"Sigh… let's go, Brother Mu."
"Time to look for work again."
"The Marketplace has been expanding repeatedly lately, bringing in a lot of outside Cultivators. Finding work is going to be tough now!"
Hou Cheng was obviously worried. He patted Chu Mu's shoulder, a dejected look on his face.
The other clerks standing nearby wore expressions no different from Hou Cheng's.
Those who managed to scrape by day after day in the Marketplace were mostly people who had accepted their reality and grown accustomed to a stable life. Now, that stability was suddenly shattered, and the Jade Emperor Valley Marketplace was changing by the day.
How many of them could possibly face such a change with composure?
"Our shop is closing for the day. We ask for your understanding, esteemed customers…"
A voice drifted from a nearby shop. Next to Li's Trading House, a storefront that had just opened for the morning was slowly closing its doors as several Cultivators walked out.
