Blue Phoenix Chapter 56 – Commoner’s Marketplace

Running down the stairs, Hui Yue slipped through the back doors without being noticed by anyone and slowly made his way through the back alleys before he managed to take a turn which led him to the main roads.

Hui Yue’s plan was simple. He wished to explore the city and see if he could come across any treasures. Finding his way back to the Mercenary Guild should not prove too hard. The young man strode with confident steps into the busy road.

His appearance apparently was attracting a lot of attention. Small children were pointing at his hair, their mouths agape as they asked their mothers about the beautiful angel walking among them. This caused their parents to blush with embarrassment and quickly apologize to the different-looking man.

Most of the citizens assumed that Hui Yue was part demon beast which would explain his handsome, but very different features. Hui Yue, not bothering with the many glances thrown his way, was smiling happily as he made his way towards the first marketplace he came across.

All marketplaces were fenced in, making it impossible to enter unless one went through the gate where the guards were posted. Some of these marketplaces required a fee to enter while others were free. Everything depended on which items were put out on display.

At first, Hui Yue believed that the marketplaces were owned by families much like the ones in Riluo City because they were heavily guarded. However, he quickly saw that it was not families who owned the marketplaces, but instead guilds.

One marketplace specialized in medicinal herbs and medicines and was owned by the Medicinal Guild, or the Pharmacy was another name it was known by.

Another marketplace sold valuable ores and metals; obviously, it was owned by the Mining Association, while just across the street another marketplace had tools on display; weapons, armor, and other items which were created by blacksmiths.

There were marketplaces which sold meat of all varieties and marketplaces which sold fabrics and clothes. Everything Hui Yue could th

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