The stall owner squinted, looking suspicious, and said, "Fifty thousand? Young man, do you think I'm a sucker?"
"Not for sale."
"How could an item belonging to someone at the Withered Sea Realm only be worth 50,000?"
His voice was loud enough for everyone around him to hear.
Mu Hen sneered. These merchants are all like this; they try to raise prices using this method.
Many people around were also discussing it. Indeed, if it were something from someone at the Withered Sea Realm, its value would definitely not be so low. This young man probably wasn't a first-timer at the antique market.
Su Zhe frowned and was about to get up when a powerful aura seemed about to burst forth from him, but Li Chen stopped him.
"Watch the Mu Hen performance."
"That guy is a money-grubber, how could he possibly be ripped off?"
Su Xian smiled as well. They had known each other for a few days and she had roughly figured out Mu Hen. As far as money was Mu Hen, as long as the conditions were right and the money was right, Mu Hen was even willing to sell himself to someone else.
Returning to Mu Hen, he gripped the jade pendant and said, "I don't want to break the rules of antiques, but you have clearly broken them."
"One sentence, 20,000."
The stall owner was immediately dumbfounded. This young man was telling him about the rules of antiques. Suddenly, he remembered the place where he had previously sourced his goods.
That person seemed to have said something like, "A discerning person can tell at a glance whether what you're saying is true or false."
As for the rules, he understood that he could not sell items belonging to living Sequence User, because it was an insult to Sequence User and would lead most people to believe that the person who previously owned the item was already dead.
This is why most of his items are fake, yet he claims each one is from the Withered Sea Realm, because even he can't tell the difference. For ordinary people, finding a bargain is already a stroke of luck.
He was only in charge of selling, but he didn't expect to run into such a discerning person today.
Moreover, he said he broke the rules, which clearly suggests that this young man might know the owner of the jade pendant, and that he had unintentionally seen it today.
He originally just wanted to buy it with money, but his price turned out to be outrageous.
He immediately sensed something was wrong. Several thoughts raced through his mind, but after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally said, "Young man, twenty thousand is too little."
The stall owner was still somewhat skeptical. After all, what a coincidence! Besides, he had paid for the jade pendant himself.
Mu Hen frowned slightly and said, "Fine, you didn't say enough."
"Then I'll go."
Before the stall owner could react, Muhen turned around and tossed the Mu Hen into his hand. However, it didn't fall immediately; instead, it floated down slowly.
The stall owner quickly caught the jade pendant, then hesitated. Had he been mistaken? Had he actually seen the jade pendant fluttering like paper?
This young man is a Sequence User!
He only realized it now, but when he looked up again, the boy was no longer visible.
He cursed under his breath.
In the antique business, you can offend your peers, but you absolutely cannot offend the Sequence User. After all, their goods are basically obtained for them by the Sequence User. Who knows, if you need goods one day, you might end up dealing with the Sequence User you just tricked? That would be a complete disaster.
If it were Sequence User buying their items, someone with poor eyesight who wasn't an expert in antiques, they wouldn't be afraid. But that young man clearly understood it, but by the time he realized it, it was too late.
Who knows if he'll retaliate?
The stall owner glanced at the crowd that had gathered around, quickly dispersed them, and began packing up to set up his stall in another location.
Unlucky...
In a teahouse on the other side.
Several people sat at a square table, discussing what had just happened.
Su Xian asked with some doubt, "Mu Hen, I think the owner is already interested in selling."
Why are you leaving?
After all, when the shop owner said "20,000 is too little," he was giving Mu Hen way out. If he had just raised the price a little, perhaps the shop owner would have sold it.
Mu Hen smiled and took a sip of tea, saying, "If only the antique market were that simple."
"I've seen that jade pendant before."
"It's a jade pendant that belonged to a Sequence User my Mu Family once had contact with. I don't know why it ended up here."
"However, it's clear that the owner of this jade pendant may be dead or still alive, but it contains other secrets, which is why I want to acquire it."
At this point, Su Zhe was confused. If they knew it would be useful, why not just take it directly?
Since the price he offered wasn't high, I asked, "Then why don't you just buy it directly? If money can solve the problem, why bother with all this scheming?"
Mu Hen glanced at Su Zhe and said, "I'm just a 'poor person,' I'll save money wherever I can."
At this moment, Li Chen spoke up, "What exactly is it about that jade pendant that attracts you?"
That hits the nail on the head. After all, the topic we're discussing now is jade pendants, but what exactly is the use of these jade pendants?
Mu Hen smiled and said, "That jade pendant is a key, a key to a tomb."
"My Mu Family, the Mu family, once sought out this key to obtain the Sequence User, only to be told that the key led to the tomb of King Kui."
"He didn't give it to us, so far we only know the location, but we don't have the key to get in."
"When I first saw that jade pendant today, I thought I was seeing things, but after touching it, I realized it was real."
"Then why don't you buy it?"
This time, it was Li Chen who asked the question.
Mu Hen's fingers twitched slightly, and a stream of black gas coalesced, instantly transforming into a black jade pendant that appeared before everyone's eyes.
They are exactly the same, even the patterns are identical.
Su Zhe's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Wow, is he that awesome?"
"Just rob his house?"
Mu Hen smiled and said, "This is a unique ability passed down in my family; it requires the control of Dark Energy to complete."
Looking at the jet-black jade pendant, Li Chen felt a sudden urge to touch it. With a flick of his finger, a pale blue energy emerged from the water glass, gradually condensing into a blue jade pendant.
However, unlike Mu Hen's, his blue jade pendant had no patterns and was perfectly smooth, but it did look exactly the same.
The two are indeed worlds apart when compared.
This is the precision of energy control.
Clearly, the fact that Mu Hen could easily accomplish something that even Li Chen couldn't has shocked them all.
Even Jianping, who usually doesn't care about anything, glanced at the jade pendant.
Mu Hen smiled and said, "Before I awakened my energy, I often observed people in my family using Dark Energy to refine items."
"So I treat energy like a carpenter works with a large tree; I can trim and sculpt it into the shape I want."
"Different families have different abilities, but every family strives to improve itself so that it won't be abandoned by the world, and only then can it survive."