Chapter 48, Sprouts
"Stop and take a look, antiquities before the Xia Dynasty. ”
"Antiquities from the Zhou Dynasty... ”
On the stalls on both sides of the antique street, all kinds of jade, bronze, porcelain, etc., which exude an outdated atmosphere, are displayed in an endless stream, attracting groups of people to stop and watch.
"The antique street is much more lively than before. Looking at the crowd around her, Yan Ran was a little surprised by the liveliness of the antique street, she had been here before, but the whole street was deserted at that time, after all, there were not many rich people who could afford to play with antiques.
"It's not because of a handful of broken scrap metal. ”
"Oh?" Yan Ran looked at Zhao Yuanyu curiously, waiting for his next words.
"At the beginning of the great changes in the world, a monk happened to pass by here and fell in love with a piece of scrap iron that was used by the owner of the antique shop to plug the cracks in the wall, and bought it from the owner for a small amount of money.
At first, the people around him laughed at the monk for being a fool and spending money to buy a piece of broken copper and iron, but then everyone was slapped in the face, and the scrap iron water chestnut was sharp, and the monk accidentally cut the palm of his hand, and then a magical scene happened.
The scrap iron began to adsorb on the palm of the monk's hand, quickly absorbing the monk's blood, and as the monk's blood continued to be absorbed, the scrap iron began to emit a dazzling light, and then the iron filings on the scrap iron began to fall off, and finally turned into a cold and sparkling bronze sword.
The people around are not understanding the goods, and they also know that the scrap iron is a treasure before, and the owner of the antique shop is even more ruined. ”
"Stupid. Hu Tong scoffed at what Zhao Yuanyu said.
"Lord Red Fox, don't say it, there are really some people who have bought good things in the antique street, some people have obtained magic weapons, some people have obtained inheritance, and some people have become monks overnight because they bought a long-dead herb...
Anyway, the anecdotes of the antique street have never stopped, otherwise, it would not have attracted so many people here, and not only Shucheng, but also the antique streets in other cities are also very lively. ”
"Hmph, the old man does not deny that there will be some specific opportunities in every place, but such opportunities are too rare, and most of the people who expect to get such opportunities are also some people who like to take shortcuts, and it is difficult for such people to achieve great things. ”
"Don't do porcelain work without diamonds, don't think about getting something for nothing if you don't have atmospheric luck, and climb to the sky in one step!"
Zhao Yuanyu lowered his head directly when Hu Tong said it, he did have an opportunistic mentality in his heart, especially after knowing that ordinary people became monks overnight.
Therefore, as long as he is fine, he will go to the antique street to stroll, and he fantasizes in his heart that maybe he can also get a chance!
But now, when Hu Tong said this, the ethereal hope in his heart was a little shattered!
"Hearing you say that, the opportunities in this world are all prepared for those who have great luck?" Seeing Zhao Yuanyu's expression gloomy, Yan Ran glared at Hu Tong dissatisfied, "Heaven is not benevolent, and everything is used as a dog, is this said casually?"
"Don't chew on words, the old man doesn't mean that. ”
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and then the street was cleared, and then people saw Guan Miaoxin, the eldest lady of the Guan family, walking towards the trading desk of the antique street under the protection of several monks.
Yan Ran and Hu Tong also looked at Guan Miaoxin for the first time.
"Sure enough, it is worthy of the fire spirit body, in less than a month, it has been promoted from the fifth layer of qi training to the sixth layer of qi training! Hey, don't say it, some people are born as darlings of the Heavenly Dao, and others can't catch up no matter how hard they try. Hu Tong said with emotion.
As soon as it said this, Yan Ran looked at it instantly, and his expression flashed.
What does this mean by the old fox?
Recently, she has been practicing hard day and night before she has advanced to the fifth layer of Qi training, and now in a blink of an eye, Guan Miaoxin has been promoted to the sixth layer of Qi training, is this saying that she is not as good as Guan Miaoxin?
Yan Ran didn't know if she was thinking too much, but she felt that Hu Tong's words seemed to be meant for her.
"Let's go, don't be stunned, let's go to the trading desk and have a look!" Hu Tong turned back to Yan Ran and said a word, and quickly ran to the trading desk.
Watching the fox run away without looking back, Yan Ran was in a very complicated mood!
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Yan Ran standing still, Zhao Yuanyu's skills shook in front of her eyes.
"It's nothing, let's go over!"
"Howler!"
After not taking a few steps, Yan Ran suddenly stopped and looked at Zhao Yuanyu seriously, "Although what the old fox said just now has some truth, it is not all right, you don't have to care too much, it is a demon beast, and its thoughts are different from humans, and it will not understand the importance of hope to people." ”
"Sister, I know, I will not give up hope of becoming a monk. Zhao Yuanyu's originally gloomy mood instantly became clear.
"Hmm!"
The trading desk of the antique street is in the center of the whole street, which is a cylindrical platform with a radius of 10 meters.
When Yan Ran and Zhao Yuanyu arrived, the trading desk was already crowded with people, but there was a relatively empty place, which was where Hu Tong was, and no one dared to approach within five meters around.
Glancing at Guan Miaoxin who was directly opposite Hutong, Yan Ran walked over with Zhao Yuanyu.
"Why is it so slow?" Seeing that Yan Ran had just come, Hu Tong said in disgust.
"It's you who are too fast!" Yan Ran glanced at Hu Tong and turned his gaze to the trading desk.
Hu Tong glanced at Yan Ran a little strangely, her hurried gaze just now made its heart tighten, "It seems that the old man's cultivation has really fallen too much, and now he will be frightened by the gaze of a Qi cultivator!"
There are a dazzling array of items on the trading desk, some of which are dilapidated, some of which are incomplete, with a long history, and some of which are so dusty that they are not so old that they are not very old!
After a while, a middle-aged male cultivator with a smile on his face and great affinity walked onto the trading table.
The male cultivator didn't talk nonsense, and as soon as he came to the stage, he went straight to the point and introduced the things on the trading table.
"Guys, as you can see, the items on the trading table are divided into three parts. The first thing to trade is this part, as long as you pay ten spirit stones, you can choose one of the items. ”
The middle-aged male cultivator smiled and pointed his finger to an area where there were some small objects piled up.
As soon as the words fell, many monks flocked to the place and began to fight for those items.
Yan Ran looked around for a week and found that the people who went to select were some ordinary people and cultivators who were cultivating in the early stage of Qi cultivation, like some big families or big forces, no one participated at all.
Except for the competition at the beginning, the trading table went on very calmly, after all, most people don't know whether things are good or bad, and can only bet on luck.
After a while, many people withdrew, and there were not many people who gave up ten spirit stones in exchange for an item that I didn't know if it was useful.
In Shucheng, the price of a first-layer demon beast is one spirit stone, and ten spirit stones means that you have to hunt ten demon beasts with a first-layer qi training, which is still very difficult for most ordinary people and first- and second-layer qi cultivators.
After there were fewer people, Yan Ran was ready to go over and have a look.
"Sister!" Seeing that Yan Ran wanted to go over, Zhao Yuanhao hurriedly grabbed her and said in a low voice, "Sister, let me tell you, almost all of the first things traded on the trading desk are useless, and those things have generally passed through the hands of many people, and they are sure that they are useless before they are traded." ”
"The exchange is also doing this to give ordinary people and unvaluable monks a thought, and the trading prices in the two areas are definitely not affordable for ordinary people after a while. ”
After hearing this, Yan Ran was silent for a while, and finally walked towards the trading area, "I'll go over and have a look!"
Just as Yan Ran was walking towards the trading area, Guan Miaoxin on the opposite side also walked over.
The two reached the trading area almost at the same time, and at the same time extended their right hand to a place.
Seeing this scene, everyone's breathing became lighter, one of them was the eldest lady of the Guan family, and the other had a foundation realm demon beast behind him, if there was a fight, it would be worth watching!
The crowd was a little excited.
Just when everyone thought the two were going to fight for the same item, the two picked up an item each.
Yan Ran picked up a purple clay pot full of cracks, and Guan Miaoxin picked up a palm-sized reddish-brown porcelain sword.
The two quickly glanced at each other, handed over ten spirit stones, and then turned around and left, and there was no intersection at all!
The tension that everyone was expecting didn't happen, and seeing the two of them return to their original positions, I was a little disappointed in my heart!
Seeing Yan Ran come back, Hu Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, everyone, let's trade in the next area, and you can take any of the items in this area as long as you pay a thousand spirit stones!"
"A thousand!"
There was a sound of inhalation around her, and even Yan Ran's brows twitched a few times, and she didn't even have a hundred spirit stones now.
Just when some forces were about to pay the spirit stones for selection, the monks on the Guan family's side suddenly burst out in exclamations.
When everyone looked over, their faces instantly showed envy and jealousy.
At this time, ten centimeters from Guan Miaoxin's right palm, there was a burning red sword floating in flames, which was the plain porcelain sword she had chosen in the first trading area just now.
Looking at the fire sword in the palm of her hand, Guan Miaoxin's expression was also very surprised, she didn't expect to get a magic weapon with a random choice!
Suddenly, Guan Miaoxin's expression moved, and she quickly looked up at the opposite side, and when she saw the red fox staring at her, a thick smile appeared in her eyes.