Suzhou Marketplace with player stalls.
Trading is the exchange of money and items between players. While not essential to gameplay in Age of Wushu, it plays a large part in the community and is utilised by nearly every player.
The player economy is centered around two primary currencies: 
Taels and 
Gold. In addition to standard trading, players can set up stalls to sell or purchase items while AFK or offline. Moreover, a global auction house function is available, allowing players to list items for sale on a centralized platform. This system allows the marketplace to operate continuously, enabling trade to thrive even when players are not actively online.
Certain items are account-bound and cannot be traded. These items are labeled as "Bound" when hovered over.
Currency[]
- Main article: currency
Taels[]
Taels is the in-game currency used for trading between players. Players with a VIP Subscription can earn Taels from various in-game activities. A 5% tax is applied to Tael exchanges between players through any trading system.
Gold[]
Gold is a premium currency purchased with real money and is exclusively used to purchase items from the Cash Shop. Many items purchased from the Cash Shop, such as Mounts, can be sold to other players for Taels.
Displaying Items in Chat[]
To display items to other players in chat, a player must hold CTRL and left-click the item. This action inserts a clickable item link into the chat box, which other players can hover over to view detailed information about the item. This function works in all chat channels, including world chat, team chat, guild chat, and private messages. In addition to sharing items for discussion, this feature is commonly used to advertise items for sale or trade.
Trade Center[]
The Trade Center menu.
The Trade Center is a menu that displays all items available in the stalls of the current scene. The Trade Center can be accessed from the My Life menu or by pressing the V hotkey.
In the Trade Center interface, open stalls are arranged based on their ranking, which increases as more items are sold.
Stall[]
Players can set a stall to sell and/or buy items. While stalling, the character stays in place until the stall is closed. To set up the stall, the player must be in city or town (For example, Chengdu, Suzhou, or Qiandeng Town). The Stall interface can be accessed from the My Life menu or by pressing the P hotkey. The most popular city for stalls is Suzhou, where high player traffic ensures active trading.
- Selling: To set up a stall for selling items, the player must select unbound items from their backpack and assign a price to each.
- Purchasing: To set up a stall for purchasing items, the players must possess at least one copy of the desired item, drag it into the stall interface, and assign the price. It does not matter whether the owned copy is bound or unbound.
The VIP Subscription status provides stalling benefits, increasing the maximum stall capacity and allowing the players to stall while offline. There are no daily limits on stalling, but online stalls automatically close after 1 hour, while offline stalls close after 4 hours. This automatic closure exists because each city has a limited number of available stall slots, ensuring fair access to the stalling system for all players.
| Non-VIP | VIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Stall Slots | 30 | 60 |
| Online Stall | 1 hour | 1 hour |
| Offline Stall | Unavailable | 4 hours |
Chinese Auction House[]
The Chinese Auction House menu.
Players can list items for sale using the Chinese Auction House. Items listed are temporarily removed from the player's inventory, freeing up space. The Chinese Auction House can be accessed from any standard scene via My Life menu, allowing both buying and selling.
Buying[]
When buying items from the auction house, players have two options:
- Bidding: Players place bids that must be higher than the current bid. When a bid is successfully placed, the corresponding amount is deducted from the bidder’s account. If a higher bid is placed later, the previously deducted amount is returned.
- Buyout Price: Players can instantly purchase the item for the listed buyout price.
Selling[]
To list items for sale, players must click on "My Sales" and place items into the "Items for Sale" slot. All listed items must have a starting price and a buyout price. Items remain listed for up to 48 hours, and each listing costs a service fee of 50 Wen. Sellers can remove their items from the auction house at any time.
Note that players cannot list items if they take any form of damage, including the passive damage from having zero Nutrition.
Carrier Pigeon[]
Carrier Pigeon is a single-use item that allows the player to send Taels and an item stack to any online or offline player without needing to meet in person. Carrier Pigeons can be purchased with 
Silver Coins from any General Goods Vendor NPC. If the player owns a bird pet, they can send mail without needing to purchase Carrier Pigeons.
How to Use[]
- Buy 1x Carrier Pigeon from a General Goods Vendor, marked by a blue bag icon on the map.
- Click the pigeon icon in the top left corner of the screen to open the mail interface.
- Input the recipient's in-game name, mail subject and content (the content field can be left empty).
- Input the amount of
Taels and the item you wish to send. - One of the two checkboxes must be selected:
- Send money: This checkbox must be selected when sending normal mail, even if no money is included.
- COD (Cash on Delivery): This checkbox must be selected when selling items through the Carrier Pigeon system. To receive the item from their mailbox, the recipient must pay the specified amount of Taels. If the payment is not made, the item will be returned to the sender after a few days.
- Click "Send" to send the mail.