10- The underground market

Zhong Peng was walking around the street it has been about an hour since the incident at the Zheng great-kingdom gate, and he has been walking around trying to find a good way to make qi stone to pay the entry fee.

"Damn it old geezer"zhong peng screamed in his head "Everything and everyone here is going crazy, I even had to pay a fee just to get inside, how costly."

Zhong Peng was starting to get frustrated, he saw an old shop and decided to go in and enquire.

"what can I do for you sir," the old man at the counter asked, zhong peng looked around "Can I get anything for you sir"the old man talked again bringing zhong peng back to his senses.

"Are you the owner of this store," Zhong Peng asked the old man.

"yes sir, are you here to buy weapons," the old man asked impatiently Zhong Peng detected the impatience in the man's voice and decided to get straight to the point.

"I am a merchant and on my way here I was at..."

"scram!!!!" the old man screamed as if he has already heard the rest of the story "If you were attacked by the bandit go straight and report to the guard over there, now get out," the man said angrily.

"I just wanted to ask you a few questions"

"half a qi stone for any questions you've got," the old man said waving his hand impatiently.

Zhong Peng walked out of the shop, and suddenly a man walked up to him with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Oh, what again. Am I expected to pay yet another qi stone just to walk on this road?" Zhong Peng inwardly screamed with overwhelming frustration.

"Hello, my name is Zhou Shun," the man said

"Look, I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone right now. I'm just trying to find a way to pay this gate fee," Zhong Peng said distinctly, his voice tinged with helplessness and frustration.

"Hey, I am not here to ask you for money," the young man said surprisingly.

"what are you here for then, coz everyone here has been asking for money" Zhong Peng questioned.

"I am here to introduce you to how you can make qi stone, I've seen you are desperately in need of it," The man said. 

"hey I am not desperate, I just need money to cross that gate,"

"do you know about the underground market," the man asked ignoring Zhong Peng's words.