Chapter 137: The Black Market
Two thousand miles to the north of Sihai City is Dark Moon City, Xiao Yu flew at full speed, and entered Dark Moon City that night, unlike the city in the south, there is no Holy See guard to enforce the law here, and the strong are respected, that is to say, everything speaks by strength.
Although the security of Dark Moon City is relatively chaotic, the monks who come and go here are no less than those of Four Seas City, on the contrary, the floating population of Dark Moon City is more than that of Four Seas City, and it is also more prosperous, not because of anything else, just because there is the largest black market in the Western Yuan Continent.
People who don't know may wonder why there is the largest black market in the Western Yuan Continent in this bare Dark Moon City, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, in places where the Holy See is strictly controlled, everything is decided by the Holy See, all the rules are formulated by the Holy See, and it is very difficult to develop the black market, and the Blood Moon City and the Slanting Moon City in the north are the lair of the Blood Clan, and where there is a Blood Clan, for human beings, it is tantamount to the land of death.
No one would be stupid enough to go to the lair of the Blood Clan to develop a black market, so Darkmoon City, where the strength of both the Blood Clan and the Holy See is relatively weak, has become the largest black market. Some people may ask, since neither the Blood Clan nor the Holy See can control this place, how can they ensure the safety of their transactions.
The so-called no rules are not a circle, and the market without security naturally cannot develop, therefore, Dark Moon City also has a strong organizational force to ensure the safety of black market transactions, but the forces behind the black market are relatively secretive and will not be easily exposed, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that this black market is secretly supported by the Nine Great Palaces.
The strength of a single sect in the Nine Great Palaces is neither comparable to that of the Holy See nor the Blood Clan, but the Nine Great Palaces have never asked whether they are right or wrong, and have no intention of getting involved in the political struggles of the Western Yuan Continent, so the Blood Clan and the Holy See have always acquiesced to the existence of the Nine Great Palaces.
The people of the Holy See and the Blood Clan are also actively participating in the black market transactions, and it is believed that both sides know that the forces behind this black market are the Nine Great Palaces, but they have remained silent. It's not that these two forces don't want to take it for themselves, but they don't have that ability, although the Nine Great Palaces have declined, but the existence of millions of old sects has a deep heritage, how can it be so easy to conquer, it really annoys the Nine Great Palaces, the nine sects are united, and it is not known who wins and who loses.
Therefore, whether it is the Holy See or the Blood Clan, they are mainly interested in wooing and appeasing the Nine Great Palaces, and they will never take the initiative to provoke any of them. Of course, there is no idea of fighting the black market. Although the annual profits of the black market make them red-eyed.
Xiao Yu naturally didn't know the mystery of this, so he was careful along the way, never easily provoked people, and never stayed outside.
After entering Dark Moon City, Xiao Yu found a street inn that looked good and lived in it, to Xiao Yu's surprise, the consumption here was ridiculously expensive, and the inn was 3,000 white crystals a day, which was twice as expensive as the small courtyard where Xiao Yu lived in Sihai City. Eat a meal of a thousand white crystals.
Although the price is a little expensive, but the innkeeper said, living here 100% guarantees the safety of the customer's life, if you think it is expensive, you can go to those small inns in the corner, the price is cheap, only a few hundred white crystals for a night, I am afraid that after you live in, you will never see the sun the next day.
For the sake of safety, Xiao Yu still stayed in this inn, and learned from the innkeeper that the most famous thing in Dark Moon City is the black market, so Xiao Yu planned to go to the black market at night to see if he could find out the news of the Yin Fire.
Xiao Yu's room is in the westernmost part of the second floor, when Xiao Yu walked to his room, it happened that the door of the next room creaked open, and a beautiful aqua green figure walked out, passing by Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu suddenly turned around, but unfortunately only saw a carved side face and a slender back.
What a beautiful woman!" Xiao Yu exclaimed in his heart. Although Xiao Yu is not an animal that thinks with his lower body, he can't help but be moved by the woman's beauty, because this woman is indeed amazingly beautiful. Even compared with Caifeng, Li Qingyao and others, it is not inferior, and even has a little more style.
But Xiao Yu only praised in his heart, and then opened the door and walked into his room.
The conditions of the inn are much worse than those of Sihai City, but most of the people who settle here are monks who walk the rivers and lakes all year round, as long as they can ensure the safety of life. Xiao Yu didn't pay much attention to it. After a brief tidying up, he lay on the bed and pretended to sleep.
The night is as cool as water, and the dark moon is like a hook! The night in Dark Moon City comes very early, as the name suggests, Dark Moon, Dark Moon, Dark Moon The moon in Dark Moon City is very low and very dark, as if it has been absorbed into the essence, and the wood spirit hangs in the gray sky.
At night, Darkmoon City comes alive and is more bustling and noisy than during the day. From the east of the city to the west of the city, from the south of the city to the north of the city, the whole city is brightly lit. Magic weapon shops, pill shops, spirit beast shops, inns, restaurants, brothels are all open to welcome customers, of course, these are just the appearance of Dark Moon City, and the more attractive Dark Moon City is underground.
This is the black market of Dark Moon City, the Dark Moon City on the ground is only one-tenth of the entire Dark Moon City, and the underground is the real Dark Moon City.
Pushing the window and seeing the crowd on the street, they all rushed towards the central square of Dark Moon City, Xiao Yu knew that the black market was open, so he immediately packed his luggage, closed the door, and walked out of the inn.
Coincidentally, as soon as Xiao Yu walked out of the inn, he bumped into a water-green delicate figure head-on, and he bumped into it without warning. "Peng!" There was a muffled sound, and the water-green figure was hit by Xiao Yu and "kicked" backwards several steps in a row, and then stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Ouch!" The woman in green who was knocked down by Xiao Yu let out a painful snort, and then looked at Xiao Yu in front of her with an aggrieved face.
It's her! Xiao Yu was stunned! What a beautiful woman, Xiao Yu recognized that the woman in the green dress was the woman who lived next door to Xiao Yu, and when she passed by, she only saw a side face, Xiao Yu guessed that the woman must be very beautiful, but she didn't expect it to be so thrilling.
"Why is this person like this, he doesn't help people when he knocks them down"
"yes, no quality at all"
"I think he did it on purpose, and when he saw that people were beautiful, he deliberately hit others, wanting to take the opportunity to rub oil"
"That's right, you see his saliva is pouring out, he must be a womanizer"
This is an era of looking at faces, and the beauty of the woman in the green dress deeply impressed everyone present, so everyone preconceived that it was the woman Xiao Yu went to bump into.
Xiao Yu's stunned kung fu caused public anger, and in order to block the mouths of the people, Xiao Yu still walked over and helped the woman in the green dress up. It was cold in the hand, and the woman's hand seemed to have just been pulled out of the ice cave, maybe it was cold! Xiao Yu didn't think much about it, after all, the weather was now late autumn, and the weather in the north was very cold at night.
"Girl, are you alright?" Xiao Yu asked with a concerned face, looking at the woman's pair of talking eyes, Xiao Yu actually heard his heartbeat. What a strange feeling, could it be that I am attracted to this woman?
"It's okay!" the woman in the green dress shook her head slightly, and stood up with her skirt gently holding onto the hem of her skirt.
"It's okay! Farewell!" Xiao Yu nodded and turned to leave. It's really impossible to go, the woman seems to have a kind of magic power, which deeply attracts Xiao Yu and stimulates the desire that Xiao Yu has suppressed for a long time in her heart. Xiao Yu didn't dare to guarantee that if she stayed with the woman again, she would not make a mistake.
Xiao Yu also wondered if the woman had used any charm magic on herself, but when Xiao Yu's divine sense was repeatedly scanned on the woman in the green skirt, she couldn't feel the other party's mana fluctuations at all, it seemed that she was too worried, maybe the woman herself was this kind of charm physique, after coming to the Xiyuan Continent, Xiao Yu knew that everything that was unreasonable was possible here, so Xiao Yu chose to stay away from the woman in the green dress.
The "childe" woman in the green dress was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something like thanks, but when she turned her head, there was no longer Xiao Yu's figure, the woman's eyes flashed, she shook her head, turned around and walked back to the inn.
Getting rid of the woman in the green skirt, Xiao Yu's heart was relieved, and he finally got rid of it! I don't know why I've always been impulsive lately, a little hatred can instantly stimulate my murderous aura, and a woman who meets in the water can also confuse her mind, what's wrong with herself? Xiao Yu faintly felt that there was something wrong with her body. When you have time, you have to check it out.
The central square of Dark Moon City is two kilometers wide and four kilometers long, with a total of eighteen entrances leading to the underground black market, Xiao Yu was stopped by a lewd-looking young monk as soon as he walked to the central square, "Young man, do you need a guide?"
"Guide?" Xiao Yu was stunned, is there still this business in Dark Moon City?
"Yes, it's the tour guide! Shaoxia is the first time to come to Dark Moon City, right?" asked the young cultivator with an enthusiastic face.
"What?" Seeing that the other party was a little overly enthusiastic, Xiao Yu secretly raised his vigilance, this is a professional habit developed after so many years of birth and death, there is no hatred for no reason in this world, and there is no love for no reason, the other party is so enthusiastic, there must be a plan.
"The guide of Darkmoon City is a special profession here, because the black market streets are crisscrossed and the terrain is extremely complicated, all first-time visitors to Darkmoon City generally need a guide, otherwise it will be difficult to get out if you enter?" explained the young monk.
"So that's the case!" Xiao Yu suddenly realized, it seemed that he was too careful.
"Yes! The black market in Dark Moon City not only has complex terrain, but also has a chaotic order, some places are very safe, and some places hide murderous intentions, so it is absolutely cost-effective for Shaoxia to hire a guide, my pangolin is not only familiar with all the terrain of the black market, but also has a relationship with the major leaders of the underground forces, which can definitely ensure the safety of Shaoxia" The young monk spared no effort to brag to Xiao Yu about his worth.
"How much does it cost to hire a guide?" Xiao Yu interrupted the other party's self-recommendation and asked rhetorically.
"It's not expensive! a golden crystal a day!" Seeing that Xiao Yu seemed to have been moved by his sincerity, the young monk suddenly had chrysanthemums blooming on his face, and said with a sneering smile.
"One golden crystal a day, that is, ten thousand white crystals a day! It is indeed not expensive," Xiao Yu muttered expressionlessly.