Qin Shi's confidence was boosted after his Spirit Meridian was rebuilt.
On the way back to Desolate Town, he killed many low-level wild beasts.
After entering Desolate Town, he didn't rush home. Instead, he found a shop and sold the animal skins, snake gallbladders, and bear paws he found on the way to buy a few kilos of wine.
"I haven't had a drink with my dad in over a year. I wonder if he can hold his liquor better."
After Qin Shi got the gold coins, he found a wine shop and bought two kilos of wine. Just thinking about it made him happy.
At this time, he passed by the Drunken Immortal Restaurant and remembered that Liu Yanbing had left the priceless Golden Tulip Hairpin here for him. He turned around and walked in, ready to redeem it.
"Young Master Qin?"
The waiter saw Qin Shi and walked over with a towel on his shoulder, "What's up?
A beauty is treating you today? "
His words were full of mockery.
"Hmph, what a snob."
Qin Shi glanced at the waiter and couldn't be bothered to fuss with this kind of servant. He directly walked to the front desk and said to the manager of the Drunken Immortal Inn, "Manager, I came today to redeem my Little Sister Bing 'er's Golden Tulip Hairpin."
"Oh?
Redeem the Golden Tulip Hairpin? "
The shopkeeper froze for a second and then burst out laughing. He pointed at Qin Shi with disdain, "Young Master Qin, are you kidding me?
You want to redeem the Golden Tulip Hairpin with your poor appearance? "
"Hmph, cut the crap. Here are ten gold coins. Give me back the Golden Tulip Hairpin."
Qin Shi knew that a scoundrel would return the Golden Tulip Hairpin without another word. He took out ten gold coins and slammed them on the table.
Seeing the ten gold coins, the shopkeeper's expression became more serious. He opened the drawer and took out the Golden Tulip Hairpin, "Young Master Qin, what's up?
Which rich woman is keeping you as a sugar mommy?
You want to redeem the Golden Tulip Hairpin?
Ten gold coins is far from enough. "
"Not enough?" Qin Shi frowned.
"One hundred gold coins and the Golden Tulip Hairpin is yours."
The shopkeeper let out a strange laugh as he secretly rejoiced in his heart, "This Golden Tulip Hairpin is worth at most 50 gold coins. If he can really take out 100 gold coins, then he'll have made a huge profit."
"A hundred gold coins?"
Qin Shi sucked in a breath of cold air. "Shopkeeper, did you remember wrongly?
The last time I ate here, it only cost 10 gold coins at most. Now you're asking for 100 gold coins? "
"Last time was last time, this is this time. Do you think I'm stupid?
This Tulip Gold Hairpin is inlaid with gold, and the carvings are exquisite. Even a hundred gold coins would be a bargain. "The shopkeeper was shameless. He glanced at Qin Shi and said," Are you going to redeem it or not?
If you don't redeem it, don't delay my business. "
Qin Shi's heart was filled with hatred when he heard this, and he clenched his fists so hard that cracking sounds could be heard. But in the end, he still took out 100 gold coins from his pocket and fiercely slammed them on the table, "100 gold coins, return the hairpin to me."
"Sure enough, he's a kept woman?"
The shopkeeper's face lit up with joy as he snatched the gold coins away.
"Hehe, young master Qin, this Tulip Gold Hairpin will be returned to its owner." The shopkeeper counted the gold coins and prepared to hand the hairpin back to Qin Shi.
His delighted smile caused the fat on his face to sway a few times.
Qin Shi's heart could be said to be burning with rage.
He knew that he had been tricked. If it was in the past, he would have flipped the table.
However, the current him was different. A year's worth of experience had caused his temperament to become much steadier. He also knew how to endure. Even though his spiritual veins had recovered, he was no longer as impulsive as before.
"Young master Lin, that hairpin is so beautiful."
"What?
A beauty likes it?
I'll give it to you. "
At this time, a handsome young man with a scantily clad woman in his arms walked up to the counter. "Shopkeeper, this Tulip Gold Hairpin costs 200 gold coins. I, Lin Ya, will take it."
When the woman heard this, she immediately became excited. She stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed Lin Ya on the cheek. Her two large breasts moaned as she said, "Young master Lin, you're so good to me."
"Hahaha, as long as the beauty likes it, I, Lin Ya, will satisfy you."
Lin Ya nodded his head in enjoyment. He didn't pay any attention to Qin Shi as he fished out 200 gold coins and slapped them on the table.
"Young master Lin Ya?"
The shopkeeper was clearly more courteous when he saw Lin Ya. He took back the Tulip Gold Hairpin he was about to hand over. "Since young master Lin Ya likes this Tulip Gold Hairpin, this old man will reluctantly part with it."
Qin Shi was furious. "Shopkeeper, what is the meaning of this?
You've accepted my money. How can you go back on your word? "
"Go back on my word?"
The shopkeeper glanced at him before returning the 100 gold coins to Qin Shi. "Young master Lin has offered 200 gold coins. If I don't sell it to him, I'll sell it to you?
Do you think I'm stupid? "
Lin Ya glanced at Qin Shi. He didn't take him seriously at all. He raised his hand to take the Tulip Gold Hairpin.
Qin Shi's heart itched with hatred.
He knew of Lin Ya. He was the young master of the Lin Clan, a second-rate clan in Desolate Town.
He spent most of his days idling about, indulging in debauchery and debauchery. He relied on the power of the Lin Clan to bully others. He was a notorious tyrant in Desolate Town.
"250 gold coins."
When he saw that the Tulip Gold Hairpin was about to fall into Lin Ya's hands, Qin Shi grew anxious. He had no choice but to bid against Lin Ya. He had to get his hands on the Tulip Gold Hairpin.
"300 gold coins." Lin Ya didn't care as he replied in a lukewarm tone.
"You …"
Qin Shi was furious. 250 gold coins was his limit. The beast skin, snake gallbladder, and other items had only been sold for 260 gold coins.
"You what?
You don't have any money? "
Lin Ya took the Tulip Gold Hairpin and hugged the big-breasted beauty tightly. His face was full of mockery as he said, "If you don't have money, don't learn from others. Buying gifts and picking up girls?
You really overestimate yourself. "
"Give me the Tulip Gold Hairpin."
"Give it back to you?
Let me tell you, hurry up and get lost before I get angry. "
At this moment, Lin Ya became even more arrogant. He raised his head and looked at Qin Shi with disdain, "A piece of trash who was kicked out of his clan because of a woman dares to compete with me?"
"Say that again?" Qin Shi flew into a rage.
"If I say it again, what can you do to me?
I'm talking about you, a piece of trash who was kicked out of his clan. "Lin Ya seemed to enjoy Qin Shi's anger as he repeated each word.
"You're courting death."
From the beginning, Qin Shi had constantly reminded himself to endure. However, he never imagined that Lin Ya would actually touch on his taboo. Finally, he could no longer hold back. He raised his fist high, and a surge of power suddenly rose as he threw a punch towards Lin Ya's face.
When he saw Qin Shi's attack, Lin Ya was stunned for a moment. Soon after, he became even more disdainful as he raised his fist to meet the attack. "You actually dare to attack me? You really don't know how the word 'death' is written."
The shopkeeper and the big breasted beauty simultaneously took a few steps back as disdain simultaneously appeared on their faces. "This Qin Shi is asking for trouble. Young master Lin Ya has just stepped into the second level of the Spirit Tempering stage not too long ago. How could a piece of trash like him possibly defeat him …"
Bang!
However, before they could finish their words, the two of them simultaneously widened their eyes.
As the two fists collided, an intense shockwave was generated. Waves of spiritual energy caused all of the tables and chairs in the Drunken Immortal House to be flipped over.
However, the expected scene did not appear.
Qin Shi steadily stood his ground, not retreating in the slightest.
On the contrary, Lin Ya actually staggered back three steps before barely managing to stabilize his body.
"What, what just happened?"
"How could young master Lin Ya be unable to defeat this piece of trash?"
The surrounding onlookers were all astonished in their hearts, especially the shopkeeper and the waiter who had started to mock Qin Shi.
From the looks of it, Qin Shi's strength was definitely above that of Lin Ya's.
"Could it be that the Qin family's young master has recovered his strength?"
When they realized this, the shopkeeper and the waiter recalled their previous actions towards Qin Shi, causing them to involuntarily shrink their necks.
"You …" Lin Ya regained his senses, his face filled with astonishment.
"What about you? Let me tell you, when this young master was wooing girls, you weren't even born yet. Don't try to talk about morality with me." His tone had completely reversed as Qin Shi pointed at Lin Ya and scolded.
"I don't believe that this young master is inferior to you.
You must have played some tricks just now. "Lin Ya was unable to accept this reality. After clenching his teeth, he once again attacked Qin Shi.
However, this time, he was even more thoroughly defeated.
After recovering his spiritual veins, Qin Shi was already at the third level of the Tempered Spirit stage. In his eyes, Lin Ya had always been a clown.
With a slight shift of his body, Qin Shi easily dodged the attack. Soon after, he grabbed Lin Ya's wrist, flipped him over, and sent him flying with a kick.
Rumble!
As he flew, Lin Ya directly smashed a table into smithereens. After rolling a few times on the ground, he did not climb back up.
"This young master has been frequenting the red-light district since I was ten, yet you're actually teaching me a lesson."
Qin Shi shot a glance at Lin Ya. After the previous exchange, he had already snatched back the Golden Tulip Hairpin. Without wasting any more words, he turned around and left.
As he left, his gaze fell on the large breasted beauty's body, greedily sweeping up and down her body. In the end, his gaze stopped at the towering twin peaks on her chest as he sighed, "You do have some good looks, but it's a pity that you followed the wrong person."
"Young, young master Qin."
Seeing that Qin Shi was about to leave, the shopkeeper became somewhat anxious. So many tables and chairs had been destroyed. If Qin Shi left, who would pay for the damages? "Look, look at these … these destroyed tables and chairs …"
"Did I touch your tables and chairs?"
Qin Shi turned around and pretended to be at a loss. Soon after, he pointed at Lin Ya, who was twitching on the ground, and said, "Whoever touched them will pay for it."
After saying these words, he shrugged his shoulders and happily walked out of the Drunken Immortal Inn.
This was the first time he had been able to hold his head high since his spiritual vein had been destroyed. The comfort he felt in his heart was simply indescribable.
At this moment, he was holding the Golden Tulip Hairpin in his left hand and two catties of wine in his right as he excitedly walked towards his home.
"Yu Lin 'er, Burning Sky Sect, just you wait. I, Qin Shi, have been resurrected."
The corners of Qin Shi's mouth rose into a smile that he had not seen in a long time. This smile was filled with confidence and pride.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Shi had already arrived at his home.
Looking at the dilapidated old residence, his heart still felt somewhat bitter.
"Father, mother, sooner or later, I will bring you back to the Qin family.
I will let the Qin family look at you in a new light. I will let them know that your son is definitely not trash. "Qin Shi took a deep breath and stepped into the old residence.
However, as soon as he entered the old residence, Qin Shi was startled.
He saw Qin Tianqing, Qiong Shuyao, and Liu Yanbing standing in the courtyard of the old residence. In front of them stood two young men.
Qin Shi was no stranger to these two young men. Among the second generation of the Qin Clan, the third son of Qin Tianxing was also considered his cousin. Their names were Qin Fengshan and Qin Fenghai.