After entering the royal city, Lu Chen’s eyes were truly opened.
Wide streets, an endless stream of people.
Among the comings and goings, all were martial artists bearing weapons!
Upon closer inspection, most were actually above the Marrow Refinent Realm, innately powerful warriors!
"As expected of the royal city, the martial realm of the warriors is so high!"
At that ti in Yuzhou City, Lu Chen, who was at the Bone Refinent Realm, was almost unchallenged.
But here, the streets were filled with so many Marrow Refinent Realm warriors!
However, there were fewer above the Marrow Refinent Realm; one could occasionally see a few at the Visceral Refinent Realm.
But not a single one at the Soul Refinent Realm was seen.
Presumably, the Soul Refinent Realm was just a step away from the Qi Refinent Stage; they must all be in seclusion, trying to break through their bottlenecks.
"Although I have the introduction letter from Heavenly Book Academy, I should gather so information about it here, so I won’t be completely in the dark when I go there."
With this thought in mind, Lu Chen rged into the throng of people.
So were entering, so were leaving.
So paused to stop, while others went into the shops on either side of the street.
The street was bustling with activity.
Lu Chen, covering his left eye, felt dazzled by all he saw.
Having walked quite a bit, Lu Chen found an inn and checked into an ordinary room.
In the room, Lu Chen opened his pack and let out the black Jiao snake that had been cooped up inside.
"Xiao Hei, hide on the bed for now and don’t make any noise," Lu Chen whispered as he stroked the Jiao’s head and then said with a smile.
"Sss... Sss!"
Xiao Hei still couldn’t speak, but its size had increased significantly, now as thick as Lu Chen’s forearm.
All the demon pills had been eaten up.
"I’m going out to have a look; the money in my possession seems like it won’t be of much use soon. I’ll go buy so demon pills for you."
Lu Chen covered the black Jiao with a blanket, drew the bed curtains, made sure the room door was tightly closed before leaving, and then he walked into the inn’s main hall and chose an inconspicuous corner to sit down.
"Dear guest, would you like to order sothing to eat?"
The waiter hurriedly approached.
He of course recognized Lu Chen, who had just checked into a room. Sitting down now ant he must want to eat sothing.
"Bring a pot of wine, and so dishes to go with it," Lu Chen said.
He had been snacking on dry food all the way and was already craving sothing more delicious.
Plus, he wanted to listen to what people around him were discussing. Eating would be too brief, but drinking wine allowed him to sit here a while without attracting undue attention.
"Coming right up!"
The waiter slung his towel over his shoulder and walked towards the kitchen.
In no ti, the waiter returned with a wooden tray.
Four dishes and a pot of wine.
"Dear guest, please enjoy your al!"
After setting down the tray, the waiter left, and soon after, a middle-aged man, shabbily dressed but clean, sat down.
"Young master, may I discuss a deal with you?" he asked.
Lu Chen frowned slightly and beca secretly alert, "Do I look like I sell things to you?"
The middle-aged man chuckled, took a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube on the table with a matter-of-course air, and stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth, "Whether you sell or not doesn’t matter, what’s key is that soone wants to buy."
Lu Chen could only smile wryly, "Let’s not even ntion your attempt at forced buying and selling, can you see anything valuable on that you fancy?"
He ca lightly equipped, with even the Heavenly Inquiry Spear hidden under the bed.
Apart from the stack of gold banknotes in his bosom, he indeed had nothing on him.
The middle-aged man grabbed another piece of pig ear, poured himself a cup of wine, and drank it in one gulp, then he said, "Young master, my surna is Gou, and my na is Fugui! Does my na sound like soone who is very wealthy?"
Lu Chen gave a slight smile and shook his head, "It doesn’t."
"I think so too," Gou Fugui said, "but after today, I just might be!"
At this point, he put down his chopsticks, "My na is Gou Fugui, but so people call ... Dog Nose! Because my nose is very sensitive, I’ve sniffed out sothing on you that a client of mine desires!"
Lu Chen’s pupils suddenly narrowed, "What do they want?"
Gou Fugui, however, picked up his chopsticks again with satisfaction at Lu Chen’s reaction, "In business, we should eat while we talk! Young master, please don’t hold back on the dishes!"
With a cold laugh, Lu Chen reached out and grabbed the hand holding the chopsticks, saying, "Don’t beat around the bush, or don’t bla for being impolite!"
Gou Fugui appeared unfazed, letting his hand get grabbed without struggling, instead he picked up his wine cup and swallowed the wine in one go before saying, "Demon pill! My client wants a demon pill! And just so, you have one in your possession."
Lu Chen was first startled, Gou Fugui’s sense of sll...
Was it really that keen?
But then he laughed, "Sorry, I did have demon pills before. Unfortunately, now I don’t!"
"No, no, no," Gou Fugui shook his head, "Young master, you misunderstand. That client is of high status. He does not want just any ordinary demon pill; he wants the fresh core of a black Jiao snake!"
As soon as these words left his mouth, Lu Chen’s expression froze!
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