I insist

Chapter 89: The Underworld

Seeing Song Miqiu's appearance, Yu Huailin, who had been keeping a straight face, finally smiled.

He casually sat down next to the stall, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and saw the stall owner carrying two bowls of wontons over.

It was just an ordinary dish, but with a few scallions floating on top, it made the two of them swallow hard.

"It won't taste good when it's cold, eat it while it's hot."

"Okay, thank you."

Song Miqiu smiled and scooped up a spoonful of soup, then suddenly sucked it in, only to be caught off guard and scalded her lips by the boiling broth.

Unexpectedly, she swallowed the soup in her mouth, then covered her aching lips with the back of her hand, and only after a long time did she manage to put it down with difficulty.

"It tastes pretty good, aren't you going to eat some?"

"And then you'll end up looking exactly like me after being burned?"

Despite saying that, Yu Huailin still picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to savor it.

Once he confirmed that the smell was indeed as he had imagined, Yu Huailin's lips curled into a smile once again.

He silently finished the rest of his meal, and the room around him was now filled with other people.

"Have you heard? The underworld has received a lot of new goods recently, and also..."

"Keep your voice down, or you'll be in big trouble if someone with ulterior motives hears you."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately looked around to make sure there was no problem before lowering his voice to continue talking about what had just happened.

The voices of this group were indeed inaudible from the outside, but to the two people with profound inner strength, they were crystal clear.

“There’s been a famine in some places recently, and there’s plenty of medicine and all sorts of new gadgets on the black market. You might be able to make a fortune.”

"Since there are so many things, it's definitely worth seeing. Why don't we go take a look together?"

I don't know what they were thinking, but Song Miqiu was somewhat tempted.

She turned her gaze to Yu Huailin, who stood calmly beside her. Before she could even speak, he had already stood up and was about to leave.

He grabbed the person, but before he could say anything, he forcefully shook them off.

"You'll turn your back on us after you've eaten?"

"How could that be? I just felt that we had no way to go since we were penniless."

At first, Song Miqiu didn't react and stared blankly at the other person. It took her a while to realize what this meant, and she turned to look at the money box containing all the money.

But it's absolutely impossible for her to come back now.

With no other option, Song Miqiu had to give up the chance to stroll around and turned to walk towards the side courtyard she had been in before.

But at the very last moment, a sudden soft exclamation from someone nearby drew their attention.

"Today seems to be the last day. I don't know if I have enough money."

"Although business is said to be the highest bidder wins, there are many fakes over there. If you can't see any good stuff, you can only say that your eyesight is bad."

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu suddenly had an idea. He subtly put his hand into his pocket and quickly took out a small jade pendant that he had left behind earlier.

"This should be able to be exchanged for some money. Why not try your luck? It doesn't cost anything to just look at it."

Are you sure you won't be tempted?

Of course she would be tempted, but at that time she also had the means to pick out the good items from the inferior ones, so there would definitely be no problem.

Thinking of all this, Song Miqiu revealed a smug smile, grabbed the other person, and ran quickly toward the dark street that the passersby had mentioned.

The two arrived just in time; many vendors hadn't packed up yet, and they kept calling out to them non-stop.

She wanted to go up and see things clearly, but she underestimated her abilities and couldn't distinguish the things on it at all.

Which one do you think is better?

Why do they all look the same?

Upon hearing Song Miqiu's words, Yu Huailin sighed again and was about to turn and leave when he noticed something on the other side. He couldn't help but frown and walk forward.

Forced to step forward, she could only stand there blankly because she couldn't understand what was going on, and she frowned in dissatisfaction.

I can't do that. This place is full of points; it would be a shame not to take some back with me.

Song Miqiu frowned and wanted to look around, but in the end she turned her gaze back to the system and quickly searched for things that could be identified.

The items mentioned above are too expensive; she simply cannot afford them right now.

Just as Song Miqiu hesitated, the person next to her reached out her hand.

"Hey, lend me the silver you have on you first, I'll pay you back when I get back."

"Well, I also have something I want to buy. Maybe we should wait a bit?"

Song Miqiu didn't know why, but she always felt that the guy buying things had a sly smile on his face, and was unwilling to spend money on some unknown thing.

But Yu Huailin frowned again, and as he was about to make another move, his arm was grabbed by another hand.

"Wait a minute, let me take a look first. You hold the boss back."

"What can you do to sell that thing now?"

If she could, she would indeed like to do that, but if she suddenly wanted to buy something now, she would definitely be pressured to lower the price, so she had to find another way to get some money.

Seeing that the person was about to give the item to another person, Song Miqiu had no choice but to exchange it for the cheapest one-time item.

The next moment, her eyes lit up slightly, radiating a beautiful light.

Song Miqiu didn't have much time to pay attention, his gaze quickly scanning the surroundings, where countless bright or dim points of light flickered between the stalls.

Remember the brightest spots of light. Time runs out, and everything returns to normal.

"What's the name of the medicine you want?"

"It's not convenient to talk about it, but their value isn't comparable to what I'm interested in. How about we wait for next time?"

Yu Huailin frowned, wanting Song Miqiu to stop wasting time, but was dragged directly to the corner in front of the things the old man had placed on the ground.

"Grandpa, may I have this?"

"That's fine, but I only trade. Do you have anything to trade with me?"

Right in the middle.

Song Miqiu took out the jade pendant from before and placed it in his palm for the old man to examine.

Seeing the joy in the other person's eyes, she abruptly withdrew her hand and picked up another small wooden hairpin.

"This thing is obviously something someone used for practice and it's worthless. How about you give it to me?"

"This..." The old man hesitated for a moment before picking up the items Song Miqiu had chosen and handing them over. "This is the only time. I've made another losing deal today."

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu did not reply, but simply took the two items in her hands and played with them continuously. Only after the old man left did she pull Yu Huailin into a corner alley.

"Do me a favor and shake all the wood outside to pieces."

"what?"

She had just seen it; there was a dazzling light emanating from the wood, and there must be something even more valuable inside.

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu nodded vigorously to Yu Huailin and handed the things over.