Chapter 12 (1/2)
Acould feel that the amount of Qi he had accumulated from his lone Spirit Stone had started to dissipate It was at this saood news about the Black Market: the time and date of the next market had been set by a dozen of interested outer court disciples Excited for the upco an extra lavish meal
All of the money still came out of Yu's pocket, of course
On the day of thewith hi the mask with Qi, as soon as he placed it on his face, his body and facial features changed so rapidly that it was even visible to the naked eye His bones cracked as he grew a few inches taller into the size of a grown adult, though due to his small frame -- even in his more mature appearance -- he was still paper-thin
His appearance as a twenty-so-year-old otten after being seen, and clearing his throat revealed a deeper, husky voice like that of a grownput on the robes he had borrowed fro towards where the Black Market was to be held
No one paid any attention to such an ordinary disciple
The Black Market was located in a valley a few-- or, rather, an ordinary young man -- arrived, the moon had already appeared in the sky At the valley's entrance, twohere today?”
Slightly surprised at the s ? You knohat I' about; it better not disappoint me today!”
”Of course But please, shi+xiong, we can't let the sect know about this After all, it is…” exchanging looks, one of the men replied almost in a whisper
”Hah! You really think the sect doesn't know about this? If they really didn't allow it, do you really think it would be possible? They're just pretending to not know,” laughed the ordinary-looking young man ”Why so serious?”
In fact, Fang Xing hadhe knew about theseto stop low-level disciples fro as they didn't turn it into a spectacle Even then, the sect would only need to send an elder to address the issue before such a thing would be closed for a few years
The market today was really only for the new disciples that had joined four or so o Most of their cultivation levels were between tiers one and two, and it really served no interest to anybody that had been in the sect longer than that No one really knew anyone else in a market like this and identities couldn't be checked in advance, either; Fang Xing didn't even have to break a sweat to s man, masked just like everyone else
At first, it was said that only a dozen or so disciples that were interested would be at the market, yet it seemed that over twenty had already arrived Everyone that had co corner, observing everyone else around them with caution
One er and decided to break the silence, ”All dear shi+xiong and shi+di here, I don't want to waste any , please speak noe can get this done and over with”
”That's right Let me start first, then” A scrawny e limestone in front of him ”We're all new in the sect, so these Spirit Stones are e all need the old taels for each Spirit Stone, but today I'll trade for eighty gold taels each”
It was a full twenty gold taels cheaper than exchanging with the sect and a feere visibly moved by this offer One chubby man -- also masked -- soon stepped up and spoke, ”I… I need t' examine them stones first”
”Go ahead! Why would I sell fake ones, anyway!” The scrawny hed at the idea and waved the man to check as much as he pleased
Hearing the voice of the scrawny h he'd heard it so Xing let out a smirk; it was none other than the mustached man from the Pavilion of Spirit Tools But of course, who else would have so e?