However, unlike the open marketplace, which operated at all times, the hidden market was different.
The hidden market was held only occasionally.
It was not difficult to find out when the hidden market would open. Asking at any shop in the marketplace was enough.
The shopkeepers who ran those businesses all knew the date of each hidden market.
After all, since the hidden market was held in the outer disciples' residential area, it was impossible for the outer disciples to bring out anything too taboo.
Therefore, the hidden market here was not as strictly regulated as those in other places.
Even so, the outer disciples who took part still concealed their identities.
Zhang Wan first went to the open marketplace and asked when the next hidden market would be held.
Then he bought a large coat and a bamboo hat from one of the marketplace shops to conceal his figure before leaving.
Even if someone found out about this, it would be nothing serious.
There was no outer disciple who had never visited the hidden market in the residential area.
Or rather, those who had never been there were the strange ones.
As long as no one found out exactly what he had bought inside, there would be no problem.
After returning, Zhang Wan modified the several coats he had bought and simply made a few black cloths to cover his face.
Only then did he go to the hidden market three days later.
Unlike the open market, the hidden market did not have a fixed location each time it was held.
Between every separate residence and independent cave dwelling in the outer disciples' residential area, there was a broad stretch of open ground. Any place could be chosen as the venue for the hidden market.
As soon as night