"There's a fire outbreak!! Put the fire out!"
"Someone, help!!" A girl shouted as Chen walked back to his apartment whistling.
"Argh!! My house is on fire!" Chen shouted, throwing the bag he was with on the floor.
"Oh, Mr. this house is yours, right? I just came back from school, and I saw it on fire." The girl said.
"It's not only mine, the one beside it is on fire too! Is anyone in?!"
"I don't know, but I haven't seen my dad, and these people don't want me to go in." The girl cried as Chen ran into the next building.
"Hey! Young man, do you want to die?!"
"Hehe, he got in. Let's go report to the boss."
"Cough... cough."
Chen ran to the different rooms in the house to check for the old man.
"Argh!!" He heard someone shout as he ran in the direction of the voice.
Just as he ran in, a plank was falling and about to hut the old man. Chen ran towards him and covered the man, making the plank fall on himself.
*Fuck, I wasn't thinking.* he thought, helping the man stand.
"Let's go, sir!" He shouted, running towards the hallway.
*Dammit, it's blocked!* He thought, kicking the planks that blocked the way.
"Cough... Cough. Son... there's a window by your right, let's jump out through the window."
*Won't that hurt him?*
"If you say so, sir." Chen said, running towards his right.
It was a small kitchen, he looked around before seeing the window. He tried opening it but it wouldn't bulge.
"Dammit!!" He shouted, using his hand to break the window.
"Father! Father!" The girl screamed while running towards them.
"They came out alive!"
"Thank goodness."
"Someone was really inside the building."
"Father." The girl called crying as the man patted her on her head.
"I'm okay, my dear." He said before coughing.
"Call an ambulance!" Chen shouted.
"Yes, I'm on it!" She said, dialling a number on her phone.
*Looks like the stuff in my house got burnt too, not like anything special is...*
"Oh my God!!" He shouted before running into his house.
"Wait, young man!!"
*Argh Goddammit, the new clothes I bought got damaged.* He cried outside the house as the ambulance got to the compound.
"Sir, won't you join us?"
"Sob... sob..."
"O-oh..." She said, before joining the ambulance.
"NOTICE: HOST GOT 200 POINTS FOR RESCUING THE OLD MAN "
"You did a good job young man."
"What good job, I couldn't even save those clothes."
"You still have some cash don't you."
"You're right, but where will I live?"
"Just go to the mountain and stay with your aunt for a while."
"Nah, I probably don't want to disturb that old woman."
"But still, I have a feeling that this fire outbreak was done on purpose."
"You're right, someone wants you miserable."
"You're right. I did make some enemies."
"Well, maybe just go stay in a hotel for the night."
"That's true!" He said, standing up immediately.
*I've still got my card, I have enough money and I still plan on selling some stuff today.*
"APHRODISIAC SOLD TO THE MARKET. THE MARKET PRICE CHANGED TO 5 FOR 3 MILLION YUAN. MARKET UPGRADED TO LEVEL 3."
"What the f? Where's the remaining 2 million?!"
"You've been selling oy one product, you'll have to sell something different to be able to get more money."
"Oh, that's how it is." He said, relaxing on the bed.
"The hotel sure is very comfortable."
"Chen, I went to your house this morning and saw the condition it was in. I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
"Ahaha, don't worry Mr. Zhang. I don't need..."
"I've confirmed his location sir."
"Eh?"
"Don't worry Chen, I sent my men to deliver a card to you. You can use it to buy a house and the stuff you need. You can even buy the biggest villa in Golden Palace."
"Eh?!"
"We are friends, aren't we? You've saved my life before, this is just what friends do for each other."
"That's not what friends do. What are we, sworn brothers?!" He shouted throwing his phone on the bed.
*Might as well grab the cash.* He thought, walking out of the room.
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"Oh, you're the little girl next door," Chen said, standing in front of his old house.
"I'm not a little girl, I'm Tian Ling. About the same age as you."
"Ah, sorry about that. How's your father?"
"He's doing fine. Thanks for helping us the other day. I didn't see you for some days and I wanted to thank you."
"Don't worry about that. You were also trying to find help to stop my house from burning." He said smiling while rubbing the back of his neck.
"If you say so. I'll be leaving now, hope I'll be seeing you again."
"Yeah."
*Argh she's so cute!!*
"Well, this seems to be the place," Chen said, looking down at his smartphone and up at the building.
"Chen, there you are. Come on in." Mr Zhang said as Chen walked towards a black Lamborghini.
"You called me out today, Mr. Zhang."
"Yes, you said you haven't been to Golden Palace before. I'll take you there to go pick a house."
"Why don't we go find something else today? I heard you love antiques and Jades." Chen said.
"Oh yes, I do love antiques and jades. But you see, I don't have the skill to gamble stones. I'm afraid I might lose money and fame from picking the wrong ones."
*Well neither did I, until a few minutes ago.*
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"NOTICE: MARKET UPGRADED TO LEVEL 3. HOST GOT A GIFT FROM AN IMMORTAL, CLAIRVOYANCE."
"Clairvoyance?"
"Ha... you lucky bastard."
"What?"
"You can use it to see through things. It can also help when you want to appraise antiques or cheat when finding stones with jades. As the level increases its use broadens."
"Wow! Looks like a heck of a skill."
"Mr. Zhang, I'm quite good at gambling stones, let's go get some."
"What nonsense?! Don't believe him, Mr. Zhang. This kid might be trying to make you lose money." The right-hand man said.
"Mr. Liu? Why don't we give it a try? I think I can trust Chen."
*...*
"Drive us to Long Lu market. There's a stone gambling festival today."
"Yes, boss."