Divine fortune teller and traditional Chinese medicine doctor

"Boss, how much is this bracelet?"

Li Mu pointed to the wooden bracelet and asked the stall owner.

This bracelet has twelve beads, which are as black as ink and have unique carving patterns. The material appears to be wood, with a unique, understated luster.

The string used to string the beads was also jet black, and it was impossible to tell what material it was made of.

He felt that this seemingly ordinary bracelet was definitely not an ordinary thing, so he decided to buy it.

The boss was a middle-aged woman with short, ear-length hair, a round face, and a bulbous nose; she always had a smile on her face.

"Sir, this bracelet is 200 yuan. If you like it and really like it, I'll give it to you for 180!"

The female boss said with a smile.

"Seriously?! This junk is selling for 180? The wood used for these beads is obviously shoddy, not even the most common sandalwood, let alone precious woods like rosewood, agarwood, huanghuali, or golden nanmu! I wouldn't take it even if it were free!"

Mingyue stared wide-eyed as she spoke.

Clearly, this girl knows a bit about prayer beads.

"Oh! Girl, what are you saying? If it were really made of sandalwood or rosewood, would this bracelet be only 180 yuan for you? Look how big the beads are, and the patina is so good! Although the wood doesn't look like anything particularly rare, it's definitely an old piece. Of course, if Grandpa really likes it, the price is negotiable! Hehe!"

The female boss glanced at Mingyue, then looked at Li Mu and chuckled.

At that moment, Li Mu's gaze fell on an item placed in the far corner of the stall.

This time, what attracted him was not the object's ability to cause the primordial spiritual energy in his dantian to surge, but rather the strange spiritual energy that his eyes noticed emanating from the object.

The color of this spiritual energy was strange; it was a pale purple. Although the spiritual energy it emitted was very faint and weak, and appeared and disappeared intermittently, Li Mu's Qi-observing Divine Eye still managed to detect it.

Although Li Mu didn't know what kind of spiritual energy this purple aura was, his intuition told him that it must be something extraordinary.

"Boss, how about this? This bracelet is 180 it is, I won't haggle, but you can give me that slingshot for free, how about that?"

Li Mu raised his hand and pointed to an old-fashioned slingshot in the corner of the stall, asking a question.

Yes, he noticed that the object emanating a strange purple aura was a child's slingshot.

"Hehehe! You know how old people are! I didn't expect the old man to like this stuff! Alright, this slingshot is actually an old thing, but since the old man likes it, it's yours!"

The female boss generously picked up the slingshot and handed it to Li Mu.

Actually, she was quite happy. A piece of junk bracelet could sell for 180 yuan. She had originally bought it from a junk collector for less than ten yuan.

As for the slingshot that children play with, it's been sitting there for who knows how long, and no one has ever paid any attention to it. She herself doesn't even remember where she got it from.

Before Li Mu could take the slingshot, Ming Yue snatched it away and even tried to pull it.

But even with all her might, she couldn't budge the dark red rubber band on the slingshot by the slightest bit.

"What the hell! This isn't a rubber band at all! It's just two tattered ropes! Kids wouldn't even play with this junk. Master, what do you need this for?"

Mingyue asked Li Mu with a forced smile.

"Hehe, seeing this slingshot reminds me of my childhood. Anyway, it's a free gift, so I'll just treat it as a little nostalgic ornament."

Li Mu chuckled and took the slingshot from Mingyue's hand.

He wasn't entirely lying; he did enjoy playing with slingshots when he was a child, and he was quite accurate, shooting down quite a few sparrows.

Seeing the slingshot did indeed evoke memories of his childhood.

The slingshot has a good weight to it, and the handle feels a bit like a cow horn. The frame and handle are integrated, and the whole thing is dark yellow, like a piece of Tianhuang stone that has been weathered by time, but it doesn't have the coldness of the stone. Instead, it has a warm and smooth feel.

This slingshot is not big, only five or six inches tall, and its overall shape is very ordinary, just a very common Y shape.

Li Mu glanced at the rubber bands attached to both ends of the bow frame and the leather pouch that held the bullets.

He discovered that the rubber band and the leather pouch were also one piece, and that the rubber band and the end of the bow frame were not tied together, but rather the rubber band came out from a hole in the end of the bow frame.

It seems that the craftsman who made this slingshot inserted the end of the rubber band into the end of the bow frame.

This connection technique is still quite rare in slingshots.

As Li Mu carefully examined the very simple slingshot, a wisp of pale purple spiritual energy would indeed occasionally emanate from the slingshot handle.

He tried to pull the rubber band of the slingshot, and to his surprise, the rubber band, which felt like rubber, could not be stretched at all, as if it had no elasticity at all.

So, Li Mu secretly circulated a wisp of Yuan Qi and tried to draw the bow again with superhuman strength.

Click!

When he exerted all his strength, the rubber band made a slight clicking sound before it was pulled.

However, even with Li Mu's current terrifying strength that surpasses that of ordinary people, he could only stretch the rubber band by a few centimeters!

The bow frame, however, was extremely sturdy, showing no signs of being stretched or deformed.

Good guy!

This slingshot is really something else!

What is this rubber band made of?

The toughness and elasticity are incredible!

Li Mu was secretly alarmed.

He believed that with his current maximum strength, even the toughest rubber band would break, and even a slingshot made of pure steel would be deformed by him.

This made Li Mu even more convinced that the slingshot he obtained by chance was definitely not an ordinary object.

"Haha, Master, you're having so much fun with that broken slingshot, you really are... childlike, you know?"

Mingyue laughed and said to Li Mu.

"You're still a child at heart! If you're not cultured, stop trying to use fancy words all the time. It makes you a laughingstock."

Li Mu put away the slingshot and patted Mingyue's head, saying...

"Hehe, yes, yes, yes! I'm still a child at heart! I'm not afraid of being laughed at!" Mingyue grinned.

So Li Mu paid the female boss 180 yuan and put the bracelet on his wrist.

This jet-black bracelet with twelve beads, worn on the wrist, does indeed give off a deep and ancient feel, and it is quite suitable for someone his age.

However, when the bracelet came into contact with Li Mu's body, the spiritual energy in his dantian surged violently a few times before slowly returning to calm.

Li Mu looked at the bracelet on his hand with surprise and confusion.

He didn't know what was unusual about the bracelet, and he couldn't see any spiritual energy or treasure on it with the naked eye, but the spiritual energy in his dantian was definitely being stimulated by it.

"Holy crap! Master, this is bad! It's that bald guy from the casino! They've seen us!"

Just as Li Mu was examining the bracelet, Mingyue suddenly exclaimed.

Li Mu looked up and, sure enough, saw a bald man leading several burly men running angrily toward them!

The bald man was none other than Bald Qiang, the underworld boss who had lost one or two million to Mingyue at the casino that night.

On the Road: Li Mu's main offensive magic weapon has appeared! You'd never guess, it's a slingshot! Thank you all for your support and encouragement of my new book, On the Road! Li Mu's story is sure to be incredibly exciting and thrilling!