Chapter 5: Marketplace

tap tap tap'

Suburbs inside the Fire City, somewhere in the dark alleyway, a hooded man walking in the corner through the gap between the two buildings.

A hooded man stops in front of the wooden door and knock three times, he put a golden talisman at the door and stood two steps backward for a bit.

sizzle'

A minute later, the talisman burn and covered the whole door with golden flames, following that, a small black portal slowly form until forming a gap of two meters.

The hooded man walked to the portal until it vanished from sight.

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The hooded man walk out the portal and stood inside the stone room with a bookshelf filled with unknown books. At the center, there's a wooden round table, with a red-haired man sitting on a chair, while sipping his wine nonchalantly. The man seems to be in his late 50's and excluding a powerful aura of Golden Core.

The hooded man kneeled without moving, he seems to be afraid and respectful at the same time in front of the red-haired man.

The red-haired man glanced at the kneeling person in front of him and asked in an authoritative voice, "Speak, are you done what I ask for you to do?"

"Yes Master, we did the things that you asked without any mishap" the hooded man responded directly.

"What about the Shen Family? Any other news?" asked the red-haired man said while sipping the wine.

"Yes, Master, one of my brothers who currently spying at the Shen Family manor pass a message saying that the Shen Family Patriarch ordered some forces to find his grandson" the hooded man answered.

"Hmm good, you may now go" the red-haired man waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Thank You, Master" the hooded man nodded respectfully before disappearing in the darkness.

The red-haired man stood up and slowly walked to the bookshelf, "Oh Patriarch, no matter what you do, you'll never find that bastard grandson of yours again" the red-haired man get the parchment between the books and sneered, "Sooner or later, there will be no longer Shen Family, Hehe. I can't wait to see you crushed in our hands".

The red-haired man folded the parchment and walked back to the table and continue sipping his wine, "I wonder who made this tasty wine, hmm" the red-haired man continue to savor the taste of the wine.

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- Wind City -

The streets filled with bustling noises, there are some people walked back and forth between the alley.

Some merchants set some stalls at the side of the street selling different kinds of spiritual plants, artifacts, treasures and pills.

At the street, a handsome young man with black hair wearing a tattered gray robe and a beautiful pink haired women with a servant robe walking with a slow pace while admiring the surrounding. This couple is no other than Yuzhou and Meimei.

A few days ago, the two of them reach to Wind City after traveling for 3 days straight, currently they are now in the market to relax and refreshed their minds.

Yuzhou can't help but to amazed, looking at the stalls at side of street filled with all kinds of unknown things that doesn't exist on earth. He's brimming with excitement it's because he can now experience the scene that only existed in novels.

"In novel, this is the place where MC's luck will be tested, it's because of the heaven defying treasures, legendary cultivation method and technique appears in this kind of place. I wonder if I'm lucky enough to encounter some treasures" Yuzhou think excitedly.

He walked to the nearby stall that sells some kind of root. "Mister, what are these plant?" he asked.

"Oh, you're lucky enough to spot this spiritual plant young man. This is the Soothing Green Root, that can only found outskirt of the Dead Forest." said the old man while looking at Yuzhou with a slight contempt, "Although this plant is quite common among the other spiritual plants, but this plant can heal some minor injuries, and can be used for cultivation below Body Refinement Realm."

Spiritual plant is a kind of plant who absorbed the energy of heaven and earth which birth some fantastic materials that can be used in cultivating. Spiritual plants can be used to make some pills, for example the Soothing Green Root can be made a soothing healing pills.

"How much is it?" Yuzhou asked while pointing at the five roots.

"Well it's supposed to be 100 low grade spirit stone, but since there's only 5 remaining, I will give you a low price" the old man stretched his five fingers.

"5 low grade spirit stone?So low?" Meimei exclaimed with a shock face.

The old man shake his head, "No, I mean 50 low grade spirit stone."

Yuzhou's mouth twitch when he heard the price, although this is spiritual plant, but this plant is one of the lowest spiritual plant, usually the Soothing Green Root can be used in cultivation, this plant can easily be found if you wanted to explore the outskirt of the Dead Forest.

Although this plant can heal some minor injuries, it's not that expensive, this 5 roots can be purchased with only 10 low grade spirit stone, that's why Yuzhou was shocked to hear such price, even though the past Yuzhou was so lazy, it's possible for him to know the real price of this plant its because he always received some injuries when his cousins beat him up, and this plant is used to heal some of his bruises.

'What low price, your mother is low price, your whole family is low price' Yuzhou said internally

Yuzhou calm himself and asked the old man, "Isn't your price is expensive? usually this plant can be purchased only in 10 low grade spirit stone, but your price is so expensive."

"Hmp, how dare you say that this old man's plant is expensive, if you don't have money then get away with my stall, you're ruining my business" shouted the old with a look of disdain.

Well, it can't help because Yuzhou wear a tattered robe that looks like a beggar from street, that's why the old man was angry that a beggar dared to bargain with him.

"You-...!" Meimei burst in anger but was stop by Yuzhou.

"Meimei, it's okay I can handle this" Yuzhou waved his hand while he patt Meimei's head.

"But Young Master that-"

"Shhh, I know what to do, so don't worry okay?" Yuzhou smiled and turn his head back the old man. "Very well, you said that I don't have money?" he waved his hand and the ring in his finger light up.

'clang'

The bulging pouch suddenly appeared in thin air and instantly landed in front of the old man.

The old man widened his eyes not because of the pouch but the ring within Yuzhou's finger, it's because he recognized this ring is not just an ordinary ring but a storage ring that capable of storing any items, and yes, this storage ring is one of the artifacts that not an ordinary people can afford easily, only some nobles, prominent and influence people that can buy it.

'F'ck my goddamn luck' the old man curse internally.

The old man didn't expect that this young man before him is not an ordinary. "Hoho, so it's the young master, sorry for my ignorant self that I didn't recognize this great personage. If you want you can have this spiritual plant for free" the old man smiled widely without any shame.

'Shameless'

The duo thought together after seeing the behavior of this old man. Yuzhou didn't whether to laugh or cry by the sudden change of attitude of this shameless old man, But he decided to go along with it.

"Hmp, it's good that you know your place" Yuzhou hurrump and act like a spoild young master.

"Yes yes, I know my place young master, i hope you forgive this old man" the old man kneeled in front of him directly.

Yuzhou was shocked to find the old man kneeling in front of him. "Stand up, I don't want to see someone kneel in me" he said quickly.

It's true that Yuzhou doesn't want to see this old man kneel, its because he didn't want to gather some attention and second he is not that kind of person who didn't respect the elders. (Author Note: Hmm, really Yuzhou?)

"Here take this 1 mid grade spirit stone" he took out a red stone that big as a strawberry and toss it to the old man.

"Yes, Young Master, Thank You for you forgiveness" the old man stand up and took the 5 roots to give it to Yuzhou

But when Yuzhou was about to get the Spiritual Plant, someone shouted with arrogance.

"Stop, who are you lowly life that dares to snatch this young master's things!"

"!!!"