The Great Seminary

Chapter 356 Good Products
The bigwig of the 'Gongliang Hall' in the town of Changjinwei Dikumai Town made a quiet and unremarkable exit.

Sun Chonghe's superior status was once again highlighted.

The remaining Tu Jiaoya bowed and scraped, and very politely led her to the inner hall, to a private room specially prepared for distinguished guests.

They chose the most spacious and elegant room for Sun Chonghe, and specially arranged for two maids to serve her alone.

They certainly went to great lengths to entertain us.

Even so, Tu Jiaoya continued to apologize repeatedly.
"The town of the underground vein is not as comfortable as the sect's mountain gate, so please don't be offended, junior sister."

It's unclear whether they were being sincere or trying to undermine younger generations through excessive praise.

Fortunately, although Sun Chonghe sometimes reveals the spoiled nature of a rich heiress, she is essentially a reasonable girl who knows right from wrong.

Therefore, he shook his head like a rattle drum and said, "Senior brother is too kind."

Although this was my first time visiting a town in the underground veins, I could imagine that this kind of hospitality was already among the best.

There's really no need to go through all that trouble.

My friend and I rested for a bit in the 'Public Hall' before heading down to the underground cave tomorrow morning..."

“That won’t do,” Tu Jiaoya blurted out in surprise, “Going down into the Great Earth Cave is no joke!”

Especially the first time, it's like jumping into a boundless ocean for the first time to swim; the calmer the surroundings seem, the more dangerous it is.

There must be an experienced person to guide you step by step and help you adapt in order to ensure success!
So, junior sister, don't worry.

In two days, our "Gongliang Hall" hunting party will be going down to the underground cave.

Some disciples from other sects also accompanied them; it was only safer for everyone to gather together.

Especially since this is your first time visiting the Demon World, you absolutely mustn't be careless!

In fact, he had only just met Sun Chonghe, and even if Sun Chonghe was eaten by the Earth Demons in the underground cave, it had nothing to do with him.

The problem is that Tu Jiaoya's master, that old dog Ni Aozi, casually handed Sun Chonghe over to Tu Jiaoya for placement.

In this way, he couldn't just stand by and watch this 'fool' go and get himself killed.

Sun Chonghe clearly didn't appreciate Tu Jiaoya's forced 'goodwill,' and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, senior brother, we won't go deeper into the cave after we go down."

All you need to do is prepare the necessary equipment tomorrow.

"The equipment is no problem; I, your senior brother, will certainly prepare the best for you."

Tu Jiaoya saw through her persistence and was secretly annoyed, but on the surface he put on a smile and said...

"But arranging for you to go down into the underground cave tomorrow is definitely not feasible; it's too dangerous and too frivolous!"
Junior sister, why don't you spend the next two days exploring the town with your friends and seeing what makes this place so unique?

"Let's wait two or three days, let's wait two or three days..."

Without waiting for Sun Chonghe's reply, he turned and ran, disappearing in a flash.

This left Sun Chonghe dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

"This person is very strange. He was speaking very politely, so why did he suddenly leave?"

"People can tell that although you are polite, you are not the kind of rich young lady who knows how to 'make things convenient for others'."

But going along with your wishes will only bring trouble upon yourself, so it's better to 'flee the best of the thirty-six stratagems'.

Even if you act recklessly in the future and something unexpected happens, the blame for 'negligence' is much less than that for 'intentional' misconduct.

Zhang Gui casually pointed out the crux of the matter, and said coldly:

"That's why I'd rather set off earlier, even if it's more troublesome to get to the town in the underground vein and have to prepare myself, than..."

Just then, an eager shout came from outside the door, "Has Junior Sister Chonghe arrived?"
My elder brother's master is the White Tiger Sword Wing True Man, an inner sect elder of our 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect'.

"He and the sect leader are truly related by blood in the secular world..."

Immediately afterwards, a group of Taoist priests, young and old, rushed in and surrounded Sun Chonghe in the middle.

People describe officials in the human world as having "those who beg for mercy at night swarm like flies and ants, their doors like a marketplace." Now it seems that the disciples of the sects in the underground world are not much better.

It truly is a case of 'a thousand faces in life, yet only one heart'.

Aside from those with a detached temperament like myself, everyone is the same, the same. The same.

Seeing this, Zhang Gui, who had almost been squeezed out of the hut, secretly found it amusing.

So he simply left 'Gongliang Hall' and wandered around the town alone.

I don't know how many shops I had never seen before were visited, but it was already evening.

He walked past an old stone house.

Upon glancing at the rusty cast iron plaque hanging above the door, "Unknown Goods" paused slightly, then curiously walked inside.

There was only one blind young man in the shop, skillfully carving Braille on the counter with a small carving knife.

Hearing someone enter, his ears twitched slightly, and without looking up, he said:
"Brother, please feel free to look at whatever you wish to see."

However, some of these items are antiques, so please do not handle them casually for appreciation.

"Okay." Zhang Gui nodded subconsciously, but when he thought about the blind person he was facing, he couldn't help but feel a little curious, but he was too polite to ask some questions.

As it turned out, the blind youth, though blind, was perceptive and immediately 'saw' what he was thinking.

He laughed, "Although I was born blind, my hearing is very sharp."

He knew exactly how everything in his shop was arranged, so he could detect any movement by anyone.

"You sound like an extraordinary person, shopkeeper," Zhang Gui remarked, impressed by the blind youth's remarkable words.

"The location of the Long Golden Fin Tail Cave is special, and it has been destroyed and repaired countless times since its construction."

The market is full of unknown oddities, but I can't say I'm an oddity myself.

The blind youth put down his carving knife, smiled, and waved his hand, saying:

"Brother, you should know that the reason why my family's shop is called 'Unknown' is because among the goods we collect are quite a few strange items that we ourselves do not know what they are or what their uses are."

Customers want to buy things that are great value for money; it all comes down to their discerning eye.

"Shopkeeper, please don't joke around."

They don't know what they're buying, yet they're willing to spend real money to buy it.

They don't know what they're selling, yet they can resell it.

"Where in the world is there a shop like this?"

In response to Zhang Gui's questioning, the blind youth laughed:

"That's right. Although I am blind, I have extensive knowledge due to family tradition."

Furthermore, a special skill has been passed down through generations.

To be able to intuitively sense whether an unknown, strange object has any value.

Just like this stack of ancient parchment books, although the contents are blurry and the writing and pictures are mixed together, they are really hard to distinguish.

However, I can roughly guess the content of ancient books by touching them and feeling the raised ink marks when they are written or painted, so they should be quite valuable.

And this earthenware jar.

It looks extremely crudely fired, with only a small red stain the size of a fingernail at the spout.

But I had a gut feeling that it was extraordinary…

He mumbled about seven or eight hidden gems that he had his eye on, unaware that the only thing that attracted the guests was the leather antique book that was brought out first.

(End of this chapter)