Following the route Xue Zhang had already arranged, Jiang Qiu found the designated stall owners to purchase his goods. The items he received were even newer than what was on display, and the price was a good thirty percent lower. Even after he turned and left, he could occasionally feel the vendors' eyes fixed on him.
"Holy shit... isn't that the guy from the Soldier Cultivation Academy's Spirit Fusion Test who shattered the Test Stone?"
"Damn right. I think it really is him—the dean's direct disciple with Ninth Rank Jade Sinews and a perfect Spirit Fusion."
"What, he bought something from you? No way! You're telling me a punk like you gets to rub shoulders with a peerless genius like that?"
As he continued through the market, Jiang Qiu occasionally felt the intense stares of passersby, but he remained unfazed. He simply listened intently to Xue Zhang's descriptions of the Northern Wilderness. They were similar to the rumors online, but far more vivid and detailed.
