With the Great Han who had lost possession by the white face spirit collapsing unconscious on the ground, Qin Yuesheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was close. If it weren't for this Buddha statue restraining that white face spirit, it would have been difficult to subdue this person today."
Staring at the Buddha statue in his hand, Qin Yuesheng immediately decided to purchase it from Du Tankang at the price of a thousand taels.
The emergence of the white face spirit was truly bizarre. Qin Yuesheng was uncertain whether this particular one was the same he encountered earlier on the road or if there were many of them. To prevent being caught off guard in a similar situation in the future, he had to buy this Buddha statue.
"Young master." Four Hospital Guards approached.
"Tie this person up and take him to the county office." Du Tankang, supporting Du Beilun, came over and instructed the Treasure Studio's guards: "Also, quickly take the third young master to see a doctor."
"Yes." The Treasure Studio's guards moved into action, some carrying Du Beilun and the guard with the severed arm downstairs, while the remaining guards found rope to tightly bind the unconscious Great Han to prevent him from causing any further trouble once he woke up.
Seeing the second floor littered with debris, Du Tankang was genuinely heartbroken. The second floor housed mostly large items like jade artifacts, ceramics, and paintings, and the fight had led to considerable losses.
"Du Tankang, I feel a strong connection with this Buddha statue, so I'll take it at the price you mentioned earlier. I'll send someone with the thousand taels in silver notes to your residence another day." Holding the Buddha statue, Qin Yuesheng approached, speaking in an undeniable tone.
Du Tankang forced a bitter smile and nodded, feeling weary, "As long as you like it."
Aside from Qin Yuesheng and the muscular man in brocade, there were other customers on the second floor. However, they had long curled up in the corners, frightened by the fight, not daring to make a sound, and their presence was barely noticeable.
Now that the Great Han had been subdued and the crisis resolved, these people finally exhaled deeply, dared to climb back on their feet, and went downstairs to pay for their selected items.
After this chaos, Qin Yuesheng naturally lost interest in further browsing. After greeting Du Tankang, he left Nanyan Treasure Studio with the four Hospital Guards and returned to the Qin Mansion.
As for the frenzied Great Han and the subsequent matters, they naturally were to be handled by Du Tankang.
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In the seventy-third year of Yongle in the Great Tang, on the fourth day of March, several men and women in Cyan Yang City, Suzhou, suddenly went mad, wielding sharp weapons and injuring thirty-four people on the street, killing seventeen. The specific situation remains unclear.
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As soon as Qin Yuesheng returned home, a beautiful woman hurriedly ran up to him, stopping to look him over anxiously.
Upon seeing this woman, Qin Yuesheng perplexedly asked, "Second mother, what's the matter?"
After confirming that Qin Yuesheng had no injuries, the beautiful woman sighed with relief: "Good, good, nothing happened to you. Yuesheng, you didn't encounter any danger while out today, did you?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Many people were injured in Cyan Yang City today. I heard several people went mad, took knives to the street, and started attacking people indiscriminately. Now the constables are patrolling the streets to prevent further casualties."
"Oh? Several people!" Qin Yuesheng furrowed his brows slightly, thinking to himself, "Could it be that there is more than one of those white face spirits?"
"In any case, it's good that you're safe. The situation outside is unclear, and we don't know if all those who went mad have been caught. It's best if you stay in these days, Yuesheng. Safety is paramount; you're the only progeny left in the Qin family."
The beautiful woman, Duan Hongjin, was Qin Feng's concubine. Long before Qin Yuesheng's mother passed, Duan Hongjin was her dowry maid. She later was given to Qin Feng as a concubine by Qin Yuesheng's mother.
As a dowry maid, she was obligated to offer herself to the husband, but Qin Feng was devoted to Qin Yuesheng's mother and had no interest in anyone else, nor any intention of taking concubines. In the end, it was his wife's dying wish that led Qin Feng to take a concubine reluctantly.
After Qin Yuesheng's mother passed, Duan Hongjin shouldered the responsibility for Qin Feng's personal needs. She was straightforward and, recognizing Qin Feng's feelings for Qin Yuesheng's mother and his wife's kindness to her, consistently used Contraceptive Powder and never intended to bear children for fear that they might impact Qin Yuesheng.
"Alright, second mother." Qin Yuesheng immediately agreed without hesitation.
Qin Yuesheng's mother, the Duan family, died shortly after his birth, and over the years, Duan Hongjin carefully nurtured him as her own child, so addressing her as 'second mother' felt completely natural to Qin Yuesheng with no awkwardness.
After bidding farewell to Duan Hongjin, Qin Yuesheng had one of the Hospital Guards carry the Buddha statue to his room, while he leisurely followed behind, checking the Super Auxiliary Device.
Originally, Qin Yuesheng's strength was 0.7, and after adding 7 points of All-Purpose Essence to the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist, he had 5 points of All-Purpose Essence remaining.
And just now, in Nanyan Treasure Studio, to deal damage to the Great Han possessed by the white face spirit, Qin Yuesheng actively increased his strength to the current limit. As a result, his personal attributes were as follows:
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Strength: 1.0 (Normal Person) (+)
Agility: 1.0 (Normal Person) (+)
Constitution: 1.0 (Normal Person) (+)
Spirit: 0.9 (Normal Person) (+)
Charisma: 0.8 (Average Appearance) (+)