A small city somewhere in Jiangnan.
A girl sat at a street corner, selling umbrellas from a stall.
"Gentlemen, would you like to buy an umbrella? My umbrellas are really good."
The three Qi Refining Stage cultivators saw a beauty without equal and could not suppress their desire to possess her, so they tried to snatch her away. Instead, the girl kicked them into a corner of an alley and gave them a brutal beating, taking their gold, silver, and every valuable possession. Robbery brought money quickly, but it did not feel like earning it through the toil of honest trade.
After packing up her stall, Bai Yujun put on a bamboo hat and headed straight out of the city.
It was time to sell off some of the stolen goods in her hands at the black market. Carrying them around only wasted storage bag space. She had already sold all the good items to the Chunyang outpost; what remained were Demonic Cultivator spoils and a small amount of ore. Bai Yujun wanted to see whether there were any treasures there. So many stories spoke of someone buying an ancient divine artifact from a small stall, then sweeping through all sides and building a great dominion. Perhaps a snake could do the same.
Before leaving the city, she bought a common Scholar's Robe, put on a veil, and sprinkled herself with medicinal powder that altered her scent.
After thinking it over, she made herself a pair of gloves from several pieces of cloth.
She used S-shaped footwork as she left the city, traveling more than ten li before arriving at an abandoned village.
The black market's location had been revealed by those three Qi Refining Stage cultivators—or rather, after being beaten senseless, they had told her everything they knew without