In the end, the woman in black didn’t get what she wanted. Instead, she traded for a spirit pill that would boost her combat strength and left.

This time, the old pawnbroker didn’t rush to welcome his next customer. Instead, he faced Su Yi and clasped his fist. “Your Excellency, what happened tonight is quite strange. Don’t tell me great changes are in store for Ziluo City?”

Cui Jingyan was staring at Su Yi too. She’d long since suppressed a bellyful of questions.

Su Yi just sat in the shadows and said, “It has nothing to do with you. Quick, welcome your next guest.”

The old pawnbroker said sheepishly, “Your Excellency Su, you’re absolutely right.”

With that, he turned and left the pawnshop.

Before long, the old pawnbroker returned with yet another guest.

He was a man in black robes, and he obscured his face with a dark, animal-patterned bronze mask. Only his eyes were visible. Even his aura was hidden within misty black light, making it impossible to determine his cultivation.

“I have a treasure with me, and I wondered if your pawnshop would be interested in purchasing it,” the masked man in black said in a raspy voic...