allonlinenovel Chapter 818 - 508: The Peddler and Entry
Chapter 818 - 508: The Peddler and Entry
Walking down the muddy and stony road of Xiaohe Village, Wang Zhifan occasionally turned his head to observe, wanting to find a house that looked like a shop.
He remembered Xiaoqiang saying on the way here that there was a household in the village selling things, and they were all good items for dealing with ghosts and monsters, so he wanted to make a purchase before entering the Land of the Dead Soul, at least to replenish the missing incense.
However, what came into his view were all ordinary and dilapidated houses, and none of the villagers in sight seemed to be intending to do business. Almost every villager had that kind of resistance and hostility in their eyes that he had seen when he went up the mountain, making his heart suspicious.
"I thought I missed it on my way up, turns out there’s not even a single shop... Could the shop be at Xiaoqiang’s grandmother’s house? But that’s just an ordinary thatched house..."
Just as Wang Zhifan stopped to ponder whether to go directly down the mountain, at the corner of the winding road leading down the mountain by his side, a figure carrying a pole slowly appeared.
Given how keenly perceptive Wang Zhifan was, he immediately turned his head to watch this figure coming up the mountain, and suddenly realized that the person he was looking for should have appeared.
He saw it was an old man in his fifties or sixties dressed in black cloth clothes and straw shoes. The old man’s hair was graying, but his body seemed robust, carrying two large baskets on his shoulders and a medium-sized box on his back, yet he still walked briskly uphill under such a weight, clearly a seasoned peddler.
Seeing this, Wang Zhifan prepared to wait at the village entrance for the old man to come up, then go forward to ask what he had for sale.
Unexpectedly, the peddler’s actions were faster than his, as he called out to him from ten meters away:
"Young man! I see you’re about to venture to that place!
I have talisman paper, glutinous rice, donkey hooves, black dog’s blood, Buddhist Beads, wooden swords, Jade Pendants—all you could need!
Do you want to buy some! Once you pass this village, there won’t be another shop!"
The old man’s voice was loud and clear, spirited, and not only rang in Wang Zhifan’s ears but also caused the players on the road behind to turn their heads to look towards the village entrance.
"Old man, I’d like to buy some incense."
Seeing this, Wang Zhifan went forward directly, speaking to the old peddler who quickened his steps to the village entrance to lay down his goods.
"There’s incense! A bundle of thirty sticks for one silver, sold individually!"
The old peddler greeted the customer warmly, bending down to take a bundle of incense from the basket while announcing the price in a loud voice to Wang Zhifan.
Wang Zhifan immediately saw a piece of item information appear before him:
[A Bundle of Incense (Excellent)]
[Don’t be fooled by this ordinary-looking bundle of incense; it’s crafted by a master and highly effective, suitable for worshipping gods or mourning the deceased, and may help you in certain situations.]
"I don’t have silver on me, can I use gold or silver or the like instead?"
After quickly scanning the text in front of him, Wang Zhifan responded, clearly having no such silver with him, not even knowing what the currency looked like in this world.
"Yes, but young man, you know goods are hard to come by in these parts, so if you don’t pay with silver, the price will have to increase a bit."
The old peddler scanned Wang Zhifan up and down, slightly frowning, seemingly puzzled as to why this promising young man lacked even a single piece of silver.
"Alright, will this silver ingot do?"
Wang Zhifan then reached out to give the old peddler a silver ingot from the Wind Snow Tower World, which made the sharp-eyed peddler’s eyes light up instantly.
"What beautiful silver! From which dynasty is this? How come old me can’t recognize it?"
The old peddler tossed the silver ingot lightly in his hand to confirm its weight while scrutinizing its appearance and details, trying to determine its quality and origin.
"I don’t know either, but this silver is absolutely genuine."
Wang Zhifan replied, reaching out to take the bundle of incense the old peddler had just taken out while also observing other items exposed in his goods frame.
The two baskets were quite a mixed bag of items, and at a glance, he could spot candles, talisman paper, shovels, red strings, jars, wooden swords, etc., their professional nature apparent, with descriptions appearing before Wang Zhifan continuously.
[Candle (Excellent)]
[This is a high-quality candle, and using it just for lighting would be wasteful, as it’s better suited for detecting if ghosts and monsters are nearby.
If malevolent spirits approach, its flame will change color; turning eerie green indicates an evil spirit and red signifies a fierce corpse.]
[Yellow Talisman Paper (Excellent)]
[Standard material for making paper talismans, imbued with a certain mysterious power, sometimes able to temporarily fend off small ghosts.]
[Glutinous Rice (Excellent)]
[Ordinary zombies dislike this stuff and it can be used to repel them. If bitten by a zombie, try applying some on the wound to draw out poison.]
[Black Donkey Hoof (Excellent)]
[A treasure for dealing with zombies, most will fear it to some extent, and hitting ordinary zombies directly with it may even result in a kill.]
[Luoyang Shovel (Excellent)]
[How could one go tomb raiding without a good shovel? This one will satisfy most tomb raiders’ needs, but note it’s just a tool, not suitable as a weapon.]
[Red String (Excellent)]
[A special red string commonly used by ghost hunters, capable of binding weak ghosts, but against stronger ghosts, it definitely won’t hold for two seconds.]