The houses here are so old that their history cannot be traced, better described as a stone cave rather than a house.
Inside, dim candlelight flickered, revealing very little, with only a hunched Barbarian Tribes elder dozing off.
Some of these shopkeepers are not the true owners. Because these shops are usually opened by the power-holders of nearby tribes.
Every tribe has more or less some treasures or demands to purchase certain items, hence they open a shop in the Ghost Market to trade, while the person watching over it is typically a Chieftain's confidant.
Once, Goufu was sent by Konstantin to manage a shop in the Ghost Market, but he was dismissed from this nice position for pocketing profits.
These shops, though permanent fixtures in the Ghost Market, do not necessarily have items to sell.
For example, the shop ahead is entirely empty.
"Beast Origin Elixir, do you have any?" Suo Mo asked.
The dozing elder shook his head without answering.