"Nannan, I'm going out for a bit. I'll probably be back late, so you can go to sleep first," Chen Ping'an told Chen Er'ya before heading to the black market.
"Brother, you're going out?" Chen Er'ya frowned slightly. Counting the days, it wasn't yet time for Chen Ping'an's night patrol, so if he went out tonight...
"Yes, I'm going to the black market to handle some things," Chen Ping'an nodded. However, he naturally wouldn't let Chen Er'ya worry too much.
Chen Ping'an walked directly to the kitchen and lifted the water Cylinder with one hand.
"Brother, this..." Xiao Yatou's eyes widened in surprise.
How many days had it been? Brother's strength had grown again.
"Are you reassured now?" Chen Ping'an said with a smile. He placed the water Cylinder on the ground, and the water inside sloshed.
"Yes, I'm reassured. Brother is so amazing," Xiao Yatou squinted her eyes.
Taking his silver and placing his wood-chopping knife at his waist, Chen Ping'an bid farewell to Chen Er'ya and left the courtyard.
Now that he was at Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection, his stamina and speed were faster than before. Without spending too much time, he arrived near the black market.
Donning the black hood he had prepared earlier, Chen Ping'an walked towards the black market.
The previous black cloth mask was clearly not as good at concealment as the hood. The hood was not only secure but also covered more areas.
At the entrance of the black market, the same burly man still stood.
"Two small coins for entry. Fighting is prohibited inside, or you'll bear the consequences!"
After paying the money, Chen Ping'an smoothly entered the black market.
There were still many people in the black market tonight. He looked around and then walked towards the Kuishu tree not far away.
Under the Kuishu tree stood a person. This person was tall but not particularly strong. His face was covered with a cloth, and he wore a headscarf. Seeing Chen Ping'an approach, his eyes lit up.
"You're here!"
"I'm here," Chen Ping'an said, his voice deliberately hoarse, and nodded. "Where's the goods?"
"I brought the goods," the lanky man carefully took out an object wrapped in black cloth from his Pregnant. "I'm telling you, this thing wasn't easy to get! Where's the money you brought?"
Chen Ping'an showed the silver he had brought.
The lanky man reached out to take it, but Chen Ping'an quickly pulled his hand back.
"I need to inspect the goods first!"
"Okay!" The lanky man responded and unfolded the black cloth, revealing a book inside. He picked up the book, and the text on it appeared before Chen Ping'an's eyes.
Flying Locust Throwing Technique!
The lanky man flipped open the cover, and the content of the first page appeared.
Chen Ping'an focused his gaze and began to examine it very carefully.
"Next page."
Upon hearing this, the lanky man turned to the second page. Chen Ping'an continued to examine it.
Thus, Chen Ping'an looked through to the third page. When he wanted to continue looking, the lanky man closed the book.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. You've seen three pages, you can tell it's genuine, right! Five taels of silver, pay up!"
"I've only seen three pages. Who knows if you just haphazardly wrote the rest? If the latter pages are all blank, wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?"
Chen Ping'an shook his head.
"What? You want to read the whole thing?" The lanky man put the book back into his Pregnant, his eyes flashing shrewdly: "There's no such rule anywhere! I brought the item for you. If you think it's good, then pay up quickly!"
"Flip through the next few pages for me. I want to see if there's writing on all of them!" Chen Ping'an knew that his initial request wouldn't be accepted, so he took a step back and said.
"Okay," the lanky man nodded and quickly flipped through the book in front of Chen Ping'an. Unfortunately, he flipped too fast, and Chen Ping'an couldn't clearly see the content on each page.
"Alright," Chen Ping'an sighed inwardly, giving up the idea of getting it for free. He had the Golden Finger panel; as long as he could read it completely once, it could be recorded.
This way, he could save the five taels of silver for buying the Cultivation Technique.
However, the other party didn't give him that opportunity.
"Okay, I'll give you the money, and you give me the book, but after the transaction, you can't leave. You have to wait beside me until I finish reading the content!" Chen Ping'an said.
"Finish reading the content?" The lanky man looked at Chen Ping'an in confusion, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Yes," Chen Ping'an nodded.
"Okay, fine. But I'll say this first, this Cultivation Technique is different from other things. Once the transaction is made, there's no going back!" The lanky man looked at Chen Ping'an with a wary expression.
"As long as your item is genuine, there's no problem," Chen Ping'an nodded.
With that, the two completed the transaction, exchanging money for goods.
After getting the book, Chen Ping'an immediately began to flip through it on the spot.
The book was not particularly thick. Chen Ping'an read three lines at a glance, extremely fast. In less than fifteen minutes, he had completely finished reading the entire book.
Name: Chen Ping'an
Realm: Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection
Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Perfection, Flying Locust Stone Uninitiated (0/5)
...
"It's real!" Seeing the Golden Finger panel successfully record the Flying Locust Throwing Technique, Chen Ping'an felt relieved.
Fortunately, the other party didn't trick him, otherwise, even if he found out, getting his money back would be troublesome and involve a lot of haggling.
"That's enough. You can go," Chen Ping'an put away the book and nodded to the lanky man.
"Straightforward! If you need any more Cultivation Techniques later, you can find me again!" The lanky man said and quickly left.
With the transaction completed, Chen Ping'an had no intention of staying in the black market. Nannan was still waiting for him at home.
At the black market entrance, the burly man still stood expressionlessly.
"Once you leave the black market, safety is not guaranteed, and you bear the risks yourself."
When leaving the black market, Chen Ping'an deliberately walked closer to the burly man, passing by him. This time, he vaguely sensed the other party's martial arts initiation Realm.
He must have been immersed in the Qi Blood Second Realm for a long time, but had not yet reached Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection.
With a martial arts expert of the Qi Blood Second Realm guarding here every night, the power behind this black market was quite something.
As soon as Chen Ping'an stepped out of the black market, a Dou Li followed right behind him.
"martial arts initiation, Qi Blood First Realm!" The burly man guarding the black market entrance sensed the Qi Blood aura from the Dou Li.
After leaving the black market, the Dou Li walked directly in the direction Chen Ping'an had left.
The burly man watched everything unfold before him and did not interfere. He had seen too many similar scenes. In his perception, the man in front was just an ordinary person, and now that he was targeted by this Dou Li, he was probably in grave danger.
Once out of the black market, you bear your own risks!
He had given all the necessary warnings! If one didn't take it seriously, then losing one's life was nothing to complain about.
What the burly man didn't know was that Chen Ping'an, walking ahead, subtly glanced back and had already detected someone tailing him.
"Do they think I'm a pushover?" Chen Ping'an sneered inwardly. Perhaps the five taels of silver he had just spent on martial arts made people see him as a big fat sheep.
But...
In front of him, who was at Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection, who was the fat sheep!?
"Quick battle, quick victory!" Chen Ping'an made a decision in his heart.
...P.S.: Please keep reading! This is a crucial moment for the trial push, so please support me, everyone~