As soon as you enter the store, you will see a huge high platform, which is where slaves are displayed and auctioned. He didn't stop here, but continued walking inside.
Inside is a long corridor with cells on both sides, where slaves were kept and displayed.
The walls on both sides of the aisle, as well as the wall above the head, are inlaid with luminous ores, which emit a faint light and barely illuminate the place.
The store owner took out a lamp and held it up, and the surrounding area instantly became brighter.
Gu Qingxi couldn't help but glance at the lamp in the store owner's hand and found that the wick inside was also made of some kind of ore.
The ground under his feet had turned brown, and the mottled marks made Gu Qingxi understand that it should be the blood of the slaves that was splashed here and dried up to look like this.
There were some slaves in the cells on both sides, but these slaves all looked thin, their faces were lifeless, and there was no life in their eyes. They were all huddled in the corner and motionless.
The store owner winked at the thugs following him.
The thug walked to the front, pulled out his weapon, and started banging on the iron bars of the cell: "Everyone stand up, be energetic, and let the nobles see. Otherwise, there will be no food for five days."
Hearing this, the slaves who were originally silent in the cell began to stand up slowly.
Gu Qingxi also saw more clearly. These slaves were as thin as bamboo poles and seemed to fall over if the wind blew.
"There's nothing wrong with these bodies. They're just a little thinner. If you buy them back and keep them up, they'll look better." The store owner explained awkwardly.
Gu Qingxi didn't speak, just nodded, and then looked at one cell after another.
As the store owner said, these slaves seem to have no physical problems, their hands and feet are sound, and they don't seem to be sick.
But as Gu Qingxi walked forward, the smell of blood became stronger.
Some of the slaves held in cells on both sides of the corridor were sickly and panting, and some were missing arms or legs.
Gu Qingxi frowned slightly, after all, this was the first time she had seen such a scene.
"These are not in good condition and are worthless. Of course you don't like them either. I suggest you buy the ones in front." The store owner said with a smile.
At this moment, a shrill scream came from deep in the corridor, followed by a woman's almost crazy begging for mercy: "Please let me go, please let my child go...well..."
The sound soon stopped, and now someone covered the woman's mouth.
"Look." Gu Qingxi walked forward.
"My dear, my dear, the front is dirty. I'm afraid it will stain your eyes." The store owner wanted to stop me.
Gu Qingxi took out a piece of broken silver and threw it directly into the store owner's arms.
The store owner hurriedly caught it. After seeing clearly that the thing in his arms was broken silver, he put on a smile and caught up with Gu Qingxi: "It's not that you can't see it, but please be mentally prepared, noble man. Also, what's inside is a sinner." , sold here, does not deserve the sympathy and mercy of a noble person like you."
Gu Qingxi didn't speak, but walked forward faster.
Then I saw a scene that was astonishing.
A thug was trampling a child who looked to be only three or four years old to the ground. He was holding a knife in his hand and was cutting the child's left leg. He had a ferocious and twisted smile on his face and said: "This leg" It must be very tender, will it be braised or grilled?"
Another thug stomped a woman's head face down on the ground, making her unable to make any sound. And this woman's belly is swollen, which means she is a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman's hands and feet struggled desperately, but she couldn't get rid of the foot on her head.
The store owner also saw this scene. He was angry and anxious. How could a nobleman see this scene?
It's not surprising at all that this kind of thing happened in a slave market.
The thugs sometimes ate worthless slaves outright.
Sometimes slaves were tortured and killed for fun. Of course, the slaves who were tortured and killed were of little value, and he didn't bother to pursue them.
But there is a noble person here today, and it would be troublesome to make the noble person feel uncomfortable.
Feng Xiatian's stomach churned as she watched this scene, and she finally suppressed the urge to vomit.
Gu Qingxi had a calm look on her face. She had seen a crueler side in her last days. Sometimes the cruelty of human nature is even worse than this. It's just that they are a minority after all, and it seems that it is not strange for the demons to do such things, and it is natural for them. This is the difference between humans and demons, right?
"Stop it, everyone." The store owner yelled angrily.
The two demon thugs stopped, and then they realized that the boss had come in with a customer.
The demon who was cutting the child's left leg smiled and hid the knife behind his back. Some VIPs like to see this kind of blood type scene, and some VIPs don't. So be cautious and hide the bloody knife first.
The demon who stepped on the pregnant woman's head also retracted his foot. After the pregnant woman got up, her face was covered with blood, she rushed to the little boy who fell on the ground, and held the child in her arms, trembling.
Gu Qingxi looked at this scene coldly and said nothing for a long time.
The store owner's heart was racing, and he was extremely worried. Your Excellency, are you about to get angry?
"Sell it?" Gu Qingxi pointed at the pregnant woman and asked casually.
The pregnant woman suddenly raised her head and met Gu Qingxi's clear eyes. At this moment, she trembled suddenly, with great hope rising in her heart, and she looked steadily at Gu Qingxi. His face was covered in blood, but his eyes were so hot.
"Sell, sell! Of course I sell! But this is a sinful woman, and the people above specifically told her to suffer. You just bought it casually, and I can't explain it." The store owner rubbed his hands obscenely.
He was already happy. The superiors told him that he would be tortured before he was killed, and a large sum of money was given to him after making demands. Now I can actually sell this kind of waste for money and make another fortune. Where can I find such a good thing?
Gu Qingxi certainly knew the underlying meaning of the store owner's words. Just want more money. But for Gu Qingxi, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
Gu Qingxi looked at the pregnant woman, and suddenly her cold and sweet voice sounded: "Give me a reason why I want to buy you. In other words, tell me, what is your value?"
"I - I can read and write, I can keep accounts, and I also know how to deliver babies." The pregnant woman, whose face was covered with blood, was desperately thinking about her own value at this moment, and she almost shouted out this.
After listening to this, Gu Qingxi turned to the store owner and asked, "How much does this one, one big and one small, cost?"
"Hey, you heard it too. She can read, keep accounts, and even deliver babies." The store owner rubbed his hands and said carefully.
"How much?" Gu Qingxi was a little impatient.
"The big ones are one hundred taels of silver, the small ones are fifty taels." The store owner shouted out the sky-high price. These two slaves were of absolutely no value to him. A pregnant woman and a child. If sold normally, the total would probably be less than five taels of silver.
When the pregnant woman heard the price quoted by the store owner, her eyes were full of despair.
No normal person would buy this kind of ridiculously high price.
