sjar Chapter 600: I can save your life
Chapter 600: I can save your life
Ye Yan was silent, unable to utter the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
After a long time, he nodded.
Cheng Shuhui's face instantly lit up with joy.
She subconsciously wanted to grab Ye Yan's hand, but she paused the moment she stretched out her hand, and finally just pulled Ye Yan's sleeve.
"I haven't been back in years, and it's changed a lot! I wonder if that bookstall we used to visit is still there!"
"I remember that besides many ancient books, there were also some out-of-print comic books. Oh, and you once spent ten yuan to buy a martial arts manual..."
Memories from many years ago unconsciously emerged in Ye Yan's mind, and he touched his nose somewhat unnaturally.
At that time, Ye Yan was just in his middle school years.
I fantasized about learning peerless martial arts skills from a martial arts secret book that cost ten yuan a copy, and traveling around the world like the heroes in martial arts novels, punishing evil and eliminating evil.
"Look, the shop that sells clay figurines is still there! It's said that their clay figurines are already an intangible cultural heritage!"
"I remember one time on my birthday, you gave me a complete set of zodiac clay figurines, which I still have."
"Huh? That old man with a white beard is still here? I don't know if the antiques in his house are from the Western Zhou Dynasty or last week..."
Cheng Shuhui seemed really happy, jumping around and acting like the carefree little girl she was back then.
Unfortunately, when he revisited the old place, Ye Yan no longer had the same mood as before.
In a blink of an eye, Cheng Shuhui handed a jade ring to Ye Yan.
"This is the birthday present I owe you!"
"Back then, I left in such a hurry. Your birthday was less than a month away, and I was already preparing a gift for you..."
"But it's all over!"
Ye Yan sighed, took the jade ring, and was about to say something when his expression changed slightly.
With a strong squeeze, the jade ring with a simple appearance actually lost a layer of skin.
Cheng Shuhui suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
"It's a fake? I'm sorry, I... I'll give you another one..."
In places like antique streets, the probability of buying fakes is very high.
There are many vendors who specialize in making counterfeits. They make newly-made handicrafts look old, making it difficult for ordinary people to tell the difference.
Cheng Shuhui subconsciously thought that the gift she chose for Ye Yan was also a fake.
When the outer layer of pale yellow skin fell off, the entire ring was shiny and did not look like an antique at all.
Ye Yan shook his head: "No need to change, I like it very much! Where did you buy this ring?"
No wonder Ye Yan was so surprised.
He didn't expect that this ring was made of thousand-year-old warm jade!
But because the outer camouflage was so realistic, even he almost didn't notice it and thought it was just an ordinary antique jade ring.
The Millennium Warm Jade is of great benefit to Ye Yan's cultivation, especially when breaking through. If he can absorb the energy contained in the Millennium Warm Jade, the chances of successful breakthrough will be greatly increased!
This is the second piece of thousand-year-old warm jade Ye Yan obtained.
Although the hope of finding the Millennium Warm Jade again was slim, he still wanted to try again.
"It's that little stall that sells ancient books, and the owner is still the same Taoist priest from back then! After all these years, he still looks so energetic!"
This is the antique street, and there are many people setting up stalls.
But Ye Yan’s favorite before was still the stall of the old Taoist priest.
Although the old Taoist priest had a strange temper and the ancient books and collectibles he sold were not cheap, he never sold any fakes.
Apart from the martial arts secret book that Ye Yan bought that year...
Following Cheng Shuhui to the old Taoist priest's stall, Ye Yan subconsciously looked at the other person.
What Cheng Shuhui said was true. After many years, time seemed to have left no trace on the old Taoist priest.
He was still wearing a half-worn Taoist robe, was thin, and the goatee on his chin was exactly the same as before.
"Do you remember me, Senior?"
The old Taoist priest had his eyes closed, but he slowly opened them when he heard Ye Yan's question.
"So it was you, kid. Did you succeed in practicing the secret book you bought from me?"
The corner of Ye Yan's mouth twitched.
"Senior, you claim that there are no fakes at your stall, but that secret manual..."
The old Taoist shook his head.
"It's not that there's something wrong with my secret book, it's just that you and I are not meant to be together!"
"However, I was not mistaken. You are indeed a rough diamond. With just a little polishing, you will shine!"
"But the path you're on now is too difficult! If you're not careful, you'll end up in eternal damnation!"
Ye Yan fell silent.
If it were before, he would have sneered when he heard the old Taoist priest say this.
But he was surprised to find that he couldn't see through the Taoist priest in front of him at all!
There are only two possibilities.
The first type is that the old Taoist priest has never been exposed to martial arts and is just an ordinary person.
Another possibility is that the old Taoist priest's strength has surpassed his!
Ye Yan's intuition is more inclined towards the second possibility.
Because he had just slightly released the power of a master, but the old Taoist priest was not moved at all, as if it was a breeze blowing on his face.
"There are thousands of roads in the world, and I can't possibly take the right path at every fork in the road! But I will make the path I choose the right one!"
The old Taoist raised his eyebrows.
"Interesting! Well, even though we can't be master and apprentice, I admire you very much."
"Please take this talisman back, it can save your life!"