Chapter 13 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A feeling of tenderness spread through Xu Yang as he looked at Xu Yu who was busy preparing their food. She was as happy as a deer prancing about in the forest.

He sat in front of the only table in the mansion, put down the leather pouch on his back and opened it.

“The things inside this pouch will be my cornerstone for turning over the previously miserable life.”

The owner of the leather pouch was Hong Xi of Fire-Cloud Dojo who had been killed by Xu Yang. Xu Yang had checked the items inside on his way back to the city. There were several kinds of herbs, three of them were ungraded herbs which were not valuable.

The last herb was a flower with nine petals and three colors. It was a graded spirit herb named the Nine-Petals Orchid. Its medicinal property was mild and it could regulate the strength of an elixir. It was an essential assistive herb used in producing many graded elixirs.

“It’s a pity that it only has three colors. It can only be used to produce Grade-3 elixirs. It will be of a higher value after several years when it becomes four colors.” Xu Yang found a wooden box and wiped it clean. Xu Yang then wrapped the Nine-Petals Orchid with a yellow cloth and put it into the box carefully.

Hong Xi did not recognize the herb so he had thrown it in his pouch when he obtained it, and it had ultimately gone to Xu Yang.

‘I have to look for a suitable place to sell this herb.’ Xu Yang started to recollect his memory.

The largest trading centre of Lin Yuan City was the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion in the northern area. It had a strong background and the Appraisal Conference was regularly held there. It was one of the highest assembly points in Lin Yuan City.

However, Xu Yang did not include it as a choice. He was too weak and he was at a risk in everything that he did. He did not have a lot of background information on the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion. He might be scammed easily if he were to go there for trading.

‘There is a market in the southern area with a complicated background.’ Xu Yang’s eyes glinted as he suddenly had an idea.

1It was a silent night.

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The morning after.

The southern area of Lin Yuan City was always occupied by the Xu family. Although the Xu family was going through a hard time, it was still a huge family with a strong background. There were only a few insensible Mystical Cultivators who would come looking for trouble.

Liberty Street in the southern area was a low-grade trading center that had been managed by the Xu family for centuries. There were plenty of people who came in the early mornings to occupy the stalls. They arranged their goods and waited for buyers.

Although they had to pay a monthly rental fee to the Xu family for selling things at the stalls, their safety was ensured. The Xu family would come forward and maintain order if there were thieves or robbers.

Xu Yang put on a bamboo hat and went to the famous Liberty Street. He paid money for a stall number to the Xu family’s servant-in-charge at the street entrance.

“Number 97, ten Tiny Coins.” The servant said drowsily as he could not see the face under the bamboo hat. Tiny Coins was a weak form of currency. One hundred Tiny Coins could be exchanged for one Wolf Coin.

Xu Yang could identify the cultivation of the servant. The servant was in the Intermediate tier of a Mystical Learner. It was a normal tier to have but no one was that stupid to bully him as he had a strong Xu family background.

1The numbers on the stalls indicated whether they were good or bad stalls, but Xu Yang was not going to fight for stalls. He was not selling many items and the only valuable item was the Nine-Petals Orchid. He did not care about the volume of potential buyers as the buyers would come to him if they really needed an item.

After some time, Xu Yang finally found stall No.97. It was located between a tea house and a chest house. It was quite remote. He wiped off the dust on the bluestone slab and placed the wooden box on it. He then sat down and closed his eyes silently.

The boss of stall No.96 was a middle-aged man with a fiery face. He looked like a butcher. He stared at Xu Yang in surprise and laughed at him. “No shouting and no signboard… Do you think you are selling treasures? Hmm, you’re another fool who has cultivated Mystical Qi until it has fried your brain.”

The middle-aged man was selling beast meat. The stall was bloody and smelly. There was a signboard on top of his stall, on it it was written, ‘Beast Meat, Perfect Supplement’.

Xu Yang heard the butcher’s ridicule but he was not angry. He opened his eyes and stared at the stall. He said, “We are both selling things. Why are you being ironic?”

Spit! The middle-aged butcher spat and shook his head. He said, “I, Tiger Li, have seen a lot of dumb people who cultivate Mystical Qi like you. Your cultivation is only in the Intermediate tier of a Mystical Learner but you’re acting so arrogantly. Do you think you are qualified to be a businessman?”

Xu Yang shook his head. It was meaningless to waste energy on this kind of dumb city resident.

Tiger Li thought that Xu Yang had acknowledged his words. He was feeling delightful and he continued to lecture the ‘Mystical Qi cultivating dummy’.

After speaking for a while, Tiger Li started to feel thirsty. He looked at Xu Yang who had his eyes closed, and he felt frustrated as he seemed to be wasting his energy on Xu Yang.

“Fresh beast meat selling at a good price! Just transported from the Python Mountains. Tasty and good for the body!”

Amidst the crowd, there was soon someone approaching his stall.

“What meat do you have?” A good-looking teenager with fair skin asked with interest.

Xu Yang opened his eyes slightly and stared at the teenager. The teenager was dressed luxuriously and his outfit was exquisitely decorated. He could feel a dignified aura being exuded from the teenager.