High-tech invasion, I can see the future

Chapter 9: The Heavenly Book is in hand! The big shot from ten years ago...

Bai Yu's side.

The stall owner was a white-haired old man wearing reading glasses who looked quite cultured.

Bai Yu picked up a copy of the Tao Te Ching and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"

"This book has quite a history! Do you know who wrote the Tao Te Ching?"

"Laozi"

"Yes! The book I have here is the one that Lao Tzu personally wrote for Confucius. This book bears witness to their decades-long friendship and has extremely high spiritual value."

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Bai Yu didn't even bother asking the price. He simply flipped through a book with a blank cover and interior, and asked, "Does this book have any special history?"

"This book has quite a history. Guiguzi's master left behind a celestial book before his death. Did you know that?"

"Yes, but back then they used bamboo slips, right?"

The old man adjusted his glasses with some surprise and looked at Bai Yu.

He thought to himself: This kid has actually read a bit. Why didn't you mention bamboo slips when you were reciting the Tao Te Ching?

"Wait, I'm not finished yet. Have you read Journey to the West?"

"I've seen it."

"Back in the day, when Zhen Yuanzi taught Sun Wukong the Seventy-Two Transformations, he also gave him a blank book. The origin of this book is that my master placed two books in front of me and told me two stories, asking me to choose one. I didn't know which one I chose."

"Sun Wukong's master is Bodhi Patriarch, and Zhen Yuanzi is the Ginseng Fruit Tree."

The old man stroked his beard and fell silent.

Bai Yu also asked directly, "How much is one book? Give me a price."

"One book. 50 Federal Dollars"

Bai Yu flipped through it briefly and said, "Your book has very few words; it's mostly blank."

"Tell me, is this story valuable or not?"

"Well, not bad. Compose a few more, I'll listen to them for fun and gather some material."

The old man was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring at the woman. "Is she here to have some fun?"

But Bai Yu immediately waved his hand and said, "There are 36 books here, right? I'll take them all."

The old man's hand, which was adjusting his glasses, trembled involuntarily.

"How much?"

"Just charge 50 per book."

Upon hearing this, the old man felt even more guilty and said, "How about I give you a 50% discount, or even a 30% discount? Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep at night."

"Thirty percent off?"

"Um, 50% off is fine too."

"Then it's 900, I'll scan the code."

This action immediately attracted the attention of people nearby, who quickly started shouting, clearly coming for Bai Yu.

Bai Yu received a call right after making the payment.

[Adopted Son]

"Hey~ I'm downstairs."

"Um... I'm not at the apartment right now."

"Holy crap! Where did you go? And it sounds pretty noisy from where you are."

"I'm at Yunhai Antique Street."

"??? What did you do there? It's more than ten kilometers away. And you're not even an antique collector, you're just giving money away to street vendors, aren't you?"

"Hey, it's a long story. I'll take a taxi back now."

"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs."

Red Moon Antique Shop.

The second floor.

The shop owner, Zheng Guoyi, a middle-aged man, had sharp, piercing eyes as he quietly sized up Li Yunbin and the young man in front of him.

This young man was the Blood Servant we caught that morning, a seventeen-year-old youth from the underworld.

His original recklessness and arrogance vanished completely under Zheng Guoyi's gaze.

He instinctively felt a fear from the depths of his soul, as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast.

"Is this the kind of low-grade, inferior vampires you've assigned me to deal with?" Zheng Guoyi chuckled, his tone tinged with disdain.

Li Yunbin, a composed member of the family, replied respectfully, "It's the vampire clan behind him. This vampire has recently created quite a few low-level blood slaves, causing considerable impact."

Zheng Guoyi gave a flat "hmm," sat back in the wooden chair, half-closed his eyes, and fanned himself, as if he was thinking about something.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

Li Yunbin knew that the owner of this antique shop was no ordinary person. He had obtained a lot of information from his family and knew how to communicate with this bigwig.

Next, of course, comes the art of dialogue.

After beating around the bush for a while, Zheng Guoyi finally spoke up: "I'm willing to lend a hand, but Li family brat, what price can you afford?"

At this point, Li Yunbin took out a wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was a blood-red object resembling a lychee.

"This is the Blood Spirit Fruit, cultivated by my Li family, which is of great benefit to cultivators in the third realm."

After sensing the unusual aura emanating from the wooden box, Zheng Guoyi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Doesn't the Federation care about this kind of bloodthirsty substance?"

"The blood used is from five kinds of animals, not human blood."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guoyi stroked his beard, pondering to himself: Could the blood of the Five Animals cultivate such quality?

This is indeed a good item and worth trading.

After considering it for a moment, he said, "Besides this, I want ten blood slaves."

"May I ask, what does Elder Zheng need ten blood slaves for?"

Zheng Guoyi knew that this matter needed to be explained clearly, otherwise the Investigation Bureau would definitely not allow it.

He stated directly, "Relying solely on poultry and frozen blood from hospitals is insufficient to sustain my strength. Furthermore, I have yet to find a suitable ancient god artifact, and I am truly reaching my limit."

"I recently came up with a new method: to cultivate vampires using different potent tonics and see what effects each tonic has. I'll eventually choose the one that suits me best."

"It's just a simple experiment, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Li Yunbin guessed that it wasn't as simple as a simple experiment. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I need to report to Director Yang. There shouldn't be any major problems."

"Um."

After agreeing on the terms, Zheng Guoyi didn't waste any more words and turned his attention to the young man.

The young man was instantly terrified.

"What are you doing?! I'm calling the police! I'm reporting you! I want to see my parents!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Guoyi glanced at Li Yunbin.

Li Yunbin said indifferently, "He harmed a sixteen-year-old girl and is a death row inmate."

Upon hearing this, the young man exclaimed in shock and anger, "I killed him accidentally! And I'm a minor! I'm going to court! How can you act on my behalf like this?"

But the next moment, he felt his neck being grabbed and he couldn't speak.

Li Yunbin and the other four found a place to sit down.

Now that spiritual energy is reviving, the law for dealing with extraordinary beings is that anyone who has killed someone can be sentenced to death!

After all, their power originates from the other gods. Should they not be sentenced to death, or should we pray they repent and reform, only to collectively betray us when the other gods arrive?

Of course, there are exceptionally flexible standards of judgment when dealing with powerful supernatural beings; this is the rule of the new era: the survival of the fittest!

About fifteen minutes later, Zheng Guoyi extracted blood from the young man's body and introduced it into a piece of white jade, forming a piece of blood jade.

The young man fainted.

It's probably anemia.

"I extracted the vampire essence from his body. When you hold this jade and come into contact with other vampires of the same origin, it will flash and the light will brighten, which means that the target is approaching, or it may mean that the vampire you are contacting is very powerful."

Thank you!

"Let this young man stay with me for now."

"Hmm." Li Yunbin nodded, then turned and led the others out of the antique shop.

In the car.

Zhao Bin, as the team's strategist and information gatherer, couldn't help but ask, "What's the background of this middle-aged man?"

Li Yunbin, sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn't help but smile: "Want to know?"

"Of course I want to."

Tell me about it~

Qin Wanqing, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but grab Li Yunbin's hand and shake it, with a hint of coquetry in her voice.

Li Yunbin immediately surrendered and dropped a bombshell: "More than ten years ago, in the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, he was the director of the Investigation Bureau of Jiangnan District, Tianhai City."

"The bureau chief so early!?"

Everyone was startled.

Such a person must have a very high talent for cultivation and be very strong.

If he had grown up normally, he would definitely be a very powerful figure by now.

Now that they are vampires, they can't help but imagine a whole story.

Li Yunbin remarked with a touch of emotion, "Don't let his seemingly unwilling and greedy appearance fool you. In reality, he's secretly dealt with quite a few extraordinary creatures in this area, relieving the Investigation Bureau of considerable pressure."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Bin involuntarily used a respectful form of address: "Just what is Old Zheng's actual ability?"

"Old Zheng's vampire origin comes from a vampire count. It is said that in that battle, he unleashed the strength of the peak of the third realm."

"The peak of the third realm ten years ago???" Zhao Feifei's voice was tinged with shock.

"Um."

Zhao Feifei, sitting in the back seat, couldn't help but ask, "If you're so strong, why don't you go out and play on the surface?"

Zhao Bin adjusted his glasses and said, "Elder Zheng's power is clearly restricted, so he shouldn't make a move easily."

"Yes, if Old Zheng gets into a fierce battle, he's prone to losing control."

Hearing this, everyone felt a little disappointed.

In recent years, there have been more and more extraordinary events, putting a lot of pressure on the entire Federation.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that future invasions will become increasingly fierce, and humanity's future is not bright.

Having multiple strong individuals would certainly be a good thing!

(End of this chapter)