Chapter 069: The Fiery Sun Jade Must Be Obtained!

Song Kai and Xu Ling took the elevator up to the third floor.

Inside the elevator:

“Let go of my arm,” Xu Ling said, giving a little shake.

Song Kai grinned, giving Xu Ling a thumbs-up. “Thanks for backing me up like that in front of those people.”

“Of course,” Xu Ling shrugged. “With grades like yours, if I hadn’t saved your face just now, you’d have no friends left.”

Song Kai let out a helpless sigh.

Today, Ai Hao was treating them.

There were only four people in the private room: Ai Hao, Zhang Hongjun, Song Kai, and Xu Ling.

When it came time to order, everyone politely deferred to each other for a while, then Song Kai took the menu and ordered every specialty, every delicious dish, and every nutritious item he could find.

At first, Ai Hao was all smiles, encouraging Song Kai to order whatever he liked.

After a while, Ai Hao’s expression changed. He coughed, interrupting Song Kai. “Hey, cousin, there are only four of us here. If we order too much, it’ll just go to waste.”

“No worries, you’re the one treating anyway,” Song Kai replied, then proceeded to order Kobe beef and Scottish lamb.

“Damn it,” Ai Hao muttered inwardly, annoyed at how shameless Song Kai was. This meal would cost at least a hundred thousand.

Song Kai ended up ordering more than thirty dishes, then told the waiter, “And hurry it up, please. We’re starving.”

Ai Hao coughed again, then turned to Zhang Hongjun, saying, “Sorry about this, Mr. Zhang. My cousin is impressive in some ways, but he’s from the countryside—this is just how he is. Don’t mind him, haha.”

Zhang Hongjun laughed as well, unable to comprehend why anyone would order so much food for a single meal.

Song Kai knew his own appetite, and since Ai Hao was footing the bill, he saw no reason to hold back.

They were all there as friends, so the conversation was pleasant enough—mainly because Xu Ling, Ai Hao, and Zhang Hongjun were good conversationalists, discussing the current economic situation.

Song Kai didn’t care; he just dug in, eating meat to his heart’s content.

After an hour, Song Kai had eaten more than half the dishes by himself.

Zhang Hongjun was a bit surprised and said to Song Kai, “My, Mr. Song, did you study martial arts? You can really eat!”

“It’s natural. And yes, I’ve trained,” Song Kai replied.

Ai Hao muttered to Xu Ling, “I really admire you. Having him as an employee at your company, with room and board, you must be losing money.”

Xu Ling just smiled, saying nothing.

But that faint smile left Ai Hao a bit dazed.

Song Kai turned to Zhang Hongjun. “Mr. Zhang, you should eat more too. You look a bit sallow—probably kidney deficiency. Really. Have some lamb kidney, it’ll do you good.”

“Song Kai, what are you saying?” Xu Ling protested. “Watch your mouth—we haven’t even started drinking.”

Zhang Hongjun quickly interjected, “It’s fine, just that with Miss Xu here, I’m a little embarrassed. But Mr. Song is straightforward—let’s just relax.”

Xu Ling lowered her head and continued eating.

Ai Hao kept sneaking glances at Xu Ling.

Zhang Hongjun said, “So you know traditional Chinese medicine? Could you check my pulse?”

As he spoke, Zhang Hongjun placed his hand on the table.

Song Kai was in the middle of eating a king crab leg and was about to refuse when suddenly his eyes widened, fixed intently on Zhang Hongjun’s wrist.

Zhang Hongjun looked puzzled. “Mr. Song, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s just…” Song Kai was a bit flustered. He put down the crab leg, wiped his hands, and asked, “Mr. Zhang, could I take a look at that jade bracelet on your wrist?”

Zhang Hongjun hesitated, then nodded. “Sure, but please be careful.”

Ai Hao immediately chimed in, “Song Kai, what are you doing looking at jade? Don’t you remember that news story—a woman broke a bracelet at a market stall and had to pay three hundred thousand. This is Mr. Zhang’s jade; it might be worth a million. Don’t mess around.”

“Shut up and eat,” Song Kai said sternly, his expression suddenly serious as he carefully took the jade.

From the moment he’d entered the room, Song Kai had been nonchalant—his only goal had been to eat.

Nothing else had mattered.

But now, Song Kai’s demeanor had changed completely.

Xu Ling was puzzled. “Song Kai, what’s wrong? The bracelet looks fine—top quality, but probably not more than eight hundred thousand.”

Zhang Hongjun just smiled mysteriously at the side.

But Song Kai’s heart was in turmoil.

He knew nothing about jade—couldn’t tell quality or type.

But this piece was filled with blazing yang energy! Exceptionally strong blazing yang energy.

In other words, spiritual energy.

A type of spiritual energy.

Some spiritual energy is yin, some is fire.

And this jade contained fire-attribute yang energy.

All things under heaven can accumulate spiritual energy.

Just as thousand-year-old trees can contain spiritual energy, or century-old ginseng, or even that nearly thousand-year-old polygonatum Song Kai had acquired before—all were rich in spiritual essence.

At this moment, the spiritual energy in this jade wasn’t as abundant or gentle as that in the polygonatum, but it was already very precious.

If he could absorb it and cultivate, he might just reach the second thunder of the Nine Thunders Inner Breath.

Song Kai took a deep breath, striving for composure, and asked Zhang Hongjun, “Mr. Zhang, where did you get this jade?”

Zhang Hongjun looked at Song Kai, smiling. “So you noticed it’s no ordinary piece?”

“Yes.” Song Kai reluctantly returned the bracelet, saying, “If you have any more, I’d like to buy them—any price.”

Zhang Hongjun carefully put the bracelet back on, and upon hearing this, laughed heartily, slapping Song Kai on the shoulder. “Brother, you really know your stuff! I spent eight million on this bracelet; everyone said I was crazy, but only I know it was a great deal. Now, no matter how much you offer, you can’t buy another like it.”

With that, Zhang Hongjun raised his hand in triumph and sipped his tea.

Ai Hao flattered him, “Eight million? An absolute treasure! Mr. Zhang, you have such vision! I admire you. If it were me, I’d never dare. No wonder you can do big business, while we’re stuck in small towns.”

Song Kai ignored Ai Hao’s sycophancy, instead watching Zhang Hongjun with a slight frown.

This jade was truly a rare find.

The spiritual energy within was immensely beneficial, not just to himself, but to ordinary people as well.

But even with such pure fire yang energy, why did Zhang Hongjun still look so sallow?

That sallow complexion was a classic sign of kidney deficiency—no question about it.

Unless Zhang Hongjun was exhausting himself nightly with ten women, he couldn’t possibly be so depleted.

And, he thought to himself, I must have this jade.

After a moment’s thought, Song Kai smiled at Zhang Hongjun. “Mr. Zhang, you’re right—I know a bit about traditional medicine and also some methods for warding off evil spirits. I’m guessing you didn’t buy this jade for its quality, did you?”

Zhang Hongjun paused, setting down his teacup and staring at Song Kai.

Song Kai shrugged. “You can tell me how you got it, Mr. Zhang. If it’s private, we can ask Ai Hao and Xu Ling to step outside, if you like?”

Zhang Hongjun swallowed nervously, then said, “Brother, can you really see something? Just say it, there’s nothing to hide.”

Song Kai said, “This is just my guess, but I can say for sure—this jade is extremely effective in replenishing yang energy. Even if you had three wives and spent every night together, with this jade, you wouldn’t be so depleted. But looking at your complexion now—well, forgive me, but your kidney deficiency is severe. Unless you have ten mistresses or something! Just kidding, we’re all friends here, don’t take offense.”

Neither Ai Hao nor Xu Ling dared say a word.

Song Kai’s words were almost insulting.

But Zhang Hongjun just laughed, pointing at Song Kai. “You really are direct. But you’re wrong—I only have one wife, and I’ve never been a womanizer. So, brother Song, you guessed wrong, haha.”

“That can’t be,” Song Kai muttered, genuinely puzzled.

Xu Ling nudged Song Kai under the table. “Just eat your food. What are you doing?”

Song Kai waved her off. “Xu Ling, don’t interrupt, I’m doing this for Mr. Zhang’s sake. Mr. Zhang, tell me—do you get cold hands and feet at night? Does your heart sometimes feel unwell? Do you often have a salty taste in your mouth? And back pain, leg pain, trouble with urination—do you have all these symptoms?”

Zhang Hongjun gave him a thumbs-up. “Exactly right. And two months ago, it was worse.”

He sighed, set the bracelet on the table, and said, “You’re right, Brother Song. I didn’t buy this bracelet for its quality. Back then, my kidney deficiency was so bad that every time I went to bed with my wife, I’d get dizzy and my vision would blur—I’d even think my wife looked like someone else. I was so troubled, I sought out a famous traditional medicine master. He told me to go to a rich man in Hong Kong and buy this piece of jade.”

He laughed. “Just this bracelet—eight million. And that tycoon in Hong Kong didn’t even want to sell. I had to pull strings with a provincial leader in Guangzhou, who spoke to the new chief executive in Hong Kong, and after much persuasion, the tycoon finally agreed. So don’t think it’s just about the money—its true value is in the connections it took to get it! And there’s only one. Brother Song, that’s why I say, even with all the money in the world, you couldn’t buy another.”

“So hard to obtain! Does it really work?” Ai Hao asked, wide-eyed.

Zhang Hongjun nodded. “It works wonders. After wearing it these past two months, my body feels much better, and at night with my wife, everything’s smooth—I don’t get dizzy or think she’s someone else anymore.”

Listening to Zhang Hongjun’s story, Song Kai suddenly understood.

He said, “Mr. Zhang, if I’m not mistaken, your wife has changed a lot in these past two months, hasn’t she?”