Ye Tian glanced at the crowd, all of whom were accompanied by attendants and carried large bags. It was evident that those who came to the night market were no ordinary people.
Yang Shoucheng: "Brother, there are a few rules for the night market. First, no bargaining; second, no shouting or fighting; third, no returns after purchase."
Ye Tian: "These rules are acceptable."
Yang Shoucheng: "If you find a treasure at the night market, you must be low-key, otherwise, you'll be targeted. A few years ago, someone bought a stone bead. After smashing it on the spot, a seal was found inside, which could emit divine light. This person knew they had found a treasure and immediately left the ghost market. But on the way back, he and his four attendants were killed, and the item was robbed."
Ye Tian frowned: "Was it investigated later?"
Yang Shoucheng: "How could it be investigated? Such matters cannot be reported to the police, and the perpetrators were very clean, leaving no survivors. It was impossible to know who did it."
He then said, "Therefore, those who consider themselves of average strength and find good things will sell them to Master Hou San."
He informed Ye Tian that this Master Hou San was the one who collected items in the ghost market. He had been there for years. Although the prices he offered weren't exactly fair, they were within the acceptable range for sellers.
As they spoke, the entrance to the scenic area opened, and the crowd surged in.
Ye Tian asked: "Are these people buyers or sellers?"
Yang Shoucheng: "There are buyers and sellers. However, some high-end sellers entered the scenic area in advance. High-end sellers usually have their own fixed counters and signs, and their reputation is generally good."
Ye Tian laughed: "Does this ghost market also do branding?"
Yang Shoucheng: "Naturally. Among the famous ones are Shui Mo Xuan, specializing in calligraphy and paintings; Qing Hua Tang, dealing in porcelain; and Dao Jian Ge, selling weapons. All are centuries-old establishments."
Ye Tian was surprised: "Centuries!"
Yang Shoucheng nodded: "Since this ghost market formed its scale, it has been at least seven to eight hundred years. Although dynasties have changed, the ghost market has remained prosperous."
Upon entering the scenic area, Yang Shoucheng paid one hundred thousand yuan for the entrance tickets. Once inside, Ye Tian saw that the ghost market was divided into two areas. One was the stalls casually set up by the lakeside, with various forms and no storefronts, only a lamp lit above.
The other was located on both sides of the road, with unified storefronts and simple houses behind them. Of course, there were also a few grand and beautiful houses, such as Qing Hua Tang and Shui Mo Xuan, mentioned by Yang Shoucheng.
When people first flooded in, it was crowded and chaotic, so the two went to the established storefronts first.
The first stall they arrived at was selling jade artifacts, mostly ancient jade, much of which was excavated from ancient tombs.
Ye Tian didn't know much about jade, but he possessed divine sense, giving him far superior perception than ordinary people.
With a sweep of his divine sense, he found that among the hundreds of ancient jades, one jade stone was faintly emitting spiritual energy! However, this spiritual energy was very weak, and one might not even detect it without careful sensing.
He casually picked up a piece of jade and asked, "Boss, how much is your jade?"
The boss, in his fifties, had a neutral expression on his face and said, "One hundred and fifty thousand."
Ye Tian knew he couldn't bargain, so he chose a jade bracelet that looked pleasing to him, and at the same time, took out the ancient jade that had spiritual energy.
It was a jade pendant, carved with ancient patterns and characters, with what seemed to be a layer of faint red patina on its surface, making it very smooth.
The jade pendant was about half the size of a palm, and the boss quoted twenty-eight thousand for it. The jade bracelet was priced at twenty thousand, making the total forty-eight thousand.
Yang Shoucheng, who liked jade, also bought two items, spending several hundred thousand as well.
After leaving the stall, Ye Tian rubbed the jade pendant vigorously with his hand, instantly cracking the outer patina, which was a thin layer of red.
As the red layer fell off, it revealed the true appearance of the jade pendant – transparent, with a faint blue hue, like ice. At this moment, the jade pendant released a strong water-attribute spiritual energy!