"Don't talk about this, why don't you come and see my baby."
The old man picked up a mirror. This mirror looked quite old. It had very ancient patterns on it and was decorated with various gems. "Look at this. This is the mirror of the soul. It can reflect people's deepest thoughts, good or bad. There will be no secrets in front of it. Do you want to get it?"
Moonlight frowned: "Playing tricks."
She turned around and left the tent. Tian Yang was quite interested in these things. He saw that the mirror was covered with opaque black cardboard and asked, "What's its price?"
The old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, little brother, you can still look at other things. If you like something, we can discuss the price."
Tianyang then wandered among the merchandise in the tent. After a while, he saw a pocket watch with a sun and moon pattern on its cover. He couldn't help but ask, "What's the name of this pocket watch?"
The old man came over, picked it up and said, "This is the 'Sun and Moon Watch'. It has only one hour hand and two scales, one for day and one for night. If you move the hour hand to the night scale during the day, day and night will instantly reverse."
"Really? It's amazing." Tianyang didn't take it to heart. The items sold by the old man were all old. However, they might have been made to look old using certain techniques, and some mysterious colors were added to arouse people's curiosity.
Tianyang walked and stopped, and saw another ring. It was in the shape of a bright red rose, with branches drawn with gold threads, and the workmanship was very exquisite.
"This is the 'Blood Rose'. Wear it when you are injured. It can heal your wounds, but of course they are not too serious."
The old man came over again, smiling and making introductions competently.
"Grandpa, the things you have here are amazing. They must be expensive, right?" Tianyang said casually, and then walked to the next cabinet, which contained weapons.
Tianyang saw a dark green whip covered with barbs, and a long sword covered with cracks that looked like it was made of stone.
"They are 'Poison Whip' and 'Petrifying Blade'."
The old man put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Compared to other items, they are neither beautiful nor have mysterious powers. But they are very practical. You can guess their use from their names."
Tian Yang couldn't help but glance at the old man, and began to feel that the old man didn't seem to be joking. But if it was true, then these items here were all raw materials, weapons or special items, and who could this old man be
"I suggest you buy this thing." The old man took out an ancient book with its cover held together by a rope from a nearby cabinet. There were faint mottled lines on it, and it looked very old. The paper was yellowish.
“It’s a ‘mysterious book’. It’s completely blank inside, but when you’re in certain environments or get a certain item, words will appear on its blank pages, giving you some advice, inspiration, or knowledge you don’t know.”
Tian Yang finally said in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
The old man laughed and said, "Me? I'm just an old man wandering around and selling some things. How about it, little brother, do you want to buy it?"
Tian Yang looked at the so-called 'mysterious book' and asked, "How much do you want?"
"Money? No, I'm not interested in that." The old man narrowed his eyes, "I'm interested in your 'things'. If you want them, you can exchange them for your most precious 'things'."
Tian Yang laughed and said, "You don't want to kill me, do you?"
The old man laughed, "Of course not. Life is not an 'item'. How can I take it away? But, other things. Such as weapons, abilities, special items, or your strength."
"All of these can be traded. How about considering it?"
Tian Yang took a deep look at the old man and said calmly, "I don't need anything for now. It's getting late. Goodbye."
"Really? What a pity." The old man looked regretful, but did not try to persuade him to stay or stop him.
He stood there, smiled and said, "My dear, it doesn't matter if we can't make a deal this time. We may have a chance to meet again in the future. If you need anything, you might as well consider it seriously."
Tianyang just pretended not to hear. This old man made him feel a little strange and dangerous. He walked out of the tent and returned to the refugee camp. He looked at the people coming and going, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked back and suddenly froze.
The red tent that the old man used to sell all kinds of goods was gone! Behind Tianyang, there were a few light gray tents, which were very small and only had one or two people living in them.
"Why is this happening?"
Tianyang looked around in shock and indeed did not see the red tent. He hurriedly left the refugee camp and returned to Yueguang's car.
Yue Guang had returned and was changing Xi Tong's diaper. Seeing Tian Yang's strange expression, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Tian Yang looked at her and said, "When you left just now, did you notice the red cloak? Did you notice that the red cloak was gone?"
"What are you talking about?" Moonlight looked confused.
Tian Yang shook his head and said, "It's so strange. After I came out of the old man's tent, I looked back and found that the tent was gone. The place where the red tent was originally was replaced by other tents."
"Moreover, the old man sells items with strange abilities, as well as raw materials and weapons. Moreover, he doesn't want money, but the valuable things of the customers, including weapons, abilities, special items and even our powers."
Moonlight frowned: "Did he really say that?"
Tianyang nodded.
Moonlight exclaimed softly, "Could it be the person in the legend?"
Tianyang raised his head: "Who is it?"
"The Immortal Merchant." Moonlight said in a deep voice, "It is said that he is a merchant traveling around the world, selling all kinds of magical items, but he only trades with the things you just mentioned."
"This person always appears as a sixty-year-old man, and you may sometimes encounter him in the adverse world. The strangest thing is that the earliest legend about him can be traced back to the establishment of the Golden Council, which means that he has lived for at least several hundred years."
Tian Yang was surprised and asked, "Is there such a thing?"
He then added: "However, it is also possible that the so-called 'Immortal Merchant' over the past few hundred years is not the same person, but just appears in the form of an old man."
Yue Dian nodded slightly: "That's possible. After all, not many people have seen him, and those who have seen him usually only know him for a short while.
So there is no accurate description of his image. "
"But one thing is certain, that old man must not be an ordinary person. After all, he can even go to the Reverse Realm."
Tian Yang smiled and said, "It is right to travel far away. I can hear many interesting rumors."
Moonlight laughed.
At this time, Xitong, who was sleeping, gradually curled up her mouth, and then she cried out "wa".
... ... ..
More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. According to the route map, we will arrive at the 'Golden Castle' this evening.
This fortress can be said to be the last stop of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce in the East Continent. After leaving the 'Golden Fortress', the Chamber of Commerce's convoy will enter the Central Continent, but will not go deep into the Central Continent, but will only pass through its edge. After about a month, they will be able to set foot on the land of the Western Continent.
They will arrive at the 'Golden Castle' today. Longdan's mind became active again. He pestered Yueguang for a long time, asking her to help him find the 'key'. Yueguang ignored him, which made Longdan a little discouraged.
But he refused to give up. Seeing that Yue Guang was not interested, he turned to Tian Yang and moved closer to Tian Yang who was holding Xi Tong and feeding the little one.
"Oh, look at our little Xitong, she's getting cuter and cuter." Longdan's face was full of smiles, and he poked little Xitong's chubby face with his fingers.
The little girl was sucking the milk from the bottle, and when she was poked by Longdan, she immediately felt unhappy. But she didn't have time to pay attention to Longdan, so she looked at Tianyang with her big eyes, sucking the milk and making a few "hmmmm" sounds in her mouth to express her protest.
Tian Yang smiled, took away Long Dan's hand and said, "I am not familiar with the Golden Castle. Even if I want to help you get the 'key', I don't know where to start."
Long Dan came a little closer: "Brother Tian Yang, as long as you are interested, that's all. As long as you are interested, Yue Guang will be interested. If Yue Guang is interested, my business will be almost done!"
"Actually, think about it. We are going to the Deep Sea Castle anyway, and we are passing by the Golden Castle. Why don't we take this opportunity to get the 'key'?"
"Now that we have the 'key', when we get to the Deep Sea Castle, I will take you to find that adventurer. After we get the method to capture the dark jellyfish, we will go to the Reverse Realm together."
"Once you catch the dark jellyfish, we can also get the 'Heritage of God'. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
"Anyway, we won't lose anything..."
As he spoke, Longdan coughed twice.
"Are you sick?" Tianyang looked at him with some confusion.
Although Longdan was only a rank 2 burden, he was an ascender after all, so he shouldn't be that prone to illness. Even Moonlight's last "loss of essence" was caused by Sona, not by illness.
Longdan waved his hand: "It's just that my throat is a little itchy, it's nothing serious..."
After saying that, he started coughing again, and it was very violent. Tianyang quickly took Xitong away, worried that the child had a weak resistance and was infected by the dragon gall.
Longdan coughed more and more violently, and suddenly fell to the ground and passed out.
Yueguang heard the sound and looked over from the co-pilot seat, just in time to see this scene. He and Tianyang looked at each other in surprise.
"He's coughing to death, isn't he?" Moonlight shouted, "Fatty, get a doctor here right away!"