Ye Qin sat in a corner of the hall, listening for quite a while before frowning. The Medicine King Gang's young master had not mentioned the Medicine Conference at all. Instead, he seemed unusually interested in the strange items on the trading platform. He made several bids, eagerly competing with the others in the hall for various treasures, and paid quite a high price for quite a few things, such as treasured blades and secret manuals. Of course, these might have been decent items to ordinary people, but they were of little use to cultivators.
Elder Huang hurried out of a private room just then, anxiously scanning the guests in the hall. At the burly man's direction, he soon spotted Ye Qin seated in a secluded corner.
He was eager to go over, but suddenly seemed to think of something and forced himself to hold back. Too many high-ranking elders and hall masters from the various gangs were present. As the Treasure Gang's chief grand elder, even the slightest move he made would draw attention. He did not want the leaders of the other gangs to notice that he had close dealings with that man in black.
The small treasure exchange ended about an hour later, after more than thirty items had been sold. Night had fallen, and the excitement had passed. The guests gradually dispersed, and the third floor of Yongfu Restaurant grew quiet again. Only dozens of Treasure Gang toughs remained, guarding the floor.
Elder Huang had been waiting anxiously for a long time. At last, he hurried over in person and respectfully invited Ye Qin, who had yet to leave, to discuss matters in his private room.
Ye Qin thought it over and agreed. He had nearly used up the Cyan Jade Pendant and the Cyan Rock