In the east market, there are cars and horses, crowded with people, and it is very lively. This is the most lively place in Chang'an City, where a large number of people from all over the world gather every day with various accents to buy and sell and exchange information.

In addition to the above, this place is also a gathering place for all kinds of strange people, and many people who travel the rivers and lakes will come here to solicit business in order to get more silver.

After leaving the General's Mansion, Shan Zhuokun did not rush to General Xu's Mansion with Yu Chi Baolin, but ordered the palanquin man to carry them to Dongshi first.

Although Yu Chi Baolin was quite suspicious of this, when he saw the other party's indifferent face, he could only suppress the doubts in his heart and secretly wait to find out.

After walking for about an hour, the sedan chair came to a relatively remote street near the East Market. Shan Zhuokun instructed the sedan chair man to wait there, and he took Yu Chi Baolin to the Terracotta Division.

"Shangxian, shouldn't we go to General Xu's Mansion as soon as possible? Why did you bring me here? ”

On the way, Yu Chi Baolin saw that Shan Zhuokun had nothing to say, but just walked forward in a hurry with himself, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Shan Zhuokun glanced at him sideways, but he didn't answer, and still walked forward.

Seeing the other party acting like this, Yu Chi Baolin couldn't help but have deeper doubts in his heart. Shangxian has always done things above board, and has never done such a silent thing, what happened today? The more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on the back of Shan Zhuokun who continued to move forward.

Shan Zhuokun turned to look at Yu Chi Baolin, and teased with a smile: "What? Are you afraid that your brother will abduct and sell you? Don't worry, I'll take you to open your eyes first, and it's not too late to go to General Xu's Mansion later. ”

When Yu Chi Baolin heard this, he immediately showed a look of surprise.

It turned out that Shangxian wanted to open his eyes this time, and it seemed that Fang Cai was really wrong to blame him. It's just that now that the enemy is present, how can the other party have such idleness?

"Do you want to go?"

After waiting for a while, Shan Zhuokun couldn't help but urge when he saw that Yu Chi Baolin was still undecided.

"Go, of course."

Yu Chi Baolin puffed up his chest arrogantly, deliberately made a 'love what' look, and said with a big grin,

"Don't say it's just an eye-opener, even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, my lieutenant Chi Baolin has never frowned."

Seeing him like this, Shan Zhuokun was very angry in his heart, and continued to urge: "Since this is the case, then let's stop delaying our efforts here." ”

After speaking, Shan Zhuokun turned around again. Seeing this, Yu Chi Baolin also chased forward, talked and laughed with him, and soon came to a stall surrounded by passers-by.

The Terracotta Division, as the name suggests, is where the Tang Dynasty court usually places soldiers and horses. And this stall, although lively and very, has nothing to do with this purpose, it is just an ordinary fruit stand. And the species is very simple, just apples, peaches and melons.

Due to the large number of people, Yu Chi Baolin squeezed in with great effort under the leadership of Shan Zhuokun. I originally thought that I could really see the world, but now I can't help but be disappointed when I see this situation.

"Shangxian, you can't say that this is the place, right?" Yu Chi Baolin said suspiciously.

Shan Zhuokun didn't answer, just nodded to himself, his eyes still fixed on the apples on the stall.

In front of the stall, the stall owner, who is about 50 years old, is enthusiastically soliciting business. This person was wearing a blue robe that had been washed a little whitish, and although his appearance was ordinary, he also looked extremely kind because of his smiling eyes.

"Thanks to all the folks, the stall's business will be so prosperous. Today is the time for the opening of the offer, and I would like to ask for your support. ”

As soon as the stall owner's words fell, the people around him shouted and rushed to buy the fruit. The strange thing is that all they buy are melons without exception, and the other fruits seem to be concubines who have been sent to the cold palace, and no one cares about them at all.

"How? See what's wrong? ”

Shan Zhuokun gently touched Yu Chi Baolin with his elbow and asked in a whispered voice.

Yu Chi Baolin nodded in amazement, as the saying goes, it is difficult to reconcile the mouths, why the tastes of these buyers are so consistent, it is really incredible.

Shan Zhuokun smiled slightly, still looking calm. Of course, he knew the reason, but it was not yet time to uncover the mystery, so he continued to move his gaze to the fruit stall and secretly looked at the clues.

After a while, after all the people around him had left, Shan Zhuokun came to the stall owner with a smile, and directly stuffed a piece of silver into the palm of the other party's hand, and then said:

"Uncle, I want this last melon."

With that, he picked up the melon that was placed on the stall and was about to turn away. Although Yu Chi Baolin was still unclear, seeing this scene, he could only walk forward with Shan Zhuokun.

"Wait." The stall owner saw the two of them walking away, and suddenly said.

Under Yu Chi Baolin's surprised gaze, Shan Zhuokun suddenly stopped and slowly turned to look at the stall owner.

The stall owner first looked at Shan Zhuokun silently for a moment, then suddenly bent down and cleaned up the stall with his hands and feet. Then, he walked quickly to the two of them.

"There are a lot of people here, let's take a step to talk."

While talking, the three of them came to a nearby teahouse, casually found a quiet private room, and after sitting down, Shan Zhuokun seemed to inadvertently hand the melon that was originally in his hand to Yu Chi Baolin. Unexpectedly, Yu Chi Baolin just held it with his hand, but the melon disappeared like a bubble. Seeing this, Yu Chi Baolin couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

I've been living for more than 20 years, and I've never encountered anything like this, so is it a hell of a life today? The strange Dao Shangxian said before that he wanted to take himself to the world, but it turned out to be the matter of this melon.

It's just that this melon is a real thing, how can it be said that it is gone? Is this a manipulation by ghosts or a diversion of mind?

"This ......," Yu Chi Baolin said in surprise, "Shangxian, where did this melon go?" ”

"It's an illusion." Shan Zhuokun glanced at the stall owner and gave the answer with a smile.

"Illusion?!"

Yu Chi Baolin repeated word by word, his expression still extremely shocked.

"That's right, if I guess correctly, Uncle should be the current number one illusion master of the Tang Dynasty, Chu Qixiang."

Shan Zhuokun deliberately showed a humble appearance of a junior meeting an elder, but his words were extremely resolute, and he couldn't deny it from the other party.

"Exactly, it's just that Chu has already withdrawn from the disputes in the rivers and lakes for many years, and now he no longer appears in public, how can you know my identity?" Chu Qixiang asked in surprise.

Shan Zhuokun is right, this seemingly ordinary stall owner is indeed Chu Qixiang, a generation of masters who became famous in the entire Tang Dynasty ten years ago because of his superb illusion skills.

It is different from those who were born into famous families and were forced to turn to Taoism because of changes in their families. The Chu family was originally a family of cultivators, starting from their ancestors, they were even more dominant in the rivers and lakes with their secret arts, and won a great reputation in martial arts.

And Chu Qixiang himself is even more naturally intelligent, and he has taken the secret art to the extreme early. Not only that, but he also worshipped the illusion master of the Western Regions, Haikong Zhenren, as his master, and practiced under his disciple.

As the saying goes, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. After some hard study, he finally inherited the mantle of his master and became a new generation of illusion masters.

It's a pity that due to the turbulent political situation at that time, although he wanted to make a vigorous event and made a lot of efforts to do it, after experiencing the fate of the change of the Sui and Tang courts, he could only end up with a sad fate of retreating from the rivers and lakes.

When Shan Zhuokun saw Chu Qixiang asking, he smiled and took out a gold waist plate with extremely exquisite workmanship from his sleeve, and handed it to the other party with both hands.

"Uncle, this waist card belongs to one of your old friends. Even if you're forgetful, you should recognize it. ”

Chu Qi glanced at him suspiciously, and reached out to take the waist card. But he glanced at it in a hurry, and his face showed an excited look, and his lips trembled and said:

"Who is Yuan Fanxian yours?"

Shan Zhuokun clasped his hands into fists and said respectfully: "My surname is Shan, and Mr. Yuan is my ancestor. Uncle, you saw it right, this waist card is indeed his object. He also told me that you and he have been friends for many years, and if I am in trouble and need help, I can come to you at any time. ”

He said this half-truth. In fact, this waist card was not given to him by Yuan Tiangang, but was personally given by Master Yuan Lintao before coming to Datang. As for the location of this miraculous appearance and its relationship with the ancestor, he had perceived it through his mind the day before when he was meditating and pranayama.

However, Chu Qixiang did not have the slightest doubt, but continued to rub the waist card with his hand. After a while, he looked up and said to Shan Zhuokun:

"Your ancestor is right, I am very good friends with him. Whatever you do, you can tell me directly. As long as I can help, I will do my best to help. ”

Hearing the other party's words, Shan Zhuokun's originally uneasy mood suddenly calmed down, and a relieved smile appeared on his lips.

Under the gaze of Chu Qixiang and Yu Chi Baolin, he got up again, bowed deeply to Chu Qixiang, and thanked him happily.