Chapter 139 Jing'an Essay Statue
After a preliminary interrogation of several captives, he found out that it was not because of any grudges in the secret realm, nor because of any other reasons, but that someone was targeting him.

It was only because he accidentally revealed his true identity that he was ambushed and killed. In this way, he was the one who implicated Chen Ziya.

This way Lin Changqing felt relieved, and at least he was in the mood to accompany Chen Ziya to the street stall square.

Because they took medicine to heal their wounds in the suite in the morning and interrogated several prisoners, it took some time. By the time the two of them stepped out of the hotel door, it was already noon.

But it doesn’t matter, the timing is just right. Dongyang Market is quite large and feels similar to the market in Qingyun City.

The two walked for a while and asked people before they found the street stall square. However, they also gained other things. At least Lin Changqing already knew where the Wanbao Pavilion and the Gambling Stone Shop were.

After I accompany Chen Ziya to visit the street stalls, I will stop by the gambling stone shop on the way back to take a look.

Today is not a special day, and there are not many people setting up stalls. However, compared to those on the first floor of the passenger ship, there are several times more. At a glance, there are about six or seven hundred stalls in the square.

It was enough for Chen Ziya to watch for a long time. Lin Changzhi followed behind her, paying a little attention to her, and then searched for things that interested him. Of course, the most important thing was to look for halo items.

Next came spiritual seeds, spiritual medicines, spiritual plants, spiritual herbs, spiritual crystals and the like, as well as some things his mother needed to make talismans, all of which were what he was looking for.

After visiting about ten stalls, he came across a stall selling books. There were dozens of books on it. Lin Changqing took a closer look.

Many of them are common and common martial arts secrets, such as Thick Earth Kung Fu, Fiery Flame Kung Fu, Dead Wood Kung Fu, and so on. Of course, there are also introductions to alchemy and weapon refining.

However, what Lin Changzhi took a fancy to was a book called "Xu Jing'an's Notes on Talismans" placed in front of the stall owner. It looked like it should be a talisman master's notes on making talismans.

He took it and roughly looked through it. There was quite a lot of content in it. The front part contained the more common insights and notes on talisman drawing, and the back part contained some things that Lin Changqing had never heard of. It seemed that this was a notebook of a high-level talisman master.

My mother would probably need and like it, so she asked directly, "Boss, how much spirit stones does this essay cost?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged cultivator. He took a look at Lin Changzhi and introduced: "This is a notebook for making talismans by a high-level talisman master. Although it is not a talisman inheritance, it is also very precious. I see that you are an expert, so I will charge you 500 spirit stones!"

Lin Changqing rolled his eyes after hearing this. It was possible to copy this thing as many times as he wanted. It just took some time, but it actually cost five hundred spirit stones!
Lin Changqing started to bargain, "For thirty spirit stones, I can make as many copies of this thing as you want. It just takes some time. I believe you don't even know how many copies you have sold."

The stall owner shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, no matter how many copies you make, the contents won't change, they are all high-level talisman-making notes.

It is a very valuable experience in talisman making, which guarantees the authenticity of the goods and can definitely help talisman masters avoid many detours.

If you really want it, I'll sell it to you at a cheaper price of 450 Spiritual Stones!"

Lin Changqing also shook his head and said, "It's too expensive. I'm not a talisman master. I just bought this as a gift to my elders. I can't afford 450 spirit stones. I'd better go find something else as a gift!"

After saying that, he put down the essay and walked towards the next stall.

The stall owner selling books was very anxious. He had sold dozens of copies of this thing, and almost every talisman master near Dongyang Market had a copy. However, there had been few sales in the past one or two years.

Could it be that I met another monk who interested me today? I can’t let him go just like that.

The stall owner hurried over, grabbed Lin Changqing, and said, "Thirty spirit stones are indeed too little, please add a little more."

Lin Changqing thought for a moment and said, "How about I add five more, thirty-five spirit stones?"

The book stall owner felt as if he had been punched, and said with a breath held in his mouth: "The minimum is one hundred spirit stones!"

Seeing that his face was flushed, Lin Changqing thought about it for a moment and agreed.

In fact, he did not expect to be able to buy this high-level talisman-making notebook for only thirty-five spirit stones. The price of one hundred spirit stones offered by the stall owner was within Lin Changqing's acceptable range, so he agreed.

Then Lin Changqing paid the spirit stones, took the book on talisman making and left.

Chen Ziya saw that Lin Changqing bought a notebook on making talismans and asked, "Brother, are you still a talisman maker?"

Lin Changqing explained with a smile: "No, I bought it for my mother. She is a talisman maker, she should like it." Chen Ziya nodded and kept this information in mind.

The two continued to walk forward. There were still a lot of things on the stalls, and they were quite diverse. Chen Ziya would find one or two things she didn't recognize after walking a few steps, so she would ask the stall owner about them. However, she asked a lot of questions but didn't buy anything.

It feels like she's here to broaden her horizons, not to buy something at a bargain.

Soon, after visiting more than a hundred stalls, Lin Changqing bought twelve demon-luring grass seedlings, all of which were one or two years old, at the price of five spirit stones per plant.

There are also several common spiritual medicines, all of which are living plants that can be planted again, but Chen Ziya has not opened one yet.

But seeing that she was in a good mood and didn't seem to mind much, Lin Changqing felt relieved.

After visiting more than 200 stalls, Lin Changqing looked up inadvertently and saw a two-foot-tall object emitting gold, yellow and red halos on the stalls in front. He didn't dare stare at it for too long, for fear that the stall owner would notice something unusual.

This was the first time that Lin Changqing had seen such a halo. The previous ones were colorful or single-color halos. This was the first time he had seen a three-color halo.

Trying hard to stay calm and not showing any flaws on my face, I visited the first few stalls and finally came to the stall emitting a halo.

This is a miscellaneous stall, with all kinds of miscellaneous items, including half-worn storage bags, low-level damaged magic tools, a few old-looking martial arts manuals, and some dried spiritual medicines and herbs. There are quite a lot of things.

The object emitting the three-color halo is a wood sculpture, or more precisely, an Arhat statue, with a dark patina on the surface, giving it a weathered and mottled feel.

There are Buddhist sects in this world, but they are only within the influence of the six sects, and Buddhist practitioners are rarely seen. Now that he has encountered a treasure that is obviously a Buddhist treasure, Lin Changqing is a little hesitant.

Buddhism attaches great importance to cause and effect. If this treasure is obtained, it is equivalent to forming a certain cause and effect with Buddhism. Lin Changqing himself has many secrets, and he really doesn't want to attract too much attention.

But I still asked the boss: "Boss, why do you have Buddhist things here? Can I take a look?"

The boss was an elderly monk. Upon hearing this, he glanced at Lin Changqing and began to introduce: "Many of the things here were given to me by fellow Taoists who set up stalls with me. It's been so long that I can't remember who it was. If you're interested, take them and have a look!"

I took the Luo Mei Buddha statue from the stall owner and examined it carefully. It should be a sculpture of the Arhat Conquering the Dragon. It was at least a masterpiece of master craftsmanship. It was carved very vividly and lifelike, with bright eyes.

The weight is moderate, and the material should be first-grade spiritual peach wood, just like the lightning-struck wood in Lin Changqing's storage bag, both of which are the trunks of spiritual peach trees.

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Boss, how much is this statue?"

The stall owner said, "It's rare that someone likes it, so I'll give it a discount, 500 Spiritual Stones!"

When Lin Changqing heard this, he thought that he was being slaughtered like a fat sheep! He bargained, "This is an ordinary first-grade spiritual peach wood. How can you tell that it is worth 500 spiritual stones? Fifty spiritual stones, maybe! It's a gift for an elder. I can't afford something too expensive."

The stall owner shook his head and said, "I'm selling a Buddha statue, not a spiritual peach wood. Three hundred spiritual stones, right? This Buddha statue is quite old, and the carving is very lifelike and vivid. It can be considered an antique."

Lin Changqing sighed and said, "It's too expensive, eighty spirit stones at most, I can't afford more."

The stall owner thought for a moment and said firmly, "This is the cheapest price. I'll give it to you for 200 spirit stones."

Lin Changqing shook his head, put down the statue, and said to the stall owner: "Sorry, I can't afford it!"

I left the stall, thinking that this was a good thing as I wouldn't have to create any karma with Buddhism.

I didn’t expect that after I took two steps, the stall owner caught up with me and said, “Here you go, here you go, I’ll sell it to you.”

Lin Changqing was a little confused. Wasn't his attitude firm? Why did he sell it? However, since it was like this, Lin Changqing could only pay 80 spirit stones to the stall owner.

Take the Arhat statue and put it into the storage bag. I will study it slowly when I get back!

(End of this chapter)