“This talisman can save your life at a critical moment,” Ye Tian said calmly.
Huang Yanran wanted to ask for more details, but Ye Tian’s attention was drawn to another stall. On this stall sat a transparent fish tank, inside which swam a red fish that occasionally blew bubbles. Ye Tian keenly sensed that the bubbles it exhaled contained spiritual energy.
The vendor was a girl of seventeen or eighteen. Ye Tian smiled and asked, “Miss, is there anything special about your fish?”
The girl replied, “My family’s fish fell into the pond from the sky during a rainstorm. Keeping it in the room makes us feel particularly energetic every day. It’s a spiritual fish that can bring good luck.”
Ye Tian: “Is that so? Then why are you selling it?”
The girl: “I want to study abroad and need a large sum of money. I have no choice but to sell it for cash.”
Ye Tian: “How much are you selling this fish for?”
The girl thought for a moment: “Two million. With two million, I can complete my studies, and my quality of life will be quite good.”
Ye Tian: “Mm, I’ll buy it.”
He readily paid two million and bought the goldfish.
Finally, he reached the mountaintop and saw a very large stall where the vendor was selling medicinal amber. These ambers contained ancient medicinal herbs, but their efficacy was unknown.
Ye Tian took a rough look. There were thirty-five pieces of medicinal amber on display. He explored them one by one with his divine sense and found that eleven pieces contained faint spiritual energy. Medicinal herbs with spiritual energy must be extraordinary, so he decisively bought them.
The price of this medicinal amber was much higher than what he paid last time. He had spent a few million for six pieces previously. This time, he spent a full two hundred and seventy million for eleven pieces.
Carrying his purchases, he prepared to descend the mountain. On the way down, he encountered Ye Jinlong.
Ye Jinlong smiled and said, “Brother, have you asked that friend of yours?”
Ye Tian nodded: “I have. Brother Long San, the pills you mentioned, he can refine them. Send the medicinal ingredients to me later.”
Ye Jinlong was overjoyed: “That’s great! May I ask what conditions your friend set?”
Ye Tian: “My friend wants half of the pills.”
Ye Jinlong quickly replied, “No problem!”
After a few more words, they bid farewell.
Returning to his residence, Ye Tian put away his items, then took out some snake meat, diced it, and fed it to the fish.
The red fish appeared listless, floating in the water and not moving much. However, when the snake meat was thrown into the water, it immediately went to eat it.
After eating some snake meat, the fish’s color gradually began to change, shifting from red to golden red.
As he was feeding the fish, Ren Ping arrived and said, “Brother, I’ve found the opponent’s location. Guess where they are now?”
Ye Tian: “Stop beating around the bush, just say it.”
Ren Ping took out a photograph. In a primeval forest, a dragon-shaped creature over two hundred meters long lay on the ground, its head clearly visible. He had seen this photo before, and a video related to it had also surfaced recently.
He asked, “Could it be that the Japanese went to explore this place?”
Ren Ping nodded: “That’s right, they are in the vicinity.”
Ye Tian: “Old Ren, when the dragon-shaped creature appeared, you must have investigated, right?”
Ren Ping: “Yes, we investigated, but no traces were left at the scene. I showed you the photo back then hoping you might find something.”
Ye Tian: “The Japanese wouldn’t go there for no reason. They must have discovered something. Old Ren, it seems your intelligence still has loopholes; you’re unaware of something even the Japanese know.”
Ren Ping’s expression turned grim: “This is indeed a lapse in my work. But the most important thing now is to find out what the Japanese discovered. Also, we’ll capture that kid and use him to exchange for our people.”
Ye Tian: “I can help you. But Old Ren, are you hiding something from me?”
Ren Ping gave an embarrassed smile: “It’s not that I’m hiding it from you, it’s top-secret.” Then, seeing that no one was around, he lowered his voice.
“When we searched back then, it wasn’t that we found nothing. We discovered a shed skin on the ground.”