"Where did these things come from?" Huang Fei was extremely surprised.
The white ape didn't answer, but casually picked up a wild ginseng, threw it into his mouth, and took a few bites.
Bah bah.
It seemed that it disliked the bad taste of the wild ginseng, so it took several mouthfuls and spit it out.
Huang Fei felt distressed when she saw it. This little monkey must be wasting too much. That wild ginseng root is at least a hundred years old and is worth a lot of money.
Crunch——
At this time, Gu Chen's door suddenly opened and he walked out.
"Senior Chen." Concubine Huang was surprised and shouted quickly.
Gu Chen just nodded, looked at Bai Yuan, and frowned.
"Where did these things come from?"
He was immersed in cultivation these days and had no time to care about the white ape.
Ever since entering Tanlang City, this monkey has been like a wild horse running wild, disappearing from time to time.
"Zhizhi."
The white ape's eyes wandered, he took out a golden fruit and took a few bites without making a sound.
"I don't care where you come from. It's best to send it back to someone else. I don't care what happens to you."
He shook his head angrily.
These things looked stolen at first glance, but the white ape was used to being wild and he didn't bother to scold it.
Anyway, this monkey is very smart and strong, so he won't run into much trouble.
"Miss Huang, why did you come to see me?"
Gu Chen turned around and asked Huang Fei. His consciousness sensed that Huang Fei had been wandering outside the house for a long time, so he came out to take a look.
"I……"
Huang Fei was a little speechless. For some reason, she felt that Gu Chen seemed to be even more indifferent today than before, exuding an aura that made people feel distant.
"But Patriarch Huang is out of seclusion?" Gu Chen guessed when seeing Huang Fei didn't answer.
Patriarch Huang wants the Nine Yin Stone in his hand, and Concubine Huang said she would come to negotiate the price with him as soon as he comes out of seclusion.
As the owner of the Cangtian Ba Bone, Gu Chen has a great demand for elixirs.
Ordinary people would be intolerable if they took too many elixirs in a short period of time, but he had no such worries. Even the impurities in the elixirs could be easily eliminated through the Tianchen Wanxiang Jue, making his energy pure.
In the past few days, he had practiced hard. It turned out that his cultivation level at the peak of the early stage of supernatural power had finally broken through and he had entered the middle stage of supernatural power. However, the pills on hand were almost exhausted.
The further his cultivation goes, the harder it becomes to improve. If he wants to maintain rapid growth, he needs a lot of elixir resources, so he is a little worried about the old Patriarch Huang.
He planned to sell him all the Jiuyin Stones if the price he offered was right.
As for the fact that the Jiuyin Stone originally belonged to the White Ape, he didn't care at all. The monkey got too excited and threw the stones in the corner of the room without touching them.
"No, grandpa hasn't left seclusion yet."
Concubine Huang quickly shook her head, "According to tradition, Grandpa's retreat time is not short every time. It may take several months."
Once Huang Pingzhang was in seclusion, no matter how big the issue was, she was not allowed to disturb him, so she didn't even have time to talk about the Nine Yin Stone.
"Oh, what is that?" Gu Chen's interest suddenly faded a lot.
Huang Fei pursed her lips and said, "That's right. There is a black market meeting in the city today. As usual, all the heads of the three major factions in Tanlang City will attend. I have just become the head of the house, so I must go, but I am afraid that something unexpected will happen then.
I hope Senior Chen can accompany me for a trip."
Gu Chen understood immediately and nodded. "Okay."
Naturally, if you take money from the Huang family, you have to do things for them, and Concubine Huang is a legitimate request.
Seeing that Gu Chen agreed, Huang Concubine's face was filled with joy. "Then let's set off now, it's getting late."
Gu Chen had no objection, changed his clothes and followed her out.
As for Bai Yuan, he was happily munching on a bunch of medicinal herbs of unknown origin in the house, showing no interest in going out with the two of them.
"Beluga Mansion is a no-no-no zone and a choke point, so the black market trade is particularly developed."
"Almost every city in the prefecture has black market transactions, which are in the hands of different forces, and the profits they bring every year are very considerable."
On the carriage, Huang Fei told Gu Chen about the black market.
The three main characteristics of Beluga Mansion are: chaos, black market, and violence if not accepted.
The black market trade is too important in the White Whale Mansion, directly or indirectly supporting countless forces.
"Does the Huang family also host the black market?" Gu Chen asked curiously.
"No, the Huang family is not strong enough to hold a black market. Even if the three major forces in Tanlang City unite, they will not have enough capabilities."
Huang Fei shook her head.
Black market trade not only requires a strong source of goods, but also requires force.
This type of trade is inherently relatively shady, and the participants are often extremely vicious. Without strong force, there is no way to ensure the stability of the black market.
The Huang family is powerful in Tanlang City, but it is nothing in the entire White Whale Mansion.
"The black market trade in our area is controlled by the Yunyan Sect. They hold a black market every month in Tanlang City."
"The three major forces in the city all cooperate with the Yunyan Sect and sell goods through their channels, so they pay special attention to the black market."
Huang Fei explained that the Huang family has opened many medicine shops and weapon markets. Whether medicinal herbs or weapons, almost all are sold through the Yunyan Sect's channels, so naturally they are very concerned about the black market.
"Let's talk about the other two major forces in the city. Are they the Qian family and the Lan family?" Gu Chen asked.
The current situation in Tanlang City is not stable, and the competition between the three major forces is fierce. The Qian family and the Lan family have never stopped embezzling their ambitions while taking advantage of the decline of the Huang family.
Now that Gu Chen has become a worshiper of the Huang family, he naturally needs to know more about his potential enemies.
"Qian Fengbao, the head of the Qian family, is a monk in the middle stage of supernatural power. He is narrow-minded and vicious. He is self-made and in his prime. The Qian family is prospering in his hands. He is the biggest threat to my Huang family."
Huang Fei answered without thinking, "As for the Lan family, their family does not have monks themselves, but they have a good relationship with the Yunyan Sect and are well-run, so they have strong financial resources. There are two monks in their family, and I heard that they are twins, which is very disappointing.
So annoying."
Gu Chen listened carefully and nodded.
It seems that the strength of these two families is indeed not weak. If the Huang family did not invite him to worship him, and the old head of the Huang family died again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, one of these two families is related to the Yunyan Sect, and the head of the other family is also a monk in the middle stage of supernatural power. The Huang family was able to secure the throne of the largest force in Tanlang City before, which shows that the old Huang family head was astonishingly powerful at his peak.
Gu Chen was born in the Tiannan City City Lord's family. He was not surprised by this kind of competition between family forces. At this time, he already had his own judgment in his heart.
With that said, the venue for the black market has arrived.
The venue was not within the city, but on the outskirts of Tanlang City.
The biggest feature of the black market is that it is not visible to the public. Many people who have enemies or are wanted are unwilling to enter the city, so the venue for the meeting is often chosen in a hidden suburb.
Gu Chen, Huang Fei, and two guards, Liu Yi and Liu Er, arrived at an abandoned and desolate house.