Xiao Hong was bitter too. To these passengers, ten million profound stones was not even enough to buy a single boat ticket.
It also showed that Xiao Hong's price was worth less than one ticket. Even so, if Xiao Hong wanted to regain her freedom, it was still a distant, unreachable hope.
Even if she regained her freedom, she had no idea where she would go in the future. Low-level cultivators were easily oppressed by those stronger than them, and female cultivators without great strength or powerful backgrounds were in even greater danger.
For now, Xiao Hong working in the merchant association could be considered relatively safe.
Xiao Hong's current duties were only to guide guests, and did not include any indecent services.
"Then are you familiar with the regional situation in the central region?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Replying to Young Master, I do understand it fairly well. Our merchant association can also be considered a major power in the central region. We have more than twenty Great Vehicle Realm experts alone. If you wish to learn about matters in the central region, you may ask me," Xiao Hong said politely.
The strength of this merchant association was actually this formidable—stronger than even the Four Great Sects of the north.
As expected, the central region had experts as numerous as clouds.
After that, Jiang Chen asked Xiao Hong about many pieces of information regarding the central region, giving him a certain understanding of some of the powers there.
Of course, because Xiao Hong's status was limited, the information she knew was limited as well. These were all things the merchant association told the people below, so they could explain them to other guests.
But to someone who knew nothing about the central region, it was extremely helpful.
Given Xiao Hong's