My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 24 Wholesale
The ghost market around Qingshan County has a long history.

The Ghost Market is held on the 3rd of each month.

The location is different each time.

Before each market opens, a special fleet of carriages is hired to transport customers into the ghost market.

To obtain the location of these carriages and horses, one needs special channels.

Jiejia happened to have a way to obtain an admission ticket.

As darkness fell, in a deserted village.

Chen Mu was wearing a hooded cloak and had a black cloth covering his face, wrapping himself up completely.

Beside him was another person dressed in armor.

The two walked silently down the deserted village street.

There were many people setting up stalls on both sides of the road, and people would occasionally squat down and talk in hushed tones.

Whether they were stall owners or customers, everyone was bundled up tightly, and they spoke in hushed tones.

The sounds converged, like countless ghosts whispering amongst themselves.

"This is it." Jie Jia led Chen Mu to a dilapidated house.

Chen Mu nodded to the armored man and nervously walked into the room, clutching the scroll.

A person wearing a demon mask sat quietly behind a gray square table.

"What does the customer want to buy?" the masked man asked in a low voice.

At this point, Chen Mu no longer hesitated and gritted his teeth, saying, "I want to sell a copy of the Body Refinement Technique."

"Please sit down." The masked man's voice couldn't help but rise.

Form Refinement Technique is a wonderful thing!

"May I take a look?" the masked man asked enthusiastically.

Chen Mu was overjoyed.

The art of physical training is indeed valuable.

Thinking this, Chen Mu placed the scroll on the table and unfolded it one-third of the way.

The masked man stood up and exclaimed, "Excellent drawing skills!"

The more detailed and accurate the manual, the higher its value.

Chen Mu chuckled.

This was drawn using second-order drawing skills, how could it not be good?
Compared to those crudely drawn manuals, my manual is a collector's edition!

Such a precious manual, selling it for a thousand or eight hundred taels wouldn't be excessive!
With this sum of money, he could stockpile food and medicine and stay at home to practice his skills diligently.

Once I've mastered the Form Refining Technique, I wouldn't be afraid of ten more Sheng Hongs!
Chen Mu was lost in thought when he suddenly heard the masked man click his tongue: "What a pity..."

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"The stuff is good, but..." The masked man shook his head and sighed.

"How is it?" Chen Mu felt increasingly nervous.

"Please look." The masked man bent down and took out a booklet from a cloth bag on the ground beside him, handing it to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu looked up and froze on the spot.

"Sheng Family Red Falcon Form Training Technique"?
盛？
Sheng Hong?!
Hey!
……

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Mu walked out of the dilapidated courtyard looking furious.

Armored soldiers followed closely behind.

The two found an abandoned, dilapidated house and crawled inside. Chen Mu, looking extremely annoyed, tore off the black cloth covering his face.

"My cheap master is really ruthless!"

They not only set up traps to swindle money.

He's sold his own training techniques so badly they're practically worthless!

The masked man told Chen Mu that the Red Falcon Form Training Technique was already famous in the Ghost Market.

The masked man knew that five shops possessed this shaping technique.

"Can you believe that a body-refining technique, worthy of being passed down through generations, was sold for only eighty taels of silver?" Chen Mu said indignantly.

If it weren't for his superb drawing skills and the fact that his content was more accurate than Sheng Hong's crudely made book, it wouldn't have sold for eighty taels!
"Go back?" Jie Jia asked calmly.

"Go back?" Chen Mu suddenly chuckled. "Why go back when we haven't sold everything?" As he spoke, Chen Mu pulled out another scroll from his large cloak.

"Let's go, let's sell another one," Chen Mu said cheerfully. Jie Jia: "..." You two are truly master and apprentice!
Fifteen minutes later, the two returned to the dilapidated house.

"This time it actually sold for one hundred and twenty taels." Chen Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

This shows that my paintings still have value.

My drawing skills are better; they're more precise than Sheng Hong's version. Those who bought the manual will find the cultivation easier to understand.

This is what we're looking for! This is a business opportunity!
"Old man, go and buy me some writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones," Chen Mu suddenly said.

Even Jie Jia's half-closed eye couldn't help but open.

What? Selling to two stores isn't enough? You want to make and sell on the spot?

“If Sheng Hong can sell his goods to six companies, why can’t I sell them to eight?” Chen Mu glared at Jie Jia.

This is called "the student surpassing the teacher"!

"Do you still want your 20% commission?!"

Jie Jia rolled his eyes, glanced at Chen Mu, and spoke calmly.

"Three factions have long been collecting various body-refining secret techniques."

"The eldest son of the Zuo family has privately spread the word that he wants to purchase the Body Refining Technique."

"The Zhu Yi Pavilion can also include a copy."

"The White Stream Gang in the city intends to expand, and they probably won't refuse a training technique inheritance."

Chen Mu: “…”

Good guy!
Now that you've said that, I'm no longer sleepy!

"Let's do it!"

……

In a corner of the ghost market, inside a dilapidated house without a roof.

A young man in his twenties stood quietly in the room.

A white paper oil lamp hangs on the wall.

The dim candlelight flickered, casting an uncertain glow on the other person's fair face.

A moment later, a masked man quietly entered the room, beaming with joy, and said, "Young Master Zuo, thank you for waiting. Here is what you requested."

As he spoke, he unfurled a scroll.

The young man stared at the scroll, his expression changing involuntarily: "Such skillful painting!"

"This is the secret manual of the Red Falcon Form Training Technique," the masked man enthusiastically introduced.

“My secret manual is different from those of other families; theirs are all crudely made, substandard products.”

"Look at the skill in drawing, look at the detailed records. With such a secret manual, how can you not master the art of physical training?"

As Young Master Zuo listened to the man's introduction, he looked at the scroll, and the more he looked, the stranger his expression became.

"Just give me a thousand taels, and this body-refining technique that could be passed down through generations will be yours."

"Think about it, with this training manual, wouldn't your Zuo family be able to pass on your martial arts skills? The world is getting more and more chaotic, and only the mighty can speak, don't you think?"

"You're right." Young Master Zuo turned his gaze away with a look of emotion.

"Then the payment for this goods..." The masked man was overjoyed.

The Body Refining Technique is no ordinary martial art; if you make a mistake, it can cripple you.

This kind of detailed guide, which even marks the changes in muscle lines, is priceless!
Fortunately, the fool who sold the manual didn't know the market, and fortunately, the Red Falcon Form Training Technique was so common that he could easily dismiss the guy with a few words.

Buying it for eighty taels and selling it for a thousand taels, what a lucrative deal!

Young Master Zuo clicked his tongue: "What a pity..."

The masked man's heart skipped a beat.

"The stuff is good, but..." Young Master Zuo shook his head.

"How..." The masked man was filled with nervousness. Why did this scene seem so familiar?
Young Master Zuo sighed and took a scroll out of a cloth bag on the wall.

The sense of familiarity grew stronger, and a bad premonition crept into Ghost Face's heart.

Young Master Zuo silently unfurled the scroll.

A row of lifelike little figures came into view, next to which was a line of elegant characters—True Red Falcon Form Training Technique.

Masked Man: "..."

Hey!
Is this the treatment one should receive for practicing physical training techniques?
Are they all doing wholesale?!
(End of this chapter)