103: Chapter 103 Black Market
Up to now, the Lin Family, Xu Family, and Lei Family had all dispatched assassins to kill him, while the other three families had yet to make a move.
However, he did not hold any expectations for these remaining three families.
Elina was extremely important to them; in order to obtain her and help her realize her wishes, it was only a matter of time before these remaining three families made a move against him.
Therefore, he glanced at Yan Rushan again, coldness rising in his eyes.
If they really dared to come, he wouldn't mind accepting it all, and he could just take the opportunity to improve his strength once again.
Thinking this, he was actually somewhat looking forward to the upcoming developments.
After chatting for a while, the three parents had prepared dinner, and the eight of them sat together to enjoy the meal.
With the many things that had happened over the past few days, they had gradually become accustomed to this atmosphere of eating communal meals, and even felt it was quite good.
I think we can keep this lifestyle in the future; eating with more people is extra delicious!
Tian Yingying rarely took the initiative to bring up a topic.
After speaking, she couldn't help but look at her parents and Tang Juan.
After feeling their daughter's wishes, Tian Xingliang and Lu Yu looked at Tang Juan in unison.
Tang Juan immediately smiled, That's fine, as long as you are happy, we have no objections.
Upon hearing this, Tian Yingying was instantly overjoyed, and Ye Qingzhu and W were the same.
Ling Yichen was also happy with this; he quite liked this big family atmosphere.
Then I'll contact the Supernatural Management Association to see if they can get us a detached villa or something! Ling Yichen said quietly.
Their house in Chenxiang Garden was assigned by the Supernatural Management Association; with their current talent, even if they made some special requests, the Supernatural Management Association would likely agree.
Thinking this, he immediately sent a message to Liu Mei, conveying everyone's wishes.
Soon, Liu Mei replied.
She said she would report the situation upward and let the superiors decide!
After dinner, the four of them explained the situation to their parents and then set off together as a team, preparing to go to the black market.
In order to go to the black market, the four of them specifically changed into clothes that made it hard to tell their ages, and at the same time, they wore the Worm masks Ling Yichen had given them earlier.
This change of outfit really caused a significant change in the four's appearance.
Unless it was someone very familiar with them, it would be truly difficult to recognize them.
However, the only downside was that the guard in charge, Yan Rushan, also had to follow.
Under the strong demand of the four, Yan Rushan had no choice but to withdraw the other guards, leaving only himself to follow.
At the same time, he also changed his attire under the strong demand of Ye Qingzhu and the others.
With that, the five of them set off for the black market.
The location of the black market was not very secret; it was in an underground sub-realm in the Central District, considered a semi-secret area.
It was open on odd-numbered days of the week from 10 PM to 6 AM, which meant it was open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
The five arrived at the black market entrance right on time; the entrance was located in a dead-end alley, and there were guards at the entrance who were also wearing masks, making it impossible to identify them, and their strength was not weak, being at least Upper C-rank.
Entering the black market required an entrance fee of 1 point per person.
After paying the points, the five crossed the portal into the black market.
Stepping inside, the surrounding scene changed instantly.
They arrived at a reasonably sized underground town, which had over a dozen streets, with vendors and guards on every street.
The number of guards was even greater than the vendors, with sentries almost every three steps and guards every five, and most were not weak.
Ling Yichen used his spiritual sea of consciousness to sense them, and surprisingly, they were all at least mid-C-rank, with eight even having B-Rank lower-level strength.
With these eight B-Rank Experts present, anyone wanting to cause trouble would have to weigh their own worth.
Seeing the guards so strict, the girls instantly became cautious.
It's fine, they are just guards; as long as we don't cause trouble, they won't come to bother us, relax!
Ling Yichen comforted them, then led them around to stroll.
This was also his first time here; looking at the dazzling array of shops, he was like a curious baby, staring left and right, until he suddenly sensed a strong aura appear.
He couldn't help but look toward the entrance of the black market and immediately saw a slim woman dressed in black, wearing a black butterfly mask, appear at the entrance.
As soon as she appeared, Ling Yichen sensed an extremely strong aura from her, an aura of the same origin.
And this kind of aura was something he had once sensed on Tang Juan.
This made him very curious.
Strange, I sensed this aura on Aunt Tang Juan before, and now I sense it on this woman again; could it be... is she Aunt Tang Juan?
As soon as this thought appeared, he immediately denied it.
This woman was clearly not Tang Juan, but the aura on them was exactly the same.
This left him completely baffled.
Therefore, his gaze never left her.
The woman seemed very alert; she immediately followed his gaze and made eye contact with him.
The woman had a pair of very beautiful eyes, which were surprisingly rare double pupils.
The overlap of black pupils and blue pupils presented a mesmerizing eye color.
Ling Yichen was so entranced that he was dazed, until a cool sensation came from his mind, and this abnormal feeling dissipated.
Good grief, have I been hit by a hallucinogenic Secret Art?
At this moment, he developed a strong sense of vigilance toward this woman.
Because this hallucinogenic Secret Art did not seem to be released intentionally by her, but rather released instinctively.
Just like Elina back then, as long as someone looked into her eyes, they would be confused by her spiritual sea of consciousness and peered into by her.
Back then, he had not yet cultivated spiritual sea of consciousness, and it was entirely by relying on the strength of his spiritual sea of consciousness that he resisted Elina's spiritual confusion.
But now, he had cultivated remarkable spiritual sea of consciousness, so the effect of this hallucinogenic Secret Art on him was almost negligible.
He recovered his clarity in an instant.
And his state also made Ming Die, who had just entered the black market, feel strange.
As expected of the man favored by the Imperial Princess, to have such powerful spiritual sea of consciousness at such a young age!
Thinking this, she couldn't help but rub the Storage Ring on her hand.
She had come today precisely to complete Her Majesty the Queen's instructions, to hand that mysterious stone box to Ling Yichen.
Knowing they would go to the black market tonight, she followed them.
At this moment, she felt Ling Yichen paying attention to her, which made her quite happy, and she immediately walked toward the street next to Ling Yichen.
She found a guard, paid the money, rented a stall, and started to set up.
At this time, Ling Yichen sensed that the mysterious woman was setting up a stall, but he was not in a hurry to go over; instead, he accompanied the girls to walk and look around, only stopping to check when he coincidentally strolled to her stall.
There were not many items on the mysterious woman's stall, only about a dozen, and Ling Yichen locked his gaze on the stone box at a glance.
The stone box looked extremely ordinary; the box itself was made of common blue rock, durable and wear-resistant, capable of resisting the erosion of time.
What was important was the thing inside; it was precisely the thing inside that gave Ling Yichen an extremely strong feeling.
How much is this? Ling Yichen picked up the stone box and asked without hesitation.
As the stone box came into his hand, Ling Yichen trembled slightly.
This was a instinctive reaction from his body; the moment the stone box was in his hand, he felt that the millions of Worms in his body seemed to have been stimulated, and his body had a faint impulse to disintegrate.
This was an experience he had never had before!
At this moment, he developed a strong curiosity about this stone box.
At the same time, he also had the thought that he must obtain this stone box.
However, before the mysterious woman could reply, an arrogant voice suddenly interrupted.
I want this stone box; no matter how much he offers, I will pay ten times that amount!
As soon as these words were spoken, Ling Yichen's heart sank, and he immediately looked in the direction of the voice, instantly seeing a handsome young man walking toward him in a swaggering manner.
Lin Cong! Ling Yichen's eyes narrowed instantly.
That's right, the person who suddenly interrupted was the direct-line genius of the Lin Family among the Six Great Families.
When he came to the black market, he didn't even need to hide his identity; he just came swaggering in.
He walked straight to Ling Yichen's side and looked at the stone box in Ling Yichen's hand.
Boss, I want this stone box; whatever he offers, I'll pay ten times!
Lin Cong's handsome face was full of mockery.
Undoubtedly, he already knew Ling Yichen's identity, because there were people from the Six Great Families in their group.
And he didn't really want this stone box; he just purely wanted to disgust Ling Yichen.
At this moment, Ling Yichen was truly angry.
He first looked back at Yan Rushan standing at the very back of the group, and then looked at Lin Cong with a murderous aura.
This stone box was extremely important to him and absolutely could not be taken by Lin Cong.
So he tightened his grip on the stone box in his hand, suddenly revealed a mysterious smile, and asked back: Are you sure? No matter what price I offer, you are willing to pay ten times?
Lin Cong said with an arrogant face: Naturally, I, Lin Cong, have always kept my word; no matter what price you offer, I can pay ten times. I think my massive Lin Family can still afford this little bit of money.
Upon hearing this, the coldness deep in Ling Yichen's eyes became even more intense, but he instead smiled even more broadly. He held the stone box high and shouted: Everyone, you all heard it; as long as I am willing to offer a price, this young master from the Lin Family will pay ten times. Please be a witness, so that no one goes back on their word!
At the same time, Ling Yichen looked at a guard leader not far from them, who was a B-Rank Expert.
My lord, please step over and help us be a witness!
Ling Yichen was not afraid that he was an expert from the Six Great Families; if he favored Lin Cong in such a public setting, then this black market would have no need to continue operating.
That B-Rank Expert was a middle-aged man, also wearing a mask, and he had naturally noticed the situation here.
Therefore, as soon as Ling Yichen spoke, he immediately walked over.