I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: The Second Practitioner at the Grand Gathering

“Is this the Grand Market?”

Lu Qing was a little surprised as he watched the bustling crowds in front of him.

This Grand Market was even more lively than he had imagined.

The stalls on both sides were neatly arranged, exactly like the markets he had seen in some small towns in his previous life.

“Yes, this is the Grand Market.” Wang Da’an nodded and pointed to the front. “Do you see those stalls? Those are rented for a long term. Only those who specialize in making a living would rent stalls there.”

Lu Qing took a look and saw that the stalls Wang Da’an was pointing to were basically those selling meat, cloth, or grain.

Wang Da’an continued, “A little further back, there’s an open space. There’s no rent there, but if you want to sell things there, you have to pay a stall fee of one penny.”

“Ah Qing, if you want to sell fish, you don’t need to rent a stall. Just go directly to the open space.”

“Who should I pay the money to?” Lu Qing asked.

“Master Ma.” Wang Da’an pointed to a place, “Do you see that man in green cloth? He’s Master Ma, the one who collects the temporary stall fees here.”

Lu Qing looked over and saw a thin middle-aged man in green clothes, walking in the market with a smile on his face.

He also noticed that there were several men in the same cloth patrolling the market to maintain order.

As if sensing the gazes of Lu Qing and the other two, Master Ma suddenly turned his head with a sharp look.

Seeing that they were two young men from farming families wearing tattered clothes, his expression relaxed, and he looked away as if nothing had happened and continued to stroll.

Lu Qing’s heart trembled.

Being able to feel his and Wang Da’an’s gazes from such a distance, this Master Ma was probably not an ordinary person.

He no longer dared to stare at him directly, but only watched him with his peripheral vision.

Soon, he saw a strong white light emerging from Master Ma.

[Ma Gu: Deep-minded, fair-minded, with a sharp eye, quite respected by people at the market. Cultivation

: Strong and robust, just entering the Acquired Bones and Muscles realm.

Upon receiving the information from the supernatural power, Lu Qing’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

A cultivator! This Master Ma is a cultivator!

No wonder his perception is so sharp; he’s an exceptional cultivator.

This is the second cultivator Lu Qing has encountered since arriving in this world.

The first was naturally Doctor Chen.

Although both were cultivators, Lu Qing noticed a difference.

The first was the supernatural light emanating from Ma Gu—still white, while Doctor Chen’s was red.

Clearly, Doctor Chen’s cultivation was more advanced than Ma Gu’s.

Was the difference in realm?

Lu Qing noticed that the supernatural power’s assessment of Ma Gu’s cultivation was just entering the Acquired Bones and Muscles realm.

Meanwhile, Doctor Chen’s was at the Acquired Internal Organs realm.

Does this mean that the Internal Organs realm is stronger than the Bones and Muscles realm?

Are there other realms between these two?

Lu Qing’s mind raced, slowly pondering.

“So, Ah Qing, you’ve seen the fair. Didn’t you say you wanted to buy something? What?”

Wang Da’an interrupted Lu Qing’s thoughts.

Lu Qing put his thoughts aside and smiled, “I’ve got quite a lot to buy. I guess I’ll need a little help, Brother Da’an.”

“You’re buying a lot of things. Ah Qing, have you made a fortune?” Wang Da’an’s eyes widened.

Lu Qing smiled but didn’t answer.

Wang Da’an realized it wasn’t the right place to discuss this.

He stopped asking questions and patted his chest, “Don’t worry, no matter how much you buy, I can help you carry it back!”

“Thank you, Brother Da’an.”

Lu Qing walked towards the stalls ahead.

His first stop was the meat stall.

The stall sold pork. Naturally, the quality of the meat wasn’t as good as the carefully raised pork from his previous life.

But in Lu Qing’s eyes, it was still particularly tempting.

He hadn’t eaten a good piece of meat in ages!

He picked out two large hunks of fat and a few pieces of lean meat, and prepared to pay.

However, the stall owner looked at the change he took out and was embarrassed.

“Young Master, I’m afraid you are making fun of me. How can I change the money you have?”

“Can’t you give me the change?” Lu Qing was stunned.

“I can’t give me the change. I just opened my stall today and there is not much business yet. I am afraid that your silver is almost half an ounce. I don’t have so many copper coins to give you the change.” The stall owner said honestly.

Wang Da’an was also shocked by the silver that Lu Qing took out. He quickly covered Lu Qing’s hand holding the silver and pulled him aside.

“Ah Qing, where did you get the silver?”

“Grandpa Chen gave it to me.”

Lu Qing directly pushed the old doctor out as a shield.

Anyway, when he went down the mountain yesterday, the old doctor also told him that if anyone asked about the origin of the silver, he should say that he gave it to him.

“Old Doctor Chen is so good to you.”

Wang Da’an immediately showed envy on his face. Why couldn’t he be the old doctor’s apprentice?

But he quickly reacted.

“No, even if the old doctor gave you the silver, you shouldn’t have just handed it over. Who comes to the market to buy things with silver?”

“But I don’t have any copper coins, only this piece of silver.”

Lu Qing knew silver was valuable, but his family was running low on food, and he had a lot to buy this time.

Not to mention the lack of copper coins, even if he did, it would be inconvenient to carry around.

“…”

That seemed to make sense.

Wang Da’an, knowing Lu Qing’s family situation, scratched his head, unsure what to say.

“Young Master, do you still want this meat?”

the butcher called from the other side.

It was a rare opportunity to get such a big deal, and he didn’t want to miss it.

“I do want it, but didn’t you say you couldn’t make the change?” Lu Qing said helplessly.

The butcher paused.

Now, both sides were in a dilemma.

“What happened?”

a gentle voice rang out.

Lu Qing turned around and saw the middle-aged man Wang Da’an called Master Ma standing behind them.

“Master Ma!”

The butcher and Wang Da’an both bowed their heads and greeted him hurriedly.

“Well, I just heard some noise here, did something happen?” Master Ma asked.

“It’s like this, Master Ma.” The butcher spoke first, “This young man brought a piece of silver to sell meat, and I couldn’t find the change for a while, and everyone is in a dilemma.”

“Oh?”

Master Ma immediately looked at Lu Qing.

Even he rarely met someone who would bring silver to buy things at the market.

When he saw Lu Qing’s clothes clearly, Master Ma’s eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Lu Qing didn’t look like someone who had silver.

“Young man, where did your silver come from?” Master Ma asked.

“Why, do you have to explain the source of your money when you come to the market to buy things?” Lu Qing asked calmly.

“That’s not the case. I was rude.” Master Ma bowed slightly as an apology, with a smile on his face, “I’m just surprised that a young man like you doesn’t seem like someone who can come up with money.”

Although Master Ma was smiling, the meat stall owner and Wang Da’an inexplicably felt a pressure, and sweat oozing from their foreheads.

Lu Qing also seemed to be pressured by this pressure.

A nervous look appeared on his face.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “This silver was given by my master.”

“Oh, I wonder who the young man’s master is?” Master Ma’s face kept smiling.

“I don’t know the master’s name, but everyone calls him Doctor Chen.”

“What, that old doctor?”

Master Ma’s face changed suddenly.

The temperature dropped suddenly, and it was really uncomfortable for the children in the south to type, and their fingers were stiff.

(End of this chapter)