"Ye... Ye Feng, don't be rash..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si Shan became even more anxious.
"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion! I won't go and make a scene!"
Ye Feng gave Jiang Si Shan a reassuring look.
"Then Ye Feng, what are you asking about this for?"
Jiang Si Shan looked at Ye Feng with some bewilderment, still a little uneasy.
"Didn't you just say you didn't know where Bing was being held under house arrest... that marriage proposal event, the person chosen in the end must be able to see Bing, right?"
Ye Feng spoke quickly to Jiang Si Shan.
"Ye Feng, you want to participate in that marriage proposal event?"
Hearing this, Jiang Si Shan immediately understood.
"Otherwise, there's no other good way to find Bing for now!"
Ye Feng rubbed his chin, somewhat dejectedly.
"Then... then alright..."
Jiang Si Shan had wanted to persuade Ye Feng to give up, but the words changed as they reached his lips.
"Then... um... Ye Feng, aren't you afraid of facing the divine envoys, or even the legendary gods?"
After a pause, Jiang Si Shan spoke to Ye Feng again.
This was because he noticed that when he had spoken of gods and divine envoys just now, Ye Feng had only shown surprise and astonishment, not fear.
"Regarding that... I haven't encountered the gods, but I killed one of the divine envoys not long ago. I think his name was Ilias..."
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...
In the evening,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were wandering outside a rather grand building.
That rather grand building was the Jiang family's residence where Jiang Si Shan was staying, the Jiang family villa. Jiang Si Shan was inside handling some matters.
Earlier, Jiang Si Shan had invited Ye Feng and the other two inside, but Ye Feng had no interest and chose to walk around outside...
"Big brother, Jiang Si Shan is out!"
Ye Feng was examining a beautiful, unfamiliar flower when suddenly, Xiao Xiao's excited voice rang out.
This was understandable, as Jiang Si Shan had previously told Xiao Xiao where she might be able to buy a reconnaissance colored chicken...
"Let's go, let's have dinner first~"
"Okay~"
...
After dinner,
Night had completely fallen,
"Ye Feng, reconnaissance colored chickens are intrinsically rare, and they can accurately identify all zombie infectees. They are considered special controlled goods in the City of Arcane. You can't buy them through official channels, so you'll have to try your luck in the ghost market!"
As he spoke, a light flashed in Jiang Si Shan's hand, and he handed Ye Feng and the other two each a mask.
...
Led by Jiang Si Shan, Ye Feng and the other two wound their way through numerous turns and arrived at an extremely remote, pitch-black place.
"Big brother, this... this looks like a mass grave!"
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel a little scared as she looked at the haphazardly placed tombstones around them.
"Hiss~ Ka ka"
"Keng~ Chi~"
At this moment, Jiang Si Shan was already digging in front of a tombstone with a pickaxe.
Jiang Si Shan's movements were swift. In a short while, he had dug up a large black coffin.
Under the gaze of Ye Feng and the other two, Jiang Si Shan knocked on the coffin lid. A series of eerie, sharp sounds emanated from inside the coffin, sounding like fingernails scratching at the lid. It was very frightening to hear in the pitch-black mass grave.
"Dong dong dong!~"
At this moment, Jiang Si Shan moved to another spot and knocked on the coffin lid again. A sharp sound came from inside once more.
Hearing this sound, Jiang Si Shan's knocking speed increased. After he finished knocking, the coffin lid glowed green, and a blood-red head suddenly appeared.
"Ah!~"
Xiao Xiao, who had been watching intently, let out a startled cry at the sudden turn of events.
The blood-red head stared at Jiang Si Shan with hollow, dark eyes. Jiang Si Shan's hand flashed, and he produced a token, then handed over four Arcane Yuan coins, each with a value of one hundred.
The coffin lid glowed green again, and a large blood-red hand, similar to the head, emerged. It took the Arcane Yuan coins, and then disappeared along with the blood-red head.
Almost simultaneously, the green light from the coffin lid shifted, revealing a large number of runes, forming a teleportation array.
"This is the entrance to the ghost market. You only have 10 seconds!"
Jiang Si Shan looked at Ye Feng, without naming him. After speaking, he quickly jumped into the teleportation array on the coffin lid.
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying exchanged glances and then jumped in as well.
"Buzz!"
The four of them felt a flash of green light before their eyes, and then they found themselves in a dimly lit place.
At this moment, quite a few people were already crowded here. Without exception, all of them, like Ye Feng and the other three, wore masks and peculiar clothing. They were browsing and commenting in twos and threes at various stalls...
"Take a look, a Thompson submachine gun, comes with 100 rounds of ammunition, only 30 Arcane Yuan coins! Outside, you might not get it for 100 Arcane Yuan coins!"
"Arcane Ore! A rare fire-attribute Arcane Ore! Fire-attribute Arcane cultivators, come quickly, special prices!"
"Sildenafil tablets! Absolutely genuine. A boon for those injected with strengthening serum... others can use it too..."
"Bone-Illuminating Pills! Bone-Illuminating Pills, essential for cultivation breakthroughs, home travel, and defeating stronger opponents!"
...
As Ye Feng and the other three walked, various shouts filled the air.
"Those very cheap guns, ammunition, Arcane Ore, and the like are most likely stolen goods... meaning they were robbed or stolen from others. They need to cash them out quickly, hence the incredibly low prices..."
Jiang Si Shan explained to Ye Feng as they walked.
"What about the Bone-Illuminating Pills?"
After looking around, Ye Feng's gaze fell on a stall. The stall owner was wearing a mask with fangs and a green complexion.
"Bone-Illuminating Pills are a special medicine unique to the City of Arcane. Originally, they were used to stimulate potential and help Silver-grade advanced Arcane cultivators break through to Gold grade!"
"But now they are used for fighting stronger opponents or to forcibly enhance strength and save lives in emergencies..."
"Using Bone-Illuminating Pills to forcibly enhance strength has extreme side effects. After the medicinal effect wears off, one's strength level will decrease, and it might even be impossible to improve further... and this stuff is only effective for Arcane cultivators below Gold rank five..."
Jiang Si Shan quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Of course, if you want some, I have some... don't waste your money here..."
"Only the Dawn Academy has genuine Bone-Illuminating Pills. What's sold here is likely defective, with greater side effects, and possibly some unknown toxicity! Occasional genuine ones are outrageously expensive!"
After a pause, Jiang Si Shan spoke again.
"Hmm?"
After hearing Jiang Si Shan's explanation, Ye Feng, who was about to turn away, suddenly stopped. He had seen something that piqued his interest.
Inevitably, Ye Feng walked towards the stall selling Bone-Illuminating Pills...
Seeing this, Jiang Si Shan's brow furrowed. He looked rather confused, but still followed him.
...