Chapter 72 Black Market
In addition to Yaoguang Town, which is backed by Lingshan Lingshu Valley, there are other towns in the Western Territory that are also well-known. Today, Shen Yi took Jiang Yuyan to Tongxin Town, where the largest black market in the Western Territory was stationed.
The black market was located just to the west of the town. There was only a very simple wooden door at the entrance. Apart from a lotus-shaped logo, there was not even a door plaque. Ordinary passers-by would never have guessed that this was the entrance to the black market.
After entering, the place suddenly opens up and a new world appears. A road leads directly to a three-story gorgeous building. There are small stalls scattered on both sides of the road. The people doing business are very polite and don't make much noise.
Jiang Yuyan glanced casually and saw rare medicinal herbs, restricted weapons, antique ornaments, strange pets and monsters, and of course, human slavery.
She had always wanted to form her own shadow guard team, which was to be able to fight one against a hundred, be proficient in assassination, medicine, poison intelligence, and be at least more elite than the shadow guard battalion of the Wu Wang Mansion.
After returning to the capital, things will definitely be turbulent. She has to make sure she is safe and not let herself be bullied like last time.
Maybe I can buy the person I want on this black market...
Jiang Yuyan was thinking about it when Shen Yi whispered in her ear, “There’s nothing good here, let’s go inside.”
The two crossed the street and walked to the tall building. Jiang Yuyan could see the name of the building clearly: "Zhaixing Building."
"You can pick stars with your hands! What a great name!" Jiang Yuyan exclaimed.
There was a black-faced guard standing in front of the building. Shen Yi took out a black iron-like token, and the guard immediately made way, "Please!"
"What the hell is this?" Jiang Yuyan asked quietly, not knowing what was going on.
"It's just a gift from the owner of this black market to me to play with." Shen Yi didn't care.
Jiang Yuyan suddenly felt like she had found a big patron!
As expected, as soon as they entered, someone led them to the private room No. 1 on the third floor.
Jiang Yuyan looked around. The room was beautifully decorated and filled with fragrant incense. There was a window in the middle, facing the auction hall downstairs, and both sides of the window were covered to ensure the privacy of the guests.
After a while, a young and handsome attendant brought tea and cakes. Jiang Yuyan leaned on the window eaves and looked downstairs, asking, "Has the auction downstairs not started yet?"
The attendant replied respectfully, "Please wait for a moment, my dear guest. The Star Picking Tower will start the auction at twilight hour."
"Do you know what items are being auctioned today?" Jiang Yuyan asked again.
The attendant shook his head. "The Star Picking Tower holds an auction on the first day of every month. The auction starts at twilight hour and ends at midnight. There are many items, and the prices go up as time goes by. I only know that the finale item today seems to be a person."
Jiang Yuyan was somewhat interested and was about to ask, when she heard a clear male voice, "Brother Shen, you are so honored to be here, why didn't you send me a message?"
Jiang Yuyan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes pushing the door open with a smile on his face. He had a gold and jade crown on his head and a gemstone ring in his hand, looking extremely wealthy.
After seeing who was in the room, the young man looked puzzled, "Are you Shen Yi?"
"Yes, it was just some tricks before." Shen Yi stood up slowly and nodded slightly.
The young man looked her up and down and couldn't help but exclaimed, "I didn't expect Brother Shen to be so stunning!"
"Thank you~" Shen Yi turned to introduce Jiang Yuyan, "This is the owner of this black market, Chu Yanfeng."
"Gentlemen!" Jiang Yuyan bowed slightly.
As soon as Chu Yanfeng entered the room, he saw the tightly wrapped woman. Although he could not see her true face, but from the voice he guessed that she was also a beauty.
"What's this girl's name?" Chu Yanfeng was quite interested.
"My wife." Ever since their relationship had progressed a step further, Shen Yi disliked other people's eyes on Jiang Yuyan even more.
"Oh, it's Mrs. Shen! Nice to meet you!"
Women in Dayue country don't take their husband's surname, but Zhu Yanfeng knows the rules of Lingshu Valley, so he assumes that Shen Yi's wife must be a woman from the clan. Jiang Yuyan also thinks it's okay to take her husband's surname, and she's secretly happy about it.
"I wonder if Brother Shen has any items he likes when he comes to Zhaixing Tower this time?"
Shen Yi has a special identity. Lingshu Valley does not enter the martial arts world, but no one dares to provoke it, so Chu Yanfeng is also very polite.
"No, I just want to accompany my newlywed wife to see the world!" Shen Yi said lightly.
"Your Excellency Madam is so lucky!" Chu Yanfeng smiled and turned to Jiang Yuyan and said, "I wonder what Madam is interested in? This auction will have a set of headgear from the former empress, which is extremely valuable. If Madam likes it, I can let Madam take a look first."
Jiang Yuyan didn't expect that even the royal family's things could end up on the black market. But this thing is extremely sensitive. If someone with ulterior motives uses it to make trouble, it will cause a lot of trouble. She naturally declined the offer.
"There is also a blue-eyed civet cat from the Western Regions, with fur as white as snow, very cute..."
"No need. I'm allergic to cat hair." Jiang Yuyan waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm only interested in people. I want to find some guards with strong martial arts skills or people with special talents."
"Oh?" Chu Yanfeng seemed confused, "With Brother Shen here, does Madam still need to find a guard?"
There was a moment of silence. Shen Yi spoke first, "I am often out seeing patients, so it may be inconvenient. Please ask a few more people to protect her."
Chu Yanfeng naturally didn't believe that anyone would dare to cause trouble for Lingshu Valley, but since the distinguished guest had a request, he didn't intend to ask more questions. He lowered his voice and said, "The finale of our auction today is the former General Zhennan of Huasheng Country."
Jiang Yuyan was shocked. "How could such a person be brought to the black market as a slave?"
"Due to the internal strife in the palace, the new emperor was imprisoned on trumped-up charges as soon as he took office. I spent 100,000 taels of silver to exchange him for a death row prisoner."
“What’s so special about this person?”
"This General Zhennan is not only a martial arts expert, but also a wise man. Huasheng and Fengxi have been fighting for several years. Although Huasheng is weak, Fengxi has always been defeated. But after this General Zhennan was imprisoned, Fengxi seized several of its cities in one fell swoop. Isn't this the credit of this General Zhennan?"
Jiang Yuyan pondered and said, "He is indeed a talent, but what I want more is a shadow guard..."
Chu Yanfeng smiled and said, "This is unfortunate. This Zhennan General is from the Shadow Guard Battalion. He was originally the shadow guard of the previous Zhennan General, and later he was appreciated and gradually rose to a high position."
Jiang Yuyan was secretly delighted. What a coincidence! This person fits the bill!
Chu Yanfeng rolled his eyes and said, "Madam, don't be too happy too soon. I, Zhaixinglou, feel sorry for him because he is a big shot, so we promised him that the person who bids for him must be willing to follow. The starting price is 100,000 taels, and there is no upper limit. If he is not willing, we cannot force him to pay the sky-high price. If he is willing, he can take the 100,000 taels away."
Jiang Yuyan now only had 100,000 taels of silver in her banknotes. But the right candidate was right in front of her, and Chu Yanfeng also said that the final result had nothing to do with the auction price, so she was willing to take a chance.
The hour of You soon arrived, and items were presented one after another. The hall was in a climax, and some common and rare objects were sold at high prices, which opened Jiang Yuyan's eyes.
There are even elixirs from Lingshu Valley among the auction items. No wonder Chu Yanfeng is so polite to Shen Yi, it turns out they are in a cooperative relationship.
Jiang Yuyan waited patiently for the final product, and did not move. However, Shen Yi bought two items, a piece of invulnerable golden silk soft armor and a piece of Nine Nether Resurrection Grass.
"Wear this when you go out to keep you safe. I'll take this grass back and make it into the Nine-Turn Soul-Restoring Pill, which can extend your life if you're in danger." Shen Yi didn't know if he would have the chance to protect her in the future, so he made plans in advance.
Jiang Yuyan did not hear the hidden meaning and just admired the two items with great interest.
Chu Yanfeng on the side couldn't help but praise, "Brother Shen really loves your wife deeply."
Jiang Yuyan was a little embarrassed by this respected lady. Although the two of them were now inseparable and like a couple, Chen Yi never mentioned the future once.
In Jiang Yuyan's opinion, she had taken advantage of this matter after all, and she couldn't turn around and force Shen Yi to take responsibility.
She respected his choice, and thought that he might not be willing to go back to Beijing with her, so she didn't want to force him. But Chen Yi cherished her so much, which made her feel touched, full and sad.
Just as I was daydreaming, the last item came on the stage.
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