Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 45 The Crimson Dragon!

To many, the female bodyguard might appear to be a highly skilled martial artist, adept at her craft and ruthless in her actions. This gives a profound sense of the Red Darts Merchant Guild's terrifying nature.

It truly shocked everyone present.

But Li Yelai was certain that this bodyguard was a psychic.

Because when she made her move, there was an imperceptible fluctuation in the light and shadow around her body, which was a psionic barrier!

"Wild psionicists... guards hired by the Red Dart Merchant Guild?" Li Yelai thought quickly. "Are there any other hired psionicists?"

Indeed, the Red Darts Merchant Guild's main business is transporting non-strategic materials. Since it involves traversing dangerous wilderness, it naturally becomes a route for those wild psionicists.

The Chamber of Commerce needs the power of psionicists for protection, while psionicists need the cover of the Chamber of Commerce's identity to make a living.

However, these psychics generally regard the authorities as gods and demons, and usually do not enter the major cities to be monitored. Instead, they remain in settlements in the wilderness, outside the jurisdiction of the authorities.

The Chamber of Commerce also dared not allow these psionicists to enter the giant city, because if something happened to them, the Chamber of Commerce would be held responsible.

What's the deal with this psychic in front of us? Is she related to this box that seems to be a forbidden item? Or does the Red Dart Merchant Guild not know she's a psychic?
Li Yelai pondered to himself, his left hand patting the underside of his palm. This was a message to the liaison on the other end of the communicator, indicating that he had encountered a psychic.

However, there is also good news: although she is a psionicist, she is not very strong.

The reason her psionic barrier fluctuations could be easily detected was because she hadn't mastered the techniques for using it. Her inability to 'reject' and 'accept' meant the psionic barrier was constantly defending against everything, which is why the gel-like air around her body was easily detected by Li Yelai.

This is equivalent to a handler before receiving training.

If he hasn't even mastered this, then naturally he can't walk on air. This female bodyguard is much less dangerous.

Aerial stepping is more than just double or multiple jumps; it represents a wider range of attack methods and movement routes. Against psionicists who haven't mastered aerial stepping, the advantage is immense.

"If we make a move, I should be able to subdue her quickly. I just don't know how many other psionicists there are." Li Yelai gripped his black umbrella tightly, calculating the distance between them, just in case.

At that moment, Xu Shi's voice came: "Don't rush, everyone, the inspection is not over yet."

As he spoke, he actually had someone bring out a table, on which were dice cups and dice. He even brought out several bags of cash.

What is this for?
gamble?

Li Yelai was completely bewildered, but then Xu Shi smiled and said, "Let me see your fortunes. Come and play a game with my men."

"But it's not a simple contest of size; the number you roll must be exactly one point higher than the number rolled by my men. Only then will you be considered the winner."

"If you win, you take this bag of money. If you lose, you won't lose anything. Consider it making a friend."

Xu Shi's expression was kind, completely unlike the ruthless person he had been when he shoved a cigar into someone's mouth.

Li Yelai was even more confused, completely failing to understand Xu Shi's plan.

According to Xu Shi, if his subordinate rolled a five, the opponent had to roll a six to win; otherwise, no matter how high the number, they could not win.

What is this for?
At this moment, someone calmly spoke up: "Xu Shi, what do you want to do?"

The one who spoke was the old butler of the Wang family. He frowned and looked at Xu Shi: "My man died at your trading point. You said you would give me an explanation and invited me here, but you show me this. Are you trying to make fun of me?"

As the old steward of the Wang family, he still had a certain amount of confidence even in the decline of the family.

He spoke first, his tone stern, showing great courage.

This surprised Li Yelai greatly.

Is this butler really that assertive?

Meanwhile, the West City branch agents who were eavesdropping were also somewhat surprised.

'What's wrong with this old butler? Why did he suddenly dare to speak?'

'Wasn't he only willing to bring in a listening device? Why is he suddenly trying to extract information?'

What gave him the courage?

While investigating the Red Darts Merchant Guild, the West City branch found the old butler as an informant. However, the old butler initially hesitated to use the information, opting instead to infiltrate the guild with a listening device. But now, he's shown courage!
Meanwhile, the old butler's attitude also made the scavengers surrounding the group in the room look at him with hostility.

However, due to the Wang Group's former prestige and Wang De's standing in the eyes of the scavengers, they did not take action.

The old butler, however, remained calm despite his racing heart.

Normally, he wouldn't say anything.

With Wang De's death, the Wang family has declined, and the Red Dart Merchant Guild, which they once looked down upon, has become an entity they can no longer ignore.

But when he saw Li Yelai, his fear disappeared.

He was well aware of Li Yelai's strength; it was he who saved the remaining blood relatives of the Wang family that night.

Since there are such powerful figures in charge, what do I have to be afraid of?
So the old butler mustered his courage and began to cooperate with the wiretapping agents in order to gather more information.

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Then you and your people can go first. This shows my respect for Mr. Wang De."

"Of course, but you have to tell me why. I need to know how my men died! Although the old patriarch is dead, the Wang family is still not to be trifled with!" The old steward was not afraid at all, stepped forward, grabbed the dice cup, and shook it casually.

"I will definitely give you an explanation." Xu Shi nodded slightly, ignoring the old butler's words.

Then, the old steward opened the dice cup, revealing five dice with a total of sixteen points, while Xu Shi's subordinate rolled eighteen points.

"And then?" the old butler asked, frowning.

"It's a pity you lost. Next," Xu Shi said with a smile.

The bodyguards brought by the old butler also stepped forward to shake the dice cup. Without exception, they all lost. The sum of the five dice was just slightly higher than their opponent's; the odds were far too low.

With the old butler's demise, the others were also dragged to the gambling table.

But they all lost. However, a woman with a pale face was pulled onto the gambling table.

A strange thing happened: Xu Shi's subordinate rolled a 17, and she rolled an 18.

This was the first person in this group to win.

Xu Shi nodded slightly, had someone place a bag of money behind the woman, and then continued, "Change to the other hand."

The woman nodded reluctantly, then shook the dice with her left hand.

Once again, Xu Shi's subordinate rolled a twenty-two, while the woman rolled a twenty-three.

Won again!
Xu Shi's smile widened, and he placed another bag of money behind the woman who was already trembling all over: "Continue!"

The woman was terrified and shook the dice again.

Xu Shi's subordinate rolled five ones and a five. The woman rolled four ones and a two and a six!

Won again!
"Look, we've found it!" Xu Shi said with a smile.

The woman suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing in terror and begging for mercy: "I didn't rob you, I didn't! On the way back, I found a corpse, and I found it on his body. Really, it really wasn't me."

She raised her arm in terror, revealing a gleaming gold coin in her palm.

With the appearance of this gold coin, greed involuntarily surfaced in the eyes of everyone present. Their breathing became rapid.

Gold has always been so dazzling and precious.

This gold coin has such an irresistible allure that it makes people want to get it at all costs.

Some scavengers were even so enraged that they planned to cut off the woman's arm and steal the gold coin.

Even Xu Shi, his eyes bloodshot, stared at the gold coin and couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to get closer to it.

However, she was pulled away from the temptation of the gold coins by the male bodyguard behind her, who pressed down on her shoulder.

She nodded to the male bodyguard, her body covered in cold sweat.

The female bodyguard then approached the woman and reached out to grab the gold coin. However, she found the woman holding onto the coin tightly; even now, with no way out, this woman still refused to relinquish it.

His fingers gripped the gold coin tightly, his face contorted in a grimace as he struggled.

The female bodyguard frowned, grabbed the woman's arms with both hands, and twisted them forcefully.

They broke the woman's arm before taking the gold coins.

They then put the gold coins into the treasure chest, and only then did everyone realize they were dreaming.

"What beautiful gold coins!" the shopkeeper next to Li Yelai murmured. "So beautiful!"

Li Yelai, however, was on high alert.

Even he felt the allure of the gold coins, but he wasn't as fervent as these people.

This is forbidden! It's absolutely forbidden!
All that chaos and fighting was because of this one gold coin, no, it was all because of this box of gold coins!

Li Ye looked at the treasure chest, his black umbrella hanging down.

Moreover, he seemed to have noticed something strange: Xu Shi seemed to have great respect for the male bodyguard behind him.

At the same time, the West City processing team located outside the factory area also scattered.

More than a dozen military off-road vehicles also emerged from the shadows and quickly surrounded all the intersections in the factory area.

"It's confirmed. The forbidden item possessed by the Red Dart Merchant Guild is a Class C item: Greedy Gold Coins!"

"Damn it, don't let the last gold coin go back into the treasure chest!"

Originally suppressed in the Black Prison of the North City Branch, the Class C forbidden item was the Greedy Gold Coin.

Also known as the Fortune Coin.

The main body is a treasure chest containing one hundred gold coins, each of which carries a strong karmic connection to wealth and fortune.

When carrying a gold coin, the wearer's fortune will steadily increase. They will win every bet!

What appears to be a wonderful ability actually has some terrible negative effects.

Gold coins not only bring great fortune, but also have a very strong allure.

Those who see gold coins often become greedy and engage in bloody robberies.

They would stop at nothing to get gold coins.

Before the official crackdown on the greedy gold coins, many bloody incidents had already occurred.

In the wilderness, people fighting for gold coins have already caused hundreds of casualties.

This is the price of good fortune!

Only by recycling these gold coins and putting them back into the treasure chest can most of the greedy impulses be eliminated.

But what if, before that, a large number of humans had already killed each other for these gold coins?

If all the gold coins are returned to the treasure chest, this forbidden item will go out of control!

The Greed Chest will transform into a monster and attack any human it sees!

This was already an extremely dangerous taboo item, but what was even more dangerous was that the Red Dart Merchant Guild was unaware of how terrifying this taboo item was!
On the other side, the room fell silent as the gold coins appeared.

Only the female bodyguard walked among the wounded men she had captured earlier, extracting gold coins from their bodies and even their bodies. Yes, one of the men had hidden the coins inside his body, but the female bodyguard still managed to extract them.

Whenever a gold coin appeared, everyone present had bloodshot eyes, eager to rush forward and snatch it.

But as the female bodyguard stuffed all the gold coins into the treasure chest, this impulse gradually disappeared.

At this moment, Xu Shi, who was sweating profusely from holding back his emotions, finally spoke up: "Then, there's only one left."

He looked at everyone and laughed, "Take it out, for now, I only want gold coins. But once I figure it out, it won't just be gold coins!"

Among the crowd, someone trembled all over and finally spoke up: "I...I didn't kill any of your people. I took them from other robbers. I never laid a hand on you!"

Xu Shi's smile grew even warmer: "Very well, hand over the gold coins, and we can still be friends. I will never lay a hand on you!"

Under the threat of death, the man finally took out a gold coin from his pocket.

What other choice did he have? Surrounded by scavengers and with the dice rolling, he had no way to hide.

After hesitating for a moment, the man suppressed his urge to flee and threw the gold coins directly at the female bodyguard.

As the gold coins shimmered in mid-air, Xu Shi's smile grew even more fervent. The female bodyguard also opened her arms in advance, ready to catch the gold coins.

However, the next second, a hand grabbed the gold coin.

The gold coin rolled back and forth between his fingers before finally being held in his palm.

Xu Shi's face darkened, while the female bodyguard's expression hardened.

Because the one who robbed the gold coins along the way was none other than Li Yelai.

Li Yelai instinctively felt that something bad was bound to happen when the last gold coin fell.

Although he didn't know the name of this forbidden object, this instinctive vigilance was a wake-up call for him.

"What are you doing? Xiaoye, put down the gold coins! People will die!" the shopkeeper shouted in terror.

The other scavengers also stepped forward and drew their weapons.

Li Yelai did not respond, but instead stuffed the gold coins in his hand into the inner pocket of his down jacket.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he walked to the gambling table where he had been before.

As he began shaking the dice cup, the scavenger opposite him looked at Xu Shi.

Xu Shi glanced back at the bodyguard, then nodded slightly. The scavenger also shook the dice cup.

Then, the two of them simultaneously activated the dice pot.

The scavenger gets 17 points, and Li Yelai gets 18 points!
But one of the dice suddenly cracked and scattered.

The original 6 o'clock has been changed to 13 o'clock.

Still lost.

This made Xu Shi and his two bodyguards' expressions change; the sure-win gambling effect had failed?

Could the gold coins be fake?
The gold coins were real, of course, but Li Yelai's luck had never been good, so breaking a die seemed normal.

"It seems this gold coin isn't as effective as it seems." Li Yelai took out an ID and smiled at Xu Shi, "How about we..."

"Leave it all to me!"

Xu Shi was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment; he had never seen such an arrogant person.

In front of so many of his men, not only did they take the gold coins, but they also wanted to take all of them?

The male bodyguard looked at the identification document and said quietly, "No, it won't work, official friend."

“That is it,” Li Yelai sighed.

The black umbrella crashed down, and the crimson dragon halberd gleamed with a chilling light.

"You're asking for it!"

(End of this chapter)