Chapter 2717

Zhang Ermao reported the situation to Ye Chen immediately after hanging up Zhao Laosi's phone call.

Ye Chen had already arrived at the Xiangxieli Hot Spring Hotel when he received the call.

Since Xiangxieli Hot Spring is not far from his grandparents' residence at Wanliu Mountain Villa, Ye Chen planned to stay there as much as possible during this period to guard against any sudden incidents.

He had Chen Zekai arrange a high-performance rescue helicopter to be on standby here at all times, so that if needed, it could take off directly and reach Wanliu Mountain Villa in just two or three minutes.

When Ye Chen heard Zhang Ermao say that someone at the airport was willing to pay three million yuan for the ring he made, his whole body shuddered.

He knew the person he had been waiting for had arrived!

He had guessed that members of the Poqing Hui would come to Jin Ling, but he never expected them to come so quickly!

At this moment, Zhang Ermao asked Ye Chen over the phone: "Master Ye, that person is estimated to have already gone from the airport to Guwan Street; if he finds me later, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Ye Chen said calmly: "If he offers to buy the thunder-struck wood I gave you, you should quote five million yuan; if he wants it, sell it to him."

Zhang Ermao quickly asked again: "Master Ye, this person should be the one you're looking for, right? Should I send someone to follow him?"

"No need." Ye Chen instructed: "Just focus on selling him the item; don't worry about anything else."

Zhang Ermao's direct contact with the Earl of Poqing Hui means that, as long as he doesn't reveal any flaws, he will certainly not face any danger.

Because the more responsibility one bears, the less likely they are to add extra risk to their important tasks, so if the Earl is only looking to buy the thunderbolt talisman from Zhang Ermao, he will certainly not pose any threat to Zhang Ermao.

However, if Zhang Ermao is seen through by the other party, that is another matter entirely.

It is highly likely that the person will use Zhang Ermao as a breakthrough point to find out who is setting him up.

To prevent Zhang Ermao from being seen through, Ye Chen gave him a psychological suggestion: once someone asks him about the origin of that thunder-struck wood, he will firmly believe in his heart that it was dug up from a raw pit.

In this way, Zhang Ermao's contact with the Earl of Poqing Hui can be absolutely natural.

Ye Chen suddenly realized that he had originally made the thunderbolt talisman as a one-time magical device that would shatter after use, so that after the other party arrived in Jin Ling, they would actively use the thunderbolt talisman to reveal their position to him.

But now, thinking about it, Lin Wan'er said he might be in danger, which means that he and the other party are bound to have a confrontation.

If that is the case, then the response strategy for this entire matter may need to be slightly adjusted.

And the thunderbolt talisman he had prepared for him might be better replaced with a deeply customized one for this customer who came from afar.

Upon thinking this, he immediately took the helicopter to the Bai Gong Han Palace Hotel in the city center, while also calling Zhang Ermao and instructing: "Zhang Ermao, you must immediately bring the thunder-struck wood I gave you to Bai Gong Han Palace to see me; the sooner, the better."

Zhang Ermao is only a five- to six-minute electric scooter ride from Bai Gong Han Palace, and Ye Chen's flight time there is also about the same, but for the other party to go from the airport to Guwan Street would take at least thirty to forty minutes.

Moreover, it has only been a few minutes since he inquired about Zhang Ermao's information, so he might not even have taken a taxi yet; therefore, he still has sufficient time window.

Soon, a helicopter took off from the Xiangxieli Hot Spring Hotel at maximum speed toward Bai Gong Han Palace.

When Ye Chen arrived at Bai Gong Han Palace, Zhang Ermao also arrived just in time.

After meeting Ye Chen in Chen Zekai's office, Ye Chen asked him: "Did you bring the thunder-struck wood I gave you?"

"I brought it." Zhang Ermao took out the thunderbolt talisman from his pocket and handed it to Ye Chen, saying: "Master Ye, please take a look."

Ye Chen nodded and instructed him: "Ermao, go outside and wait for me for a moment."

"Okay!" Zhang Ermao said without hesitation: "Master Ye, call me anytime if you need anything."

Having said that, he respectfully retreated from the office.

Ye Chen quickly used spiritual energy to adjust the formation inside the thunderbolt talisman; a few minutes later, he called Zhang Ermao over, handed him the adjusted thunderbolt talisman, used a few portions of spiritual energy, and instructed him: "Ermao, you now take this thunder-struck wood back; if the other party asks you about tomb-robbing details, or asks whether you have any other products besides this thunder-struck wood, you tell him that the thunder-struck wood and the ring were given to you by your superior for distribution, and as for where the items were dug up or how much was dug, you know nothing at all;"

"If he asks who your superior is, you also tell him you don't know, just say that your superior contacts you every once in a while; if he wants to meet your superior, let him leave a phone number with you, and after your superior contacts you, you will relay the message for him; if your superior is willing to meet him, you just call to notify him."

Zhang Ermao did not know he had already been given a psychological suggestion by Ye Chen; he immediately nodded heavily and respectfully said: "Master Ye, rest assured, I remember everything."

"Good." Ye Chen said satisfied: "You can go back now; the money you earn from selling these two items this time, keep it all for yourself; my little thought, you don't need to refuse it."

Zhang Ermao quickly said: "Thank you, Master Ye!"

……

A few minutes later, Zhang Ermao returned to Guwan Street again.

Someone asked him: "Ermao brother, where did you just go? Several people have been asking about your goods."

Zhang Ermao casually replied: "I went to have diarrhea; I ate something bad this morning."

Saying that, he took out the thunderbolt talisman and placed it back in the center of his stall.

At this moment, he still did not know that this item had already been reworked by Ye Chen.

Twenty minutes later.

A long-robed elder walked into Guwan Street with hurried steps.

This person is Changsheng Earl. Looking up at the sky

From the airport, taking a taxi all the way to Guwan Street, he kept urging the driver to drive faster, but even so, it still took him nearly forty minutes to arrive here.

The first thing Changsheng Earl did upon entering Guwan Street was to immediately scan the surroundings for spiritual energy fluctuations; his gaze and divine sense swept over the dozens of stalls he had just entered, finding no trace of spiritual energy; but when he then walked another hundred meters or so deeper into Guwan Street, he immediately noticed that not far away, there was a special fluctuation almost identical to that of the airport jade ring!

His eyes instantly turned toward that fluctuation, where he saw a sly-eyed, mouse-faced middle-aged man with two small mustaches, standing in front of a stall, eloquently introducing a product to a tourist.

This middle-aged man was Zhang Ermao.

Immediately, Changsheng Earl's gaze swept past Zhang Ermao and landed on the thunder-struck wood placed right in the center of Zhang Ermao's stall.

At this moment, Changsheng Earl's heart surged with excitement, for he knew that this thunder-struck wood was a magical artifact!

Having never seen a magical artifact in his life outside, coming to Jin Ling and barely having his buttocks warm on the seat, he consecutively discovered two such items; it seems that this trip to Jin Ling truly brought him dog-shit luck!