The Immortal Cultivation World of Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy-Chapter 87 - : 87. Sights and Insights of Yunshan City

Chapter 87: 87. Sights and Insights of Yunshan City

Yunshan City is just a small city, but it is bustling with activity, people bustling shoulder to shoulder on the streets, and a never-ending stream of sales pitches and chatter.

Perhaps due to an overwhelming dominance of Yin over Yang, many men in this world prefer to stay at home and avoid showing their faces in public, therefore women predominantly roam the streets, with men being a rare sight.

Having traveled such a long distance, Fang Zhou had grown accustomed to this, so before stepping out, he had made himself a homemade mask to cover his face.

Although this still attracted some attention, it was much better than being gawked at everywhere he went.

Walking on the street, Fang Zhou found it curious that many of the pedestrians in Yunshan City were young women with weapons or travel bags, resembling wandering adventurers rather than local residents.

There were also quite a few people shouting along the street with banners that mostly read “Such-and-such training”, “Exclusive secret manuals by Master so-and-so”, “Guaranteed to pass the preliminary test”, much like the various training classes Fang Zhou had seen in his previous life.

“Young brother, do you know Master Anli?”

A sleazy-looking woman approached and whispered.

Fang Zhou shook his head and turned to leave, but little did he know, this persistent woman would not take no for an answer, chasing after him: “It’s okay if you don’t know, once you get to know about him, you’ll be interested. Master Anli’s mana is boundless, he can easily help you pass the Heavenly Sword Sect’s entry test.”

After being chased for half a street, Fang Zhou finally managed to shake off the woman, truly a salesperson, able to match his speed.

By now, Fang Zhou finally realized something was amiss. He asked around and soon understood the situation.

The Heavenly Sword Sect is the top Major Sect in Jingnan State, famous throughout the Chu Kingdom, where even the Xuanji Sect has to give way.

And this Cloud Sea Mountains is the territory of the Heavenly Sword Sect; this year happens to be the day the sect recruits new disciples once every ten years, so from all over Jingnan State, including other states, those desiring to seek the path of cultivation have hurried to Yunshan City, ready to participate in the Heavenly Sword Sect’s entry trials, including some lone cultivators trying their luck.

This is a grand event in the cultivation circles of Jingnan State, with many people counting down the days on their fingers, only someone ignorant like Fang Zhou would arrive here clueless.

After figuring things out, Fang Zhou was quite intrigued – he would certainly take the chance to observe. If there were a main storyline in this world, then the Heavenly Sword Sect’s entry trial would definitely be the start of it—where a genius protagonist makes a stunning debut on the path of glory, or perhaps a village lad lucks into entry and takes the scheming path.

The property that Ling Xiaoyue bought is also in the Cloud Sea Mountains; perhaps they could be neighbors with the Heavenly Sword Sect, watching the protagonists battle wits or brute force within the sect daily, akin to following a series.

Fang Zhou roamed around the marketplace, bought a load of daily necessities, asked the shopkeeper to deliver them to Ling Xiaoyue’s yard, then went looking for a tavern, intending to fill up her wine jugs.

“Eh, young brother ahead, please wait.”

Fang Zhou turned around and saw a middle-aged woman in brocade robe, waving a jade fan in her hand, with sly and dodgy eyes—not someone who looked trustworthy at all.

This woman glanced at Fang Zhou’s simple face mask, then clasped her hands together and bowed: “I’m Guo Baomu, young brother, I greet you respectfully.”

Young brother? More like you’re a young brother!

Fang Zhou replied coolly: “What’s the matter?”

Guo Baomu’s gaze fell on the sword box on Fang Zhou’s back, smiling, she said: “Young brother, your sword box is of fine quality, would you be interested in parting with it? I’m willing to offer a high price.”

Fang Zhou was slightly startled in his heart, could she have discerned the origin of this sword box?

Yet his face remained impassive as he firmly responded: “Not interested, this is not for sale.”

Having said that, Fang Zhou turned and walked away, but he kept a watchful eye; if this woman was not willing to give up easily, she might know something about the sword box, if not its origin, then at least its value.

But what was unexpected to Fang Zhou was that Guo Baomu didn’t chase after him. Instead, he just showed a hint of regret and turned to leave in another direction.

Fang Zhou, feeling uneasy, quietly followed him and discovered that Guo Baomu asked the price of weapons from everyone he encountered without exception.

Tsk, and here I thought he was someone with discernment, turned out to just be a scavenger.

Fang Zhou instantly lost interest, turned around, and left. He randomly picked a tavern and asked, “How much is your cheapest wine?”

Upon seeing a customer, the tavern keeper immediately smiled and said, “Sir, the cheapest wine in our tavern costs three hundred coins per dou.”

Fang Zhou thought for a moment and then asked, “What about watered-down wine?”

The tavern keeper got anxious, hastily saying, “Sir, please don’t spout nonsense; our tavern’s wine is absolutely not watered down.”

Who are you fooling, the cheapest wine couldn’t possibly be without water.

However, Fang Zhou wasn’t here to expose frauds. He patiently explained, “I’m not saying your tavern’s wine is watered down. I mean that I want watered-down wine, half-water… sixty percent water, how much would that be?”

The tavern keeper thought for a moment, looked around, and then extended his hand towards Fang Zhou, “I can give you a maximum of twenty percent off.”

Fang Zhou placed a wine jug on the table, “Deal, fill it up, but this jug of mine can hold quite a lot of wine.”

The tavern keeper took the wine jug, smiling, “Don’t worry, sir. Yunshan City is under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Sect, and our tavern has seen many Immortal Sect magic treasures. We will definitely satisfy you.”

His words were not without merit; familiar with many things, they wouldn’t be shocked like other people who gasped in awe upon seeing a cultivator.

The wine jug was taken by a server to be filled, and Fang Zhou wasn’t worried they would dare to do something foolish like switching magic treasures, so he patiently waited.

After a while, there was sudden noise outside on the street of the tavern, with many people crowding around, not knowing what they were doing.

Being curious is human nature, and Fang Zhou was no exception. He immediately went over to see what was happening.

In the crowd, two women were tugging at each other. One was an older woman dressed and looking like a typical second-rate character. The other was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, pretty and cute with plain clothes, carrying a longsword and a knapsack, looking like a pure village girl who just came from the mountains.

The second-rate woman was pointing at the shattered porcelain on the ground and yelling loudly, while the young girl looked embarrassed and panicked, almost on the verge of tears.

The onlookers explained what had happened; the woman was carrying the porcelain on the street, and accidentally, the young girl bumped into her causing the porcelain to break. Thus, she clung to the girl, demanding compensation.

Clearly, this was a typical case of scamming, now just to see if the girl could see through it.

The second-rate woman firmly gripped the girl, not letting go, “Hurry up and compensate me!”

The girl’s eyes were reddened, “I want to compensate you, but you are asking for too much, I really can’t afford it.”

The second-rate woman then began to wail miserably, her acting skills very convincing, “This was a family heirloom passed down from my ancestors, now it’s broken, how am I to face my ancestors? You must compensate no matter what, you cannot leave otherwise.”

Everyone around watched the drama unfold. Such incidents were common, yet no one stepped up to speak for the girl.

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“Stop!”

No, there was someone who did step up.

Fang Zhou turned to look and the person who stood out turned out to be Guo Baomu, the same man who was after bargains earlier.