Shen Changchuan left the courtyard,
After changing out of his disguise, he went straight to the market and found Guo Cheng, the Li Clan Head, and the others.
He told them he planned to return tomorrow.
He asked them to make their own preparations.
Given how sudden the decision was,
everyone was quite surprised.
By the usual schedule, the Wu Family Market was still several days away from closing.
In those final days, some small-time merchants might, for one reason or another, choose not to continue traveling with the main caravan. They might then slash the prices of their remaining goods to clear their stock.
Even some major merchant houses might have to clear out part of their cheaper inventory after acquiring too many high-value items.
For this reason,
during this period,
there was a chance to find valuable goods at relatively low prices.
In past years, they had always stayed until the market closed before leaving.
After all, for low-level cultivators like them, Spirit Stones were hard to come by.
They had to watch every penny in their daily lives,
buying what they needed at the lowest possible price and saving every Spirit Stone they could.
Even the slightest fluctuation in the price of some trifling goods
was enough to have them haggling for half a day.
Naturally, they were reluctant to leave now.
Still, although they were unwilling,
none of them questioned the decision or spoke up against it.
There was no choice. The road home was fraught with danger. Without Young Master Shen leading them, they might well be robbed blind not long after leaving the market!
Besides,
"On the way here, we were ambushed by the Black-Clad Men. We fled without fighting, leaving Young Master Shen with a poor impression of us."
"Later, we used our