This is a city with cold and rough lines, but it is also grand and bright.
As the capital of the Northern Territory, merchants traveling from the south and the north gather here. The prosperity of Baimiao City is no less than that of the other regions.
There are three treasures in the North: fur, ginseng, and hehe grass. The first two require professional hunters or ginseng pickers to obtain, while hehe grass can be found everywhere in the North. However, this ubiquitous grass is a treasure of poor people.
Not only can it be woven into warm straw mats, straw sandals and other items, it is also particularly fire-resistant and has high heat capacity. Many families rely on it to survive the winter.
On the street, most people were wrapped in thick fur coats, like moving fur coat spirits. There was no other way. The weather in the north was extremely cold in winter, and water would freeze into ice as soon as it fell. People had to wear thicker clothes to keep out the cold.
Among the passers-by who were wrapped up like bears, a couple strolling hand in hand with their thin clothes stood out.
From the back, the couple had a nice figure and bearing, and one would expect their looks to be outstanding as well. However, from the front, the couple looked quite ordinary.
These two people are naturally Shen Yizhi and Gu Xueting in disguise.
The story goes back to a day ago. After Shen Yizhi asked that question, Gu Xueting said, "He is a person ambushed by the Netherworld Pavilion in the army. Someone has placed an order with the Netherworld Pavilion to kill me."
Then he told the story of the Netherworld Pavilion’s previous attempt to assassinate him, and said with some doubt: “The Netherworld Pavilion will not accept the same mission twice. Moreover, they failed the previous time, but made an exception for me. It seems that someone in the Netherworld Pavilion wants to kill me.”
Shen Yizi had some understanding of Netherworld Pavilion. After all, Xia Ming, one of the four Netherworld Envoys of Netherworld Pavilion, was now working under her. She had also placed orders at Manfuju, one of the branches of Netherworld Pavilion, several times before.
This organization takes on all kinds of missions, a bit like a mercenary union.
Originally, she had no ill feelings towards this organization, but now they were trying to assassinate Gu Xueting. If she and Gu Xueting had not signed a life-long contract, the Netherworld Pavilion would have succeeded this time! The feud between them was settled.
If you want to know who ordered the assassination of Gu Xueting from the Netherworld Pavilion, you must go to the Netherworld Pavilion.
Gu Xueting dug out from the deputy general that he belonged to the Netherworld Pavilion branch in Baimiao City, Xuanming Prefecture, so he and Shen Yizi disguised themselves and came here.
The two seemed to be strolling casually on the street, but in fact they were heading towards the Netherworld Pavilion branch.
Of course, they were really shopping. When Shen Yizhi saw a shop or stall that interested him, he would pull Gu Xueting over to take a look, and if he saw something he liked, he would buy it directly.
In a short while, she bought a lot of high-quality leather and even bought a lot of medicinal herbs.
The medicinal materials are mainly wild ginseng and deer antlers, which are rare and precious medicinal materials elsewhere, but here they are directly piled on the shelves for customers to choose.
Of course, whether or not customers can pick out truly good products also depends on their vision. After all, there are always people who cheat and sell inferior goods as good ones.
Most of the medicinal herbs in Shen Yizi's space grow in the humid climate of the south. There are not many medicinal herbs from the north, so he can take this opportunity to replenish some.
Seeing that she was young and a woman, the boss originally wanted to rip her off and sell her those inferior herbs. However, after seeing the herbs she selected, he immediately realized that she was an expert and stopped talking.
Shen Yizhi's selection of herbs was also very simple and rough. With a scan of her spiritual sense, she could feel whether their medicinal properties were sufficient, so she pointed at many of them without even looking at them, "This, this, and this one, don't want it, pack up the rest for me."
He looks like a rich man who is not short of money.
Seeing her boss's surprised expression, she felt very happy.
Finally, she found a chance to perform a classic scene from the novel.
Gu Xueting was watching her performance right beside her, with a smile on his face and a doting look in his eyes.
After she finished her selection, she paid the money obediently, then with a wave of her hand, the pile of herbs disappeared.
The couple walked out of the shop under the boss's surprised gaze.
After walking for a while, Shen Yizi was attracted by a pet shop.
What they sell there are all kinds of fluffy pets, such as sables, rabbits, foxes and the like.
They are all little cubs, huddled in a small ball in the cage, so cute.
Shen Yi couldn't help but walk in when he knew about it. He saw a little snow leopard inside. Wait! That ball in the corner was actually...GongGong? No, although this one looked very similar to GongGong, it was actually different. For example, its eyes were pink and sparkling, and what it was chewing in its hands was not bamboo, but... iron?
This little thing is actually eating a piece of iron with relish?
Seeing Shen Yizhi stopped in front of the cage, the waiter came forward and introduced it to her with a smile: "Madam, do you like this iron-eating beast cub? This iron-eating beast is less than three months old, and it is at the age of recognizing its master. If you buy it home and raise it for a while, it will be very close to you. Moreover, the iron-eating beast is not noisy at all and is very well-behaved. You only need to feed it a few pieces of iron every day."
Seeing that she was interested, the waiter continued to persuade her: "Look, isn't it very cute because it's round? And it's very warm in your hands, and it can even warm your hands. I'll bring it out for you to feel."
The guy opened the cage, took out the little iron beast and handed it to Shen Yizi.
How could she refuse? She quickly took it and held it in her arms.
Oh my god, it was really warm. Although she didn't feel cold, it was really comfortable! The little iron beast was also very well-behaved. It continued to eat its own piece of iron, regardless of how Shen Yizhi touched it.
"Touch it." She handed the snack iron beast to Gu Xueting.
Gu Xueting rubbed the little guy's ears.
After playing with Xiao Gungun for a while, Shen Yizi looked around the store. When she saw a little pangolin mixed in with a bunch of furry pets, she hesitated for a moment, and then thought, forget it, even if the pangolin has no fur, she should not discriminate against it.
"Brother, I bought all the pets in this store."
Most of the animals in the space are domesticated animals, raised for meat, and the species are still not rich enough. If we buy all the pets here and send them into the space, it won’t be long before there are a bunch of furry wild species in the space.
When she thought of that scene, her eyes lit up.
The clerk rubbed his ears, thinking he was hallucinating, "Madam, are you really going to buy all the pets in our store?"
"Is it not possible?" Shen Yizhi asked in surprise. This shop shouldn't push away the business it has already obtained, right? The clerk hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, of course."
It was just the first time he had seen customers buying pets in bulk.