Ji Yunyue's delicate face flushed slightly as Ling Feng held her small hand.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the antique street.
Ji Yunyue still felt a bit emotional about what had just happened.
"Why would that girl end up living like that?"
Hearing her question, Ling Feng shook his head. "Upbringing, educational environment, work environment, and one's own personality..."
"Alright, you're saying too much, I don't understand!"
Ji Yunyue gave a wry smile. She had merely sighed, and Ling Feng was actually seriously explaining these things to her!
Seeing this, Ling Feng could only add, "There's no need for pity. The strong grow from hardship after one experience; the weak can only kneel forever."
Ji Yunyue rolled her eyes in boredom.
Ling Feng, at times, was truly quite unromantic!
The roadside of the antique city was never short of vendors, and the items on their stalls were a motley assortment!
Most were used to fool newcomers.
Finding treasures was more common twenty to thirty years ago; nowadays, it was basically as likely as winning the lottery.
Moreover, truly good items rarely appeared on these stalls.
Those real experts or renowned collectors wouldn't be wandering the streets.
Ling Feng was the same. Unless it was during a public auction, raw jadeite was scarce in the antique city.
There were quite a few finished jadeite products on the stalls, but in Ling Feng's opinion, they were useless. These were all fakes, or rather, B-grade jadeite, dyed items.
These items, after being boiled, had their internal structures ruined, and they also contained radioactive substances, which were harmful to the body when worn.
It was even more impossible for them to be used as medicinal ingredients.
The supreme grade blood jade, being cold in nature, was the supreme medicinal ingredient Ling Feng needed.
Ling Feng was absolutely responsible for Ji Yunyue's health to the very end!
"Jadeite House? Are we going in here?"
Ji Yunyue saw Ling Feng stop in front of a large shop and couldn't help but look up curiously.
Ling Feng peered inside. The shop was very bright, and only under these lights did the less outstanding jadeite appear to have a very good effect.
In reality, these jadeites could only reveal their true quality when placed under natural light.
Ling Feng naturally knew this and wouldn't be fooled.
Furthermore, the expensive items outside were not what Ling Feng wanted. Ling Feng saw a shed with corrugated iron roofs behind the shop.
He knew in his heart that there must be a large quantity of raw jadeite inside. In an antique city like this, having such a shed covering a large area naturally meant immense profits.
Otherwise, it wouldn't even cover the rent!
"Yes, let's go in."
Ling Feng beckoned to Ji Yunyue and stepped inside.
After just a few steps.
Someone came up to greet them. Ling Feng, however, called out to the shopkeeper playing on the computer and drinking tea, "Do you have stone gambling inside?"
The shopkeeper glanced back at Ling Feng.
A mere glance was enough to determine that Ling Feng wasn't wearing any jadeite accessories, indicating he wasn't an experienced player.
"Yes, I have quite a bit of raw jadeite for cutting, but I only sell premium pieces, and they are not cheap."
The shopkeeper's tone was not particularly polite.
Ling Feng understood the other party's meaning. The shopkeeper was worried that Ling Feng didn't have money and would gain nothing by going in.
In places like this, good items easily cost millions.
If you only had tens of thousands of yuan, it really wouldn't be enough to play with.
Ling Feng didn't bother with further pleasantries and directly threw out a bank card!
The shopkeeper was taken aback. The nearby attendant was about to take the card, but the shopkeeper had already stood up and smiled faintly at Ling Feng. "I can see you're an experienced player, sir. Welcome to my humble establishment for the first time!"
With that, he inserted the bank card into a machine.
Then, he handed it to Ling Feng.
Enter password.
Ling Feng casually finished entering it.
The balance immediately displayed, a string of zeros!
"One hundred million!?" The shopkeeper was stunned and almost exclaimed.
He quickly regained his composure, hurriedly returned the bank card with both hands, and his attitude became extremely respectful. "Heh heh, this humble shopkeeper's surname is Wang, everyone calls me Old Wang. What is your esteemed surname, sir? Come, please follow me!"
This was a big customer, and the shopkeeper naturally couldn't be negligent. He enthusiastically welcomed Ling Feng inside.
Ji Yunyue shook her head slightly behind him, finding the demeanor of businessmen in the city truly detestable!
As a saintess, she naturally didn't involve herself in worldly affairs before.
But now, following Ling Feng, she had experienced everything and could only gradually adapt!
Even if she felt some disgust and resistance, she had to follow, as Ling Feng was looking for a medicinal ingredient for her!
The back door was opened. It was somewhat dim inside. Although there were large lamps hanging, they were quite far away, and the place was large. Upon entering, it felt a bit dim!
The eyes needed a moment to adjust, and then it wouldn't feel so dark inside.
This was also intentionally designed this way.
Only then could people not clearly see the specific condition of the raw jadeite inside.
Some people, not paying attention, would be fooled because they didn't clearly see the characteristics of the skin.
Perhaps tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, would be lost in an instant.
But these had no impact on Ling Feng and Ji Yunyue.
It was just that it was somewhat lively inside. It was divided into areas, just like the stalls, with stall owners guarding their respective raw jadeite.
More or fewer people were in front of the stalls.
However, most were just observing. Those who were actually squatting down to choose stones, or were cutting stones nearby, were truly few!
"Heh heh, Mr. Ling, please feel free to look around. If you need anything, just call out to those stall owners. My suppliers are reliable and will definitely save you money!"
The shopkeeper greeted them with a smile and then excused himself and left.
Ji Yunyue curiously scanned her surroundings and said to Ling Feng, "Is this raw jadeite? I've seen many people buy finished jadeite accessories when I was in Southern Yunnan."
"The jadeite sold in Southern Yunnan, just round down the prices."
Ling Feng said casually, already beginning to wander around, selecting stones.
"Round down? What does that mean?" Ji Yunyue asked curiously.
"It means if something is a thousand yuan, you drop a zero; if it's a hundred yuan, they ask for ten thousand yuan, it becomes a thousand yuan!"
Ling Feng explained casually.
Ji Yunyue was shocked. "No way? Ten times the price, they would be so greedy?"
"Do you think everyone in the capital are swindlers? Southern Yunnan has a developed tourism industry. When tourists from outside visit, they want to bring back some souvenirs. They are foolish and have plenty of money, so many are fooled. In fact, even at ten times the price, the merchants still make a profit."
Ling Feng said as if chatting.
As Ji Yunyue sighed in amazement, she also blinked her big eyes at Ling Feng. "How do you know so much about these things?"
"The army has people from all corners of the country. The more people you know, the more you hear, and the more you see."
Ling Feng explained casually, stopping in front of a stall and pointing to a huge piece of raw jadeite. "How much is this one?"
Ji Yunyue was stunned. She turned to look and couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.
This one...
It was so big!
It was about two meters tall and half a meter wide! It was too big!
It would be perfect for making a tombstone.
As a medicinal ingredient...
That would be enough to stuff Ji Yunyue to death!