Three days later.
A convoy escorted by over a hundred guards.
Departed from the Myriad Treasures House, left the Imperial Capital, and headed west.
The goods alone filled more than a dozen wagons, which traveled in a long line along the main road.
At the front of the convoy, Zhang Qi, the female steward of the Myriad Treasures House, cleared the way with the guards.
In the middle of the convoy, inside a spacious, lavishly decorated carriage.
The deputy manager of the Myriad Treasures House and its chief alchemist, Ge Hong, shared a carriage.
They were on their way to the venue for the Alliance Trade Fair.
As chance would have it, the venue.
Was none other than Roosting Phoenix Mountain, where the Golden Kylin Gathering had once been held.
It lay in the western outskirts of the Imperial Capital, not far from Great Wilderness Ridge, in a somewhat secluded location.
Gu Chenfeng had also asked Liu Fuyan why the Trading Gathering was not being held in the Imperial Capital.
Liu Fuyan explained that although the Trading Gathering was primarily spearheaded by the major merchant associations of the Imperial Capital.
But the Trading Gathering was held to exceptionally high standards, and the quality of its goods was excellent.
Had attracted the attention of Jianghu sects, martial lineages, and even the capital's powerful elite from every corner of the Great Li Dynasty.
With attendees from such varied backgrounds, some embroiled in legal trouble, or even criminals wanted by the court, would inevitably slip in among them.
And some of the lots at the Alliance Auction, which opened that evening, might not have entirely legitimate origins either.
To broaden the Trading Gathering's influence and attract more major clients and rare auction lots.
The organizers had deliberately chosen to hold it outside the