Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Chen Tian had long heard that many cultivators came to Ji City every day to hold trade fairs, exchanging their surplus items for things they needed.

One of Chen Tian's main reasons for coming to Ji City was for this trade fair.

Frankly, Chen Tian initially took care of spirit beasts in the Immortal Feather Sect, and then secluded himself in the Ghost Dao Sect, so he didn't have many opportunities to witness trade fairs. Now that he had such a good opportunity, Chen Tian naturally wanted to take a look, maybe even find some unexpected gains.

Thinking this, Chen Tian didn't hesitate. He took Jia Yan and floated down from the window, heading towards the giant tower.

"Oh, sorry to keep you two gentlemen waiting! Assorted Su platter, steamed Hashima, braised duck kidneys, simmered eel, black bean catfish, braised soft-shelled turtle, soft-fried tenderloin, sesame shortbread rolls are here!"

As soon as Chen Tian left, the waiter who had just scurried off pushed open the door and came in. He was carrying a seven-layered food container, and the aroma of food wafted out.

"Huh? They were just here, how did they disappear in the blink of an eye?"

The waiter entered the room and didn't see Chen Tian and Jia Yan, which surprised him a bit.

However, when he turned his head and saw a shiny silver ingot on the table, his eyes flashed, and he immediately abandoned his doubts. He happily ran over, weighed the silver in his hand, and immediately beamed with joy.

"Wow, I didn't expect those two gentlemen to be so rich, so generous!"

You should know that all these dishes together cost less than two taels, but this silver ingot weighed a full ten taels, which is why he was so pleasantly surprised.

"Hehe, I'm rich now! I don't care where you guys go, as long as you pay the bill." The waiter put away the silver, placed the food container on the table, and hummed a tune as he went out again.

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It was early summer, the flowers were in full bloom, and the weather was fine, so the streets were crowded and bustling with activity.

Seemingly infected by the lively atmosphere, Chen Tian's mood also became very good, and he began to enjoy the surrounding scenery with interest.

"Candied hawthorns... Delicious candied hawthorns... Sour and sweet candied hawthorns..."

At this moment, a hawking sound entered Chen Tian's ears.

Chen Tian paused for a moment, stopped, and said to the candied hawthorn seller, "Excuse me, how much are these candied hawthorns?"

"This young master, two copper coins a skewer. Do you want to buy one? I'm not bragging, but my candied hawthorns are big and sweet, the best in the entire Ji City." Seeing that there was business, the candied hawthorn vendor immediately began to brag to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian smiled, took out a ten-tael silver ingot, handed it to him, and said, "Okay, then give me one."

Seeing Chen Tian take out a ten-tael silver ingot, the candied hawthorn vendor was immediately shocked, his eyes almost popping out. He had been selling candied hawthorns for so many years and had never seen anyone take out such a large amount of silver to buy one.

This made his attitude towards Chen Tian become more respectful, and at the same time, he said with a wry smile, "This young master, you are making it difficult for this old man. I can't make change for ten taels of silver."

Chen Tian was stunned for a moment, and then he also smiled wryly. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, he hadn't been in contact with the mortal world for more than ten years, and he didn't know much about everything in the mortal world. This time, because he was coming to Ji City, he hurriedly exchanged some silver for a piece of immortal crystal stone waste.

But what Chen Tian didn't expect was that he had exchanged too much silver.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Tian felt that the ten-tael silver ingot he had left at the inn was also a bit too much.

Chen Tian shook his head with a smile, and then said, "Forget it, I'm in a good mood today, you don't need to give me change."

When the candied hawthorn vendor heard Chen Tian say that he didn't need to give him change, a look of ecstasy immediately appeared on his face, and he kept bowing and saying, "Young master is a good person, good people get good rewards!"

As he spoke, he took the top skewer of candied hawthorns and respectfully handed it to Chen Tian.

These candied hawthorn sellers have a trick, which is to put the best-looking skewer of candied hawthorns they make on top to attract attention.

So the fact that he took the skewer of candied hawthorns down and gave it to Chen Tian showed his respect for Chen Tian.

Chen Tian was not polite when he saw this. After throwing the ten-tael silver ingot to him, he took the candied hawthorn and left.

The reason why Chen Tian wanted to buy a skewer of candied hawthorns was because it evoked some of his childhood memories.

He remembered that after Chen Tian and Xiao Long were driven out of Lufeng Town, they had been living a life of wandering and begging, with no guarantee of the next meal.

Whenever they saw candied hawthorns being sold on the street, Xiao Long would tightly grab Chen Tian's clothes, and saliva would almost drip from his mouth.

But at that time, Chen Tian and his brother couldn't even get enough to eat, so where would they have the spare money to buy candied hawthorns?

So every time they saw candied hawthorns being sold ahead, Chen Tian would pull Xiao Long's hand and run away in advance, because as long as he didn't let Xiao Long see them, he wouldn't be greedy.

But once, Chen Tian ran too fast and knocked down an old woman.

Chen Tian thought that the old woman would scold him severely, but to Chen Tian's surprise, she didn't. Instead, she asked Chen Tian the reason with a kind expression.

When Chen Tian told the truth, the old woman smiled and touched his head, and then took out money to buy a skewer of candied hawthorns and gave it to Chen Tian.

Although Chen Tian only took one bite and gave the rest of the candied hawthorns to Xiao Long, it must be said that that skewer of candied hawthorns was the most delicious thing Chen Tian had ever eaten.

Even now, Chen Tian could still recall that sweet taste.

Therefore, after hearing the hawking of candied hawthorns just now, Chen Tian, who had already cultivated to the point where he didn't need to eat, couldn't help but have his index finger twitch and bought a skewer.

Looking at the crystal clear candied hawthorns in his hand, which looked like rubies, Chen Tian smiled slightly, and then gently took a bite.

Chen Tian looked at them, then looked at the candied hawthorns in his hand, and suddenly understood something. He walked over and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat it?"

After hearing Chen Tian's words, the two children first nodded hastily, then suddenly shook their heads and took several steps back, looking at Chen Tian with a terrified expression.

Seeing their strange appearance, Chen Tian couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Could it be that he really looked so fierce that even children didn't want to get close to him?