Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Qinhui led the two from the main road onto a side road, through several alleys and around many bends, until finally the view opened up.

This is a wide road, nearly sixteen or seventeen meters wide, lined with stalls on both sides. These stalls are not arranged in an orderly manner.

Some stalls simply lay a tattered piece of cloth on the ground, with the items for sale placed directly on it.

Some are supported by wooden frames, which makes the items look neater.

Chu Qinhui's face showed a nostalgic expression, "I didn't expect this ghost market to still exist, but it's not as lively as I remember."

Chu Shengyuan's expression was indifferent. He had gone out to buy things like this a few times when he was in college with his friends. He had always managed to find some good things. But after the initial novelty wore off, he gradually lost interest in it.

Nan Li, standing to the side, became visibly excited, as if treasure hunting was something that could get her blood pumping.

She very naturally pulled Chu Shengyuan towards the stalls at the entrance.

"Take a look around, is there anything you think is good?"

Chu Shengyuan's gaze swept over the stall, which was clearly clean and tidy, displaying jade or carved antiques.

As for discerning eyes, Chu Shengyuan certainly didn't have them. He merely glanced at them and felt there was nothing he liked.

So he simply shook his head, "No."

Nan Li's expectant expression vanished instantly, replaced by disdain as she looked at the stall owner. "Ah, are they all fake?"

There weren't many people at the stall near the entrance.

Upon hearing Nan Li's words, the stall owner immediately became unhappy, "How can you talk like that, young lady? If you can't pick out anything good yourself, go away, don't ruin my business."

What bad luck! I just opened my stall and ran into two unlucky people.

Although the stall owner's words had a distinctive Chu Yancheng accent, Nan Li could still understand the general meaning.

How could a princess like her tolerate being called a jinx? With a flick of her arm, she was about to unleash her domain-level aura to give the low-level vendor in front of her a good thrashing.

Chu Shengyuan reacted quickly, grabbing her arm to interrupt, "Don't cause trouble, why are you arguing with a short-sighted street vendor?"

As he spoke, he pulled Nan Li toward the interior of the "Ghost Market".

For some reason, as Chu Shengyuan pulled her along, Nan Li's anger naturally dissipated, and she still didn't understand what was going on.

Chu Shengyuan pointed to a jade leaf pendant on another stall and said, "That one looks quite interesting; you could try buying it."

Upon hearing Chu Shengyuan's words, Nan Li's doubts, which had not yet surfaced, completely dissipated. Her gaze then fell upon a jade leaf pendant on the tattered cloth stall, which still bore some stains.

"Boss, how much is this?"

The shop owner reeked of alcohol and seemed somewhat incoherent. He tilted his head and glanced at Nan Li, then drunkenly said, "It's worthless. If you like... well, hiccup, just give me whatever you think is fair."

A spirit stone appeared in Nan Li's hand, which she placed on the rag stall. Then, a pulling force appeared in her hand, and the stained jade leaf pendant appeared in her hand.

The shopkeeper glanced at the Source Spirit Stone that Nan Li had given him, and his drunken expression instantly sobered up. With lightning speed, he grabbed the Source Spirit Stone from the rag.

Had he encountered a big customer? After repeatedly confirming that the Source Spirit Stone in his hand was genuine, he smiled and looked at Nan Li and Chu Shengyuan.

"Take another look, do you need anything else? Feel free to pick anything from this stall, just give me whatever you like."

Chu Shengyuan was somewhat speechless at Nan Li's generosity, "Why did you give me Source Spirit Stones directly? Three or four Source Pattern Stones would have been enough."

To everyone's surprise, Nan Li seemed slightly doubtful about Chu Shengyuan's words.

"Source Pattern Stone? What is that? I've only heard of Source Spirit Stone and Source Crystal Stone."

Alright, alright, so it turns out she really is a young lady who doesn't know the hardships of life. Chu Shengyuan also knows that this is not the time to teach her basic knowledge on the street.

So he could only grit his teeth and smile, saying, "It's okay, I'll pay for the rest. You just watch from the side."

Not understanding his meaning, but seemingly able to sense Chu Shengyuan's 'gritting teeth,' Nan Li could only obediently reply with an "Oh."

There was nothing else at the stall that Chu Shengyuan found appealing, so the two ignored the stall owner's greetings and continued walking deeper into the street.

During the process, he bought quite a few things that Chu Shengyuan thought were pretty good, until he came across an old man's stall with his eyes closed.

Chu Shengyuan stared intently at a bracelet that appeared to be made of sandalwood, with a rough texture on its surface, unable to look away.

Although he didn't know what the bracelet was for, Chu Shengyuan felt that it was of great importance to him, and his heart beat faster as he looked at it.

Chu Shengyuan didn't mince words or delay, asking the shopkeeper directly, "How much is that beaded bracelet?"

The boss was a taciturn old man. Upon hearing this, he glanced at Chu Shengyuan indifferently and said, "One hundred spirit stones."

One hundred spirit stones would be an extremely high price to walk from one end of the street to the other, but Chu Shengyuan had no intention of haggling and was about to take out the spirit stones to pay.

But an arm stretched out from the side, blocking Chu Shengyuan's way, and his palm pointed at the string of beads.

"Boss, I'll take this bead. How much?"

The old man's gaze fell upon the person who had suddenly extended their arm, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly, and his voice lowered slightly.

He glanced at Chu Shengyuan again and repeated the price from before: "One hundred source spirit stones."

"One hundred spirit stones? Why don't you just rob me? One hundred spirit stones, I'll take them."

Chu Shengyuan turned to look at the person who spoke. It was a boy who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with several followers and servants behind him.

His clothing was clearly made of fine silk brocade, but the colors were too exaggerated and flamboyant, which diminished its elegance and made him appear somewhat ostentatious.

Chu Shengyuan glanced at it, then turned his head back and quickly took out one hundred spirit stones. "Boss, here are one hundred spirit stones. Give me the string of beads."

The shopkeeper seemed somewhat taken aback when Chu Shengyuan so easily pulled out one hundred spirit stones, but the flamboyant youth beside him seemed to have been provoked.

"What do you mean? I've got my eye on this beaded necklace, are you going to try and take it from me?"

Chu Shengyuan turned slightly and looked at the boy with raised eyebrows.

"First, I asked about the price of this skewer first, and second, I paid for it myself."

Whether it's based on first-come, first-served or a direct transaction, this string of beads should belong to me.

No sooner had Chu Shengyuan finished speaking than one of the lackeys beside the flamboyant youth immediately reprimanded him.

"What do you mean by 'first come, first served'? Do you even know who our young master is?"

"Oh, what is your young master's status?"

Chu Shengyuan crossed his arms, while Nan Li remained silent, staring intently at the unfolding events with her beautiful eyes, her expression slightly agitated, seemingly enjoying herself immensely.

Chu Shengyuan caught a glimpse of Nan Li's state out of the corner of his eye, and his lips twitched slightly. He wondered what kind of fantasy the princess was lost in now.

The henchman's voice suddenly became more imposing, "My young master comes from the Chu family, he's the eldest son of the Chu family. If he wants to stay in Chuyan City, he knows what to do!"

Chu Shengyuan snorted lightly, "I really don't know what to do. Why don't you teach me?"