Chen An began to doubt if he had been tricked.
You can't die from holding your pee.
To solve his problem, he entrusted Bai Changyue to help him find a way to obtain martial arts inheritance.
At that time, Bai Changyue promised readily, but now, he had brought him to this place.
Looking around, they were surrounded by bustling shops selling all sorts of things, but none related to martial artists.
Did this place really have what he was looking for?
"Don't worry,” Bai Changyue said with a smile, exuding confidence, "This is all just superficial."
"Follow me."
Leading the way, he walked ahead, appearing quite familiar with the place.
Under Bai Changyue's guidance, they passed through many remote alleys and finally arrived at a place.
It was a bookstore, appearing spacious and well-decorated, relatively upscale among the many bookstores in Shangyuan County.
But Bai Changyue didn't bring Chen An in to buy books.
"What do you need?"
Inside the bookstore, a voice sounded.
It was a man who appeared strong and muscular, likely a martial artist in this world.
A bookstore like this didn't need a martial artist to be present.
Something seemed off.
"A front room, preferably in a prime location," Bai Changyue whispered, taking out some silver from his pocket.
Glancing at it roughly, Chen An saw at least twenty taels of silver laid out on the table.
The cost was a bit intimidating.
While twenty taels of silver may not be much for Chen An, it wasn't a small amount either.
But this was just an entry fee to this place.
The threshold here seemed unusually high.
Chen An finally understood.
The appearance of this place was just a facade, the real business was elsewhere.
The man was just there as security.
After he paid, a servant led Chen An and Bai Changyue out.
They soon arrived at another place.
"An auction house?"
Entering their assigned room, Chen An looked around at the furnishings, sparking some interest.
He hadn't expected there to be an auction business in Shangyuan County.
"There are quite a few," Bai Changyue said, smiling. "Some smaller places might not have precious items, but in Shangyuan County, with its prestigious families, there are always some items that can't be openly traded."
"So, there are several black markets in the city."
"Ordinary physical cultivation techniques can be obtained from the black market if one is willing, but for high-level internal cultivation techniques, one must come to this auction house."
Continuing, Bai Changyue added, "Items that are hard to sell elsewhere are usually put up for auction here, and given your status, this is likely the best place for you to find what you're looking for."
He explained it in detail to Chen An.
Generally, as long as there is enough demand and supply in a place, a relatively prosperous market will form.
Shangyuan County had a large population and a significant number of martial artists.
These people naturally had corresponding needs, such as better martial arts, weapons, and even elixirs.
Where there's a demand, there will be a market. There were several black markets in Shangyuan County for this reason.
However, the items provided in those black markets were more than enough to meet the needs of physical cultivators, but not for someone like Chen An.
As a member of Bai Qing's faction, he didn't lack things like elixirs.
As for the precious internal cultivation techniques, they were relatively high-end and not many people would buy them even if they were put up for sale in the black market.
Hence, auction houses like this one came into existence.
It was the best place to meet Chen An's needs.
"This auction is held once every three months, and there are often some good things inside," Bai Changyue said. "From what I know, even Miss Qing used to come here often."
"Miss Qing also frequents here?" Chen An's interest was piqued.
He had witnessed Bai Qing's extravagance firsthand.
Bluntly speaking, she was the dream goddess of gold-diggers all over the world.
Even someone like her came here often?
Although he knew that Bai Qing might have only visited a few times, this raised Chen An's expectations.
Perhaps in this place, his problems could really be solved?
With this thought in mind, Chen An focused his attention and looked ahead.
They didn't have to wait long.
Bai Changyue had timed it perfectly, so the auction started quickly.
After that, Chen An fell silent.
There were indeed many things.
In just a short period of time, Chen An saw many valuable items.
Such as various rare elixirs, materials with special properties, and even some paintings and calligraphy said to be left behind by famous individuals.
Each of them was priceless!
However, the goods were also markedly expensive.
Chen An had anticipated the prices in this place wouldn't be low from the moment they entered, but he never expected the items here to be this expensive.
Just about everything started at several hundred taels of silver, and they were all being bought by someone.
Those elixirs and materials could at least be used. Even the paintings and calligraphy were pricey.
It could only be said that Shangyuan County truly was a prosperous land filled with wealthy people.
Chen An sighed, not knowing what to say.
Although he had seen what he wanted just now - a set of internal cultivation techniques said to have been passed down from the northern lands - acquired by a hunter and put up for auction, the price was exorbitant.
The starting bid was five thousand taels of silver, and it was eventually sold for twenty thousand taels of silver. He wondered who the buyer was.
At that moment, Chen An felt a bit helpless.
Since leaving Fengcheng County, he had not experienced this feeling in a long time.
Now it seemed that it was just a matter of not having reached the point of spending money yet.
"The prices here are indeed too high," Chen An said after observing for a while.
The goods here were indeed overpriced.
Not to mention other items, just earlier, there was a gourd containing Body Tempering Pills.
In total, the gourd held ten pills, and it was sold for eight thousand taels of silver, equivalent to eight hundred taels of silver per pill.
Chen An had used this elixir himself, given to him by Bai Qing. It was effective, significantly enhancing physique and speeding up the cultivation of internal energy.
But if Chen An remembered correctly, according to Bai Zhilan, the Body Tempering Pills were only five hundred taels of silver each outside.
Yet here they were, being sold for eight hundred taels, a significant mark-up.
(The end of the chapter).
Chen An began to doubt if he had been tricked.
You can't die from holding your pee.
To solve his problem, he entrusted Bai Changyue to help him find a way to obtain martial arts inheritance.
At that time, Bai Changyue promised readily, but now, he had brought him to this place.
Looking around, they were surrounded by bustling shops selling all sorts of things, but none related to martial artists.
Did this place really have what he was looking for?
"Don't worry,” Bai Changyue said with a smile, exuding confidence, "This is all just superficial."
"Follow me."
Leading the way, he walked ahead, appearing quite familiar with the place.
Under Bai Changyue's guidance, they passed through many remote alleys and finally arrived at a place.
It was a bookstore, appearing spacious and well-decorated, relatively upscale among the many bookstores in Shangyuan County.
But Bai Changyue didn't bring Chen An in to buy books.
"What do you need?"
Inside the bookstore, a voice sounded.
It was a man who appeared strong and muscular, likely a martial artist in this world.
A bookstore like this didn't need a martial artist to be present.
Something seemed off.
"A front room, preferably in a prime location," Bai Changyue whispered, taking out some silver from his pocket.
Glancing at it roughly, Chen An saw at least twenty taels of silver laid out on the table.
The cost was a bit intimidating.
While twenty taels of silver may not be much for Chen An, it wasn't a small amount either.
But this was just an entry fee to this place.
The threshold here seemed unusually high.
Chen An finally understood.
The appearance of this place was just a facade, the real business was elsewhere.
The man was just there as security.
After he paid, a servant led Chen An and Bai Changyue out.
They soon arrived at another place.
"An auction house?"
Entering their assigned room, Chen An looked around at the furnishings, sparking some interest.
He hadn't expected there to be an auction business in Shangyuan County.
"There are quite a few," Bai Changyue said, smiling. "Some smaller places might not have precious items, but in Shangyuan County, with its prestigious families, there are always some items that can't be openly traded."
"So, there are several black markets in the city."
"Ordinary physical cultivation techniques can be obtained from the black market if one is willing, but for high-level internal cultivation techniques, one must come to this auction house."
Continuing, Bai Changyue added, "Items that are hard to sell elsewhere are usually put up for auction here, and given your status, this is likely the best place for you to find what you're looking for."
He explained it in detail to Chen An.
Generally, as long as there is enough demand and supply in a place, a relatively prosperous market will form.
Shangyuan County had a large population and a significant number of martial artists.
These people naturally had corresponding needs, such as better martial arts, weapons, and even elixirs.
Where there's a demand, there will be a market. There were several black markets in Shangyuan County for this reason.
However, the items provided in those black markets were more than enough to meet the needs of physical cultivators, but not for someone like Chen An.
As a member of Bai Qing's faction, he didn't lack things like elixirs.
As for the precious internal cultivation techniques, they were relatively high-end and not many people would buy them even if they were put up for sale in the black market.
Hence, auction houses like this one came into existence.
It was the best place to meet Chen An's needs.
"This auction is held once every three months, and there are often some good things inside," Bai Changyue said. "From what I know, even Miss Qing used to come here often."
"Miss Qing also frequents here?" Chen An's interest was piqued.
He had witnessed Bai Qing's extravagance firsthand.
Bluntly speaking, she was the dream goddess of gold-diggers all over the world.
Even someone like her came here often?
Although he knew that Bai Qing might have only visited a few times, this raised Chen An's expectations.
Perhaps in this place, his problems could really be solved?
With this thought in mind, Chen An focused his attention and looked ahead.
They didn't have to wait long.
Bai Changyue had timed it perfectly, so the auction started quickly.
After that, Chen An fell silent.
There were indeed many things.
In just a short period of time, Chen An saw many valuable items.
Such as various rare elixirs, materials with special properties, and even some paintings and calligraphy said to be left behind by famous individuals.
Each of them was priceless!
However, the goods were also markedly expensive.
Chen An had anticipated the prices in this place wouldn't be low from the moment they entered, but he never expected the items here to be this expensive.
Just about everything started at several hundred taels of silver, and they were all being bought by someone.
Those elixirs and materials could at least be used. Even the paintings and calligraphy were pricey.
It could only be said that Shangyuan County truly was a prosperous land filled with wealthy people.
Chen An sighed, not knowing what to say.
Although he had seen what he wanted just now - a set of internal cultivation techniques said to have been passed down from the northern lands - acquired by a hunter and put up for auction, the price was exorbitant.
The starting bid was five thousand taels of silver, and it was eventually sold for twenty thousand taels of silver. He wondered who the buyer was.
At that moment, Chen An felt a bit helpless.
Since leaving Fengcheng County, he had not experienced this feeling in a long time.
Now it seemed that it was just a matter of not having reached the point of spending money yet.
"The prices here are indeed too high," Chen An said after observing for a while.
The goods here were indeed overpriced.
Not to mention other items, just earlier, there was a gourd containing Body Tempering Pills.
In total, the gourd held ten pills, and it was sold for eight thousand taels of silver, equivalent to eight hundred taels of silver per pill.
Chen An had used this elixir himself, given to him by Bai Qing. It was effective, significantly enhancing physique and speeding up the cultivation of internal energy.
But if Chen An remembered correctly, according to Bai Zhilan, the Body Tempering Pills were only five hundred taels of silver each outside.
Yet here they were, being sold for eight hundred taels, a significant mark-up.
(The end of the chapter).
