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3.83% Trafford's Trading Club / Chapter 21: The White Jade Token 1st

章 21: The White Jade Token 1st

編集者: TheSloth

“Second Brother, you’re back.”

Zhong Luochen glanced at his sister, but didn’t greet her and instead asked bluntly, “How is our grandfather?”

Her expression didn’t look good. “The doctor said grandfather is drifting in and out of consciousness and is unable to recognize us. He also said that grandfather will leave in about two days.”

Zhong Luochen nodded, then pushed open the door and entered.

There were a group of people gathered around the bed with looks of anxiety. Two doctors and three nurses were paying close attention to the cardiotachometer.

“Luochen, you’re back finally,” A middle aged man with a square face greeted him.

Zhong Luochen nodded, then walked inside---there were plenty of members in Zhong’s family, however, his grandfather had only one son and one daughter.

Zhong Luochen’s father had contracted an unknown disease in his early years. Since then, he was not able to take care of himself. He could only rely on a wheelchair and couldn’t even speak fluently. As for Zhong Luochen’s aunt---his father’s sister, she died of dystocia.

The one that greeted him was his aunt’s husband, Wang Guoli.

“Luochen, your grandfather might…You stay here and accompany your grandfather these few days.” Zhong Luochen’s mother sighed.

Zhong Luochen suddenly said, “Mom, please step aside…Doctors, can you help me transfer my grandfather to another place, please?”

Zhong Luochen’s decisive words shocked everybody there.

“Luochen, are you out of your mind?”

Right then, another child came up---he was the eldest brother, Zhong Luoyun. He said, “The doctors said grandfather is too weak to live much longer. Yet you still want to move him around? Don’t make him suffer!”

“Luochen?” His mother looked at her son in puzzlement.

Zhong Luochen took a deep breath. “Listen, I have no time to explain. But…if you want to save my grandfather’s life, just do what I ask! Don’t hesitate!”

Zhong Luoyun frowned. “We’ve seen all the best doctors already. Do you have any better ideas?”

“I have a way to save his life.” Zhong Luochen shook his head, turning to those doctors, then ordered them in a low voice. “Hurry up! Quickly!”

“Stop!” Zhong Luoyun finally lost his temper and grabbed his brother’s arms, “Luochen, explain it clearly! Or you cannot leave here…I won’t let you take grandfather away! Sister, which side are you on?”

She frowned, “I’m on big brother’s side, but I want to listen to second brother’s explanation. If he has an effective way to save grandfather, I’ll be the first to support him! Second brother, you should explain your reason!”

But how Zhong Luochen explain it? Nobody was going to believe the existence of the club.

“I won’t explain but those who don’t believe me, can follow me.” Zhong Luochen said quickly, “If you listen to me, grandfather will have a chance of surviving, instead of waiting for death here.”

“Anyway, I won’t agree if you don’t explain yourself.” Zhong Luoyun snorted. “You are not able to make such a decision that can represent the entire Zhong family yet!”

That was correct. As per the traditional rule of the family, if the old leader didn’t designate a successor, no one was eligible to make a decision without the majority’s approval.

“Hold on.”

Just then, an elder suddenly spoke up.

The elder’s surname was not “Zhong”, but his position in the Zhong family was extremely high because he had followed grandfather Zhong his entire life. He was even considered as a father in law or grandfather in law by the rest of the Zhong’s family members.

“Grandfather Luo!” Zhong Luochen looked at this elder excitedly.

The elder then said something that the rest didn’t understand. “Luochen, have you seen that person?”

Zhong Luochen nodded.

After hearing this, Mr. Luo’s exultation could be seen on his face. He confidently said, “Don’t stand there! Go help move Old Zhong!”

Unexpectedly, the powerful elder agreed!

Both Zhong Luoyun and his sister were puzzled by the conversation between Zhong Luochen and Mr. Luo.

……

……

Luo Qiu nodded to Zhang Qingrui, thanking her, then got off just outside the auction site.

Zhang Qingrui continued on to the underground car park in the car, while Luo Qiu and You Ye went through the inspection at the entrance.

“The security is so lax.”

You Ye said without care, “Master, if you want that jade token offered at the auction, You Ye can get it easily. The security is far worse than the Louvre Museum in France”

“I know you’ve been to the Louvre Museum, however, I don’t want Zhang Qingrui to get into trouble.” Luo Qiu nodded, “I’m only interested in it, and have no desire to posses it. Furthermore, any kind of objects cannot be tributed unless they are paid as the transaction fee.”

Unless Luo Qiu placed the jade token he obtained into the warehouse, then the jade token would not be considered the transaction fee anymore and cannot be tributed.

“I got it.” You Ye smiled faintly. “So, just get it in a normal way, right?”

“A normal way?” Luo Qiu was stunned, then shook his head. “I know the club has huge amounts of wealth around the world. But as per the rule, these can only be used as transaction goods to close a deal. So I can’t misappropriate those, eh?”

You Ye smiled. “A long time ago, some customers sent You Ye some small gifts.”


章 22: The White Jade Token 2nd

編集者: TheSloth

A healthy looking old man stepped into the auction site with a youth by his side.

The old man was in a good health. His physical body seemed stronger than most young ones. The young man following him was looking around in curiosity.

“Zhan, no need to look at those worldly items,” the old man calmly said.

The young man lowered his head, tearing his gaze away. He had followed the old man for a long time, thus he soon smiled, “Master, if there is still some time, can I walk around after we obtain the jade containing the Koan Sutra?”

Then old man glared at the young, giving him a scare. “Stupid disciple, how many times have I told you, don’t attract attention. Don’t bring up the secret of the jade token. If anyone gets wind of it...”

The young interrupted his words with a serious face, “If anyone gets wind of it, those ghosts and monsters would covet it, which would mean fights everywhere. Then we won’t be able to cultivate quietly! Master, did I memorize it correctly?”

“Shut up!” the old man snorted, “From now on, meditate on the Inner Mind Sutra a 100 times.”

The young was dumbfounded. However, he dared not to go against his master, so he followed him while reciting the boring Inner Mind Sutra quietly.

Right then, an agitated 30- year-old man with an old black frame glasses fell right towards the old man.

The old man quickly caught him, but found out that his eyes were closed tightly. Furthermore, his complexion was pale and sweat beaded his forehead.

The old man frowned. He extended a palm to hold the man while pressing an acupuncture point.

Soon the patient woke up, “What happened to me?”

“Your breath suddenly became disordered, which caused your conscious to blur. Without my help, you would have fallen seriously ill.” The old man then stood up.

Indeed, the young man felt a warm current flowing through his body. His headache had also subsided a little bit, so he expressed his thanks, “Thank you for helping me.”

After showing his appreciation, the man hurried to the main meeting place of the auction.

“Who is he? He left just like that?” the disciple said.

“Did you finish reciting the sutra?” the old man asked.

“No…I’m reciting it now.” The young man zipped his lips at once.

The old man then continue walking slowly into the site.

……

“We’ve accepted your deposit of 150,000. It’ll be returned to you if you don’t buy anything in the auction. Please take care of your card and the original copy of the guarantee. This is my business card. You can look for me if you need any help.”

You Ye nodded and received all the receipts and documents, except the business card. Then she turned and left.

His colleague, a female attendant, sniggered to herself as she watched him get rejected. She then started imagining why such a beautiful woman would be with such an ordinary looking boy.

The female attendant was shocked out of her daydream when her manager pounded on the table, “Take care of the work here, I’ll be back later.” The manager left saying those words, then headed to the meeting place.

You Ye walked up to Luo Qiu, and said softly, “What are you looking at?”

“Something interesting happened.” Luo Qiu smiled. Then retold the story of the old man and the man that fell. “The young man seemed nervous the whole time, but that old man seemed to be an old physician with knowledge of Chinese medicine. Perhaps he also specializes in acupuncture?”

“It might be the ‘Qi’ therapy from ancient China,” You Ye said.

Luo Qiu wanted to ask more about the mysterious ‘Qi Gong’…However, compared to the club, the butterfly and mantis monster, it wasn’t anything special. So he asked, “Do a lot of people know ‘Qi Gong’?”

“What I said was ‘Qi’.” You Ye corrected him. “To be precise, there are ‘Nourishment Qi’ and ‘Defensive Qi’, which is different from the ‘Qi Gong’ that is known by the common people. In fact, the current Taoists are no match compared to the previous masters. Most skills have been lost throughout history. “

Luo Qiu smiled, “So it's like the traditional crafts, lost in the passage of time.”

“Master, it’s starting right now. Let’s go in,” You Ye reminded him.

Luo Qiu watched the time, “All right…by the way, how much deposit did you pay?”

You Ye smiled, “Less than the price of a spoonful of caviar that you eat.”

“Really?” Luo Qiu laughed and nodded.

Luo Qiu reached for the white jade token in his pocket. He felt as if it got a little warmer. He had no idea if it was his imagination or not.

He wanted to take it out and have a look. But suddenly, he felt a sense of discomfort. Turning around, he found a man staring at him.

if he recalled correctly, he was the man that was saved by the elder just now.


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