The Restaurant in the Ancient Tomb

After walking a few steps, Zhou Wanwan saw many more medicinal herbs, and she bargained hard for them.

They bought all the medicinal herbs from several stalls.

The stall owners looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Hey! This young lady is quite wealthy! In just a short while, she bought all the medicinal herbs from our six stalls."

A stall selling for several hundred taels of silver? Your operation is incredibly audacious! Maybe you shouldn't come back next time!

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"These are all fresh medicinal herbs; you might not be able to sell them all, right? If you can't sell them, they'll just go to waste, won't they?"

Besides, these medicinal herbs of yours are worth about a few hundred taels; if you put them outside, they'd only be worth a little over a hundred taels."

The stall owners sighed and said:

"Alright! Alright! Since you want it, then take it. I know a few places where there are still fresh medicinal herbs. Do you want them?"

You're quite a strange child! You insist on fresh herbs; can't dried herbs work?

Most people prefer dried medicinal herbs because they are easy to carry, but Zhou Wanwan is different!

These fresh medicinal herbs can still be grown back home; she just needs to give them some spiritual energy now.

Zhou Wanwan infused energy into the ginseng, He Shou Wu, ling zhi, and poria cocos, and they were all revitalized.

The lingzhi mushroom looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Where are we? When are you planning to eat us?"

Zhou Wanwan touched the Ganoderma lucidum and said, "I don't plan to eat you. I plan to nurture you and help you multiply and reproduce."

The ginseng looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Spread branches and leaves? We can't spread branches. We're not big trees, where would we get branches and leaves?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "Being uncultured is terrible. I don't want to chat with you anymore."

His mind wasn't nearly as sharp as Lingbao's.

Lingbao chuckled and said, "Wanwan, now you know, right? Not all ginseng is as smart as me."

Zhou Wanwan swept all the medicinal herbs away. These herbs might not be of much use to others, but they were very useful to her.

I'll plant all these medicinal herbs in her field and make her money non-stop. Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Besides these medicinal herbs, there are also all sorts of weapons here: fine steel short swords, black iron daggers, soft scale armor, and gold-threaded gloves.

There are also hidden weapons such as plum blossom piercing needles and soul-severing nails coated with secret medicine.

Zhou Wanwan glanced at the weapons and sighed, "These weapons are no good! They're not even as good as the ones from our mountain stronghold!"

The weapons stall owner glanced at her indifferently and said:

"Where did this ignorant brat come from? Get out of here! My family's weapons are the best in the entire Jianghu Alliance."

"Everyone in the Jianghu Alliance likes to come to our house to buy weapons."

Zhou Wanwan pouted and said, "Tch! Okay? I think it's pretty average!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, believe me, I'll slap your mouth!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him coldly and said, "Just telling the truth, huh! Just wait until I start stealing your business!"

She was making it sound like everyone has weapons, but she wasn't exaggerating; their homemade weapons were indeed far superior to these.

Not to mention weapons, she now even has firearms.

On the other side were various esoteric pills, healing pills, qi-boosting powders, bewitching incense, and antidotes—all treasures that martial arts practitioners would fight tooth and nail to snatch.

Zhou Wanwan smelled the pills, shook her head slightly, and casually said, "These pills... are still a little lacking."

The pill vendor immediately exploded, angrily saying:

"Little girl, what nonsense are you spouting!"

This is a blood-nourishing and qi-boosting pill. Taking one after a serious injury can immediately stabilize your blood and qi!

This is a foundation-strengthening and vitality-nourishing pill; it's excellent for cultivating internal energy and recovering from depletion!

This Cleansing and Detoxifying Pill can neutralize 70% of the poisons found in the martial arts world!

These are all made using our family's secret recipe. You're so young, what do you know about good or bad medicine!

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and took out a pill, saying, "Both are for replenishing blood and qi, but mine is much better than yours."

The stall owner sneered, "You brat, are you here to cause trouble? Get out of here, and get as far away as you can!"

Zhou Wanwan wasn't angry. She asked Iron Crutch Li, "Are the stall fees here expensive?"

"One stall costs one tael of silver per month."

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched as she said, "One tael of silver for a stall? Wouldn't that be twelve taels a year?"

Iron Crutch Li quickly nodded and said:

"It does sound expensive, but if your stuff is good, you won't have to worry about selling it."

This place isn't just for people on the Earth Ranking and Human Ranking; ordinary people can come in too.

Many merchants come here to purchase goods, so business here is very good.

Zhou Wanwan nodded in agreement:

I think business here is really good!

"If the bandits could do business here, wouldn't they be making a fortune every day?"

After walking a few steps, I saw rows of shops again.

Surprisingly, there are shops here too. Zhou Wanwan looked at the shop's decor and asked, "Is the decor uniform? Are the shops here expensive?"

Iron Crutch Li said:

"300 taels a year, and 500 taels a year for a better shop!"

For something even more luxurious, like that restaurant, it costs 1000 taels a year.

Zhou Wanwan was dumbfounded. "A restaurant that only makes 1,000 taels a year? Isn't that a sure thing to lose money?"

Iron Crutch Li shook his head and said:

"How about I take you inside to have a look?"

The business there is booming, and the restaurants here are all very expensive.

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched. "Who would come here to eat for no reason? This is an ancient tomb."

Iron Crutch Li coughed and said:

"Miss, you're mistaken. This is a refuge for evil people."

Many people have worked their whole lives to earn money, and now they live here.

Because violence is not allowed here, even if someone commits a serious crime, the Jianghu Alliance will protect them once they enter this place.

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "Then what about those truly wicked people? Aren't they getting away with it?"

Iron Crutch Li laughed heartily, "That's right! Some people are greedy their whole lives, then they just hide here and nothing happens to them."

No wonder so many of the people here look vicious.

Zhou Wanwan still went to the restaurant, which looked quite grand.

The courtyard was filled with bright red lanterns, a festive color, yet they offered no warmth whatsoever, instead making the surroundings feel eerie.

The restaurant was dimly lit, with only a few lamps lit. Zhou Wanwan shrank back and muttered softly, "Are you sure... this isn't just an ancient tomb converted into a restaurant?"

A waiter slowly walked out of the door.

He was dressed in gray cloth, his face was as white as paper, expressionless, his eyes were wooden, and he walked so lightly that he made no sound.

Zhou Wanwan shuddered on the spot and whispered, "Holy crap... that's terrifying!"

The waiter didn't say anything, but bowed slightly, made a "please" gesture, and led them inside.

As soon as she sat down, Zhou Wanwan picked up the wooden menu on the table, glanced at it casually, and said:

"What? Why is the food here so expensive? Just a plate of ordinary braised beef costs five taels of silver?"

A plate of stir-fried vegetables costs three taels of silver?

A bowl of white rice costs five hundred coins?

This isn't eating, it's eating gold!