Chapter 1064

The young stall owner who wanted gold coins instantly froze his smile, then revealed a defeated expression.

"Uh, alright then, Master, I'll take you there, but forget about the travel fee."

"If the guy you mentioned really has what I want, then what's the harm in me paying your travel fee?" Lin Cheng was just that open-hearted; if the man truly had what he wanted, he wouldn't let the young stall owner make the trip for nothing.

"I hope so."

Hearing Lin Cheng say this, the young stall owner could only hope that Boss Liu Ci had what the Master wanted, otherwise tonight he'd have gained nothing at all.

Treasure Hunting Street wasn't far from the slums; one could say the entire trade plaza was built on the edge of the slums. After all, a city's overall economy couldn't rely on just a few rich people and nobles to drive it; it needed common folk for internal circulation, as well as outside tourists, to drive the city's economy.

The young stall owner's destination wasn't far either.

Lin Cheng and Miss Qianhui followed the young stall owner for about twenty-plus minutes before arriving at a rather remote spot deep within the slums.

Before their eyes appeared a shop with no signboard. Looking inside through the open door, one could see many handicrafts of all styles, with unfinished semi-finished products on the side, and a complete set of hand-carving knives laid out to one side—just didn't know where the boss had gone?

"We're here."

This is the place you mentioned?

Lin Cheng glanced inside. It wasn't that he felt this place wouldn't have what he wanted, but rather that this shop's boss seemed to have some issues. The messy layout inside the shop didn't matter, but the lack of a signboard at the door and the remote location—

gave one the first impression that the boss probably wasn't running a legitimate business!

Selling deceptive handicrafts actually fit the reality.

"This is the place, follow me. The boss here is pretty easy to talk to, just a bit money-crazy." The young stall owner walked inside with familiar ease, quickly arriving at the counter, and looked toward the back—sure enough!

Behind the counter, Liu Ci was slacking off again.

"Boss Liu, wake up, I've brought you a big customer, hurry up and bring out your treasured pieces."

"So annoying, can't you come back tomorrow?" Liu Ci mumbled drowsily, turned over, and fell back asleep. What business? Nothing was more important than his sleep.

"If it satisfies the Master, this'll be a big deal!"

"Big deal!!"

Hearing there was a big deal, Boss Liu Ci instantly lost all sleepiness, decisively got up, and followed the young stall owner to the door.

He saw a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman standing outside the door, especially that beautiful woman. Liu Ci's gaze instantly froze—fair as a flower, bright as the moon, a devastatingly beautiful lady, and that figure… and those eyes.

"Cough cough! Believe it or not I'll hammer you to death!" Lin Cheng glared coldly at the other party, directly summoning his trusty iron hammer in his hand.

How could anyone just stare at someone's girl like that the moment they arrive? It scared Miss Qianhui into hiding behind him—probably a pervert!

Only then did Liu Ci withdraw his gaze. Facing Lin Cheng's extremely furious, murderous glare as if wanting to kill him, he repeatedly lowered his head to apologize.

"I'm sorry, truly sorry, lost my composure… please do forgive me, because your partner is truly too beautiful. As an ordinary person, I truly couldn't resist the temptation~"

A string of flattering words made Miss Qianhui's little face flush slightly. She turned to look at Lin Cheng beside her, her eyes carrying puzzlement—

Why do you never notice my feelings?

"Quick, please come inside… if possible, whatever this Young Lady takes a liking to, to express my intentions, I'll give it all to these ladies for free."

"Hmph!"

"That's more like it." Lin Cheng snorted coldly.

Liu Ci wore an awkward smile and accompanied Lin Cheng and Miss Qianhui into the shop. Once inside, it was quite a different world—enough to be described as 'small as a sparrow, but complete with all organs.' The messiness at the entrance seemed deliberate; the interior layout was bright and clear, refreshing to the eye.

Lin Cheng also sighed slightly in wonder.

From the view looking in from outside earlier, his first impression was that the interior should be quite dark and messy. Even with kerosene lamps for illumination, the light wouldn't be enough to light up the whole house, but the reality was the opposite. The interior was not only bright and clear, but the circulating air carried a faint sandalwood fragrance.

(Wang Nuo Zhao) This also showed the house owner's carefulness and skill. The contrast between the front impression and reality made Lin Cheng instantly feel that the house owner before him wasn't as simple as he claimed—just an ordinary person.

At least ordinary people wouldn't use such high-grade wood as sandalwood.

On the wooden cabinets on both sides of the room were displayed numerous exquisite handicrafts of varying styles, far superior to the shoddy goods seen earlier on Treasure Hunting Street.

The gap was huge in both form and craftsmanship. If the goods seen earlier could be spotted as fakes at a glance, then the items seen now required Lin Cheng to handle them to tell—reaching at least the level of passing off fakes as real, something an ordinary person absolutely couldn't see through.