"Two hundred thousand sets of weapons and armor? That's a little more than usual, but it won't be too hard to arrange."
Just as Tang Changsheng gathered his wits, he heard Gu Changyu haggling with the shopkeeper.
The price made Tang Changsheng stare in shock. Prices at the Dragon Palace Sea Market had skyrocketed because the Dragon Palace was buying up supplies on a massive scale.
But here in Immortal-Fate City, prices were several times higher still. It was worse than robbery...
Even Gu Changyu had not expected such outrageous prices. While he pondered what to do,
a burst of laughter rang out. "Well, well, who do we have here? Isn't that Gu Changyu, the one always at Senior Brother You Mengde's side? What, can't afford your purchases?"
As the voice spoke, several young men descended from the second floor. Dressed in robes white as snow and crowned with green jade, they bore an air of wealth that pressed down on everyone around them.
Gu Changyu's face cooled when he saw them. "So it's you junior brothers from the Tongling Wuji Palace. What a coincidence!"
"Hahahaha! Not much of a coincidence. Didn't you know my family owns this shop?" A white-robed youth mocked him loudly. "If Senior Brother Gu truly can't afford it, then for the sake of the Nine Great Immortal Sects standing together like branches of one tree, I can give you a ten-percent discount!"
Furious, Gu Changyu sneered. "No need. Immortal-Fate City is enormous. I refuse to believe no other shop has what we need! Junior Brother, let's go!"
With that, he caught Tang Changsheng by the arm and turned to leave.
The men behind them did not dare go too far, but their loud laughter still left Gu Changyu's face faintly pale with anger.
"Those fellows