Chapter 148: Magic Continent Trading Market 5
“Your Highness, shall we go take a look ahead?”
“Mm, since we’re here, let’s go see the raw stone stall your brother mentioned.”
Sang Chu looked at the cards in her hand, a satisfied smile unconsciously appearing on her lips. These were all significant aids, and things she could use with confidence as they wouldn’t betray her.
“Certainly, please.”
Following Liu Sang towards the stalls ahead, the further they walked, the more shocked Mu Xue and the others became. The people in the cages were increasingly tragic, with some even having no intact flesh on their bodies.
Mu Xue’s brows furrowed at the sight. She subconsciously tightened her grip on Lu Min Feng’s hand beside her, feeling very unaccustomed to an environment where people were treated as merchandise to be sold.
Sang Jing Wen’s scalp tingled. He couldn’t imagine what his sister had experienced to become so adept at such matters.
Sang Chu knew they were unaccustomed to it but said nothing, merely slowing her pace. Liu Sang seemed to notice this as well, so he now treated this group as young masters accompanying Sang Chu on an outing for experience.
“Your Highness, this way.”
The seller of raw stones was an elder. He sat on a low stool, wearing thick clothes, his head full of silver hair. On the table before him were neatly arranged various kinds of stones.
Sang Chu knew nothing about these so-called magic potion raw stones and could only communicate with Pharmacist Meng Wei An through their contract to see what he needed.
But before she could figure it out, a spoiled voice came from the side: “Old man, I want all the raw stones here, pack them all up!”
A young girl wearing a heavy magic robe, with two long braids, seemed to have run in some haste. A slight sheen of sweat graced her face, and several young men followed behind her.
The shopkeeper looked up slightly at them: “Are you from Holy Star Academy?”
The young girl, Ming Yue, smiled proudly: “You have good taste, old man. Hurry up and pack them, we need them for class tomorrow!”
“Not selling.”
After the shopkeeper uttered these two words coldly, he closed his eyes. Ming Yue was utterly confused: “Why aren’t you selling? It’s not like I can’t afford it. Tell me, how much do you want!”
“One thousand Crystal Coins. If you can afford it, take it all. If not, get lost.”
Ming Yue’s eyes widened in anger at the shopkeeper: “Old man, do you still want to do business? One thousand Crystal Coins, why don’t you just rob someone!”
“Exactly, these things aren’t worth that many Crystal Coins at all!”
“Indeed, old fellow. It’s an honor for us to buy your things, don’t be ungrateful!”
“All of these are one Crystal Coin. Take it quickly, we still need to get back to school.”
Saying this, they threw a Crystal Coin onto the table and then reached out to grab the items. Lin Mu Xue couldn’t stand it and stepped forward: “Hey, you guys are too arrogant. The old grandpa didn’t want to sell to you, so how can you force a sale!”
Ming Yue and her group stared blankly at Lin Mu Xue: “Who are you? Why are you interfering in our business!”
“If he’s not selling to us, who else can he sell to? Sell to you! Even a pauper who can’t afford a magic robe dares to interfere with the Ming family’s business!”
Mu Xue didn’t care what family they were from; bullying people was wrong!
“So what? If the elder doesn’t want to sell, you can’t force him!”
A young man leered at Mu Xue, his gaze lingering from top to bottom: “You’re not from our academy, are you?”
“So what if I’m not!”
The young man walked up to Mu Xue: “No, so do you know who we are? We are from the Ming family, one of the four great families. This is Ming Yue, the youngest daughter of the Ming family patriarch, and I am Ming Zhang, the third young master.”
Ming Zhang’s gaze was disgusting, making Mu Xue unconsciously think of Zhao Feng. She took two steps back. Ming Zhang quickly stepped forward, about to put his arm around her waist, when Lu Min Feng appeared from behind her, putting an arm around her waist to shield her, and grabbing Ming Zhang’s pulse point with his other hand.
Sang Chu sighed helplessly in her heart. She didn’t want trouble. Usually, when encountering such situations, she wouldn’t seek the spotlight or step forward to cause a scene, but would simply leave and then find a way to ambush and snatch the items without spending money. However, the current situation was truly unsuitable for her usual methods.
Ming Zhang glared angrily at Lu Min Feng: “And who are you? How dare you oppose my Ming family!”
At this moment, Sang Chu walked in front of them, blocking Ming Zhang’s view of Lu Min Feng and the others. She said with a smile: “Young master, we are from Rose City. My surname is Sang, from the Sang family of Rose Manor. I wonder, can we oppose you?”
“Ro, Ro, Rose City?”
Ming Zhang’s mouth trembled upon hearing Rose City, but Ming Xiang and Ming Bin beside him didn’t believe it: “Hmph, we’ll believe you’re from Rose City when you say it. A good dog doesn’t block the path!”
Sang Chu dashed forward, blocking their hands as they tried to take the raw stones. She then took out a Crystal Coin Card and handed it to the shopkeeper: “I believe nothing is more convincing than this. Elder, if you don’t want to sell to them, why not sell to me? I’ll take everything you have here.”
Ming Yue was shocked and shouted: “No, we need these!”
Sang Chu: “Who the shopkeeper sells to is up to him, not you!”
Ming Xiang: “Hmph, no matter where you’re from, this is Flower Town. If you don’t want to be driven out, old man, you need to think carefully about who you sell to!”
The shopkeeper finally looked up at them then, picked up Sang Chu’s Crystal Coin Card, and said: “I’ll sell to you. Take it all, one Crystal Coin each.”
“Okay, thank you. Brother, help me pack it all up.”
Sang Jing Wen nodded slightly and, with Xiao Yi Fei on either side, collected all the raw stones into their Storage Rings from behind.
Ming Yue and the others grew anxious and quickly tried to summon their magic staffs. However, the shopkeeper said faintly: “Magic is prohibited in the Slave Trading Market, isn’t that right, Lord Liu Sang?”
Liu Sang had initially just wanted to watch the farce. In his opinion, these rich young masters were no match for Sang Chu. He hadn’t expected the shop owner to drag him into it.
He walked closer and only then noticed the magic ring on the shopkeeper’s finger, meaning this appearance was likely not his true form.
To be cautious, Liu Sang remained vigilant and said: “Yes, Witch Lord said that anyone who dares to use magic in the trading market will be blacklisted. You ignorant young masters and ladies, are you sure you want to use it?”
It was a moment of anger, but upon hearing his words, they felt a sense of dread.
Ming Xiang and the others quickly put away their magic staffs. However, Ming Yue looked at Liu Sang with a pale face. Ming Bin thought she was scared: “Ming Yue, don’t worry, we didn’t use magic, it’s fine.”
Ming Yue pushed him aside and looked at Liu Sang: “You, you, you are Lord Liu Sang?”
Liu Sang?
The Liu Sang from Witch Hospital?
Ming Xiang and the others looked at him with terrified eyes, trembling with fear.
