kingnovel Chapter 66 Underground Trade Fair
Chapter 66 Underground Trade Fair
Song Chaofeng was worried about Tao Tao, but when he entered the room, he found Tao Tao sitting at the table, eating his food.
Seeing Song Chaofeng come in, she looked up in confusion, stuffing something into her mouth as she tilted her head and asked, "Xi Xiong, what's wrong?"
Goodness, he was worried sick out there, while the other guy was enjoying himself here, eating and drinking well.
Song Chaofeng plopped down on the stool in a huff, poured himself a cup of tea, and was about to gulp it down when he accidentally glanced at Bai Yan beside him and abruptly put the cup down.
"Xi Xiong, A Yan brought back some delicious food, you should try some too."
Tao Tao cheerfully handed over a piece of pastry, but Song Chaofeng was in no mood to eat at the moment. Knowing that he wouldn't get any information from Tao Tao, he could only look at Bai Yan and weakly ask, "May I ask, senior, was Tao Tao about to break through just now?"
"Yes, it's under control for now."
"Ayan said my Heavenly Origin Pills aren't enough, and that breaking through is dangerous," Tao Tao said, wiping his mouth, swallowing what was in his mouth, and looking up.
One Heavenly Origin Pill is already extremely rare, let alone several. Song Chaofeng was quite troubled. He frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Speaking of which, there is a place where I might be able to get a Heavenly Origin Pill, but it's a bit dangerous."
Tao Tao immediately became excited and asked, "Where?"
"Underground trade fair".
The so-called underground trade fair is a private trading venue spontaneously organized by people. Treasures that cannot be sold on the market normally, as well as some treasures obtained through illegal means, are brought here to be sold. There are also many demonic cultivators involved.
Here, we only discuss transactions and don't distinguish between good and evil paths. As long as the items are fine, that's all that matters.
Song Chaofeng received news that a Heavenly Origin Pill would appear at the underground trade fair, but the veracity of this news was uncertain, and he would have to go and see for himself to find out.
But as long as there's news, Tao Tao wants to give it a try. She's already been to the auction, so what's one more? Besides, she has a bunch of high-level magic artifacts she got from Xiaobietian that she needs to get rid of. She can't use them, and she can't just take them out casually. If someone finds out, it'll be troublesome.
The trade fair will be held every night for three days, and Tao Tao doesn't have much time to spare. He plans to go on the first day, since no one knows when the Heavenly Origin Pill will appear.
Originally, Song Chaofeng wanted to go with Tao Tao, but he had a task assigned by his master to complete, so he had to separate from Tao Tao.
By evening, Tao Tao and Bai Yan were ready to head to the underground trading fair as instructed by Song Chaofeng. They had heard that not just anyone could enter; one needed a special token. Tao Tao had obtained one from Wu Sanduo at the auction.
Given Tao Tao's performance at the auction, Wu Sanduo naturally tried his best to win her over, so a token was practically worthless.
"If you two are going, you should hear me out first. The underground trading fair is very chaotic, a mixed bag of all sorts of people. Although it maintains order on the surface, there's no guarantee that people won't fight each other over what they want. You'd better be careful when you go."
"Thank you for reminding us, Uncle. We understand." Tao Tao nodded, sincerely thanking Wu Sanduo. It was definitely dangerous inside, but Tao Tao wasn't worried. As long as she didn't provoke anyone, it was just a Heavenly Origin Pill. Surely no one would fight over it.
Following the address provided by Wu Sanduo, Tao Tao and his friends headed to the underground trade fair.
This place is really hard to find; it's actually inside a pastry shop. Who in their right mind would know about this place?
As soon as Tao Tao entered, he smelled a delicious aroma, and his mouth immediately watered. All he could think about was the food.
"What would you two like to order?"
The shopkeeper peeked out from behind the counter, looked at the two people who came in, and greeted them warmly.
"It smells so good here."
"Miss, is it just osmanthus cake? Our osmanthus cake here is top-notch, would you like to try some?"
"I want it!"
"Alright, please have a seat, we'll bring it up for you right away."
"Okay." Tao Tao nodded happily, but Bai Yan gave him a sharp rap on the head. "You came here just to eat?"
Tao Tao covered her forehead, shaking her head with a wronged expression, "No..."
But she was just hungry.
Unfortunately, the other party was Bai Yan, so even if she was hungry, she could only endure it. She turned her head to look at the shopkeeper and handed over the token in her hand.
Upon seeing the token shopkeeper, he immediately understood and hurriedly came out from behind the counter, saying to the two of them respectfully, "Please follow me, gentlemen."
The shopkeeper led them into the inner room. After turning the candlestick, they heard the sound of gears turning. Then, the cabinet directly opposite them parted to reveal an underground passage. A masked person stood in the passage, holding a lamp.
"Let him take you there. Remember to choose your favorite masks."
After saying this, the shopkeeper turned and left. Tao Tao and the others followed the masked man toward the passage. The passage was long and meandered downwards. The stone walls on both sides were inlaid with luminous stones, so it was not very dark. The lamp in the man's hand did not seem to be used for lighting, but rather for probing the way.
"You two can call me Xiaoyu. I'm your guide here. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have."
As he walked, he said, "The name is quite ordinary, but it's just a code name at best. No one would be foolish enough to use their real name."
"Okay, thank you." Tao Tao nodded.
They quickly descended from the passage, and Xiaoyu first led them to a room to choose masks. These masks were designed to conceal one's true information, preventing others from detecting their cultivation level, age, and appearance, thus making them relatively safer.
These masks were all similar, all in the shape of various animals. After Tao Tao picked out a fox mask, she looked back at Bai Yan and found that he was still hesitating about which one to choose. So she randomly picked up a cat mask and handed it to him, "This one will do."
Bai Yan frowned slightly, but did not refuse, and took it and put it on directly.
After putting on the mask, Tao Tao looked Bai Yan up and down and found that his aura was indeed completely blocked. He couldn't tell the other party's cultivation level at all, and he couldn't even tell if he was male or female.
"It really works!" Tao Tao was overjoyed. Now she wouldn't have to worry about people knowing her identity.
"You can see through me without a mask?" Bai Yan asked coldly. Tao Tao grinned. "Of course not."
"Are you two ready? We're about to go in."
At this moment, Xiaoyu suddenly asked a question. Taotao and Baiyan nodded at the same time. Xiaoyu understood and gently turned the lamp in her hand. Instantly, a white magic circle appeared on the ground, which enveloped the two of them.