106: Chapter 106 The Underground Black Market

"Xiaoxiao, do you know where they sell Storage Pouches?"

"Uh, I don't have a Storage Pouch either. I heard they aren't cheap. Why don't you call my sister and ask her..."

Su Fan used Qin Xiaoxiao's phone to call Qin Lulu.

"Hello... Sister..."

On the other end of the line, upon hearing Su Fan's voice, there was a momentary pause of surprise, followed by Qin Lulu's laughter: "What's up, my dear brother-in-law?"

"Sister, do you know where I can buy a Storage Pouch?"

"The Underground Black Market. Come over here, and I'll take you!"

Ten minutes later, the Ferrari sports car drove into the Xiao Family's Number One Manor.

"Su Fan, Xiaoxiao!"

Qin Lulu came to the parking lot in person to welcome them.

Today, Qin Lulu was wearing a sexy purple lace-trimmed push-up camisole, black high-waisted leather shorts, and black knee-high leather boots. The exposed stretch of her fair thigh was wrapped in black Balenciaga stockings. Her wavy long hair cascaded loosely to her waist, and she carried a limited-edition purple Chanel handbag. She looked both beautiful and alluring.

Seeing her own sister dressed so beautifully and exuding a pleasant perfume, Qin Xiaoxiao looked at her own uniform and suddenly felt like a country bumpkin.

Of course, she would never suspect that her sister might have ulterior motives.

Seeing that Su Fan's eyes didn't wander, Qin Lulu was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected Su Fan to have such good self-control, being able to remain so focused and free of distracting thoughts...

"We are going to the Underground Black Market, so you two should change out of your uniforms. If you wear uniforms, who would dare to trade with you? Come on, let's go to my room and change!"

After saying this, Qin Lulu led Su Fan and Xiaoxiao to her room.

It was Su Fan's first time entering a wealthy woman's boudoir. His first impression was that it was huge—truly huge!

And as soon as he entered, he felt the whole room was fragrant. The color scheme of the room was a girly pink that most girls love. Wardrobes were lined up all around, filled with world-class top brands—at least hundreds, if not thousands of sets!

Seeing Su Fan staring at everything in the room in astonishment, Qin Lulu smiled and patted his shoulder: "You and Xiaoxiao go ahead and change. Oh, that wardrobe over there has men's clothing; it was all bought just the other day. There isn't much, so if there isn't anything you like, we can go out and buy some..."

"That won't be necessary, Sister!"

"Alright, then I'll head out!"

Qin Lulu walked out of the room and closed the door.

Su Fan and Qin Xiaoxiao looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Although they had long been intimate and knew everything about each other, changing clothes in someone else's room still felt a bit weird...

A few minutes later, the two of them came out of the room.

Su Fan had changed into a well-fitting suit, while Qin Xiaoxiao had changed into an Advanced custom dress, wearing beige high heels that accentuated her tall figure, making her look even more graceful and charming. She radiated an intellectual and alluring aura.

"Handsome, beautiful! You two are truly a perfect match!"

Qin Lulu scrutinized the two of them, complimented them, and then had someone bring over a bulletproof Maybach.

"We are going to the black market, so let's keep a low profile and not take a luxury car."

Hearing Qin Lulu say this, Su Fan looked at the Maybach, opened his mouth as if to say something, but then stopped himself...

...

Half an hour later.

The three of them finally arrived at the Underground Black Market.

Su Fan had originally thought that the so-called Underground Black Market was nothing more than a slightly remote, unregulated market.

Who could have imagined it was actually underground...

Entering through the entrance of an ordinary underground supermarket and walking to the back door, Qin Lulu showed the guard a black token that looked like an ancient medallion. The guard opened the door and let her take Su Fan and Xiaoxiao inside.

Inside, there was a long staircase leading downwards. The staircase was relatively dark, but there were dim lights on the walls, making the steps still visible.

About halfway down, they could already hear the clamor from inside the Underground Black Market.

When they reached the very bottom, there was actually a rusty iron door blocking the way, with two masked guards holding AKs standing beside it.

Qin Lulu showed the token, the two guards opened the door, and she led Su Fan and Xiaoxiao inside.

Then, as the rusty iron door closed behind them, Su Fan felt a wave of damp, musty air mixed with noise rush towards them.

Continuing along the dim, winding passage, the space ahead suddenly opened up, with lights scattered like stars across the vast underground space.

"I didn't expect this Underground Black Market to be so huge..."

Su Fan sighed inwardly.

Qin Xiaoxiao held his hand cautiously, looking around vigilantly. In truth, it was her first time here too, and she hadn't expected her own sister to be so familiar with such a place...

"Cheap mutant beast cores! 1,000 bucks a piece!"

"Selling cheap, semi-Spirit Beast cultivation reagents, 100,000 a vial! Selling cheap!"

"Boss, take a look over here, all good medicinal herbs, all good stuff!"

The vendors shouted at the top of their lungs, their stalls filled with all sorts of strange and peculiar items: mutant beast cores, various cultivation reagents, and all kinds of alchemy Materials...

In a corner, a Tier 1 Spirit Beast, a Sprite Blue Cat, was locked in a special spirit cage, poking half its head out and meowing, its cries weaving with the shouts of the vendors.

Not far away, the signboard of an auction house was eye-catching. Walking down a passage led to an underground auction house. People were coming and going with varied expressions, and it seemed one could hear the sound of the auctioneer's gavel, with bidding voices rising one after another.

In the center of the Underground Black Market was a boxing ring, the railings crowded with spectators, including both Mortals and Cultivators.

On the stage, a muscular Qi Refining Realm Cultivator was facing off against a mutant tiger. The tiger roared and pounced, bringing with it a foul wind. The fighter dodged nimbly, throwing a punch that struck the tiger on the nose, inciting the crowd to cheer wildly. Some who had placed bets were red-faced with tension, while those who won stomped their feet and cheered with excitement.

"This is all illegal... I never expected the Ninth Safe Zone to have such underground industries. I just wonder who is behind supporting these underground industries?"

Su Fan thought to himself.

Qin Lulu held Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, ignoring the lecherous gazes cast everywhere, and unleashed her full Foundation Establishment Realm spiritual power aura, so no one dared to approach.

The three strolled slowly through the black market. This black market was larger than several open-air shopping malls combined. They had already visited several stalls selling Storage Pouches. Su Fan hadn't expected that he could buy one for just over a hundred thousand, and was even feeling tempted, but Qin Lulu said these were only Hundred-Ox Pouches, and they should keep looking to find a Thousand-Ox Pouch.

As they reached the edge of the black market, they saw many heavily made-up prostitutes standing in the shadows, their eyes filled with fatigue and numbness, soliciting business from passersby.

"It's truly chaotic... I didn't expect that just three years after the Spiritual Qi revival, while the whole of Nandu maintains its original order on the surface, a completely different underground order has emerged in the shadows..."

Su Fan sighed inwardly.

Suddenly, at this moment, Qin Lulu tapped his arm: "Look... Su Fan... quick, look, a Thousand-Ox Pouch!"