Chapter 266 - Exchange Of Goods
Lin Mu was a bit surprised by the mannerisms of the man called Jingming Shang, but it seemed like the pair of grandfather and granddaughter, Jing Wei and Duan Ke were used to it. It was as if they had seen this many times before and were not bothered by it, even if the man did try to flirt with Duan Ke.
But from the previous interaction, Lin Mu could tell that this man Jingming Shang was not as strong as Duan Ke, who was at the peak stage of the Core condensation realm. But he did seem stronger than Hei Yingjie, or at least as strong as him.
’Hmm, so he’s at least at the mid stage of the core condensation realm. I can’t tell if that’s good or not.’ Lin Mu thought to himself.
"Alright, that’s enough of your acts. We have a lot to do today. First of all, let us clear out the previous stock." Duan Ke suddenly said, not wanting to see more of Jingming Shang’s dramatics.
"If lady Duan Ke says so..." Jingming Shang agreed and then took out a bracelet from his wrist.
The bracelet had been hidden under his sleeves, thus Lin Mu had not seen it. But now that he saw it, he could instantly tell that it was a spatial storage treasure. Duan Ke took the bracelet and went to the back room for a few minutes before returning with it.
She handed it back to Jingming Shang, who took it and closed his eyes for a minute before opening it. This time he had a new glint in his eyes, as if he had found something that he liked.
"Ahh, the goods this time are quite good. I even see a lot of spirit beast cores. Oh? And what’s this... A core condensation realm beast core? That too one that awakened a bloodline ability, excellent!" Jingming Shang praised.
Lin Mu had not thought that the man was here to buy all the things that he had sold to Duan Ke before. He had thought that perhaps they were using it to make items of their own, but now it seemed to be unlikely.
"I have more, give me another spatial storage treasure. Or perhaps you can just carry them out yourself." Duan Ke spoke again.
"What is it? I hope it’s as good as this." Jingming Shang asked.
"It is beast materials. Pelts, bones and components such as that." Duan Ke replied.
"These are good." Jingming Shang said as he looked at Duan Ke, "you’ve outdone yourself."
Jingming Shang waved his hand, and the servant left the shop.
"Now then, what is it that you want to buy from me?" Jingming Shang questioned.
In response to his words, Duan Ke took out a jade slip and handed it to the man who read through it before nodding his head.
"Alright, I can get all of this." Jingming Shang replied.
Duan Ke then glanced briefly at Lin Mu before looking back at Jingming Shang.
"We need information on a few matters..." She uttered.
"Oh, what kind of information?" Jingming Shang asked, "and is it fine discussing it with someone else here?" He added.
"Yes, it is fine. He is partaking in the trade as well." Jing Wei was the one who spoke this time.
"If owner Jing Wei says so," Jingming Shang stated.
"We need the information of any nascent soul realm cultivators that have gotten heavily injured in the past year. And we also need the information of the Autumn valley sect." Duan Ke said in a calm tone.
Jingming Shang’s expression straightened after hearing the question, and he fiddled with the fan in his hand.
"Surely lady Duan Ke knows that information like this cannot be revealed easily? The price will be high for sensitive matters such as those dealing with Nascent soul realm cultivators. As for the Autumn valley sect, Hmm... it shouldn’t be a problem." Jingming Shang replied.
"The price is not a problem. All we need is the information." Duan Ke reiterated.
"The information I’m about to say is highly sensitive, I’m asking you again, are you sure it is fine with a fellow cultivator here?" Jingming Shang questioned again, this time with a serious face.