I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2144 Suicide note
Chen Lin did not understand the meaning behind the words in the tuxedo.

However, the other party clearly did not want to say more, so he did not press for details.

After checking his body again and confirming that there were no abnormalities, he focused his attention on the party.

Two more people made a deal, but even more failed, with almost no one succeeding even once out of ten attempts.

This is also normal.

Chen Lin has participated in many trade fairs. The higher the level of the fair, the fewer opportunities there are to complete a transaction. This is because after reaching a certain level of cultivation, there are barriers to the demand for resources, and universally applicable treasures are rare.

Moreover, high-level treasures are extremely rare, and once obtained, people are unwilling to let go of them easily.

After waiting for a while longer.

Chen Lin moved to another table and proposed the deal again.

"Acquire Variegated Crystal, Dazzling Liquid Crystal, Earth Spirit Ancient Grass, Solar Crystal Core, Formless Three Pure Flowers, Three-Eyed Fortune Shell, and other items capable of resisting the erosion of the River of Rules..."

To increase his chances of success, he rattled off the names of several treasures in one breath.

It just so happens that the three-eyed Foobai is also sandwiched in there.

Just as he was about to mention the true bat ears and the Elf Queen's tears, Mingzhu's urgent voice transmission rang out.

"Master, you can't mention too many items at once, and the level of the treasures you propose can't be too low, otherwise you'll be disqualified from the transaction, and it will also affect future gatherings!"

Chen Lin's voice abruptly stopped.

He chuckled awkwardly, "That's all for now. If any friend can offer more, I'm willing to trade them with Life Coins and Character Cards."

The voice just fell.

The man in the tuxedo who was hosting the gathering spoke casually.

"Your actions violated the rules of the gathering. Considering you are a new crew member, we hereby prohibit any further transactions from taking place at this gathering as a form of punishment. If you violate this rule again in the future, you will have to deal with it according to the rules."

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

He stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and indicated that he accepted the punishment.

The man in the tuxedo looked at Mingzhu.

Mingzhu's expression fell, and she reluctantly took out three coins from her pocket, walked up to the tuxedo, and handed them over, tears welling up in her eyes.

"This is the last time. If this happens again, you will lose this position, and I won't be able to protect you."

The man in the tuxedo accepted the life coin.

"Yes."

Mingzhu lowered her head and responded, then silently returned to Chen Lin's side.

He transmitted his voice to Chen Lin, saying, "I'm sorry, Master. It was my negligence that caused you to lose the opportunity to make a deal because I didn't explain the rules to you clearly."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Lin comforted the other party.

Since we've already obtained two pieces of variegated crystal, we're quite satisfied with the trip's haul, and it doesn't matter if we can't continue trading.

But he also reminded the other party, "I can't trade now, so you should think quickly about whether there are any rules that I've overlooked, so that we don't make mistakes at the next gathering."

"Good host."

Mingzhu agreed and began to think hard with a frown.

See this.

Chen Lin remained silent to himself.

His maid seemed to be a novice and not very familiar with the ferry rules; he really should consider requesting a replacement.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

Since becoming master and servant is fate, we shouldn't deny each other because of one mistake.

Time passed little by little.

With no trading opportunities available, Chen Lin could only sit and observe, which allowed him to see many rare and precious items and broaden his horizons considerably.

An hour later.

As the man in the tuxedo loudly announced the end of the gathering, some passengers chose to go to the mission hall, while others left directly.

Chen Lin also returned to Black Silver City.

In the store.

He flashed and reappeared in the same spot.

I sensed the shop first to make sure nothing had changed before taking out the variegated crystal to examine it.

Two colorful crystals made the whole room dazzling.

Chen Lin even had an impulse to use one of his bloodline stones to enhance his own bloodline power.

But I immediately suppressed the thought.

A significant increase in strength won't have much impact, and it will take time to refine it anyway. It's better to save it for switching identities to make the most of it.

After putting away the variegated crystals, Chen Lin left the room.

As soon as he came downstairs, Lin Xinyi came to greet him.

"My lord, someone has come to sell a treasure. Neither Elder Qin nor I are sure what it is. You should take a look for yourself."

"Oh?"

Chen Lin was somewhat surprised to hear what the other person said.

"Don't you even recognize Elder Qin?"

This old man Qin is the appraiser of the shop. He was one of the members of a caravan that he had rescued by chance twenty years ago when he went out to gather information. He was originally an appraiser belonging to the family that organized the caravan, and he brought him back.

This person has an exceptional ability to identify objects; there are very few things he doesn't recognize.

"Yes."

Lin Xinyi nodded.

"Old Qin asked me to invite you, but the adults forbid me from disturbing you, and I don't dare to go upstairs. I was just planning to ask the treasure holder to come another day."

"Is that so? Then let's see what good stuff it is."

Chen Lin strode towards the quiet room on the first floor.

"grown ups."

After pushing open the door and entering, Old Qin stood up to make way for the seller, who also bowed respectfully.

Chen Lin glanced at it.

The other party was a thin young man, wearing a tattered robe, and his cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of the Dharma Source realm.

then.

His gaze fell on the table.

On top was a hat, made of some kind of leather, and dark brown in color.

The design is the kind that ordinary people use to keep warm, and one side is missing a piece, as if it had been cut off by a sharp blade.

"Is this the thing?"

Chen Lin sat down and picked up his hat.

After sensing it, he found no energy fluctuations and couldn't help but glance at Elder Qin.

"The adults put it in darkness."

Old Qin immediately spoke up.

Chen Lin immediately cast a light-blocking shield, shrouding himself and his hat in darkness.

Then, to my surprise, I discovered a barely perceptible dark gold pattern on the fur of the hat, winding and seemingly shimmering slowly.

"what?"

This situation piqued Chen Lin's interest.

Even after the stripes appeared, he still couldn't sense any extraordinary energy from the hat.

Although the Red Ape's perception is not as strong as its true form, it is still a higher-dimensional life form. Unless one has an extremely strong ability to conceal itself, it is impossible to escape its perception.

But the facts are right in front of us.

Such a clear and extraordinary reaction indicates that this hat must be something extraordinary.

“Dad, the patterns on this thing are characters. It might be some kind of hidden heritage. It’s worth keeping.”

While Chen Lin was conducting his research, Tie Zhu's telepathic communication appeared.

"Sure?"

He immediately replied.

"Of course, I'm full right now, so my sensory abilities are unmatched!"

Tie Zhu answered proudly.

"well done."

Chen Lin gave a compliment.

Ever since he broke through the Life Treasure Chest, this guy has become arrogant, but his sensory abilities are indeed strong, even his real body cannot compare.

No further research was conducted.

After putting away the light shield, Chen Lin placed the hat on the table.

He looked at the thin young man and asked, "Young friend, what is your name?"

"Reporting to you, my name is Liu Siji. My uncle is a disciple of the Xiaoguang Sect. I currently have contracted the Xiaoguang Sect's spirit fields outside the city. This item was dug up when the spirit fields were being cultivated."

The thin young man answered hastily. Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.

"Since you work for the Xiaoguang Sect, why don't you go to the Xiaoguang Sect's trading company?"

"This one……"

The thin young man chuckled dryly twice.

"It seems my shop has a pretty good reputation."

Chen Lin smiled and asked, "I'll take the item. Name your price."

"I want a half-empty pill!"

The thin young man gritted his teeth and stated his request.

Lin Xinyi, who was standing to the side, immediately raised her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Don't ask for too much. Although your hat is somewhat mysterious, we don't know its specific function. Don't think too highly of its value."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

"Alright, it's just a half-empty pill, give it to him."

After saying that, he took out a bottle of pills.

He tossed the item to the other party and said, "The money and goods are settled. Just a heads up, to avoid unnecessary trouble, it's best not to spread this transaction around. Otherwise, if the Xiaoguang Sect comes knocking, I won't step in to help you."

"I understand, thank you, sir."

The thin young man was overjoyed. He bowed to Chen Lin repeatedly, then opened the elixir bottle to check it before excitedly leaving the shop.

"Sir, could you please explain the mysteries of this object?"

After everyone left, Old Qin couldn't help but look at the hat in Chen Lin's hand and ask him a question.

For an appraiser, nothing is more painful than a failed appraisal, and they desperately want to know the answer.

"There may be some fragmented inheritance on it, but we need to study it further to find out."

replied.

Chen Lin returned to the second floor.

The light shield was activated again, revealing the patterns on the hat.

He said to Tie Zhu, "Trace the changes in the characters above, and I'll see what's going on."

"okay!"

Tie Zhu began to sense it with great interest.

There's no need to record anything; the information is directly transmitted to Chen Lin through telepathy.

Chen Lin immediately determined that this was a very ancient language, and it did not belong to the human race, but rather to some other race.

He was able to get to know her thanks to Cheng Lingdie.

As a lover of words, Cheng Lingdie had a wide range of knowledge about words and compiled a complete encyclopedia of words for him, which she then passed on to him through a method of initiation and transmission.

This language is one of them.

Chen Lin was fully focused on receiving the information transmitted by the iron pillar.

He quickly frowned.

This is not a transmission of martial arts techniques as imagined, but a letter, or rather, a will.

The letter was left by the hat's owner for a man named Mosdy, saying that he had discovered a major secret and that Mosdy should go find the owner immediately.

As for what secret...

Because a small piece of the hat is missing, the characters are incomplete, making it impossible to deduce the content.

"Dad, these are all the characters. Have they been passed down?"

After sensing the information, Tie Zhu immediately asked questions.

Chen Lin shook his head.

"No, the characters are incomplete, and it's not some kind of inheritance, it's just a will."

"Suicide note?"

"Pah, pah, pah! What bad luck! Could that guy be a liar? I should get the Half-Void Pill back!"

Tie Zhu was furious.

"It's not quite deception; a mere cultivator of the Dharma Source wouldn't dare to do that. But it's certainly useless; all that expectation was for nothing."

Chen Lin didn't seem to care.

Although the Half-Void Pill was quite valuable, it was nothing to him.

He threw the hat aside and ignored it.

Although the suicide note mentioned discovering some secret, the hat had been buried for thousands of years, and all the secrets had been lost in the long river of history. Knowing them would be useless.

"My lord, Silver Rat requests an audience."

Just as Chen Lin was about to go out for a walk, Silver Rat came to report the situation.

After the other person came in, he immediately asked, "Have you found any trace of Lady Adaya?"

The other party's main task now is to find out Adaya's whereabouts. He needs to inform the other party about Yue Yingxian and that imposing man so that the other party can make preparations in advance.

Although Adaya is very strong, Yue Yingxian has a family behind her, so she cannot be taken lightly.

The silver rat clasped its hands in a gesture of respect.

"Reporting to my lord, my men spotted Lady Adaya on a merchant ship in the Red Cloud Sea. She is heading to the Red Cloud Continent and sent a message instructing you not to look for her, but to wait for her to contact you."

"Didn't you leave a message talisman?"

Chen Lin immediately pressed for more information.

Silver Rat shook his head. "Reporting to my lord, my men said that Lady Adaya only said one sentence to him before leaving. He didn't even have a chance to mention the communication talisman."

"Then forget it. Just call them back. There's no need to look anymore."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

He then picked up the hat from the table and handed it to the other person, saying, "There's nothing much going on these days. Go to the spirit fields outside the city and see if you can find the missing piece."

"Ask Lin Xinyi for details."

"Yes!"

The silver mouse took the hat and left.

Next.

Chen Lin went out for a stroll, then continued to study the Soul Master's inheritance and the Eight Gates Summoning Lock Technique.

Unexpected.

A few days later, the silver rat returned and actually found the other part of the hat. Liu Siji was not lying; the item was indeed dug out from the spirit field, along with some skeletons.

Now that we've found it, let's continue our research.

Chen Lin pressed the damaged part onto the hat.

After wriggling for a while, the two actually merged together on their own, while the hat emitted a very subtle aura.

He tried using energy to power it.

Didn't make it.

Neither type of energy worked, but no dangerous reactions occurred.

So Chen Lin stopped worrying about it.

He had Tiezhu deliver the message while he translated it, and began to complete the contents of the will.

Gradually.

His expression grew serious.

Once all the characters are connected, the content immediately becomes clear, and the previously mentioned secret comes to light.

It turns out it's related to the fireflies of Huangshan Mountain.

According to the contents, the owner of the hat discovered that the big yellow dog had died because it was killed by fireflies, and those fireflies were not real fireflies, but came from a book.

They are characters from that book!

"Have all the characters been copied? Are there any missing?"

Chen Lin confirmed with Tie Zhu repeatedly.

Only after receiving Tie Zhu's assurance did he begin to ponder.

"a book?"

After thinking for a while, Chen Lin muttered to himself, his tone filled with surprise and doubt.

He did not doubt the suicide note in the hat.

There's no need to fabricate things from ancient times. Back then, it was easy to verify the authenticity of such information; you could simply go to the place where it was mentioned and see for yourself.

Chen Lin was somber because if what was said in the suicide note was true, then Mount Huangshan was no peaceful place.

The characters released were enough to kill that big yellow dog.

How bizarre must this book be?

How powerful must the owner of this book be?

According to historical records, that big yellow dog was the spirit beast of a ruler-level expert, or at least a late-stage Eternal Realm being.

Most importantly, since fireflies are a form of character transformation, why is there news about fireflies being spread?

(End of this chapter)