Blue Phoenix Chapter 52 - Arriving at the Grave

The Blood Vulture family were not the only ones who attempted to extort money from the many merchants and craftsmen who followed the group of cultivators slowly making their way to the Grave of the Unknown. Though every time they reached Cou Ling and demanded her to pay a fee, Hui Yue showed no sympathy nor mercy as he got rid of one group after another.

Every time, he delivered the money back to the people who were robbed he would then give the rest of the gold to Cou Ling to share with the other merchants. Hui Yue kept all the storage stones with items for himself. Already halfway to the grave, Hui Yue had accumulated quite the haul of treasures. Shortly after he made a small stall for himself selling weapons, armor, and various items. All the medicinal pills he came across he kept for himself; however, the martial arts skills that he found were sold. None of them could hold a candle to the skills Hui Yue had gained from Lan Feng.

At first, the merchants looked confusedly at the young man who suddenly created a stall from a few branches, but they could not help but laugh slightly when they saw what he put up for sale. While these items he sold were of great use to other experts, they all meant little to Hui Yue, therefore, selling them was a great way to waste time during their trip.

His friends noticed that he was selling items, and they all came to chat with him. Everyone was quite amused to find that Hui Yue had gained all these items as loot just from protecting Cou Ling. Even the prince who visited the stall ended up laughing at how Hui Yue had obtained the items.

This time was also when Hui Yue requested someone to escort Cou Ling back to Muchuan City safely, and the prince instantly agreed. He said that he could not afford for any of his merchants or craftsmen to be wounded. They were important for trade within the capital and paying them extra attention was, of course, necessary.

Hui Yue had been incredibly relieved when he heard this. While he knew the main reason for the prince to send out his personal

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