Chapter 235: The Black Market
Martial arts is like a country divided from an open country, and the head of the martial arts league is bound and persuaded, and each family has its own rules.
And the only exception should be the night secluded capital.
Because of the emergence of the black market here, it has almost become a three-way zone, and the imperial court will not take the initiative to provoke it, and the people in the martial arts have no right to control it.
Gradually, it became more and more mysterious.
When the two of them walked outside the night capital, they already felt a hazy mist lingering around them.
Because it is a mist that comes from the sea and cannot be dispersed all year round, even the air is damp, and after a while, it feels full of stickiness.
"What the hell is this, it's only been a while, and I already feel like my hair has just been washed." Lin Zuiliu pinched his hair and looked at it, and kept complaining about the ghost weather in the night and secluded capital.
Liao Luan was not surprised anywhere, he grabbed Lin Zuiliu's hand, and said soothingly: "Wait until you go into the city to find an inn to live in, and take a bath." ”
There is not even a guard of the city gate tower in the night secluded capital, there are a lot of people, and most of the bustling people come out, after all, the black market trading ended a while ago, and many people are planning to leave after the rectification.
Lin Zuiliu and Liao Luan, who wanted to go in, were a little out of place.
But it's not just the two of them who go in, after all, there is an unwritten rule in the black market, that is, once the black market transaction is destroyed, it will be replenished once in a few days.
This is also so that when there is an emergency, everyone will come all the way to not go in vain because they didn't buy it.
Therefore, when they heard that something had happened in the black market this time, some people hurried over, thinking that they would be able to buy what they needed at the beginning of the second black market.
The two hurried and hurried, and rode for more than half a month before they succeeded in getting here, and they didn't have a good rest along the way.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived in the city, Lin Zuiliu couldn't wait to find a luxurious-looking inn to live in.
The layout of this inn is also very different from other places, perhaps because of the humidity, there are not many inn windows and doors here.
can't be ventilated in time, so the room seems a little dull, even if the two of them want a Tianzi room, the room has been cleaned quite clean, but still can't resist the faint musty smell in the air.
In general, Yeyoudu is a very uncomfortable place to live, the kind of place where Lin Zuiliu doesn't want to live again if it's okay.
The shopkeeper was not enthusiastic, but only greeted the two of them directly upstairs to the room they wanted, and said lightly: "The private room of the two, there is something to order." ”
Then he turned around and went downstairs, completely lacking the courteous care of the shopkeeper when he was in other places on weekdays.
"This place, it's really wrong nowhere." She shook her head and pushed the door open into the room.
There is a small bed in the room, and the bedding is readily available, even if it is wet and uncomfortable to touch.
"Do you want to take a bath?" Liao Luan put down the luggage in his hand and stood aside with some amusement looking at Lin Zuiliu, who had been complaining endlessly.
"Yes." She nodded. "But I'm a little hungry now, so let's go eat first."
There was no one downstairs at this time, only the shopkeeper was standing aside in the lobby, Lin Zuiliu went down to order two meals, and sat at the table in the corner with Liao Luan and waited.
"Where are we going next?"
This place is really uncomfortable for her, both the people and the environment, it is strange and strange.
"Naturally, when the black market starts to take a look, I always feel that things shouldn't end so simply."
The forces behind the black market are intricate and huge, and since they have come to provoke the black market, the forces behind them will definitely not let them go easily.
Since there are people who help them find the murderer together, then what is not satisfied, as long as they keep following the progress of supervision.
After all, it was in the hall, Liao Luan was afraid that the wall would have ears, so he didn't talk much, waited for the food to come up and ate in a hurry, and asked the shopkeeper to boil hot water for a bath, and then went back to his room.
The room was open for a while, and the musty smell did dissipate a little, but probably because of the fog during the day, the room felt more humid.
The shopkeeper didn't talk much, but he was still very quick to do things, and soon brought someone in with a hot water bucket and poured it into the bathtub in the room.
"Two, let's close the window, it's cold, it's damp outside, it's not good to open the window."
Then he turned around and closed the door and left.
All the way, even if she was soaking in hot water, Lin Zuiliu still sighed comfortably, and soaked until the water was slightly cold before she got up.
They came at just the right time, because the second opening of the black market was scheduled for the third day, the two of them inquired about some news, made preparations, and went directly to the black market in the afternoon of the third day.
The black market only opened at night, and by the time the two rode into the narrow valley road, it was already dark.
There were several people standing at the entrance, dressed in black, with masks over their faces, looking inviolable and very majestic.
The two of them tied their horses not far away, and walked leisurely to the door, where they saw that someone had handed each of them a mask.
The mask is naturally made of metal, Liao Luan's hand is silver, and her own hand is gold.
Anyone who comes to the black market needs to wear a mask, this is also to buy rare treasures and not be hunted down by people who are angry, but you also want to protect your personal privacy.
Sure enough, it was very thoughtful.
As soon as you walk into the valley, the scenery on both sides changes.
There are many lanterns, which illuminate the whole world, as if it were daytime.
Because it was in the valley, or because it was already evening, the weather that had not cleared up during the day was much clearer.
The light of the moon and the stars faintly shone down in the sky, making the place brighter.
Lin Zuiliu had always thought that the people who came to the black market were all big men with big faces and beards, but this was not the case.
Not only do the people who come here not have a fixed format, but they are even a little strange, and there are all kinds of people.
Lin Zuiliu walked for such a short time, and saw many men and women, and even old men.
She was a little puzzled, turned to Liao Luan and asked, "Aren't there any specific requirements for coming to this black market?" Anyone can come? ”
"It's not." He shook his head, "Don't be a traitor, don't kill someone and make a profit." ”
The two types of people who are forbidden are both character, and those who have problems with their personality may also be afraid that they will not be good for the operation of the black market.
There is another one, probably because he thinks that this kind of person is not worthy of coming to the black market, "In that case, the owner of the black market is also a very principled person." ”
Hearing her say this, Liao Luan laughed undeniably, and then reached out to hold her hand.
"There are a lot of people here, and we are wearing masks, so hold me tight, don't get separated."
In fact, the two of them didn't have anything to do today, just waiting for the unexpected to come.
Therefore, at this time, wandering around aimlessly, Lin Zuiliu had fun after a while.
Mainly because there are many stalls in the black market that are not other than the exotic herbs that the stall owners have collected.
As a doctor, the thing that attracts Lin Zuiliu in the world is probably to cherish medicinal materials, she looked left and right, and her eyes were straight.
"Where did you get all these herbs? I have never seen so many hard-to-find herbs in my life. Her eyes lit up, and she didn't look at Liao Luan, only looking at the stalls on both sides.
"Most of them are collected by people themselves, and those who come to the black market to set up stalls are people with some connections."
That's right, otherwise there are a lot of people here, and there is probably no way to come.
However, this is also the first time that Lin Zuiliu realized that the existence of the black market has its own reason, and many things that cannot be solved on the right path of the white road can probably only be solved here.
In addition to the medicinal herbs, she also saw a lot of other things here, not to mention, just the cold jade that she thought she bought like a treasure a while ago, she saw several pieces.
However, most of the pieces are not as big as the one Liao Luan is wearing, and the shape is not as good as this one.
She was dizzying to watch, and suddenly there was an inexplicable noise in front of her.
The voice became louder and louder, and Liao Luan suddenly realized that something was wrong, and dragged Lin Zuiliu's arm and ran forward.
They got closer and closer to the place where the incident happened, and when they turned a corner, they saw that there were two people in front of them, because they were buying something and fighting.
This kind of thing happens from time to time in the black market, and everyone is not surprised, after all, there is sometimes only one rare treasure, and there are countless people who want to get him.
At this time, it probably depends on who is richer, at this time, the two of them are smashing the stall owner with money, one shouting higher than the other, and under the excitement of the crowd, Lin Zuiliu wants to know what they want to buy.
"I thought something was wrong." She shrugged her shoulders a little helplessly, thinking that the troublemaker was coming, but she didn't expect that it was just to fight for something.
She looked very disappointed on her face, turned around and wanted to leave, but was grabbed by Liao Luan's hand, "Wait." ”
This move made Lin Zuiliu puzzled, Liao Luan has never been a person who likes to join in the fun, not to mention that the two of them are still having something to do now.
How could he be in the mood to come and see the excitement? Lin Zuiliu looked at Liao Luan for a while, and found that he was really looking at this matter seriously, and he followed it a little silently.
After looking at it for a while, he realized that something was wrong.
It stands to reason that if there are two people competing for the shopkeeper's things, he should go along and bargain with him.
However, the owner in front of him is different.