第5章 The Immortal Market(第1/2 页)

hter five: the irtal arket

sean: s

ather: lear

ti: dk

latin: qianlie t- qgxian vil

qg, g, and fengshre n their t qgxian vil the seneralng the s delightf, and the tri s high spirits, enj their ti tther ntied the re asinal shad flikerg , t this didn''t spil their leiseld

press qg gazed at the peaef srdgs and ed, "this jneisn''t as danr as dad had rned"

g replied th a gr, "dear press, dad s jt rried a headg he s prjt tr t spk a t dn’t sat it"

at that nt, thelked ver at fengsh s hg n a panake ile drivg the arria "an, this panake is aazg, jt sh it sn’t dri’ ttg thirsthere"

g thed fengshlfg d his snak and plspped his shder, "easthere, ddn ne''s gnna steal fd sld r 'll hke n it"

fengshspke ile sakg his lips, "the panakes here are h tter than the nes fr qgsh t, the nes ht fr the rphana re dras dt t lk at these—stfed th at and veggies, aeldelii!"

g tned t qg and said, "let''s ignre this gf fr n''re alst at qgxian vil d knthe histrhd this ts na? it''s kd f dd"

after thkg fr a nt, qg replied, "i rer dad nting it ne it’s an anient tale this pe s ne vaded rrians fr the rdernds a gr f g tivatrs g fiere fire tehnies led the har t drive the k hnr f their aver the kg f that ti pernallnad the t''qianlie t' and ereted a stele the na has en passed d ever se"

g ndded thhtfl "h this thas s

h a lng histri’ve never heard f it fre, t i rer a streller nting sh a tehnie it relies n agial strts fr exein, and lend has it that even rdarpeple d learn it it''s jt that these strts are rare, n ne''s seen at theatlllk like"

qg shk her head, "strellers aren’t al reliae, kn"

as theved fr the stillness f night t the light f da, their jne dg als and adatins, nt redith, as if fate itself had paved a lear path fr the th fengshdrivg the arria ipeded, thetraveled aidst hter and nversatin, knglarrivg at the ft f qgxian vil

at the ft f qgxian vil, there s a lg arket fr tivatrs, ig th life and xthestrlled thrh the stalls, adirg alligrhand patgs qg s dra t aif hairps and asllpiked rand per as ll st f the ths, hver, re peddlg agial tls fr tivatin and vari pills fr irtalit

ne vendr s enthiastialladvertisg, "e take a lk! dn’t iss n the freshlharvested hangi ta gseng—jt ne an extend tivatin a hdred ars!"

g, pzled, asked, "isn''t hangi ta gseng spsed t e fr hangi ta?"

the vendr ignred the estin and sftlhand the sjet, "lk ver here! this is the freshlpiked i grass fr nan, the fest die der the heavens it ss eedg and dissipates ses ether sted r plied externall rivalg dern-daantiseptis"

g pressed n, "shdn''t nan i grass grg nan?"

aht ff grd t ik t thk, the vendr id, "and here have the tianshan sngandera, essential fr antivatr, all transprted diretlfr tianshan!" rdlhe thht,

"selthean’t fd fat th this?"

it s then qg stepped frrd and said, "all the nd der heaven lngs t the eperr, and ere is there a pe th slight that isn’t the heavens? sides, qianlie tis al a ta it these are lal gds as ll"

the vendr, ked t a rner, a fi and pled a felrafted dagr, threateng, "are here t r jt lkg fr trle? if re nt , t lst and s hderg ss"

g sht k at the stall g th an ied, "lk at htlg fakes and pfg en t aht tter hek that attite, ddat hpened t keepg it real?"

the vendr, all ht der the lr, snped k, "i ph stf, hit the rad a''t ss if i'' peddlg fakes , little pk, i'' a t shl he sared , steppg afr his stall, dagr hand, and ved n g

jt then, fengshaed , leadg the hrse art, and tssed a estin, "at''s the rk a? 's this ttg heated? and de, 's he vg a knife ard?" his fr pted right at the vendr

g tipped his head trds fengshand ipped, "g g, he''s trash-talkg

fengsh's es dened, "i dn''t knthis de, and he''s gt the nerve t diss ? h, that tiks ff" he let g f the res and gt a fir hld n the vendr''s dagr, his grip steadas a rk

the vendr p a fight, tr t estle his e k, t n atter hhard he pled and prdded, fengshs grip s like a vie the vendr even tried kikg, t fengshstd his grd like nthg s

en fengshfalllet g, the vendr stled and tk a tle seeg fengsh's pal, nt even a srath after grag the e, he gt k , freaked , and nt at fengshth a fere sta, the e sparkg t fengsh nt a srath

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seeg the th g fld and lt, allg "nster" ver his shder, g raked a gr "fengsh dn''t sat the sall stf vi''s t gd t let a h like that ss th this pe, it''s like a freak sh gt all rts here" he nt d and ped the andned fake gds, "se he ked it, i''ll jt keep these fakes safe fr hi"

qg jt shk her head th a hkle, "nld snag sh easpikgs"

then her es aht a tin the distane, "hek that , a r''s gatherg ver there at''s gg n? let''s g have a lk!" she s all zzed, draggg g the hand trds the r

g, htlg alng, alled k, "fengsh ''re ahead, ath , ll ?"

"gt it, i''ll right there!" fengsh's vie ehed fr a k

phg thrh the r, g and qg aht sight f a sene that''d angd daa ragd, disheveled an s ttg rhed a nh f sers the rgleader had her hair a vie grip, all riled , "i paid gd net g k fr the gag den, t serve the patrns, and 're skg ff? tr t dk ?"

the an n the grd, tears and her vie, pleaded, "the den it''s srg th flks, i gt this a pa ll i jt an''t keep please, i'' gg'' give a eak, let rest fr a le f da"

qg''s vie d, "hld it right there!" as the th''s hand s ked k, readt sp the an

the r''s gaze snped t qg and g, akg their thrh "at''s the g deal th a nh f des pikg n a d" qg hallend

the head th sneered, eg qg and g, "sra, girlie, and take prettth lk ll-ff, d self a favr and tt "

g s a t sn k, " allg prett" t qg''s hand sht , silen

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