Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1236: Chapter 902: The Evildoer Was Mistaken

Your own master, huh…

Wang Buer isn’t so sure about that!

With a master like his, having her quietly raise a sign to bid might be a bit challenging, Wang Buer thinks!

Gotta say, even though Wang Buer is still young, and his sexual orientation is kinda, you know, questionable, as the steward of the Licheng Dark Market’s undercover pawn, he sure has an eye for people!

His understanding of his own master has truly been a journey of enlightenment, almost touching upon the truth!

“Alright! Alright! No need for you to say, I get it, I get it!” Gu Changsheng waved his hand immediately upon hearing this and said, “I’ve never eaten pork, but I’ve seen a pig walk. Besides, I’m someone who’s eaten pork, so don’t worry, don’t worry!”

As he spoke, Gu Changsheng grabbed his own evildoer and, like a loach, slipped into the entrance of the Underground Black Market, stepping down the stairs leading below, disappearing from Wang Buer’s sight in a flash.

Watching his master disappear into the territory he oversees, Wang Buer fell into deep sorrow. He couldn’t shake off the nagging feeling that something might go wrong!

“What’s up with you, Wang Buer? The master hardly ever comes to Licheng, and this time it’s the top master. Are you that scared senseless?” One of the thugs from the tavern, also Wang Buer’s subordinate, came over and clapped Wang Buer on the shoulder with a laugh.

“Get lost! Do I look like someone who gets scared? I’m just worried the master might cause trouble!” Wang Buer replied and immediately kicked his subordinate.

“Oh, come on! We’re at least running a business under the master. Why would she ruin her own place?” The person rubbed his nose after being kicked, showing complete indifference.

“Do you really think the new master we’re dealing with is someone who follows the rules and plays by the book?” Wang Buer responded, rolling his eyes, and his worry not diminishing but growing instead.

After all, he is the self-visible manager of this nightclub; although he’s usually disguised as a waiter, anyone who frequents the Dark Market knows he’s the underground helmsman here, right?

With his own master appearing in the Dark Market to attend an auction, Wang Buer, given his position, couldn’t possibly follow along!

Because, in any Dark Market, there’s bound to be some shady dealings. Even if it can’t be said that it’s entirely about cheating and stealing, there are still some unsavory methods involved. He can’t just stick by his master’s side, blatantly telling everyone that this is where he applies his unwritten rules, right?

That would ruin the reputation of his Dark Market, wouldn’t it?

“Hey, someone, send word out to keep an eye on the actions of the master and the son-in-law down there. Report immediately if anything unusual happens!” Wang Buer thought it over and decided it was best to be prepared and keep a closer watch.

“Yes!”

A few thugs immediately responded to this, entering the underground Dark Market through another secret passage.

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu walked down the stairs leading into the Underground Black Market, checking out everything along the way, feeling pretty good.

Northerners, due to the winter temperatures, like to dig cellars or something, and over time, these cellars evolved. Entire underground cities are almost emerging!

Gu Changsheng looked at this underground market built of rock and couldn’t help but admire it.

The wisdom of the ancients is truly astonishing. Just look at this underground market in Licheng; it must cover thousands of square meters at the very least. What a monumental project, yet it’s been built so vibrantly and colorfully!

The Underground Black Market, compared to the streets above ground, lacks natural light, making it noticeably dimmer. Only the lanterns set up by vendors provide illumination.

“A genuine Night Moon Banana Plant Painting by Southern Dynasty’s Master Mo, don’t miss it!”

“A giant pearl from the Great Zhou Imperial Family’s collection, miss it, and you’ll never see it again. Opportunity doesn’t knock twice, everyone come and check it out…”

“…”

Various hawking calls came from the vendors squatting and setting up stalls on the ground.

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This Dark Market, what a massive spectacle!

Not to mention the genuine work by Southern Dynasty’s Master Mo; for those who love collecting paintings, having one piece isn’t that rare. But the key is…

“Evildoer, is that pearl really something from your family?” Gu Changsheng raised his hand, pointing at a vendor hugging a pearl as big as a little pumpkin, and asked.

They said it was a giant pearl, and good grief, it’s almost really as big as a giant pearl. Look at the size, really impressive!

The lustre also looks quite genuine…

Zhou Mu, upon hearing his little woman’s question, glanced at the vendor’s pearl once, then slightly furrowed his brow.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng suddenly had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, “Could it really be something lost from your family?”

She actually doesn’t know much about jewelry and the like. If you brought some gold and silver for her to identify, Gu Changsheng believes, she’d definitely get it right, but when it comes to these jewels, antiques, and paintings, she’s not really an expert!

The so-called fields of expertise are specialized. Clearly, she’s specialized in enjoying life, not in being an expert in antiques appraisal!

“This pearl truly comes from the Great Zhou Imperial Family, genuine and authentic, but that Night Rain Banana Plant Painting by Master Mo is a counterfeit.” Zhou Mu looked at the pearl in the peddler’s arms and nodded.

“Oh my god, it’s actually real!” Gu Changsheng, seeing this, was instantly interested and eagerly said, “Then let’s go buy that pearl back.”

“Alright.” Zhou Mu nodded, noncommittally.

“Dear customer, take a look, this pearl from the Great Zhou Imperial Family, with this volume, whether placed at home as a decoration or given as a gift, is a very prestigious thing!”

Seeing Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu approaching, the peddler immediately spoke warmly.

“This pearl…” Gu Changsheng was about to speak when she felt her arm being tugged. Turning, she saw her household evildoer wink at her.

“How much is this Night Rain Banana Plant Painting?”

“Ahem!” The peddler originally thought Gu Changsheng was after the pearl in his arms and assumed she was a big spender. Hearing this, he realized he was mistaken, and his enthusiasm slightly waned as he said, “This painting is two hundred taels of silver!”

“Two hundred taels? This is fake, right?” Zhou Mu laughed and said immediately upon hearing.

“Dear customer, you’re misunderstanding; even fakes have their distinctions between high and low quality. Look at this one; it’s clearly made by a master, charging you two hundred taels, and you won’t lose! I’m doing honest business here, not selling this as an original because I see you two as serious buyers!” The peddler responded earnestly upon hearing.

The tone of his speech almost made Gu Changsheng believe it!

“Two hundred taels, silver note.” Zhou Mu, without another word, reached for his purse on his waist.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng quickly moved closer and whispered, “Didn’t you say this was a counterfeit?”

“I was mistaken.” Zhou Mu smiled.

“Huh?” Gu Changsheng widened her eyes.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mu had already handed the two hundred taels silver note to the peddler, who rolled up the Night Rain Banana Plant Painting on the booth and handed it to Zhou Mu, his face showing a grin of triumph. With the lantern’s light illuminating the silver note, he smilingly told Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng, “Dark Market rules, purchases are final, no returns, is there anything else you two would like to see?”

“That pearl…” Gu Changsheng pointed at the pearl, thinking that it had come from her evildoer’s family…

“The pearl from the Great Zhou Imperial Family, one thousand taels!” The peddler fluttered the silver note in his hand, smiling brightly.

Gu Changsheng looked at his expression, which blatantly said, “You are easy targets to fleece,” and felt a toothache coming on!

“Let’s go.” Zhou Mu, however, pulled her by the wrist and led her away.

“Why are you walking so fast? I really want to buy that pearl and then beat up that peddler!” Gu Changsheng said angrily as she was led away by her household evildoer, “Such a conniving face, it’s really too detestable!”

“How is it detestable? It’s charming! Mr. Mo’s Basan Night Rain Painting is only two hundred taels of silver, so comparatively, that pearl is worthless!” As Zhou Mu spoke, he opened the “Banana Plant Night Rain Painting” in his hand, took the Chonghua Dagger from his woman’s wrist, and made a few strokes.

Gu Changsheng was stunned by her evildoer’s actions!

This is ridiculous; even if it’s a fake, it still cost two hundred taels of silver!

How can he just cut it up like that?

Her household evildoer is getting more and more prodigal!

She’s heard of tossing silver into the river to listen to the sound, but she’s never seen anyone buying antique paintings and cutting them for fun!

This is… a peculiar kind of thrill?

Gu Changsheng frowned and calculated; luckily, her evildoer’s actions weren’t too fast. At the rate her evildoer was ruining antique paintings, the entire palace of antique books and paintings she had in the Heavenly Palace would probably be enough to last her evildoer half a lifetime!

After all, they are just some paintings and calligraphy, treasures for connoisseurs of such hobbies, but in the eyes of someone who’s never been fond of studying, they’re nothing more than grass. If her evildoer likes to slash them, then slash away…

Anyway, not being prodigal while alive means you’ll be dead for a long time…

While Gu Changsheng was fantasizing happily, Zhou Mu stretched out a long piece of paper in front of her. The paper, thin as a cicada’s wing, seemed like it could be blown apart, yet upon this frail paper, the overlapping mountains, night rain silently entering the painting, and the banana plant swaying noisily in the night rain were vividly lifelike, so realistic that it felt as if one were truly present!

“This…” Even Gu Changsheng, who wasn’t very knowledgeable about antiques and paintings, could tell at a glance that this was an excellent painting!

An absolute treasure worthy of being a family heirloom, the craftsmanship far surpasses the Southern Dynasty’s Master Mo’s Night Moon Banana Plant Painting her evildoer had just bought…