The "city" is naturally a place to trade goods, buy and sell things.

West City, located in the westernmost part of the Savage City,

Named after the direction, it is a trading place specially opened up by the city lord's mansion, and there is a special person to govern it.

Not only can any item be freely traded in the West Market, but there is also a special military garrison to protect the absolute security of the West City.

At this moment, in the West Market, a man and a woman are walking aimlessly on the streets.

Gu Qingzhou and Xia Wanyan looked east and west, very curious about the items bought and sold in those stalls.

Although Gu Qingzhou had been to the Wild City a few times before, he had never been to this West Market, so he couldn't help but have a strong curiosity about this place.

And Xia Wanyan has been in the Taoist Sect since she was a child, and she has never had the opportunity to contact the noisy markets outside, so she is also extremely curious.

The two of them looked towards the many stalls, and saw that there were all kinds of items placed on the stalls, and the stall owners were constantly shouting and lively. Some stalls have huge night pearls on them, which attract many onlookers to marvel, and some sell all kinds of panacearies, which are fragrant;

However, the most eye-catching thing was one of the stalls, which was not selling goods, but a little girl who was only five or six years old.

Gu Qingzhou couldn't help but stop and look at the stall, only to see that the stall owner was a middle-aged man, with a somewhat thin body, a hungry yellow face, a shabby linen clothes, and a few puddings on it.

The middle-aged man's eyes were glazed, and he looked at the crowd of people coming and going around him with some numbness. There is a wooden plaque erected next to it, on which are crookedly engraved a few words: "The family is poor and unable to raise it, so they sell their women as slaves, as long as five taels of silver." ”

Gu Qingzhou's heart trembled, he had been an orphan since he was a child, he had been deeply touched at this moment, and he couldn't help but think that if he hadn't been picked up by the drunkard, maybe he would have also become a slave now, or he would have been eaten by wild beasts a long time ago.

"Only five taels of silver?"

Gu Qingzhou muttered softly in his mouth, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

"It's only five taels of silver for a mere human life, and it's so humble?" Gu Qingzhou sighed deeply in his heart. You must know that the meal they had in Yanguilou just now cost them fifty taels.

"Gu Qingzhou, what's wrong with you?" Xia Wanyan on the side saw Gu Qingzhou stop, so she turned around and asked him.

Gu Qingzhou shook his head and quickly moved his gaze elsewhere, he really couldn't bear to look at the father and daughter.

At this time, someone inquired about the voice: "A five or six-year-old girl still needs five taels of silver, are you afraid that you want to go crazy for money?"

The stall owner hurriedly explained: "Don't look at her as a girl, as long as she is given food, she can do any job." ”

"Bah, five taels of silver is enough to go to Chunfeng Building for a good night, what can I do if I buy a female doll, lose money!" The man next to him continued: "But if it's two taels of silver, I can consider it!"

The middle-aged man's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he pleaded in his mouth: "Ertael, it's too little, you see how well-behaved and sensible my daughter is." My lord, see if you can add some more. ”

"It's just two taels, not a penny more! I have to see if it will be a money-losing product in the future, and I can't afford such a big risk. The man said.

The middle-aged man's face hesitated for a while, looking extremely reluctant and unwilling, but in the end he nodded in response.

Gu Qingzhou's face sank obviously.

"Are you okay?" Xia Wanyan saw that Gu Qingzhou looked a little wrong, so she asked.

"Did you see that?" Gu Qingzhou asked rhetorically.

Xia Wanyan nodded, looking at Gu Qingzhou with some puzzlement: "Selling children and daughters has been going on since ancient times, isn't it a normal thing?"

Gu Qingzhou sighed deeply, and said softly, "You are all wrong. ”

"Are we all wrong?" Xia Wanyan was even more puzzled.

Gu Qingzhou looked up at her and said, "It's the wrong concept, the world's concept is wrong." All men are created equal, so why should they be bought and sold like a commodity?"

Xia Wanyan looked at Gu Qingzhou with some astonishment, what she had learned since she was a child was that there was a difference between respect and inferiority, and ethics were common. Now she suddenly met a teenager who said to her, "The world is wrong", which is how to believe her.

"People are born with high and low, and the Son of Heaven is respected and governs everything in the world. If not, wouldn't there be chaos in this world?" Xia Wanyan said.

Gu Qingzhou suddenly smiled, not knowing whether he was laughing at Xia Wanyan's words or laughing at the concept of this world, and said: "Is the world really fair today? The high-ranking people control the power and government, and they have no worries about food and clothing, glory and wealth, but the poor people have been reduced to the point of selling their children and daughters in order to survive. Is this the world you call the truth of ethics, religious rituals?"

Xia Wanyan was speechless and couldn't quibble, at this moment, something seemed to collapse in her heart. She suddenly felt that the truths she had learned and practiced since she was a child were all wrong, and the world seemed to be wrong.

Xia Wanyan shook her head suddenly, her eyes were full of confusion, and she asked, "What kind of world is right?"

Gu Qingzhou's heart moved slightly, and he said slowly: "At least I think everyone should be equal!"

"Everyone is equal?" Xia Wanyan said softly.

Her heart suddenly trembled, and she couldn't imagine it: "What would happen if everyone in the world was really equal? Will it fall into chaos or will it become better?"

She couldn't help but shake her head, and her heart was already in turmoil.

Gu Qingzhou smiled slightly, he knew that it was obviously impossible for Xia Wanyan to believe in the world he had sketched in his heart at this moment.

What's more, even he doesn't know at this moment that what he thinks in his heart must be right, perhaps, even he himself is wrong.

Gu Qingzhou shook his head, not thinking about these things that were too far away for the time being.

"Let's think about how to sell your sword pills!" Gu Qingzhou changed the subject.

Xia Wanyan also came back to her senses, then thought for a moment, and said, "I heard that there is a treasure pavilion here, which is also set up by the city lord's mansion, which can not only identify the value of various treasures, but also be listed for sale. However, in the case of the latter, there is a certain service fee. ”

"I don't think we can go to this Treasure Pavilion?" Gu Qingzhou said.

After all, neither of them has any experience in buying and selling things, so it is better to let this Treasure Pavilion sell on their behalf, which can save the two of them some trouble.

Not long after, Gu Qingzhou and Xia Wanyan came to a three-story attic.

The two of them stood in front of the door of this magnificent attic and looked up, only to see the three big characters "Treasure Pavilion" hanging on the plaque above their heads.

The plaque is made of pure gold, which is resplendent and luxurious.

Gu Qingzhou smacked his tongue secretly when he saw it, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "This City Lord's Mansion is really rich, and if you don't have money in the future, maybe you can 'borrow some' from him." ”

"Let's go. ”

The two looked at each other, and Xia Wanyan said.

"Whew!"

Gu Qingzhou took a deep breath, looking a little nervous, after all, it was the first time he had come to this kind of place since he was a child.

After entering the Treasure Pavilion, both of them were dazzled by the dazzling array of rare items.

Xia Wanyan's performance was quite normal, after all, she was from the Dao Sect and was a Dao Sect saintess, so her vision was naturally quite high, so she was only a little surprised, but she recovered quickly.

However, Gu Qingzhou, who has been living in Lingjian with drunkards since he was a child, although he has also been to the wild city a few times, but it is just for life, and this kind of place is really the first time to come.

Seeing Gu Qingzhou's appearance, Xia Wanyan gently touched him with her arm, signaling him not to show it too obviously, but there was obviously a smile on the cherry mouth.

"Silly boy. Xia Wanyan scolded while laughing.

Gu Qingzhou shook his head, trying to make himself act as normal as possible.

"May I ask what treasure Miss Childe wants to identify?"

An extremely tactful voice came into the ears of the two, Gu Qingzhou and Xia Wanyan couldn't help but look over, only to see a maid with excellent appearance and temperament standing in front of them.

This maid has an excellent figure, good appearance, and it is worth mentioning the temperament that exudes invisibly on her body, neither humble nor arrogant, which makes people feel very comfortable when they see it.

Xia Wanyan took out the sword pill and handed it to the maid for inspection, and said, "The sword pill made by the Taoist Sect." ”

Hearing the word "Daozong", Rao is maid has undergone strict training, but her face has also changed slightly, and she looks more rigorous.

The maid said very respectfully: "Since it was created by the Dao Sect, it is naturally priceless. This villain can't be the master for the time being, and I invite the two Haihan to follow the villain upstairs, and I will ask a special treasure connoisseur to help the two identify. ”

The second floor is the place where the treasure pavilion is used to identify valuable treasures, and there is a special treasure connoisseur, who can more authoritatively and accurately determine the value of treasures, and has better privacy and security.

Seeing the maid's reaction, Gu Qingzhou couldn't help but secretly say to Mo Yuyan: "I didn't expect your Dao Sect's things to be so valuable. ”

Xia Wan said proudly: "That's nature!"

"If I secretly refine a batch of items and buy them here in the future, wouldn't I be going to make a fortune. Gu Qingzhou's heart secretly calculated, he seemed to have suddenly found a way to make a fortune.

After a while, the maid led the two to the door of a cubicle on the second floor. Gu Qingzhou's eyes swept casually, and he saw a wooden sign with very exquisite workmanship hanging on the door, and the word "earth" was engraved on the wooden card.

This is the division of the grade of the treasure connoisseur in the Treasure Pavilion, which is divided into "heaven, earth, Xuan, and yellow."

"Four grades. The "Yellow" and "Xuan" class connoisseurs can only identify some ordinary treasures on the first floor, while the "earth" and "heaven" level connoisseurs are on the second floor and are responsible for identifying some rare and precious treasures.

"The two of you waited, and let the villain go first. ”

The maid said to Gu Qingzhou and the others. After saying that, he knocked on the door, and after receiving the consent of the person inside the door, he entered the compartment.

Gu Qingzhou was a little bored and began to look around.

"Hey, don't run around. Xia Wanyan stood in place, couldn't help but be a little worried, and reminded.

Gu Qingzhou waved his hand and was still wandering around.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel a strange aura, and he couldn't help but look at the source of the aura, only to see a charm posted on a door.

Gu Qingzhou approached, and was shocked in his heart: "This is, summoning yin talismans?"