Chapter 93

The carriage traveled for over an hour before finally coming to a slow stop.

"Xiao Wu, we're here!"

Oriental Jinxuan smiled mysteriously, lifted the curtain, and jumped down first, then looked at her somewhat bewildered younger brother with interest.

Her younger brother didn't ask a single question during the entire journey. Was he really that clueless, or did he just not care?

Oriental Xiuzhe also jumped down from the carriage. When he saw the surroundings, he was completely stunned.

Various luxurious carriages were lined up row after row, and people in exotic costumes were coming and going continuously.

What place was this?

Looking up, a grand building towered before him, like a massive peak, majestic and immovable.

Blue egg-shaped stones paved the steps, which extended straight upward, ending at a huge, imposing stone gate.

"Hehe, how about it, are you surprised?"

Oriental Jinxuan leaned in, with a look of triumph on her face.

Being able to see surprise on her younger brother's face was no easy feat, and Oriental Jinxuan now felt more confident that she could change Oriental Xiuzhe's introverted personality.

Oriental Xiuzhe wasn't really introverted; it was just that the five years of cultivation were too intense, and he spent most of his time locked in his room.

Oriental Xiuzhe didn't speak, but he couldn't deny that he was indeed surprised. Such a grand building was something he had only seen in the imperial palaces of his previous life.

But it was clearly not a palace!

Because many people could be seen freely entering and exiting that gate.

What place was this?

Why did his second sister bring him here?

"Come, let's go in and take a look. Don't be too surprised later!"

Grabbing Oriental Xiuzhe's small hand, Oriental Jinxuan walked toward the giant gate on the steps, her mysterious expression becoming more pronounced.

"Four Directions Pavilion?"

When entering the gate, Oriental Xiuzhe noticed the three large characters on it, but he still couldn't guess what "Four Directions Pavilion" was.

Walking through a long corridor, they entered a circular hall.

Golden and splendid, this was Oriental Xiuzhe's first impression.

As his curious gaze swept over everything, he finally began to guess what this place was.

Seeing the smile gradually spreading on Oriental Xiuzhe's face, Oriental Jinxuan also smiled, released his hand, and asked, "Xiao Wu, how do you feel about this place?"

"Second Sister, is this...?"

"You're right. Haven't you always wanted to visit a pet beast shop? This place is much larger than a pet beast shop; it's a pet beast guild!"

Oriental Jinxuan didn't want to keep him in suspense any longer and revealed the answer directly.

A pet beast guild, a guild that profits from selling pet beasts, was on a much larger scale than a pet beast shop.

"Is... is this all?" Oriental Xiuzhe asked in surprise.

"Or what did you think?" Oriental Jinxuan put on a seasoned look and introduced, "The 'Four Directions Pavilion' is one of the largest pet beast guilds in Gali City. It has branches in various towns of the Iron Qin Empire and is known as one of the 'Three Beasts of Iron Qin' along with the 'Ten Thousand Beast Sect' and 'Heavenly Cloud Water Ripple'!"

Furrowing his brows, Oriental Xiuzhe found these names unfamiliar, giving him a sense of being out of touch with the times.

Hehe, Oriental Jinxuan's goal was to pique Oriental Xiuzhe's interest. Seeing her brother's puzzled expression, she wouldn't let it go.

"The 'Ten Thousand Beast Sect' and 'Heavenly Cloud Water Ripple' are also pet beast guilds. In the entire Iron Qin Empire, these three are the most powerful and offer the widest variety of pet beasts. Almost ninety percent of pet beast transactions in the Iron Qin Empire come from these three guilds."

Pausing for a moment, seeing Oriental Xiuzhe's serious expression, Oriental Jinxuan continued, "The 'Four Directions Pavilion,' 'Ten Thousand Beast Sect,' and 'Heavenly Cloud Water Ripple' have been competing for decades, and none can eliminate the others. They have now formed a tripartite balance, known as the 'Three Beasts of Iron Qin'!"

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With ample time, Oriental Jinxuan took Oriental Xiuzhe for a leisurely stroll, starting from the lowest-level pet beast area.

"Iron Tooth Beast, a one-star illusion beast, with teeth as hard as steel, feeding on plant roots." Pointing to a small pet beast in a cage, Oriental Jinxuan introduced.

Oriental Xiuzhe looked at it and saw that this so-called "Iron Tooth Beast" was not much different from a regular rat, with light gray fur, a long tail, and two sharp teeth protruding, huddled together in a group.

"Water Python Beast, a two-star magic beast, with a large body, capable of shooting water arrows from its mouth, and prefers to hunt in damp, dark places."

Continuing forward, Oriental Jinxuan suddenly pointed to a transparent water tank on the side, introducing it with a somewhat disdainful look.

This Water Python Beast posed no threat to her. In the Magic Beast Mountains, she had killed a larger one.

Glancing at the several-meter-long Water Python Beast, Oriental Xiuzhe's face remained calm. This level of magic beast didn't interest him at all.

"Xiao Wu, if you like any pet beast, tell your sister. As long as it's not too expensive, I'll buy it for you."

Seeing her brother's lack of interest, Oriental Jinxuan quickly said.

Her current assets were nearly 300,000 gold coins, and generally, she could afford pet beasts up to four stars.

Nodding slightly, Oriental Xiuzhe continued walking, seemingly absent-minded, but his eyes were constantly scanning left and right, trying to find a pet beast that would satisfy him.

His current assets were nearly 3 million gold coins, ten times that of his second sister. However, he had never revealed this secret, not even to the sisters Chen Yue and Chen Xing, who didn't know how much money he had.

Turning a corner, a fork appeared ahead. Oriental Xiuzhe didn't pay much attention and chose one of the paths to walk into.

"Huh?"

Oriental Xiuzhe suddenly slowed down, looking around with a puzzled expression.

Behind him, Oriental Jinxuan watched him with a smile, her expression strange from the moment they entered, as if she had known Oriental Xiuzhe would be surprised.

"Second Sister, why are there no pet beasts here?" Oriental Xiuzhe turned and asked.

The layout here was the same as the pet beast areas they had seen earlier, with reinforced cages on both sides of the corridor. However, inside the steel bars as thick as arms, there were no pet beasts, only various strange oval objects, large and small, with numbers on them, arranged in order.

"This is the egg-drawing area, and what you see are pet beast eggs." Oriental Jinxuan explained with a smile, "For 100 gold coins, you can choose any one of these pet beast eggs."

"So cheap?"

Oriental Xiuzhe found it hard to believe. On the way, he had seen many pet beasts, and even the lowest-level "Iron Tooth Beast" cost over 10,000 gold coins. How could pet beast eggs here cost only 100 gold coins? Were unhatched pet beasts that cheap?

Seeming to understand Oriental Xiuzhe's confusion, Oriental Jinxuan explained, "This is the egg-drawing area. Most of the pet beast eggs are dead eggs, which cannot hatch any pet beasts. Only a small portion can hatch, but they are mostly low-level pet beasts."

"Oh, I see!"

After hearing his second sister's explanation, Oriental Xiuzhe couldn't help but admire the merchants' tactics. They could sell off the dead eggs and attract some middle and lower-class customers at the same time.

"Xiao Wu, do you want to pick one and try your luck?" Oriental Jinxuan asked tentatively.

She had once been obsessed with this kind of egg-drawing, but after spending tens of thousands of gold coins, she hadn't even drawn a one-star pet beast.

Shaking his head, Oriental Xiuzhe continued walking.

He was a person who relied on strength, and this kind of luck-based activity didn't suit his personality.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, a faint energy fluctuation caught his attention.

"What is it?"

Furrowing his brows, Oriental Xiuzhe tried to locate the energy fluctuation, but it seemed to have vanished, and he could no longer sense it.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?" Oriental Jinxuan asked curiously.

"Second Sister, I want to look around here for a while!" Oriental Xiuzhe said.

"Sure, let me know if you find one you like!"

Oriental Jinxuan sat down on a nearby bench, propping her chin in her hands, watching her brother leisurely.

Oriental Xiuzhe appeared to be selecting pet beast eggs, but in fact, he hadn't given up on finding that faint energy fluctuation.

Although it was just a fleeting sensation, Oriental Xiuzhe was confident he hadn't imagined it.

Just as he was about to give up after searching for a long time, the energy fluctuation reappeared.

"There it is!"

Rushing to one of the cages, Oriental Xiuzhe was certain that the faint energy fluctuation was coming from these pet beast eggs. But which one?

Just as he was about to confirm, the energy fluctuation disappeared again.

"Yin-Yang Eye · Night Pursuit!"

His bright eyes were instantly replaced by a strange purple color. To uncover the truth, Oriental Xiuzhe used his Yin-Yang Eye.

The "Night Pursuit" ability was fully utilized, and the inside of the pet beast eggs appeared before his eyes like an "X-ray image."

Under the "Night Pursuit" ability, although he couldn't find the faint energy fluctuation, he unexpectedly discovered which pet beast eggs were dead eggs and which could hatch.

"How could it not be there?"

Just as Oriental Xiuzhe was about to deactivate his Yin-Yang Eye, he was surprised to find that a palm-sized pet beast egg in the corner, which should have been a dead egg, suddenly lit up at its core.

At the same time, the faint energy fluctuation he had been searching for finally appeared.

"It's this one! I found it!"

Surprised and delighted, Oriental Xiuzhe hadn't expected the energy fluctuation frequency of the pet beast egg to be so long, nearly missing it.

"Second Sister, I've made my choice!"

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Oriental Xiuzhe's face. He had become curious about that pet beast egg.