Chapter 102: The Crater
Turning to look at the fortune-telling old man, Li Xiao said with some distrust: "You don't want to take revenge on me, right?" ”
"Ahem~! How so. Qian Banxian said with an embarrassed face.
After examining the old man in front of him, Li Xiao immediately said, "My name is Li Xiao, I don't know what you call it?" ”
"My name is Qian Banxian." Qian Banxian said directly.
"Qian Banxian? Is this your name or nickname? Li Xiao asked.
"It's the name, that's what it says on the ID card!" Qian Banxian said.
"Well, which of your parents is also a fortune teller? I actually predicted it in advance and gave you such a name! Li Xiao said with a smile.
"Ahem~ Let's talk about what you're looking for! Although I am not a native of Huoquan Town, I have traveled all over the entire Huoquan Town over the years, and I still know most places! Qian Banxian changed the topic and said.
"Well~ that's right, we want to find the kind of crater that hasn't been developed, do you know where this is?" Li Xiao said directly.
"What are you looking for that thing, wouldn't it be nice to go up to the developed scenic spot over there and take a look?" Qian Banxian was a little puzzled, so he asked out loud.
"It's not a big deal, we don't like to be too busy, but we're curious, so we want to find a crater with no one to see." Li Xiao said casually.
"Hmm~ I did know that there was such a place, but there was nothing to see there, I don't know ...... you." Qian Banxian thought about it and said.
"Really, how about taking us there?" Li Xiao said, and said, "Hmm~ I won't let you lead the way in vain." ”
As soon as he heard that it was good and good to take, Qian Banxian suddenly looked happy, and said with a smile: "This is not needed, in fact, it doesn't take much trouble, it's just a little far, the road is not easy to walk, if you can trust me, I'll come over tomorrow and take you to see!" ”
After taking out two hundred yuan and handing it to Qian Banxian, Li Xiao said: "Then it's decided, this is a deposit for you, and I will give you another eight hundred yuan when I get to the place tomorrow." ”
"How embarrassing! Hehe~ Where do you live? I'll look for you at the hotel tomorrow. Qian Banxian pretended to push it off, and then put the money into his pocket with a smile.
"Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, you should just wait here, we will come to you." Li Xiao said that, and then turned around and left here with Baihua.
Looking at Li Xiao's distant back, Qian Banxian still smiled, this stall fortune telling was originally a stroke of luck, sometimes if the situation is good, you can earn a few hundred a day, if you are unlucky, you may not be able to earn one hundred and eighty yuan in ten days.
And if you lead the way tomorrow, you can earn a thousand yuan, which is a fat difference for Qian Banxian, who relies on swagger and deception!
Thinking of this, Qian Banxian immediately bent down to put away the stall, and then picked up Mazha and left the lively street.
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The next time, after pushing the hotel room away, Li Xiao and Baihua came to the place where they met Qian Banxian last night.
And Qian Banxian, who came early, wore coarse cloth clothes, and did not wear the sunglasses anymore, and was waiting there with an anxious face.
As soon as he saw Li Xiao, Qian Banxian hurriedly responded, and said with a smile: "Master Li Guan, you can be regarded as here!" ”
After carefully looking at Qian Banxian, who was dressed as an old man from a peasant family in front of him, Li Xiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Why did you change your clothes, so I almost didn't recognize you; By the way, am I late? Isn't it even nine o'clock? ”
"Hehe~ The place I'm going to go today is in the mountains, so I changed into ordinary clothes...... let's go now, it's a little far away." Qian Banxian sneered and said, in fact, the tunic suit was the outfit when he set up his stall, and he was going to enter the mountain today, so he naturally changed it.
"Okay, let's go to the parking lot first, let's get out of the car." Li Xiao said to himself, and then walked towards the parking lot with Baihua and Qian Banxian.
After driving the car out of the parking lot, under the guidance of Qian Banxian, he drove away from Huoquan Town.
A short walk out of town, he turned off the road and onto a country dirt road. After turning around, Li Xiao turned his head in a daze, and the car finally drove to the foot of a hill.
"Master Li Guan, there is no way to drive any further, you have to walk." Qian Banxian said.
"How far is that? I've been walking all morning's dirt roads! Li Xiao asked depressedly.
"It's coming, it's coming! Actually, it is connected to the crater on the other side of the town, but it is on the back of the hill, and the location is a bit remote, so no one pays attention to it. Qian Banxian explained.
"Yes, get out of the car and go, I really hope it's not in vain." Li Xiao said speechlessly, and then took the lead in getting out of the car.
Leaving the car at the foot of the hill, Li Xiao and Baihua walked into the mountains and forests on foot under the leadership of Qian Banxian.
Slowly ascending the hill, in a depression, Li Xiao finally saw the so-called crater, and was immediately disappointed. I saw that it was a small puddle about one meter in diameter, and there was a bend of turbid water, on which there were withered yellow leaves, and a hot air slowly floated.
Pointing to the small puddle, Qian Banxian said, "This is the crater." ”
"Is this water a low hot spring?" Li Xiao asked.
"No, it's supposed to be rain, it's just that there's geothermal heat down there, that's why it's hot." Qian Banxian explained.
Nodding, Li Xiao turned his head to look at Baihua and asked, "How is it?" ”
Staring at the small puddle, Baihua frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It should be about the same." ”
Hearing this, Li Xiao still had a little hope in his heart, and said to Qian Banxian: "It's okay, but we have something to take here for a while, do you go down the mountain first and wait for us, or ......." ”
"This ...... Do you recognize the way down the mountain? Qian Banxian said with some hesitation.
With a smile, Li Xiao took out eight hundred yuan, handed it to Qian Banxian, and said, "This is still no problem, you can go back by yourself first, and wait for us in the car." ”
Putting away the money with a smile, Qian Banxian said, "Then I'll go first, and then you can go back to the town after you drive along the dirt road." With that, Qian Banxian turned around and walked down the mountain with a smile on his face.
He was a little afraid that Li Xiao would regret it and ask for the money back, although this road was not close, but for Qian Banxian, who walked in the countryside all the year round, it was nothing, maybe he could meet some business on the way.
After Qian Banxian walked away, Li Xiao said, "Do you think there will be fire crystals here?" ”
"Not sure, but the nasty feeling is there, but it's faint; Viewer, you'd better dig and see. Baihua said uncertainly, and then retreated a few meters away, motioning for Li Xiao to dig and take a look.
"You're not going to go so far, are you? I didn't say you were going to help dig ....... Looking at Baihua's actions, Li Xiao was speechless.
"Hehe~ It's not that I'm afraid of getting dirty, but because if there is really a fire crystal here, it is likely to be accompanied by the breath of earth fire, which is still very harmful to Baihua!" Baihua said with a smile.
"Impossible, if there was any kind of earth fire qi, the realm spirit would have run out and absorb it a long time ago!" Li Xiao was sure that there was no such earth fire here, and after saying a word, he took out the shovel from the space, came to the lower place on the side of the small puddle, and dug it.
Although the soil and rocks formed by the weathering of volcanic rocks are not too hard, they are not easy to dig with a shovel; And the shovel in Li Xiao's hand is different, this is a space product, although it is not said to be a high-quality product, but it is still not difficult to dig up the rocks.
With Li Xiao's excavation, he dug aside the rocky soil outside the puddle, and soon dug a ditch with the same depth as the puddle, which was actually only twenty or thirty centimeters deep, and there was only a thin layer of mountain stones directly blocking the puddle.
Jumping on the side of the puddle, Li Xiao raised his shovel and smashed it at the blocking rocks.
Boom~! With a muffled sound, the rocks shattered, and the sewage in the puddle flowed backwards, and the water in the puddle was not cleaned in an instant.
Taking off his robe and shoes, Li Xiao jumped barefoot into the waterless puddle, waving a shovel to clean up the sludge at the bottom of the pit. Li Xiao then dug around the puddle.
This puddle is a bit small, and it is inconvenient to dig a spade, so it is better to expand it to facilitate the next digging.
After expanding the diameter of the puddle to more than two meters, Li Xiao began to dig down. As he dug deeper and deeper, Li Xiao gradually disappeared into the pit, only to see the shovel constantly throwing gravel soil out of the pit.
In the deep pit where one person came, Li Xiao kept digging, but at this time, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, is there a fire crystal here! If you dig like this, you can only dig it in the Year of the Monkey! Don't wait until you dig through the mountain and you can't find the fire crystal!
The excavation in his hand did not stop, Li Xiao raised his head and shouted outside the cave: "Baihua, do you think there will really be no fire crystals here!" I've dug so deep that I haven't seen it yet. ”
"Lord, you're in too much of a hurry, how can the fire crystal be dug up so easily...... Well~? Halfway through his words, Baihua suddenly frowned, instantly took a few steps back, and then said: "Lord, it is the qi of earth fire, there must be a fire crystal underneath!" ”
And Li Xiao, who was in the pit, also made a move at this time, and then shouted out with a wry smile: "I already know, the realm spirits have all run out to ask for the qi of earth fire." ”
At the same time that Baihua sensed the qi of earth fire just now, the cold voice of the realm spirit also came into Li Xiao's mind at the same time: "Task: Absorb the qi of earth fire, and reward after completion: 36,000 Dao coins, and increase the combat power of Dao Nong by 200 points!" ”
"Then you have to be careful, this earth fire qi is not easy to absorb, I have to stay away!" After a moment of silence, Baihua immediately spoke, and then turned and walked into the distance.
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