The Princess Wants to Live (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 18

When the man whose words trailed off fell silent after placing Ambre’s entire purse on the table, the surroundings sank into stillness.

Buying and selling people with money was strictly prohibited not only by continental law but also by imperial law.

Yet human desire, passed down since antiquity, always created demand—and wherever there was demand, supply inevitably followed.

In the back alleys where it was said that nothing couldn’t be obtained with enough money, even people became mere commodities to be traded.

But it was rare indeed for someone to openly declare they wished to purchase a person—and rarer still for someone to lay down such a vast sum without question or hesitation—so for a while, soundless exchanges passed through the darkness.

How long had the silence, sharp enough to pierce skin, lasted?

“This way.”

At the rough male voice, a figure two or three times larger than an ordinary man abruptly emerged from the shadows, and the man following behind him soon frowned.

The moment he blinked his eyes open against the sudden brightness, several wooden tags bearing numbers lay conspicuously before him.

“The red ones are women, the blue ones are men. The lighter the shade, the older the age…”

Without pausing for breath, Big Guy finished his explanation and jerked his chin.

“Which one will you take?”

“This one.”

“Wait here. Don’t move around recklessly, or you might lose an arm or a leg.”

Just as Big Guy turned to leave—whether it was a warning or advice remained unclear—the man grabbed his arm.

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