Chen Fan looked at the elderly man before him with a slightly odd expression. After a moment's thought, he accepted the brush the man offered, spread the Blank Couplet on the ground, and, after a little deliberation, began to write.
First line: "Though the long night weighs heavy, it must end."
Second line: "Once bitter cold is weathered, spring must come."
"Here you go."
Smiling, he handed the couplet back to the elderly man. The New Year was almost here, so it could serve as a New Year's couplet. It lacked a horizontal inscription, though. He had no idea whether this Exotic Treasure had always been missing one or whether the vendor had left it out.
Only then did he glance over the few remaining Exotic Treasures on the stall.
His gaze settled on one, and he said casually,
"This Exotic Treasure looks interesting. I'll take it back and appraise it myself. How much?"
"3,800 Eerie Stones."
The vendor quoted the price somewhat sheepishly. In truth, he had paid exactly 3,800 Eerie Stones for this Exotic Treasure. It was a Green Grade Exotic Treasure, so normally he could never sell it at that price. He had to make at least a little profit. If he wasn't making money, was he doing business just to experience life?
But Chen Fan had just gotten a dud from him, which already left him embarrassed, so he didn't dare ask for more. Although buying blind boxes always involved wins and losses, this was the lord of the Mortal Domain. If he became annoyed with his purchases, the vendor might have trouble leaving Jiangbei.
"I'll take it."
It was a whistle.
An Exotic Treasure with an extremely unusual shape.
This time, Crippled Monkey handed over several tokens marked with specific numbers instead of Eerie Stones.