The Wonder of the Eagle Eye

Regardless of what happens, white items are always useful to oneself.

Yang Tang, who was certain of this, tried every means possible to buy all the white items on the stall. Of course, to avoid drawing attention, he never bought just one white item but at least three or four other pieces of junk together, all packed into a temporary second-hand woven bag he had just picked up, and carried it out of the old street upside down.

Using his extraordinary memory, he recalled the map of the Rongcheng urban area and the rental listings searched online the previous night. Yang Tang hailed a taxi and said, “Go to Lake East Road!”

The taxi driver, perhaps having eaten gunpowder that morning, replied stiffly, “Lake East Road is very long. Which specific place?”

Yang Tang endured it without comment, still speaking in a casual tone, “Just the Tonglian Building beside the Qiong East River, you know? Just to there!”

The driver glanced at Yang Tang’s expressionless face, a bit unsure. “I know that place, I’ll take you there now.”

The entire journey passed without a word. The talkative driver nearly drove him mad. After collecting Yang Tang’s fare, he sped away like fleeing for his life.

Yang Tang carried the woven bag across the street to buy two suitcases, then crossed the Qiong East Bridge on foot to Sun Plaza. He took out his phone and dialed a landlord’s number.

Ten minutes later, the landlord arrived driving a common car to meet Yang Tang. After negotiating the rent in a few words, he loaded Yang Tang into the car and turned into Jinquan Road. The vehicle soon entered the dormitory courtyard of the Provincial Land and Resources Bureau.

After viewing the house, handing over the keys and money, Yang Tang used sweet words and harsh ones to persuade the landlord to waive the deposit. He only paid three months’ rent—1,500 US dollars—and received the keys. This way, within three months, he would always have such a fixed place to stay whenever he was in Rongcheng. At the same time, this rented house could also serve as a place to flip the white items he had bought.

“Little Yang, remember this well: my surname is Liu, my son is Liu Yang, my wife is Ma Suying. If anyone asks you what you do, say you are my cousin’s son, coming to stay for a couple of days, understand?”

“Got it, I’ve remembered everything.”

“That’s good, mainly this house belongs to the unit, I didn’t go through any rental procedures!”

After seeing the house owner off with persistent persuasion, Yang Tang took out the white items, totaling seven, and packed them all into one separate suitcase. Thinking it over, he also took out the Qilin pendant and placed it in the inner pocket of the suitcase, then stowed the entire bag into the remaining storage space of the nameless ring.

As for the remaining items in the woven bag, Yang Tang considered them nothing but trash, so he left them in the corner without touching them.

Lying on the bare bed board, Yang Tang could not understand why the two white items he had first found—the nameless ring and the Qilin pendant—were transfer objects, while the later ones were not. Was there some difference between them?

However, Yang Tang still planned to go to the old street the next day during daylight hours to take a look. If he encountered white items, he would buy them anyway. Without clarifying the mystery here, he would not leave Rongcheng. As for the auction house on Luda Island, forget it!

“Sister, I’ve checked already. The guy surnamed Yang flew from Rongcheng. He arrived only at eight o’clock last night and is now staying at the West Lake Hotel!”

“West Lake Hotel? You’re sure?”

“Of course, sister. You wouldn’t be thinking…?”

“Thinking what? Go to your class!” The sister hung up her younger brother’s phone without mercy, then turned and called the West Lake Hotel side. “Hello, that person, put Vice President Tao on the phone.”

“Who are you?”

“I am Yun Luyue!”

The next day, when Yun Luyue rose for morning exercise, she discovered her body condition was completely different from the past few years after marriage, especially the five years since giving birth to Yaoyao. Any stretching movements, including the yoga she had abandoned training years ago, were effortless.

“This… how did my body become like this?”

Yun Luyue felt it was unbelievable. As she casually went downstairs, she unintentionally pushed open Yaoyao’s room door, only to find her obedient daughter was “walking upside down”!

“Ah!”

Seeing Yun Luyue, Yaoyao fell back onto the bed and couldn’t help complaining, “Mom, it’s all your fault. If you hadn’t appeared, Yaoyao could have persisted longer!”

“Oh, it’s Mom’s fault. Why don’t you try again?”

“No more trying, I’m tired!”

“Then Mom will take you to play with Uncle Yang?”

Yaoyao was stunned. “Uncle Yang? The uncle who smelled so good yesterday?”

“Good smell?” This time it was Yun Luyue’s turn to look surprised.

“Yeah, yesterday that Uncle Yang’s body smelled much better than Aunt’s. Aunt stinks to death!” Saying this, Yaoyao arched into Yun Luyue’s arms. “Um, Mom’s body also smells good!”

“Really? Why didn’t Mom smell it?”

Old Street.

Since arriving once yesterday, today’s stall owners asked no inflated prices and let him choose freely.

Unfortunately, today’s white items were less than half of yesterday’s, only three pieces.

Yang Tang similarly used the method of buying more, adding junk items at each of the three stalls to purchase the three white items. After the transaction, the prompt still gave no enlightenment, leaving him somewhat disappointed.

It seemed these white items were not equal to property transfer objects.

But what exactly was going on?

Everyone was white items. Did they still speak of face?

Just when Yang Tang was worrying until his head ached, a skinny old man suddenly jumped out from beside and reached out to grab his wrist. Unfortunately, Dodge 3 automatically activated. Yang Tang’s wrist twisted like a swimming fish tail and slipped free.

“What are you doing!?” Yang Tang glared fiercely at the skinny old man.

“Hehe, didn’t expect the little brother to still be a master!” The skinny old man smiled awkwardly. “Can we talk aside for a moment?”

“We don’t know each other. Why should I talk aside?” Yang Tang turned to leave. The skinny old man clearly didn’t want to give up easily. He followed a few steps and, using the passing pedestrians, blocked Yang Tang from the other side.

This time, Yang Tang truly felt a bit unhappy. “Old man, believe it or not, I can beat you until you can’t live on your own!”

“Little brother, just based on the skill you showed on your hand just now, I believe it!” The skinny old man argued logically. “Since your skill is so high, why be afraid I’ll bring you to the ditch? I simply want to discuss something with you. It won’t harm you!”

“Who knows if you won’t harm me? It’s said two fists are hard to beat four hands. What if the place you take me has an ambush?”

Seeing Yang Tang’s tone ease slightly, the skinny old man immediately followed the snake up the stick. “Then say a place. I’ll go with you. That’s fine, right?”

Yang Tang was stunned and pointed to the farmhouse old-face noodle restaurant by the roadside. “Then this noodle restaurant!”

“Alright.”

Entering the noodle restaurant, the skinny old man proactively ordered two bowls of noodles and then got to the point. “Just now I saw you buy a fish dragon on the stall, bronze in texture. Can you transfer that thing to me?”

Yang Tang was stunned because the bronze fish dragon mentioned was deeply impressed upon him—it was one of the three white items he had picked up today. So he immediately had a thought. “Old man, why do you want that fish dragon?”

“Of course to offer it at home!” The skinny old man said straightforwardly. “The fish dragon you picked up is not only an ancient relic but also a feng shui treasure. This little old man is willing to offer this price. Whether you’re willing to part with it?” Saying this, he made a gesture with his fingers.

Yang Tang acted stupidly. “One hundred million?”

The skinny old man rolled his eyes. “Ten thousand. This is my bottom line as an old man. If you don’t want it, I’ll leave immediately. The noodles I just called you as a courtesy to the elderly!”

“Don’t be anxious, old man. I didn’t say I wouldn’t buy, but ten thousand is definitely impossible.” Saying this, Yang Tang had already taken out the bronze fish dragon from the suitcase. “In my opinion, this thing is worth more than ten thousand!”

As the words fell, the eagle eye suddenly activated. Yang Tang’s vision was no longer vast blue but gold and blue intermingled, with golden light occupying half his field of vision, nearly blinding his eyes.

What exactly was going on?

Yang Tang was incredibly surprised, but after the shock, he calmed down and observed carefully, realizing the reason: any items flashing with golden light seemed to be valued above ten thousand, such as the wristwatch on the diners’ hands at the previous table, the platinum inlaid diamond necklace around the neck of the diners at the neighboring table, and so on, endless.

Of course, it also included the bronze fish dragon Yang Tang had taken out and placed on the table, which was now flashing with golden light, exceptionally beautiful.

“Little brother, since you don’t fancy ten thousand yuan, then name a price.”

Yang Tang had an idea upon hearing this. He silently recited “ten thousand yuan item,” then closed and opened his eyes. The golden light in his vision disappeared most of it as expected, leaving only the bronze fish dragon on the table and the Buddha statue in the god niche on the wall still flashing with golden light.

“Damn, didn’t expect this function. Awesome!” Yang Tang couldn’t help cursing. Seeing the skinny old man still staring at him eagerly, he immediately recited “item attribute transfer object,” closed and opened his eyes, and the vision was entirely blue. So he had to settle for less: “million yuan item.” Eyes closed and opened, it was still all blue. He retreated to the hundred-thousand level and tried again. The fish dragon’s body flashed some golden light, but the Buddha statue had not a trace. “Old man, do you really want this fish dragon?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Then good. I won’t casually ask a price. You go call the shop owner. I’ll ask him a question, and then the price of this fish dragon will be settled.”

“Ah?”

“Ah what, don’t dawdle!”

The skinny old man had no choice but to comply.

Soon the shop owner arrived. Yang Tang got straight to the point. “Shop owner, may I ask how much the Buddha statue in the god niche originally cost when your shop bought it back?”

The shop owner was stunned for a moment, then murmured, “More than a million. Specifically one hundred six or one hundred eight, I forgot!”

“OK, thank you.”

After sending the shop owner away, Yang Tang no longer bothered to circle with the skinny old man. “Old man, the shop owner’s words just now you should have heard clearly. I don’t ask much, just one hundred fifty thousand. If you’re willing, take the fish dragon away. If not, sit down and eat noodles. I treat you, you treat me!”

A week later, begging for collections, begging for collections, begging for collections!!