83: Baibaoyuan

Wei Xun heard the conversations of the people behind him and knew he had come to the right place.

However, Wei Xun still listened inconspicuously. He continued to listen even as the owner brought him the noodles and he ate them.

“I heard that monster eats people!”

“That’s not that exaggerated!”

“I’m not exaggerating! Haven’t you heard?”

“Heard what?”

“A few days ago, a group of people from our town went into the Black Abyss Mountain Range to look for medicinal herbs!”

“Oh! You’re talking about that. Didn’t Xiao Ling the physician find that herb?”

“Xiao Ling the physician returned, but I heard that all the people who went with her were captured by the monster!”

“Is that so?”

“Of course! What do you think happens to those captured by this monster? They’re just waiting to be eaten!”

Hearing this, the other few customers eating noodles shivered in fear.

“Then this Black Abyss Mountain Range is very dangerous. I will never go there again, no matter what!”

“With your guts, I advise you to quickly move to Qian Yuan City. Our Demon Slaying Town was invaded by a group of monsters a few days ago, and they killed many people!”

“Oh my heavens! I’m leaving as soon as I finish these noodles!” A plump man quickened his eating speed after hearing this.

“Look at your guts!”

The other few people burst into laughter at the sight.

“You said the monsters capture people to eat them, so what do they do with the captured monsters?” At this moment, a thin-faced man asked curiously.

“Their use is great!” The pockmarked man, who had been explaining to everyone, immediately became energetic again and continued to speak eloquently.

“I used to hear the elders say that if you capture a monster, you can dig out its Monster Core. That thing is very valuable!”

“And after the Monster Core is removed, the monster won’t die directly; it can even be saved!”

“It can be like that?” Hearing the pockmarked man’s words, everyone around was surprised.

“Of course!” The pockmarked man continued proudly, “A monster that loses its Monster Core will become a monster with no cultivation whatsoever, and it will become very weak. It can be kept as a slave, and they can do whatever you want them to do!”

“That amazing?!” The people around asked.

“I’ve seen it with my own eyes!” The pockmarked man laughed, “I once saw a rich family’s master in White River City buy a female demon who had her Monster Core taken.”

“That female demon was incredibly beautiful! But after her Monster Core was taken, she was no different from an ordinary person, and naturally, she became a plaything for those rich masters.”

Hearing the pockmarked man’s words, customers at other tables all leaned in to listen.

“And I heard!” The pockmarked man continued, “The monster that was captured early this morning will be publicly auctioned tomorrow at Baibao Yuan. Anyone who wants to see that female demon can go join the fun.”

“Oh, that’s going to be really lively, isn’t it?”

“Baibao Yuan has a lot of good stuff, huh!”

While listening to the pockmarked man, Wei Xun had already finished his noodles completely.

He had heard everything he needed to know, so after paying three copper coins, he left the noodle stall.

“Baibao Yuan!” Wei Xun mumbled the name of the place, then casually found a small vendor on the street and asked for the location of Baibao Yuan.

Following the vendor’s directions, Wei Xun finally arrived at the entrance of a luxuriously decorated compound.

A plaque stood above the entrance, with three large golden characters written on it.

It was Baibao Yuan!

However, the courtyard gate was closed at this time, and two guards who looked somewhat cultivated were standing guard at the entrance.

As soon as Wei Xun approached, intending to ask for information, the black-clad guard immediately stopped him.

“No unauthorized personnel allowed near!”

Wei Xun immediately felt displeased after hearing this: “Who are unauthorized personnel?”

The guard looked Wei Xun up and down. Wei Xun’s clothes were somewhat ragged; they were taken from the previous hunters and had become old and worn out after a few months of wear.

Moreover, the hunters’ clothes were originally very worn, so Wei Xun did not look like a rich person at this time.

“There are only three of us here, who do you think are unauthorized personnel?” Another guard immediately rolled his eyes at Wei Xun.

“Don’t look down on people!” Wei Xun knew he was dressed ordinarily, but his Aura did not diminish: “I just want to ask you, when does your Baibao Yuan open? This young master wants to go in and take a look!”

“This young master?” One of the guards couldn’t help but sneer, “Look at you, don’t come here to make a fool of yourself!”

“It’s fine to tell you!” The other guard added, “Tomorrow at noon, our Baibao Yuan will hold an auction. There will be many good treasures waiting for rich patrons to buy. If you have the ability, come tomorrow! Let me see whether we’re looking down on people or if we’re just seeing a short dog!”

“Good!” Wei Xun, after being mocked, pointed at the two guards: “You two just wait for me, I’ll show you tomorrow!”

Wei Xun finished speaking and turned to leave in a huff!

After walking a distance, Si Niang whispered in Wei Xun’s ear: “Big Brother, what are you planning to do?”

“First, buy some nice clothes!” Wei Xun walked directly towards a clothing store on the street.

People are judged by their clothes, just as horses are judged by their saddles. Even if he looked like Peng Yuyan, if he dressed shabbily, he would still be looked down upon.

So, he needed to get himself a presentable outfit first!

Upon entering the clothing store, Wei Xun found that there were only a few finished clothes hanging for display.

Most of what was sold was actually fabric.

Seeing a customer enter, a heavily made-up middle-aged woman approached.

“Oh! This young man!” The woman looked at Wei Xun’s young and handsome face and immediately spoke with interest: “What do you want to buy?”

“I want you to make me a suit of clothes!” Wei Xun avoided the middle-aged woman’s strange gaze and turned to feel the fabric on the shelves.

“Young man, you have good taste!” The woman said in that affected manner: “The fabrics we sell outside our shop are all top-quality fabrics, and our tailor is also the best tailor in this town. Leave making clothes to us, and we guarantee your satisfaction!”

“That’s good then!” Wei Xun nodded, then picked out a black fabric from the shelf.

The black fabric felt very good to the touch, so he turned to the woman and asked: “How much does this sell for?”

“I told you the young man has good taste!” The woman walked forward, fanning herself with a small fan, not very attractive but seemingly deliberately trying to appear charming: “This fabric is our shop’s signature, this roll of fabric only costs ten taels of silver!”

“Ten taels?” Wei Xun frowned slightly after hearing this, flipping his hand to hold all his money, only to find it was not enough.

Ten taels amounted to five hundred grams, or one jin.

But the few pieces of broken silver he had at most amounted to two or three taels, definitely not enough.

The proprietress immediately understood that Wei Xun didn’t have enough money.

However, she didn’t get angry; instead, she walked closer to Wei Xun in a more provocative manner.

“It’s okay, young man. If you’re short on money, you can tell big sister. As long as you agree to play with big sister, big sister will make you a set of clothes for free!”