Tasting Tea

I got out of the taxi.

Shen Hui looked at the Qingbai Market in front of him.

Shen Hui knew this place; it was a relatively large secondhand goods market in the Water District.

They sell all sorts of things inside.

Household goods, toys, flowers and birds, antiques...

As a poor guy, Shen Hui had previously searched for secondhand furniture here.

But Shen Hui had no idea that there was an underground market here.

If you ask Ye Long and the others, even if they don't know, you can find out through their connections.

But Shen Hui's intention was not to notify anyone.

As for encountering danger, that's in the Real World.

Based on the Death World that Shen Hui can currently create...

It's still uncertain who's in danger.

Shen Hui wandered aimlessly through the market alone.

Most of the people inside were Common.

I didn't see anything strange; everything seemed normal.

However, since it's called an underground market, it's naturally not something that's out in the open.

Shen Hui began to pay attention to those inconspicuous places.

After wandering around the market a few more times, Shen Hui still couldn't find anything unusual.

But someone approached Shen Hui.

A thin, sleazy middle-aged man with a mustache suddenly stopped Shen Hui.

He lowered his voice and spoke to Shen Hui:

"Hey bro, looking for something?"

Shen Hui stopped and looked at him; the other person was just an Common.

Although he didn't know the other party's intentions, Shen Hui still nodded.

The other person chuckled, "I knew it, you're new here, aren't you? I've been watching you for a while. Judging from your outfit, I could tell after you'd walked around the market a few times."

"I don't know where you heard about this place, but you can't get in without someone to guide you."

"Give me ten thousand yuan, and I'll be your guide. After that, you can go in by yourself."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Shen Hui was immediately overjoyed.

The places mentioned by many parties are mostly underground markets.

However, to be certain, Shen Hui lowered his voice and changed his tone as he spoke:

"I heard that it's not this expensive to enter the underground market, otherwise I wouldn't have gone."

The other person didn't show any strange expression upon hearing Shen Hui's words.

Instead, he chuckled and hurriedly stopped Shen Hui, who was about to leave:

"Well... we can discuss this, young man. I can tell your family isn't well-off, so how about I give you a 20% discount, eight thousand yuan?"

Shen Hui's lips, hidden by his mask, curled up slightly. He had indeed found the right person.

To appear normal, Shen Hui used the bargaining skills he had learned from his time buying groceries alone.

Finally, the guide fee was negotiated down to five thousand yuan.

Shen Hui took out an anonymous bank card and swiped it to pay.

There is over 100 million in it, which was included in the gifts of gratitude from various families, plus what was obtained by exchanging the Breath of Life Essence with the Zhuge Family.

Seeing the five thousand yuan arrive in his account, the sleazy man's smile widened, and he became even more sleazy.

"Come on, young man, I'll take you there."

Shen Hui followed behind the other person, weaving through the market.

Finally, we arrived at an inconspicuous tea shop.

Once inside, a young woman was sitting at the reception desk.

Seeing Shen Hui and the others come in, he asked:

Would you two gentlemen like to have some tea?

The sleazy man chuckled, "Taste? But he's the one with the taste. I just brought him here."

"Don't know what kind of tea to try?"

"New tea."

"If you want to try the new tea, you can get a membership for 10,000 yuan, and you'll get a discount next time you come."

The lewd man glanced at Shen Hui, his meaning all too clear.

Shen Hui managed to glean some insight from their conversation.

"Tea tasting" probably refers to entering the underground market.

Since this is my first time here, I naturally get the new tea.

Becoming a member means buying tickets, but subsequent visits won't be as expensive.

Shen Hui paid directly by swiping his card.

"Boss, come with me."

The receptionist said, and then led the way.

The sleazy-looking man smiled and waved to Shen Hui, but didn't follow.

Following the receptionist, they walked deeper inside, where the space was even larger than Shen Hui had imagined.

Finally, they arrived at a room where the other person produced a white card from somewhere and handed it to Shen Hui.

"Boss, here's your membership card. Next time you come, you only need to pay two thousand yuan with this card."

After finishing speaking, the other party closed the door and left.

Just as Shen Hui was beginning to doubt whether he had been deceived, a crack suddenly appeared in the wall behind him.

It landed directly down.

A staircase leading downwards appeared in front of Shen Hui.

Shen Hui walked down the stairs for about ten meters and then turned a corner.

An iron gate appeared ahead, with a sensor on it.

Shen Hui swiped his membership card, and the door opened automatically.

Inside was a deeper passage. Continuing down, Shen Hui saw another door.

This time, there were two masked men guarding the door.

Shen Hui sensed that the other party was also a creator, but very weak.

Shen Hui walked over, and the other person checked the membership card before opening the door.

The moment the door opened, a cacophony of noise, voices, and shouts flooded into Shen Hui's ears.

Shen Hui's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before him.

The underground space was enormous, filled with countless people. Compared to the people in the surface market, these people were all creators.

They were each calling out, selling something.

Shen Hui never expected that there would be such a market underground.

Shen Hui blended seamlessly into the crowd without any sense of incongruity.

After wandering around for a while, I realized that this place was more like a black market than an underground market.

The people here all wear masks or other means to cover their faces.

Everything being sold is contraband.

The prohibited items here refer to those that are uniformly restricted from sale by the World Association and various families.

But there are no such restrictions when buying here.

There are also some inferior World Origin Potion and other items, which might pose a danger to the Creation World if used.

But its advantage lies in its low price.

This place has a complete underground industry, and no one knows who built it.

Shen Hui estimated that they were either from a powerful family or a force of equal strength.

There are still many forces lurking in the shadows in this world.

The decision by the Giant God Cult to establish its stronghold in this underground market was indeed an incredibly wise one.

I just don't know where their base is.

Shen Hui looked around but didn't find anything yet.

Trying to find members of the Giant God Cult here feels like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Shen Hui continued exploring and soon discovered another unusual place inside.

Ahead is an intersection, and you can see a huge space inside.

However, this place was guarded by several people wearing the same masks as the ones who opened the door for Shen Hui when he entered the underground market.

At the very top, the words "World Duel Arena" are written in large characters.