lcionline Chapter 428 You seem quite cheerful.
Chapter 428 You seem quite cheerful.
It scrambled onto land in a disheveled state, opened its mouth, and "whoosh!" spat out a mouthful of salty, fishy seawater. Its body, face, and hair were all covered in the sticky, crystalline feel of seawater.
Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan, along with Shi Tou, were both lying on the ground, panting heavily from exhaustion. Not far away, on the reef, Qin Beiyao had one arm around Shui Lian'er's waist and the other hand gripping a protrusion on the reef. He then carefully lifted Shui Lian'er onto the reef and slowly climbed up himself.
Su Yanqing was unlucky. After the group recovered, they searched back and forth on the beach for a long time, but couldn't find him.
Shui Lian'er cried anxiously, "Will Su Yanqing be alright? What if he gets eaten by a great demon...?"
Qin Beiyao tenderly wiped away her tears and comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry. He's definitely safe and sound. Look, we're all alright, aren't we?"
After carefully observing the surrounding terrain, Jiang Liqian walked over and patted Shui Lian'er on the shoulder: "Don't worry, he was probably just separated from us by the sea. The boatman deliberately threw us off at a spot where the sea could have washed us to the shore. His purpose was not to kill us."
Xu Youan also said, "He should have rushed to the other side of the shore with the other half of the passengers. Why don't we wait at the entrance of the black market as agreed? If he comes to find us, he should be waiting for us there too."
Stone also thought their analysis made sense.
Instead of wasting their time here, they should go check out the entrance to the black market.
They were washed ashore on a very large island called Huangdao. The island was nothing but rocks, all kinds of rocks, in all shapes and colors. From a distance, it didn't look desolate at all; on the contrary, it was quite beautiful.
However, Jiang Liqian and her group had no time to appreciate the scenery and hurried westward. Along the way, they occasionally encountered other cultivators who had also arrived at the same place, but they were all safe and sound; none of them had been thrown overboard like they had.
This made the group wonder if it was true that you get what you pay for...
Fortunately, Jiang Liqian and the others' analysis was correct. Su Yanqing, whom they had been searching for, was indeed waiting for them next to a large, dark rock. When he saw them coming from afar, he excitedly waved his hand to attract their attention.
"Su Yanqing!" When Shui Lian'er saw that he was really alright, with no missing arms or legs, her tightly clenched heart suddenly relaxed. Before the others, she happily ran over, grabbed his sleeve and looked him over from left to right, only truly relieved when she confirmed that he was not injured.
Su Yanqing had never been stared at so closely by a female cultivator before. Embarrassed, he turned his eyes away, only to be met with Qin Beiyao's murderous gaze. He quickly and wisely took a big step back, creating a safe distance between himself and the girl.
Shui Lian'er, completely unaware that something was amiss, turned to discuss the black market with Jiang Liqian, asking if it was fun, lively, and had any good food.
Qin Beiyao pursed his lips, and a faint, indulgent smile flashed across his eyes.
The girl he likes is just that kind and genuine person.
"Bei Yao, Bei Yao, come here quickly! What are you doing? Don't make me wait!" The girl turned around, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him playfully.
Qin Beiyao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly chased after them.
It wasn't without its advantages that Su Yanqing was separated from them. Among the passengers who were washed ashore with him, there happened to be some who wanted to enter the black market. Moreover, they were "veterans" who had been to the black market several times before. When they learned that Su Yanqing was looking for the entrance to the black market, they pointed it out to him directly and explained the rules of the black market to him clearly and plainly.
However, after explaining these rules to him, he left immediately.
Jiang Liqian felt that this must be what they call "a blessing in disguise".
“The entrance to the black market here is on this mysterious stone. Let’s go there first,” Su Yanqing pointed to an old man sitting on a rock not far away, meditating with his eyes closed. “By paying a mid-grade spirit stone to that man, we can rent a specially treated black robe. Once we put on the robe, we can trigger the array on this mysterious stone and then enter the black market from here.”
"Him?" Shui Lian'er hadn't seen the old man there before.
Upon hearing Su Yanqing's words, she immediately ran over and bought the black robes that everyone wanted. Just as she was about to leave, she was suddenly stopped by the old man.
"Young lady, you seem quite cheerful. Why don't you stay here and keep this old man company? I can teach you how to cultivate immortality and give you countless treasures."
Shui Lian'er was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly waved her hand and ran to Jiang Liqian's side.
Before entering the black market, Su Yanqing reminded them: "Inside, no matter what you see or hear, only talk about transactions. You must not cause trouble or fight, and you cannot bargain. If the seller offers a price, pay with spirit stones; if not, walk away. Don't ask questions you shouldn't. If you disturb the black market guards, we'll have to go in upright and come out horizontal."
Several people nodded.
The black market is the black market after all. They weren't deliberately looking for trouble, so they naturally followed the rules.
Seeing that everyone was surprisingly cooperative, Su Yanqing didn't bother with any more persuasive words. He wrapped himself in his black robe and was the first to walk towards the Xuan Stone.
A vortex appeared on the black stone, and Su Yanqing's figure easily disappeared from it.
Jiang Liqian also wrapped herself in the black robe. In an instant, she could feel that her divine sense could not penetrate the black robe, and similarly, others could not see her appearance.
Won't they get separated?
With this lingering worry, she was the second to enter, followed by Xu Youan, Qin Beiyao, and Shui Lian'er. Only Shi Tou stood at the entrance of the Xuan Stone without making a move.
He held the black robe, paused for a while, then turned around and walked to the old man, returned the robe to him, and asked for a refund of the rental fee for the robe.
The old man almost rolled his eyes at him.
He actually wanted to leave over just a mid-grade spirit stone. He looks quite well-dressed, but he's so stingy!
“Buying and selling are buying and selling, and transactions are transactions. It is the rule that money and goods must be exchanged. I only came here to ask for spirit stones in order not to break this rule. Senior will not refuse to give them to me, will you?” Stone said without changing his expression, with a smile on his face.
The old man glanced at him, snorted coldly, and flicked a mid-grade spirit stone back at him.
"It's been years, and you've gotten bolder and bolder."
Shi Tou bowed and said modestly, "I can't compare to my uncle, who can find business anywhere and even work as a doorman."
The old man panicked and quickly cast a silencing spell on him to shut him up.
“Eating and making money, why would you be ashamed? You better pretend you don’t know me, or I’ll go back and have your master pull out your tongue and feed it to the spirit beasts.”