Slave Market

"Fine, you're right. But we can't rush them too quickly on this matter; we have to give them some time!"

"When the time is right, I'll have a word with them and tell them to start expanding the family tree soon, haha!"

Lu Wanyuan said with a happy laugh, then looked at his wife again.

"For now, let's go buy those servants. It will help take some of the pressure off you!"

"Mm, alright. It's been a long time since the three of us went out for a stroll. Let's head to the market and take a look now!"

With that, Baili Qiuyue immediately linked her arm with Lu Wanyuan's, and the three of them walked out of the mansion.

"Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, where are you two headed?"

Just as they stepped out of the mansion, they ran into Third Brother Lu Wanhe coming from the opposite direction.

"Third Brother, you've come at just the right time. Your sister-in-law, Lei'er, and I were just planning to head to the market for a stroll."

"The main point is that we want to buy a few servants. There's housework that needs doing, and your rooms also need someone to look after them. Why don't you come with us and help pick out a few servants? What do you think?"

Seeing him, Lu Wanyuan said happily.

"Eldest Brother, what would a bachelor like me need with servants?"

Lu Wanhe said with a look of disdain.

"What kind of talk is that? The whole mansion is so large, and your rooms are so spacious; it's inevitable that someone needs to organize and clean them. We can't have your sister-in-law doing everything, can we?"

Hearing this, Lu Wanhe's face turned bright red. "Sister-in-law, that's not what I meant. I just meant that I don't need servants for myself. But Eldest Brother is right—a place as big as the Lu residence definitely needs servants to keep it tidy; it looks much better that way!"

"Mm, I know what you mean. Your Eldest Brother and I are heading to the market now!"

"If you don't have anything else to do, you can come along. If we get busy, you'll need to keep an eye on Lei'er. Make sure he doesn't run off; he's quite the troublemaker!"

Baili Qiuyue said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Wanhe nodded.

"Walk by, pass by, don't miss out! You won't lose out, and you won't be cheated. For just a few spirit stones, you can take home the servant of your dreams!"

"Freshly arrived at the market! Tall, short, fat, thin—we have all kinds! They are absolute helpers for your household. Everyone is welcome to take their pick!"

It took Lu Wanyuan and his group of four two hours before they even stepped into the slave market.

They heard a tall, thin, and rather shrewd-looking slave trader shouting loudly.

Following that, they saw groups of people standing on the steps ahead, bound in shackles, covered in filth, and stained with blood.

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The slave trader looked at Lu Wanyuan and said coldly, "This customer thinks quite deeply. It is indeed as you say; this great war has dragged many people into it."

"Actually, it isn't much of a problem—it's just two great Sects fighting over resources. The vassal sects and cultivation families caught in between are merely being swept up as cannon fodder!"

Hearing the cold reply, Lu Wanyuan felt a chill run through him, and he wore a grave expression.

It seems that even a cultivation family cannot escape the fate of being used as cannon fodder by others!

But thinking about it, it makes sense; this world of cultivation is all about seizing cultivation resources, and strength is supreme!

This gave him a very intense craving for strength. He did not want the Lu family to become someone else's cannon fodder!

However, his Lu family isn't even a cultivation family yet. He must first find a powerful backer; otherwise, at the slightest sign of trouble, he wouldn't even know how he died, as he lacks sufficient resistance and defensive capabilities.

The first step, of course, is to find a way to obtain a Clan Establishment Order, then choose a place with a spiritual vein to establish the cultivation family.

"Alright, have you all seen enough, dear customers? If you have, buy them quickly! Don't miss out; opportunities won't last forever!"

"Look at this sturdy man here. You can take him home and put him to work immediately. Whether it's tilling the fields or mining, he's got no issues. Of course, if you are a female master, he can also help you plow the fields and till the soil deep—that wouldn't be out of the question. It will absolutely make you comfortable..."

The slave trader continued to liven up the atmosphere.

Haha!

Haha!

Hearing this, the crowd burst into another round of uproarious laughter, and the previous gloomy atmosphere was instantly swept away.

Soon, however, people began to take a liking to the servants on the steps, and they were gradually led away.

"Husband, I think they are quite pitiful. Shall we buy them all?"

"Ah, buy them all? No way, we don't need that many people."

"At least for now. Once the family develops further and there is a need, it won't matter if we buy more later."

"This time, we should buy at most five: two men and three women. The men can be assigned to guard the main gate; such a beautiful gate certainly needs people on duty."

"As for the other three, one will be your personal maid, and the other two will be assigned to handle the housework."

"Right now, there are only a few people in the Lu family, so we don't need that many servants. When the population grows, we can just come back here and buy more servants then."