### Chapter 1 [] Three Gold Needles
The crowds at the provincial capital's bus station swarmed around like ants. With a shabby canvas bag on my back, I stood at the exit, staring at the towering buildings lining the streets, feeling a little dazed. My phone buzzed. It was a message from the person the Huo family had sent to pick me up: “Mr. Jiang, I'm at Exit B of the East Plaza. Black Mercedes, license plate 6888.” I looked around, but couldn't find the East Plaza at all. It wasn't my fault. I'd spent twenty-three years in Qingniu Village, and the farthest I'd ever gone was the town market. If my master hadn't told me on his deathbed to come to the provincial capital and find an old friend of his
