The moment Cheng Xiaofan's words fell, a startled cry came from the other end of the phone.
"How is this possible, how is this possible?" Ku Dao Ren exclaimed.
Ku Dao Ren was truly terrified, his voice trembling. "Master Cheng, those jade beads, jade pieces, and jade strings, although full of spiritual energy, show no trace of malevolence from them!"
"This humble Taoist truly cannot imagine how these jade artifacts could harm Master Cheng!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan felt something was amiss. There were clearly six ancient blade-shaped jades, where did the jade beads and jade pieces come from?
Had they been swapped?
Cheng Xiaofan had originally intended to play a joke on Ku Dao Ren and scare him, but unexpectedly, this troublesome matter had surfaced.
However, upon careful consideration, this was unlikely.
The key was on Ku Dao Ren's person. If someone wanted to open it and swap the contents, they couldn't.
Furthermore, who would be so kind as to gift him six Dragon Blades and set up a Dragon Blade formation around his villa?
After a moment's thought, Cheng Xiaofan said, "Ku Dao Ren, I know you sent me those jade artifacts with the best of intentions, and I do not blame you at all."
"Besides, those jade artifacts have already been destroyed by me. It's not so easy for them to harm me."
Ku Dao Ren repeatedly apologized, saying, "Master Cheng, this humble Taoist deserves to die. I truly did not expect such a thing to happen."
"Even if I had the courage of a sky-swallower, I would never dare to have the thought of harming Master Cheng!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed heartily and said, "Ku Dao Ren, don't worry, I won't blame you, and you don't need to dwell on this matter."
"However, I am curious as to why these jade artifacts suddenly became so ferocious and tried to harm me. Do you have any photos of these jade artifacts? It would be best if you could send them to me. I'd like to study them carefully when I have time!"
"Yes, yes, I have photos of those jade artifacts on my phone. I'll send them to you right away!" Ku Dao Ren said hurriedly.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Alright, send them to me as soon as possible!"
On the other end of the phone, Ku Dao Ren quickly sent a set of photos from his phone to Cheng Xiaofan.
Just then, two Taoist priests, Luo Hua and Liu Shui, walked over. Liu Shui saw his elder brother's pale face, wiping cold sweat with a handkerchief, and asked in surprise, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Ku Dao Ren shook his head and sighed deeply, "Alas, when a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water can choke them to death. I am truly a man of ill fortune!"
"Brother, what exactly happened?" Taoist Liu Shui pressed.
Ku Dao Ren sighed again, "Huai Sheng, the jade artifacts we gave to Master Cheng when we went to Zhuxi Village were all true spiritual jade!"
"Who knew that Master Cheng called just now, and when he opened the box, the spiritual jade suddenly unleashed great malevolence and almost took his life!"
"Ah, how could such a thing happen?" Liu Shui was startled.
Luo Hua blinked his eyes and said, "This Cheng Xiaofan has a terrible reputation on the martial arts forum. Everyone knows he's best at extorting money from others."
"Could it be that he's trying to pull this trick on our Jin Niu Temple again?"
"Silence!"
Liu Shui roared at him, "Luo Hua, do you dare to believe what those people on the martial arts forum say?"
"If Master Cheng wanted to deal with our Jin Niu Temple, would he have given us the cultivation tea that is hard to get even for a thousand gold a cup?"
"It is said that some people offered a million gold for a cup of his Golden Tea, and he still refused!"
Liu Shui's words immediately rendered Luo Hua speechless.
Ku Dao Ren nodded and said, "Luo Hua, Liu Shui is right. You must not let your past experience of being disciplined by Master Cheng cloud your judgment with a petty mind. This is absolutely not to be done."
"I have a bit of a headache. You two, please leave and let me meditate alone!"
"Yes!" Liu Shui and Luo Hua immediately withdrew.
...
At this very moment, Cheng Xiaofan sat alone in his bedroom, carefully examining the pictures sent by Ku Dao Ren.
Just as Ku Dao Ren had said, most of the jade artifacts in the pictures were bead strings and pieces of jade.
The pictures were taken very clearly.
After looking for a while, Cheng Xiaofan's heart stirred.
He immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes.
In his mind, the jade artifacts, such as bead strings and pieces of jade, suddenly shone with brilliant light and began to jump and rotate.
Before long, these jade artifacts, bead strings and pieces of jade, automatically assembled into six flawless Dragon Blades.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately opened his eyes and couldn't help but smile faintly.
It turned out that the jade artifacts sent by Ku Dao Ren were not wrong at all. It was just that upon entering his home, the jade artifacts had automatically formed the magical six Dragon Blades.
At this point, Cheng Xiaofan's imagination ran wild.
Perhaps these jade artifacts were ancient personal belongings of some great deity in ancient times.
Normally, they were a kind of ornate decoration; in times of war, they became his most formidable weapons.
So, who was this great deity?
Was it Shennong?
Otherwise, why would these six Dragon Blades have such a destiny with him?
Thinking deeper, he couldn't come up with anything.
Jingle bell!
At this moment, a mobile phone ringtone abruptly ended Cheng Xiaofan's wild thoughts.
He took out his phone and found that it was his mother calling.
"Mom, do you need something?" Cheng Xiaofan asked, pressing the answer button.
Miao Xiu Hua said with a smile on the other end, "Xiaofan, your maternal grandfather Miao Dachun is here. He specifically brought six pairs of pig trotters for you. Come and get them."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "What, have Grandpa's pigs been sent to market?"
Sent to market meant the pigs had grown plump and strong, ready to be sold to the butcher.
Miao Xiu Hua smiled and said, "Yes. Your Grandpa said he sold four pigs. The first pig was priced the same as ordinary market pigs."
"The subsequent three pigs were priced three times higher than the first pig's market price. Your Grandpa was overjoyed. Knowing that you like to eat pig trotters, he asked the butcher to keep three pairs of pig trotters for you!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "Mom, leave those three pairs of pig trotters with you. I'll come and get them when I want to eat them!"
Miao Xiu Hua said, "No, you must come over immediately. I've asked your Grandpa to stay and have sticky rice with us at your villa for lunch. You can stew some pig trotter soup then!"
"Alright, I'll come and get them right away!" Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile.
On the day Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling got engaged, Miao Dachun had come and promised to send him pig trotters later.
At that time, Cheng Xiaofan was busy toasting everyone and didn't talk much with Miao Dachun.
He hadn't expected him to send the pig trotters today.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately rode his motorcycle back.
Entering the house, he saw his mother and father chatting with Miao Dachun. He hurried over and said, "Grandpa, Mom said your pigs have been sent to market and the price was very good!"
Hearing this, Miao Dachun stood up with a beaming smile, cupped his hands towards Cheng Xiaofan, and said, "Xiaofan, Grandpa owes it all to you. If your pigs hadn't been popular, my pigs wouldn't have sold for such a high price!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Grandpa, you are too kind. It just goes to show that Grandpa has suffered a lifetime, and it's time for your fortunes to turn."
Miao Dachun heard this and laughed, "As expected of someone from a prestigious university, your words are so pleasing to the ear!"
At this moment, Cheng Fugui brought out the six pairs of pig trotters from the kitchen and handed them to Cheng Xiaofan, saying, "It's getting late. Take them back to your new house. Don't be late for lunch. If we go late, we won't be able to eat the sticky rice."
"Haha, Dad, you can trust me to do things right. We definitely won't be late for the sticky rice!" Cheng Xiaofan said with a loud laugh.
He decided to make a meal of new sticky rice at noon, one that could be called the most delicious and nutritious in this world, a meal his parents and family would never forget.