Dashing Student-Chapter 1054 - 1052: Ghost Market Outside the City
The Myriad Phenomena Commerce does not offer services for buying and selling information. When the appraiser heard Chen Nan’s question, he was taken aback.
If it were an ordinary customer, he would absolutely say nothing. However, Chen Nan possessed the black card of the Myriad Phenomena Commerce, so after much consideration, the appraiser quietly informed Chen Nan.
"Esteemed guest, three hundred miles east outside the city, a ghost market opens every full moon, and there you can find places that sell information. Coincidentally, tomorrow happens to be the full moon."
The full moon occurs in the middle of the month, on the fifteenth and sixteenth days. Tomorrow happens to be the fifteenth.
"Thank you." Chen Nan cupped his hands and asked, "I would also like to ask if there are any Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects in the Southern Marsh?"
The Myriad Phenomena Commerce acquires various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, so he believed they would have information in this area.
But the appraiser shook his head, stroked his beard, and said, "My apologies, young master, I have not heard of any Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects in the Southern Marsh; perhaps it is my own ignorance."
"Thank you anyway."
Chen Nan smiled and cupped his hands as he left the commerce, pondering whether that fat Taoist was deceiving him?
If not, why did even the Myriad Phenomena Commerce know nothing about it?
In any case, he still decided to return to the fat Taoist, as this was the only lead he had regarding the Water Attribute Heaven and Earth Spirit Object.
Meanwhile, upstairs in the Myriad Phenomena Commerce, the appraiser who had just attended to Chen Nan came up. After a moment of thought, he decided to report the matter about the black card to his superiors. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
After all, those with black cards are all esteemed individuals, and what if he could gain some benefits due to their connections?
"A black card? Whose is it?"
Lady Shang was surprised to hear this, since it was unheard of for any big names with a black card to come here.
"The name bound to that card is Chen Nan, but whether it was actually him, I do not know," the appraiser honestly replied.
"Chen Nan?!"
Lady Shang’s eyes widened immediately, and she hurried downstairs to check, but the person had long gone.
"Why didn’t you say earlier?"
She turned and scolded the appraiser.
The appraiser, looking innocent, said, "Miss, I didn’t know he was the person you were looking for."
Lady Shang felt a mix of anger and excitement.
"I knew it, he wouldn’t die so easily!"
The maid beside her poured cold water on her excitement, "Miss, it could also be someone else using Chen Nan’s black card."
"After all, his name isn’t even on the Hidden Dragon List anymore, he might already be..."
"Enough!" Lady Shang turned and scolded, "Don’t let me hear such words again, or you can leave!"
The maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, "Miss, I won’t dare again."
Lady Shang looked at the bustling street and knew it wasn’t easy to find one person, but she still ordered the guards of Myriad Phenomena Commerce to search for Chen Nan.
"In the future, if that person comes again, notify me first, okay?" she instructed the appraiser.
"Miss, I understand," the appraiser answered respectfully.
Of course, Chen Nan didn’t know that Lady Shang was in the city and had sent people to find him.
Even if he knew, he probably wouldn’t meet Lady Shang, as their relationship was merely transactional.
In the tavern, the fat Taoist was still drinking and eating meat. When Chen Nan returned, he wasn’t surprised at all; on the contrary, he looked quite confident.
"Daoist brother, have you finished eating?"
"Almost." The fat Daoist wiped his greasy hands on his clothes, "So, did you gather any information?"
"No," Chen Nan replied honestly.
The fat Daoist proudly said, "Of course, no one knows about this except your chubby friend. Don’t worry, I won’t trick you."
"After all, we are both from the Taoist Sect."
"Haha, indeed." Chen Nan smiled perfunctorily, thinking he wasn’t even a Taoist, and this fat Taoist didn’t seem like someone from the Taoist Sect either.
More like a swindler. If he had a fortune-teller’s banner, it would fit even more.
Just as he was thinking this, the fat man indeed pulled out a pole from his storage bag, with a banner attached to it, written with the words "Divine Calculator."
Chen Nan’s mouth twitched. Did he really have to play along so well?
"May I ask your name, Daoist brother?" Chen Nan cupped his hands and asked.
The fat Taoist waved the bamboo pole in his hand and said with a beaming smile, "Just call me Divine Calculator. How about you?"
"I am Jue Mingzi."
Chen Nan decided to use his previous alias.
They were likely both using fake names, but both were tacitly aware and just laughed a little.
"Jue Mingzi, shall we find a place to rest? You can head to the Southern Marsh whenever you’re ready."
Divine Calculator looked as if he was set on sticking with Chen Nan, not only eating but wanting to rely on him too.
Opening an extra room wasn’t much of an issue, so Chen Nan didn’t mind.
"Daoist brother, please."
The two went to an inn and booked two rooms.
Divine Calculator was unreserved, demanding the shopkeeper serve three meals a day, not a minute late, all with plenty of fish and meat.
If Chen Nan wasn’t the one paying, anyone witnessing this might call him generous.
But such trivial matters didn’t concern Chen Nan; he stayed in the room cultivating, never leaving until the following evening when he slipped out of the window.
Divine Calculator in the next room seemed to sense something, yet he smiled.
The ghost market was located in a withered forest. Arriving here at night, one could feel a chilling atmosphere, as the silhouettes of dead trees cast grotesque shadows resembling monsters snarling and clawing.
The cold wind howled through the withered trees, sounding like the wails of ghosts.
"Choosing such a place truly makes it resemble a ghost market."
When Chen Nan arrived, several cultivators were already waiting, their faces covered with masks, showing no intention to engage with others.
Following the local customs, Chen Nan took out the iron mask he wore in the Heavenly Border and put it on, waiting for the ghost market to open.
Just as the full moon rose directly above, a door appeared out of nowhere in the empty withered forest, with a faint mist spilling out.
Behind the door was unexpectedly a marketplace.
Chen Nan squinted to observe and realized it was the phenomenon of a Space Array.
Space Arrays are exceedingly profound formations, requiring an Array Master of extremely high rank to set up.
When the array is not activated, everything is normal, but once activated, it creates an independent space within the array’s range.
Chen Nan was somewhat surprised; it seemed that the owner of this ghost market must also be someone significant.
The cultivators entered the ghost market one by one, and Chen Nan followed behind them through the doorway.
The items for sale in the ghost market were far bolder than those in the workshop.
Even the goods of Demon Cultivators were sold here.
Like refined baby bones, eyeballs, Divine Souls... they seemed to have everything!
