Ning Xiaoxian asked people to pass a message to Chi Bihu, saying that he would definitely return in two hours, so he summoned a few hidden guards such as Hei Yan, asked them to take off their military armor and change into civilian clothes, and entered Xiaohecang with Zhai Mo.

At first glance, there is really nothing special about this town, the houses are gray and simple, and there are not many pedestrians on the road, so it can be seen that the number of residents is limited. The Black Blade Army is stationed about ten miles away from here, and there are no demon soldiers coming in, so the normal life of the residents here has not been disturbed. There is only one inn in the town, two grocery stores, and a few shops selling meat and vegetables, and there is no need to fight flies on this cold day...... After walking a few streets, normal people didn't see a few, but there were two fools with saliva hanging from the corners of their mouths, and they were not afraid of the cold, and walked along the street with a smile.

Black Howl said in a low voice: "Before the army arrived, the spies had already ascertained that there were only seven hundred and forty mortals living in Xiaohecang Town. ”

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and she was a little surprised. How can the population of a small town of this size reach about 2,000? Don't say that growing and selling elixirs is the most profitable business, even if you grow some cash crops like an ordinary town, it won't be so depressed. I only heard Hei Yan continue: "However, the Sword Washing Pavilion will send people to collect herbs every half a month, and many large caravans will also pass through here, stay for one night and leave. Since we will be passing through here, the people who wash the Sword Pavilion came early this time, and it is said that they have already left yesterday afternoon. ”

The routes planned by the caravans were all based on profitability, and from this point of view, Xiaohecang was also famous.

Walking down the town's main street, it's a bit of a popular place. And there are more than a dozen shops with signs selling Lingcao, and there are far more than clothing, spices, and restaurants.

Zhai Mo led the group into the shop where they had bought medicine before. The shopkeeper naturally recognized the owner who made him a lot of money, and quickly greeted him with a smile on his face: "A few guests." But what else did you fall into?"

"Alchemy still needs a lot of good medicines, and I heard Lao Zhai say that the elixir here is very effective, so I asked him to take us around. Ning Xiaoxian coped with it, but secretly frowned, looked at the pedestrians outside, and then looked at the shopkeeper, and always felt that something was wrong. I can't say the specifics.

Looking at the clothing and temperament of these people, they don't look like the masters who are short of money, and the owner of the herb shop smiled from ear to ear and said, "It's easy to say." Say. He took seven or eight herbs from the counter and spread them out in front of everyone.

Ning Xiaoxian looked at them one by one, and the more she looked, the more surprised she became, she broke open the fleshy scales of one of the cistanches and examined them. Obviously, he only has half a year of life. But the potency far exceeds that of its mortal counterparts. This thing in the world is a precious medicine that tonifies the kidney yang and benefits the essence and blood, that is, it is a man's gift, and it has always been the most frequently used tonic medicine in the kidney and aphrodisiac prescriptions.

There is also a blood doll that is in better condition. This name sounds scary, but it is actually He Shou Wu. It's just that the skin of the shopkeeper is actually a faint pink, and it looks like it can be pinched out of water when you pinch it lightly. It is a rare type of Polygonum multiflori, called Powdered Polygonum multiflori, which is not only an important medicinal material in itself, but also can integrate several herbal properties when exposed to high temperature in the Dan furnace, and is an excellent catalyst. Look at the seeds and leaves on the top of this He Shou Wu, it has grown for a maximum of thirty years, but when it can be taken out of the medicine box, it is full of aroma, and smelling this medicinal fragrance has at least more than 200 years of medicinal power.

At this point, she could also see that the medicine taken out by the owner of the pharmacy was different from the medicine cultivated by Xiyang. The latter is to promote its growth years and improve its quality, while the former is like a farmer pouring fertilizer into the crops and filling the chickens and ducks in the pen, which is "fattening", and forcibly compresses the growth effect that takes hundreds or hundreds of years to be reflected in a few years.

The strangest thing is that this is actually something that mortals can do. How could this make Zhai Mo not curious, how could she not be curious?

Ning Xiaoxian rolled his eyes, took out a small bag of spirit stones from his arms, and waited for the shopkeeper to count his eyebrows and smile before he muttered: "The quality of the spirit grass is indeed good, but I need better." ”

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed: "This, the master of the immortal family comes every ten days and a half months, and the best medicinal materials are all purchased by them......"

Ning Xiaoxian smiled and said, "Yes, if that's the case, what are those big caravans doing here?" However, the owner of this shop is also thick-skinned, and when he heard this, he only said: "If the medicinal materials asked for by the guests are too valuable, the small shop will not have much ...... to get their hands on."

Ning Xiaoxian took out a purple fist-sized spirit stone and shook it in front of him, so his next words became: "It's just a treasure of the town store, and I am reluctant to give it up for a long time, if the guests are matched, the price can be negotiated again......"

She interrupted, "What is it?"

The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "It's a white-flowered snake tongue plant." ”

As soon as the words fell, Hei Yan and the other hidden guards were still unconscious, but Zhai Mo and Ning Xiaoxian both had slightly moved their faces. The shopkeeper looked at the surprise in Zhai Mo's eyes, obviously this Master Dan felt incredible that he had such a good herb in his hand, and his vanity burst for a while, and he smiled: "It's genuine, Tong Su is not deceitful...... But you also know that each spirit leaf of an adult snake tongue grass is worth more than 50,000 spirit stones. This snake tongue grass has four leaves, and although it has just entered the juvenile stage, there is no problem in selling a whole plant for 30,000 spirit stones. ”

Ning Xiaoxian raised his eyebrows. In such a decadent small array, snaketongue grass can actually be produced, which is a necessary material to help the monk rush into the Divine Pill! And the selling price of this shop is really not expensive.

However, this thing is light and can't leave the soil, so: "The price is fair, so take it and let me take a look." ”

The shopkeeper said, "You also know that the snake tongue grass can only grow in the soil that is accompanied by black ants, and it has to be watered with chicken blood every meal, so this treasure is still planted in the ground...... You have paid the down payment, and I will take you to pick it up. ”

She happily threw down a thousand spirit stones, and the shopkeeper shouted behind her: "Mother-in-law, come out!" After a dozen breaths, a middle-aged woman took the child's hand and walked out.

The shopkeeper said: "I'll take these guests to get the spirit grass, you take the first one, and then take the baby to the mayor's house to sit for a while." Hearing this, the middle-aged woman walked up and took the lilac spirit stone on the table into her arms, and turned around to go out. Everyone knew that the shopkeeper wanted to keep a hand, lest the immortal cultivator see the wealth and take his family.

Ning Xiaoxian's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen that this child was only four or five years old, with a small head, small eyes, a thin figure, and a short head, and he looked malnourished, but the clothes on his body were still made of silk, and it was obvious that the owner of the Lingcao shop was doing a prosperous business, and it was impossible to lack food and drink for his children.

What's going on?

She frowned, and found that the child's eyes were staring straight ahead when he walked, and his eyes didn't even move. Dolls of this age are generally clever and very active, how can they be as dull-eyed and lifeless as he is? The woman is obviously accustomed to his temperament, but before she wants to move, she gently pulls him twice, and the child will follow.

Ning Xiaoxian quietly withdrew his gaze and walked out of the shop with the shopkeeper.

The direction in which everyone was traveling was the hill behind the town. According to the shopkeeper, the ordinary spirit grass is fostered in the nursery, but this snake tongue grass is too valuable, and he keeps it in an abandoned farmhouse yard.

After walking like this for two quarters of an hour, it was getting farther and farther away from the town, and the faces of the hidden people gradually changed, because there was a strange coercion in front of them, accompanied by a faint sense of discomfort. If Ning Xiaoxian wants to describe it, this is a bit like the evil qi in the underground palace, and even the power of Yimu growth that the hidden guards are extremely familiar with!

However, the evil qi is the product of the earth's evil veins, and the power of Otogi's growth is simply released by the behemoth body of the snake, so what is the situation here?

It wasn't until they walked up the hill that everyone stood up to isolate themselves from the influence of this strange coercion. Among the group, only the shopkeeper was a mortal and unaware.

Ning Xiaoxian walked for a while, and suddenly said, "You have a disease on your body, and you can't be cured repeatedly?"

The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and his face slowly became a little depressed: "Ah, you can see it." "The woman in front of her is also an immortal cultivator, so it's not surprising to see it.

She said lightly: "My life is almost gone, what are you still clinging to the money?"

The shopkeeper swallowed and said curiously, "What do you mean by this?"

"Not only you, but also your children, but many people in this town, are sick, and the medicine stone is ineffective. She paused, "I don't believe you're unaware, but this place isn't really suitable for people. ”

The shopkeeper seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a wry smile: "This place is indeed strange, but if you come here to grow spirit grass, you can make a lot of money." Fairy aunt, you don't know, my hometown was flooded, and I couldn't even eat enough for ten years outside, and only when I came to this small river warehouse could I have a slight surplus, even if there was anything weird, I couldn't take care of it. I had planned to make a little more money and then I had to leave the creek barn. ”

Speaking of this, the outline of a farm loomed in the forest ahead, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Oh, there it is." ”

"No wonder there are few people here, and only those who are not afraid of death stay in Xiaohecang. Ning Xiaoxian nodded, "Since you are not afraid of death, then I will give you a ride." ”

The shopkeeper's feet softened, and his face changed: "What do you mean by this! Do you want to take it by force?"

She tapped her chin towards the farmstead, "Say, how many people are in ambush inside?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment before saying, "Grandma, you have wronged me......" (to be continued......)

PS: Looking at the pink ticket rankings in the past two days, Shui Yun's heart is so stuffed that he wants to cover his chest......

Keep asking for pink tickets......