“Nine Dragon Jade is simply means Dragon Jade. It is just that Dragon Jade is divided into nine pieces, so it is called Nine Dragon Jade,” Ge Feng explained.
“Nine Dragon Jade is Dragon Jade? Dragon Jade is divided into nine pieces?” Li Feng’s expression changed slightly. He clearly had not expected that the Nine Dragon Jade was actually Dragon Jade. Although he had felt that the Dragon Jade in his hand was connected to the Nine Dragon Jade that would appear at the upcoming Fist King Championship, he had never imagined they were the same thing.
However…
Li Feng asked, “Ge Feng, how many pieces of Nine Dragon Jade will appear at this Fist King Championship this time?”
Ge Feng held up one finger. “One piece.”
“What, only one piece?” Li Feng was greatly shocked. He had originally thought that if nine pieces of Dragon Jade appeared at the championship, then the Dragon Jade he and Hu Yuanyuan possessed might not be the same as the ones Ge Feng mentioned. Yet unexpectedly, only one single piece of Dragon Jade would appear at the Fist King Championship.
Just one piece of Dragon Jade had already attracted the interest of so many forces. Li Feng found this Dragon Jade utterly insane. Still, when he recalled the miraculous properties of Dragon Jade, he felt it was reasonable after all. He and Hu Yuanyuan had personally enjoyed the benefits of Dragon Jade.
“Yes.” Ge Feng nodded.
“Then what about the other pieces of Dragon Jade?” Li Feng asked in a low voice.
“I don’t know.” Ge Feng shook his head and said, “Dragon Jade is a supreme treasure of heaven and earth. For thousands of years it has been scattered across the world. Every time a piece of Dragon Jade appears, it triggers bloody conflicts, yet even having one piece appear is already remarkable. Therefore, the fact that someone is using Dragon Jade to host the Fist King Championship this time has drawn the attention of every major power.”
“Ge Feng, do you know who is organising this Fist King Championship?” Li Feng asked gravely. Previously he had not cared, because even if the championship was for Nine Dragon Jade and was unusual, it had nothing to do with him. But now it was different. Now he possessed Dragon Jade and knew its miraculous nature, so why would the person hosting the Fist King Championship offer Dragon Jade as the prize?
Was this person an idiot?
No, that was absolutely impossible. The only explanation was that he had an ulterior motive, though what that motive was remained unknown.
Yet Li Feng felt that anyone willing to offer Dragon Jade as a prize must have a far from simple purpose. Putting himself in that person’s shoes, if it were him, he would never part with Dragon Jade without sufficient benefit.
“I don’t know. This person is very mysterious. Up to now, no faction has discovered his identity,” Ge Feng said, shaking his head.
“It seems this Fist King Championship is no ordinary event,” Li Feng said, his face growing solemn. If previously he had only wanted to obtain Nine Dragon Jade, now he wanted far more than that, because he had a feeling that this championship was, from the very beginning, a conspiracy.
“Indeed. That’s why we are only here to watch. Obtaining Nine Dragon Jade? We never even considered it. Even if we did obtain it, whether we could leave alive is another matter. Over these thousands of years, every appearance of Nine Dragon Jade has claimed the lives of countless Innate realm experts,” Ge Feng said heavily.
A trace of alarm flashed through Li Feng’s eyes. He did not doubt Ge Feng’s words, yet the statement that countless Innate realm experts had died because of Nine Dragon Jade still deeply shocked him. Innate realm experts were, in his view, the strongest of the strong. To think that even they had died, while he, a mere Acquired realm martial artist, wanted to obtain Nine Dragon Jade… well.
Previously, Li Feng had believed that with what he gained in the underground city, plus another month or so of hard training to raise his combat strength to around the ninth level of the Acquired realm, obtaining Nine Dragon Jade would not be too difficult. Now he realised he had been indulging in fantasy.
Yet the greater the obstacles, the more Li Feng’s fighting spirit burned. As a martial artist, if one wished to achieve anything on the martial path, one had to press forward courageously.
“Ge Feng, what exactly does Dragon Jade do?” Li Feng asked gravely.
“Dragon Jade unlocks the Thousand Mechanisms,” Ge Feng replied in a low voice.
“Dragon Jade unlocks the Thousand Mechanisms?” Li Feng was stunned and asked, “What are the Thousand Mechanisms?”
“I don’t know either. I only know the saying ‘Dragon Jade unlocks the Thousand Mechanisms’, but what the Thousand Mechanisms actually are, I have no idea. The family elders never told me,” Ge Feng said, shaking his head.
Li Feng felt a little disappointed, but considering how many secrets he had already learned from Ge Feng today, it was already worthwhile. Moreover, he knew Ge Feng was not deliberately hiding anything; he genuinely did not know.
Even so, today’s information was enough to keep him thinking for quite a while. With this knowledge, he would have to alter his future plans.
“Li Feng, brother, why are you two talking about all this? Whatever the Thousand Mechanisms are, we’ll just go and watch the excitement when the time comes,” Ge Ying said impatiently from the side.
“Yes, yes, yes. Ge Ying is right. Zhong Shuhui, go prepare a table of food. Let’s eat well first, then rest. None of us slept last night, so everyone must be tired,” Li Feng said with a smile.
After two major battles in the underground city’s arena, plus another fierce fight in the small woods by the sea on the way back, the true qi in his body had long been completely depleted. He was utterly exhausted. If not for the secrets about Nine Dragon Jade that Ge Feng revealed, he would have gone to rest long ago.
After everyone ate their fill, Li Feng had Zhong Shuhui take the Ge siblings to rest.
“Li Feng, that Dragon Jade…” As soon as Zhong Shuhui and the others left, Hu Yuanyuan asked nervously.
“Yuanyuan, remember this: we do not have any Dragon Jade,” Li Feng said gravely. This Dragon Jade was Nine Dragon Jade. Just one piece at the Fist King Championship had already attracted so much attention. If others learned that he and Hu Yuanyuan each possessed a piece, they would truly be dead without a burial place.
“Yuanyuan, remember, only heaven, earth, you, and I know about this. No one else must ever find out, not even our parents,” Li Feng said.
“Mm.” Hu Yuanyuan nodded. She was not the sort of woman who could not tell light from heavy, so she naturally understood Li Feng’s meaning.
“Act natural. No one will find out,” Li Feng said, patting Hu Yuanyuan’s hand.
Hu Yuanyuan took a deep breath, then asked, “Li Feng, how do you know these Ge siblings? They don’t seem like ordinary people.”
“Yuanyuan, among China’s first-rate and second-rate families, is there one called Ge?” Li Feng asked.
Hu Yuanyuan thought for a moment, then shook her head. “Among China’s fifty first-rate families and hundred second-rate families, there doesn’t seem to be any family called Ge.”
“That’s strange.” Li Feng knew China’s eight supreme families, and none was called Ge. He had assumed the Ge family was at least first-rate or second-rate, but according to Hu Yuanyuan, no family called Ge existed among them.
Could the Ge family be third-rate?
That was clearly impossible. Judging by the bearing and skill of the Ge siblings, they absolutely did not come from a third-rate family.
Moreover, the Ge siblings knew so many secrets, whether about the Ancient Martial Artists Association or Nine Dragon Jade, things that even he, a direct descendant of a top family, had never heard of.
Even if he had once been considered a wastrel and therefore ignorant, the fact that Zhong Shuhui, who had followed Mu Chunfeng for years, also knew nothing made it extraordinary.
“Li Feng, these Ge siblings…” Hu Yuanyuan looked at Li Feng hesitantly.
“With the Ge siblings, you can treat them as true friends,” Li Feng said. He felt the Ge siblings were very mysterious, yet despite the mystery, he believed they were worth befriending. After all, everyone had secrets, and he, Li Feng, had concealed plenty from them as well.
Hu Yuanyuan nodded. Although she did not fully understand, since Li Feng said so, she felt reassured. They were people Li Feng had brought, so he must have his reasons.
“Li Feng, I’m going to work now. You get some proper rest,” Hu Yuanyuan said, standing up.
Li Feng nodded. He really did need to rest properly now; he was far too tired.
Fengyuan Group.
The moment Hu Yuanyuan sat down in her office, Xu Qing hurried in. “President Hu, something’s happened.”
“What is it?” Hu Yuanyuan was startled, her face growing solemn. After the product launch, the company had been thriving thanks to Intelligent One. If something went wrong now, it could be serious or minor.
“News just came from Hong Kong. Mysterious funds began suppressing our stock the moment the market opened today. It has already fallen five points,” Xu Qing said gravely.
“Suppression? Haven’t we found out who is behind it?” Hu Yuanyuan asked in a low voice.
“No. The funds come from several accounts in island countries. For now we cannot trace their identities,” Xu Qing said, shaking her head.
“No need to worry. The company today is completely different from the past. Li Feng holds absolute controlling shares. Even if someone wanted to acquire us, they couldn’t,” Hu Yuanyuan said with a faint smile.
Intelligent One was selling extremely well now. The company could easily produce tens of billions. Collapsing it through the stock market was simply impossible.
“President Hu, that’s only one part of it. We just received news that five workers from the Intelligent One production workshop have gone missing. The entire factory is now in a state of panic,” Xu Qing said heavily.
“What?” Hu Yuanyuan’s expression changed. Problems in the stock market were nothing, but nothing must happen to the Intelligent One production workshop. That concerned the company’s future development. Moreover, she currently had several large orders. If anything happened to the workshop, the breach-of-contract penalties alone would be enormous.
“That’s not all. Today the Power Supply Bureau sent people to notify us that our factory requires line maintenance and will have no power for half a month. The water supply plant, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Tax Bureau, Health Inspection Bureau, and others have all issued notices as well. Here are their notification documents.” Xu Qing handed several notices to Hu Yuanyuan.
Hu Yuanyuan took them and glanced over them. A cold glint flashed in her eyes. “Looks like they’re courting death.”
