Zhao Shuning was filled with doubts.
So she followed them.
If her memory served her right, this should be a black market on the Shanhuazhou Peak.
All the transactions here were dirty and despicable.
The Misty Rain Tower had stepped in to crack down on it several times, but they still couldn't stop these people from trading. They would always go into hiding for a while, and then come back out when the situation eased up.
The profits from this black market were simply too huge. Many alchemists would even sell their pills here just to earn some spirit stones.
Zhao Shuning followed them all the way in.
There, a password was required.
But Zhao Shuning was no ordinary person. With a simple sway, she evaded the people's interrogation.
She kept walking deeper in.
Zhao Shuning then realized that when she was here before, the scale of this black market was much smaller. The Misty Rain Tower must have become so useless that they allowed this black market to grow to such an extent.
Speaking of black markets.
One had to mention the black market founded by the boss lady, Rong Yan. The black market she founded was even more regulated than a regular market. There were specific rules, and everything was in good order.
But this black market on the Shanhuazhou Peak.
Was not so rule - abiding.
Most of the alchemists trading here were those who had been expelled from their families. Their skills were mediocre, and they even concocted pills of evil ways.
Love potions were made by them. In the regular market, these were banned drugs, but in the black market, they became the best - selling pills.
The black market on the Shanhuazhou Peak was full of blood and violence. It made people shrink back in fear. Most of the people here were outlaws.
Zhao Shuning disguised herself and entered the black market.
She followed the five or six people from the Misty Rain Tower as they walked forward.
The world had truly gone to the dogs.
In the past, whenever people in the black market saw students from the Misty Rain Tower, most of them would bow and scrape, or quickly pack up their stalls and run.
But now, it was completely different.
As the students from the Misty Rain Tower walked forward, they received no respect at all. Instead, there were frequent curses and jeers.
"Look, the hounds of the Misty Rain Tower are out on patrol again."
"Come and take a look at my shop. I'm selling all banned pills. Let's see if they from the Misty Rain Tower dare to confiscate them."
"Don't they know what a sorry state the Misty Rain Tower is in now? We've got Boss She covering us. Do they really think that little girl from the Misty Rain Tower can do anything to us?"
"Shopkeeper Yan, you're wrong. The person in charge of the Misty Rain Tower can't even be called a little girl. If it weren't for taking pills, she'd probably be an old woman in her fifties by now."
"My mistake, my mistake."
"Look at these hounds. Their attitude is so annoying. One can't help but want to beat them up."
"Exactly. Don't they know the current situation and whose world this is? They still carry swords and wear the clothes of the Misty Rain Tower, swaggering into our territory. What? Do they still think we're as afraid of the Misty Rain Tower as before?"
"Pfft."
"The Misty Rain Tower is no longer what it used to be. It's all because Miss Kong made such a big deal out of leaving the Shuiyunsheng Gang back then. Now that they've lost their backer, the Misty Rain Tower is nothing. I wouldn't even let the students there wipe my shoes."
Zhao Shuning frowned.
She didn't know when the glorious days of the Misty Rain Tower, when everyone was proud to be a student there, had passed.
In just a few decades, even if the Misty Rain Tower had declined, it shouldn't have reached such a state.
Most of these students were hot - blooded teenagers. How could they stand such mockery?
Sure enough.
After the peddlers spoke out again.
The youngest boy among the five or six couldn't bear it anymore. He drew the sword from his waist, rushed forward, and pointed at the man who was cracking melon seeds and swearing. "Say that again, and I'll cut you down."
"Xiao Rui, don't be impulsive."
"Don't argue with them."
"They're just vagabonds. They don't know anything."
The other five people quickly stepped forward to hold the boy back.
The boy's face was flushed with anger.
Looking at the man on the other side, his face showed not a hint of panic. Instead, he continued to crack melon seeds and flicked the shells at the boy's face.
"You!"
"What about me? You're just a useless piece of trash. Not to mention, all of you from the Misty Rain Tower are useless."
"Say that again."
"So what if I say it a few more times? You from the Misty Rain Tower are all useless. Do you think the Misty Rain Tower is still the same as before? Now the Shuiyunsheng is the number - one gang in the world. Let's see how many students from the Misty Rain Tower can get into the Shuiyunsheng?"
"Take a good look at yourselves. You little chicks are trying to act like wild geese. You even dare to swagger around here on patrol in the clothes of the Misty Rain Tower? Pfft. Don't you know who's in charge of the Shanhuazhou Peak now?"
"If our tower master knew you were slandering the Misty Rain Tower like this, she'd never let you off."
"Who? Who are you talking about? You mean the Kong siblings? Let me remind you. There's no future for the Misty Rain Tower. It'll fall apart sooner or later. Kong Ye has been missing for who knows how long. Now the Misty Rain Tower is only being held up by Kong Shishuang. Yes, she is indeed capable, but don't forget, two years ago, Kong Shishuang had a fight with Boss She and was badly defeated. Do you know what badly defeated means?"
After the peddler said this.
Many of the big, burly men in the black market burst into laughter.
"Shut up!"
The little boy couldn't bear it any longer. He shook off his senior brothers beside him and rushed towards the big man with his sword.
The others could only let out a cry of alarm, but they couldn't stop the boy named Xiao Rui.
You should know that the reason the man was so arrogant was that he was also an alchemist, a fourth - rank alchemist expelled from the An family!
In front of him, a weak little boy like this was as easy to kill as stepping on an ant.
Xiao Rui swung his sword.
The big man easily dodged.
But the small stall behind him was chopped to pieces.
Many of the defective pills on the stall rolled onto the ground and mixed with the mud.
"Damn you, you little brat. You really dare to attack me."
"If I don't break your hands and feet today, I'll take your surname."
The boy retracted his hand.
His hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.
Xiao Rui was a new student this year. He had a strong sense of collective honor for the Misty Rain Tower. As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. This was exactly his situation.
"This boy has quite a bit of backbone,"
Phoenix said, "He has backbone, but I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his life."