Chapter 28: The Black Shop in the West Market

In the West Market, people came and went, bustling with activity.

Zhang Xingyu and Hu Siping walked, watched, and asked. This was their first time selling monster materials, and having just arrived in Nanhua Cheng, they were unclear about the market conditions here, so they appeared extra cautious.

Walking all the way, they saw many strange things and learned a lot. They did not easily sell the materials in their hands; after all, the bags on their backs contained their cultivation dreams.

After strolling for most of the day, they arrived at the entrance of a large shop called "Qizhen Ge" (Rare Treasure Pavilion). People in the market said that this "Qizhen Ge" specialized in buying and selling various refining materials and rare treasures.

"Qizhen Ge" can be considered one of the largest shops in the West Market of Nanhua Cheng, possessing three five-meter-wide double-door facades, with two white marble stone lions over a meter high placed at the entrance, and a large plaque with gold characters on a red background hanging above the lintel.

The two shouldered and carried their bags, dusty and tired, as they walked into "Qizhen Ge," and a clerk who was originally preparing to step forward quickly to welcome guests immediately stopped his steps.

Bad luck, encountered two more poor ghosts coming to sell trash. What the clerks most wanted to receive were wealthy guests who spent money like water; they had considerable commissions for every order.

Like the poor ghosts with bags in front of them, they probably didn't have many gold coins on them, and there was no profit for them even if they served them.

The clerk glanced at Zhang Xingyu and his companion with the corner of his eye, then quickly turned and returned to the shop.

Dog eyes looking down on people!

Zhang Xingyu was angry in his heart and turned to leave.

Hu Siping reached out and stopped him.

"Wait for me to go over and ask before deciding," Hu Siping said.

They had already been to several shops that bought and sold materials and had a clear understanding of the prices of first-order monster materials.

Now is the time to sell; if they don't sell here, they will have to carry the bags to find the next buyer.

This "Qizhen Ge" is a large shop; selling here might fetch a good price.

Hu Siping put down his bag and walked into the shop with a few brisk steps.

Several clerks in the shop treated him as air, either dozing off or huddling together chatting in low voices.

Hu Siping endured the displeasure in his heart and moved to stand in front of a clerk.

"Brother, we want to sell some things. Could you please help us take a look and give us an estimate?"

The clerk was dozing off on the counter. Upon hearing this, he opened his eyes, and immediately his eyebrows raised and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing an extremely impatient expression: "Go, go, go, this shop only buys rare treasures. As for the scrap metal in your sacks, carry them back to wherever you picked them up from."

"You..." Hu Siping was choked by his words.

Damn it, if this were in Shenying Zhen, if you scum dared to talk to me like this, I would definitely beat you into a pig's head. Hu Siping clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them.

Forget it, this is not Shenying Zhen after all. Being a stranger in a strange land, it's better to avoid trouble.

"Let's go, Xingyu." Hu Siping walked out of the door with a dark face.

The two shouldered their bags and were just about to leave when they saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, broad-shouldered and fat, walking over from the street corner.

At the same time, the group of clerks who were slacking off became busy instantly. Some were busy counting materials, some were busy wiping items, and some were busy arranging tables and chairs.

Seeing Zhang Xingyu and his companion shouldering and carrying their bags and preparing to leave, the middle-aged man asked casually: "Are the two of you here to sell things to our shop?"

Seeing that he was quite polite, Zhang Xingyu and his companion stopped and replied: "We want to sell materials, but unfortunately, the clerks in this shop are unwilling to come forward and take a look."

"These bastards, they slack off as soon as I leave."

Shopkeeper Qin cursed, then smiled at Zhang Xingyu and his companion: "The two of you, don't be angry. I am the shopkeeper of this shop, surnamed Qin; you can call me Shopkeeper Qin. Since you are here to sell materials, why not open the bags and let me see what good things you have inside."

Zhang Xingyu and Hu Siping looked at each other, and after confirming each other's opinion, they reached out and untied the bags in front of them one by one.

Zhang Xingyu introduced to Shopkeeper Qin: "Inside here, there are a total of 102 feathers of first-order monster Red Phoenix birds, 41 pairs of sharp claws, and 50 beaks."

Shopkeeper Qin took a simple look, then raised his head and asked: "The two of you, this is the first time I've seen someone sell so many first-order monster materials at once. Did you rob the Red Phoenix bird's nest?"

"Something like that." Zhang Xingyu nodded.

"First-order monster feathers, purchase price is one low-grade spirit stone each, or 1,000 gold coins each; first-order monster claws, purchase price is two low-grade spirit stones per pair, or 2,000 gold coins per pair; first-order monster beaks, purchase price is two low-grade spirit stones each, or 2,000 gold coins each. The total purchase price for these materials is 284 low-grade spirit stones, or 284,000 gold coins." Shopkeeper Qin thought for a moment and quickly gave the price for the materials.

Zhang Xingyu was speechless upon hearing this.

This Shopkeeper Qin looks amiable, but the price he gave is truly speechless.

Just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly thought of something and asked: "Shopkeeper Qin, do you buy dharma weapons here?"

"Dharma weapons, of course we buy them." Shopkeeper Qin was very surprised upon hearing this.

Unexpectedly, these two country bumpkins who have never seen the world actually have dharma weapons to sell.

That's right, these two are mostly poor ghosts here to apply for Nanhua Immortal Academy, and they are willing to sell their dharma weapons to raise tuition. Just right, I will lower the price by half again and make a big profit.

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Qin said: "There aren't many people buying dharma weapons recently. However, I see that the two of you have kind faces, and I am willing to form a good bond with you. If the two of you have dharma weapons to sell, our shop is willing to buy them at a high price."

Zhang Xingyu nodded, then dragged out a long bag placed at Hu Siping's feet.

This long bag contained the dharma weapons they obtained on Qifeng Shan.

"Inside here are three one-star dharma knives, two two-star dharma knives, two one-star dharma swords, and three two-star dharma swords." Zhang Xingyu introduced to Shopkeeper Qin.

Shopkeeper Qin was shocked. With so many dharma weapons, plus the monster materials they wanted to sell just now, could it be that these were all obtained by killing people and seizing their goods?

Black goods of unknown origin, two poor ghosts of unknown origin. Shopkeeper Qin calculated in his heart how to swallow them at the lowest cost.

Shopkeeper Qin stroked his goat beard, thought for a moment, and gave his quote: "10,000 gold coins for a one-star dharma weapon, 20,000 gold coins for a two-star dharma weapon. All dharma weapons added together, a total of 150,000 gold coins."

Black.

Truly damn black.

The quote for monster materials was half of the market price, and the quote for dharma weapons was less than a quarter of the market price.

This is bullying us for not knowing the market, wanting to treat us as fools to be slaughtered.

Hehe, want to slaughter us, keep dreaming.

Zhang Xingyu and Hu Siping nimbly shouldered their bags and prepared to leave.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly reminded: "The two of you, once you pass this village, there won't be this shop. The things you have on you are not easy to sell."

Zhang Xingyu and Hu Siping couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

The shop is a black shop, and the person is a black person.

Back then, when they bought a one-star dharma weapon, it cost 50,000 gold coins each. In this shop, it was only worth 10,000 gold coins each.

Zhang Xingyu turned his head and smiled at Shopkeeper Qin: "Shopkeeper Qin, let's not speak in riddles; the price you offered is less than 20% of the market price. If you want to buy at this price, then wait patiently. Maybe one day, a real fool will appear."

Shopkeeper Qin's old face flushed: Unexpectedly, these two country bumpkins know the market. It looks like I have to bleed a little more.

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Qin smiled: "Little brother, a brand new one-star dharma weapon naturally sells for 50,000 gold coins each. However, the ones in your bags have all been used many times, and we need to perform some special processing before we can sell them again, so the price naturally cannot be very high."

"It's really too low." Hu Siping muttered from the side.

Shopkeeper Qin glanced at Hu Siping, then looked at Zhang Xingyu. That look was like he was giving alms to a beggar.

"Alright. Seeing that you guys aren't having an easy time, I'll take one more step back. A total of 175,000 gold coins for you."

Profiteer, even after the words were made clear, still so shameless. Zhang Xingyu cursed inwardly.

"Shopkeeper Qin, our time is very precious, and we don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you don't have sincerity, you might as well go back to the shop and rest." Zhang Xingyu no longer paid attention to Shopkeeper Qin and shouldered his bag to leave.

"The two of you, to put it bluntly, in this Nanhua Cheng, only our Qizhen Ge is willing to buy the things in your hands, and only our Qizhen Ge dares to buy them." Shopkeeper Qin said sinisterly from behind.

His words meant one thing: either you two sell to our shop, or don't think about selling them at all.

Zhang Xingyu really wanted to turn around and punch his fat face.

However, a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake; this is not his territory after all. After thinking about it, he forcibly held back and didn't make a move.

Just at this moment, a 200-jin little fatty walked over from the street corner with a crab-like gait.

Perhaps hearing Shopkeeper Qin's words, he asked casually: "Yo, Old Man Qin, what are they selling that only your Qizhen Ge can buy?"

Seeing the person coming, Shopkeeper Qin thought it was going to be bad.

However, he was also an old hand in the business; although he was extremely unhappy in his heart, a smile immediately piled up on his cold face.

He bowed to the person coming: "Oh, Little Prince. I was wondering why the magpies on the tree were chirping non-stop this morning; so it turns out you were coming to my small shop."

"Little Prince, why did you come in person today? Whatever item you want, just send someone to tell us. We will try every possible way to get it for you."

The little fatty waved his hand at him: "It's nothing big. It's just that for this Nanhua Immortal Academy entrance exam, they say they are going to increase the subject of fighting with monsters. So I came early to find a few handy dharma weapons."

"Oh, Little Prince. With your status, do you still need to take an exam to study at Nanhua Immortal Academy?" Shopkeeper Qin asked in surprise.

"What's the point of taking the back door to study at school? It's more fun to get in by yourself." The little fatty laughed.

"Little Prince is mighty!" Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly offered some flattery.

The little fatty waved his hand: "It's a small matter." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhang Xingyu and Hu Siping who were about to leave.

"Two big brothers, I just heard that you want to sell dharma weapons, is it true?" The little fatty asked.

Zhang Xingyu stopped upon hearing this. Seeing that this little fatty was quite polite, he also answered politely: "Exactly, we want to sell dharma weapons, but Shopkeeper Qin's price is too low."

Upon hearing this, the little fatty clapped his hands: "What a coincidence. You want to sell, and I happen to want to buy; why not bring your things for me to take a look?" ===== CHAPTER 29 =====