all still in their hands...”

”Don’t worry, I’ll investigate the situation first. If it’s really tricky, I’ll get official personnel involved. You might not know, but the authorities have relevant units specifically responsible for these matters. You usually can’t contact these units, but I know them well, so rest assured, I won’t do anything reckless.”

After the curly-haired old lady wrote down the address, Han Jingyang took a glance and handed it to Shi Xiaoya, ”You check the situation first.”

”Okay,” Shi Xiaoya said, bringing out a large box.

Opening it, inside was a drone.

A long-range model.

Just bought it.

Only test-flown once.

After experiencing several major battles, Han Jingyang had witnessed the power of these little things. Their efficiency in reconnaissance was impeccable, and paired with a high-quality lens, they could be called a reconnaissance artifact.

So after returning from Xipo Village, he ordered one of these things.

With the battery life of this top-tier drone, flying to the curly-haired old lady’s house was not a problem at all.

However, just as he finished setting it up, two people walked in the door, an Old Man and a young woman in her twenties.

The Old Man was a little over 1.6 meters tall, thin, with a refined face, a crew cut, and a long beard on his chest. His hair and beard were white, and even his eyebrows were half white. He looked like a Taoist immortal, very much like a truly enlightened master.

The young woman, however, was quite tall, nearly 1.75 meters, with a fit and hot figure. She was dressed quite lightly, in sneakers, shark leggings, and a tight crop top, paired with a high ponytail, looking like a female trainer who had just stepped out of the gym. She was extremely capable and lean, with muscles clinging to her bones visible, looking very explosive.

The Old Man was holding a dragon-headed cane.

The young woman was clutching a metal flute.

As the old and young pair entered, the curly-haired old lady immediately stood up and blocked in front of Han Jingyang, trembling, ”W-what are you doing here? Didn’t, didn’t we agree to wait three days?”

The Old Man didn’t even look at the curly-haired old lady, looking directly at Han Jingyang, ”Is that jade guan gong statue in your hands?”

Han Jingyang reached out and gently pushed the old lady aside, stepped forward, stared into the Old Man’s eyes, and said coldly, ”Get out!”

”Seeking death—”

The Old Man was instantly enraged, raised his dragon-headed cane, and smashed it toward Han Jingyang.

Han Jingyang didn’t move.

He didn’t even blink.

He kept staring coldly into the Old Man’s eyes.

The heavy dragon-headed cane whistled as it arrived, heading straight for Han Jingyang’s crown.

”Zing—”

”Clang—”

Two bright flashes of blade light flickered and vanished.

The dragon-headed cane snapped in response.

At the same time, the metal flute in the fit young woman’s hand also flew out of her grasp.

Instantly disarmed.

The difference in skill was immediately clear.

It was Shi Xiaoya and Liu Jing attacking at the same time.

Shi Xiaoya slashed and cut the Old Man’s dragon-headed cane.

Liu Jing slashed at the Old Man’s neck.

The fit young woman tried to block with the flute, overestimating herself, but the flute was directly slashed away.

The island frog duo, who were fierce and aggressive just a second ago, were defeated easily.

Han Jingyang didn’t even blink as he instantly neutralized the island frog duo.

Han Jingyang looked down at the broken dragon-headed cane, then at the Old Man’s pale face, smiled slightly, and said the same word: ”Get out—”

The Old Man didn’t dare to move.

Because Liu Jing’s war blade was still pressed against the Old Man’s neck.

Han Jingyang shook his head slightly.

Liu Jing retracted her war blade.

The island frog duo left without looking back. When they arrived, they were arrogant, but when they left, they only took half of the dragon-headed cane with them.

Liu Jing bent down and picked up the metal flute: ”Huh, not a scratch. What kind of metal is this made of? It’s quite hard.”

Han Jingyang beckoned: ”Let me see.”

He reached out and took the metal flute; it was actually quite heavy, weighing about five jin, heavier than a standard one-handed sword.

More importantly, it actually triggered the Appraisal Technique.

”Ding: Discoverable item found. Do you want to appraise it?”

”Yes/No.”