Time flew by, and it had been a month since Qin Hanchu moved into the villa.
During this month, Qin Hanchu had been cultivating his mental power every day.
Even though he couldn't feel it growing, he didn't give up.
This morning, Qin Hanchu arrived at the antique market in Lincheng.
His purpose for coming here was to purchase high-quality jade.
He planned to carve array formations onto the jade, and then use the formations to evoke celestial phenomena.
As long as news of these phenomena spread, it would surely attract true martial cultivators.
Although it was called an antique market, most of the items were actually modern factory crafts.
Qin Hanchu came to the raw stone market, his gaze sweeping over the raw stones displayed on both sides.
These raw stones were mostly trash discarded from the primary market.
They were displayed here solely to swindle people out of their money.
Qin Hanchu was here just to try his luck.
If he found nothing, he would have to resort to using his authority as the Supreme Commander.
As the Supreme Commander of China, it shouldn't be a problem for Qin Hanchu to acquire an excellent piece of jade.
Although the Primordial Chaos energy within his body was sealed, Qin Hanchu could still discern the quality of raw stones with a single glance.
After walking around, he found nothing, not even a single piece of top-grade jade.
The raw stones here were clearly a tax on intelligence.
"Selling family heirloom to save my son!"
"Guaranteed antique, may I die a terrible death if I lie!"
Just as he was about to leave, Qin Hanchu heard an old man's voice.
Saving his son, selling a family heirloom?
This sounded like a scam.
The old man was quite ruthless, to utter such a malicious curse to deceive people.
On his way back, Qin Hanchu happened to pass by where the old man was.
The old man was already surrounded by many people.
Qin Hanchu glanced over curiously.
It was this glance that caused Qin Hanchu's expression to change dramatically.
He saw that the old man was holding a jade pendant the size of a palm.
This jade pendant was likely an ancient waist pendant, usually worn on a belt.
The jade was entirely black, and intricate array patterns were carved onto it.
Although Qin Hanchu was not an array master, he had some understanding of arrays.
The array patterns on it were attack formations typically found on top-tier spiritual artifacts.
This meant that the jade pendant was a top-tier spiritual artifact.
If hidden martial cultivators knew there was a top-tier spiritual artifact here, it would definitely cause a conflict.
"What is carved on this? It's all over the place."
"On normal waist pendants, aren't they usually carved with dragons and phoenixes? I really can't understand these patterns."
"Although it's messy, it looks quite beautiful."
"The quality of this jade isn't bad."
"Old man, how much are you selling it for?"
The onlookers chattered endlessly. A middle-aged man seemed interested in the waist pendant and began to inquire about the price.
The old man said, "One million!"
Upon hearing this price, the crowd began to discuss in astonishment.
"He actually dares to ask for so much, one million for something like this?"
"Although the quality of this jade is good, it's only worth tens of thousands. Is he crazy to ask for a million?"
"I'll take it for fifty thousand. Is he trying to rip off a rich fool by asking for a million?"
"He must be a scammer again. He even put such a curse on himself, isn't he afraid of a terrible death?"
"He's not exactly a scammer. After all, the quality of this jade pendant is indeed very good. He's just a shrewd businessman."
There were still some connoisseurs in this market.
They could tell that the jade was of good quality, but they didn't know that it was ten-thousand-year-old jade marrow!
As long as the array patterns could be activated, the true power of the jade marrow would be released.
"Are you trying to save your son?" Qin Hanchu asked at this moment.
The old man nodded, "Yes."
"If I can cure your son, can you give this to me?" Qin Hanchu asked.
"Of course."
"Which hospital are you from?"
The old man asked in surprise.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Take me to see your son."
"If I can cure him, I will cure him."
"If I can't, I'll buy this jade pendant from you for one million."
Although Qin Hanchu didn't have a million dollars now, it was too easy for him to get money.
"Okay, please follow me."
Hearing Qin Hanchu's words, the old man eagerly agreed.
"I feel like this young man is more like a scammer."
"I think so too."
The onlookers discussed as they watched Qin Hanchu's retreating back.
Exiting the antique market, Qin Hanchu asked the old man, "How did you get here?"
"By bus," the old man replied.
"Take my car."
With that, Qin Hanchu opened the car door.
Although the old man didn't know the brand of Qin Hanchu's car, he could tell that it was definitely not cheap.
Getting into the car, he asked curiously, "Is your car very expensive?"
"I don't know, someone gave it to me." Qin Hanchu started the car as he spoke.
Led by the old man, the two arrived at the old town district.
The houses here were nearly a hundred years old and looked very dilapidated.
After parking the car, Qin Hanchu followed the old man into his home.
Seeing the old man bring back a stranger, his daughter-in-law asked, "Dad, who is this?"
"He's a doctor, he wants to check Gangzi's condition," the old man replied.
"Please come in," said the old man's daughter-in-law politely upon learning that Qin Hanchu was a doctor.
Qin Hanchu scanned the house. Besides the old man and his daughter-in-law, there was also a five or six-year-old girl sitting quietly and drawing.
"I'll check the patient's condition first," Qin Hanchu said.
"Please," the old man's daughter-in-law motioned for Qin Hanchu to enter the room.
Entering the room, he saw a man in his thirties lying weakly on the bed.
The young man's complexion was ashen, and his whole body exuded a sense of depletion.
"Kidney failure!" Qin Hanchu exclaimed.
"You... how did you know?"
The old man looked at Qin Hanchu in shock.
He had not mentioned what illness his son had from beginning to end.
Qin Hanchu, with just a glance, knew his son had kidney failure.
"Dad, didn't you tell him?" the daughter-in-law asked, thinking her father-in-law had informed Qin Hanchu, but seeing her father-in-law's shocked expression, she asked in surprise.
The old man shook his head, "I didn't say anything."
Hearing her father-in-law's reply, the daughter-in-law looked at Qin Hanchu with astonishment.
"I can cure this illness," Qin Hanchu said.
"Really?" the old man asked excitedly.
Just as the daughter-in-law was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.
She went to open it and saw a young man in his late twenties accompanied by four men and women.
These four men and women were all dressed in designer brands, indicating they were wealthy.
"Sister, they want to buy that jade pendant of yours."
"The offer is two million!"
The young man was the "daughter-in-law's" brother.
He had previously listed the jade pendant for sale online and surprisingly found a buyer.
Two million!
The daughter-in-law's face lit up with joy.
Her husband only needed six hundred thousand for surgery. If they could really sell it for two million, her family would not only pay off their debts but also improve their quality of life.
Qin Hanchu's brows furrowed. Were these competitors?