Chapter 25：A Large Transaction (1/2)

It was true that Lin Mu did not know what those two beasts were, and neither did he know how strong they were, but he never expected to get 6 gold coins total for both the beast corpses. Another point Lin Mu understood was that he was in extreme danger the whole time he was in the presence of the beasts.

The one thing he did not have to worry about anymore was about affording a room at an inn. With the 6 gold coins he got, he would be able to easily spend the rest of the winter in the inn. A single gold coin is enough to rent a decent inn for an entire month.

'I was pinning my hopes on the fragrant wood box to get enough money to last the winter, but these two corpses are already more than enough.' Thought Lin Mu.

The older merchant was staring at the shocked Lin Mu. Seeing that he was not answering, the merchant questioned,

”So will you take the offer?”

”YES, yes I'll take it.” Said Lin Mu hurriedly after he snapped out upon hearing the merchant's question.

The older merchant asked the young man standing at the side to take the beast corpses away while he took out 6 gold coins and passed them to Lin Mu, who took them with shaky hands. The older merchant smiled a little upon seeing Lin Mu's shaky hands.

Lin Mu pretended to put the coins in his pouch, but he actually stored them in the ring. Lin Mu had never handled such a large amount of money, so he wanted to keep it safe and the safest place would be the ring.

Lin Mu was also grateful to the older merchant as he had dispersed the crowd before offering him the money or an incident such as the one with the snow veiled hare would have happened again today.

Even though Lin Mu was stronger than before, being in the 6th stage of the body tempering realm, he still would not be able to defend himself against multiple people.

After completing the transaction, Lin Mu turned around to leave. Now he only needed to find a merchant that would buy the fragrant wood box. Lin Mu browsed around the square until he found a rich merchant who seemed like he would buy the box.

The rich merchant was a middle-aged man wearing a long yellow robe and had his hair tucked in a hat. There were many items that were set for sale in the makeshift shop. Though most people were only watching them, never actually buying them.

There were goods of different types- amulets, pendants, bracelets, earrings, bejeweled daggers and blades, vases, and pots of exquisite quality along with a multitude of luxuries.

Lin Mu approached the shop and looked around. Seeing all the items he felt like the merchant would probably accept the fragrant wood box.

Lin Mu turned his gaze to the merchant, who was sitting and drinking a cup of tea in silence.

”Sir Merchant, do you buy things here?” asked Lin Mu respectfully.

The merchant, who was engrossed in enjoying his cup of tea, opened his eyes and gazed at Lin Mu.

”Depending on the item, I may or may not buy it. But know this, that I only buy high-end or rare items.” Answered the middle-aged merchant expressionlessly.

Lin Mu pulled out the fragrant wood box from the sack, which he had withdrawn from the ring beforehand. He then presented it to the middle-aged merchant.

The middle-aged merchant narrowed his eyes upon seeing the fragrant wood box.

”A fragrant Agarwood box and hmm, what's this?” The middle-aged merchant muttered as he saw the pattern engraved on the box.

The merchant seemed to have identified the pattern on the box, as his interest in the box rose.

”How did you get this pill storage box from the Tri-cauldron peony sect?” asked the merchant.

Lin Mu was a little surprised as the merchant was able to guess the use of the box with just one look. He also confirmed his suspicion that this box and the Four vessels restoration pills were indeed from the Tri-cauldron peony sect.

”A man pawned it off to my father in exchange for some money.” Answered Lin Mu.

He had long thought of what excuse he was going to give, in case anyone asked.