I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1144

Chapter 1144: Chapter 1146: Jade Marrow Wine_1 Chapter 1144: Chapter 1146: Jade Marrow Wine_1 “Sword Immortal Set?” Song Jian's eyes instantly lit up.

He hadn't expected that the East Sea Mirage City would also have a Sword Immortal Set; this revelation gave him a feeling of unexpected joy.

It was just a pity that the response of the Stone of Sharpness did not pinpoint an exact location, only a general range. Thus, to find the Sword Immortal Set within this mirage city was probably going to take considerable effort.

The East Sea Mirage City looked like a vast town, with four streets, each over five meters wide, set straight and horizontally, dividing the town into several areas, each selling different items.

The most precious items were on sale in the nine-story building at the town's center. On the last day the East Sea Mirage City was open, an auction would be held there. At that time, the auction would unveil a collection of rare treasures, and any rich attendee would feel poor in its presence.

Having wandered the East Sea Mirage City for an entire day without visiting all the shops, Song Jian had seen some nice items but still hadn't found a shop selling flying swords, which somewhat frustrated him.

As for the Sword Immortal Set, there was no trace to be found, not a single clue. He could only use the vibration of the Stone of Sharpness to infer that the Sword Immortal Set should be in the central area of the mirage city.

His gaze couldn't help but turn towards the nine-story building, which was still closed and seemed rather quiet at the moment.

“The Sword Immortal Set, such an exquisite equipment, probably will only appear on the last day at the auction,” Song Jian thought quietly, “Well, I should first go buy the Jade Marrow Wine that my teacher needs.”

The East Sea Mirage City was open for a week, giving him plenty of time to pick items to his liking.

Following the route given by his teacher Duan Jian, Song Jian arrived at a secluded alley in the southwest corner of the East Sea Mirage City. The alley was deep and nearly devoid of people, surrounded by walls without a shop in sight.

“Who would open a shop here? They must have water in their brain…” Walking down the alley for over a hundred meters, he finally came upon a dilapidated sign at the end that read “East Sea Flower House Inn” – a shop did indeed exist here.

The door of the shop was ajar, and it was very quiet inside. Song Jian pushed open the door, and the worn door let out a harsh screech as a semi-transparent figure suddenly appeared before him.

“Welcome!” The floating apparition greeted Song Jian with a bow, smiling at him.

Startled by the slightly pale ghost before him, Song Jian nearly summoned the Sky-breaking Sword, but he managed to resist the impulse upon hearing the greeting.

“Opening a shop in such a secluded place and having a ghost for a receptionist, the owner's mind is definitely not normal!” Song Jian couldn't help but internally criticize.

Even if someone chanced upon this shop, they would likely be frightened away upon meeting the ghostly receptionist.

“I want to buy a bottle of Jade Marrow Wine!” Song Jian said expressionlessly. He didn't even feel like browsing the shop; he just wanted to buy the wine and leave.

“Jade Marrow Wine?” The ghost seemed surprised, sizing up Song Jian before reluctantly asking, “Excuse me, sir, are you purchasing the Jade Marrow Wine for yourself?”

Song Jian frowned slightly and asked, “Why do you care whether I'm buying it for myself or for someone else? Do you even know how to do business?”

“My apologies, sir. If it were any other item, I wouldn't have hesitated but with Jade Marrow Wine…” The ghostly shopkeeper looked troubled.

“Who, who is buying Jade Marrow Wine? Is it that bastard, how dare he show his face here? Where's my forty-meter long cleaver?” An irate female voice descended from the second floor of the shop, followed by a “thump thump thump” of footsteps coming downstairs, and a woman dressed in a floral garment rushed down.

“Damn it, I knew it couldn't be so easy…” Song Jian's complexion immediately turned sour as he looked up at the woman approaching.

This woman appeared to be about thirty years old, with a melon-seed-shaped face and a pair of large eyes brimming with anger. A mole was visible near the corner of a mouth, and her long ponytail swung with each step she took. Song Jian even caught a glint of metal reflecting within her ponytail.

She wore a floral cloth shirt on her upper body and rough cloth trousers on her lower. She looked just like a village woman, but the aura emanating from her was definitely not something a village woman would possess.

Upon seeing Song Jian, the woman paused, seemingly surprised, and stared at Song Jian, asking, “Are you here to buy Jade Marrow Wine?”

“Yes!” Song Jian nodded.

“Heh, why didn't Duan Jian come himself?” The woman sneered.

Song Jian was at a loss for words, grumbling to himself, “Could it be that this Jade Marrow Wine is specially prepared for the master? Otherwise, why would she know it's for the master as soon as I asked about Jade Marrow Wine?”

“What Duan Jian?” Confusion spread across Song Jian's face as he shook his head, “I just heard that Jade Marrow Wine is a treasure that can improve one's physical constitution, so I wanted to buy a bottle to try…”

The woman's face showed impatience as she waved her hand at Song Jian, saying, “I don't care where you heard about Jade Marrow Wine, it's not something you can drink. It's more poisonous than potent poison to ordinary people. You wouldn't just get sick from taking a sip, even a single drop could cause severe internal damage. Leave now, and don't interfere with my business!”

Song Jian looked around and thought to himself, “Can your business even be further hindered?”

As the woman turned, looking somewhat disappointed and preparing to go upstairs, Song Jian quickly called out, “Even if it's poison, I'll still buy a bottle. Boss, I can just not drink it after buying it, right?”

The woman stopped in her tracks, turned around, a hint of a smile on her lips, and stared at Song Jian, asking, “You want to buy it even if it's poison?”

Song Jian gritted his teeth and said, “I want to buy it!”

“Who told you about this?” the woman pressed on.

“Rumors in the marketplace, I've forgotten who mentioned it…” Song Jian shook his head.

“This wine is expensive!” the woman slowly walked towards Song Jian.

“How expensive? There's always a price, right?” Song Jian asked.

“Heh, you can't afford it!” The woman laughed coldly, “However, if you complete a task for me, I will give you this bottle of Jade Marrow Wine as a reward. Isn't that the best deal for a god-blessed one?”

“A mission, what mission?” Song Jian wasn't surprised that the woman recognized his blessed status, as he could sense a vast presence of a strong individual from her, at least that of a peak third-order combat power being.

“Go and kill a man named Duan Jian for me, bring me his head, and this bottle of Jade Marrow Wine is yours,” the woman approached Song Jian and said through gritted teeth.

Song Jian's expression changed immediately, looking at the woman in front of him, a wry smile emerged on his face.

Thank you “Bread84” for the reward of 100 starting coins~

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