I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 508 - 424: Asking the Lord into the Urn

Inside Xia Liang’s villa.

"Big Brother Xia, we have a saying back home: ’A man who’s too sharp will starve, just like a dog who’s too smart will find no shit to eat.’ That old man, Chen Xuandu, will definitely come after us again," Zhang Xiaokui said, frowning as he tightened the bandage on his forehead.

The gravity of the situation was clear to everyone, and their faces were grim.

Xue Ren’s body began to tremble uncontrollably. If Monk Ruoshan hadn’t been by his side to steady his nerves, he probably would have collapsed.

Although they weren’t afraid of Chen Xuandu showing up as long as Xia Liang was around, they knew he couldn’t stay with them every single day.

Xue Ren quickly added, "That’s right! It’s not being stolen from that’s scary; it’s being targeted by a thief. Master Xia Tian can’t be everywhere at once. We need to come up with a plan to strike first."

Xia Liang remained silent, stroking his chin in thought.

The priority right now is finding Chen Xuandu and his group. I could deduce plenty of useful information from his disciple’s past and future, but Lin Quanzi is a lost cause now. For all I know, he won’t survive the treatment and might just kick the bucket. Our only clue is gone. Otherwise, I could have divined the future from him. I shouldn’t have been so hard on Lin Quanzi back then. Now we’re left completely clueless.

Xia Liang sighed softly.

Just then, Zhang Xiaokui swayed to the side. Monk Ruoshan, with his quick reflexes, caught him.

"Young friend Zhang, I believe you would be better off going to the hospital for a check-up."

"It’s nothing." Zhang Xiaokui waved his hand dismissively. "Back in the village, I got scraped up all the time. They always healed on their own in a couple of days. What’s the point of going to a hospital?"

Though the words were spoken idly, they were heard with purpose.

"Hmm?" Xia Liang’s brow furrowed slightly as he looked at Zhang Xiaokui. "Xiao Kui, what did you just say?"

Startled by the sudden question and worried he had angered him, Zhang Xiaokui quickly replied, "Big Brother Xia, I said there’s no need to go to the hospital."

"Hospital? That’s right!" Xia Liang clapped his hands. "Lin Quanzi is injured. He must be in a hospital!"

Thinking of this, Xia Liang immediately took out his phone to call Meng Kexi. As soon as the call connected, Xia Liang got straight to the point.

"Meng Kexi, no time for small talk. Do you have any friends who work at the hospitals?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Meng Kexi’s voice soon came through the phone, and a look of delight spread across Xia Liang’s face.

"Great. Can you ask around for me? See if a Daoist priest was admitted today. He should have an abdominal injury. The wound would be very distinct, a puncture from a wooden root."

After giving the instructions, Xia Liang hung up and waited.

Before long, his phone rang. A smile bloomed on his face.

"To think I’d wear myself out searching high and low, only to have the answer fall right into my lap."

Xia Liang chuckled as he looked at the others.

"Lin Quanzi is at the First Hospital right now. His martial brothers should be with him."

After a moment’s thought, Xia Liang added, "Don’t stay at my place tonight. You all should head to Xiao Yun’s house for now."

Hearing Xia Liang call her Xiao Yun, Su Qianyun blushed and nodded.

"We have several spare guest rooms. There’s enough space for everyone."

Xia Liang nodded, then instructed Zhang Xiaokui and Monk Ruoshan to protect the others before preparing to leave for the First Hospital.

"Big Brother Xia, wait a second." Zhang Xiaokui took off the jade pendant he was wearing. "Big Brother Xia, take this with you. If you run into any danger, it might be able to protect you."

Everyone, except for Xue Ren, nodded in agreement.

Xia Liang was touched but gave a carefree smile.

"Don’t worry, everyone. To this day, no feng shui arrangement has ever been able to harm me, Xia Liang."

With that, he got into his car and drove straight to the First Hospital.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuandu and his group had been listening to the entire conversation through a pinhole camera.

Chen Xuandu waved his hand. "Qingfengzi, go bring First Brother and Fourth Brother back."

Qingfengzi hesitated. "But Fourth Brother hasn’t passed the critical period yet..."

"If we don’t bring them back now, we’ll all fall into that junior’s hands," Chen Xuandu said coldly.

I have this nagging feeling... when it comes to fighting Xia Liang, I can only resort to underhanded tactics. If I ever let him see me face-to-face, the consequences will be utterly beyond my control.

After a moment of internal struggle, Qingfengzi bowed and departed.

「Half an hour later」

Xia Liang arrived at Longhua Hospital.

Just then, he saw two Daoist priests furtively pushing a medical gurney toward the exit.

"Heh, to think I searched high and low for them, only to have them fall right into my lap!" Xia Liang chuckled, preparing to follow.

A moment later, however, he abandoned that idea. His gaze swept over the three of them, and a flood of information made everything clear.

So that’s how it is. No wonder they showed up at the hospital at this exact moment. They already knew I was coming... A bunch of fortune-telling priests suddenly playing with technology... TSK, TSK. It’s impossible to guard against everything! In that case, I’ll just have to beat them at their own game.

With this in mind, Xia Liang turned around and headed back the way he came. After returning to his villa, he found exactly what he expected.

Sure enough, he spotted the glint of a hidden lens in the corner of the courtyard wall. It was easy to miss if you weren’t looking for it.

Xia Liang merely spared it a glance from the corner of his eye before walking nonchalantly into the house.

Moments later, two people emerged from the house: Xia Liang and Xue Ren.

"Master Xia Tian, if everything is settled, I’ll be heading back now," Xue Ren said.

Xia Liang smiled and nodded. "In that case, I won’t see you out, Boss Xue. I know you still have matters to attend to at your store."