Chapter 323: Overwhelming Riches

By the time Bai Rouyun left the shaded alleyway, she was no longer followed by her children or a large Cloud Leopard. The only one accompanying her was Xiao Hua, who had wrapped herself around Bai Rouyun's wrist, and the beautiful flower was the final touch bringing beautiful contrast in color with her simple white outfit.

The bustling streets in the Forgotten City were never stopping, and thus no one noticed the disappearance of Bai Rouyun's companions. As she merged with the moving crowd, Bai Rouyun found that most were moving towards the center of the city, and she began to slow her speed, as she listened to the words around her.

"The market is going to open earlier this month. I heard that the Zhao family has blocked all entry into the Forgotten Forest, so the treasures available at the market this month will be less than normal."

"The market was not supposed to be opened before next week, does anyone know why the City Lord changed his mind?"

"I am in need of some of the herbs that are a little harder to find, but the quantity will definitely be lesser, now that the market has been opened in advance, and the forest is closed off."

Many different conversations entered Bai Rouyun's ears, and she quickly understood that this Forgotten City had a market every month. However, the opening day had been moved ahead of schedule, and many were feeling panicked.

These markets were likely very popular among both buyers and sellers. During most days, the ones venturing into the Forgotten Forest would sell their gains to the various stores and accept the price they could get, but these stores also needed a profit, so the amount the sellers got was much less than what they could get if they sold directly to the customers.

At the same time, the customers would also rather contact the sellers directly, as it was easier to haggle for a good price with the sellers than with the shops.

However, Bai Rouyun was not tempted to change her destination. Although she might be able to gain more money by selling it directly at the market, she also knew that it would drag even more danger towards her.

At the market, everyone would be able to see how she would be able to trade an unknown amount of herbs for spirit coins. This would attract someone with bad morals. If she was unlucky, they would then make a move, and she would be the one losing out.

If she, on the other hand, decided to go to the Lingcao Pavilion, she should be able to sell a larger quantity of herbs without others noticing her abnormality.

Bai Rouyun continued to listen to the conversations as she continued forward. The Lingcao Pavilion was placed in the Central Square, so although she was not heading directly for the market, she still walked in the same direction, and thus managed to gain more information about what kind of treasures could be found.

The market was held once a month, and most of the time, these markets only had the most common resources. They were all gained from within the Forgotten Forest, and it was hard to find something truly valuable unless they ventured deep into the depths of the trees.

When someone did find something of a higher value, they would usually not sell it at the market, as they knew that precious things should either be kept a secret or sold as soon as possible.

Bai Rouyun found that she had followed the crowd and arrived at the edge of Central Square.

She looked around and found that although the Forgotten City was not among the larger cities in the Wushi Continent, it had still succeeded in becoming rather overwhelmingly affluent compared to the major cities in the continents below.

Bai Rouyun took a deep breath and looked around the stores that were located around the square. They were all grand and somewhat ostentatious, as if they were fighting for the gaudiest design.

The most vulgar of all the buildings was the one she was looking for. The Lingcao Pavilion was, as the name mentioned, a pavilion, but where most would have been built from various types of wood and cobblestone, this one was built entirely with jade and other precious stones, making your eyes hurt just by looking at it.

Bai Rouyun took a deep breath. Her initial plan was to enter this building, sell her herbs, and then move on, but the overwhelming smell of a prodigal master made her halt her steps, wondering if she had made the right decision.

She did not know enough about the Wushi Continent to determine whether or not it was normal for them to have homes looking this overwhelmingly glamorous, but she already felt that being low-key was a much more pleasurable way of portraying oneself.

Calming her racing heart that felt as if a hundred camels had galloped on top of it, she steeled herself and walked towards the entrance.

She had already planned which plants to sell, and had moved them all from the Primal Chaos Dimension and into the Qiankun bag by her side.

The closer she got to the building, the more blinding the gold and jade turned out to be. Bai Rouyun could not bear to look at the wasteful use of such materials, and lowered her head instead as she tried to calm herself down.

Having grown up in poverty, it was truly too much to see this.