C37

Jiang City was very close to Song Yuanyuan, which was why the Falling Cloud Sect had only set out the day before the competition. Everyone was moving very fast along the way, and by the time dawn arrived, they were already at Song Yuanyuan's residence.

Just looking at the city walls, the city wall was at least two times as tall and thick as the county city itself. The city gate was like the mouth of an ancient beast, and once a person walked through it, they would sink into the darkness, as if they had been swallowed by a giant beast.

Many disciples of the Falling Cloud Sect were pointing at the city. Most of them had never been to the city before, so when they saw the majestic and tall stature of the city, they couldn't help but excitedly talk about it.

Zhao Kui was also observing the city and he discovered that the ordinary soldiers of the city were all first or second stage Hou Tian warriors, while the captain had the strength of third stage, and even the captain had the strength of fifth stage, although his strength was not very strong, but the murderous aura that these disciples could not compare with.

They arrived at an inn and rested. This time, the disciples of the Falling Cloud Sect were led by the Sect Leader of the Falling Cloud Sect, Ye Nan. After everyone had dinner, they freely controlled their time.

Zhao Kui, Hu Xing, Zhang Zhi, and Cao Yuan decided to take a walk around Song Yuan's Prefecture City to relax and relieve the pressure from the competition.

Although it was already night, the shops were still abnormally busy, and luxurious carriages came and went. Everyone hesitated for a moment, not knowing which direction to go. Although Hu Xing had come to Song Yuan's house, he had only rushed about a little before leaving, and was still unfamiliar with Song Yuan Manor.

Just as everyone was hesitating, a carriage stopped in front of them. This carriage was larger than ordinary carriages and its decorations were quite luxurious. The carriage driver said to Zhao Kui and the others, "Little brothers, should we find a good place to enjoy ourselves in Song Yuan Manor?"

The driver had good eyesight. From the hesitation and confusion in their eyes, they could guess the difficulties of the crowd. He continued, "The best place in this Song Yuan Manor at night is beside the Song Yuan River. The riverside is brightly lit and the scenery is beautiful beyond compare.

After hearing the driver's introduction, everyone was a bit moved. They got on the carriage and had the driver bring them to the Song Yuen River bank.

In less than half an hour, the carriage came to a halt. The driver then said, "My young friends, we've already reached the ground!"

Zhao Kui and the others came down to take a look. Song Yuanhe was not big, and his width was about three to four hundred feet. There were several stone bridges built on the river and they were all made of white jade. Whether it was on the bridge, on the shore, or even on the trees beside the river, they were all hung with lights of various colors. Whether it was on the bridge, on the shore, or even on the trees beside the river, they were all hung with lights of various colors.

Everyone first walked along the river bank and enjoyed the scenery along the river bank. The Song Yuen River was sparkling, making the reflections of the various lamps look like the stars in the sky, flickering and flickering. The trees on the shore were lush and verdant.

The few of them walked along the road for a while before they finally started to care about the shops by the river. The shops by the river were well-decorated and each of them used their own skills to attract customers.

The few of them looked around and saw a shop called the Mysterious Objects Pavilion. They walked into it. The decorations of the shop were simple and unadorned, and a wave of natural grandeur assaulted their faces.

A naturally dressed female shop assistant walked over, respectfully bowed to them, and didn't look down on them just because they were still youths of around sixteen years of age. She then said, "Welcome to our Mysterious Objects Pavilion, allow me to introduce you to our Mysterious Objects Pavilion first, the Mysterious Objects Pavilion is divided into three levels, the first level is the most inferior of the items, the second level is more precious than the first, and the third level is only accessible to our Mysterious Objects Pavilion guests."

After the shop assistant finished talking, they all felt that this treasure trove was not simple. After introducing it, the shop assistant then left, leaving them to look at and purchase it on their own. They only told them to call her when they needed her.

The few of them started looking around the first floor. The first floor was filled with expensive items that were easy to see. There were many different types of precious jade, agate, and other accessories.

Zhao Kui walked to the side of a crystal that was as clear as water. The crystal was not big, only about ten centimeters in diameter, it was not a circular shape, and its surface was slightly undulating. It did not have any impurities.

One of the cicadas was flapping its wings and screeching, while the mantis was silently raising its dual blades with the intention to chop at the cicada. For some reason, the two little bugs were sealed within the crystal, causing the price of the crystal to increase significantly. This item could be worthy of the title "Mysterious item"!

"Boss, come take a look at this!" The voice that entered his ears was Zhang Zhi's voice.

When Zhao Kui went over to take a look, it was a red, yellow, and green jade artifact. The upper part of the jade artifact was shaped like a red silk thread, while the lower part was shaped like a yellow silk thread, and below it was yellow and green. The bottom part was carved into a peach-shaped object, and at the very bottom, there was actually green jade leaves.

"Boss, I just saw it was a peach, but I didn't expect it to be a jade. I was curious about it at the time, what is this strange item doing with a peach? I carefully looked at it and realized that I was wrong. This time I really lost everything!" Zhang Zhi said with a simple and honest smile.

"Come on, you stupid thing, when did you not lose your face?" Zhao Kui rolled his eyes.

"Hehe, this Mysterious Objects Pavilion really deserves this name. The items here are extremely rare, and every single one of them is worth quite a bit!" Zhang Zhi continued.

"This is only the first level, and I can see so many good things. However, most of them aren't of much use to us. Let's go upstairs and take a look!" Zhao Kui suggested to them when he saw that this layer was mostly for decoration and had very little use to him.

"Alright, let's go upstairs and take a look!" Although they were disciples of wealthy families and could afford to spend a lot of money, they could still afford to buy items on this floor. However, they were not so wasteful as to spend money to buy things that could only be seen but had no actual use.

"Please wait a moment, I need to speak to the person in charge at the upper level. They will receive you next." The sales clerk said to them politely, then went upstairs.

After a while, the shop assistant came down and politely invited them upstairs. After they went upstairs, a lady, who was dressed inconspicuously but seemed to have a hidden meaning, greeted them.

Everyone began to take a closer look at the second floor.