Super Gene Hunting Ground-Chapter 870 - 868: Trapped Like a Turtle in a Jar (Third Update)
Having bought the house, Bing’er and her grandfather were filled with excitement. They immediately entered the shop to look around, touch, and examine every corner inside and out several times before reluctantly leaving.
On the way back, Bing’er sang and danced, immersed in joy.
In the following days, Yang Xiao instructed Elder Zhan to purchase some chairs, cups, tools for making snow cones and ice cream, raw materials, and even had him buy a large freezer.
With the freezer, Elder Zhan no longer needed to use his Ice Element Skills to make snow cones. If Elder Zhan’s Ice Element technique was to be used for mass-producing snow cones and ice cream, it would be quite exhausting.
Now, having a freezer, even if Elder Zhan isn’t home, Bing’er, having learned the basic procedures, can make snow cones and ice cream herself. This way, she won’t go hungry in the future.
In Yang Xiao’s plan, it would be great if the ice cream shop succeeded; if not, Bing’er and her grandfather could rent out the shop for 2,000 Crystal Coins a month, which would be enough for their living expenses.
Caixia packed her clothes and belongings, preparing to return to her parents’ home.
Before leaving, Caixia specifically bid farewell to Yang Xiao, her eyes alluringly watching him.
Yang Xiao didn’t dare provoke this young widow, fearing trouble. This widow seemed like dry wood, just a spark would ignite her.
Seeing Yang Xiao’s indifference, Caixia left, feeling resentful.
Yang Xiao hired someone to renovate the shop, everything was decorated simply, brightly, and cleanly just like a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant he remembered.
On the second floor, there were three rooms that only needed tidying up before moving in.
During these days, Bing’er and Elder Zhan were especially excited, happily energetic all day.
Although Bing’er was young, she used a broom and rag to clean upstairs and downstairs meticulously, filling the house with her singing and laughter.
It was her first time having such a beautiful and high-class home; it felt like moving from a countryside hut to a city garden villa.
After moving the living supplies from the shack, Elder Zhan sold it to another neighbor for 500 Crystal Coins.
The three officially moved into their new home, where Elder Zhan invited several neighbors and old friends to celebrate together with drinks.
Everyone envied Elder Zhan for having a good son who helped him escape a life of hardship.
During this banquet, Elder Zhan got drunk.
In the days that followed, Yang Xiao, Elder Zhan, and Bing’er used the recently purchased freezer to make ice cream and snow cones, researched pricing, and planned the service process for the opening.
The shop was named "Bing’er Snow Cone Shop."
Everything was ready for the opening. A few days before, Yang Xiao had Bing’er bring dozens of children from the slums in to taste test.
These children, tasting various colorful ice cream flavors for the first time, were overjoyed.
Afterwards, those children immediately went home to tell their families and other kids. The word spread quickly, and soon the people from the slums all knew about Elder Zhan’s Bing’er Snow Cone Shop with its novel item - ice cream.
Before the opening, curious neighbors who came to watch were given small samples free of charge by Bing’er.
Many people said the ice cream was quite good.
The reputation of Bing’er Ice Cream Shop quickly spread.
A day before the opening, Yang Xiao posted a notice at the shop’s door:
"Three days opening offer, buy one get one free!"
One ice cream at 10 Crystal Coins, buy one get one free equals about 5 Crystal Coins each, a truly fair price.
On the first day of opening, it was crowded; early in the morning, hundreds of children from the slums lined up waiting.
For three continuous days, the shop was filled to the brim.
Despite the buy one get one free offer, the daily revenue still exceeded 3,000 Crystal Coins.
On the fourth day, with regular operations, the revenue stayed above 2,000 Gold Coins. Deducting costs, they had at least 1,000 Crystal Coins in profit, which was enough for Bing’er and her grandfather to maintain their life, even entering a somewhat prosperous state.
Yang Xiao also helped Elder Zhan improve the syrup formula and expand the variety of iced sugar water sold.
Bing’er and her grandfather were busy every day, never stopping smiling, it was as if they laughed even in their dreams.
Yang Xiao spent over half a month busy in this small shop, feeling a deep sense of achievement.
Compared to the life of battling and dominating all sides, life here was simpler and more down-to-earth, tranquil, giving him a sense of retreating to the city, leisurely hiding from the world.
He even once sighed, living like this wasn’t bad. If he opened a dozen ice cream chain stores in Dragon City, he’d be a little rich, surely enjoying life.
If he concocted Blessing Pills and then opened a specialty store in Dragon City, the business would surely be even more prosperous than the ice cream shop.
Every man needs them after all, and what’s more, the Blessing Pill can help enhance Genetic Evolution.
Currently, Yang Xiao’s life involved helping Bing’er and her grandfather make ice cream daily. When Bing’er was overwhelmed at the counter, he sometimes helped as a waiter tidying up tables.
The rest of the time he would spend cultivating the Heavenly Silkworm Technique, Yijin, and other cultivation techniques.
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Long Aotian sent out hundreds to search around Dragon City within hundreds of kilometers, but they didn’t find any sign of Yang Xiao.
"Could this guy have vanished into thin air? He disappears without a trace."
"His Highness the Prince, do you think Yang Xiao might have gotten eaten by a Demon Beast in the nearby forest?"
"Impossible, three Empire Level Realm experts couldn’t defeat him, how could he be eaten by a Demon Beast?"
"Could he have fled far away, long left Dragon City?"
"That’s possible, given his King Level Peak Realm, with decent floating flight ability. But none of the nearby dozens of towns found Yang Xiao’s trace, it’s suspicious."
Butler Long Hao thought for a moment and suddenly said:
"Your Highness the Prince, there’s something I’ve never understood."
"What is it?"
"From the signs at the two battle sites, the one furthest from Dragon City had traces of four people fighting, meaning Yang Xiao fought together with Xue Gang’s three men. That battlefield had two deaths.
The site closest to Dragon City had traces of two combatants fighting, that battlefield resulted in one death. Which battlefield was the first site?"
Said Long Hao, suddenly realizing with a slap to the forehead:
"I get it. Yang Xiao first fought Xue Gang’s three, killed two, then pursued one guard, chasing him to a place only ten kilometers from Dragon City.
Could it be that Yang Xiao has been hiding in Dragon City all along?"
Long Hao said this, and Long Aotian was struck, slapping the table, standing up, saying:
"Highly possible. Back on Earth, I read Xuanming Country’s Art of War, their thinking is very odd. Yang Xiao on Purple Origin Star was one to use strategy.
Ah! Now I understand why we can’t find any trace of Yang Xiao, surely when he chased that guard, he hid in Dragon City, as we never thought he might hide there, hence we didn’t search Dragon City."
Thinking of this, Long Aotian’s lips twitched a few times, revealing a hint of a sinister smile.
"Yang Xiao, you’re quite smart. Let’s see how clever you really are. I’ll catch you like a turtle in the urn, see where you can now run."
"Long Hao, I want to personally seek out the War God and conduct a city-wide search, while strengthening guard and check on the four city gates to prevent Yang Xiao from slipping out of Dragon City."
