The Great Salt Trading Company was bustling with activity. All kinds of voices could be heard in the area.
"Brother, this rat trap of mine is an artifact. As long as there is enough bait, it can trap any demonic beast. Three hundred silver taels, no bargaining! Don't leave, we can negotiate the price... What, three silver taels? I'll sell it! To be honest, I'm not selling this to earn money but to make friends... "
"Young lady, I can see that your face is flushed red. This is an omen of calamity. Furthermore, it seems like trouble is coming one after another. If you don't deal with it in time, it will surely become a calamity. I'm willing to help you!"
"This is a treasure from three thousand years ago that I dug out from an ancient tomb. If you can infuse it into a weapon, its prowess will surely increase significantly... Fixed price, eight hundred silver taels!"
...
Su Yin strolled through the trading company. There were countless goods on display, real and fake mixed together, making it hard for one to differentiate between them.
Paying no heed to their random bids and shouts, Zhang Xuan browsed through the goods. Suddenly, a thought popped into his mind, "Among the thirty-six skills, are there any that are related to appraising?"
Appraising was also an occupation. It allowed one to discern the quality of an artifact and trigger its hidden attributes. In this trading company, it was extremely popular.
Through pill forging and medicine, Zhang Xuan was certain that the thirty-six skills he learned in the forbidden grounds corresponded to different occupations. Since that was the case, were there any that were related to appraising? Could it help one to differentiate between artifacts?
"Archaeology!"
A thought flashed through Zhang Xuan's mind.
Previously, he had learned this skill from a lingering spirit named Li Qi. It was too simple, and he only took a month to clear the ninth stage. If he didn't recall it carefully, he would have forgotten about it.
Honestly speaking, it was quite troublesome for him to learn too much.
"Archaeology is also a training of one's eyes. One can capture the aura of an artifact from its age and determine its grade. It is similar to appraising, so I can give it a try..."
Recalling the scene when he learned it, Su Yin smiled.
When he learned this skill, there were no artifacts in the forbidden grounds for him to identify artifacts. As such, he didn't put it into practice much. Instead, he focused on cultivating his eyes.
The principle was very simple. All treasures would emit a special kind of energy, and this kind of energy would gradually change with the passage of time. By observing this kind of change, one would be able to easily deduce the age and attribute of the treasure.
It was similar to the "Carbon 14 Identification" in his previous life.
As the Forbidden Grounds were barren, Zhang Xuan had never come into contact with any treasures. If he didn't think about it carefully, he wouldn't have been able to recall this skill.
Thinking back to that feeling, Su Yin's eyes reddened. Looking at the treasures on the ground, he found that they were completely different from before.
The items shone with different colors. The deeper the color, the older they were.
"Less than a month …"
Soon, Su Yin was speechless.
It was just a moment ago that Zhang Xuan had confidently claimed that he had dug out a treasure that was three thousand years old, but through his' archaeology 'technique, he realized that it hadn't even been thirty days since then... Without a doubt, he was faking it.
He looked around.
As far as his eyes could see, everything was fake. The oldest copper ring was less than two years old …
No wonder people always said that buying cultural relics was like jumping into a pit. Now it seemed that it was true.
Knowing that there were too many fakes, Su Yin immediately lost interest. Furthermore, it was getting late, and the road at night was dangerous. Su Yin lifted his feet and walked out.
"This Hundred Spirits Grass is not bad!"
Walking to a place not too far away from the entrance, his eyes fell on a stall selling medicinal herbs.
The Hundred Spirits Grass had the ability to cure poison. When used together with other herbs, it could be concocted into antidote pills and antidotes. Putting everything aside, if Grandpa Yu had consumed this as soon as he was poisoned, the poison would have been neutralized immediately. He wouldn't have had to endure so much pain.
"This medicine … How much is it?" With a smile, Su Yin walked up to the stall and pointed at it.
At the same time, a young lady stood by the side and stretched out her slender finger, "I'll buy this Hundred Spirits Grass …"
The two of them spoke at the same time, pointing at the same medicinal herb. However, before they could finish their words, they froze.
"You can buy it …" Su Yin waved his hands. He wasn't too picky. If he could buy it, he would buy it. If he couldn't, then so be it.
However, as soon as he spoke, the young lady waved her hands as well, "You can buy it …"
Seeing that the two of them had said the same thing, the young lady's face reddened. She couldn't help but look over, "It's you?"
The person before her was none other than the donkey-riding young man she saw outside the Yu Residence.
"You are?"
Su Yin also recognized him.
This young man seemed to be in the same group as Yunfeng Physicians and the others, so his standing was quite high.
Not too far away, Zhang Xuan took a closer look at the young lady. Even though the young lady before him was slightly thin, she was exceptionally beautiful. She was far more beautiful than any other young lady he had seen in his previous life.
Based on the evaluation criteria, her score should be at least 95 points! If she wasn't so thin, she would have scored full marks.
"Something is wrong … She seems to be sick!" Su Yin frowned.
Even though he wasn't a physician, he had treated many animals before. With a single glance, he could tell that the young lady's frailty wasn't innate. Rather, she was suffering from some kind of illness.
As for what it was, he would have to take her pulse to ascertain it. Just from the looks of it, she might be fine on animals … but on humans, she was still a little lacking.
"I'm just looking around. I don't have any particular intention of buying it. If you want it, you can buy it …" Recognizing the other party, the young lady chuckled lightly and raised her head generously.
She was the little princess of the Great Yan royalty, Bai Yiran.
As a result of her prolonged illness, she had a deep understanding of medicinal herbs. While walking around the area, she happened to see the Hundred Spirit Grass, and she didn't expect the young man before her to be interested in it as well.
However, medicinal herbs of this grade could be found anywhere in the royal family. She would buy it if she could, but if she couldn't, she didn't care at all.
"I'm just looking around …" Su Yin spoke up at the same time.
Puhe!
Seeing that the two of them were saying the same thing, Bai Yiran burst into laughter. Su Yin also felt a little awkward. Scratching his head awkwardly, he said, "If you really don't want it, I'll buy it …"
"Go ahead!" Bai Yiran nodded.
Su Yin didn't turn down the offer.
Even though the Hundred Spirit Grass was rare, it wasn't as expensive as he thought it would be. He bought it for just ten silver taels.
Seeing that the most expensive medicinal herb had been bought, the vendor looked at them happily and asked, "Do the two of you have any other medicinal herbs that you would like to buy? I guarantee that the medicinal herbs here are all authentic …"
"Let's buy another stalk of winter jasmine …" After looking around, Su Yin pointed.
"I want this winter jasmine …" At the same time, Bai Yiran spoke up.
"…"
Su Yin turned to look at the other party once more, only to see the same awkward expression on the young lady's face.
Another thought came to his mind … He had seen people wearing the same clothes before, but to think that they would bump into each other when shopping for medicinal herbs … If not for the fact that he didn't recognize the other party, he would have thought that the other party was doing it on purpose.
"You can buy it this time …" Su Yin waved his hands.
"Un!" Bai Yiran chuckled softly. Just as she was about to ask for the price to buy the stalk of winter jasmine, her face suddenly turned ghastly pale. Her body swayed weakly, and she fell weakly to the ground.
Her illness was acting up!
"Bai xiaojie …"
Doctor Chu Jiang, who was standing not too far behind, hurriedly rushed over.
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