My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chapter 152: Transaction on the Stage

I took the jade pendant with both hands, and when my fingertips touched the coolness of the jade, a stone fell from my heart.

This jade pendant is warm and delicate to the touch. It is almost exactly the same as Lin Qingxue's jade pendant and exudes a faint chill.

The front of the jade pendant is engraved with a lifelike phoenix with its wings spread out, ready to fly. The back is engraved with some runes that I can't understand at all, exuding a mysterious aura.

I quickly took out the soul jade fragment pattern given by the system from the cloth bag and compared it carefully again.

The shape, size, and even the strange runes on the back of the jade pendant completely matched the pattern.

"It's really a blessing in disguise! After searching high and low for something, I finally found it without any effort!" I was secretly happy in my heart, but I pretended to be calm on my face and put the pattern back into the cloth bag.

"Thank you, young lady." I bowed deeply to the woman on the stage and turned to leave.

Wang Ergou also followed me down the stage.

"Wait a minute," the woman called to me. Her voice was clear and melodious, like a spring flowing through the mountains.

I stopped and turned around in confusion. "What else do you want, girl?"

The woman walked down from the stage and came to me. Up close, she was even more beautiful, with delicate features, fair skin, and a pair of bright eyes, like stars shining in the night sky.

I noticed that her face was still a little pale and her lips were bloodless, giving her a sense of sickly beauty.

"This jade pendant will bring you disaster if you hold it." The woman looked at the jade pendant in my hand with a serious tone.

I was stunned for a moment. "Misfortune? What misfortune?"

"This jade pendant is no ordinary object. It possesses powerful strength and will attract competition from all parties."

The woman explained, her eyes deep, as if she could see through everything.

My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this woman knew that this jade pendant was a fragment of the Soul Jade?

I asked tentatively, "Miss, do you know the origin of this jade pendant?"

The woman shook her head. "All I know is that it was passed down from my ancestors. The ancestral teachings say that whoever holds it will inevitably experience great hardship."

"Hardship..." I repeated these two words, feeling a little uneasy.

"However," the woman paused and continued, "If you are willing to exchange something for me, I can help you resolve this disaster."

I was shocked. What on earth is this woman up to?

I asked cautiously, "Exchange? For what?"

"The most precious thing on you." The woman looked at me with a hint of cunning in her eyes.

I wondered in my heart, what is the most precious thing in me?

My system? My life? Or the treasures in my bag?

Wang Ergou interrupted and said, "Chen Yu, isn't she trying to steal your treasure?"

I glared at Wang Ergou and signaled him to shut up.

I looked at the woman and said in a deep voice, "Girl, just tell me what you want."

The woman smiled slightly and pointed at the bag around my waist. "I want that."

I looked down at the tattered cloth bag around my waist. I brought this thing from the modern world. It contained some essential gadgets for me to survive in this world, such as a lighter, a flashlight, a Swiss Army knife, and a few packets of instant noodles and spicy strips.

What does this woman want with my cloth bag?

"Girl, are you sure you want this?" I shook the cloth bag in my hand, looking confused.

The woman nodded affirmatively. "Yes, this is it."

Wang Ergou came over and whispered, "Chen Yu, don't give it to her. The things in this bag are all treasures!"

I rolled my eyes at Wang Ergou and said, "What do you know? This is called strategic abandonment, understand?"

Wang Ergou was confused. "Strategic abandonment? What does that mean?"

I ignored Wang Ergou and turned to the woman and said, "Miss, I can exchange other things with you, such as spirit stones, pills, and magic tools. How about that?"

The woman shook her head. "I just want this cloth bag."

I weighed the pros and cons in my mind. This Soul Jade fragment is extremely important to me and is related to the system task. Although the things in the cloth bag are useful, they are not absolutely necessary.

Besides, since this woman knew that this jade pendant would bring disaster, she must not be an ordinary person. Maybe she really has some way to resolve it.

Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth, took off the cloth bag and handed it to the woman.

"Okay, I'll trade with you."

The woman took the cloth bag and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She opened the cloth bag, took out a bag of spicy strips, and looked at it curiously.

"What is this?" the woman asked, pinching the spicy strips with her slender fingers, as if she was studying some rare treasure.

"Latiao, a kind of snack." I explained.

The woman tore open the package, put it in her mouth and chewed it, frowning slightly.

"It tastes... a little strange."

"Is it delicious?" I asked.

The woman thought about it and shook her head. "It's not very tasty."

I laughed inwardly. For people in this world, the taste of these spicy strips is indeed a bit stimulating.

The woman then took out a lighter, a flashlight, and a Swiss Army knife from the cloth bag and examined them one by one, a look of curiosity on her face.

"What are these things?" the woman asked.

I patiently explained to her the purpose of each item. The woman listened with great interest, her eyes full of curiosity and surprise.

"It's amazing..." the woman exclaimed. She played with the flashlight and pressed the switch. A bright beam of light shot out, illuminating the entire backstage.

The woman looked at the beam of light in her hand, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"I like this," said the woman, playing with the flashlight and unable to let it go.

I looked at the woman and felt a little regretful. If I had known that she liked flashlights, I would have just given her the flashlight. I was reluctant to give her the other things.

The woman checked the contents of the bag, then looked up at me and said, "I'm a man of my words. This jade pendant is now yours."

She handed me the jade pendant, and I took it solemnly and put it in my pocket.

"Girl, you haven't told me your name yet?" I asked.

The woman smiled slightly and said, "My name is Bai Suzhen."

Bai Suzhen? I was shocked. Why does this name sound so familiar?

"Girl, is your real name Bai Suzhen?" I confirmed again.

Bai Suzhen nodded, "That's right."

I became even more confused. Could this Bai Suzhen be the Bai Suzhen in the legend?

"Girl, where are you from?" I asked.

Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "I'm from West Lake."

West Lake? I became even more certain in my heart that this Bai Suzhen was most likely the Bai Suzhen in the legend!

I was so excited. I didn’t expect that I would meet the legendary Bai Suzhen in the ghost market!

"Girl, are you really Bai Suzhen?" I asked again, with a hint of excitement in my tone.

Bai Suzhen looked at me with a hint of smile in her eyes, "You seem very excited?"

I nodded. "Of course I'm excited. Bai Suzhen is a legendary figure!"

Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Legend? What legend?"

I was stunned for a moment, then I realized that the people in this world might not know the legend of Bai Suzhen.

I cleared my throat and said, "Bai Suzhen is a legendary snake fairy. She cultivated for thousands of years and transformed into a human form. She fell in love with a scholar named Xu Xian at West Lake. Their love story has touched countless people."

Bai Suzhen listened to my story with her eyes full of curiosity and surprise.

"So, there is such a legend..." Bai Suzhen said softly.

I looked at Bai Suzhen, my heart full of curiosity. Is this Bai Suzhen the Bai Suzhen in the legend?

"Miss Bai, are you really a snake fairy?" I asked.

Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "Guess."

I looked at Bai Suzhen and for a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Bai Suzhen took my cloth bag and looked at it over and over again, as if she was looking at some treasure.

I felt very nervous. Although the things in the cloth bag were not valuable, they were my treasures for survival in this strange world. I felt reluctant to give them to her.

She took out a bag of spicy strips from the cloth bag. The red wrapping paper was particularly eye-catching under the dim light.

She pinched the spicy strips, her long eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if wondering what it was.

"What is this?" Bai Suzhen asked me, her voice clear as a wind chime.

"Spicy strips, a kind of snack." I explained, but I was thinking in my heart, could it be that Bai Suzhen has never even seen spicy strips?

Could it be that he really came from ancient times?

Bai Suzhen tore open the package, smelled it carefully, and then took a light bite.

Her expression instantly became interesting. First her brows were furrowed, then her eyes widened, and finally her mouth opened slightly, uttering a small word "spicy".

Looking at her like this, I couldn't help but laugh. The power of these spicy strips is indeed well-deserved. Even Bai Suzhen can't resist it.

Wang Ergou was stifling laughter, his shoulders shaking. He came over and whispered, "Chen Yu, I'm afraid this White Lady has never tasted spicy food. Look at her little face, it's as red as a monkey's butt."

I glared at him, signaling him to shut up. This kid, he's always bringing up things that are not related to the topic.

Bai Suzhen took a long time to calm down before slowly swallowing the spicy strips.

She coughed a few times, her face still a little red, but there was a bit more curiosity in her eyes.

"The taste of this thing... is very special." Bai Suzhen said. She picked up another spicy strip and put it in her mouth. This time she was not hurt by the spiciness like before. Instead, she chewed it slowly, as if savoring the flavor.

I looked at her and laughed in my heart. This Bai Suzhen is really cute.

Bai Suzhen took out other things from the cloth bag, including a lighter, a flashlight, and a Swiss Army knife. She checked them one by one, her face full of curiosity.

She took the lighter, pressed it lightly, and a flame came out.

She was so scared that she retracted her hand, her eyes wide open as if she had seen a ghost.

"What...what is this?" Bai Suzhen asked in surprise. She looked at the lighter with surprise in her eyes.

I smiled and demonstrated how to use a lighter, then a flashlight and a Swiss Army knife.

Bai Suzhen watched with great interest, like a curious baby.

She played with the flashlight, flicked the switch, and a bright beam of light shot out, illuminating the entire backstage.

In the corner of the backstage, there were some miscellaneous items and some worn-out costumes piled up.

The beam of light shining on these things made them look particularly eerie and strange.

Wang Ergou shrank his neck and whispered, "Chen Yu, why does this place feel so eerie?"

I patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here."

In fact, I was also a little scared. This ghost market was already full of gloomy energy, and the dilapidated stage made it even more creepy.

Bai Suzhen checked everything in the bag, then raised her head, looked at me, and said, "These things are amazing."

I smiled and said, "These are little gadgets I brought from my hometown."