Chapter 67: Hundred Grass Pavilion

"Wow, that's fine. ”

Li Xin'an looked at the caravan from a distance and was a little shocked.

At this time, the caravan station has been completely completed, and the characteristic buildings are lined up one after another, and the buildings are still hung with beautiful lamps, which has a very festive atmosphere, like a bazaar on the earth.

The shops in the station are all open for business at this time, and the sound of melodious music and loud shouting comes from the station.

The people of Frost City walked out of the city and wandered around the bazaar, buying what they needed, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

It seems that what happened yesterday did not have the slightest impact on Frost City, but Li Xin'an found that almost all the people who came out of Frost City were dressed gorgeously, and no poor people came out, which showed that the poor people in the west of the city were still suppressed.

"It's strange, don't these people know about the death of thousands of soldiers in the west of the city yesterday, or are they so strong in their hearts, how can they still come out to visit the market so happily?

Forget it, don't want to. Let's go inside first, and maybe you'll hear something.

Haha, I haven't been to the fairs of this world yet. ”

"Disguise!"

The T-1000 emerges from his clothes, crawls onto his face, squirms, and finally transforms into an ordinary outcast, unnoticed.

After the disguise was completed, Li Xin'an swaggered towards the market, the back basket behind him was a little strange, but many people just glanced away and didn't care.

Crowds of people from Frost City roamed the streets, vendors on both sides of the road enthusiastically selling their wares to them.

Li Xin'an wandered aimlessly and found that the variety of goods here was very rich, all of which had strong Zhongzhou characteristics.

There are clothes made of silk, porcelain made of pottery, dried tea leaves, and toys made of ingenuity......

Everyone in Frost City will find something they like here.

Ladies and ladies crowded into clothing stores to buy clothes, for fear that they would not be able to buy them, and even began to snatch each other.

Children gather in front of the toy stalls, looking left and right, and counting how many they can buy with their pocket money.

Li Xin'an even saw a wine beach on the side of the street, and he smelled the aroma of wine from a distance.

"Boss, can I taste it?"

He asked the owner behind the stall.

"Absolutely, you can taste it. ”

The boss sat up, poured a small glass of wine, and handed it to Li Xin'an.

Li Xin'an tasted it, it was very mellow, softer and more mellow than the wine he drank in the gathering place before, which was in line with his taste.

"It's delicious, just fill me with five catties of this wine. ”

"Okay, 5 silver coins. ”

After Li Xin'an paid, the boss handed him a wooden wine barrel full of wine, and gave him a gourd wine jug full of wine, which was small and cute, and Li Xin'an liked it at first sight.

"This is for you, help me get more publicity"

"Haha, definitely, thank you boss. ”

Li Xin'an put the wine barrel into the ink snow, hung the gourd around his waist, and continued to wander around.

After walking around for a long time, I finally saw the shop I was interested in.

It was a bookstore.

"Go buy some books on history and maps that will help me understand the world. ”

Li Xin'an walked into the bookstore, there were no customers in the bookstore, only a childish teenager sitting behind the counter reading carefully, and Li Xin'an didn't even notice when he came in.

Li Xin'an walked to the bookshelf by himself and took a look, these books are very similar to the books on the earth, but Li Xin'an doesn't know any of the words on them.

"Forget, I can't read......"

At this time, Li Xin'an felt the pain of being illiterate.

He came to the counter and tapped lightly on the table, saying:

"Hello, I want to buy some books, can you help me pick out a few. ”

"Ah~"

The teenager reading the book was startled by him and sat on the ground.

"I'm sorry to scare you. Li Xin'an hurriedly ran over to help him up.

"It's okay, I'm too fascinated by it. ”

The young man got up from the ground and was a head shorter than Li Xin'an.

He patted the clothes on his body and asked Li Xin'an quite gracefully:

"What type of book would you like to read, please? ”

Li Xin'an thought for a while and replied: "World maps, history, and travelogue books. ”

"Okay, I'll go pick a few for you. ”

The young man came to the bookshelf, stepped on a chair and took down two books and handed them to Li Xin'an.

Li Xin'an touched it, the cover was very hard, it should be metal, and the inside was paper.

The boy pointed to one of them and said:

"This is the history of the Terrans, telling the history of the Terrans after the cataclysm. ”

Li Xin'an looked at the book, and there was a ruin painted on the cover, and in the ruins stood a man with a smile on his lips, holding a Rubik's cube in his hand.

The boy pointed to a book next to him and said, "This book was written by the most powerful explorer in Zhongzhou, recording his expedition route and observations, and it contains a map drawn by him.

The current map of Zhongzhou is based on the map in this book, so you just look at this book. ”

There was nothing on the cover, just a few large black letters. Li Xin'an didn't know him.

"Okay, then I'll want these two copies, how much?"

"You're the first guest today, I'll give you a little cheaper, a total of two gold coins. The boy replied.

"Hey~ It's so expensive. "Li Xin'an really didn't expect this price.

A homeless person can only earn 1 gold coin by digging for three years without eating or drinking, and this book sells for a gold coin, and he still gives himself a discount.

The young man replied with some displeasure: "My grandfather said that knowledge is priceless, and this is a treasure of mankind, how can it be said that it is expensive." ”

"Okay, here you go. ”

Li Xin'an took out two gold coins and handed them to the young man, and then put the two books into the ink snow.

I thought to myself: "No wonder the bookstore has no business, the poor in this world really can't afford to read." ”

The boy put away the gold coins and returned to the back of the counter, ignoring Li Xin'an, burying his head in the book and continuing to read.

Li Xin'an thought for a while and asked the young man, "May I ask where there is a place to sell pills and weapons." ”

The boy looked up from the book and pointed to the south.

"Over there. ”

"Okay, thank you. ”

Li Xin'an left the bookstore and walked down the street to the south.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion was suddenly heard not far ahead.

The surrounding pedestrians hurriedly avoided for fear of being affected.

Li Xin'an looked up and saw billowing black smoke coming out of the second floor of a nearby attic, apparently where an explosion had occurred.

An old man covered in black jumped down from the building and muttered:

"It shouldn't be, I'm obviously refining it according to the Dan recipe, how can I blow it up. ”

At this time, a delicate girl in a pink dress ran out of the attic and shouted:

"Old man Lu, why did you blow up again!"

When she came out, she took out a yellow note in her hand, and with a slight wave, the note automatically flew to the second floor and turned into a breeze blowing towards the second floor.

"Is this an alchemy fryer? Fortunately, I have the Fire God Ding, which can automatically alchemize, so I don't have to worry about the fryer.

That note looks like a talisman in a novel, and we'll see if it's sold later. ”

The onlookers around were amazed.

When the black smoke was blown away, the girl helped the old man back to the attic, and the onlookers gradually dispersed.

At this time, Li Xin'an noticed that there was a plaque hanging on the eaves of the attic, with three big characters written on it, but Li Xin'an didn't know it.

He grabbed a pedestrian walking by and asked, "Brother, what's written on that?" ”

The pedestrian said to him impatiently: "You don't know this, Baicao Pavilion, who sells medicinal herbs." ”

"Okay, thanks. ”

After Li Xin'an thanked him, he walked to the attic, he wanted to see if there were any herbs that could be used in his alchemy.

As soon as you enter the house, you will smell the rich fragrance of herbs, and the glass display cases are neatly placed on the ground, and all kinds of herbs are placed in the display cabinets.

Li Xin'an took a cursory look and found that he didn't know any of them.

The pink-clothed girl who had applied the talisman seal before saw Li Xin'an coming in and immediately greeted him warmly: "Hello, what do you need?" ”

And the old man is not here, it should be on the second floor.

Li Xin'an asked, "Is there any pill for sale here?"

The girl in pink replied, "No, only medicinal herbs are sold here." ”

"But wasn't that old man just now refining the elixir?"

The girl smiled and replied, "That's my grandfather, he is indeed an alchemist, and he can refine pills." However, according to the regulations of our caravan and the four major families, the pills can only be sold at auction. ”

"Auction?"

"Well, the number of rare commodities like pills and imperial tools is limited, but everyone wants it, so in order not to have friction, the four major families have negotiated with us that this kind of commodity can only be sold in the form of an auction.

And our caravan found that it was more profitable to hold an auction and sell goods, so this tradition has been passed down ever since. ”

"I see, can everyone participate in the auction?" asked Li Xin'an.

The pink-clothed girl shook her head: "No, the number of places to participate in the auction is limited, and the four major families of Frost City will determine the candidates." ”

Li Xin'an understood that this auction was actually a competition between the four major families to buy materials, and the others were not even qualified to participate.

He said to the girl in pink, "Okay, I need some herbs, you can help me get them." ”

The girl in pink happily agreed: "Okay, you say." ”

Li Xin'an thought about it for a moment: "I now have four kinds of pills, and there are still many Xuanyu pills, so there is no need to refine them anymore."

And Runze Dan and Huiyuan Pill can speed up energy recovery, which is very useful in battle, and the Force God Pill can increase strength, which is also very useful, first ask if there is any herb for Runze Dan. ”

So he said, "I need water lingzhi, moon essence grass, water essence, and spirit nectar. ”

The pink-clothed girl's eyes lit up: "This is the raw material of Runze Dan, are you also an alchemist?" ”

Li Xinxin was relieved, but he didn't expect the girl in front of him to be able to see what pill she wanted to refine based on the herbs.

"It seems that I have to pay attention to it in the future, and it is easy for others to deduce that the herb wants to refine that kind of elixir. ”

Seeing that Li Xin'an didn't speak, the girl in pink thought he was angry, and hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, I'm not trying to probe you, Runze Pill is a common pill, and many people know the formula, but it's the first time I've seen you as a young alchemist, and I'm a little surprised." ”

Li Xin'an didn't care, and replied, "It's okay, are there these herbs?"

"Yes, there are a total of 5 raw materials for Runzedan, how much do you need. ”

"All of them. ”

"Good. ”

The girl in pink walked into a room on the first floor, paused for a while, walked out with a few medicinal herbs, and put them on the counter.

Please take a look. ”

One of the boxes contained five clear mushroom-like things, one box contained five fluorescent stalks of fine grass, as well as a clear liquid bottle, and a viscous pink liquid.

"How much?"

Li Xin'an asked.

"Five water lingzhi 120 gold coins, five moon essence grass 80 gold coins, a bottle of water essence 50 gold coins, a bottle of spirit nectar 80 gold coins, a total of 330 gold coins. ”

"Hey~ I didn't expect the alchemy materials to be so expensive, I only have 298 gold coins now, it's not enough, it's embarrassing, it's better to try it." ”

Li Xinxin complained silently, and was about to bargain, when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Hey, water lingzhi, moon essence grass." ”

Li Xin'an turned his head to look, only to see a richly dressed middle-aged man walking in outside the door, followed by two servants with a strong atmosphere, obviously two transcendents.

At this time, the middle-aged man came directly to the counter and picked up the box containing the water lingzhi, and ignored Li Xin'an at all.

The middle-aged man picked up the other medicines on the counter and looked at them for a while, then said, "Hahaha, this is the raw material of Runzedan, I just need to refine a batch of Runzedan, I want them all, how much is the total?"

The girl pointed at Li Xin'an and said, "I'm sorry, these medicinal materials were asked for by this customer first, and he has the right of first refusal." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at Li Xin'an and said arrogantly, "Which family are you from?"

I am the city lord's royal alchemist Lang Wu, I want to buy these medicinal materials back to refine the pill for the city lord, let me, I will help you say a few good words in front of the city lord. ”

Li Xin'an was a head taller than him, looked at him condescendingly and said, "No, I want these medicinal materials." ”

Lang Wu didn't seem to believe that Li Xin'an would refuse him, and said angrily: "Young man, don't be quick for a while, think about your family." ”

Li Xin'an ignored him, but turned to the girl in pink, took out the box containing gold coins from Mo Xue and handed it over.

"Damn, shame on your face!"

Lang Wu shouted angrily and punched at Li Xin'an, with flames attached to his fist, obviously a transcendent who had awakened the ability of the flame system.

Li Xin'an had already taken precautions, and a flame bomb was condensed in his palm, and when he was about to attack with a backhand, countless vines suddenly stretched out from the wall of the attic, binding Lang Wu tightly.

When the two servants saw that Lang Wu was tied, they immediately pulled out their weapons and slashed at the vines, but the vines did not show the slightest wound, but instead divided more branches and tied the two servants firmly.

The trio struggled in the air, but to no avail.

The girl in pink looked at the three of them and said coldly: "It is forbidden to use force in the Baicao Pavilion, do you hear, if you commit it again, even if you are the city lord's people, I will still kill you." ”

"Got it, got it, I'm not going to do it, let me go. ”

Lang Wu hurriedly said.

The girl clapped her hands, the vines slowly retracted into the wall, and the three of Lang Wu fell from the air, never daring to move again, but they did not leave, but looked at Li Xin'an with gloomy eyes.

The girl didn't care, counted the gold coins that Li Xin'an took out and said, "These are not enough, there are only 298 gold coins, and there are still 32 missing." ”

Li Xin'an took out six pills from Mo Xue and asked, "Is it okay for me to use the pills to pay the rest of the money?"

Lang Wu burst out laughing and mocked: "Hahahaha, I don't have the money to buy it, so what are you pretending? Get out, I'll pay double the price to buy it." ”

Li Xin'an ignored him, but looked seriously into the eyes of the girl in pink.

The girl in pink took the pill and looked at it, hesitated for a while and said, "There is no such precedent, and I haven't seen this pill, I have to take it to my grandfather to see, you wait a minute." ”

"Good. Li Xin'an replied.

The girl in pink took the pill and walked up the stairs.

Lang Wu walked up to Li Xin'an and said, "Boy, if you tell me which family you are." ”

Li Xin'an looked at him and said, "I'm your father." ”

"!"

The servant behind Lang Wu was about to make a move, but he stopped him and scolded:

"Are you all pigs?

The two minions stepped back.

Lang Wu looked at Li Xin'an and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, I will send someone to investigate when I go back to the city, and those people in the city will find you sooner or later, and then it will be the death of you and your family."

And the pills refined by a poor ghost like you are all waste, worthless, and those medicinal materials will be mine later.

Hahahaha. ”

At this moment, an old man with a fairy wind bone suddenly rushed down from the upper floor, holding a milky white pill in his hand and asked in a loud voice, "Who? Who refined this pill?"

"Grandpa, slow down!" the girl in pink followed him, for fear that he would fall.

Li Xin'an stood up, gave a salute and said, "Old man, this pill is refined by me, I don't know how much it can be sold." ”

"100 gold coins! 100 gold coins each!"

"What?"

Lang Wu gasped, unable to believe his ears.

Li Xin'an was also a little puzzled, and asked: "This is just a first-class elixir, it's not worth so much money." ”

The old man rushed to Li Xin'an and said, "I say it's worth it, it's worth it, this is the legendary Xuanyu Pill, which can stimulate potential and eliminate dark injuries."

And because it is a first-class elixir, the effect of the medicine is mild, and ordinary people can also take it, which can greatly increase the probability of awakening.

But after the death of the emperor, our clan was surrounded and suppressed by hundreds of clans, and in the escape in all directions, our clan killed and injured many ancestors, lost many inheritances, and the Xuanyu Danfang was also lost in the war, only a few Xuanyu Dan were handed down, and now each one is worth a thousand gold.

I was once fortunate enough to get a Xuanyu Pill, although the raw materials were analyzed, but I couldn't refine the refining steps, and the pseudo-Xuanyu Pill that was refined was only half of the medicinal effect of the Xuanyu Pill.

Who refined this pill? Take out six pills at once, and the performance is excellent, there must be a complete pill. ”

Li Xin'an opened his mouth and said, "It's me." ”

The old man grabbed Li Xin'an and said, "Give me the Danfang, and I'm willing to pay whatever the price." ”

Li Xin'an quietly broke free and glanced at Lang Wu, who was already stunned at the moment.

The old man said, "Oh, I forgot, there are outsiders here, let's go to the attic and talk." ”

Li Xin'an shook his head and said, "Drive them out, don't sell them medicinal herbs." ”

"You!" Lang Wu glared at Li Xin'an angrily.

The old man said, "Please go out." ”

Lang Wu said angrily: "I am the city lord's royal alchemist, you dare to drive me out?"

The old man didn't speak, he pinched a magic trick with both hands, and vines immediately stretched out from the attic wall, staring at Lang Wu and the others.

"Okay, count you ruthless, remember what I said, you can't jump for two days, let's go!"

Lang Wu walked out of the Baicao Pavilion with two servants, and bunches of vines stretched down from the roof, sealing all the doors of the Baicao Pavilion, and no one could come in and disturb them.