Qi Xuansu did not go back to Wutong Courtyard, but went to the only ready-to-wear shop in Bohai Mansion and bought three sets of ready-to-wear.

A set of Taoist robes cost fifty Taiping dollars. A set of formal clothes cost 110 Taiping dollars.

After all, if you are going to see Zhang Yuelu, you have to change into new clothes. Moreover, after all, Daomen and Jianghu are different, especially after the five generations of Great Masters have rectified the atmosphere, they are very decent in their dealings, and there must be no sloppiness. In Yujing, there are even Taoist priests in the ancestral hall who specialize in supervising the demeanor and posture, and Qi Xuansu can't always dress up in the rivers and lakes to face a group of bosses and colleagues. But because the Xuanxuan jar was already penniless, he was in a hurry to sell the jade pendant.

There is also a set of short clothes often worn by ordinary Jianghu people, with wide sleeves and narrow sleeves, the slightly cumbersome hem canceled, and flat-toed boots without shoe warping, all for the convenience of movement, which cost ten Taiping money.

After Qi Xuansu left the ready-to-wear shop, he went to the local Taiping Inn and opened a room with Qi Xuansu's identity.

When he came to the room, Qi Xuansu left the "Divine Dragon Handcuffs" and two other sets of clothes in the room, put away the "Jiuyang Lihuo Cover", changed into the clothes that cost ten Taiping dollars, and put on a white fox face mask, turning into the appearance of an old man.

Registration is required to check in to the Taiping Inn, but guests don't need to greet anyone when they leave the inn, Qi Xuansu quietly leaves through the side door of the inn and heads to the black market.

The black market, also known as the "mountain market", is Qibaofang behind it, and it cannot be said that there are everywhere in the world, but there will definitely be a big city like Bohai Mansion, but if you want to find a specific location, you need to guide the passers-by, that is, acquaintances to introduce each other to form a stable circle, and it is difficult for outsiders to break in.

For an old Jianghu like Qi Xuansu, it is not difficult to find the black market.

Soon, Qi Xuansu found a local land snake, and after the two pulled for a while, they made a deal at a price of 20 Taiping dollars. The head snake led Qi Xuansu around the city, walked around the city for a long time, and finally came to a shantytown outside the city.

As we all know, no matter how prosperous the town is, there will be a place where the poor people live, and these places have a distinctive feature, chaos.

This "chaos" is not only the chaos of public order, but also the chaos of the flow of people, the indiscriminate layout of buildings, and the chaos of roads. Therefore, in addition to ordinary people, there are also thieves, old thousands, wandering warblers, flower photographers, human traffickers, illegal prostitutes, river and foreign thieves, and cult members, making this place somewhat "outside the law".

The slums here are indiscriminately built with many low shacks along the city walls, and the buildings are extremely dense, layered on top of each other, almost to the point where the eaves touch the eaves, and when you walk in them, you can only see a glimmer of sky and dim light when you look up.

There is a complete set of sewers in the city of Bohai Province, and the sewage in the city can be discharged directly into the river. However, there is no sewage outside the city, so it is full of sewage, it is summer, mosquitoes and flies are flying around, and all kinds of strange smells are filled.

Compared to the city, it is naturally another world.

The reason for this phenomenon is that all kinds of workshops are concentrated in large towns, and many people who have lost their land have to leave their hometowns and gather in towns to work in various workshops. The city could not accommodate such a large number of people, so outsiders had to build small houses with broken bricks and tiles next to the base of the city to protect them from the wind and rain, and they expanded into the current state.

Led by the head snake, Qi Xuansu came to a huge courtyard located in the northwest corner of this shantytown.

It is said that it is a courtyard, not a fence as a boundary like the mansion in the city, but a shanty house as a wall, the advantage is that this so-called "courtyard" has become accessible in all directions, and it is very easy to escape.

This is where the black market is, even if Qingluanwei or Daomen raid it, it will be difficult to make a contribution, unless the entire shantytown area can be fenced off and slowly investigated. However, the black market will also make connections and clear the way, so Qingluanwei and Daomen will probably not do such a thankless task.

The snake knocked on the door, and a long, narrow hole opened in the door, revealing only a pair of eyes.

The head snake said: "There are guests." ”

The eyes were the master who said, "Ten Taiping dollars." ”

Qi Xuansu remembered that the entrance fee to the black market on the Ancient Tea Horse Road was only one taiping, but it was ten times more expensive here, and it seemed that the entrance price of the black market was closely related to the prosperity of the place.

The Earth Snake glanced at Xuan Su.

Qi Xuansu handed over a small receipt.

The square hole brush closes, and a small door opens from the inside.

Qi Xuansu found that there was a small door on the gate, and the two gates were opened at the same time, so that the carriage could enter and exit, and only the small door was opened, which was only for single people to enter and exit.

The owner of those eyes finally appeared, looking about forty years old, dressed in a short dress, with a hem that did not exceed the knees, flat cloth shoes, and a six-in-one hat on his head, which seemed to be the uniform dress of the people of Qibaofang.

"Please follow me." This person led Qi Xuansu inside, but the head snake did not follow. The cost of twenty Taiping money, not only to lead the way, but also to act as a guarantor, if Qi Xuansu is here to make trouble, or a spy sent by the government and Taoism, he will also be implicated afterwards, so this money is not easy to earn, the key is to have a good eye.

This "courtyard" is not square in the traditional sense, but an irregular "concave" shape, so it is necessary to turn two corners, and then Qi Xuansu found that there is a hole here, there is a huge tent in the upper right corner of the word "concave", and it is even more important than the big tent of the Chinese army when marching and fighting, which is comparable to the big tent of the Khan King in the past of the Golden Horde, and it is not a problem to accommodate hundreds of people.

In front of the tent stood more than a dozen capable men, with firearms and blades hanging from their waists, and their eyes scanned the surroundings sharply.

The man led Qi Xuansu into the tent, which was not much different from the black market on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and it was also a stall, some bought and some sold.

In addition to these free trades, Qibaofang, which is responsible for organizing the black market, will also buy some items, or sell some items, similar to the Akabesan.

Qi Xuansu didn't plan to set up a stall by himself, and went directly to the counter in the deepest part of the tent, which was also the only counter in the tent, showing a completely different status from ordinary stalls.

There was an old man with a white beard standing behind the counter, about the same age as Qi Xuansu after his disguise, and when he saw Qi Xuansu coming, he took the initiative to open a formation to form an independent compartment, blocking the sight and blocking the sound, and then said: "This brother, there is something to sell?" ”

Qi Xuansu took out the "Flame Knife" he carried with him and put it on the counter: "Estimate the price." ”

The old man glanced at it and muttered, "Eight hundred." ”

"Too little." Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "One thousand one." ”

"The price is too high, and the deal can't be done." The old man also shook his head and said, "That's it, I'll take a step back, nine hundred." ”

Qi Xuansu said: "I will also take a step back, a thousand." The original price I paid for this knife was 1,250 yuan, and after deducting the depreciation of 250 yuan, 1,000 yuan could not be lower. ”

The old man pondered for a moment and proposed, "It is impossible to buy something from us for a thousand taiyuan, but you can buy something from us at a discount of one thousand taiyuan." ”

"Yes." Qi Xuansu asked, "Is there a better knife?" ”

The old man had a smile on his face: "There really is one." ”

With that, the old man turned and went behind the counter, and when he returned, he had an extra sheathed knife in his hand.

At that time, there were four systems of the Great Qi knife of the Li royal family: one was called the Yi knife, the second was the Yan knife, the third was the horizontal knife, and the fourth was the Mo knife.

The length of the horizontal knife is generally about two feet to two and a half feet, and it is rarely three feet long, which is not a long knife. The handle is slightly angled to the blade, and the one-handed knife is straight, similar to a sword, but not a sword. In ancient times, it was the saber of bad people and Qianniuwei, which was not suitable for fighting on the battlefield, but it was suitable for fighting in the rivers and lakes.

Look at this horizontal knife again, about two and a half feet long, only slightly longer than Qi Xuansu's short sword, gorgeously decorated, with a dragon and phoenix ring on the handle, the dragon and phoenix are royal symbols, and it should have something to do with the royal family of the Great Qi of that year.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Can you get started?" ”

"Of course." The old man handed over the horizontal knife.

Qi Xuansu took the horizontal knife and pulled it out of its sheath, only to feel the cold air coming to his face, making his face feel a slight pain.

The old man continued: "This horizontal knife can't stimulate flames, nor can it condense frost, there is only one strength, that is, it is sharp, comparable to many treasure knives, nitpicking is just idle, even if it is an ordinary person without realm cultivation, as long as he holds this knife, he can easily pierce Qingluanwei's 'Prison Bull Armor'." The only drawback, this knife is a little 'brittle', not strong enough, when encountering a real treasure knife, it is easy to break, and it is not good at frontal hard fighting, so it can only be regarded as the quality of spiritual objects. ”

"Is it really that sharp?" Qi Xuansu ran the "Body Protection True Qi", and then swiped his fingers with a horizontal knife.

The blade easily passed through Qi Xuansu's "Body Protecting True Qi", leaving a bright red wound on Qi Xuansu's fingertips.

Qi Xuansu was surprised and said: "There is no doubt that it is a superb spiritual object, what is the name of this knife?" How much Taiping money? ”

The old man replied, "The name of this knife is 'Feiying'. ”

"Feiying, drifting snow, good name." Qi Xuansu has read a few books, "It's strange that the cold plum, in the snow, is sad." The inquiry was silent, vaguely jealous, and the sky was white. ”

"Exactly, it is said that this knife is originally a pair, and the other is called 'Feiyingbai', but it is not in our hands." The old man said, "As for the price, four thousand Taiping dollars." If the guest officer wants, according to the discount of 1,000 Taiping according to what we said, he also needs to make up 3,000 Taiping Yuan. ”

Qi Xuansu's eyelids jumped slightly.

He had a total of 2,000 Taiping Money, and after spending 200 Taiping on clothes, there was only 1,800 Taiping Dollars left, and there was still a difference of 1,200 Taiping Dollars.

Qi Xuansu said: "The sky is asking for a price, and you will pay it back on the ground." I sincerely want to, we won't play those imaginary ones, and just give a real price. ”

The old man pondered for a moment again, and said, "Since this is the case, I will be the master minus five hundred Taiping money, and no matter how much, it is not for me to call the shots." ”

Qi Xuansu calculated that he still needed to make up 2,500 Taiping money, excluding the 1,800 Taiping money on his body, which was 700 Taiping money.

Qi Xuansu thought for a while, and lined up the eighteen big tickets and seven "Seven Phoenix Feathers" on the counter in turn: "If the brother thinks it's appropriate, let's make a deal, if it doesn't feel suitable, then I'll go around." ”

The old man's gaze fell on the "Seven Phoenix Feathers", hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, deal." ”

7017k