Treasure Pavilion

After Liu Qing left, Xia Qi'an dragged Luo Bingzhong's corpse and handed it over to the Black Armored Army for disposal as if it were a useless item.

His mission was complete.

Afterward, he bid farewell to everyone.

Then, riding the black steed, he returned to Jinling City alone.

This steed was a special gift from the Jinling government, serving as a reward for this mission.

However, the merit points and other silver he acquired from raiding the stronghold would have to wait until the people cleaning up the stronghold finished their meticulous inventory to know the exact amounts.

Upon returning to Jinling, Xia Qi'an immediately sought out Yang Wei.

He not only repaid the six hundred taels of silver he owed but also ordered another bottle of Bone Quenching Fluid from him.

With that.

Xia Qi'an, who originally had two thousand taels of silver in hand.

Had now spent sixteen hundred taels.

Leaving him with just over four hundred taels.

After bidding farewell to Yang Wei.

Xia Qi'an decided to visit the Treasure Pavilion in the city.

He wanted to see what good items the Treasure Pavilion had for sale and, at the same time, prepare to sell the cultivation manuals he possessed.

In truth, Xia Qi'an had some valuable items on hand.

The Golden Body Technique. The Great Strength Vajra Fist.

But these two techniques were impossible to sell.

Let alone the Extreme Wind Thunder Force.

As for the Vital Energy Pill, Xia Qi'an had no idea how much it was worth on the market.

He could let the Treasure Pavilion people appraise it.

It wasn't that he wanted to sell it, he purely just wanted to see how much silver it could fetch.

As for the two techniques he obtained from Black Wind Stronghold, after copying the Iron Claw Skill, he planned to take it to the Treasure Pavilion to sell.

This was because the Treasure Pavilion also dealt in martial artists' goods and accepted cultivation techniques of any grade.

The Treasure Pavilion was located in the most prosperous district of Jinling.

It had branches in various cities throughout You Province.

The entire world was divided into twelve provinces.

You Province was one of them.

And within You Province, there were three dynasties similar to Great Li.

They were the Great Li Dynasty, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the Qiluo Kingdom.

As for prefectural cities like Jinling, there were over forty in the Great Li Dynasty.

Across all of You Province, there were as many as one hundred and twenty.

One could imagine that the Treasure Pavilion, like the Wei Dao Si, was also a powerful and vast organization.

Entering the Treasure Pavilion was like stepping into another world, a wave of luxury washing over him.

The shop was sumptuously decorated, with precious wood, gold ornaments, jade jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy paintings displayed in a dazzling array that was overwhelming.

Inside, the floor was smooth and flat, covered with the finest carpets, making each step soft, silky, and incredibly comfortable.

The Treasure Pavilion had a vast interior, divided into three floors, resembling a magnificent palace.

The first and second floors were for regular transactions, while the third floor housed a unique auction hall.

The hall was built in a circular shape, with a spacious central stage, like a brilliant pearl embedded within.

Yang Wei had mentioned that the Treasure Pavilion happened to be holding a small auction today.

So, he had rushed over with anticipation.

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, Xia Qi'an first looked around.

Then, he found an elderly appraiser and inquired about the market prices.

When Xia Qi'an produced the two cultivation techniques, the old man's demeanor immediately became much warmer.

After all, if this deal went through, he would also receive a considerable commission.

"Young master... are you planning to sell these two techniques?"

Xia Qi'an nodded. "That's right... please give me an appraisal!"

The senior appraiser then valued the Iron Claw Skill at three hundred taels and the Nameless Saber Technique at two hundred and fifty taels.

Xia Qi'an found the prices reasonable and agreed.

Afterward, Xia Qi'an took out a Vital Energy Pill from the wooden box.

The old man's beard almost twitched with laughter upon seeing the item.

However, Xia Qi'an immediately added, "This item is not for sale! ... Please estimate its value for me, so I can see how much silver it's worth!"

The appraisal master's face fell instantly. "Young sir! Vital Energy Pills haven't been seen on the Jinling market for a long time. If you were to put it up for auction, it would fetch at least three thousand taels of silver."

"Perhaps you'd reconsider?"

Hearing this, Xia Qi'an shook his head slightly and put the Vital Energy Pill away with a smile.

As for the Treasure Pavilion, anyone with transaction records there could participate in the auction.

The reason was that the Treasure Pavilion didn't just do business with martial artists.

They also did business with commoners.

From precious jade and gold and silver ware to exotic spices and sachets, etc.

Everything could be bought at the Treasure Pavilion.

However, it was a pity that there were no good items at this auction.

Most of them were rare luxury goods from the Qiluo Kingdom.

Xia Qi'an had no interest.

However, one item did catch Xia Qi'an's attention.

It was a type of soap from the Qiluo Kingdom.

But this soap was very crude, had no scent, and only served the purpose of cleaning.

Unexpectedly, this soap was surprisingly expensive.

A palm-sized bar of Qiluo Kingdom soap cost five taels of silver.

Thus, Xia Qi'an, a Blue Star Person in his past life, had a flash of inspiration, slapped his thigh, and countless money-making ideas surged into his mind.

For example, ideas like making scented soap, cement, glass, refining sugar, and producing salt from seawater flooded his mind like a tide.

If this plan could be successfully implemented and form an industry in the future, it would undoubtedly be a hugely profitable business.

With this thought, Xia Qi'an eagerly rushed home to start preparing for an experiment.

The first thing he decided to try making was scented soap.

This world was not like the ancient society of his past life on Blue Star; the situation was different.

Relying on his memories from his past life, Xia Qi'an quickly purchased the raw materials for making soap—plant ash and ground pig pancreas.

With these two items, he could easily make soap bars.

However, these soap bars were ordinary and had no advantage compared to the soap sold in the Qiluo Kingdom.

So, Xia Qi'an bought several unique plants. After boiling, drying, and grinding them into powder through multiple processes, he added them during the soap-making process as it solidified.

A few days later, a bar of soap emitting a faint floral and herbal fragrance was born.

Not only that, but Xia Qi'an also specifically found skilled craftsmen in Jinling City to create soap molds.

The soap made this way not only looked excellent but also smelled far better than the soap from the Qiluo Kingdom.

Its quality was so high that it could be considered a luxury item, exclusively supplied to high-ranking officials and nobles.

Furthermore, Xia Qi'an also planned to produce a rougher, unscented soap to sell to ordinary people on the market.

This rough soap would be priced cheaper than the Qiluo Kingdom's product.

In this way, this business would surely have great potential.

With the samples ready, Xia Qi'an thought he should find a few people to try them out.

The first people he thought of were Si Nanyue and Yang Wei.

So, Xia Qi'an, carrying two sandalwood boxes containing the scented soap, went to visit Si Nan Manor.

As he rode his horse to the gate of Si Nan Manor, A light rain began to fall, pattering on the green tiles of the roof.

"Dong..." Xia Qi'an lightly knocked on the bronze ring of the main door.

A moment later, a young maidservant peeked out from a gap in the door and asked, "What do you need?"

Xia Qi'an, holding a wooden box in one hand, replied, "I am Xia Qi'an, a Hound Guard of the Wei Dao Si. I have an important matter today and have come to visit Lord Si Nan!"

"Then please wait! I'll go inform the young lady!" the maidservant said, and then slammed the door shut with a bang.