Chapter 1618: Bluesmoke Jade (1/2)
Hua Ming was a bit flustered Still, he jogged up when he saw Jiang Chen walk forward
“Hey, hey, brother, hold on a sec” He was a persistent boy and quite thick-skinned; he had a way of life that was all his own
Jiang Chen halted “Your job is done,” he smiled coolly “I’ve paid your fee, haven’t I? Go do business with so defended hi skills yet I’m not an expert on spirit herbs, you know But jade – that’sif you listen toChen didn’t knohat to say or do about Hua Ming’s stubbornness I suppose there’s no proble my leisurely jaunt
“Stay withthuht! You’ll discover how good I ah, just like how horses really shi+ne after long distances I don’t boast for no reason, you know!”
As a youngsterhad a keen eye for people It was rare to encounter someone as so kind to him Moreover, this man looked extraordinary froenerous to boot This was a chance to really turn his life around This hy he stopped at nothing to follow his benefactor
Jiang Chen returned to idle browsing after his purchase of the spirit herbs
He barely touched thetraded here in Oriole Valley – Blues Most of the time, the stones had value only as collector’s items rather than any practical use If one happened to buy a piece of the jade in the latter category, that was a bargain rather than the norm
Nevertheless, the passion hich the jade was bought and sold was unda jade was crowded by multiple crazed cultivators
Evidently, the jade had changed enough fates in Blues to take a risk Some had even been propelled to the pinnacle of martial dao An entire batch of cultivators had benefited from the jade
However, it had also caused o bankrupt
Countless cultivators pinned their hopes on the jade’s ability to work le piece of jade containing an ancient heritage was lower than one in aChen shook his head with inward disapproval at the crazed atmosphere He didn’t like the feverish ambience of the crowd, nor did he as
The jade trade was a lucrative one, and its customers hardline bookies Most participants yielded no return whatsoever regardless of invest Chen was very suspicious whether any pieces of jade with ancient heritage circulated on the open ularity?
Most importantly, wouldn’t experts be able to identify the valuable pieces ahead of time?
In the eyes of many cultivators, Bluesmoke Jade couldn’t be identified before it was refined But his experience inforh expertise could at least vaguely sense valuable pieces, if not divine the asked curiously “Brother, it’s your first tiht? Why not play a round of jade?”
“I haven’t seen any of interest,” Jiang Chen replied silossing over things so fast! Blues lucky anyway What’s the point of looking?” Hua Ming laughed
“Why wasteChen smiled
“Waste your ain? You’ll win a prize that you couldn’t possibly buy!”
“What, is this a get rich quick scherinned “Is that why everyone is so feverish around here?”
“It’s just what’s popular here in Blueser here in these isles, you’ll see it’s theChen wasn’t one to be convinced easily He walked about rando any stalls he passed by with a cursory eye He didn’t easily fish out spirit stones for a purchase
Though Hua Ming felt an itch in his heart, he couldn’t deed to the man who’d hired him
They shopped around for four hours Just as the boy was about to give up, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped at a store This vendor was clearly a sizable one, with o in and see, shall we?” saying this, Jiang Chen strode inside
Hua Ming was a bit anxious to see Jiang Chen entering the shop He waspressure on street stalls
Larger stores like these were often backed by specific factions Though he was a good influencer, he didn’t dare recklessly haggle in another’s territory If he were targeted by a local power, he’d be in est
Because street stalls were largely set up by wandering cultivators, they lacked the connections that would protect the
As expected, he was blocked rather brusquely fro in here for, brat? You think beggars are allowed in our fine establishment? Your ratty appearance will only scare off the real custo’s attire and appearance were hardly worthy of praise, to be sure