Invisible Security Guard -
Chapter 1359 - 1358: Where Did the Peach Come From?
Chapter 1359: Chapter 1358: Where Did the Peach Come From?
"You’re in trouble."
In the small courtyard of the Wax Hutong, only adorned with red lanterns but no signboard, there now wafts a delightful mix of aromas—meat, herbs, along with the faint scent of rouge from a young woman cooking—lending the whole yard an agreeable and natural charm.
At this very moment, Yusuf Zuck and Thunderbolt Beads are inside this courtyard. It’s a tidy private residence, not open to the public. As for the relationship between Thunderbolt Beads and the young woman, Yusuf cannot fathom, because she has a husband, a simple and honest man. Since Thunderbolt Beads arrived, the couple did not seem at all uneasy, treating him simply as a guest.
"I know." Yusuf took a sip of tea, smiled, and said, "The Arellano Family and the Berger Family are probably both keeping an eye on me. The moment you leave, they’ll come looking for me immediately!"
"Then why do you still dare to defy Everett Berger? You dare to not go back with him? I can’t protect you forever!" Thunderbolt Beads said teasingly.
"No need to protect me for a lifetime, just a month and a half will do. Within this month and a half, I will follow you wherever you go. Wherever you head, I head!"
"A month and a half?" Thunderbolt Beads was momentarily stunned, then he calculated with his fingers and said, "In a month and a half, it’s the Star Festival. The treasure appraisal gathering will also begin. What’s going on with you?" Thunderbolt Beads was puzzled. Would Yusuf Zuck no longer fear the Arellano and Berger Families after a month and a half?
"Let’s not talk about that." Yusuf shook his head, paused for a moment, and then said, "Senior, there’s something I want to ask you."
"What is it, tell me. But you might as well call me ’Big Brother’. You keep switching between ’Senior’ and ’Big Brother’, it’s confusing. Just stick to ’Big Brother’!" Thunderbolt Beads laughed heartily.
"Alright, Big Brother, about the Appraisal Pavilion’s auction—is there any mistake?"
"What do you mean?" Thunderbolt Beads asked, puzzled.
"The items listed for auction, I saw there are quite a few good ones on the list. Will they definitely appear?"
"They will definitely appear, the Appraisal Pavilion can’t afford to ruin its own reputation!" Thunderbolt Beads nodded in assurance.
"That includes the five Heavenly Patching Stones?" Yusuf asked directly.
"Eh? You’re interested in Heavenly Patching Stones?" Thunderbolt Beads expressed surprise. "Those are very rare and valuable. Do you want the Heavenly Patching Stones?"
"I’m just asking if they really exist!" Yusuf chuckled without providing Thunderbolt Beads a direct answer.
"Of course, they exist, but they might not necessarily be auctioned!" Thunderbolt Beads laughed and said, "Those items are just a gimmick put forward by the auction house. Indeed, they will be brought out for auction, but among the bidders, there are shills. In the end, they will drive up the price madly, and the Heavenly Patching Stones naturally end up back in their possession."
"Oh, so what you’re saying is, they don’t really want to auction them off, they just use these valuable items to attract attention!"
"Exactly, only a fool would sell Heavenly Patching Stones!"
"Can you tell me the specific function of the Heavenly Patching Stones?" Yusuf looked at Thunderbolt Beads as he asked.
"I don’t know the specifics, as I’ve never owned such things. After all, the resource of Heavenly Patching Stones is controlled by The Eight Great Families; we civilians can’t get them. Even if we did, The Eight Great Families would band together to seize them," he replied.
"However, I have heard a bit about them. It seems that Heavenly Patching Stones are related to the achievement of a controller!"
"Is it the controller after the Divine Lord Realm?" Yusuf Zuck continued inquiring.
"Well, it’s said so in the legends."
"What about after the controller then?"
"The unknown remains, but I’ve heard that the path of cultivation is endless, and there might be existences even more powerful than Controllers," he said.
"What about the Heavenly Lords then? I’ve heard of the Heaven Respect Realm before!"
"That’s rumor, because no one knows what realm lies beyond the Divine Lord Realm, so some say it’s Controllers, others say it’s Heavenly Lords. But as you know, for countless eons, since the establishment of The Eight Great Families, after the disappearance of the ancient gods, no one has broken through the Divine Lord Realm, so it remains an enigma!"
"Big Brother, your Appraisal Pavilion also purchases rare treasures, right?" Yusuf Zuck suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Of course! If you have any treasures, just bring them over, I will take them all, hahaha." Thunderbolt Beads laughed heartily.
"What about this? Interested?" Yusuf Zuck flipped his palm, and a Great Divine Peach appeared on the table.
"What? A Divine Peach?" Thunderbolt Beads was shocked: "How do you have such a thing?"
"Never mind how I got it, will you take it or not?"
"Of course, I’ll take it! This is a fruit from the Goodman Family’s Divine Peach Tree. Once every several tens of thousands of years, only nine peaches appear. When combined with an herb and refined, they can mass-produce Divine Kings!"
"How much for one? We’re brothers here, let’s be clear on the account!" Yusuf Zuck was also giggling nonstop; he was worrying about how to get money as he needed Spirit Stones for the auction.
"To tell the truth, such things are priceless; money can’t buy them." Thunderbolt Beads thought for a moment and said, "But you said it yourself, clear accounts make good friends. My Appraisal Pavilion needs to keep running, so for one Divine Peach, I’ll give you eighty billion Spirit Stones, taking a bit of advantage here as a brother. If you tried the black market, even a hundred billion wouldn’t buy one. Those who are desperate to become Divine Kings would probably pay hundreds of billions!"
"Of course, if the Goodman Family knows someone is selling Divine Peaches, it would be a deadly disaster. But in my Appraisal Pavilion, it’s no problem. The Goodman Family wouldn’t dare to mess with me!"
"Eighty billion for one, huh?" Yusuf Zuck narrowed his eyes and said, "What if I later give you ten thousand? Can you afford them?"
With a "Pfft!" sound, Thunderbolt Beads, who was drinking tea, spat it out, staring at Yusuf Zuck with his eyes wide in shock!
"Are you for real? You’re not jesting with me?" Seeing Yusuf Zuck’s serious demeanor, Thunderbolt Beads was a bit dumbfounded.
"As we hit it off at first sight, old brother, how could I deceive you?" With a wave of his sleeve from Yusuf Zuck, another twenty-odd Great Divine Peaches appeared, filling the table.
Thunderbolt Beads stood up abruptly, his eyes nearly popping out.
If Yusuf Zuck had just one, it wouldn’t mean much, perhaps obtained through the Berger family or Sabrina Dickson’s connections from the Goodman Family.
But now, the appearance of over twenty all at once was extraordinary. Considering the Divine Peach Tree of the Goodman Family yields only nine peaches every several tens of thousands of years, the Goodman Family couldn’t possibly have given their entire harvest to someone else, indicating these Great Divine Peaches had another origin.
And what Yusuf Zuck said about ten thousand... might actually be true!
"If you can afford it, there are also a hundred thousand. Each one guaranteed genuine, better luster and effect than the Goodman Family’s. If theirs are of high quality, mine are of the highest quality!"
"They’re indeed of the highest quality, much better than the Goodman Family’s in appearance. Let me taste one." Without any formalities, Thunderbolt Beads grabbed a Great Divine Peach, brought it to his nose, gave it a gentle sniff, and the Great Divine Peach turned into a wisp of essence that entered through his nostrils, leaving only the pit behind.
Yusuf Zuck was extremely surprised because he always ate them; how could it be like Thunderbolt Beads, who absorbed the essence of the Divine Peach just by smelling it?
"Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop..." In an instant, cracking sounds came from Thunderbolt Beads’ body, and he let out a contented groan, as if his power had greatly increased.
"Good stuff, but old man can’t afford a hundred thousand!" At this moment, Thunderbolt Beads gazed at Yusuf Zuck with eyes shining with eagerness, as if trying to see through Yusuf Zuck’s heart and
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