That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

Chapter 139 Encountering an Acquaintance in the Black Market

Fang Yuan looked at everyone and asked, "Is there anything you want to buy? Would you like to come with me to the black market and see what's going on?"

Ding Mo and Lin Zhifeng also wanted to see if they could find the materials they were missing, so they naturally went along. Lin Jun and the others, on the other hand, followed the principle that since they were already there, they couldn't miss out on the excitement, so they also went to take a look.

Therefore, everyone reached a consensus and headed together toward the black market, as indicated by the shopkeeper.

The black market was in an inconspicuous corner of the city, in what used to be a slum.

Back then, this place was a melting pot of all sorts of people, and petty thieves often sold stolen goods here. No one could have imagined that it would gradually evolve into a small, private market.

It just so happens that this day is the opening day of the black market.

Several people specifically arrived there in the evening.

On both sides of the street where the black market was located, there were stalls lined up one after another. Behind each stall was a seller who was masked or wearing a cloak, so that his face could not be seen.

The stalls sell all sorts of things.

Because Muyun City is a city for alchemists, most of the goods on the black market are medicinal herbs.

Lin Zhifeng and his group walked along one direction, visiting each house, and surprisingly, Fang Yuan actually found the medicinal herb he needed.

After some haggling, the two parties reached an agreement.

After completing the transaction, the person quickly packed up their belongings and ran away in a flash.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but shrug. "This guy is really wary; looks like he's afraid of being robbed. This shows that the security here isn't as good as everyone says."

The group continued on their way, and Lin Jun spotted a jade headdress at a stall.

This headdress is beautifully carved, and what's even more remarkable is that it's also a magical artifact that increases agility and defense.

Lin Jun thought of his mother; she would look beautiful wearing this headdress.

Lin Jun's mother doted on him extremely, practically indulging his every whim.

His unruly behavior in his early years was partly due to his mother's overindulgence.

Later, when he turned over a new leaf and devoted himself to cultivation, his mother fully supported him financially, almost emptying her own savings for him.

Lin Jun was used to acting cute and charming, and when he came across some nice jewelry, he decided to buy it and give it to his mother to make her happy.

If you ask him why he's not buying materials for the Refining Void Pill anymore, and why he's wasting money, he'll say, "Anyway, I don't have enough money."

Meanwhile, Lin Jun negotiated a price with the seller—100,000 high-grade spirit stones.

He handed the spirit stones to the seller and was about to take the headdress from her when he suddenly heard a woman's voice shout, "You little thief, you dare to steal my things? I've got you now, let's see where you run now!"

After he finished speaking, he was already close by.

The seller hurriedly shoved the hair accessory into Lin Jun's hand, shouting, "He took it, it's not my fault!" Then he jumped up and disappeared into the crowd in a few moments.

The woman didn't want to grab him, but her belongings were stuffed into Lin Jun's hands, so she had no choice but to follow them.

The woman grabbed Lin Jun's wrist, and Lin Jun stood up awkwardly.

The woman had been so focused on the thief who stole her things that she hadn't paid much attention to Lin Jun, who was squatting on the ground preparing to buy the stolen goods. Now that Lin Jun had stood up, she recognized him immediately.

The woman's anger turned to laughter, and she said in a melodious voice, "Who do we have here? It's Jun-ge'er!"

This woman was none other than Zisu, the female cultivator from Happy Valley.

They had met a few times before, and she especially enjoyed teasing Lin Jun. Now, unexpectedly, they had run into each other in this situation. Lin Jun was so embarrassed that he dug his toes into the ground, and his face turned red again, completely lacking any self-control.

Zisu said, "Since you like my hair ornament, you could have just asked me nicely. Why would I refuse to give it to you? Why did you instigate a thief to steal it? Come, tell me, how much of a bribe did you give him?"

Lin Jun's face turned even redder, and he stammered, "I didn't, I didn't, please let me explain..."

Zisu glanced meaningfully at the hair accessory in Lin Jun's hand and smiled, "The evidence is conclusive, do you still want to deny it? What? You like me?"

Lin Jun said, "No, you've misunderstood. I didn't know this hair accessory was yours, let alone that he stole it. If I had known it was stolen, I..."

Zisu interrupted, "You know this is a black market, so you should know that most of the things here are of dubious origin. And now you say you didn't know? Jun-ge, you can't act like that!"

Lin Jun was speechless after being rebuked, and had no choice but to accept his bad luck. He held the hair ornament in his palm and offered it with both hands: "It was my fault. Now it is returned to its rightful owner, please accept it, young lady."

The woman ignored him and continued teasing him: "What girl? Which girl? Don't you know my name?"

Lin Jun had no choice but to add his name and said, "Please accept this, Miss Zisu."

Zisu smiled contentedly and said, "No need. Since you like it, I'll give it to you. After all, you're innocent, and you spent quite a few spirit stones, didn't you? I wonder which young lady you're going to give it to? Do you have a fiancée?"

Lin Jun scratched his head and said, "I'm giving it to my mother; I don't have a fiancée."

Zisu laughed and said, "He's actually very filial, that's rare! But you're so handsome and young and promising, I don't believe you don't have a fiancée."

Lin Jun: "..."

He's usually very talkative and chatty, but now he's been rendered speechless by Zisu.

Lin Zhifeng had no choice but to step forward and help his brother out of the predicament.

“Greetings, Sister Zisu. We only arrived in Muyun City today, and we’ve been staying together the whole time. We can testify for Lin Jun that this was truly the first time he’d met this buyer. It was our fault for not being able to ascertain the buyer’s background and purchasing stolen goods; we should bear the loss. Please accept this hair ornament, Sister Zisu!”

Zisu said, "I know, I was just teasing him! This hair ornament isn't worth much, let's just give it to Jun-ge'er to take home and give to his mother!"

After saying her goodbye, she said, "You all have your business to attend to. I still need to catch that little thief. This place is full of all sorts of people, so be careful and don't end up like me, falling into his trap."

Everyone bowed and said, "We understand, thank you for reminding us, young lady. Please take care!"

Zisu disappeared in a flash.

Lin Jun held the headdress for a few seconds, then suddenly opened his hand and closed it again. He then said to Lin Zhifeng, "I'm going to help her catch the thief. You don't need to wait for me. I'll go back to the inn by myself tonight."

Without waiting for anyone to react, he chased after the direction where Zisu had disappeared.

Now it was Lin Zhifeng and his brothers' turn to be speechless.

Fang Yuan, who had witnessed the entire process, chuckled and said, "This young man, Lin Jun, is probably facing a love tribulation."

How could Lin Zhifeng not know?

The female cultivators in Happy Valley practice the Hehuan Dao (a martial arts path), and are quite casual about relationships with men. Lin Jun, on the other hand, is a naive virgin, and there's a fear that he might fall head over heels and suffer endless pain afterward.