Chapter 66: Trading Market

After Lou Mu Yan returned to her room, she washed up. Seeing that it was still early, she went to invite Lou Mu Bai for a stroll around Glacial City. Except when they arrived downstairs, they met Chi Yi Xuan.

“Brother Lou, Mu Yan.” Chi Yi Xuan walked to the two and greeted them, “You two are going out?”

“Yes. We’re going out for a stroll.” Lou Mu Bai nodded lightly. He didn’t like Chi Yi Xuan, but he wouldn’t reject him too much because of the situation with the Soul Condensing Pill.

On Chi Yi Xuan’s handsome face, there revealed a rare smile, “I was just about to go out too, let’s go together.”

“It’s better to separate!” Lu Mu Bai furrowed his brows slightly.

“I’m alone, I think it’s best to go together.” Chi Yi Xuan had made up his mind to redeem Lou Mu Yan, so said insistently.

Lou Mu Bai glanced at Chi Yi Xuan lightly and found that his attitude was firm. His brows knitted even tighter together.

He didn’t know how his younger sister felt about Chi Yi Xuan right now, so he looked at Lou Mu Yan and asked, “What do you think, little sister?”

“Whatever he wants.” Lou Mu Yan knew that even if she refused Chi Yi Xuan, this man that had suddenly gone crazy would still follow, so it was better to just let him.

Lou Mu Bai saw the impatience in his younger sister’s eyes and knew that she had truly cut and abandoned her love for Chi Yi Xuan. So he didn’t care about Chi Yi Xuan’s attitude, and instead, he felt that this situation was fine as it is—let him have a taste of how it felt to desire yet not be able to obtain.

When they left the inn, Lou Mu Yan asked Lou Mu Bai: “Eldest brother, where’s the place the teacher spoke of?”

“That, I know.” Chi Yi Xuan said before Lou Mu Bai could speak, “There’s a large trading market in Glacial City. Aside from the permanent shops, many Mercenaries or outsiders will rent stalls to sell things gathered from the Glacial Mountain Range, like Demonic Beasts, Spiritual Herbs, Spiritual Stones and the like.”

“Are there a lot of Spiritual Herbs?” As an Alchemist, Lou Mu Yan naturally paid more attention to Spiritual Herbs.

“A lot. But there are very few high-level Spiritual Herbs. But if you’re lucky, you might meet some.” Chi Yi Xuan’s tone was rather relaxed. He was fairly familiar with Glacial City, “I’ve been here once, and I was able to buy the rare Ice Herb in the Trading Markets.”

It was precisely because of that Ice Herb that the Alchemist enshrined by the family was able to refine the Soul Condensing Pill.

“Ice Herb? That’s not that bad. Let’s go and take a look.” Lou Mu Yan liked to study the Path of Alchemy back in the Cultivation World, and loved Spiritual Herbs even more, so she was rather excited for the trading market Chi Yi Xuan spoke of.

“Alright!” Chi Yi Xuan agreed with a light smile.

Lou Mu Yan discovered that the Chi Yi Xuan that had removed his aloofness seemed to be a completely different person. But this wasn’t that important to her. She owed Chi Yi Xuan a personal favour, but once she repaid it, she believed that there wouldn’t be too much interaction between them.

When the three arrived at the trading market, night had arrived, and the night market just opened.

The trading market was brightly lit, crowded with people, and Sword Masters wearing various different styles of clothes came and went. The atmosphere was extremely lively.

When one walked through the gate of the trading market, one could see two passages. One of them lead to permanent shops, while the other lead to the free trade zone.

“There are a lot of Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Stones from the Glacial Mountain Range in the permanent shops, but the price might be a bit higher. If you wanted to try your luck and hunt for treasure, the free trade zone’s more appropriate.” Seeing that Lou Mu Yan was staring at the two paths in thought, Chi Yi Xuan pointed to the one on the right and spoke.

Lou Mu Yan nodded: “Then let’s head to the free trade zone first.”

The three of them walked through the passage on the right. After entering the free trade zone, they heard a mixture of noise. There were stallholders shouting and selling, and there were buyers who were bargaining. In short, it was an extremely lively scene.

Lou Mu Yan remembered that Mo Yan, in her Spirit Pet Bangle, had a keen eye, so she took him out and carried him in her arm to hunt for treasure.

She started looking at the first booth with great interest, while Lou Mu Bai and Chi Yi Xuan followed behind her.

When she saw something she was interested in, she picked it up and bargained with the stall owner. If it was suitable, she’d take it. After looking through half the stalls, the three of them all gained a lot.

Lou Mu Yan even bought a lot of Spiritual Herbs needed for refining pills, and Mo Yan also found several materials useful for refining Magic Tools.

“Eldest brother, Mu Yan.” The three of them were just looking at Crystals at a stall when they heard Yun Lan’s voice from behind.

“Cousin.” Lou Mu Yan saw Yun Lan walking towards them, and a gentle smile rose on her face.

“Yi Xuan, why are you here?” Seeing that Chi Yi Xuan and Lou Mu Yan were together, Yun Jin felt a little strange, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, asking.

Chi Yi Xuan didn’t conceal anything, seeing that his friend had asked: “I’m accompanying Brother Lou and Mu Yan for a look around.”

“Accompanying Mu Yan? Have you two reconciled?” Hearing Chi Yi Xuan say that, Yun Jin’s eyes dulled. An inexplicable irritability rose in his heart, so he couldn’t help but ask.

“Yun Jin, you can eat whatever food you want, but you can’t say whatever you want1.” Lou Mu Yan looked askance at Yun Jin—what did he mean by reconciled? She didn’t want to continue to have anything to do with Chi Yi Xuan, nor be branded by him at all.

Chi Yi Xuan’s eyes darkened, but he didn’t explain. Since he was determined to obtain Lou Mu Yan, then he had to show some sincerity.

When Yun Jin heard Lou Mu Yan say this, he didn’t know why, but his mood was instantly healed. He didn’t say anything more on this topic with them either.

Yun Lan glanced at Chi Yi Xuan surreptitiously, and seeing the dejected look on his face, a slight arc rose on his lips, then he retracted his gaze.

“Did you guys gain anything?” Yun Lan asked Lou Mu Yan with softness in his eyes.

Lou Mu Yan smiled and said, “It was alright. I bought some Spiritual Herbs, but we didn’t encounter anything special. How about you guys?”

“We also didn’t buy anything rare. We were about to go look in the commercial street.” Yun Lan said.

“Then you guys can go to the commercial street, we’ll finish shopping here first.” Lou Mu Yan had a constant feeling that if she left this free trade zone, she’d miss something significant.

Yun Jin leaned forward with a smile and said: “How about together, we’ll wander around again.”

“Let’s go together. I also have something I want to tell you guys.” Yun Lan did indeed have something to discuss with Lou Mu Yan and Lou Mu Bai.

“Alright, let’s go. We’ll talk while we walk.” Lou Mu Yan reckoned that Yun Lan probably came to find them about an alliance.

After walking for a while, Yun Lan lowered his head beside Lou Mu Yan and whispered: “Let’s form an alliance for the Trial in the Glacial Mountain Range.”

“Sure!” Lou Mu Yan agreed without hesitation. She wasn’t familiar with the Glacial Mountain Range, and she much preferred to advance and obtain a Trial place with people she knew, so she didn’t reject the proposal of an alliance.

Yun Lan didn’t expect her to agree to readily. There was joy in his eyes. Then seeing some ruckus occurring in front, with even the word ‘treasure’ thrown about, he pointed: “Let’s take a look.”

The rest were also attracted by the ruckus and walked over there together.

As soon as they approached, they heard someone say to the stall owner: “Do you have a delusional disorder? For this broken thing to be traded with a Tier 5 or even higher-level Demonic Beast skin, aren’t you just indulging in a wild fantasy.”

“This sort of thing’s also considered a treasure? What a waste of our time.”

“That’s right! Only the Crystals beside it are alright, but you want to sell it as a bundle, and you even want to exchange it with a Demonic Beast skin. It’s not like we’re foolish spenders.”

“Quickly squeeze through and take a look.” Mo Yan’s voice that carried with it a bit of eagerness sounded in Lou Mu Yan’s Sea of Consciousness.

When she lowered her head, she saw her little beast’s eyes glowing brightly. An understanding smile rose on her lips, and she quickly squeezed through.

1a popular saying that means you need to watch what you say because it can potentially be bad for others.

Random Note: Yes girl, thanks for being this direct about your ‘relationship’ with Chi Yi Xuan XD Don’t let others misunderstand! Man, Chi Yi Xuan sure is desperate. Well, we’ve got more people evidently interested in her now. Let’s see how that goes when Ming Xiu appears hahaha