Chapter Twenty: Painful Blow of the Killing Hand

  Two people talked and walked into an antique shop again. This time, Wang Zhi didn't have such good luck. After searching around, he couldn't find anything better. Wang Zhi was quite open-minded about this. Although the antiques on the street were mostly fake, with only a few being real, Wang Zhi wasn't a true connoisseur and could only rely on some vague memories to make rough judgments, which greatly reduced the chances of finding genuine items.

  He Lin Xueyan spent more than two hours searching, and Wang Zhi finally lived up to expectations, discovering another antique, which also completed He Lin Xueyan's task.

  That was a vase from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, an authentic Qinghua porcelain. Fortunately, Wang Zhi's memory was still quite good, and he roughly remembered some characteristics of ceramics from that era, barely identifying it.

  Lin Xueyan carefully held the vase and walked out of the antique street with Wang Zhi, who was beaming with joy. Looking at the vase in her arms, Lin Xueyan still couldn't help but ask uncertainly: "You said this vase is really from the Ming Dynasty, didn't you make a mistake?"

  Looking at Lin Xueyan's suspicious expression, Wang Zhi sighed: "My aunt, I've told you several times, it's indeed from the Ming Dynasty and a relatively rare one. If I remember correctly, there were only a few hundred pieces of this batch of ceramics back then. The current market price should be around 8 million yuan, and if it's auctioned off, it might be even higher."

  "Really, are you sure?" Lin Xueyan still asked skeptically, but seeing Wang Zhi's displeased expression, she hastily explained: "I just can't believe we actually bought an antique worth a city with just a few hundred yuan."

  "Alright, let's go. This antique is like that - it's priceless to someone who knows its value, but to someone who doesn't, it's worthless. Don't believe me? Try holding a 100-yuan bill in one hand and the vase in the other, and ask that old lady to choose one. See which one she picks." Wang Zhi said, nodding his head towards an elderly woman begging by the side of the road not far away.

  "You're going to die." Lin Xueyan kicked Wang Zhi and scolded with a smile: "Others are already miserable enough, you still bully them."

  "Is it pitiful?" Wang Zhi shook his head disdainfully and said: "Perhaps?"

  The two of them walked towards the car, laughing and chatting, but their conversation earlier was not soft, so many people around them heard it and looked at Lin Xueyan with envious eyes.

  At this time, a strange man suddenly rushed over from one side, snatched the vase in Lin Xueyan's hand and ran away.

  "Ah!" Lin Xueyan was knocked off balance and almost fell, but fortunately was caught by Wang Zhi.

  "It's all right."

  "I'm fine, but that vase." Lin Xueyan gazed after the man who had quickly crossed the street, a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

  "Don't worry, he can't escape. You wait here for me, I'll be right back." Wang Zhi said with a smile, completely unbothered by the man's attempted escape.

  "You want to go after them or just forget it, if you get hurt by them it won't be good." Lin Xueyan was reluctant, but still didn't want Wang Zhi to chase after them, after all those people were ruthless and would stop at nothing when pushed to the limit.

  "Alright, stay in the car and wait for me." Wang Zhi looked at Lin Xueyan's extremely painful yet worried expression and smiled: "That's your grandfather's gift, I'll be right back."

  After finishing speaking, Wang Zhi gently scratched Lin Xueyan's cute nose and gave him a reassuring expression before quickly chasing after him.

  "Be careful!" Lin Xueyan shouted loudly from behind as she saw Wang Zhi still chasing after him, but by the time she finished her sentence, Wang Zhi had already quickly jumped over the more than one-meter-high railing and was rapidly running towards the opposite side. Seeing this scene, Lin Xueyan's mouth opened wide in surprise: "This guy Wang Zhi can actually run so fast."

  Crossing the road, out of Lin Xueyan's sight, Wang Zhi was no longer afraid of the strangers on one side, quickly accelerating his speed, and suddenly shot out like an arrow off the string.

  At this time, the man had already slipped into the crowd, constantly changing direction and disappearing in the vast sea of people. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been out of luck by now. But Wang Zhi was no ordinary person - he was a supreme master and a divine doctor of his generation. Tracking someone down through scent was child's play for him.

  In less than three minutes, Wang Zhi had already seen the man from a distance. At this time, the guy had run to a place under an overpass and was preparing to hide the vase in his hand in a trash can there. Seeing the man's skilled movements, it was clear that he was definitely an old offender.

  At this time, Wang Zhi was already less than 300 meters away from the guy. Just as the man was about to throw the vase into the trash can, Wang Zhi suddenly appeared beside him and smiled: "Brother, you're pretty fast."

  "He... " That guy saw Wang Zhi suddenly appear and subconsciously hugged the vase back into his arms, retreating two steps.

  "What's with you?" Wang Zhi looked at the man with disdain and asked jokingly.

  "You little brat, you actually dare to chase me here? You're really asking for trouble!" At this moment, the man had calmed down and suddenly let out a whistle. In an instant, five or six men rushed in from behind the bridge. Seeing his own people arrive, the man's courage also increased greatly, and he glared at Wang Zhi with malice.

  "It seems that you are a group of habitual offenders, and you must have harmed many people." Seeing the few people who rushed out in an instant, Wang Zhi once again confirmed his own thoughts, looking at the crowd with a calm tone.

  "Haha, kid, you've got guts, seeing so many of us and still having the mood to care about this." One of the men in a black shirt chuckled and walked a few steps closer, looking at Wang Zhi.

  "Uh, my courage has never been small." Wang Zhi nodded seriously, remembering that Lin Xueyan was still waiting for him, but he didn't want to waste time with these guys. His face changed, and he looked at the people in front of him coldly, saying: "Give you an opportunity, hand over the vase obediently, and I'll pretend nothing happened today."

  "Ah ha!" Upon hearing Wang Zhi's words, several people suddenly became cheerful. The man in black clothes even more loudly said: "Little kid, looking at your appearance you also have a certain status, otherwise you wouldn't dare to speak with us like this. But do you think that until now you can still leave safely?"

  "I don't know what you're talking about, if you want to die, then don't blame me." Hearing that the other party actually wanted to silence him, Wang Zhi let out a cold snort, his toes pointed, and he leapt into the air, spinning 360 degrees in an instant, kicking several people flying at the same time. Meanwhile, one foot lightly tapped on the chest of the man holding the vase, and the vase instantly flew up, steadily falling into Wang Zhi's hands.

  "The man in black shirt struggled to lift his head, looking at Wang Zhi with a shocked face, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, turned his head and fell to the ground, making no sound."

  Wang Zhi this time however was ruthless, every kick was infused with internal energy, in an instant he had shattered the five viscera and six bowels of several people.

  Looking at the few people scattered around him, Wang Zhi slightly furrowed his brow, perked up his ears to listen for a moment, and knew that there was no one passing by in the surrounding area. Only then did he feel at ease, turned around, and slowly walked away. Just as he stepped out from under the overpass, a fierce glint flashed across Wang Zhi's eyes, and with a sudden burst of energy, he leapt up and landed heavily, disappearing from view in an instant. And just as Wang Zhi vanished, the entire solid overpass suddenly collapsed with a loud crash.

  At this time, Wang Zhi had already arrived on the road hundreds of meters away from Tianqiao Bridge. He looked at the collapsed bridge in the distance and shook his head slightly with a hint of regret, wondering if he had gone too far this time. However, Wang Zhi quickly came to terms with it. These people were likely evil-doers who had committed countless atrocities, unlike the petty thief from before. The mere fact that they had just tried to silence him was enough to warrant their deaths many times over. It was just a bit wasteful that he had to use his internal energy to shake down an entire bridge in order to escape.

  Wang Zhi thought to himself, but he didn't know that although he had returned to the city now, after living in that era for so long, he was always smiling and bearing grudges. His temperament had also become a bit more casual, doing whatever he pleased. Killing a few people was no big deal in his eyes.

  He soon put the matter behind him and hurried back with the vase, worried that Lin Xueyan would be anxious about the delay. Given her complicated family situation, if she were to call home in a panic, Wang Zhi would have to go through another round of explanations.

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