Chapter 269

"Young lady, is that bead worth a lot?"

After the waiter left, the shopkeeper looked at his young lady. Being able to move his young lady, that meant this bead was definitely of extraordinary origin.

But he had been in the Treasure Pavilion for more than ten years, what kind of treasures hadn't he seen?

A treasure brought out by an Organ Cultivation martial practitioner, would he not recognize it?

"The other party is likely a Ranked martial practitioner, not an Organ Cultivation martial practitioner."

Dan Muqing's beautiful eyes had a strange light. She had indeed recognized the origin of this bead.

Canglan Bead!

A treasure from the Canglan Sea territory.

One Canglan Bead is worth a hundred gold.

As for saying an Organ Cultivation martial practitioner obtained a Canglan Bead by chance, this possibility is extremely small, small enough to be almost negligible.

Canglan Beads have a fragrance. Even if they don't know the origin of the Canglan Beads, smelling this fragrance, many martial practitioners will taste it, and Canglan Beads melt upon contact. Therefore, even if a lucky martial practitioner obtains a Canglan Bead, it is very difficult to retain it.

Moreover, how could such a treasure as a Canglan Bead be so easy to encounter?

"Ranked martial practitioner?"

The shopkeeper's pupils contracted. It's not that there are no Ranked martial practitioners in the entire Lin Hai City, but they belong to the four major families, and the Dan family where he is located is one of them.

Besides the four families, there are no other Ranked martial practitioners in the entire Lin Hai Prefecture.

If it were a Ranked expert from the Dan family, the waiter couldn't possibly not recognize him, and the Ranked martial practitioners of the other three families wouldn't run to the Dan family's Treasure Pavilion in Lin Hai City to sell things.

Is it a Ranked martial practitioner passing by from another prefecture?

Treasure Pavilion second floor.

Lin Chen was led by the waiter to the second-floor private room, and beautiful maids served fragrant tea.

However, Lin Chen didn't touch the tea on the table. Since the other party had invited him to the second-floor private room, he thought they must have recognized the Canglan Bead.

Ten breaths later, there was a sound from the stairs. Lin Chen looked in the direction of the sound, and looking at the woman appearing at the top of the stairs, there was also a look of surprise in his eyes.

The shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion is a woman, and she is so young?

Dan Muqing saw Lin Chen, and her beautiful eyes also had a look of surprise. Originally, she thought that this Ranked martial practitioner who brought the Canglan Bead to sell should have been over thirty or even middle-aged, and had no pursuit in the Martial Way, which was why he would take out such a treasure as a Canglan Bead to sell.

Any Ranked martial practitioner who still had pursuits in the Martial Way would absolutely not take out a Canglan Bead to sell.

Canglan Beads are rare treasures that are effective for the Martial Way will and spiritual sense for martial practitioners between the Ninth Rank and the Seventh Rank.

For any martial practitioner, there is only the situation of not having enough Canglan Beads, and there is never a possibility of having extras.

And this person in front of her is so young, there is no reason for him not to pursue a higher realm in the Martial Way, so how could he be willing to take out such a treasure as a Canglan Bead to sell?

"Little girl Dan Muqing, I don't know how to address this Lin Lin Shixiong?"

Dan Muqing spoke first, her teeth bright and her eyes beautiful, a smile hanging on her face, and her voice was very gentle.

"Gu Fei." Lin Chen spoke faintly.

"So it's Brother Gu."

Dan Muqing searched quickly for the surname Gu in her mind, but there were no Ranked Gu-surname families in the surrounding areas.

"I don't know where Lin Lin Shixiong Gu comes from?"

"Why, does your Treasure Pavilion have to get to the bottom of things when collecting items?" Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, crossed his arms, and looked at Dan Muqing.

"Brother Gu, don't misunderstand. If it were other items, perhaps my Treasure Pavilion would need to ask about the origin, but this Canglan Bead doesn't need to."

Dan Muqing's expression didn't change, a smile still hanging on her face, and she didn't change because of Lin Chen's words, continuing: "One Canglan Bead is worth a hundred gold. My Treasure Pavilion is willing to collect the one in Brother Gu's hand for one hundred and ten gold."

"Does your side have conditions?"

Lin Chen looked at Dan Muqing. The market price of a Canglan Bead is a hundred gold. As the collecting party, generally speaking, they will suppress the price, and only by suppressing the price can they make a profit from selling it a second time.

He wouldn't be narcissistic enough to think that Dan Muqing had a good impression of him, which was why she was willing to pay ten more gold.

Although this one had always had a smile hanging on her face, this was a standard professional smile. Lin Chen believed that even if she were replaced by an ugly old man, this one would still be overflowing with such a smile.

Taking the initiative to show favor must have a request.

"Brother Gu, it can't be called a condition, it's just wanting to discuss something with Brother Gu."

"What does Miss Dan want to discuss?"

Lin Chen looked at Dan Muqing leisurely. Dan Muqing didn't rush to speak, but picked up the teacup: "Brother Gu, this is Yishen Tea."

Yishen Tea, although not as good as the Zhao Guo's Yunding Tea, is also extremely precious.

One liang of Yishen Tea is worth ten gold.

This pot of tea is five gold.

Dan Muqing thought that after Gu Fei knew this was Yishen Tea, he would definitely pick up the teacup and drink it.

Taking out the Canglan Bead to sell, Gu Fei should be extremely short of money, and he probably couldn't afford this Yishen Tea on weekdays.

Unfortunately, Lin Chen was completely unmoved.

He had never heard of Yishen Tea, but in order not to expose his identity, he couldn't ask Dan Muqing about the efficacy of this Yishen Tea.

"Miss Dan, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Seeing Lin Chen unmoved, Dan Muqing discovered for the first time that she couldn't see through a person.

As a young lady of the Dan family, Dan Muqing had been involved in the family business since she was a child and had seen all kinds of people, and she considered herself to have a good eye for people.

This Gu Fei in front of her is not old, but he is already a Ranked martial practitioner. According to the situation, he should have a family background that is not bad. But someone with a family background that is not bad couldn't possibly take out a Canglan Bead to sell. Then there is only one possibility: either Gu Fei's family had an accident, leading to the decline of the family.

A martial arts genius from a declining family has no reason to be indifferent to Yishen Tea.

Organizing her thoughts, Dan Muqing opened her red lips: "Brother Gu, you are straightforward, so I will say it. May I ask if Brother Gu is twenty years old?"

"Not yet twenty."

"A Ranked martial practitioner not yet twenty, Brother Gu truly deserves to be a Martial Way genius."

Dan Muqing's beautiful eyes lit up. Although she deduced from Gu Fei's appearance that the other party was probably not yet twenty years old, there was still a possibility of misjudgment without getting Gu Fei's personal admission.

"Brother Gu, I want you to represent my Dan family to participate in a competition."

"Competition?"

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Although this Miss Dan exudes the mature beauty of an intellectual woman, Lin Chen can be certain of one point: the other party should also not have reached twenty years old, and is also a Ranked martial practitioner.

The Dan family can cultivate a Ranked martial practitioner not yet twenty years old, so it must not be a small family, and it couldn't possibly be short of such a Ranked martial practitioner as him.

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

Lin Chen shook his head and refused. His purpose in coming to the Treasure Pavilion was to sell the Canglan Bead, exchange it for silver taels, and then rush back to the Canglan Martial Academy.

If he didn't show up for a long time, he was afraid his Senior Sister would worry about him.

"Brother Gu, as long as you agree to represent my Dan family to participate in a competition, regardless of the result, I will offer Brother Gu fifty gold as a reward."

"Miss Dan, since the Canglan Bead is worth a hundred gold, then let's calculate it according to one hundred gold."

Lin Chen still refused. Fifty gold is not a small amount, but it's not enough to be looked at by him. He didn't want to cause extra trouble in the Zhao Guo.

Dan Muqing still wanted to persuade him, but Lin Chen had already stood up, and his attitude of refusal was already very obvious.

"Since Brother Gu is unwilling, then I won't force it. However, the Canglan Bead will still be settled at the price of one hundred and ten gold. Brother Gu, please wait a moment."

After a cup of tea time, Lin Chen left the Treasure Pavilion.

"Young lady, since this person doesn't agree, why do you still give him ten more gold?"

The shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion had doubts in his eyes. Ten gold is not a small amount. The profit of their shop for a month is only ten gold. "Just forming a good relationship."

Dan Muqing's beautiful eyes flowed. This Gu Fei gave her a very strange feeling. She had a premonition that there was a big secret hidden on this person.

As for the ten gold, for the Treasure Pavilion, it can be considered a considerable amount, but for the Dan family, it doesn't count for much. The Dan family is one of the four major families in Lin Hai Prefecture. There are twelve cities under Lin Hai Prefecture, and the Dan family has over a hundred shops. The Treasure Pavilion is just an inconspicuous shop among the many shops of the Dan family.

The shopkeeper heard his young lady's words, his old eyes lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Medical clinic.

When Lin Chen returned, Yu Shan had already woken up under the doctor's treatment.

Seeing Lin Chen enter, Yu Shan immediately wanted to get up to express his gratitude. After waking up, he had already learned the whole story from his little sister.

He was able to survive because the adult in front of him took action to save him from the sea demon.

"If you are injured, just lie down."

Lin Chen raised his hand to stop Yu Shan from getting up and said to Yu Qing: "You come with me."

Medical clinic door.

Lin Chen pondered for a while and handed the ten gold silver notes given to him by the Treasure Pavilion to Yu Qing.

"Adult... this... I can't take it."

Yu Qing had never seen gold notes. The largest she had seen in her life was a silver note with a denomination of ten taels, but she had heard from neighbors that gold notes were golden, and the one the adult in front of her took out was exactly golden.

"Take it. Meeting is fate. Your eldest brother needs medical treatment, and as for the remaining money... if you encounter someone with the same encounter in the future, just help them."

"Thank... thank you, adult."

Hearing this, Yu Qing accepted the gold note.

"Remember, don't reveal your wealth. You can let the doctor in the medical clinic go to the money shop to exchange money in a while."

Ten gold, placed in the Daliang, is a hundred taels of silver, which is already a huge sum for ordinary commoners. On the way to the medical clinic, he already knew the situation of Yu Qing's family.

Parents died, and the three siblings were left to depend on each other. Now that Yu Shan, the eldest brother, is injured, if it is exposed that there are a hundred taels of silver on them, I'm afraid they will be targeted by some local ruffians.

Letting the doctor in the medical clinic go to the money shop to exchange money avoids the risk of Yu Qing's money being exposed.

As for this doctor in the medical clinic, as long as he is not stupid, he will not have any ideas about Yu Qing, after all, this doctor saw that he accompanied Yu Qing.

"Alright, take good care of your brother, I'll take my leave."

Lin Chen didn't intend to stay in Lin Hai City, but hearing this, Yu Qing had a look of anxiety on her face: "Ad... adult, can you wait two days? When my eldest brother's body is better, I will follow you and serve you."

In Yu Qing's heart, she begged this adult to save her brother, and she also said she would be a cow or a horse for this adult as a maid. From the moment this adult paid for her brother's medical expenses, she was this adult's person.

Uh...

Lin Chen's eye corners twitched. He had no intention of taking a maid.

"I helped your family just because I saw my past in you siblings, and I have no other thoughts. Take good care of your brother. If there is fate, perhaps we will meet again."

Meet again if there is fate?

Lin Chen understood in his heart that he and the Yu siblings would probably not have a chance to meet again.

Yu Qing was stunned. This adult saw his past in her and her eldest brother?

She didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

Could it be because this adult also had a little sister?

In Yu Qing's heart, she never thought that Lin Chen would be of the same origin as her, because in the Zhao Guo, poor commoners have no qualifications to practice martial arts.

Only the descendants of those adults have the qualifications to learn martial arts.

By the time Yu Qing raised her head again, she found that Lin Chen had already disappeared.

"I... I don't even know the adult's name."

Outside Lin Hai City, Lin Chen left the city for several li and headed toward the woods on the side of the official road.

A dozen breaths later, two figures appeared at the edge of the woods.

"This person doesn't walk on the official road, but actually entered the woods. It's really strange."

"It's even better to enter the woods. In this way, the two of us won't be afraid of being discovered when we take action."

The two middle-aged men looked at each other, both having killing intent in their eyes.

As Ranked martial practitioners, the two of them rarely did things like killing and seizing treasures. After all, they were only Ninth Rank, and they didn't have much advantage when facing other Ranked martial practitioners. And they didn't look down on the things on the bodies of martial practitioners below the Ranked level.

Of course, the main reason is that every Ranked martial practitioner has a family standing behind them. Once they are attacked and killed, the family behind them will inevitably investigate.

But the situation this time is different. The person who just entered the woods is not a descendant of the four major families. In this way, they don't have to be afraid of the revenge of the family behind the other party.

The most important thing is that the two of them have a judgment through the information provided by the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion, that this person's family has highly likely declined.

A genius from a declining family, without a backer, then there is nothing to be afraid of.

As for the strength of the other party, this age is just entering the Ranked level, and although the two of them are Ninth Rank, they have already stepped into the Ninth Rank for several years. Moreover, they are two people.

Whoosh!

Just after the two middle-aged men entered the woods, a streak of golden light shot over instantly.

The speed was so fast that the middle-aged man on the left couldn't react at all, his head was directly pierced, leaving a bloody hole, and he collapsed to the ground.

The man's companion saw this scene, a look of disbelief on his face.

"Tricked!"

In just an instant, he understood that the so-called fat sheep in their eyes had already discovered them. The reason he entered the woods was to lure them in, so that he could ambush them in the woods.

However, the man didn't run, but looked at the young man holding the bow and arrow in front.

Bow and arrow... sneak attack is fine, but after he had precautions, the other party's arrows wouldn't be able to hit him.

"Boy, dare to kill my Zhuang family member, you have to pay..."

Before the man's words fell, a golden light whistled over again.

And the moment Lin Chen nocked the arrow, the man moved his figure, looking at the arrow whistling past his side, a look of pride on his face.

Bang!

Then, before the smile on the man's face could fade, he lowered his head and clutched his abdomen, where blood was splashing out.

His abdomen had been pierced by another arrow!

He clearly only saw the other party shoot one arrow, and it was dodged by him, so why was his abdomen hit by an arrow?

"Speak, why are you following me!"

Lin Chen walked over slowly holding the bow and arrow. After he just left the city gate, he perceived that someone was following him, so he deliberately walked toward the woods to lure the other party into the woods.

"I don't understand what you're saying, the two of us just happened to pass by here."

Seeing the middle-aged man clutching his abdomen and still trying to quibble, Lin Chen smiled, and the bow and arrow in his hand were raised again, this time aiming at the man's forehead.

If it weren't for keeping a live one, he could have taken the other party's life with this arrow just now.

"Three..."

"Two..."

Lin Chen counted down the numbers, his expression cold.

Zhuang Xin looked at the cold expression of the young man in front of him, his body also trembled. He understood the meaning of this young man, only giving him three numbers of time. If he didn't tell the truth, the other party would take his life without hesitation.

(End of chapter)