Huang Bufan's father looked at Yao Deyun and his group and smiled, "So it's the third young master of the Yao family."
The new generation of the Yao family were all girls, which was secretly mocked by the people of Fengcheng. Yao Deyun, being forty or fifty years old, was still called young master.
Yao Deyun's expression was calm, "Huang Pingshi, I didn't expect you to dare to use all your family's money to gamble on stones here."
The stone gambling circle was small. Having been in this circle for decades, they basically knew each other.
Huang Pingshi said, "I've wasted a lifetime and saved up one billion. In life, one should strive for something."
Yao Deyun chuckled, "Then I wish you success."
The two had a casual relationship, merely acquaintances.
The three continued to look at the stones. Huang Pingshi said, "Bufan, is that the young man who gambled on stones three times and each time it exploded with value?"
Huang Bufan nodded, "It's him. This kid has exceptionally good luck."
Huang Pingshi narrowed his eyes, "Exploding with value every time, this cannot be explained by luck alone. This person must have some secret technique, otherwise, how could the Yao family allow him into this Yaoguang Manor?"
"Let's go and see."
The father and son followed. Chen Jiuyang suddenly said coldly, "Huang Bufan, let me ask you, was it Guo Yaohui who introduced you to Wang Xuelian?"
Huang Bufan said indifferently, "So what if it was?"
A cold glint flashed in Chen Jiuyang's eyes. He turned around and patted Huang Bufan's shoulder, "I think you won't live much longer. You'd better go to the hospital and check what illness you have."
Saying that, Chen Jiuyang sent a stream of true qi into his body, eroding his internal organs.
Guo Yaohui, in order to get revenge on Chen Jiuyang, introduced Wang Xuelian to Huang Bufan. If Wang Xuelian married Huang Bufan and they had a happy marriage, it would be fine. But Huang Bufan played with Wang Xuelian for a while and then discarded her, which disgusted Chen Jiuyang.
Wang Xuelian had been ruined and harmed. Chen Jiuyang was now taking drastic action against Huang Bufan, and he would deal with Guo Yaohui later.
Huang Bufan sneered, "You're talking nonsense. My body is very healthy. You're the one who won't live long."
"Heh heh." Chen Jiuyang turned and began to help Yao Deyun examine the stones.
Yao Deyun pulled Chen Jiuyang, "Jiuyang, you must help me pick out good stones this time. Like Huang Pingshi, my future depends on this stone gambling. If I make a big profit this time, I can leave the Yao family and start my own business. This way, if Zixuan doesn't become the head of the family, her fate won't be used as a tool for arranged marriages."
He had always been bothered by Yao Zixuan's near marriage to the Qian family last time.
"Dad..." Yao Zixuan was a little touched.
Chen Jiuyang thought to himself, it seemed that Yao Deyun was unaware of the Nine Yin Devouring Yang Array. Yao Deyun also didn't know that Yao Zixuan only had three to five months left to live.
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "Uncle Yao, I understand. Leave it to me." He unfolded his divine soul and began to carefully search for valuable stones.
Yao Zixuan asked, "Dad, what will you do after you make money?"
Yao Deyun said sheepishly, "I don't know yet, but having money in hand makes me feel at ease."
Suddenly, Chen Jiuyang's body trembled slightly, and he lowered his voice, "Uncle Yao, the stones have been selected. You might make a huge profit this time."
Yao Deyun was a little excited, "Really?"
Chen Jiuyang whispered, "I'm sure. This stone cannot be opened here; it must be transported back to Fengcheng to be opened."
Seeing Chen Jiuyang's caution, Yao Deyun quickly asked in a low voice, "What exactly did you see?"
Chen Jiuyang whispered in his ear, "Stone number eighty-three, it contains over a thousand catties of ice-type imperial green jade."
Yao Deyun's body suddenly trembled violently, and he exclaimed, "My heavens!"
Over a thousand catties of ice-type imperial green jade. The last time such a large piece appeared was a hundred years ago. It took forty years to carve it into a Buddha statue, which a Thai tycoon bought for five billion yuan. And that Buddha statue was only a hundred catties. Chen Jiuyang said this stone contained over a thousand catties of ice-type imperial green jade! The value was unimaginable!
Yao Deyun's heart pounded.
This scene was seen by Huang Pingshi. Although he didn't know what Chen Jiuyang said, Yao Deyun's reaction was astonishing. Yao Deyun, a young master of a wealthy family and someone who managed the jade business, was so flustered. He must have spotted something good. He turned and walked towards Jiang Tianyun.
Yao Deyun took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, "I understand. Zixuan, you and Jiuyang stay here and eat well. Notify the family to come and transport the stones." The Yao family had manpower and shops in Dengcheng.
Yao Zixuan's heart tightened. Her father wanted to bring family members to transport them, which meant it was definitely extraordinary. This was to split into two groups to prevent anyone from seeing through the disguise.
Immediately, Yao Deyun picked five stones, had them packed and taken away, and left Yaoguang Manor. To avoid any complications, the five stones were handed over by Yao family personnel immediately after leaving Yaoguang Manor. For safety, Yao Deyun also made arrangements. He, Chen Jiuyang, Yao Zixuan, and the stone transport team, all left Dengcheng separately.
Chen Jiuyang originally thought he would stay in Dengcheng for a few days, but unexpectedly, all matters were settled in half a day, with rich gains. Less than twenty minutes after leaving Dengcheng, Yao Deyun called, crying, "Zixuan, it's over! Our stones have been hijacked!"
"What?" Yao Zixuan's face turned pale, "How could they be hijacked? What happened? Dad, are you alright?"
Yao Deyun's voice was like dead ashes, "I'm fine. All the people transporting the stones are dead. Only their bodies are at the scene."
"Everything is gone."
"If I return to Fengcheng like this, I will definitely be dismissed from all my positions by the old man, and you, Zixuan, will also be affected and might lose your position as the next head of the family."
Yao Zixuan's expression was grim. She comforted Yao Deyun, "Dad, it's okay, don't panic. Let's think of a way. As long as we get the stones back, you wait for us to come."
After hanging up the phone, Yao Zixuan braked on the spot and turned back towards Dengcheng. She and Chen Jiuyang left first, the stones left second, and Yao Deyun left last. Less than twenty minutes later, they saw the pale-faced Yao Deyun sitting on the ground on the highway. There were also over a dozen mangled corpses at the scene.
Yao Zixuan went up and helped Yao Deyun up, "Dad, do you know who took the stones?"
Yao Deyun shook his head and gritted his teeth, "There are so many families in Dengcheng, there's no clue. Murder and robbery are common occurrences in Dengcheng."
Yao Zixuan's face also turned pale. Dengcheng was all mountains and forests. After murder and robbery, one could hide in any mountain, and you wouldn't be able to find the killer. Due to the geographical reasons, the dark and evil market in Dengcheng was rampant.
"No!" Chen Jiuyang said, "We took turns leaving the city, but only the stones were hijacked. This means the stones had a tracking device on them."
"The perpetrator is Jiang Tianyun, the owner of Yaoguang Manor."