Mystery Jade Pendant!

The trading market was called a market, but compared to Hailong City, it was indeed quite small. Still, it had everything one could need and could be considered a small village.

More than a dozen wooden and stone houses stood there, each with a signboard hanging outside that briefly described what it sold.

At the end of the row of houses was a stretch of flattened beach, crowded with people and looking quite lively!

"Today is the day land Soul Masters come to Sea God Island to trade?" Haiming was somewhat surprised. He knew that land Soul Masters came to Sea God Island every month to trade, but he had never known that these trading days featured gatherings like the markets from his previous life!

If he had known, he would have come here often!

What did a market represent?

A market meant finding hidden bargains!

Seeing the sparkle in his grandson's eyes, Sea Dragon nodded in satisfaction. His efforts to think of this place had not been in vain.

He could just find something unusual in the market later and give it to Haiming as a birthday gift.

Ignoring the shops calling out to Sea Dragon Douluo, Haiming plunged straight into the market. It gave him the lively, down-to-earth atmosphere of the human world from his previous life!

After all, life on Sea God Island moved very, very slowly. Everyone could support themselves, and there had never been such a large market held in the city.

Things like the Great Soul Arena and auction houses simply did not exist on Sea God Island.

Haiming had mentioned them before, but Sea Dragon Douluo had considered it blasphemy against the Sea God and given him a hard spanking.

"Young master, take a look around. Pick whatever you like~"

Haiming looked around and stopped before the stall of a somewhat skinny young man. Seeing Haiming's unusually refined clothes, the man's eyes immediately darted about.

Compared to the simple folk customs of Sea God Island, this young man, who had spent years traveling back and forth to make a living, was naturally much more slick. Of course, he did not dare deceive Sea Soul Masters on Sea God Island. If he were discovered, he would lose his life.

"What is this?" Haiming crouched down and casually scanned the young man's stall before his gaze was drawn to a small, exquisite short sword.

Seeing Haiming take an interest in his wares, the young man immediately began introducing it as though reciting treasured facts. "This was imported from the Star Luo Empire on the mainland. The people of the Star Luo Empire are rather warlike, so weapons sell well there. This dagger is exquisitely crafted, capable of slicing through iron like mud. Cutting gold and severing bone would be no trouble at all."

Perhaps noticing that Haiming was a Soul Master who had only recently awakened his Martial Soul, the young man specially added that this short dagger could easily pierce the defenses of even five-hundred-year Soul Beasts.

Haiming drew the dagger, narrowing his eyes.

As a man... a boy, who did not love wielding blades and spears? Who had not picked up a long wooden stick by the roadside and imagined himself to be a swordsman slaying demons, banishing evil, and bringing peace to the world?

Though in the end, all he had slain were roadside rapeseed flowers, and the demon he had banished was merely the childish delusion in his heart.

"How much?"

Sea God Island used the same currency as the outside world, with all transactions settled in Soul Coins. The island's residents had also obtained these Soul Coins by exchanging local specialties.

"Three Gold Soul Coins."

The young man was honest and did not overcharge him. Although this standard-issue dagger was delicate, it only cost several dozen Silver Soul Coins to make. Factoring in travel expenses, he could earn around several dozen Silver Soul Coins.

"Fine."

Haiming nodded without bargaining. This was his first transaction with a Soul Master from outside Sea God Island, so he would let it be a good start.

After handing the young man three Gold Soul Coins, Haiming tucked the dagger at his waist. The dagger, about the length of his forearm, made him look considerably more imposing.

After leaving the young man's stall, Haiming continued wandering around the market, while Sea Dragon followed behind him. He watched his grandson complete his first transaction with an outside Soul Master from beginning to end.

Many Sea Soul Masters in the market who knew Sea Dragon greeted him respectfully. The land Soul Master stallholders nearby also learned from their conversations that he was a top-tier Titled Douluo, and the smiles on their faces grew even brighter!

Yet their brilliant smiles could not change the fact that the goods at their stalls failed to catch Haiming's attention.

"Nothing you like?"

After wandering around for quite a while, Sea Dragon saw his grandson shaking his head and slowing down, so he asked softly.

"Mm, nothing really caught my eye." Haiming sighed. This was, after all, a trading market that had existed for a long time. Most stallholders knew perfectly well what Sea Soul Masters needed and what products made the most money, so the goods were almost all identical.

Other than stalls like the first young man's, which displayed odd little curiosities that could catch Haiming's attention, the rest sold either mainland herbs, standard weapons, fruit, wine, and similar things.

After browsing for a while, Haiming returned to the young man's stall. Since few people visited, the young man had paid close attention to Haiming, who had bought something from him. Seeing him return after making a round of the market, he hurriedly laid out all his goods, hoping to make another sale.

For people like him, who followed merchant caravans around and set up stalls everywhere, making one sale was enough to ensure they at least broke even on a trip. If they made a few more sales, they might even be able to return home, marry a wife, and have children!

"Hmm?" As Haiming crouched at the stall and picked through the goods, his pupils suddenly contracted and his heartbeat quickened.

If finding a piece of fine jade in a latrine counted as absurdly good luck, then Haiming felt he could probably claim all the dog shit on Sea God Island!

Although Sea God Island had no dogs.

"Where did you get this?"

Haiming picked up a Jade Pendant. Translucent light shone through it onto his face, and he could even feel a trace of warmth!

"This... this..." The young man opened his mouth, his face flushing red. How had he accidentally put that thing on display too?

The Jade Pendant was round, with hollowed decorative carvings within it, shaped like two intertwined phoenixes.

It felt smooth and warm in his hand. Haiming secretly probed it with Soul Power and discovered that the Jade Pendant could accelerate both the circulation and recovery of Soul Power. Though the increase was pitifully small, it was clearly an item meant for Soul Masters!

And the young man before him was not a Soul Master!

"I found it on a Soul Master who had died by the roadside when I was in Vast Sea City. I do not know why he died on the side of a road in the wilderness, but the Jade Pendant had been carefully hidden away, so I thought it must be valuable and kept it."

The young man glanced at Sea Dragon behind Haiming and naturally knew he was a Titled Douluo. He did not dare hide anything and told Haiming everything he knew.

"Luckily, you did not sell it anywhere else. Otherwise, you would have been in serious trouble."

Haiming carefully examined the Jade Pendant in his hand and sighed to the young man.

The expression on his face was deeply rueful. Though he was very young, he somehow gave off the comical impression of someone who had weathered countless trials.

Facing the young man's doubtful gaze, Haiming infused the Jade Pendant with Soul Power. It began to emit a gentle white glow, and then the phantom of an exquisite little pagoda appeared above it!

"Seven... Seven..."

The young man opened his mouth, his face turning red again. It seemed as though he could barely breathe, and his eyes began to lose focus.

Haiming spoke the rest for him. "Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda. This belongs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Whether that dead Soul Master was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or not, you took something from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If people found out..."

"Take... Take it!"

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