Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1351 - 1336: Expert

In the end, under Mimi’s relentless persuasion, Xiao Sheng decided to stay and help them, so it ended up with only Song Yun and Big Head doing nothing, and this Big Head guy was also quite a character, claiming he was feeling unwell, and sticking around to watch the beauties.

Song Yun sighed deeply, feeling that brotherhood and so on, all seemed so fake indeed.

So he got dressed and planned to take a good stroll around this Ancient City.

Just as he was walking along a small stream in the ancient town, there was an elderly man sitting outside a shop on the street.

Though dressed in tattered clothes, the old man didn’t look like a beggar.

The old man held an erhu in his hand, with sunglasses on his face.

The melodious sound of the erhu came from where the old man was, attracting Song Yun’s attention.

"This old guy’s erhu playing is quite good," Song Yun murmured, stroking his chin.

While the old man’s erhu skills were not the greatest, they were very simple and moving, giving a sense of time-worn dignity.

It seemed like he felt Song Yun’s gaze, so the old man, who was slightly bowed, raised his head for a bit.

Even though he wore sunglasses, Song Yun could feel the old man looking at him, then narrowing his eyes slightly.

It was a very strange feeling, clearly seeing nothing, yet feeling seen.

Suddenly, the previously soothing erhu sound became intense.

From simple and time-worn to the sounds of clashing iron and military might in an instant.

Song Yun’s heart felt as if it had been struck by something.

Frowning, Song Yun turned around and left.

The elderly erhu player watched Song Yun’s retreating figure with a peculiar smile on his face, then shook his head as if completely immersed in the world of the erhu.

Yet at this moment, Song Yun could hear nothing, even though he was only tens of meters away from the old man.

Just now that old man appeared to play casually, but Song Yun felt something emerging.

Inner Qi!

Song Yun could detect the presence of Inner Qi from the old man’s erhu sound, and that Qi seemed processed by the old man’s special technique, rising and falling with the erhu’s music. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

To the people around, it might just be a simple erhu melody, but to Song Yun, it was a piercing probe.

The old man probed him through music!

Thus, Song Yun felt his heart as if struck by something at that moment.

This was actually similar to the Buddhist mantra he often used, achieving the purpose of affecting people’s mental will through air resonance or something like that.

Simply put, that old man was a master.

As to why such a master was playing the erhu there, Song Yun didn’t understand, nor was he interested in knowing; however, Song Yun realized that tonight, it seemed, wouldn’t be calm.

This ancient town and similar stuff actually only interest outsiders or those who haven’t seen much of it.

While shopping, Song Yun unexpectedly encountered Lin Kai and Wan Chunfeng, both holding lots of stuff in their hands. Lin Kai, who seemed quite impressive in front of Song Yun and others, now served as a faithful porter in order to impress either Bingbing or Dai Dai, who were also adorned with a lot of local gold, silver, and jade jewelry, looking glamorous and wealthy.

In contrast, Song Yun merely bought some honeysuckle to make tea later, which wasn’t worth much and was light, packed in a very rustic red plastic bag, looking as shabby as possible.

"Hey, when did you guys come out for a stroll?"

Lin Kai glanced at the bag in his hand and asked.

"Been out for a while now."

Song Yun checked the time; it was already past four in the afternoon.

"Why don’t you buy more stuff?"

Lin Kai frowned and said, "There are quite a few good things here. Though pricier than outside, they are genuine and generally of better quality. For example, this jade bracelet, which I saw outside for about three thousand, is five thousand here, but the quality is much better than the three thousand one, looking more lustrous, and it’s blessed!"

Lin Kai said, pointing to a jade bracelet on Bingbing’s hand.

"Haha, what would a guy like me do with that?" Song Yun chuckled.

"Don’t you have a girl you fancy? Buy one as a gift, and I believe she will really like it."

Song Yun secretly cursed in his heart, this guy is a real fool, how many young girls nowadays like jade bracelets? Wearing it feels embarrassing, these days girls mostly like cosmetics, lipsticks, and branded handbags. If I truly liked someone, giving a bracelet would just get me dumped.

"We’re continuing to shop, why don’t you join us? Later we’ll find a place to have dinner together."

Lin Kai invited.

"Xiao Hui’s making a full fish feast tonight, let’s wait until after that," Song Yun said.

"Full fish feast? How’s he doing that? Well, let’s go back there first, have dinner, then come out and play. I saw a nice bar earlier; we can go there for drinks and a chat. What do you guys think?" Lin Kai asked.

"Sounds good."

Song Yun smiled and nodded.

For these people who were already from a different world than him, Song Yun didn’t even bother to have any disputes, the gap was too wide.

If you saw a kid showing off his one-cent glass marble to you, would you bother arguing with the kid?

"Let’s go."

Lin Kai called out, "I just saw a nice shop selling Zisha teapots, I’m just fond of tea; let’s go have a look."

"Alright."

Wan Chunfeng agreed.

Song Yun looked at the two of them chatting away and reluctantly followed them in.

On the way, Lin Kai boasted about the investment value of Zisha teapots, saying that they’re quite popular in the country now, and investing in them could potentially yield huge profits within a year if you follow the right path. He claimed that he was someone who loved investing and didn’t need to exert much effort to make money these days.

Song Yun turned into a loyal listener, listening to Lin Kai’s bragging from start to finish, and then watched Lin Kai spend over ten thousand on a Zisha teapot that Song Yun believed was worth only a few hundred.

"When looking at Zisha teapots, you should consider four aspects: ’clay,’ ’shape,’ ’craft,’ and ’script.’ This is a good piece!" Lin Kai said, holding the bag containing the Zisha teapot.

Song Yun just smiled without speaking.

The women Bingbing and Dai Dai didn’t seem very interested in the Zisha teapot, busying themselves with their newly bought items.