The Immortal Who Returned from the Netherworld Road – Chapter 8

Ch 8: Strolling the Streets

The class bell rang.

Xi Yang calmly walked into the classroom.

Wang Xin, who was beside him, saw him come in and quickly asked, “Xi Yang, I heard that your things were ruined by Zeng Xing! Teacher Wen argued with their class’s homeroom teacher for a whole morning, and it is said that she has already contacted Zeng Xing’s parents!”

Xi Yang said indifferently, “Where did you hear this news from? Why don’t I know about it!”

Wang Xin said, “I was listening when Teacher Wen was arguing with their class’s homeroom teacher! By the way, your things are ruined, so what are you going to do these next few days?”

“It’s okay, I have my own ways! Go busy yourself!” Xi Yang said indifferently.

Xi Yang’s heart was filled with anger regarding this matter. As a dignified Immortal, to be bullied like this by a few middle school students made him feel extremely aggrieved.

As the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone him? However, these people were ultimately just a few children who had not yet come of age, and to take their lives just because of this small matter was truly a bit unbearable.

After all, he was not a cruel and heartless fiend. Thinking about yesterday, he had mercilessly beaten them up, so it was understandable that they would seek revenge.

The only trouble now was that he didn’t have enough money on him. Buying some daily necessities was barely manageable, but the problem of what to eat next was a big headache.

Just then, the class bell rang, and the teacher who was supposed to teach the class, without any surprise, asked Xi Yang to leave the classroom because he had not completed his homework.

Xi Yang didn’t care about this, anyway, he didn’t have anything he needed to listen to.

So, he walked straight out of the classroom. He also asked his homeroom Teacher Wen for leave, claiming that he was going to the town’s market to buy daily necessities.

After leaving the school, Xi Yang came to the market. It was bustling with activity, and all kinds of goods were on display, but Xi Yang could only feast his eyes. He only had a mere twenty Dragon Country Currency in his pocket, not even enough to buy a change of clothes, so he could only buy some daily necessities such as toothpaste and a toothbrush.

Walking aimlessly through the market, Xi Yang thought to himself that since he didn’t want to go to class anyway, he might as well wander around. He strolled around aimlessly, feeling somewhat disappointed with everything around him.

The merchants in these townships were relatively small in scale, and most of the people who came and went to trade were blood relatives of the shopkeepers. This made him realize that in this situation, outsiders who wanted to do business here would inevitably lose everything.

Although this kind of trading model was stable, it restricted the development of the merchants, making it difficult for them to get rich. Xi Yang couldn’t help but sigh, if he wanted to get a share of the pie through resource integration, it would be really too difficult in a place like this.

As Xi Yang walked, he felt a strong Wood Attribute Spiritual Energy in his Dantian, and he quickly followed the sensation. After walking through a few alleys, he came to a vacant lot at a corner, surrounded by dozens of farmers. They were all looking at the stones on the ground, touching them again and again, but few people were buying them.

The innkeeper sitting in the corner looked at these people with a rather helpless expression. These Rough Stones of his were all leftovers from the rich people in the county town. He bought them at extremely low prices and set up a stall here, hoping to fool a few greenhorns and earn some pocket money!

At first, there was a little bit of business, but after a long time, everyone knew that what he had were all scraps, so no one bought them anymore.

Xi Yang squeezed into the crowd, carefully searching for that aura, and then his eyes fixed on the broken stone covered with stone eyes in front of the innkeeper. Divine Sense swept over these stones, and apart from that stone, the other stones were all waste stones without any Spiritual Energy.

The innkeeper standing in front of him was about thirty years old, slightly fat, and dressed neatly, but it was difficult to hide the aura of the marketplace emanating from him. Especially those eyes, deeply sunken, like a fox, flashing cunningly from time to time, making people know at a glance that this person was not an easy character to deal with.

At this moment, the surrounding crowd was staring at the stones placed on the ground, discussing them animatedly. One of them said, “This stone is not bad. I heard that the rich man Wang in the village bought a stone exactly like this, and as a result, his whole family now lives in the temple, accompanying the Bodhisattva every day! Hahaha…” Another person pointed to a stone in the middle and said, “Look at that one. I heard that someone spent 200,000 to buy it before, but now it actually appears here! That guy is probably regretting it to the core! Haha!”

Hearing these words, the innkeeper’s face instantly turned gloomy, and he raised his voice and shouted, “Are you guys going to buy or not? If you’re not going to buy, then get lost, and don’t hinder my business here!”

Hearing this, that person immediately became unhappy, “Damn, Liu Mazi, you tricked me into spending twenty to buy a waste stone last time, and you still dare to have the nerve to say that! You’re setting up some stones to do business, then I can set up a few tree branches and open a shop too!”

A person on the side echoed, “That’s right! Hahaha!”

After listening for a while, Xi Yang roughly understood what these people were thinking. Most of them had bought the innkeeper’s stones, but without exception, they were all scraps. The so-called “cutting and rising” was just talk. After these people were deceived, they were too embarrassed to ask for their money back, so they could only block him here and prevent him from doing business.

Looking at the people in front of him, Xi Yang shook his head helplessly. Since they had already lost, they should accept the result with equanimity, instead of being so unreasonable and wasting time. After all, all of this was because they were greedy for profit that they were deceived.

Xi Yang really couldn’t listen anymore, he pointed to the stone covered with stone eyes in front of the innkeeper and asked, “Innkeeper, how much is this stone?”

At this time, a middle-aged man with a proper appearance couldn’t help but advise, “Young man, you’re still a student, right! You can’t get involved in this kind of stone gambling! It’s better not to buy it!”

Liu Mazi on the side was furious when he heard this, “What are you saying? If you don’t want to buy it yourself, it’s too much to not let others buy it!”

Hearing this, that person frowned and turned to leave.

Liu Mazi smiled and put the stone in Xi Yang’s hand, “This stone is a treasure, it’s not expensive, I’ll charge you 200, just to make a friend!”

The people watching on the side whispered, “This guy is really shameless, buying something worth only two Yuan from someone for two hundred, why doesn’t he just rob them?”

Hearing this, Liu Mazi glared at him, and looked at Xi Yang with a flattering smile, saying, “Oh! Little brother, let me tell you, this stone is not an ordinary thing, even if you buy it and put it in the living room, it can ward off evil spirits! If you carve it into a Buddha statue, I guarantee that your family will make a fortune this year! Two hundred Yuan, I’ll make friends with you, little brother, here, take it!”

Xi Yang shook his head, “I just think this stone is rare, with so many stone eyes, I can’t tell what kind of treasure it is. I don’t have two hundred Yuan, and I don’t want it either! You can keep it!”

After saying that, Xi Yang got up to leave.

Seeing this, Liu Mazi became anxious. He had just opened for business today, and he couldn’t let it end like this, so he quickly said, “Brother, one hundred, let’s make friends!”

Xi Yang shook his head.

“Fifty! This is my full sincerity, cutting the price in half, just to form a good relationship with you, brother!” Liu Mazi said.

Xi Yang still refused, “I only have twenty, if you’re willing to give it to me, then give it to me, if you’re not willing, then forget it!”

Hearing this, Liu Mazi’s face changed slightly. After hesitating again and again, he sighed, “Alas! If I sell it like this, I’ll almost lose my pants! Since you want it, I’ll sell it to you at a loss! Not for anything else, just to make you my friend!”

Saying that, he put the stone in Xi Yang’s hand, afraid that he would go back on his word.

Xi Yang smiled, took the stone, and handed the only twenty Yuan bill in his pocket to him.

Xi Yang got up and left, ignoring their strange gazes. He held the stone in his hand, feeling the rich Wood Spiritual Energy inside. He exerted a little force in his hand, crushing the outer surface, revealing a cyan crystal stone the size of an egg inside. A smile appeared on his face.

After carefully looking at this crystal stone, he discovered that this thing was exactly the same as the Spirit Stones in his world. This made him quite excited. Since there were Spirit Stones in this world, then were there Spirit Veins? At that time, his cultivation would definitely advance by leaps and bounds.

Thinking of this, his heart couldn’t help but feel excited, and he ran quickly towards the school with the wind at his feet.

He had just arrived at the school gate when he heard a familiar voice coming from nearby: “Dad, it’s that kid!”

Xi Yang subconsciously looked up, only to see Zeng Xing standing at the school gate, pointing his finger straight at him. And next to Zeng Xing stood a man in a suit, with a fat figure. This man was Zeng Xing’s father ━ Zeng Yanhong!

Zeng Yanhong’s eyes were as cold as frost, and his gaze towards Xi Yang was full of disdain and contempt. It seemed that in his eyes, Xi Yang was just an insignificant ant.

After Xi Yang exchanged a glance with Zeng Yanhong, he shifted his gaze away, not wanting to get too entangled. However, Zeng Xing mistakenly thought that this was Xi Yang being afraid, so he proudly puffed out his chest, his face full of arrogance. It was just a pity that his still-swollen cheeks made him look quite comical.

At this time, Zeng Yanhong turned his head to look at Zeng Xing, and said indifferently, “Alright, let’s go home!” After saying that, he took the lead and turned to walk out of the school, his steps steady and powerful, carrying the aura of a successful person.

Zeng Xing said dissatisfied, “Dad, I was beaten, is this matter just going to be dropped like this! I’m not convinced! That bitch Wen Rou is biased towards that kid.”

Zeng Yanhong said in a faint tone, “What kind of virtue you usually have, don’t you think I know? Let’s just leave this matter at that!”

Afterwards, he changed the subject and continued, “Did you notice the stone he hid in his pocket just now?”

Zeng Xing shook his head. His eyes had been fixed on Xi Yang, and he hadn’t noticed the stone he had hidden at all.

“That should be a top-grade Qingjing Stone, each one is worth more than a million. If you really want to vent your anger, then find a way to get that stone, so that you can also help me alleviate the current funding problem.” Zeng Yanhong said in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zeng Xing was shocked. He didn’t expect Xi Yang to have such a valuable thing on him. If he could get this Qingjing Stone, it would not only allow his father to solve the funding problem, but also severely hit Xi Yang.

Thinking of this, he immediately agreed, “Dad, leave this matter to me!”

Zeng Yanhong patted him on the shoulder and said, “Son, Dad is old, and our family’s property will eventually be handed over to you!”