Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 61: The Picture is Stolen

After returning home, Jiang Ning took two bottles of Evergreen Liquid and two gold bars.

Using Soul Suppressing Incense for Cultivation drained a significant amount of resources, with one tael of Soul Suppressing Incense valued at thirty thousand yuan.

One tael could be made into twenty-four sticks of incense, three sticks a day, and it would be all used up in eight days.

The daily cost of cultivation was close to four thousand yuan.

Divine Sense cultivation was indeed not easy. In comparison, Body Refinement in the Real World was easier; finding the right Cultivation Technique and using electricity for Cultivation could progress swiftly as long as nutrition kept up.

Jiang Ning rode his bike toward the pawnshop in town. The tiny insects dancing in the air flew toward him but were electrocuted by a faint electric current as soon as they touched his skin.

Upon reaching the pawnshop, Jiang Ning pushed the door and entered as usual. As expected, only Shao Shuangshuang was inside.

"You're here?" Shao Shuangshuang greeted him. Jiang Ning had been there three times, and he was considered a regular customer.

Jiang Ning got straight to the point, "Do you have any Jade here? Show me some."

The Jade needed for making Protective Jade Pendants had to withstand the Spirit Array.

Jiang Ning was not sure which type of Jade in the Real World could withstand it, so he needed to try multiple times on the spot. Since he came to exchange gold bars with Shao Shuangshuang, he might as well ask.

"There is Jade, not many types though." After all, her place was not a Jade store, just a pawnshop like a middleman.

The most stocked items in the store were watches, gold, and jewelry; as for antiques, Shao Shuangshuang didn't deal with them. She wasn't good at identifying them, too likely to make an error, and also lacked the funds.

"I'll look for some to show you."

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Shao Shuangshuang searched the counter for a while, pulled out a box, placed it on the table, then unfolded the box, and on a white silk cloth lay pieces of Jade of varying colors and sizes.

"These are all the Jade we have in the store. There are also some Jade jewelry. Would you like to see them?"

"Let me look at the raw stone first, give me a pair of gloves," Jiang Ning said.

Shao Shuangshuang smiled, "There's no need to be so formal, just go ahead and touch them."

Jiang Ning touched the Jade, sensing each one, and ultimately chose two egg-sized light blue Jade pieces capable of being inscribed with a Spirit Array.

"How much?"

"They are not valuable; you can just take them," Shao Shuangshuang said.

"I don't want to take advantage of you."

"Just give eight hundred, the material isn't worth much."

The two pieces Jiang Ning chose were actually worth thousands, considering he had been there two times before, Shao Shuangshuang gave him a discount.

"Okay."

Jiang Ning accepted them. He had merely casually inquired earlier and didn't expect Shao Shuangshuang would actually have the Jade—he had to admit, being in pawnbroking meant having all sorts of odd items.

After buying the Jade, Jiang Ning brought out two gold bars.

"Just transfer the amount," Jiang Ning used to receive cash, but later, due to purchasing Soul Suppressing Incense, he even went to the ATM, which was more troublesome.

Now that he was more familiar with the transactions, and since he had locked Shao Shuangshuang as his target, he could relax his vigilance slightly.

His bank card was registered under his parents' identity, but it was linked to his phone number, and the SMS notifications were also sent to this number, thus his parents didn't know the balance on the card.

After Shao Shuangshuang had transferred the money.

Jiang Ning's phone received a message indicating a deposit of one hundred seventy thousand yuan; his balance had shrunk due to buying Soul Suppressing Incense, and now it swelled back up to over two hundred thousand yuan.

That amount of money was enough for a down payment on a house in An City.

After the transaction, Shao Shuangshuang hesitated and then took the initiative to ask,

"How did you know I was recently losing hair?"

This rather private matter was generally not something she would discuss with others. It was indeed strange last time; before leaving, Jiang Ning had noticed her hair loss and given her a heads-up.

These days, whenever Shao Shuangshuang experienced hair loss, she would remember Jiang Ning's words.

A patient always does everything possible to cling to every hope, pondering over each clue to increase the chances of recovery.

"Judged by your condition, my cousin is exactly like that," Jiang Ning fibbed.

However, Shao Shuangshuang didn't focus on how he made the connection but zeroed in on his cousin instead.

"Your cousin is losing hair?" she inquired.

"Yes."

In Shao Shuangshuang's eyes, Jiang Ning suddenly seemed very "experienced."

"You mentioned your cousin earlier, what happened to her?" she continued to inquire.

Sometimes patients don't trust doctors, but rather those who have had their same condition and are from an earlier generation, wanting to judge their own potential outcomes based on the current status of these individuals.

Jiang Ning looked at her, flashing a brilliant smile,

"Later on, she went bald."

Shao Shuangshuang's heart tightened, and her emotions shifted as she maintained her smile,

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Of course, Jiang Ning was lying to her, and he went on,

"She really did go bald, can you imagine a woman being bald?"

Shao Shuangshuang could imagine it, but she didn't dare to dwell on it; she wasn't married yet, and going bald at such a young age would be truly outstanding.

Just a few days ago, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, her huge family had gathered to celebrate. Her cousin, 24 years old, worked in a government institution, had a promising future, local to Yuzhou, with impressive credentials. Such a talented young man would normally not lack potential partners.

However, tragically, he went bald at just twenty-four, with sparse hair. It would have been okay if he were completely bald and turned into a Bald head, but unfortunately, only the top of his head was bald, resulting in the classic 'Mediterranean' hairstyle.

Because of his baldness, the women who were initially happy to meet him for blind dates all deemed him unsuitable after seeing his hairstyle.

Shao Shuangshuang could deeply relate to her cousin's helpless bitterness. Having the example of a peer, the thought of herself on the road to baldness made her even more fearful and anxious.

"She was bald for about one or two years, and then my cousin used a type of medicine, traditional medicine, you know about that, right?"

"After using traditional medicine, her hair grew back," Jiang Ning hoodwinked her.

Traditional medicine always carried a "mysterious" effect; you often heard about people becoming sick, visiting several famous hospitals, spending a lot of money only to remain uncured.

Then, they would turn to some famous old traditional doctor in some place, who could cure them with a prescription that cost just a few dozen or a few hundred yuan.

Such stories were not uncommon even around Jiang Ning.

It's not possible to completely dismiss traditional medicine; some traditional doctors are indeed very capable, but then again, many quacks tarnished its reputation.

Shao Shuangshuang's first reaction was one of disbelief; it sounded too fake. Her cousin was even considering a hair transplant at the hospital, an expensive option that could cost tens to hundreds of thousands depending on the number of hairs to be transplanted.

Seeing her hesitation, Jiang Ning said,

"Let me show you what my cousin posted just yesterday."

He took out his phone, logged into QQ, and then clicked on a person's profile to enter her QQ space.

The latest status update:

"This white bottle of Green Hair Liquid is just amazing! Been bald for three years, applied it for one month, and my hair actually grew back! Woo-woo! It's really, I'm crying, white bottle Green Hair Liquid is forever a god! Bald sisters, rush for it! Emojis ×7."

Below were several before and after comparison photos showing a huge difference, like two different persons.

There were also a few grounded close-up shots of the product.

Shao Shuangshuang stared at it for a good while, eyes full of longing, and finally, reluctantly, handed the phone back to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning was pleased internally; the account was purchased, the photos doctored, everything meticulously staged.

But the Evergreen Liquid was real, a product of the Cultivation World, highly effective for hair regeneration. As long as Shao Shuangshuang was hooked, she wouldn't be able to escape this scheme in the future.

If he hadn't created a fictitious "cousin" beforehand but suddenly presented the Evergreen Liquid to Shao Shuangshuang, she likely wouldn't have been willing to try it.

After all, this medicine was for use on the head.

But with a "cousin" suffering the same affliction as an example, the patient often becomes bold enough to try it.

Sure enough, having seen a real case, Shao Shuangshuang asked Jiang Ning,

"Is this Green Hair Liquid really effective?"

Jiang Ning said, "Not sure, shall I ask my cousin for you?"

"Thanks, let me know if there are any updates."

She then asked, "Do you use WeChat? Let's exchange contact information."

"This app is really useful; my uncle, who is illiterate, holds his phone every day, sending voice messages and chatting in groups."

Shao Shuangshuang added a bit more.

"I have WeChat," Jiang Ning said.

At this time, the number of WeChat users had already surpassed 400 million and was rapidly approaching 600 million, becoming a major trend.