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Chapter 35: Customer, would you like to buy a candy man?
25 potential points!

Irresistible joy appeared in Qin Jiang's eyes.

However, he still suppressed his excitement and did not rush to add more.

There are too many people here right now. According to past experience, the improvement of Iron Arm Fist will inevitably be accompanied by changes in the physical body, which would be a bit conspicuous here.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the lantern festival, which seemed to be held in the Shishi River Basin in the inner city.

Thinking of Shishi River, he remembered the golden scale fish he had eaten that night.

The delicious taste was secondary. The main thing was that the fish meat seemed to contain a strange power that could increase his internal energy and his martial arts experience points.

He remembered that the last time he ate golden-scaled fish, his total martial arts experience points increased by more than thirty points, and that was when he didn't finish the whole fish.

Although the effect is slightly inferior to the medicinal bath, the medicinal bath can only be taken once every half a month, even though he has now reached the third level.

Moreover, since he had already decided to improve the Iron Arm Fist to the perfect state, he no longer needed the medicinal bath.

Furthermore, if you can save some potential points by spending some silver, it is still very cost-effective.

With this thought in mind, he walked straight towards the Shishi River.

Soon we arrived at a small river. Looking at the river in front of us, it was called a river, but in fact it was just a larger stream, and the widest part was no more than four meters.

This is because when Heishan City was first built, the Shishi River was divided into dozens of tributaries at the entrance to the west of the city, which were used as a source of drinking water for the city’s population.

These dozens of tributaries are almost spread throughout the entire Black Mountain City, until they reach the east exit of the city and converge into one again. The width is more than 30 meters, which is the Shishi River, one of the real sources of the Canglang River.

Walking along the river, a fresh scent of grass rushed into his nostrils, making him feel as if his pores were dilated.

Looking at both banks, there are almost no people fishing. Occasionally, there are a few naughty kids using scoop nets to catch fish. People living near the river basically use it as daily drinking water.

Seeing this, Qin Jiang couldn't help but sigh. The people in the outer city could hardly get enough food, and many refugees outside the city starved to death. The people in the inner city were too lazy to even catch the fish that were right in front of them.

Shaking his head, he continued walking along the river bank and soon came to a small fish market.

"Countryman, do you have any golden-scale fish?" he asked an old man.

The old man selling fish looked up and glanced at him. "Old man, you don't have any golden scale fish here. It's a treasure of the government and is not allowed to be sold on the market. If you really want to eat it, go to the fish market at the west city gate and have a look."

"Oh, thank you, old man."

After leaving the fish market, he walked straight towards the west city gate, passing by a relatively wide river section, which is where the Lantern Festival is held every July 15th.

A fishing competition is held during the annual Lantern Festival, and the prize is a golden-scaled king fish.

Not long after, Qin Jiang arrived at the west city gate. He looked around and saw a large fish market. He walked in and found the golden scale fish after a while.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this golden scale fish?"

He looked at the golden-scaled fish swimming in the water, which looked like pieces of gold running around.

"Warrant. No sale without a warrant."

The owner of the fish shop was a burly man with a round belly. He was lying on a recliner with a wide-bladed short knife in his hand. He just took one look at Qin Jiang's outfit and spoke with a look of disdain.

Qin Jiang was stunned. Do I need a warrant to buy a fish?
After thinking about it, he tried to take out the token Xu Yanran gave him.

The fat stall owner sat up after seeing the token, and stood up directly after seeing the word "Xu" on the token.

"It's the Xu family who wants them. Why didn't you tell me earlier? The normal price is five taels of silver per catty. If the Xu family wants it, it will be four taels! How many do you want?" The stall owner's speech speed became a little faster.

This is the Xu family! The western half of the city!

"Let's have two." Qin Jiang said.

"Got it!"

After a while, the stall owner tied the fish with a rope and said with a flattering smile, "It's four and a half catties in total. I'll give you sixteen ounces!"

Qin Jiang took the fish and paid the money. When he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a flash of gold in the corner of his eye.

He looked over and saw a water tank inside the stall, blocked by the stall owner's recliner. A huge golden-scaled fish nearly half a meter long was swimming slowly in the tank. "What is that?"

The stall owner looked over and said, "Oh, you mean this, this is the lucky number for this year's Fishing Lantern Festival."

"How much?" Qin Jiang asked.

The stall owner was embarrassed when he heard this, "Sir, please don't embarrass me, this is what the official wants, I can't sell it to you."

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, said nothing more, and left.

After passing through several neighborhoods, he returned to Taipei City. After walking for a while, he looked down at the golden-scaled fish in his hand.

These two golden-scaled fish are bigger than the one Li Bo had. If nothing unexpected happens, they will give him at least 100 experience points.

Although the price/performance ratio is a bit low, now is not the time to consider this.

He tightened the fishing line and quickened his pace, but when he looked up he suddenly felt the surroundings become quiet.

He raised his head and stood there in a daze, a chill rising along the coccyx to the back of his head.

The Taipei City that was bustling just now is now deserted!
Not only were there no people, but even the stalls were gone. The huge Taipei City looked extremely empty, with only a thin layer of mist lingering around.

Hmm? Weird?
"Guest, would you like to buy a candy man?"

A shrill voice suddenly sounded behind his ear. His eyes flashed, and he turned around and punched out.

"Click~!"

With a sound of wood breaking, a wooden cart selling candy figures, which was as long as a person, was smashed by him.

At the moment of smashing, the woman in gray cloth who was standing behind the cart also disappeared, leaving only rotten wood on the ground.

"Guest, would you like to buy a candy man?"

The shrill voice sounded behind his ears again. His pupils shrank slightly and he slowly turned his head.

The cart that had just been smashed appeared intact on the side of the road. The woman in gray cloth was wearing a white apron, her eyes narrowed, with a gentle smile on her lips.

Qin Jiang glanced downward and saw that the rotten wood that had just broken into pieces had disappeared.

Without hesitation, he stepped past the cart and walked quickly forward.

But at this moment he suddenly realized that the North Gate of the Inner City, which he could see standing at the end of the North City just now, has now turned into a road with no end in sight.

Even the houses and buildings on both sides spread out, and they seemed more and more unreal as they got farther away.

"Guest, would you like to buy a candy man?"

A familiar voice sounded in front of him. He looked forward and saw the cart appeared on the side of the road.

He glanced back and saw that the road was empty and the cart that was supposed to be behind him had disappeared.

Taking a deep breath, he walked over to the cart.

Woo!
The rapidly swinging arms broke through the air, making a humming sound. Qin Jiang's palm was broad, and he grabbed the woman's head and slammed it to the ground.

Click~~!

The woman's body smashed the cart and was thrown heavily to the ground.

puff!
After the sound of a balloon leaking air, the woman's body quickly shrank and then turned into a ball of white mist and dissipated.

"Guest, would you like to buy a candy man?"

A shrill voice sounded, Qin Jiang's eyes were cold, he slowly stood up and walked to the cart that had just appeared.

"Let's get the cheapest one."

(End of this chapter)