679- The Black Market_ 1

Wasn't it just being a woman?

He would just go all out!

Ye Qingtang looked at the blissful Blood Moon Elder and did not know whether to laugh or cry. She increasingly felt that her cheap brother must have been blind to let the Blood Moon Elder attain the position as an Elder back then.

Just as Ye Qingtang secretly chuckled, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze on her.

She looked up discreetly but realized that Qin Chen was scanning her with a sharp and intense gaze.

"Young Sir Ye, thank you for your help this time. I am Qin Chen, the son of the Nine Nights Dynasty's premier. If there's anything you need help with in the future, just let me know." When Qin Chen sensed Ye Qingtang's gaze, the sharpness in his eyes faded away quietly, and it was replaced with a dashing smile like that of a distinguished young sir.

Ye Qingtang was wearing plain clothes which were made from relatively ordinary material and did not have any accessories on her. Compared to Qin Chen who was donned in an elegant outfit, she naturally did not have a noble air to her.

"You're too polite, Young Sir Qin. I still have something on. I'm just sending Miss Ouyang back first today. Now that she has safely reached, I'll take my leave," Ye Qingtang said plainly.

Hearing that Ye Qingtang was leaving, the Blood Moon Elder, who was initially gleeful over the treasures he just obtained, immediately looked up. "What? You're leaving now?"

Although Ye Qingtang did tell him of the plan for the coming time, the Blood Moon Elder did not think that she would leave so quickly.

Perhaps because he was a little anxious, there were traces of nervousness in his tone.

However, that nervousness had a different meaning in Qin Chen's ears.

Qin Chen narrowed his eyes secretly, sizing up the young man. Although that young man was wearing simple and plain clothes, his exquisite features were too striking, and even Qin Chen had rarely seen such a good-looking male.

Qin Chen knew of his father's plan from a long time ago and had been deliberately creating opportunities to get closer to Ouyang Qian.

He did not expect Ye Chen to appear out of nowhere. It should be known that not only was Ye Chen Ouyang Qian's life savior, he was also extremely handsome, and the two of them had been spending time together alone for some time before she returned.

If Ouyang Qian's heart was really moved by Ye Chen...

Qin Chen frowned secretly. No one was allowed to disrupt his plans.

"Yes, Miss Ouyang. I still have things to do," Ye Qingtang said without emotions.

Anyway, she saw that the Blood Moon Elder was completely into his new identity, and she did not need to worry at all.

The Blood Moon Elder could not say anything further.

Ouyang Jian was generous and ordered people to prepared many gifts of thanks for Ye Qingtang, which she accepted all without declining.

Her behavior put Ouyang Jian's mind slightly more at ease.

Qin Chen did not say anything and merely observed Ye Qingtang's every action, seeming to be thinking about something.

"I'll take my leave then." Ye Qingtang bade farewell to the Blood Moon Elder and brought the little white tiger out of the Ouyang family clan.

As long as the Blood Moon Elder could maintain his identity in the Ouyang family clan, she believed that she could find out the origins of her jade pendant with the Ouyang family clan's influence in no time.

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680- The Black Market_ 2

"That nagging woman is gone. My eardrums can finally have its peace and quietness." As the little white tiger watched Ye Qingtang leaving the Ouyang family clan, it was very satisfied with the Blood Moon Elder's departure.

"..." Ye Qingtang was speechless as she looked at the little white tiger, which was similarly talkative.

After settling the Blood Moon Elder down, Ye Qingtang was not in a hurry to head to Falling Sky Valley. While her original Demonic Blood Sword was pretty good, it was insufficient when compared to her current skills. There was still quite an amount of Millennium Meteoric Iron in her space ring. If she could use these to forge a new sword, she would become even more powerful.

At that thought, Ye Qingtang headed to the underground black market in the monarch city based on what she remembered from her previous life.

That was a land of darkness concealed beneath the glamorous monarch city. In the underground black market, there was nothing that could not be sold. Anyone familiar with the monarch city knew that they had to head to the underground black market if they wished to obtain a truly good thing.

In her previous life, Ye Qingtang went to the underground black market with the Eldest Senior Brother of Falling Sky Valley. It was the first time she saw the various transactions hidden in the dark.

However, Ye Qingtang's real objective of going to the underground black market was not to buy anything.

She wanted to find a person.

A blacksmith who lived in seclusion in the underground black market.

The forging process for the Millennium Meteoric Iron was extremely complicated, and normal forging workshops did not have the conditions to forge it. No matter how skilled Ye Qingtang's forgery was, if she did not have the tools, she could only look at it. Moreover... the Millennium Meteoric Iron was extremely precious, and Ye Qingtang was unable to find it even in her previous life. Thus, she did not know how to use the Millennium Meteoric Iron.

In her previous life, her Master, Perfected Xuanchen, had always wanted to forge a weapon with the Millennium Meteoric Iron. Thus, he even specially found a blacksmith who had been living in seclusion for a long time. That blacksmith was one of the few blacksmiths in the entire mainland that could forge a sword using Millennium Meteoric Iron.

Ye Qingtang was going to the underground black market to find that blacksmith and ask for his help to forge a new weapon.

The entrance to the underground black market was extremely covert. If not an insider, it was impossible for anyone to find it. Moreover, anyone who entered the underground black market was required to pay the entrance fee regardless of whether they were buying anything inside.

After paying the fee, Ye Qingtang brought the little white tiger into the underground black market.

The sun was ablaze in the monarch city, but in the underground black market, it was rather dim and dusky, with only the flickering flames from the towering torches lighting this land of darkness hidden under the ground.

"This place is so smelly." The little white tiger wrinkled its nose the moment it entered the underground black market.

Ye Qingtang glimpsed at the little white tiger. In reality, there was no foul smell in this underground black market. Instead, due to the spices sold in the market, there was quite an interesting smell.

"Eh, I don't wish to stay here for long. It's too stinky. Hurry up and do what you want to do." The little white tiger was a little impatient. The smell of those spices did not have any use, and the little white tiger could still smell the stench of decomposed matter concealed beneath the aroma.

"Your nose is really sharper than a dog's." Ye Qingtang chuckled.

"Of course. How can a dog's nose be compared to mine?" The little white tiger lifted its chin.

"..." Did it really think she was complimenting him?

Ye Qingtang did not intend to waste any time and walked towards the place that her Master in her previous life mentioned.

There were messy stalls everywhere in the black market where all sorts of rare treasures were sold.

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681- The Black Market_ 3

"What is that?" The little white tiger suddenly stopped walking. It saw from afar several shabbily-dressed girls shivering in fear as they stood on a wooden stage.

Surrounding the stage were numerous wooden cages that were as tall as a person, and many dejected males and females were locked in it.

Ye Qingtang stopped in her tracks slowly and looked in the direction that the little white tiger was looking at.

When she saw the young girls whose limbs were chained, her brows furrowed automatically.

The biggest difference between the underground black market and other places was the trafficking of slaves.

Slave trafficking was forbidden in both Formidable Heavens Dynasty and Nine Nights Dynasty, though such prohibition was merely on the surface. In Nine Nights Dynasty's underground black market, slave trafficking was still quietly carried out.

Years ago, slave trafficking was completely prohibited in the Nine Nights Dynasty. However, ever since the previous Emperor was down with illness and the young Emperor succeeded the position, this forbidden transaction started again.

Although the masses never mentioned it, everyone knew that the slave trafficking in the Nine Nights Dynasty was controlled by the premier Qin Long in reality.

Currently, Qin Long presided over political affairs, and the Emperor was young and ignorant. Thus, no one could stop the trafficking of slaves.

With Qin Long as their backer, the slave owners were emboldened, and the transaction of slaves was all the more carried out in the open.

There were a few muscular men who each held a barbed leather whip standing on both sides of the stage with fierce and evil expressions. Their bulky bodies were a starking contrast from those shabby young ladies.

Despair and horror were etched on the faces of those young ladies. They could only stick to each other while trembling, yet their fear was an admiration pleasure of the buyers who were below the wooden stage.

The slave masters waved the leather whip every now and then, making a loud sound. Frightened, those young ladies were shocked to an ash-white shade as they shrieked and whimpered softly. However, their despair and horror attracted the laughter of the onlookers.

"These are the new arrivals just sent a few days ago. I promise that you all will not be disappointed." A big and fleshy male who stood on the wooden stage laughed as he looked down at the buyers below. As he spoke, he reached out and pulled a young girl over, completely ignoring her struggle and pleas. He ripped her tattered clothes apart, crushing her dignity, and exposed her before everyone.

"Tsk tsk. You humans actually have such a special hobby." The little white tiger understood what was happening already. Those girls and the people in the cage were being sold as a commodity by those fellows who were also humans.

Ye Qingtang's face darkened.

In her previous life, when she came to the black market, she was mostly led by her other martial brothers, and they intentionally avoided the areas with slave trafficking. This was the first time Ye Qingtang witnessed the scene of a slave trafficking.

As the onlookers laughed, the girl who was dragged out cried at the top of her lungs. However, her tears did not bring any compassion and instead excited the buyers.

Right at that instant, a male in luxurious clothes arrived in the crowd with a few followers. While that man was dressed gorgeously, his face was exceptionally hideous, and his twisted features seemed to have been burnt before.

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