Chapter 33 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Third Prince! Why would I entertain him? If anything, I was chasing him away. Is there anything you need from us, your highness?”
Shopkeeper Sun quickly came bootlicking up to the prince. He watched the little beggar entered the Ruyi Trade House and thought nothing of it. Nevertheless, he still assigned someone to guard the entrance. Should the little beggar return, they would flog him to death.
“I’m here to ask if there’s a Beautifying Pill in the upcoming auction. If you have one, reserve it for me…”
Feng Tianlan raised an eyebrow and wasted no more time in the store. She walked toward the Ruyi Trade House, diagonally opposite the Tianhai Trade House. The Ruyi Trade House was not in the same league as the Tianhai Trade House, so the items that they auctioned were limited. As a result, they had few customers, and their business seemed miserable when compared to the Tianhai Trade House.
Who would’ve thought that the Ruyi Trade House was once the largest trade house in South Winds Nation merely a few years ago? Somehow, Tianhai had managed to edge them out. Since then, the two houses had been fierce competitors. As a century-old trade house, the Ruyi Trade House had a reputation of absolute integrity. That was why she’d chosen to sell her pills there.
Meanwhile, at the Ruyi Trade House…
Feng Tianlan covered her whole body with a massive cloak and her face with a rabbit mask. She looked incredibly eccentric, like a mischievous child overly absorbed in her play.
“Is there anything that you need?” Shopkeeper Zhou flashed a standard, polite smile.
“I’m here to sell some Pill Medicines.” Feng Tianlan kept her voice pressed down on purpose. It was a gender-neutral voice so that people couldn’t easily distinguish if she was male or female.
With all sorts of businesses under its belt, the Ruyi Trade House bought and sold just about everything under the sun. They mainly dealt with returning customers, which pulled them back from the verge of closing down.