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The stall owner immediately became agitated. "Young master, if you don't know, don't talk nonsense. I'm a legitimate businessman, I wouldn't poison hidden weapons. Don't ruin my reputation."

"I'm sorry, I was just curious. I heard it from someone else."

"Hmph! People who say such things are all treacherous villains who like to trip others up in secret. A gentleman uses hidden weapons only in critical moments, usually for self-preservation."

A gentleman's battle is a face-to-face contest, a matter of respect for one's opponent.

"Okay, okay, you're right. This plum blossom needle is mine now. May I try it?"

"Of course, I also sell needles here, 100 needles per pack, 20 taels, only one pack available."

Liu Siyue tied the plum blossom needle to her wrist, looked at it, and asked, "Won't this hurt me? It feels a bit dangerous?"

"What are you thinking? Are you insulting my intelligence? Look, these buttons are all flat, and you need some skill to press them. Try pressing one yourself and see if you can eject the needle."

Liu Siyue pressed one button, then two more at the same time. She felt nothing. "Has the needle been injected yet?"

Qingwu shook her head. "No, not even the root was shot out."

The stall owner smiled broadly, quite pleased with herself; this was her pride. "How was it? Did it hurt you?"

This button requires skill and finesse; watch carefully.

With a flick of his wrist and a press of his fingertips, the stall owner sent the needle flying out in a flash. He explained how to use it to Liu Siyue and asked her to try it again.

Liu Siyue got it now. She imitated the stall owner and, at the moment she pressed the button, she heard a faint sound of the mechanism colliding. Then she fired the needle in one go. She tried firing three shots in a row and succeeded each time.

I ran to the wooden board to check the needles that had been shot out. They were very small, but they were powerful. They were embedded in the wooden board, and only a tiny tail could be seen on the outside.

"How about it? You got your money's worth buying my hidden weapon, didn't you? Let me tell you, although this needle isn't poisoned, it contains muscle-weakening powder. It will render a person incapacitated within two breaths, and the effects will wear off automatically after an hour."

"I'll take that pack of needles too."

"Shopkeeper, did you make this hidden weapon yourself?"

"Why are you asking this? Are you trying to kidnap me?" The old man had a rather strange temper.

"I just want to ask you, would you like to research even more powerful weapons?"

"I miss you..." The old man stopped mid-sentence, "What weapons haven't I seen? What could be more powerful than this?"

"If I ever develop a powerful weapon in the future, could you help me make it?"

"Find out your research first, or come here to find me."

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll go back and study it." Liu Siyue had a good impression of the old man; he wasn't the kind of wicked person who acted openly and honestly and wouldn't scheme against others.

The two continued walking and came to another old man with a pile of bottles and jars in front of him. She squatted down and saw that the old man looked fierce, which made her a little scared. If Qingwu hadn't been there, she would have run away immediately. "Stadium owner, what do you sell here?"

The old man's tone was unfriendly and cold: "Poison."

Liu Siyue quickly withdrew her hand, wiping it on her clothes. Her heart was still pounding, but she forced herself to remain calm as she looked at the stall owner. "Could you tell me about your poison? I think I want to buy that kind."

The stern old man pointed to several bottles in the corner, "Those are sleeping pills, some for eating, some for inhalation, some..."

"This is a muscle-softening powder, this is a soul-snatching powder, this is a heart-devouring pill, this is a thousand-insect scratching, this is..." The old man spoke with great enthusiasm, these were all his achievements.

"How much is this?"

"Which one do you want to buy?"

"I want all of this."

"I want it all. Do you have enough money?"

"Of course, why don't you calculate the price?"

"Master, why are we buying so much poison? This stuff is too dangerous; we might accidentally hurt ourselves."

"Don't worry, we have antidotes for anything that could be fatal. Buy poison and get the antidote free."

The total cost of everything I brought today, which you can take with you, is 1255 taels of silver. I'll round it down to 1250 taels. I'll also provide you with all the poison and antidote.

I've just developed a new poison, and there's no antidote yet. It's extremely potent; it kills instantly upon contact with blood. Want some? I'll give it to you for free.

"don't want."

The fierce old man packed the items for her, sorting them very carefully. Liu Siyue paid the money and handed the items to Qingwu to carry. "Master, aren't we supposed to buy saltpeter and sulfur? Let's hurry up and go find them, or we'll be under curfew."

"It's still early. Let's see if there's anything new or interesting to see. It's not easy to come all this way."

As they were walking, they saw a cage ahead. When she got closer, she saw that it contained several venomous snakes writhing inside. Startled, Liu Siyue took a few steps back and quickly pulled Qingwu away.

"Master, what has happened?"

"There's a snake in that cage!" Her heart pounded. It was terrifying; just seeing it sent chills down her spine.

"Let's hurry up and leave," the young man selling snakes said, giving her a disdainful look. "Coward, you sissy. With that kind of guts, you dare to come to the black market."

Qingwu helped her walk straight ahead, "Master, are you feeling better?"

"Much better, let's go see what they sell over there?"

It turns out this place sells medicine, all kinds of pills—to strengthen the body, prolong life, maintain youth, and even miracle cures.

She wasn't interested in the pills. "Qingwu, hurry up and find saltpeter and sulfur."

The two wandered around and finally found a stall selling saltpeter in a corner. When they asked the price, it was 500 coins per pound. "How much do you have? I'll take it all. Can you give me a discount?"

"I have 500 jin here, no bargaining, but I can give you more."

"Okay, then I'll take them all."

"You pay a 30% deposit first, and then you can use this to pick up the goods and settle the balance later."

Liu Siyue paid the money, and the stall owner handed her a wooden sign. "There's a redemption area up ahead. You decide where to send the goods, but it's limited to within the prefectural city."

"Stadium owner, do you know where I can buy sulfur?"

"I don't know, the rules don't tell us. If you want to buy something, go find it yourself."

What kind of ridiculous rules are these? We had to keep searching. Finally, we found one and bought all of their sulfur powder. We took the wooden sign and went to pick up the goods.

She went on a shopping spree tonight, which has already attracted attention, especially since she bought so much poison.

After exchanging the goods, Liu Siyue followed the deliveryman out of the black market. "Young masters, where should the goods be delivered?"

"Keep walking forward, and I'll tell you."

The alley was pitch black. "Put the goods here."

The driver unloaded the goods from the cart without asking any questions and drove away immediately. Qingwu waited at the alley entrance, while Liu Siyue put the items into her spatial storage.

"Let's go back!"

"Master, I'm afraid we can't leave now. We've been targeted. Would you like to practice your skills? Let's find a secluded place and see what happens."

"OK!"

Qingwu pulled her along as they ran, with two figures chasing closely behind. Finally, they stopped running in an abandoned courtyard. The starry sky and the bright moonlight seemed particularly cold and desolate in the night, and the quiet surroundings made the night even more lonely.

Qingwu turned around. "You've been following me all this way, what are you hiding for?"

Two men in black immediately jumped out, "Who are you? Why are you buying so much poison, saltpeter, and sulfur?"

"Does it matter who we are? We bought these things with our own money, what does that have to do with who we are?"

"You did buy the items, that's true, but I need to know who you are. You bought quite a lot. Where are you hiding them? If you don't tell me, you're not leaving today."