“Boss, I’ll take that bracelet! How much?” the man said casually, seemingly quite wealthy.
The boss scratched his head and said, “But this customer has already…”
“I’ll pay double!” the man said, still with his eyes closed, exuding arrogance.
“Ahem!” I coughed twice and then said, “Well, Brother Wei, long time no see!”
That man was none other than Wei Junzhi, the one who had lost his pants and then professed his love to Xu Xin. I hadn’t expected him to be from an ancient martial arts family; no wonder his two bodyguards were both peak Yellow Rank martial artists.
“It’s you!” Wei Junzhi finally opened his eyes, looking at me with surprise.
I smiled: “That’s right, it’s me!”
“Hey Junzhi, what brings you here?” Wang Haoming, standing beside me, suddenly spoke up.
Judging from his tone, it seemed he knew Wei Junzhi.
“Haoming, Brother Haoming!” Wei Junzhi stammered, looking at Wang Haoming, then forced a laugh and said, “I’m just here for a visit. You know, my meridians are blocked, so I can’t practice ancient martial arts.”
Wei Junzhi’s meridians were indeed blocked throughout his body, but it seemed that even so, he was treated quite well in the Wei family.
Wang Haoming nodded, then pointed at me and said, “This is my brother-in-law, Xia Tian, also Senior Long’s disciple.”
“What?! He’s Long Qingyang’s disciple!” Wei Junzhi looked at me in surprise.
It seemed that Old Man Long’s status in the ancient martial arts world was indeed quite high, but how could Qin Shousheng have found Long Qingyang to be my instructor? Although the Qin family was one of the four great families in the capital, compared to ancient martial arts families, they were far inferior.
“Young master, the bracelet is wrapped up for you, 100,000 yuan!” The shopkeeper handed the wrapped bracelet to Wei Junzhi.
Wei Junzhi swiped his card, then handed the bracelet to me, saying, “I’m sorry for offending you before!”
“It’s nothing. This bracelet is for Brother Ming’s sister. You should just give it to her!” I said, pointing to Wang Ziyan. I wondered what trick Wei Junzhi was up to this time. Long Qingyang was powerful, but I knew that with Wei Junzhi’s personality, he wouldn’t change his attitude towards me because of a name.
Wei Junzhi gave the bracelet to Wang Ziyan and left.
We wandered around for a while longer.
“It’s already noon. The exchange meeting is about to start. Let’s go back first!” Wang Haoming said, checking the time.
I nodded and followed.
The shouts from the stalls all stopped, and it went very quiet.
The leaders of each group greeted each other and then fell silent.
“Let me start by throwing out an idea!” Yue Qianxun suddenly spoke up, easing the atmosphere.
Yue Qianxun took out a stone and said, “This is millennium-old iron essence. Does anyone here wish to exchange it?”
At this moment, an old man sitting in the Sword Forging Sect spoke up, “I have a sharp sword here. Would it be possible to exchange it for the millennium-old iron essence in Sect Leader Yue’s possession?” He then tossed out a long sword, supporting it with his qi, and presented it to Yue Qianxun.
Yue Qianxun nodded and presented the millennium-old iron essence in the same way.
I was puzzled and asked softly, “This sword is sharp, but the material is clearly not as good as that millennium-old iron essence. Why would Yue Qianxun agree to the exchange?”
“Millennium-old iron essence is excellent, but Mount Hua is not proficient in weapon forging. Keeping it is useless; it’s better to exchange it for a sharp weapon,” Elder Tan said calmly.
I nodded and said nothing more.
Following the transaction between Yue Qianxun and the old man from the Sword Forging Sect, the remaining sects began trading one after another.
After a while, Elder Tan took out an ancient book and said, “This is a Profound-rank fist technique manual that I happened to acquire. I wonder if any fellow practitioners would like to exchange it?”
“A Profound-rank manual?!” A gasp rang out in the hall.
Although each sect has its own internal energy cultivation methods, the number of martial arts moves is limited. Therefore, Elder Tan’s Profound-rank manual immediately drew gasps from the crowd.
“I’ll exchange it with a precious sword, what do you say, Brother Tan?” the elder from the Sword Forging Sect spoke again.
Elder Tan shook his head: “The Wang family is not lacking in divine weapons!”
“How about I exchange it with my top-grade Mount Hua wound medicine?” Yue Qianxun said with a smile.
Elder Tan shook his head again: “While the Golden Wound Medicine is good, it only treats external injuries. What I need are pills to heal internal injuries.”
Just then, a voice suddenly spoke, sarcastic and mocking: “Rumor has it that the Wang family patriarch was injured in a duel. It seems it’s true!”
“What do you mean!” Wang Haoming, somewhat angered, shouted at the speaker.
Elder Tan stopped Wang Haoming, then smiled and said, “It’s alright. My purpose in coming here is simply to exchange for healing pills. I wonder if any of you have any pills to trade with me?”
“I have a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum here, but exchanging it for a Profound-rank manual is a bit inappropriate!” the sarcastic voice spoke up again.
This person was clearly going against the Wang family. Even if he did have a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, he probably wouldn’t trade it with Elder Tan.
“What about the Earth-rank sword technique manual?” Elder Tan sneered.
His words confirmed that the Wang family patriarch was indeed injured, and seemingly seriously so; otherwise, he wouldn’t have produced a Earth-rank manual. Although it wasn’t an internal energy cultivation method, Earth-rank manuals were no ordinary items.
The appearance of this Earth-rank sword technique manual had already caused a great stir, and the entire venue was in an uproar.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man spoke up: “Although my Wanren Mountain doesn’t have any holy medicines for healing, we have a hundred-year-old ginseng king here. I wonder if we could exchange it for Elder Tan’s Earth-rank sword technique manual?”
Wanren Mountain?! I feel like I’ve heard that name before, but where exactly? I’ve forgotten. It shouldn’t be that important, otherwise, how could I have forgotten?
However, exchanging a hundred-year-old ginseng king for a Earth-rank manual seems like a bad deal. Elder Tan was about to agree when I whispered, “Elder Tan, I have many spiritual plants here. Please keep this Earth-rank manual!”
“Is that really true?!” Elder Tan looked at me with some surprise.
I smiled. “Of course it’s true, young man, I have no reason to lie to you!”
Old Tan nodded and said to the middle-aged man from Wanren Mountain, “While the Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng King is precious, its effects on internal injuries are not significant.”
The middle-aged man from Wanren Mountain shook his head helplessly upon hearing this and remained silent.
The exchange meeting continued, but nothing that appeared particularly caught my eye; it was rather boring.
“I have obtained a spirit pearl by chance, but I cannot fathom its contents. I wonder if any of you fellow cultivators have taken a liking to it!”
Hearing this voice, I turned my head and looked over.
What I saw made me freeze in place.
The so-called spirit pearl was exactly the same as the transparent glass ball at home!