Chapter 60: Downfall
The setting sunset reflects the traces of time on the weather-beaten city walls, and the towering city gate towers stand tall, revealing the vastness in the afterglow.
In front of the magnificent city gate stood a young man, admiring the rusty plaque, and muttering softly: "The mountain is in the city." ”
The hood behind the cloak was casually buttoned over his head, the brim of which naturally concealed the resolute and determined face, while also concealing the flame-shaped scar on his forehead.
The young man is Qin Tao, who has been trained in the Guma Mountains to make him look a lot more mature and stable, but his handsome appearance after being improved by the Divine Tree will still attract people's attention.
Since teasing the Sword Cloud Sect, Qin Tao has become a "celebrity" in the Life Continent in one fell swoop, and his beautiful appearance has also become a picture scroll that is frequently passed on to each other in the cultivation world. In particular, the flame scar on his forehead has become a unique symbol of Qin Tao.
Entering the city, Qin Tao shuttled through the lively streets, disappearing in the crowd.
"I still have to change this cloak first, it's too eye-catching. Noticing the strange gazes cast by others, Qin Tao thought so.
His fingers rubbed the soul ring slightly, and Qin Tao realized that he was shy and poor.
From amnesia to the present, Qin Tao has never encountered a place to use money, so he has never considered these things. Moreover, his cultivation is to absorb some treasures that have been obtained by experience, but he does not need to pay the bill with money.
However, now that he is in the city, food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything needs to be measured by money, so now he really realizes his sense of crisis.
Rubbing his somewhat deflated stomach, Qin Tao raised his eyes and looked around, muttering in a low voice: "It seems that we have to solve the problem of funds first......
Walking along the street, Qin Tao quickened his pace, but he didn't have a clue, he just wandered around, lingering in various shops.
"Steamed buns, steamed buns, steaming big steamed buns......"
A burst of gluttonous aroma and a tempting cry made the hungry Qin Tao unconsciously stop in front of a steamed bun stall.
The young man who sold steamed buns looked at Qin Tao, whose eyes were straight, and smiled secretly, and immediately opened a basket of freshly steamed steamed buns.
The delicate folds, the fluffy white noodles, and the scent of saliva are definitely comparable to dragon liver and phoenix gall for Qin Tao at this moment.
"This guest officer, come and try it? My bun is the best on the street. The young man stared at Qin Tao, his eyebrows fluttering, boasting about his "baby".
Forcibly swallowing his saliva and secretly sniffing the fragrance, Qin Tao reluctantly looked away from the bun, shook his head gently, and turned away.
When the young man saw Qin Tao leaving, he felt that he was a poor ghost, so he sneered angrily: "The poor one is sour, and he only has the ...... to smell the smell."
Tightening his fists clenched under the cloak, Qin Tao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. For as long as he can remember, he had been bullied for food, but the current situation forced him to accept it.
With a sigh, Qin Tao put his previous troubles behind, and the top priority was to find a suitable way to make money.
Unconsciously, Qin Tao came to a red gate downstairs. Standing firm on his heels, he looked up weakly, only to see three big characters written on the plaque of the gatehouse "Danshifang".
Looking at the darkening sky, Qin Tao shook his head and sighed, and said to himself helplessly: "Take one last look, otherwise you won't even have the opportunity to go out of the city and sleep in the wild......"
Due to the approaching darkness, many shops have closed, and only a few are still open, but they are still full of doors and ready to call it a day.
After looking at a few shops along the street, Qin Tao roughly understood that this commercial street called Danshifang was actually for the sale of beast pills.
"It seems that this is a reselling market for low-grade beast pills, although it is not as good as the auction house, it is still quite formal. Qin Tao thought in his heart, and his feet had driven himself into a shop called "Dan Tianxia".
The scale of the business that can take such a name is naturally not small, and once you enter the store, the exquisite furnishings, luxurious tables and chairs, and even the red carpet on the ground undoubtedly do not show the heritage and strength of this store.
As soon as the little guy at the door saw Qin Tao, his eyes immediately turned twice, and while greeting him warmly, he led the last guest officer to a quiet sandalwood square table.
With a humble attitude and a bowl of tea, the little guy squeezed out a courteous smile and said, "I don't know if the guest officer wants to disperse or want to present?"
The fingers rubbing the mouth of the porcelain cup stopped unconsciously, and the eyes hidden under the hood revealed a trace of surprise, and then Qin Tao asked: "This is Yilan World?"
Seeing that Qin Tao actually asked Yilan Tianxia, the trace of disdain in the little girl's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the courteous smile became real, and he hurriedly responded: "What the guest officer said is right, this is actually Yilan Tianxia's branch in Shanzhong City." ”
Qin Tao smacked his lips, raised his eyes to look around, and muttered: "No wonder this place is so magnificent, it is really profound." ”
"Yilan Tianxia" is known as the top auction house in the continent of life, with its head office in Wanyang City and branches all over the mainland. However, it also has a lesser-known name, "black market".
Qin Tao had been to Yilan World long before his amnesia, and because of Tang Xuexin's relationship, he also obtained the qualification of a member, so he was very familiar with the world's No. 1 auction house.
And the words of the little guy just now made Qin Tao deduce that this is Yilan World, because only in Yilan World will buying be called "scattered" and selling will be called "Cheng".
Since it was a branch of Yilan World, he didn't have to worry about fraud, so he simply said: "Scatter." ”
As soon as the words fell, the little guy took a tray wrapped in a soft sponge with a brisk step, and handed it to Qin Tao with a smile.
Qin Tao nodded slightly, took out two black beast pills from the soul ring, gently put them on the plate, and pressed them on the golden characters embroidered with "Dan Tianxia".
The little servant smiled attentively and said respectfully: "Guest officer, please wait, the estimate will come out soon." With that, he lifted the tray and went backwards to the inner hall.
Qin Tao looked at the rippling tea in the porcelain cup, and his two fingers were casually beating on the table, waiting with annoyance.
As for the Beast Pill, he didn't care, they were the two lowest level of the Beast Pill he had, even if it was lost, it didn't matter to him.
"I didn't expect that I would fall to the point of selling beast pills......" Looking at the tea that was gradually calming down, Qin Tao sighed secretly.
When he was young, the little guy trotted all the way back, bowed to Qin Tao and said with a sneer: "Guest officer, the valuation of Sandan has come out, do you want to look at the valuation or take it directly?"
Qin Tao naturally understood what the little guy meant by taking it directly, so he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Take it directly." ”
The little guy nodded, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and he returned to the back hall with enthusiasm on his face.
"It's really troublesome......" Rubbing his deflated stomach, Qin Tao muttered.
Soon, the little guy returned with a black cloth bag and handed it to Qin Tao respectfully, and at the same time said in his mouth: "Guest officer, this is yours, please take it." ”
Glancing at the black color of the cloth bag, Qin Tao shook his head helplessly, muttered in his heart, "It's still this price", picked it up casually, and left the shop quickly.
"Welcome to the next time, guest officer, please go slowly!" the little servant raised his voice a little, but there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Out of the Dan Market Fang, Qin Tao fiddled with the cloth bag in his hand, shook his head and said, "The low-level beast pill just can't do it, it was only sold for so much money." However, the expenses are more than enough. ”
The actual price of those two beast pills was ninety gold coins, and in Qin Tao's opinion, it was a bit of a loss, after all, they were two beast pills with pure surnames.
However, Qin Tao doesn't care how much it is now, as long as he has money, at least the problem of food and clothing can be solved. In fact, these ninety gold coins were enough for him to eat and drink for two months.
Walking into an inn along the street at random, Qin Tao was now hungry and tired, and just wanted to have a good meal and sleep.
Although the inn is not big, the environment is very elegant, and the price is reasonable, so Qin Tao stayed without hesitation.
The fragrant meal was served, and Qin Tao, who was already hungry, had his eyes lit up, and he devoured it without any scruples. And Dongdong, who is on the other side of the table, is nibbling on a roasted large fat chicken at the moment, and his mouth is full of oil, which is very cute.
After filling his stomach, his sleepiness naturally increased greatly, Qin Tao hugged Dongdong and covered the quilt indiscriminately, and fell asleep without warning.
Just as there was a burst of snoring in the room, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the darkened window paper.
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