Chapter 4 A Gold Coin

  Liu took out a golden ancient coin from his bosom, and his eyes showed a slightly solemn and serious expression.

  "Liu Shu, is this a gold coin?" Ye Feng examined the color of the coin and thought it seemed to be real gold, although the intricate patterns and designs that resembled words on its surface were hard to make out.

  "Old Liu, a gold coin is nothing to write home about, right? You can buy one for tens of dollars at an antique market. It's not enough that you gave this thing to Little Feng before you left, and now you're giving me this bar? That's unfair treatment! Lao Ge said nonchalantly from the side, thinking that since Liu's family was wealthy, giving Ye Feng just a gold coin would be too petty."

  Liu didn't seem to notice Long's sarcasm, but instead looked at Ye Feng and said, "This thing is the most precious item I've obtained after all these years of traveling around. Unfortunately, I was never able to unlock its secrets, and now that so many years have passed, I finally understand that it doesn't belong to me. Now, I'm going to give it to you as a gift, hoping it will bring you good luck."

  "What secret?" Ye Feng thought Liu was bragging, and it wasn't hard to understand why - Liu had blown his own horn countless times before. But Ye didn't burst the bubble, just shook his head with a smile, "You've spent many years without solving this mystery, I'm not sure I can either."

  "If you can't figure it out, just consider it a keepsake I left for you. If you want to give it away, that's up to you." Mr. Liu handed the strange gold coin to Ye Feng, his eyes showing reluctance to part with it.

  Ye Feng felt a strange, inexplicable thrill emanating from the depths of his soul the moment he took hold of the gold coin. The bizarre sensation vanished in an instant. Ye Feng thought it was just his imagination and didn't pay much attention to it.

  "Director Liu, if you're so reluctant to part with it, then let's exchange something else as a gift. You can keep the gold coins." Long Ge didn't believe Director Liu's words at all, thinking that he was making up a story to deceive Ye Feng.

  "Sometimes people need to learn to let go in order to gain more..." Mr. Liu sighed with a hint of helplessness. "Whether you believe what I say or not is up to you..."

  "Also, Xiao Feng, it's best if you don't come to this bar for a while. I'm leaving and Long Ge will take over, but that woman might look for trouble with you, so be careful." Liu Zong patted Ye Feng's shoulder.

  "Yeah, Old Liu is right. You'd better lay low for a while and let me handle the conflict with her first. She's a master of poison, it's troublesome to be targeted by her." Long Ge nodded in agreement beside him.

  "After this, I won't be coming anymore. In the past half year or so, my tuition fees have already been covered. It's just that because of the contract I signed earlier which was for a year, that's why I've been coming every week. Although singing is just something I do in my free time, I still think it's better to be doing something more substantial related to my future work." Ye Feng had long had thoughts of leaving, but was hesitant because of Liu Zong's face and hadn't brought it up. Now that Liu Zong and Long Ge have both said so, Ye Feng is completely relieved. Although he still has feelings for Emperor Bar, being a resident singer really isn't something Ye Feng enjoys.

  "In fact, the bar environment is also messy and not conducive to your growth. Although we won't have many chances to meet in the future, I, this rascal, can't teach you much anyway. Just focus on being a top student at school. Especially these days, let's not have any contact for now, until I deal with that woman's trouble. Later, we'll find time to get together again." A hint of melancholy flashed in Dragon Brother's eyes, although he was reluctant, but he also understood that Ye Feng had his own destiny. He even more didn't want Ye Feng to walk the old path he once took.

  "Dragon Brother, Uncle Liu, thank you for taking care of me during this period..." Ye Feng's expression was somewhat gloomy.

  "Foolish kid, we'll meet again someday!" Mr. Liu smiled and shook his head.

  "Nothing else, just don't forget you have an older brother named Long Tian!" Long Ge said with a smile. "Alright, go back and rest now, it's not early anymore, don't think too much. The world has no banquet that doesn't disperse, let alone we are all in H City, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet again."

  Yè Fēng was sent back to school, and Lóng Gē said to the driver, "Old Iron, today's events must have made that woman target Little Fēng. For the next few days, send a few people to secretly protect him. If the other side doesn't make a move and just observes from the shadows, don't bother with them. Because if we take action first, it will disrupt the current balance of power. But if the other side makes a move, you mustn't show any mercy either, and ensure Little Fēng's safety at all costs."

  "Alright, Brother Long!" Lao Tie didn't even turn his head back, responding very readily.

  It was already after 9 pm when I returned to the dormitory, and my roommates were all busy with their own things, some playing online games, others playing poker, watching movies, or browsing the internet...

  "Seventh brother, why are you so late today?" asked Old Eighth in the dormitory. "Normally, you're back by seven or eight."

  "Nothing much, just had dinner with Dragon Brother and them." Ye Feng didn't say anything else, he simply changed his clothes, took off his shoes, and went to bed early.

  "Lao Qi, you seem a bit off today... Did you meet some beautiful girl at the bar?" Dormitory lao er threw down two poker cards and looked up at Ye Feng with his bare upper body.

  "I'm a bit tired, I'll go to sleep first." Ye Feng turned over and everything that happened in the bar today made him feel like it was all unreal. The appearance of the woman with an angelic face, Liu's departure, and Long Ge's serious expression all made Ye Feng feel like everything seemed different from usual.

  "What was she doing at the bar, anyway? Was it because of Long Ge? It definitely wasn't just to listen to music...” Ye Feng fell asleep with all sorts of doubts in his mind.

  The next morning, Ye Feng woke up early, washed and dressed, and then inserted his hands into his pockets. His right fingertips suddenly touched a hard object.

  "Huh," Ye Feng pulled out the thing from his pocket and only then realized it was the gold coin that Director Liu had left for him.

  Under the illumination of morning light, the gold coins appear to be radiant and resplendent, completely different from their dullness last night. The mysterious patterns and designs on the gold coins seem to have come alive as well.

  "How come this thing feels different from when I got it yesterday?" Ye Feng shook his head and casually put the gold coin into the inner pocket of his chest.

  Normally, Ye Feng would never let go of the opportunity to "retreat" in the library on weekends, but this Saturday he had completely lost his peaceful mood for reading.

  Everything that happened yesterday was like a dream to him.

  "Did Liu really leave overnight?" After finishing breakfast, Ye Feng hesitated for a while and finally decided to go to the Emperor Bar to take a look.

  As usual, Ye Feng took a two-dollar bus from school and got off at a stop near the bar.

  At a distance of about 100 meters, Ye Feng easily saw that the bar's door was tightly closed. He still refused to believe the fact in front of him and walked towards the entrance of the bar.

  A delicate whiteboard is hung at the entrance, on which a few large characters are written in a flying and dancing style: The bar will undergo major renovations recently, causing inconvenience to everyone. Please forgive us. Thank you!

  Ye Feng's heart sank, "Uncle Liu really left..."

  Walking aimlessly along this bustling street, Ye Feng didn't immediately take the bus back to school. He felt a sense of oppression in his heart and wanted to walk around casually, clear his mind, and make himself feel better.

  As he walked to the end of the main road, Ye Feng raised his head and saw a large building in front of him. It was an antique market, which occupied a large area in this bustling scenic area.

  "Antiques..." Ye Feng looked at the huge sign hanging on the entrance of the building, and reached into his pocket to touch the gold coin.

  "If this thing really hides secrets as Uncle Liu said, taking it out will only lead to envy, and wanting to study its secrets, it seems that I can only rely on myself." Ye Feng hesitated for a while, and finally gave up the idea of taking out this gold coin and asking someone who understands to help him identify it.

  "Although I can't take it out, I can see if there are any similar flower-patterned coins. If they're cheap, I can buy them back and study them." Ye Feng found another way.

  Having thought of this, Ye Feng shook off his previous gloom and strode into the antique market.

  Along the entrance of the first store, Ye Feng looked at each family one by one.

  In the antique market, there were actually not many gold coins. Ye Feng looked at several shops and didn't find one that was similar to the one in his pocket. He felt a bit disappointed and wanted to leave.

  As he turned around, his eyes suddenly glanced at something in a store, rubbed his own eyes, and found that he was not mistaken. He walked towards the store with a somewhat strange expression...

  (Hey, over 10,000 words now, can shamelessly ask for collection! Loudly shouting twice: Friends, I want to be collected! Is there anyone?!