The temporary trading market outside Stone Ancient City was still bustling with activity as usual. The merchants were doing business in the open, and many tents were set up on the flat ground.
On this ordinary day, a low-key carriage came from the east. Some merchants sitting on the roadside or in their carriages noticed the carriage, and their eyes were fixed on the young man.
"Hey! That lad is back! "
"What? Where? Oh, it's true. "
"His face is injured. Could it be that the carriage overturned and he's only coming back now?"
"Who cares! It's good that he's back alive. Hehehe! Hey! Banker, pay up! "
A merchant by the name of Tatapu shouted happily. When the young man left, some of the bored merchants opened a bet to see if the young man could come back alive in a week.
As a result, most of the people thought that he would definitely die on this trip, and most of them bet that he would die. Of course, there were also people who did the opposite. Tatapu and a few other merchants boldly bought the movable type, and they were now excitedly holding the words on which they had written to receive their money.
After a while, the merchants who liked to join in the fun gathered around. Some of the merchants who were still discussing business could not help but run over to see how the "brave" young man came back alive after venturing into the Demon Race's territory.
The sound of rolling wheels could be heard, and the merchants with sharp ears could tell that the carriage was empty.
"Hey? Didn't he leave with a carriage full of goods that day? Why is it gone when he returned? "
"He must have been robbed by the Demon Race."
"Then it's pretty good that he came back alive."
The merchants joked.
At this moment, the young man walked in front of them expressionlessly.
"Phew! Phew! "
He pulled the reins, and the horse slowly came to a stop. At this moment, he already looked like a coachman. At this moment, a short merchant with a wide head and big ears squeezed through the crowd, and came in front of the young man. He chuckled and said:
"Impressive, lad! I was right about you. "
He was Tatapu, a merchant in the textile business, who had just received his inheritance.
Raas smiled and did not say anything. He ignored the merchants' questions and shouted: "Please make way, I'm returning the carriage."
Seeing that the young man didn't say anything after returning, the merchants couldn't help but become even more curious.
"Hey, hey, young man, what did you encounter? Tell us."
One of the merchants couldn't help but shout. They followed closely behind the carriage, asking as they walked.
"That's right. It's not like I'll lose anything by telling you."
"Don't be so stingy."
Raas glanced at them, then rolled his eyes and said, "What's there to say? It's just like that."
"What do you mean? Why don't you tell me the details? Where are you going?"
"It's on the other side of the mountain."
Raas said calmly.
The other side of the mountain? The merchants turned around at the same time and looked at the huge mountain.
How could this be? Let's not talk about whether or not the carriage would be able to board, who would believe that the return trip would only take three days?
"Is there someone who doesn't want you to talk?"
"Believe it or not, I am indeed on the other side of the mountain." Raas said with a smile that was not a smile. This made the hearts of the merchants itch. This feeling of not knowing what they wanted was torturous. They were all cursing this stinking brat in their hearts, but their faces still looked amiable.
"Where are your goods? They couldn't have been stolen by the demons, right? "
"That's right. Did you encounter any demons? Were there many terrifying demons there?"
"Yes, there were many." Raas immediately replied.
There were demons? But he was safe and sound?
The merchants looked at each other, finding it strange.
"Then how did you escape?"
They were puzzled. Logically speaking, a carriage loaded with goods couldn't be faster than the terrifying demons, not to mention that it was in a forest that was disadvantageous to them. It was easy to be ambushed.
"They wanted to catch me, so I threw them some meat. When they were full, they naturally let me go."
The corners of Raas' mouth curled up as he said in a strange tone. The merchants were stunned. They immediately understood that this stinking brat was taking revenge on them for joking about him before. He really was a vengeful brat.
At this time, a rich merchant stood up and said, "Hey, kid, here's a hundred dollars. Tell me."
He held a banknote in his hand and spoke to the youth with an arrogant expression. He was sure that the youth wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of a hundred dollars. Not long after the youth left, the nosy merchants found out about his background. They all knew that Raas was an orphan who had lost his parents and was originally a resident of Stone City.
The disaster this time had caused all the residents of Stone City to become penniless. Logically speaking, he should be in need of money right now.
However, to everyone's surprise, he waved his hand and said, "Thank you, but I don't need it."
With that, he drove the carriage back to the stables, leaving the merchants looking at him anxiously.
The merchant, Tatap, was very observant. He could tell at a glance that the youth's clothes were a little strange. He had been selling clothes for so many years that he could roughly tell where most of the clothes in the world were produced with just a glance.
However, he had never seen the clothes the youth was wearing before.
Just as he returned to the stables of the inn, Ah Ji appeared in front of Raas. It turned out that he had been secretly following the crowd.
"Silly! Why didn't you tell them anything? "
Ah Ji said with a frown as he stepped forward to hold the reins.
Raas immediately got down from the carriage and looked at Ah Ji, saying, "Uncle Ah Ji, don't worry. I know what I should do."
Ah Ji had a worried expression, afraid that Raas wouldn't be able to complete his mission. Hearing him say this, he couldn't help but sigh. Then, he raised his head and asked in confusion, "Eh? Where's the little girl? How is she? Has she been cured? "
Hearing this, Raas smiled and said, "Thanks to you, her illness has been cured. However, she hasn't woken up yet. She's still in the City of Trade."
"Oh, that's good. It's good that she's cured. It's good that she's cured. Haha," Ah Ji said with a smile.
However, on second thought, could it be that he was using the girl as a hostage to prevent the youth from escaping?
Thinking of this, Ah Ji broke out in a cold sweat. When he first found out that the big boss wasn't human and had terrifying power, he broke out in a cold sweat. That was an existence that mortals couldn't fight against. He hoped that the youth wouldn't do anything stupid.
According to the rules, Ah Ji arranged lodgings for the youth. He wanted to know what happened to the youth in the City of Trade, but the youth seemed to be hiding something and only gave a simple explanation. Moreover, after he came back, he didn't tell anyone about the City of Trade. Instead, he kept his mouth shut and stayed in the inn. If he didn't go out and tell the merchants, who would know that there was a City of Trade on the other side of the mountain?
Ah Ji couldn't help but become anxious. However, the youth kept telling him not to worry, so how could he not worry?
The next day, Raas didn't eat breakfast and went out early.
After yesterday's afternoon and night's ferment, all the merchants in the temporary market now knew about this matter. They were all curious, eager to know what had happened to the youth in those two or three days.
Raas still didn't answer. He openly appeared in the temporary market and came to a stall selling snacks. He was quite interesting. He ordered every stall and only took a bite of each snack.
When the merchants saw this, they cursed him for being wasteful and were puzzled. When did the youth become so rich?
Therefore, some of the merchants who stayed in the temporary market began to secretly follow the youth and secretly observe him. They saw a large group of merchants following behind the youth like a shadow.
Soon, the more they followed the youth, the more interested they became in the legendary mountain.
"Boss, give me this, this, and this. I want all of them."
The youth bought many women's clothes without even asking for the price.
"A total of one thousand three hundred."
"Here's one thousand five hundred. Keep the change."
The youth took out three five hundred paper notes, which stunned the merchants behind him.
What was the reason for such a poor boy to become so rich all of a sudden? Businessmen were the most obsessed with money. This time, they couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Stop, young man. Let me ask you a question."
A few merchants blocked the youth's path, but Raas wasn't afraid. He carried bags of clothes and looked up at the merchants, saying, "What are you doing? I don't seem to know you. "
The people in front of him looked at each other and then at the youth. "It doesn't matter if you know us or not. We just want to treat you to a meal."
They said.
"No, I have something to do."
The youth refused.
His arrogant appearance made others feel annoyed, but he was actually so confident, which meant that this brat had really made a fortune, because right now he was completely like an arrogant nouveau riche who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
"Hey, here's ten thousand dollars. Tell us what happened these days and the money is yours."
Said a well-dressed merchant with a top hat. The four strong men beside him stared at Raas coldly. This scene made some merchants take a few steps back. They knew that these four were all retired adventurers from the Adventurer's Guild, and they were all red adventurers. To be able to hire them, it must be a very rich boss.
Raas didn't appreciate it. He said no and turned to leave.
"Hmph, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
Before the merchant could finish his sentence, Raas suddenly felt as if his shoulder was clamped by an iron clamp, and he couldn't move at all. He saw a burly man put his hand on his shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, he was lifted up. Before the merchants could react, the young man had disappeared, leaving only a few bags on the ground.
"What are you looking at?"
A former red adventurer bodyguard glared at the crowd. The merchants who didn't dare to cause trouble scattered. No one knew where the youth was taken.
At this time, the clothes seller picked up the bags of clothes.
"Wu wu!! Let me go! "
Raas, who was gagged, was suddenly released. He staggered to the ground and ate a mouthful of sand. He quickly stood up and found himself in the wilderness. There was no one around.
In front of him were four unfriendly strangers and a smiling man in a suit. He leaned on his cane and came in front of Raas to pick up the wallet that Raas dropped on the ground.
"Ho ho, you used the best cloth. Where did you get the coins? Hmm? I've never seen money before. "
The merchant took out a silver coin from the wallet, held it with his index finger and thumb, and put it in front of his eyes.
"Give it back!"
"Be honest."
Raas suddenly shouted, but he was immediately held down by two bodyguards. The coin in the merchant's hand fell. He saw the youth on the ground through his index finger and thumb. From his point of view, the youth seemed to be easily pinched by him.
"As I guessed, the place you went to has a new civilization, right?"
He walked to the youth. Raas saw the youth's shoes, but he couldn't raise his head. The merchant looked down at the youth on the ground and asked coldly, "If you don't want to suffer some physical pain, then answer my question obediently. Where did your money come from?"
Raas gritted his teeth and said, "I found it on the mountain."
Suddenly, he felt pain in his hand. The sharpened cane was stabbed into the back of his hand.
"Ah!!"
Raas shouted, but immediately pressed his head down and pressed his face to the ground.
"Loosen."
After about ten seconds, the merchant raised his hand and had his men grab Raas's hair to show him.
At this moment, Raas's face had the expression he wanted: fear and uneasiness.
He smiled and said, "If you say it now, you can still keep your hand, but it might not be the case later. Don't throw your life away for some money. This is my life advice for you, little brother."
Raas sobbed and said, "I-I'll say it. You won't believe me even if I say it."
"It's my problem whether you believe me or not. It's your problem whether you say it or not. Do you understand?"
The merchant raised his cane and slid it up Raas's stomach until it was at his throat. He looked at him with a terrifying gaze and asked, "Do you understand?"
Raas didn't dare to make too big of a movement. He looked just like those who were frightened.
"I-I understand."
After saying that, the merchant let go of the cane after two seconds. He looked back and saw that the bodyguard behind him had brought a small folding chair from somewhere and placed it on the ground. He sat on it, crossed his legs, propped his right cheek, and looked at the youth like a listener ready to listen to a story.
"Speak."
Just like that, young Raas was' forced 'to tell the things that he had always wanted others to know. He told them about the tunnel, the City of Trades, and how the demons and humans lived together. He also told them that the mayor of the city was a human.
The merchant was shocked and confused, thinking that the youth was talking nonsense.
But looking at the youth, he wouldn't dare to lie even if he had ten times the courage. This was even more strange. Since when could demons and humans live together?
The merchant's eyebrows rose and fell as he pondered.
If there really was such a city, then the market there would be enormous. Even if one didn't have a business mind, as long as they had the courage, they could casually bring a cart of goods there and make a fortune.
The merchant was also tempted, but he was still a little afraid. What if the youth's words were both true and false?
He rolled his eyes and suddenly looked at the youth and said, "What other evidence do you have other than this bag of money? Also, why would they give you so much money for no reason?"
Hearing this, the youth lowered his head.
"Good! You're still hiding something from us! You're courting death! "The merchant raised his cane and was about to hit him.
"Wait! Don't hit me! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! "
Raas panicked.
"Talk!!"
"Okay, I'll talk, but you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone."
The youth said.
The merchant's face was strange. Don't tell anyone? There was something wrong with this youth! He must have done something inhumane!
He smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you."
The young man still had a reluctant look on his face. Then, he said with a solemn expression,
"I sold my sister."
Hearing this, the merchant and the bodyguards were all shocked.
"What!! Sold? "
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