Páigān Town.
A street-facing tavern, second floor.
A private room by the window, offering a view of the outside.
“Boss, the gem stone gambling event starts in a couple of days.” A middle-aged man in the private room, facing a young man, his eyes filled with reverence. “Should we wait?”
“Since we’re here, we naturally need to acquire more jade and spirit stones.” The young man, referred to as Boss, said lightly. As he spoke, his peripheral vision caught sight of something outside the window. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and the teacup in his hand shattered.
This showed the immense power he unleashed at that moment.
“Boss!” The middle-aged man’s expression changed upon witnessing this. Then, his gaze also turned towards the window. What greeted his eyes was a man and a woman. Even with his extensive experience, he couldn’t help but feel astonished. The man was incredibly handsome, and the woman possessed peerless beauty.
Truly a match made in heaven!
“Yang Feilong!” Xu Cong gritted his teeth, softly uttering those three words. His eyes blazed with murderous intent. The past few months had been the most painful of his life. Ever since that incident at the bar, his previously carefree and extravagant life had been plagued by misfortune.
At that bar, he was beaten by a guy named Yang Feilong to the point of involuntary urination.
He wanted revenge, but the people he sent later were no match for Yang Feilong. Before he could figure out how to deal with Yang Feilong, his father’s crimes were exposed, and he was arrested. His family’s assets were seized. Moreover, over the years, he had engaged in many illegal activities, relying on his family’s influence. Therefore, he had to flee, as he wouldn’t escape if the investigation delved deeper!
So, he went into hiding.
Shortly after his escape, a bounty was placed on him. Over the past few months, he had transformed from a respected and feared young master to a street rat that everyone wanted to shun. Although Yang Feilong wasn't solely responsible for all of it, he blamed everything on Yang Feilong.
Because all his misfortunes began with Yang Feilong humiliating him at the bar!
Initially, he thought he could only live a life of anonymity, hiding his identity. But fate had been kind to him; he stumbled upon several fortunate encounters. From an ordinary person, he first became an esper, and now he had become a master esper, even reaching the fifth tier!
In just a few months, his esper cultivation had progressed from zero to the fifth tier.
He had even managed to bribe some lackeys, with the middle-aged man before him being one of them.
Why come to Myanmar? For the needs of cultivation!
The reason for his rapid cultivation advancement was that he had obtained the legacy of an esper. Besides esper awakening, there were also a large number of spirit stones. However, after the spirit stones were depleted, his cultivation speed significantly slowed down.
Under such circumstances, he naturally desired to obtain more spirit stones!
In his home country, he was, after all, a wanted criminal. Obtaining spirit stones required stealth. Knowing that the jade festival was approaching in Myanmar, he joined forces with some people and illegally crossed into Myanmar, intending to acquire a batch of spirit stones and jade during the festival.
Spirit stones are the most effective for cultivation, and jade also has good effects.
Yes, jade also contains some energy. Although not as effective as spirit stones, it is still quite beneficial.
After all, among jades, jadeite is the most precious. There is a saying that jadeite nourishes people. Why can jadeite nourish people? Naturally, because it contains a certain spiritual essence.
“Wherever you go, you’re accompanied by stunning beauties! Yang Feilong, you truly live a life of pleasure!”
“Hmph, I’ll let you live a few more days!” A cold, cruel glint flickered at the corner of Xu Cong’s lips.
He chose not to make a move now. Firstly, it was daytime. Secondly, since the other party had appeared here, they were likely also targeting the jade, and even the spirit stones.
If he killed the opponent now, he might lose a substantial amount of jade and spirit stones, as he wouldn’t be able to get his hands on the opponent’s money.
But if he killed the opponent after they had purchased spirit stones or jade, he could claim the opponent’s jade and spirit stones as his own. This would be killing two birds with one stone.
As for the woman, a sinister smile played on Xu Cong’s lips. Although he had been with a few women in the past few months, those women couldn't compare to the peerless beauty by Yang Feilong’s side.
On the street.
Yang Feilong’s brow twitched slightly.
“What’s wrong?” Li Yufei, noticing that Yang Feilong’s expression was a little off, couldn’t help but ask.
“Nothing.” Yang Feilong smiled and shook his head. In his heart, he muttered, “Why is that guy Xu Cong here? And judging by his aura, he seems to have reached a higher level of esper abilities? What kind of fortunate encounter did this guy have?”
To be honest, Yang Feilong was very surprised. A few months ago, the other party was still an ordinary person, and now his cultivation was so strong. What fortunate encounter could have allowed him to grow so quickly!
He had to admit, Yang Feilong was utterly astonished.
Of course, he didn’t act rashly, nor did he alert the enemy.
Firstly, they had just arrived. Secondly, it was daytime. If he tried to kill the other party now, it would definitely cause a commotion. If the local authorities were alerted, it wouldn’t be good, especially since he wasn’t alone anymore and had a drag on his heels. Escaping wouldn’t be easy!
Alright, he absolutely could not let Li Yufei know that he considered her a drag. If she found out, he would be asking for trouble.
“I’ll find an opportunity to kill him!” Yang Feilong thought to himself.
Xu Cong had discovered him, but he hadn’t discovered that Xu Cong had discovered him. Yang Feilong’s divine sense had naturally heard what Xu Cong had just said. The other party thought he was in the dark while Yang Feilong was in the light. In reality, the other party was in the light, and he was in semi-darkness. The reason for calling it semi-darkness was because the other party already knew of his existence.
Páigān Town, though a town, was no smaller than a county in Longguo.
No other reason than that Páigān Town, due to possessing Myanmar’s premier jade mining area, had undergone rapid development over the years, and the town’s scale had expanded rapidly.
This rapid development was due to not only the frequent purchases of jade and rough stones by various jade and gemstone groups, which boosted the local economy, but also a considerable number of tourists visiting from abroad.
Tourists, naturally, needed accommodation and shopping, all of which boosted local consumption.
Therefore, Páigān Town had quite good overt public order. General Gan Liang’s troops were permanently stationed near Páigān, and patrols were visible everywhere in the town.
These patrols included not a few espers.
In Longguo, the number of ancient martial arts practitioners was the highest. In the world, however, the number of espers was the greatest.
Of course, besides espers and ancient martial arts practitioners, there were other types of cultivators, such as ninjas, witchcraft practitioners,蛊术 practitioners, gene warriors, and so on.
Yang Feilong and Li Yufei first found a place to stay. It was a small farmhouse with a yard and two rooms. The price was not low, one million Myanmar Kyats per day, which translated to over 3400 yuan in Longguo currency. It wasn't cheap. Normally, it wasn't this expensive, but with the jade festival coinciding, the price had increased slightly. However, whether it was expensive or not was of little consequence to Yang Feilong and Li Yufei.