Chapter 80: The Dying Liu Fugui

　　"What?"

　　Lu Fei looked up at Wan Chunhui.

　　"Don't tell anyone about the sheepskin map! Many people are searching for this map, and if others find out, it might bring unnecessary trouble to you," Wan Chunhui said with a serious expression.

　　Lu Fei was slightly taken aback and asked, "Who are these people?"

　　"They are all very mysterious, and I don't know their origins. In the beginning, to avoid trouble, we removed the information related to the map from the auction house."

　　"Where did the map come from?"

　　"It was obtained by an antique enthusiast from the black market and consigned to us for sale. However, not long after the map was lost, he passed away due to illness, and we have no further leads."

　　Lu Fei thought for a moment and then said, "Can I ask one more question? What place is recorded on this map?"

　　"I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Lu, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but we really don't know," Wan Chunhui shrugged his hands, "We consulted some experts, but no one could identify the information on the map; the script on it has never appeared in history before."

　　"However, one expert speculated that it should be a treasure map, recording the location of a special treasure."

　　"A special treasure?" Lu Fei's heart stirred, feeling that it was quite possible.

　　For generations, the Sinisterium Pawnshop has made a living collecting these evil treasures. His parents and grandfather would not be busy with something unrelated.

　　Then, he said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Wan, and please also thank the boss for me!"

　　At first, he was a bit worried that the other party might go back on their word, but to his surprise, not only did the auction house owner give him the photo of the map, but also shared quite a bit of information with him.

　　"You are too kind. Young Master Lu helped our boss solve a big problem; we should be the ones thanking you!"

　　Wan Chunhui smiled and offered to let them stay and rest.

　　But Lu Fei was eager to return, so he arranged for a car to take them back.

　　"Boss, I have already told him the information about the map as you instructed."

　　Standing by the window, Wan Chunhui held his phone with a respectful demeanor.

　　"Very good. This young man from the Lu family has a temperament no worse than his grandfather's. Given time, he might even surpass his grandfather. Selling him a favor today will be very beneficial to us. In the future, make sure to build a good relationship with him, do you understand?"

　　"Understood."

　　Putting down his phone, Wanchunhui silently watched the car drive away.

　　Antique Street.

　　Lu Fei returned to the pawnshop, his body was exhausted, but he had no intention of sleeping at all.

　　He repeatedly examined the photo of the map, not letting go of any detail, and searched online for the meaning of the ancient script on it.

　　Unfortunately, just as Wanchunhui said, this script seemed to have never appeared in history.

　　Lu Fei went through a lot of materials, but could not find any information related to it.

　　He had to temporarily give up on the ancient script and instead focus on studying the patterns.

　　Looking at it from all angles.

　　The only thing he could confirm was that this place had mountains and water.

　　But which part of Huaxia doesn't have mountains and water?

　　Lu Fei sighed and rubbed his dry, aching eyes.

　　"Boss, no rush, take your time." Hu Zi poured him a glass of water.

　　Since the boss was not resting, he felt it wasn't right for him to go to sleep either, so he stayed up with Lu Fei, his eyes red from fatigue.

　　"Yeah, no rush, at least we have a lead now!"

　　Lu Fei's words seemed to be in response to Hu Zi, but also as a way to comfort himself.

　　It was still dark outside. He told Hu Zi to go to bed, while he lay on the bed, holding his phone, burdened with worry.

　　His mind was a jumbled mess, one problem following another, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.

　　In a daze, he seemed to dream about his grandfather.

　　His grandfather was sitting by his bedside, looking at him kindly, saying, "Silly child, don't overthink things. Just keep running Sinisterium Pawnshop..."

　　"Grandpa, where did you go? Why didn't you tell me?"

　　"Grandfather has come to see you; he can rest assured knowing you are safe and sound."

　　Grandfather patted Lu Fei's head with his rough, large hand and slowly walked away, turning his back.

　　"Grandfather, where are you going? Don't leave!"

　　As Grandfather's figure grew more distant, a sense of urgency welled up in Lu Fei. He abruptly sat up, only to find the room empty, with only him inside...

　　Early in the morning.

　　The door of Sinisterium Pawnshop was being knocked on loudly.

　　"Who is it? It's so early in the morning, this is so annoying!"

　　Huzi had only slept for two or three hours, and reluctantly got out of bed, yawning and stretching as he went to open the door.

　　"Brother Lu, help me!"

　　As soon as the door opened, a plump figure tumbled in, falling and rolling into the room.

　　"Huzi, where's Brother Xiaolu?"

　　The visitor was none other than Liu Fugui, his dark and murky eyes anxiously looking at Huzi.

　　"The boss is still sleeping. He just got back from handling business last night. Come back later and don't disturb him."

　　"It's a matter of life and death! How can I wait?"

　　Liu Fugui was sweating profusely with worry, trying to rush into the courtyard, but he was so weak that he couldn't even make it without support, gasping for breath after just a few steps, leaning against the wall.

　　"Old Liu, you didn't ignore the boss's advice and went to talk to that so-called confidante again, did you?"

　　Huzi noticed his complexion had worsened. There was no color in his face, making him look like a dead man.

　　"I didn't want to go... She kept calling, and if I didn't answer, she just kept calling," Liu Fugui said, on the verge of tears, "I don't know what happened. When I heard her voice, it felt like there were cat claws scratching at my heart."

　　"I don't know how I ended up going... In the end, I was almost scared to death..."

　　Liu Fugui swallowed hard, his eyes filled with fear.

　　"What's up? Did your confidante take off her makeup?" Husky mocked him.

　　"She didn't take off her makeup, she..." Liu Fugui knew Husky was teasing him and glared at him fiercely, "I won't talk to you, I'll go find Brother Lu."

　　"I can see you're not going to die anytime soon, so just wait a bit longer."

　　"You, Husky! You're gloating over my misfortune, aren't you? I'll tell Brother Lu to dock your pay!"

　　Liu Fugui was so angry he wanted to hit Husky, but even when he was in good health, he couldn't catch up with Husky, let alone now.

　　The two of them were bickering when they saw Lu Fei coming from the yard.

　　"Boss, look, he's as lively as ever, he definitely won't die. You should get some more sleep!" Husky shouted loudly.

　　"Brother Lu, don't listen to him! If you had come any later, I would have been dead from his taunting!" Liu Fugui's face was dark, and he was gasping for breath.

　　"Old Liu, what's wrong with you?" Lu Fei looked at Liu Fugui and exclaimed, "Why do you look like a dead man, with your Yang fire as weak as someone on the brink of death!"

　　"Brother Lu, I don't want to die! Please save me!" Upon hearing this, Liu Fugui almost burst into tears, desperately clutching Lu Fei's arm, refusing to let go.

　　"Didn't I give you a talisman? How did things end up like this?" Lu Fei told him not to be in a hurry and to sit down and talk slowly.

　　Liu Fugui shivered and said, "Fortunately, I had that talisman; otherwise, I would have lost my life last night! Xiaomei, she's... she's not human!"