A hooded figure donned in a black and purple shoulder cloak (Is this what they are called?) entered the ever so hectic Rarity Dew Auction House, the woman took off her hood revealing a captivating woman with a bob hairstyle, despite a mask being upon her face it couldn't hide her beauty.
Zi Hua had sent Gardenia to Rarity Dew Auction House to sell a pill that she had made, she had Gardenia wear a mask to hide her beauty as to appear less eye-catching, she too had done the same along with Anemone, they had just arrived in an unfamiliar continent and was in the enemy's territory, it would be bad to reveal their appearances.
Although she was the one that made them take the beautifying pill, beauty can give others a better first impression, but it also made them more distinct and recognizable.
Gardenia was more sociable and out-going so she would usually handle these jobs whereas Anemone was anti-social ahem I mean less friendly and more withdrawn.
They could have some mystery to prevent others' from going against them but gather attention at the same time since if they can bring out such valuable pills they must have some extra-ordinary background and totally not some overpowered people from Starlight Continent.
Others' will think that they are some people from some big sect and was sent out for training or whatever reasons. Though, that is half correct.
Gardenia wore a lilac hanfu without the usual extravagant sleeves and more similar to a dress that independent female cultivators would wear, a gardenia flower decoration hung from her waist band, the dress stopped just before it reaches the ground to prevent tripping over the hem.
Correspondingly, Anemone wore the same outfit except that it was a purple anemone flower instead of a gardenia flower.
Zi Hua, however, wore a above-the-knee-length purple and slightly white dress/hanfu that had a wide ribbon and several thinner ribbons tied at the waist and the sleeves had a trail of lace attached to it, the hem of the dress had ripples and was V-shaped which resembled petals, giving out the appearance of a fairy.
All this was, of course, made by Zi Hua.
When her hood was taken off, the bustling halted and all eyes were on her, an employee immediately went up to welcome here, with just one look you could see that the lady had a special background, especially with the clothes she wore, they looked extremely valuable but the veteran employee couldn't identify it.
"Dear customer, are you here to buy or sell?" The employee politely approached her.
"I'm here to sell, please bring me to one of your appraisers" Gardenia gave off an affable attitude.
"Yes of course, this way please" When the lady left. the auction resumed its previous activity however the guests were all wondering who the mysterious lady was, all those who come here all have some sort of background.
But to there dismay, even after mobilizing their forces the only information they could get was that the lady had entered the city the previous day with two others.
"Please enter, the appraiser is inside" Gardenia was led into a private room where a white-haired old man with a beard sat around a table.
"Take a seat" Gardenia sat down and took out a bottle.
The old man opened the porcelain bottle and emptied the pill out.
"This is a lord breaking pill!" His wrinkled hands were shaking from shock, how could an auction house in a medium size city ever see this kind of pill?
The lord breaking pill was a pill that only advanced rank alchemists could make, the number of advanced and master rank alchemists in this continent could be counted on one hand, only the top sects would have them.
The lord breaking pill will help a Martial Expert to break-through to Martial Lord or for a Martial Lord to increase a minor rank (i.e. low to mid), making the pill was extremely valuable.
From her master's memories Zi Hua knew the extent of power each continent viewed as the pinnacle, even after millenniums it never changed due to the amount of Qi in each continent.
Martial Lords are the cultivation level of elders or even leaders (for the weaker ones) of second rate powers, so one could tell how limited they are, a pill such as this was invaluable.
However, if they were really that good, Zi Hua's subordinates would be a much higher rank but the unrevealed problem was that using these pills to achieve an artificial break-through would make the foundation shallow and cultivation hollow, it would be extremely hard to fix so Zi Hua only allowed cultivation pills that helped with absorbing Qi for her subordinates.
Zi Hua and her subordinates may know this but do the people of Moonlight Continent know? NOPE.
"Is this eligible for the auction?"
"Of course, however would it be okay if we first spread the news as to gather more buyers?"
"Sure" This would create an even better effect, Rarity Dew Auction House had many stores across the continent and wide connections, this was why Zi Hua chose this auction house.
"You don't need to keep my identity hidden" If they did that, the plan would fall apart.
"As you wish dear customer" The old man immediately agreed, that would save them the trouble of some 'midnight visitors'.