Chapter 77: Losing the Big Picture Because of a Small Matter? (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  "Here it is!" Jiang Cheng, Hou Pan and Geng Xin Yu stopped in front of a four-story wooden building with a sign that read "Bai Le Lou" in the city of Biyuan Wang.

  Listening to the faint shouting inside, and the girl with a flowery technique waving her hand from the third floor railing, Jiang Cheng's expression moved slightly: "Brothel plus casino, is that the black market?"

  Yes, the place where Geng Xinyu told Jiang Cheng that he could buy Battle Souls was the Black Market.

  "Of course, the Xuanjie or above-level combat soul techniques are banned in the Biyuan Royal City due to their immense power. They can only be traded within the Combat Soul Temple and auctions authorized by the temple, and private transactions outside of the temple are strictly prohibited."

  Because they were operating these banned goods, the black market naturally didn't dare to be open and aboveboard, so they had to have these brothels and casinos to hide them." said Hou Pan, who had slightly changed his appearance with makeup.

  As they spoke, Hou Pan nodded and said: "Alright, Jiang brother, it's fine for Xinyu sister to accompany you from here on out, I won't be going in with you."

  Jiang Cheng was taken aback by her words. This was a brothel and casino, after all. Was it suitable for Geng Xin Yu, a young girl, to accompany him inside?

  In Jiang Cheng's astonished gaze, Hou Pan continued: "Brother Jiang, this black market inside the Bailu Building isn't a place you can just enter at will. You need to have an acquaintance with a permit to bring you in. Ah, and it so happens that Xinyu Sister has one."

  Pausing for a moment, Hou Pan continued, "I'll go find a place to stay first, you guys don't need to worry about me. When I want to find you, I will definitely be able to find you!"

  Hou Pan smiled and rubbed his own nose, then flashed away, disappearing into the crowd.

  "What's wrong, little brother? You don't think this black market is a place where just anyone can enter?" Geng Xinyu stood with his hands on his hips, looking like a seasoned veteran who didn't recognize good intentions.

  "Thanks to Xinyu sister......"

  As soon as the three words "Xin Yu Jie" came out, Jiang Cheng's expression suddenly stiffened, and then he burst into loud laughter, laughing so hard that Xin Yu was at a loss, her eyes wide with shock.

  "What's wrong with you, hurry up and go!" Geng Xinyu kicked Jiang Cheng and then quickly led him into the Baile Building.

  Jiang Cheng would never again call Geng Xin Yu "Xin Yu Jie" but only call her "Yu Jie". The reason Jiang Cheng burst out laughing just now was very simple, "Xin Yu Jie", if in a previous life, that would be "Sexy Sister", absolutely a network name that could go viral.

  It has to be said that this black market in Park Hotel is quite secretive.

  First, go straight up from the main gate to the third floor, pass through the three-story brothel, and then go straight down to the ground floor. Moreover, there are special guards at the entrance of the corridor.

  As he passed by, Geng Xinyu not only took out a strange token but also handed over 100 taels of white silver as the entrance fee.

  "Take it, put this on. All buyers or sellers who enter the Black Market of Bailou Building wear one of these!" After paying the entrance fee, Geng Xinyu handed over two conical hats covered with black gauze and gave one to Jiang Cheng.

  Then, Geng Xinyu suddenly raised her white and tender fist, "Remember, you owe me three meals. After we leave, you have to invite me to eat three big meals in a row on the fourth floor of this Baile Building!"

  "Why?" Jiang Cheng was shocked!

  "I'm a poor man, didn't you see me pay fifty taels as the entrance fee for you just now? Fifty taels, it's not enough for you to treat me to three meals!" Geng Xinyu threatened, waving his fist.

  "Alright, alright, three meals a day!" Jiang Cheng replied with a bitter smile. As for Geng Xin Yu's fiery figure but tomboyish personality, Jiang Cheng was still happy to accept her robbery.

  After walking through a long corridor and being checked by the guards again, Jiang Cheng crossed a huge copper gate and his eyes suddenly opened up.

  A vast underground hall spanning over a kilometer unfolded before Jiang Cheng's eyes, with rows of humble shops surrounding the hall, but inside and outside each humble shop, there was at least one majestic man sitting.

  The faintly discernible power fluctuations that were deliberately emitted from his body gave Jiang Cheng a sudden shock. Those power fluctuations were unmistakably the kind that only a Soul Warrior who had entered the Devouring Spirit Realm could possess.

  It can make the Lingwu practitioners of the Yiying Realm come here to sit and guard the store, thinking that the background of these stores is extremely extraordinary. Suddenly, Jiang Cheng was filled with confidence in this Bailou Black Market.

  The underground hall was not crowded, but neither was it too empty. There were vendors setting up stalls and others haggling in low tones in front of the shops, creating an atmosphere of mysterious quietness.

  "Shopkeeper, do you have any combat soul techniques suitable for ice attribute spiritual power or water attribute spiritual power?" After visiting several shops in a row, he didn't find any suitable combat soul techniques, and not even one that exceeded the lower grade of Xuan stage. Jiang Cheng couldn't help but ask.

  As for Geng Xinyu who was following beside him, she was very familiar with this place. In her own words, every time she came here, it was always to exchange some items for silver coins. Occasionally, she would also buy something, but only cheap elixirs. She had never bought any Battle Soul Techniques before.

  "There is one." The shopkeeper's words instantly filled Jiang Cheng with boundless joy, but when he saw the name of the secret manual that the shopkeeper took out, Jiang Cheng was disappointed.

  "Kuang Lang Tui", a water-attribute, high-quality, yellow-rank battle soul technique that Jiang Cheng had seen several times before. It was a common and mediocre battle soul technique, although it was considered a treasure among the Northern Eight Families, it wasn't what Jiang Cheng wanted.

  Shaking his head, Jiang Cheng was about to leave when the shopkeeper suddenly spoke up: "Do you want to buy high-level Water or Ice attribute Soul Skills? Ice Spirit Power is a variant of Spirit Power, and Soul Skills are rare and hard to find."

  He paused for a moment, then the shopkeeper smiled, "However, I happen to know where there is an ice attribute battle soul technique."

  "Where?" Jiang Cheng asked again.

  The shopkeeper's words are indeed true, the Frost Spirit is a variant of the Five Elements Spirit, although its power is immense, but the corresponding combat soul techniques are extremely rare.

  "A thousand taels of silver!" Manager Zhang stretched out a finger.

  "You're robbing!" Geng Xinyu rebuked angrily from the side.

  The shopkeeper shook his head indifferently, "Well, take your time then. Even if you can find that Battle Soul Technique book, without my guidance, you're just waiting to get slaughtered."

  Jiang Cheng's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly slapped a ten-tael gold ingot onto the shopkeeper's face, leaning in to say: "Please instruct me, shopkeeper."

  "It's still better for a younger brother to be straightforward, but women are always so petty! Who knows, often because of small things, big things are lost!"

  The shopkeeper, relying on his red mouth and white teeth, earned a thousand taels of silver and smiled with joy, also lecturing Geng Xinyu a few words. Infuriated, Geng Xinyu pinched the soft flesh around Jiang Cheng's waist, twisting and turning, only making Jiang Cheng grit his teeth in pain.

  "In the innermost part of this underground hall, in the largest shop, there is an old man wearing a red robe who runs a store that sells the most types of battle soul techniques. As far as I know, one of them is called 'Ice Xuan' and can only be cultivated by spirit warriors with ice attribute spiritual power."

  "Look, after walking all the way, I finally found it, but was cheated out of 1,000 taels of silver by a swindler!"

  Just as the shopkeeper finished speaking, Geng Xinyu pinched Jiang Cheng's waist again, and she did it with such abandon, completely unaware of how intimate this action was.

  "Hey, little girl, listen to me first and then we'll discuss whether the two thousand taels of silver are worth it or not!" The shopkeeper wasn't angry at all.

  "I ask you, brother, is this Ice Attribute Variation Spirit's Battle Soul Technique precious or not?" Jiang Cheng asked.

  When Jiang Cheng nodded, the shopkeeper asked him again: "If you had a precious Ice Attribute Battle Soul Technique like that, and someone came to ask to buy it on purpose, would you raise the price?"

  "Of course, strange goods can be sold!"

  "That's right, you go directly, even if he opens a sky-high price, it's okay!" As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper's eyebrows and eyes converged into a sly smile: "I happen to know a small trick that can instantly reverse their roles."

  "Oh, speak!"

  "That old man loves to collect rare treasures, the rarer they are, the more he wants to buy them by any means. Little brother only needs to set up a stall in this hall, collect two or three rare treasures, and then sell them to him, just exchange, not sell!"

  The shopkeeper squeezed his eyes at the river and said, "Since little brother is so clever, what to do next doesn't need me to teach, right?"

  "Hey, that's for sure, I won't trade whatever he takes out unless it's the Ice Attribute War Soul Technique, Ice Profound Slash, that can be cultivated with ice attribute!" Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

  The shopkeeper suddenly rushed to Jiang Cheng and raised his thumb, "Of course, the value of the treasures you've collected isn't low either. You know, that old man once gave Bing Xue a price of 100 yuan for a piece of Yuanyu, a heavenly price."

  The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his face and pointed to his own store, "Of course, my small store also has some rare treasures that the old man can't get. Young brother can make a purchase or two here."

  "Ha! The shopkeeper is really good at doing business!" After talking for half a day, it was to let Jiang Cheng's goods be sold from his place.

  "Of course, but the news I have is genuine and the prices of my treasures are unbeatable. Young brother can rest assured!" The shopkeeper began to enthusiastically recommend his goods.

  Jiang Cheng's heart skipped a beat as he asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, what is the price of the extremely rare Ice Dragon scale?"

  "Glacial dragon scales? Not extremely rare, a piece appeared here three years ago and was sold for 500 taels of gold!" The shopkeeper's words became more and more exaggerated.

  "So expensive!" Geng Xinyu took a sharp breath in surprise.

  Hearing this, Jiang Cheng smiled and patted the package on his back, then bowed to the shopkeeper: "Five hundred taels of gold, this price is not bad. Thank you, shopkeeper!"

  After finishing speaking, Jiang Cheng pulled Geng Xinyu towards the innermost room of the underground hall, leaving the shopkeeper stunned in place.

  After a long while, the shopkeeper finally let out a tragic cry like a slaughtered pig. He had just said that others were making a big deal out of nothing, but he himself had missed out on someone who might have possessed the Frost Dragon Scales - this was an unforgivable mistake!

  PS: A new week is about to begin, brothers with recommendation tickets, can you spare some for Pig Three?

  Hit hard, old pig skin is thick and fat, hit more don't be afraid, hehe!

  Thank you for Huang Xiaoyan's reward support, thank you for your support, brothers! Bowing!