Chapter 1512 Encountering the Sloppy Taoist Again
There are at least three black markets in the capital, all located in deserted towns on the outskirts. Deserted by day, they are bustling with activity at night.
Chen Xuan, led by Liu Yu, drove to Huangyun Town in the western suburbs.
At this moment, quite a few people were already in Huangyun Town. Because people entering and leaving here were worried about being recognized, many wore masks.
On both sides of the street were all sorts of stalls. Drugs and firearms, taboo outside, were openly displayed on the stalls. Further ahead, there were also many magical artifacts and precious medicinal materials, but these held no attraction for Chen Xuan.
Today, his sole purpose for coming to the black market was spiritual stones.
"Ahead is where they sell jade. The chance of finding spiritual stones is very slim, so don't get your hopes up too high," Liu Yu said calmly.
Liu Yu directly mentioning spiritual stones clearly confirmed Chen Xuan's identity.
Chen Xuan was very curious.
How many cultivators were there in this world?
"Have you been here before?"
"No," Liu Yu shook his head. "But I've been to black markets in other places. The probability of spiritual stones existing in black markets is high, but spiritual stones are still very rare. I hope to see more in a big place like the capital."
Soon, they arrived at the jade area.
There were indeed many jade pieces here, dazzling and countless.
"There's spiritual jade over there!"
As expected, the World Tree's voice sounded again.
This guy had a keen nose and would never be wrong. Chen Xuan quickly followed the direction of the World Tree's voice.
"Could there be another discovery?"
Liu Yu was stunned.
Chen Xuan had pinpointed his target instantly in Panjiayuan during the day. Could he be this lucky again?
He didn't search separately but followed Chen Xuan.
Soon, Chen Xuan reached the stall pointed out by the World Tree. Upon seeing the stall owner, his eyes lit up: "Hey, isn't this the sloppy taoist from Panjiayuan earlier today?"
Yes, the stall owner was the sloppy taoist who had sold Chen Xuan spiritual stones earlier that day.
Just then, someone approached the stall: "How much are these stones on your stall?"
"One million each, firm price!"
The sloppy taoist said impatiently.
"Fifty thousand!"
"Fifty thousand is too low, isn't it?"
"Then I don't want it!"
"Brother, fifty thousand it is. Judging by your face, we are quite fated."
The sloppy taoist, flushed with anxiety, quickly called out to the customer.
The customer paid fifty thousand yuan and selected a stone from the sloppy taoist's stall. However, this stone was just an ordinary stone, not a spiritual stone.
"Holy cow, fifty thousand? Are you crazy?"
Chen Xuan's eyes widened instantly. This guy could haggle even better than me.
Fortunately, the one the guy took was just an ordinary spiritual stone.
"There's a spiritual stone!"
Liu Yu suddenly stared at the spiritual stones displayed at the stall, his eyes gleaming, and whispered.
Chen Xuan could naturally see it. He smiled faintly and stepped forward: "I think we are also quite fated!"
"It's you guys?"
The sloppy taoist looked up and saw Chen Xuan and Liu Yu, and was slightly taken aback.
His gaze towards Chen Xuan was clearly unfriendly. Chen Xuan had taken a spiritual stone from him during the day, so why did he run into this fellow again?
"It is us. I think we are quite fated. How about this, I'll take a stone for fifty thousand yuan too."
As he spoke, Chen Xuan directly pointed at the spiritual stone.
"No!"
Seeing that Chen Xuan had immediately chosen a spiritual stone, the sloppy taoist's eyes almost glowed green.
He sold stones here, a mixed bag of genuine and fake. But Chen Xuan, with his luck, had picked out a spiritual stone. How could he sell it now?
After all, ordinary people couldn't find spiritual stones and could only sense spiritual energy to know if there were spiritual stones within these stones. If Chen Xuan took away the spiritual stone, and its spiritual aura disappeared, others would naturally discover that there was no genuine article inside.
"No? Then why did you sell it to someone else for fifty thousand, and you won't sell it to me for fifty thousand?"
Chen Xuan's words instantly rendered the sloppy taoist speechless.
The key point was that there were people all around, pointing fingers: "That's right, you sold it to someone else for fifty thousand, so why won't you sell it to him for fifty thousand?"
"Little brother, this is a profiteer."
The sloppy taoist was on the verge of spitting out blood: "I'm really not a profiteer!
He bought a fake for fifty thousand yuan, and you're buying a real one for fifty thousand!"
"Little brother, I'll sell this stone to you for five hundred thousand. What do you say?" the sloppy taoist gritted his teeth.
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, a fist slammed heavily into the sloppy taoist's face.
A middle-aged man walked over and glared fiercely at the sloppy taoist: "I hate profiteers like you who arbitrarily raise prices the most!"
He then turned to Chen Xuan: "Don't worry, little brother, I won't let you suffer a loss."
The sloppy taoist almost spat out a mouthful of blood: "Little brother, leave some room for future encounters."
"Say that again?"
The middle-aged man clenched his fists.
Chen Xuan was amused and exasperated: "Then I'll give you one hundred thousand yuan."
As he spoke, Chen Xuan immediately transferred one hundred thousand yuan to the sloppy taoist.
The sloppy taoist accepted the hundred thousand yuan with tears in his eyes.
"I'm done!"
With that, the sloppy taoist rolled up the stones on his stall and turned to leave, quickly disappearing into the vast crowd.
"Congratulations, Brother Ye, on acquiring another spiritual stone!"
Liu Yu cupped his fists and congratulated him.
"Brother Liu is too kind. I was just lucky," Chen Xuan replied ambiguously.
Anyone could tell that Chen Xuan's luck was not that simple.
Liu Yu smiled faintly but said nothing.
Chen Xuan was slightly stunned regarding Liu Yu.
Then Liu Yu slowly said: "Every cultivator has their own secrets. Why pry too much?"
Cultivator!
This fellow was indeed a cultivator!
"Brother Liu, do you want to go get more spiritual stones?"
Seeing Liu Yu's magnanimity, Chen Xuan proactively asked.
"Oh? Does Brother Chen have any brilliant ideas? No, if Brother Chen had any brilliant ideas, why would he be trying his luck in the black market?"
Liu Yu frowned, full of doubt.
Chen Xuan said solemnly: "Before coming to the black market, I didn't have any good plans. However, after arriving at the black market and encountering that sloppy taoist, I indeed have an idea."
"You mean to say that the sloppy taoist has many spiritual stones?" Liu Yu asked.
"Brother Liu, you should have also noticed that the fake stones sold by that sloppy taoist not only contain the aura of spiritual stones but also are accompanied by rich spiritual energy. Clearly, these fake stones should come from a place that contains many spiritual stones."
"Are you referring to a mine?"
Liu Yu's heart stirred.
"A mine? Very possible!"
Chen Xuan was slightly stunned, then nodded along.
In fact, Chen Xuan's reasoning was just a fabrication. It was simply because the World Tree had told him that the sloppy taoist still had spiritual stones on him and to go find them. He felt it was a bit rash to go alone, so he wanted Liu Yu as a helper.
"Brother Liu, how about we cooperate?" Chen Xuan smiled.
"Then let's cooperate!"
Liu Yu immediately nodded.
Originally, Liu Yu, coming from a major power, was unwilling to do something shady. However, the temptation was too great. If it was truly a mine, it would be extraordinary.