20 Wang Xiaoyun (1/2)
Seeing that the Wayfarers were in town, Xue Wei wondered if he should join the group that observed their goods. Although he was no longer reading books, he still found pleasure in knowing more. If they had some books he had not read, he would gladly buy them and read them at some point when he had the time for it.
Walking towards the Wayfarers, Xue Wei's eyes roamed across the different experts that were present. One of them was a young woman. She seemed to be the same age as Xue Wei, but unlike the other experts, she was only an Ordinary Warrior ranked expert.
Wayfarers had a tough time cultivating when they had yet to activate their bloodline, but from the moment their bloodline had been activated, they would be capable of cultivating at a speed that would shock normal human beings.
To have reached the seventh layer of the Ordinary Warrior rank was already a rather amazing accomplishment, and Xue Wei appreciated her for that.
When he looked at her, he suddenly felt how his heart stirred. She was beautiful. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She had long straight black hair that shone with a luster that no one could compare to; her eyes were as brown as the beautiful leaves in autumn; and her skin was pale like porcelain.
But what drew Xue Wei to this woman was not her beauty, it was her eyes. The brown eyes were so dazzling and filled with life, so gentle and soft. When he looked into those eyes, Xue Wei almost forgot everything else.
Xue Wei felt his heart beating rapidly, and his mouth opened slightly. He was not sure of what he wanted to say, but he felt that if he said nothing, then he would regret it for a long time.
But he was at a loss for what to say, and all he did was stand there and look at her with a lost expression on his face.
The woman seemed to notice his stare and looked at him. Her face eventually turned into a look of surprise, but then she frowned.
”Can I help you?” she asked as she approached Xue Wei. He nodded his head. ”Sorry,” he said, a little embarrassed by his previous behavior, ”I am just surprised. I've never seen such a beautiful girl before, and to think you managed to reach the rank of a seventh layered Ordinary Warrior as a Wayfarer this soon... I was just surprised.”
The woman snorted and shook her head as if she thought he was just flattering her randomly. ”So do you want to buy something?” she asked after a bit of time, and Xue Wei nodded his head. ”Do you have any books?” he asked.
The woman was surprised, but after a bit of time she nodded her head. ”Come this way,” she said and led him towards a caravan where a group of elderly experts were sitting.
Elderly amongst the Wayfarers were all close to a thousand years of age. These Wayfarers, the majority of them, women and men alike, reached the Heavenly Warrior rank and thus were capable of living for thousands of years. No one would ever underestimate these seniors, despite them seeming as if their flame of life could be extinguished at any time.
”Greetings, seniors,” Xue Wei said as he cupped his fists and bowed to the elders that were sitting in the carriage. The look on the face of the woman by his side changed when she saw the way he treated these older people.
”Oh, a handsome young man has come to us!” one of the older women cackled with laughter. ”What can we do for you? We only sell books here.”
”I am here for the sake of books,” Xue Wei answered. Although he was usually expressionless, his face was gentle right now, and he showed respect towards these seniors.
Xue Wei respected the strong, and especially the Primordial Beast Hunters. Although he could remember nothing about his father's demise, Xue Wei had been told that his father died from a Primordial Beast attack, which was why he had internally gained a severe hostility towards these beasts. He had also grown up amongst people and knew how many of the disasters for the human race had been caused by these monsters.
Xue Wei respected the hunters that protected the humans, and these hunters reminded him of his uncle, someone whom he admired and looked at with obsessed reverence. As a result, he was incredibly polite towards them.
”Which kind of books are you looking for, little one?” one of the elders asked with a gentle smile on her face, and Xue Wei shrugged his shoulders, ”I am interested in all kind of books, so long as it contains knowledge. I am not interested in fiction.”
”We have these books about herbs and their uses. It contains all rare herbs from the entire continent. We also have these books about the different kingdoms, and books about the different Primordial Beasts. We have books about the many sects of the continent and all martial families. What would you like to purchase?”
”All these books come from the outside of Heping Kingdom, so they cost one gold coin each as a result.”
One gold coin was a lot of money for the majority of the citizens of Tiankong City, but Xue Wei was rather wealthy. His uncle had left a small fortune with him, and he had enough to live more than a hundred lifetimes pleasantly in the mansion. To spend some gold coins on books might be a luxury for others, but for Xue Wei it was affordable.
Xue Wei looked over the books. He had already read about these subjects before, but the ones about the sects and martial families had never been very in-depth. Thus, he picked up a weighty and thick book which looked reasonably old.
On the front of it were the characters for martial arts, and beneath that were families and sects. As he quickly scanned through it, he found that it was incredibly detailed and he nodded his head. ”This one,” he said decisively, and the elder nodded his head.