After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 429 Black Market

Stone waved his hand, easily dispelling the silencing spell the old man had cast on him. He asked the old man, "Why is Uncle-Master acting as a gatekeeper here? Master hasn't seen Uncle-Master return for a long time and has already discussed sending disciples to capture you. Haven't you heard the news?"

"Then what are you doing here?" the old man asked in return.

Stone said, "This matter cannot be inquired about, and the paths cannot be heard from each other. Uncle-Master, it's time to go back."

The old man pointed to the empty half of the rock he was sitting on: "Would you like to sit?"

Shi Tou pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment, then walked over and sat down next to the old man in a very natural and generous manner.

"You brat, don't try to play mind games with this old man. I don't like listening to that. I'm not your master or any of your fellow disciples."

"Why are you still so petty, Uncle-Master? I didn't mean to beat you in the Sun and Moon Astrology competition."

"You brat..."

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After Jiang Liqian and her group entered the black market, they agreed on a hand gesture to recognize each other so as not to get lost. However, they discovered that Shi Tou had not followed them in.

"Isn't he coming?" Shui Lian'er asked, puzzled.

“The disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion have special status, so they probably don’t want to come,” Su Yanqing pondered.

Jiang Li glanced at the entrance, lost in thought.

However, since he didn't want to come in, they had no reason to force him, so they decided to go out and meet him after finishing their business in the black market.

After walking along a long stone-paved road, the group finally caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the black market.

Unlike the markets outside, this place isn't lined with shops, brightly colored, and each shop tries to attract customers.

At first glance, all you see are pieces of cloth casually laid out on the ground, with one or two items, or a hundred or more, on them. There are no signs, only bamboo woven eaves supporting them, as if to shelter them from the rain.

However, Jiang Liqian and the others did not know whether it would rain here.

Although the place looked chaotic, there were quite a few people. A street formed a huge circle, and outside the circle was another circular street, and so on, until it was impossible to tell how many circles there were. Even so, the black-robed people coming and going filled all the empty spaces.

No one could see each other's faces; they could only vaguely distinguish their height, weight, and build. Similarly, the vendors who sold their wares from cloth were all wrapped in robes, but not in black; instead, they wore silver-gray robes. Absolute secrecy was maintained between people.

It also achieved the greatest possible safety.

If you ignore the overly oppressive atmosphere here, it's actually quite lively, with inquiries about prices and shouts of treasure hunting filling the air.

Shui Lian'er had never seen such a novel place before, and she grabbed Qin Beiyao and Jiang Liqian's hands and ran inside. Xu You'an and Su Yanqing had no choice but to quickly follow.

"Hey, what's this? It looks really weird."

"This is the Five Demon Chicken Stone."

"And what about this? What's this for?"

"It can be used to refine fifth-grade pills."

"That……"

The seller's aura had become noticeably more subdued, so Qin Beiyao quickly pulled Shui Lian'er aside, who was still asking questions, and gave her a wink.

Shui Lian'er understood immediately, put down the items, and smiled apologetically at the seller: "Um, sorry, sorry, this is my first time here, I'm just too excited! I want all of these, how many spirit stones?"

The seller was taken aback and asked in surprise, "You want them all?"

Shui Lian'er nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I want them all."

The seller's expression immediately brightened, and he almost grinned from ear to ear. He eagerly packed up the package for her: "Since you're buying so much at once, I'll give you a discount. How about 320 mid-grade spirit stones?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Beiyao knew that the other party was trying to rip them off. He was about to argue with the seller when Shui Lian'er grabbed his arm.

She tossed the seller a storage bag and stuffed all the things she had just bought into it.

"Have you forgotten the rules here? You can't bargain." Shui Lian'er leaned closer to him and whispered a reminder.

Qin Beiyao was so focused on not letting Shui Lian'er suffer that he completely forgot about this matter.

Next, Shui Lian'er simply looked around, asking Qin Beiyao about anything she didn't recognize. Only if neither of them knew the item, but she liked it, would she ask the seller.

Qin Beiyao didn't want her to be bound by rules; he could simply pay with spirit stones, since Fu Peak had no shortage of them anyway. But Shui Lian'er didn't think so.

"The reason why other places are different from our sect is simply because the rules are different, right? I'm here to see the world, how can I do whatever I want and break other people's rules? Otherwise, I'll just become a troublemaker!"

Qin Beiyao was stunned for a while, then gripped her hand even tighter.

"You're right." He moved closer to her, his voice very soft, "But deep down, I wish that the heavens and the earth, the sun and the moon, could revolve around you."

Shui Lian'er's heart skipped a beat, and two blushes instantly crept onto her face. She didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Wha...when did he...when did he start talking so irrationally? Seriously...really!

Just then, Jiang Liqian, who was asking the entrance guard about the stall fee, was approached by Xu Youan and Su Yanqing. As soon as they arrived, they felt that the atmosphere between the two was not normal. Jiang Liqian stared at the two of them for several times, wondering what they were up to.

Shui Lian'er was almost embarrassed to death by Jiang Liqian's gaze, but Qin Beiyao took the initiative to step forward and ask Jiang Liqian how things were going with the stall.

The main reason they came to the black market this time was that Jiang Liqian had something to sell here, and they couldn't let her come here only to find that the stall was gone.

"Not bad. There are no seats left on the outer ring, but there's a corner spot at the very back that no one wants. The guy outside said he'd only charge the rent for the middle ring, and since it's my first time here, he'll give me a discount," Jiang Li said with a light smile.

"How many spirit stones is that?" Shui Lian'er popped her head out and asked.

Jiang Liqian held up three fingers: "Three hundred high-grade spirit stones."

"So many!" Qin Beiyao exclaimed in astonishment.

Three hundred high-grade spirit stones are enough to buy a dozen shops outside, or even one or two of the best-located shops. Yet here, you can only rent a stall, and only for one day?!

Jiang Liqian had researched the prices of the black market stalls beforehand. This number wasn't much. The middle circle was about three hundred high-grade spirit stones. The further in you went, the more spirit stones you had to pay. The innermost circle usually cost tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones.

Of course, the further in you go, the rarer and more valuable the items become. The innermost circle contains the most prized items of the black market, and ordinary people don't venture there. Those who go to the inner circle are usually members of wealthy and powerful families. Compared to the rental fee, the items sold by the sellers are much more expensive.

It can be described as an astronomical price.

Those who can come to the black market to buy things are naturally the kind of things that are hard to find in the ordinary market, and the number of people crowding the inner circle will only increase, not decrease.

Sellers in the inner circle don't need to worry about their business.