"Haicheng City's Bidding Convention?" Xiao Hua's eyes shifted as he said, "This Xiao had originally intended to use these materials to repair magical artifacts. Ordinary materials are needed as well..."
"Hehe, rest assured, Senior Xiao!" Zhong Peifu said with a fawning smile. "Third Brother brought quite a few spirit stones this time and had planned to purchase two sets. One of them is the portion our Zhong family offers in tribute to Senior Xiao!"
"Hehe, excellent!" Xiao Hua was delighted, then asked, "Is Haicheng City by the sea? Why do all the overseas islands come to Haicheng City for bidding? How far is Qiang He Sea from here, and what is it like?"
"To inform Senior Xiao, Haicheng City is still three hundred li from Qiang He Sea. It is the city in our Meng Kingdom closest to Qiang He Sea, and it is precisely where the Su family has laid down its roots!" Zhong Peifu said. "The Su family's ancestors originally occupied an overseas island. After that island sank, they brought their descendants ashore and settled in Haicheng City. That is why they have some connections with the overseas islands. Seeing that the things on the mainland of Meng Kingdom differed greatly from those on the overseas islands, and that the overseas islands had no place they particularly trusted, the Su family made Haicheng City into a site for a Bidding Convention, allowing cultivation sects and the overseas islands to trade there while profiting from it themselves!"
"As for our Zhongling Mountain Villa, we are not too far from Qiang He Sea—some seven or eight thousand li, perhaps. My younger brother left several days ago and has likely already reached Haicheng City. Haicheng City's Bidding Convention lasts only three days! He should return in a few more days!"
"Mm!"