As soon as he entered the store, he saw a huge platform, which was probably where slaves were displayed and auctioned. He did not stop here, but continued to walk inside.
Inside was a long corridor with cells on both sides, which were used to imprison and display slaves.
The walls on both sides of the corridor and the wall above his head were inlaid with glowing minerals, which emitted a faint light and barely illuminated the place.
The store owner took out a lamp and held it up, and the surroundings instantly became transparent.
Gu Qingxi could not help but glance at the lamp in the store owner's hand and found that the wick inside was also made of some kind of mineral.
The ground under his feet had turned brown, and the mottled marks made Gu Qingxi understand that it should be the blood of the slaves that was splashed here and dried up. There were
some slaves in the cells on both sides, but these slaves looked skinny, with a dead look on their faces. There was no life in their eyes, and they all curled up in the corner motionless.
The store owner winked at the thugs following behind.
The thugs walked to the front, drew their weapons, and knocked on the iron bars of the cell: "Stand up, be alert, and let the noble see you. Otherwise, you won't have food for five days."
Hearing this, the slaves in the cell, which had been dead silent, began to stand up slowly.
Gu Qingxi could see more clearly. These slaves were as thin as bamboo poles, and it seemed that they would fall down if the wind blew.
"There is nothing wrong with their bodies, they are just a little thin. They will look better if you buy them back and take care of them." The store owner explained awkwardly.
Gu Qingxi didn't say anything, just nodded, and then looked at one cell after another.
Just as the store owner said, these slaves seemed to have no problems with their bodies, their hands and feet were intact, and they didn't seem to be sick.
But as Gu Qingxi walked forward, the smell of blood became stronger.
Some of the slaves imprisoned in the cells on both sides of the aisle were lying sickly and gasping for breath, and some were missing arms and legs.
Gu Qingxi frowned slightly. After all, this was the first time she had seen such a scene.
"These are not good quality, not worth money, of course you don't like this. I suggest you buy the ones in front." The store owner said with a smile.
At this moment, a shrill scream came from the depths of the aisle, followed by a woman's almost crazy begging for mercy: "Please let me go, let my child go... um..."
The voice quickly stopped, and now someone covered the woman's mouth.
"Take a look." Gu Qingxi walked forward.
"My lord, my lord, the front is dirty, I'm afraid it will pollute your eyes." The store owner wanted to stop her.
Gu Qingxi took out a piece of silver and threw it directly into the store owner's arms.
The store owner hurriedly caught it, and after seeing clearly that the thing in his arms was silver, he put on a smile and caught up with Gu Qingxi: "It's not that you can't look, but my lord, you should be mentally prepared. Also, the people inside are criminals, who were sold here, and they don't deserve the sympathy and pity of a noble like you."
Gu Qingxi didn't say anything, but quickened his pace and walked forward.
Then he saw a scene that made people's eyes split.
A thug was stepping on a child who looked only three or four years old. He was holding a knife in his hand and was cutting the child's left leg. His face was full of hideous and twisted smiles, and he was muttering: "This leg must be very tender. Will it be braised or roasted later?"
Another thug was stepping on a woman's head face down on the ground, making her unable to make any sound. And this woman's belly was bulging, which means that she was a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman struggled desperately with her hands and feet, but she couldn't get rid of the foot on her head.
The store owner also saw this scene. He was angry and anxious in his heart. How could the noble see this scene!
This kind of thing happened in the slave market, which was actually not surprising at all.
The thugs sometimes ate the worthless slaves directly.
Sometimes they would torture and kill slaves for fun. Of course, the slaves who were tortured and killed were also of little value, and he was too lazy to pursue it.
But today there is a noble here, and it would be troublesome if the noble felt uncomfortable.
Feng Xiatian looked at this scene, her stomach churned, and she finally suppressed the urge to vomit.
Gu Qingxi, on the other hand, had a calm face. She had seen a more cruel side at the end of the world. Sometimes the cruelty of human nature is even worse than this. But that is a minority after all, and for the demons, doing such things seems to be nothing new to them, and it is natural. This is the difference between humans and demons, right?
"Stop it." The store owner shouted angrily.
The two demon thugs stopped, and then they found that the boss had brought customers in.
The demon who was originally cutting the child's left leg smiled awkwardly and hid the knife in his hand behind him. Some distinguished guests like to see this kind of bloody scene, while some distinguished guests don't. So be careful and hide the bloody knife first.
The demon who stepped on the pregnant woman's head also retracted his foot. After the pregnant woman got up, her face was covered with blood. She rushed to the little boy who fell to the ground, hugged the child in her arms, and trembled.
Gu Qingxi looked at this scene coldly and didn't speak for a long time.
The store owner's heart was up and down, and he was very uneasy. Is the noble going to get angry?
"Sell it?" Gu Qingxi pointed at the pregnant woman and asked casually.
The pregnant woman suddenly looked up and met Gu Qingxi's clear eyes. At this moment, she trembled suddenly, and a huge hope rose in her heart. She looked at Gu Qingxi steadily. Her face was covered in blood, but her eyes were so burning.
"Sell, sell! Of course! But this is a criminal woman, and the people above specifically told her to suffer. I can't explain why you bought her casually." The store owner rubbed his hands in an obscene manner.
He was already very happy. The people above told him to torture her and then kill her, and after making the request, they gave him a large sum of money. Now he can actually sell this kind of waste for money and make another fortune. Where can you find such a good thing?
Gu Qingxi certainly knew the underlying meaning of the store owner's words. He just wanted more money. But for Gu Qingxi, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
Gu Qingxi looked at the pregnant woman, and suddenly her cold and pleasant voice rang out: "Give me a reason for me to buy you, that is, tell me, what is your value?"
"I - I can read and write, I can keep accounts, and I know how to deliver babies." The pregnant woman with blood all over her face was desperately thinking about her own value at this moment, and she almost shouted these words.
After listening to this, Gu Qingxi turned around and asked the store owner: "How much are these one big and one small?"
"Hey, you heard it too. She can read, keep accounts, and even deliver babies." The store owner rubbed his hands and said carefully.
"How much?" Gu Qingxi was a little impatient.
"One hundred taels of silver for the big one, and fifty taels for the small one." The store owner shouted out a sky-high price. These two slaves were completely worthless to him. A pregnant woman and a child, if sold normally, might not even add up to five taels of silver.
When the pregnant woman heard the store owner's offer, her eyes were filled with despair.
No normal person would buy such an outrageous price.
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