"Hey, wait!"
Gu Yuan snatched the scroll from the young man's hand and put it in his arms.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
The young man suddenly stood up, a dangerous look in his eyes, and said, "You want to go back on your word?"
Gu Yuan scratched his head and said, "That's not the case."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't worry, listen to me. You should know the true value of your Blood-Withered Branch. The reason I'm willing to exchange it for a fourth-grade spiritual skill is because I have something to ask you."
"What's the problem?" the young man asked, frowning.
"It's very simple. The world where this black market is located is, I heard, another world. The time here is different from the outside. Is it true?" Gu Yuan asked.
"That's it?" The young man looked at Gu Yuan strangely.
"Oh, that's it, what's the matter?"
"You're new here."
The young man's tone was not one of inquiry, but rather of stating something.
Gu Yuan did not deny it. He did not feel any hostility from this young man, so he was not afraid to admit it.
"Don't deny it. I know you are new here when you ask this question. Not only that, this is probably your first time in Boulder City." The young man said with his head tilted.
"Yes, you are right." Gu Yuan nodded.
"Give me the scroll and I'll tell you this. I can tell you anything you want to know."
The young man stretched out his hand and said.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Yuan handed him the scroll and said, "Here you go, tell me."
The young man nodded in satisfaction, then put the scroll away and said, "The black market is the underground trading place in Boulder City. You should know this, right?"
"Yeah, I've heard of it."
"Although it's nominally an underground trading venue, it's actually not as bad as it's rumored to be. You'll notice it's much calmer here than outside."
The young man let out a strange smile. "The city of Boulder is in chaos, while the black market, known as an underground trading place, is unusually quiet. How ironic!"
Gu Yuan raised his eyebrows. He heard something else in the young man's words.
"The place where the black market is located is said to be a small world."
"Small world?"
Gu Yuan’s head was buzzing. Small world, this is something that only the powerful Spirit Lords have!
The young man said, "A small world is formed within the body of a powerful Spirit Lord. It has its own order and rules. And where the black market is, where we stand, is a world, independent of the Stone City. You should have seen the giant beast's mouth when you came in, right? That was just built by later generations. In reality, it was the broken part of the small world, which is why we can come here."
"Damn! There is such a secret?" Gu Yuan was shocked.
"It's not a secret at all."
The young man glanced at Gu Yuan and continued, "The time here is opposite to that outside. It's night inside and day outside. This proves that this is a small world. Because the time and space here are different from those outside."
"So this world is actually a broken world? Is it what was left behind after the death of the powerful Spirit Lord?"
Gu Yuan was not stupid enough to think that he was in the belly of a powerful Spirit Lord.
"Of course, what else would you think? Anyway, no one knows why, but after that powerful man died, this small world was left behind and has been preserved to this day, and then it became the current black market. But there's nothing surprising about it, there are no treasures or anything like that here."
"How can you be sure there isn't one?" Gu Yuan asked.
"This black market has existed for many years. How could it really still exist today? This should be a small world that has just taken shape, but for some unknown reason, the owner of the small world died, causing it to become like this. Have you noticed that the space here is not very large? The main part is just the four roads inside, and there are no more." The young man pointed to the intersection over there and said.
"I see, that's truly amazing! But why is this black market so peaceful? I had the impression it should be incredibly chaotic!"
This is also what Gu Yuan finds strange. With so many good things placed there so openly, aren’t they afraid that they will be stolen?
"Well, it's naturally a matter of order in this small world. Everyone who enters here will consciously abide by the order here. Of course, this order is not the order of the small world, but a tacit understanding formed by everyone in the subtle process. Everyone who comes here is either to sell their own things or to exchange them for things that are hard to find in the outside world, because no one will be interested in too ordinary things. So in this way, what everyone brings is basically rare in the outside world. This place is a huge treasure house. Who doesn't have the things and materials they need? So you know why it is so peaceful here?"
"Because everyone who dared to take action was cleared out by everyone, right? Because he destroyed the integrity of the black market." Gu Yuan said, touching his chin.
"That's right. The existence of black markets is very rare. This huge treasure trove can save many people a lot of trouble, so why doesn't everyone maintain its order?" The young man laughed.
"Then who does this place belong to?" Gu Yuan was very curious.
"This place doesn't belong to anyone, it belongs to everyone here." said the young man.
"Okay, I understand. Thanks for clearing up my confusion, brother. I haven't asked for your name yet."
"Wang An." The young man said after hesitating for a while.
"Wang An? This name doesn't suit your image. It sounds more like a scholar." Gu Yuan smiled and continued, "My name is Gu Yuan. I came here alone for some training. I've only been here a few days."
"Yeah." Wang An nodded slightly.
"Okay, that's it, Brother An. I'll go over there and take a look first. I won't chat with you anymore." Gu Yuan pointed to the street inside and said.
After packing up the bloody branches, Gu Yuan left Wang An's stall.
Wang An stared at Gu Yuan's back, with an unknown expression on his face.
"Gu Yuan. At such a young age, he can easily perform a fourth-grade spiritual skill, and he can even enter the black market. It seems his identity is not simple. Could he be a disciple of the other two sects?"
Gu Yuan didn't know that Wang An behind him was guessing his identity. After asking Wang An, Gu Yuan finally understood the black market.
"I didn't expect this black market to be a small world. I really don't know which unlucky Spirit Lord opened up a small world that became a trading place for later generations."
Just as Gu Yuan was secretly sighing for the powerful Spirit Lord whom he had never met, a somewhat fierce voice behind him attracted his attention.
"Hey, I'm asking you, how much is this?"
Gu Yuan looked around and saw a young girl.
The girl was wearing a black tights that showed off her perfect curves to the fullest, and the two long scorpion braids that went below her knees added a unique charm.
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