Chapter 17: The Storm
After Gu Chen found a random place with water nearby, he washed his body clean. After he finished washing, he looked at his skin like sheep jade gelatin, and he was stunned in place.
How did my skin become so good?!Gu Chen touched his arm in surprise, and found that it was extremely smooth, and it felt very good, and almost every capillary could be seen clearly.
Gu Chen reluctantly gave up touching himself, what he didn't know was that his current figure was even a woman who was jealous.
Continuing to hurry, Gu Chen had to speed up his journey now because he had met the old man halfway and delayed for some time, and then added a bath.
After Gu Chen's strength increased, he planned to rush over at full speed, and there was still nearly half of the way, he wanted to test how fast his speed was.
So he also made a starting posture, and ran towards Qingshui Town in a puff of smoke, the wind under his feet, and a large area of dust filled the air.
Accompanied by some people on horseback on the road, they couldn't help but subconsciously look back when they heard the rumbling sound behind them. I found out that it was a man running! and it was a young man.
They watched in amazement as Gu Chen ran past them, stunned in place, even if the dust covered their eyes, they didn't come back to their senses.
"Was it a beast just now?"
"Like, it's a person, right?"
Half an hour passed, Gu Chen came to the entrance of Qingshui Town, he looked at the towering city wall, as high as three zhang, endless, and there were soldiers with bows and arrows on the city wall, wearing steel helmets and royal armor, very majestic.
It is said that such a wall was built to resist the invasion of the beast tide, because the mountain near Qingshui Town has also had an incident of the invasion of the beast tide, so in order to protect the people in the city, they spent money to build such a wall.
Gu Chen entered the city after paying 10 copper coins, he looked at the endless stream of people coming and going, as well as the rows of shops, which made Gu Chen sigh at the prosperity of Qingshui Town. He remembered very well that this was the fourth time he had been in the city since he had grown up.
Gu Chen planned to dispose of the quenching grass on his body first, and then find a place to eat a good meal.
Gu Chen, who was not familiar with Qingshui Town, casually found someone to ask for directions, and then he came to a so-called shop called "Renhe Yaotang".
The medicine apprentice in the store frowned slightly when he saw Gu Chen, who was dressed in coarse linen, and saw Gu Chen's snow-white skin and slightly handsome face, he suppressed the dislike in his heart, and greeted with a smile: "This son, is there anything I can do to help you?"
Gu Chen looked at the medicine apprentice in front of him who was about the same age as him, and he spoke: "I have a lot of quenching herbs to sell, I don't know if your store will accept them?"
Hearing the word "a lot", the medicine apprentice's eyes lit up, this was a big deal, and he hurriedly said: "Collect! Collect! I don't know what Childe said a lot, what is the amount?"
Gu Chen took off the baggage, walked over to their counter, and poured the quenching grass on top of it one by one, densely packed, there were at least a hundred plants.
The medicine apprentice didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited the shopkeeper out, such a big business, he didn't dare to be the master. After a while, an old man with a long beard came out of the back room.
The shopkeeper was not surprised or happy, and looked at the quenching grass on the table lightly, he had actually just sorted out the medicinal materials in the room, and then heard the medicine apprentice say that there was a big deal, so he came out.
Gu Chen looked at the shopkeeper who was counting the quantity, and he estimated in his heart that a quenching grass should be able to sell for 8 silver coins, after all, it was two days before the day of picking, and if it was not well preserved, such a quenching grass would properly lose some medicinal properties.
After the shopkeeper finished counting, his eyes secretly held back Gu Chen's eyes, and after finding that he was just a child, he coughed lightly twice, and said slowly: "There are a total of one hundred and thirty plants here, according to the medicinal properties of these quenching herbs, I can collect one plant for three silver coins." ”
Gu Chen sneered after hearing this, he was not a person who didn't understand the price, the other party actually regarded him as a little white who had just entered the world, so Gu Chen said coldly: "Shopkeeper, isn't your black shop, right? The purchase price of a quenching grass is 10 silver coins, and no matter how bad my batch is, it won't be worth as low as 3 silver coins, right?"
"Little brother, you don't know about this, the medicinal properties of a spiritual grass are the most important, and the loss of your medicinal properties is a bit serious, so giving you 3 silver coins a plant is already a high price, if you don't believe it, you go to another store and ask." The shopkeeper planned to use such words to deceive Gu Chen, for a novice like Gu Chen, such a method had been tried and tested repeatedly.
The medicine man listened to the shopkeeper's words on the side, and hurriedly said, "Yes, our shop is well-known in the surrounding streets, and there will definitely be no other store with a higher purchase price than us." ”
Gu Chen watched these two singing and harmonizing like monkeys, he already had a plan in his heart, so he said, "Then I'll go to other stores and ask, I won't sell these quenching grasses here." ”
After speaking, Gu Chen put the quenching grass back into the baggage one by one, and prepared to leave.
"Eh, little brother, the price is negotiable, don't be in a hurry to leave. The shopkeeper hurriedly walked over and grabbed Gu Chen and said.
"No, since you said that the prices in other stores are very low, then I'll ask. Gu Chen looked back at the shopkeeper and said.
The shopkeeper saw that the fat sheep was about to run away, and hurriedly glanced at the medicine man.
When the medicine disciple received the signal, he also ran over and pulled Gu Chen, saying, "You believe us, our Renhe Medicine Hall is absolutely fair, and Tong Su is not bullied." ”
Gu Chen heard that the two of them started again, this old man really thought that he didn't find out about the drug applicators? For this kind of black shop, Gu Chen didn't plan to continue to entangle with them too much.
So Gu Chen shook his hand, broke free from their pull, and left the medicine hall.
The two of them felt a huge force coming out, and almost fell to the ground, their eyes were full of shock, how could this kid have such great power? Like a fierce beast.
"What about the shopkeeper, do you want me to chase him back?"
"No, this kid's strength is still a little, so he just asked for his own hardships by going rashly, I didn't expect this fat sheep to be a little strong, you go to Wang Feng of the iron-blooded mercenary group, and say that there is a fat sheep, hard stubble." The shopkeeper looked at the direction in which Gu Chen had left and smiled coldly.
Gu Chen walked on the road, looking at the pharmacies passing by, he felt that these were unreliable, so he planned to go to the "Four Elephants Auction House" in the center of the town.
The Sixiang Auction House is the most widely distributed auction house in the Sixiang Continent, and they are present in almost every place, and when he goes to the auction house, Gu Chen believes that it is absolutely impossible for the other party to deceive him.
When I came to the door of the auction house, a young and beautiful maid asked kindly, "May I ask this son, is there anything I can serve you?"
When Gu Chen heard this voice like a warbler, he couldn't help but sigh that sure enough, the auction house was so big, even a maid was so attractive, and he felt that this kind of service was very good.
"I have more than 100 quenching grasses to sell. Gu Chen got straight to the point.
"Okay son, please come with me. After speaking, the maid swayed her charming figure to lead the way in front, only to see him take Gu Chen to an area related to elixirs on the first floor, and said to the people on the counter, "This son has elixirs to sell." ”
Hearing the visitor, the middle-aged man hurriedly put down the work in his hand, and said to Gu Chen with a kind face: "Hello, contemptible Huang Cheng, the elixir appraiser here, what kind of elixir do you need to sell?"
Gu Chen opened the baggage, revealing the quenching grass inside.
Huang Cheng counted the quantity, picked up one to check the medicinal properties, and then said: "The color of your batch of quenching grass is not bad, but the medicinal properties are a little lost, and our auction house can buy it at the price of 7 silver coins, what do you think, little brother?"
Gu Chen thought about it, although it was a little different from what he expected, but the price was fair, so he nodded and agreed.
Seeing this, Huang Cheng took out 9 gold coins and 10 silver coins and handed them to Gu Chen, saying, "Is there anything else you need?" Our auction house doesn't dare to say that we have everything, but most of the things that the martial artists need are still complete. ”
Gu Chen held the money in his hand, he felt a little dizzy, he had never taken so much money since he was a child, and the scene in front of him was like a dream.
Gu Chen was actually not very clear about what he needed, so he asked, "Is there any quenching spirit powder?" I want to buy some. ”
"Dare to ask what realm the little brother is?"
"Martial Artist Quadruple Heaven Late Period. ”
Huang Cheng was subconsciously startled after hearing this, looked at him again, and found that although Gu Chen was dressed in coarse linen, he had the temperament of a fairy on his body, which was very extraordinary, so his eyes on Gu Chen became different.
"In the late stage of the Martial Artist Quadret Heaven, in fact, Quenling Ling San is already a bit of a chicken rib for you, I have a suggestion, the words of the Qi Condensing Pill may be able to help you in your current realm. Huang Cheng proposed.
"Qi Condensation Pill?" Gu Chen didn't know much about Qi Condensing Pill, but he had also heard that Qi Condensing Pill had a miraculous effect on the martial artist realm, it was just a matter of quantity.
"How much does it cost?"
"10 gold coins, so let's give you a 20% discount, just make a friend, what do you think?" Huang Cheng smiled.
Gu Chen thought about it after hearing this, and found that he didn't suffer a loss, and then said, "That's good, thank you, Brother Huang!"
Then Gu Chen returned the eight gold coins that he hadn't covered yet, and he wanted to cry without tears.
Huang Cheng instructed the maid to bring a porcelain vase over and handed it to Gu Chen.
Gu Chen opened the lid, and inside was a green elixir, with a bright luster, and a faint strange fragrance, which was very attractive.
Gu Chen was about to leave after taking the pill, but Huang Cheng stopped him at this time.
"Haven't asked what the little brother is called?"
"Gu Chen. ”