Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

The shopkeeper's face immediately darkened when he heard the boy quote that price.

"Young man, do you even know anything about goods? You can't just quote a price like that! I'll lose a fortune if I pay 98!"

The girl was also a little surprised when she heard the boy's bid, and she quietly tugged at him.

She probably felt that she had asked for too much, and that the boss would be unhappy later.

"Stop messing around, I really want to buy it!" the girl said softly.

Having apparently overheard their conversation, the boss grinned, "Heh, what your girlfriend likes can't be measured by money. Do you really think your girlfriend can only own a 98-yuan jade pendant? This is antique jade; 980 is already a steal!"

The girl's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing what the boss said.

It's as if the guy's bargaining is damaging their relationship.

The boy, oblivious to the girl's expression, calmly replied, "Don't give me that crap. If the item is available, I'd buy it for 1800, let alone 980. Do I have to spell it out for me?"

The boss's expression shifted for a moment. He glanced at Ye Chen and Ah Long, and finally gritted his teeth: "You, you add some more, I need to pay for my own money too!"

With outsiders present, speaking too bluntly can negatively impact his business.

The boy held up one finger: "Add one yuan, 99!"

The boss's face twitched. Damn it, today he'd run into a kid who actually knew his stuff!

He waved his hand: "Alright, alright, since your girlfriend really likes it, deal, scan the code!"

The boy nodded, took out his phone to scan the QR code, but the girl snorted coldly, her face darkening, "I don't want something this cheap!"

After saying that, the girl turned around and left, her face clearly showing that she was unhappy and aggrieved.

The boy froze, not understanding what was happening. What was going on?

Why do you want it one minute and then not the next?

"Hey, young man, don't run away! Since you've already negotiated the price, pay the money first!" The shopkeeper directly stopped the boy who wanted to chase after him.

The boy eventually paid 99 and chased after the girl with the jade pendant in hand.

Unexpectedly, the girl snatched the jade pendant, threw it on the ground, and cried out, "Get lost! Who wants it?!"

Then she ran away crying, got into a taxi, and left, leaving the boy alone, bewildered.

Is it because the jade pendant isn't worth 980 that you're angry?

But it's a fake, it's not worth the price at all. The boy was puzzled and left disappointed.

......

Upon witnessing this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help but shake his head. Perhaps this is what youth is all about!

The stall owner didn't care what was happening over there; as long as the goods were sold, that was all that mattered.

The rest is none of his business.

He looked at Ye Chen and A Long and smiled, "Hehe, please feel free to look around. These are all genuine antiques. Would you be interested in learning about my newly acquired Western Zhou bronzes?"

Ye Chen smiled without saying a word, not exposing him. Western Zhou? Heh, more like last week!

Ah Long tried to strike up a conversation: "Boss, do you remember the stone I bought from you yesterday?"

Upon hearing Ah Long's words, the stall owner became wary, staring at Ah Long for a long time before shaking his head: "Sorry, I don't remember!"

Ye Chen took out the stone directly: "Do you remember this stone?"

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper's face immediately darkened: "Young man, let me tell you, there's no such thing as returns in our business. Buying and selling is voluntary, and you bear the risk yourself. Whether the price goes up or down is none of my business!"

Ah Long was both amused and exasperated. Goodness, they were quite wary; they probably thought they were there to return goods.

Ye Chen chuckled and said, "Boss, you're just making a few strokes on an ordinary stone and selling it to my brother for 500 yuan. That's a bit unfair!"

The shopkeeper scoffed, "Handsome, there's no fixed price for antiques and collectibles. Don't you know that a deal is final? If you're here to return something, then please leave. No returns!"

Ye Chen said calmly, "If you won't let us return the goods, then tell me where you picked up those stones. We'll go pick up a few too and fool some other people!"

The shop owner intended to refuse, but his mouth involuntarily spilled out, "I found it halfway up Xunlong Mountain!"

The boss's face twitched. How did he accidentally blurt out his true feelings?

Oh well, whatever, I've already said it.

Anyway, it wasn't anything valuable; she would have made a fortune if she could sell it for 500 yuan, which was much better than she expected.

Besides, he's already searched it once; there's only one stone like that there. If you want to look for it, go ahead and look for it!

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Boss, you're very straightforward. In that case, we won't accept the return!"

After saying that, Ye Chen left with Ah Long!

The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ye Chen and the others leave. Finally, they were gone!

"Looks like I'll have to move my stall tomorrow. It would be a real hassle if all the customers from the last few days came and made a scene. If all else fails, I might try the next county..."

After Ye Chen and A Long had walked some distance apart, Ye Chen spoke up, "You should know where Dragon-Seeking Mountain is, right?"

Ah Long nodded: "Yes, Xunlong Mountain is a fairly famous mountain in our area, and it has been developed into a forest park in recent years!"

"A forest park!" Ye Chen frowned immediately upon hearing this.

Since there are traces of human development, it means that this formation may have been accidentally damaged.

This is why the foundation stone was exposed.

This means their trip may be fruitless.

"Let's go check it out first!"

Xunlong Mountain is located in the suburbs of the city. It consists of several mountains and is quite large.

If you were to walk, it might take a whole day.

Ye Chen himself came from a rural mountain area, so he didn't feel much about the forest park.

Ye Chen used his Qi Observation Technique to survey the area from afar, but after looking around, he found nothing particularly special about the place.

In other words, the spiritual energy is relatively more concentrated than in other places, but it is still limited.

"Let's each go in one direction and search separately. If anything unusual happens, we'll communicate immediately!" Ye Chen said slowly.

"Okay, Brother Ye, I'll search to the west!" Ah Long nodded.

The two parted ways on the spot, and Ye Chen headed east.

Upon arriving at the deserted area, Ye Chen immediately used stealth to fly into the sky and began to investigate again.

However, after flying around for a while, they still found nothing.

On the surface, it looks like an ordinary forest park.

It seems we still need to carefully search for traces of the formation.

Ye Chen took a Clairvoyance pill and flew around again.

However, with the mountains high and the forests dense, even with X-ray vision, it would be difficult to find any useful clues.

Ye Chen had no choice but to land and search slowly and steadily.

However, after flying around twice, we didn't find nothing. In terms of the density of spiritual energy, the main peak in the east is relatively denser.

If there really is some kind of formation, the probability of it appearing on the main peak is even greater!

This is the conclusion he reached from the perspective of a formation master.

After determining the direction, Ye Chen decided to start his search from the main peak in the east.

He walked all the way to the halfway point of the main peak on the east side. There were still some people on the walking path there. He would bump into someone every ten or twenty meters.

That's how it is in small county towns; the pace of life is slower, and work starts later.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, elites in big cities have already started working, while most people in small counties are still celebrating the New Year. The New Year celebrations are not considered over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.