Chapter 138: Imperial Capital, Dancao Building
At the beginning of June, the summer solstice has not yet arrived, but the imperial capital has entered the scorching heat in advance, and the scorching hot weather is shrouded in the sky over the imperial capital, like a layer of steamer scorching the earth.
"It's finally here."
Outside the imperial capital, a group of five rode horses and came, it was Li Mu and the five.
After they left Qinghoi Island, they crossed Taihu Lake, turned to the Python River, rode the wind and waves all the way, and finally arrived at Dijing on the last day of the half-moon period!
This is the capital of the Great Qiandi...... Li Mu looked up, the imperial capital was thirty zhang high, standing majestically, like a mountain range.
On the city wall, there stood a row of sergeants in black armor, who could stand guard in armor in such a hot weather.
The city gate is eight zhang high, five zhang wide, the chariots and horses are like dragons, the flow of people is like weaving, and the shuttle is endless.
There are also two rows of sergeants on both sides of the city gate to guard against chaos.
Li Mu and the five people dismounted and lined up to enter the city with the flow of people.
Passing through the five-zhang wide city wall, I saw a broad avenue in front of me, planted with towering green trees on both sides, behind the trees are rows of big houses, and there are more high-rise pavilions in the distance, row upon row, as if stretching to the sky.
On both sides of the street, you can see the boy of Peiyu holding a fan, the twenty-eight beauties in the shirt and long skirt, the gentle scholar in the white robe, the Taoist priest in the green clothes and hair, and the handsome ranger.
A few people lead the horse, every three hundred meters on the avenue, there are two auxiliary streets, two zhang wide, there is more lively, all kinds of restaurants, theater rice shops, vendors and pawns abound, and there are soldiers in black armor to patrol, prosperous and orderly!
It is worthy of the Great Qiandi Emperor!
"It's not early, I'll hurry up." Lin Zhiqi got on the horse.
You can ride a horse on the main road of Dijing, but you must dismount and lead when you enter the auxiliary street, otherwise it is easy to hurt passers-by.
"It's the first time I've come to Dijing, and it's too prosperous." The white dragon horse stepped onto the black horse and looked left and right with a curious expression.
"Ryoma doesn't know, this place is close to the city gate, the market is heavy, and when it is settled, this county ...... I'll take you around the Imperial Palace. Lin Zhiyan stroked his beard and said with a smile, After entering the imperial capital, he couldn't be proud of this remote county guard.
The white dragon horse hurriedly asked what was interesting.
Lin Zhiyan laughed and said, "If you want to talk about a fun place, it is naturally Qinglong Street!" There is the Department of Etiquette, and there are countless green buildings, among which there are thirty-six people in large and small oirans, and their talents are unique, which is better than the three little masters of the safflower building! ”
Li Mu pricked up his ears with a 'whoosh' and listened carefully, but as a result, this guy was so hungry that he didn't say anything!
Next to him, Zhao Binhong answered: "Where is the Oiran so easy to see?" I heard that there is an Oiran who has obtained eight purple qi, which is one of the nine great heavenly pride of the emperor's capital, and countless kings and grandchildren are flocking to it, and it is more difficult to see each other than to ascend to the sky! ”
Eight purple gases?
Bailongma gasped: It is worthy of being the emperor, and it is really full of talents!
Li Mu is also itching, it's not that he wants to sleep, it's mainly because there is a lack of talent at home!
Zhao Binhong continued: "I think it's better to go to Xuanwu Street, where there are many restaurants, theaters everywhere, and countless buys, which is a good place for recreation." ”
"Zhao Binhong, shut up for me!" Lin Zhiqi airway.
"Lin Jun guards the great official authority!" Zhao Binhong sneered, "I just can't keep my mouth shut, can you bear with me?" ”
"You ......" Lin Zhiqi was furious.
Seeing that the two were about to fight on the street, Li Mu reluctantly interrupted them and asked, "Since there are Qinglou Street and Xuanwu Street, are there also Zhuque Street and Baihu Street?" ”
"Humph!" Lin Zhiyan snorted coldly at Zhao Binhong, turned his head to look at Li Mu, and corrected, "Li County Order, it's Qinglong Street, not Qinglou Street!" As for Suzaku Street, it is where the various departments of the court are located, adjacent to the Imperial Palace! There are food, clothing, housing and transportation on Baihu Street, and several major medical halls are also there, Ryoma, when you settle down, I will immediately take you to Baihu Street to buy medicine and alchemy! ”
"Leave this to me." Zhao Binhong rode a horse and inserted himself between Lin Zhiqi and the white dragon horse, vowing to be a third party.
In the midst of the noise, a group of five people came to the post house located on Taiping Street.
The Imperial Palace's post house was very large, with a series of houses, and it had to receive officials from all over the world every day.
And the street of Taiping Street is Qinglong Street!
Li Mu and a few people looked at the past, there are high platforms and pavilions everywhere, there are air bridges between the pavilions and pavilions, there are green silk curtains between the beams and columns, fluttering in the wind, and from time to time you can also see the delicate girls wearing plain gauze clothes and graceful posture shuttling among them.
Li Mu's rough ventilation and water technique calculated the location of the post house, there is wind in front and water in the back, a proper feng shui treasure!
"Ahem." Lin Zhiyan retracted his gaze and coughed dryly, "Lieutenant Zhao, County Commander Li, let's go and report with the county guard first." ”
He took the two of them to the post house, took out their official seals, as well as the holy decree with a smell, and verified their identities.
"Your Excellency has worked hard all the way, please rest for one night first, and the next official will pass the message to the palace." Yi Cheng saw the holy decree, his face changed slightly, the death of the king of Shu had spread all over the imperial capital, he knew that these three people were important witnesses, how dare he slack off, hurry up to arrange the best house, and immediately report the matter to Shangfeng!
As soon as the trivial matter was over, Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong, who had placed their luggage, rushed outside the white dragon horse house one after another, but as a result, the white dragon horse's house was empty.
"What's going on, people?!" Lin Zhiqi was furious.
"Li Mu, it must be Li Mu, the white dragon horse took it away!" Zhao Binjie was also furious.
The housekeeper next to him trotted over and confirmed their guess: "My lord, Bai Longma and Li Xian Ling have just left. ”
"Bastard, why don't you stop them!" Lin Zhiqi was furious.
"Adults, the little ones don't dare to stop them." The housekeeper was very aggrieved, he had seen the picture of Li Mu's hundred people beheading on Qinghoi Island, and he would not be able to harden himself in front of Li Mu in the future.
"You!!" Lin Zhiyan hated that iron could not become steel, but thinking that he also chose to lie flat in front of Li Mu, it seemed that he really had no position to blame the housekeeper.
……
Leaving the post house, Li Mu and Bailongma rented a carriage nearby and went straight to Baihu Street.
On the way, Li Mu was chatting with the horseman who was driving the horse: "Tell me about Baihu Street." ”
"My lord, Baihu Street is one of the most lively main streets in our imperial capital, food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as we have it, we will definitely be able to find it on Baihu Street! The drunken carved fish in the fish intestine restaurant is a must for the white tiger, and it is hard to find a hundred gold. It is said that countless female dependents of dignitaries and nobles flock to it...... "The horse driver is very good at chatting, and when the topic is opened, they are chattering, without giving outsiders a chance to interject."
Li Mu listened without a stubble, and after half an hour, the carriage finally came to Baihu Street.
Only then did Li Mu get down to business: "I want to refine the Continuation Strength Pill, but is there a way?" ”
As he spoke, he threw out a piece of silver.
The horse driver immediately said: "My lord, there are four major medicine stores on Baihu Street, namely Shantang, Qinyuan, Xingge and Dancaolou, the medicinal material reserves of the four major medicine stores are the most in Dijing, it is said that it is second only to the palace, and there are alchemists in charge, as long as the price is enough, any pill can be refined!" ”
Can the elixir of immortality also be refined?
Li Mu thanked him and jumped out of the carriage.
The white dragon horse followed.
Baihu Street is very lively, with restaurants, pharmacies, clothing houses, grocery stores, and dental stores...... As far as the eye can see, both sides of the street are almost full of shops, and the flow of people is like weaving.
The white dragon horse looked at those people, the man's robe was jade, and his demeanor was extraordinary,-->>
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The woman's waxy skirt is graceful, elegant and beautiful, he has some inferiority, is at a loss, and is slightly cramped.
"Let's go." Li Mu led him into the street.
"Lord Li, I, I don't actually have much money on me." The white dragon horse quickly followed behind Li Mu and said in a low voice.
After entering the imperial capital, although he didn't buy anything, he had already felt the price of the goods here from the prosperity around him, and I was afraid that the refining price of the Continuation Muscle Pill would be beyond his imagination!
"It doesn't matter." Li Mu just started to raid several major gentry families in Qingping County, and made a lot of money.
The two of them walked all the way, walking for half an hour, and came to a huge pavilion.
"Dancao Building." Li Mu looked at the huge gilded signboard in front of the pavilion and walked in quickly.
Behind the door is a lobby with a doctor on the left and a counter on the right to collect medicines.
Li Mu came to the counter, and before he could speak, the apprentice behind the counter had already spoken enthusiastically: "Hello guest officer, may I ask if you want to take medicine or see a doctor?" ”
"I want alchemy." Li Mu got straight to the point, "Continuation of the tendon pill!" ”
Big business...... The apprentice's eyes lit up, and he said quickly: "Guest officer, the Continuation of the Tendon Pill needs to use a variety of precious medicinal materials such as thousand-year-old pearls and hundred-year-old He Shou Wu, and it also needs to be refined by alchemists, so the price is ......."
"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Li Mu said coolly.
The apprentice said: "Two hundred thousand taels! ”
How much?!
Li Mu leaned back tactically.
He only copied two or three hundred thousand taels when he confiscated the four major gentry, and if you refine a pill, you will need 200,000 taels!
"And the success rate of alchemy is only fifty percent, if it is successful, half of the pill will go to the alchemist, and half will belong to you, if it fails, it will be nothing more than others." The apprentice said.
With a fifty percent success rate, the alchemist has to take half of it...... Li Mu was speechless.
It's so dark!
"Guest officer, our four major medicine stores are all one rule, if you don't believe it, you can go to the other three to have a look." The apprentice saw what Li Mu was thinking, and said quickly.
"My lord, why don't you ......" The white dragon horse had already retreated when he heard the price.
"What if I just buy the Continuation Gluten Pill?" Li Mu asked.
The apprentice shook his head: "The guest officer forgives the sin, because the medicinal materials are precious, so there is no appointment, and this building will not refine the Continuation Muscle Pill alone." ”
Sure enough, if you are not a powerful person, you will not sell it...... Li Mu thought for a while and said, "I want to see your shopkeeper." ”
The apprentice's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly invited Li Mu to the back hall and asked them to wait.
Not long after, an old man in a robe with white hair walked out: "The second shopkeeper of the old man Dancao Building, Xu Danqing, the two guest officers are polite." ”
At this time, the emperor was very hot, and those who could wear robes were definitely cultivators, Li Mu didn't dare to underestimate it, he made a gesture with his right hand and reached into his left sleeve, but in fact, he secretly took out the fist-sized pearl from the dragon scale space.
"Shopkeeper Xu will take a look at this bead first." Li Mudao.
"This is ......" Xu Danqing took it carefully, looked at it carefully, and the hair on his face seemed to be trembling, "This is a three-thousand-year-old deep-sea pearl!" ”
Li Mu didn't know whether it was three thousand years or five thousand years, so he smiled at Xu Danqing and said nothing.
"If you want to use this pearl into medicine to refine the ......Continuation Tendon Pill," Xu Danqing groaned slightly, "I'm afraid the chance of failure is more than ninety percent!" ”
"Why is that?" Li Mu was puzzled, just now, this is a ninety percent failure rate?
"Because this is a three-thousand-year-old pearl, the medicinal properties are quite domineering, to be honest, there are few medicinal materials in this building that can be compared, if it is forcibly refined, it will definitely lose yin and yang, and it will not be able to become a pill, and the price is ......."
It seems that this pearl is indeed a heavy treasure, and the four major medicine stores in Dijing all say that there are few medicinal materials that can compare with it...... Li Mu groaned: "What if I use this pearl to directly buy the Continuation Tendon Pill?" ”
"Of course it works!" Xu Danqing's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "There is just a superb Continuation Pill in this building, if you really want to change it, the old man can call the shots, and then give you a bottle of the best gold sore medicine, half a bottle of Huo Yuan Dan, half a bottle of Water Yuan Dan!" ”
Xu Danqing introduced that Huo Yuan Dan and Shui Yuan Dan are respectively refined from the precious spiritual grass of fire and water attributes, which contain a large amount of fire and water aura, and can recover both kinds of aura in a very short time after taking it!
If it is the Five Qi Dynasty, the Five Qi are born and extinguish each other, then taking this pill can supplement any kind of aura!
In Dijing, this kind of elixir is only affordable for the rich!
As he spoke, Xu Danqing also took out a Huo Yuan Dan.
Li Mu took it and sensed it, the spiritual energy of the fire in the Danzhong was also abundant, and one could replenish one-twentieth of the fire essence.
"How many in a bottle?" Li Mu asked.
"Ten in a bottle." Xu Danqing said.
"I don't want Shui Yuan Dan, just Huo Yuan Dan, twenty pieces." Li Mu returned Dan to Xu Danqing.
The sky asked for the price to pay back on the spot, Xu Danqing was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Twelve!" ”
"Nineteen!"
"Thirteen."
The two bargained, and in the end, the Huo Yuan Dan was set at fifteen.
Xu Danqing put away the three-thousand-year-old deep-sea pearls, then took out four white jade porcelain bottles, and handed them to Li Mu in turn: "In this bottle are ten Huo Yuan Dan, in this bottle are five Huo Yuan Dan, this bottle is the best gold sore medicine, and this bottle is the best Continuation Tendon Pill." ”
Li Mu casually threw the last white jade bottle to the white dragon horse.
"Thank you, sir!" The white dragon horse is grateful, "The adult is very gracious, the white dragon horse is toothless and unforgettable, and he will definitely follow the adult in the future, before and after the saddle, he will never give up!" ”
He really didn't expect that the price of the Continuation Muscle Pill would be so expensive!
Listening to Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong's words before, I thought that this elixir was mediocre, but I didn't expect it...... Yes, these two dog officials must be corrupt, not to mention 200,000 taels in their pockets, I'm afraid they can take out 400,000 or 800,000 taels! That's why I don't take the Continuation Muscle Pill seriously, like Lord Li, he can't take out the money, so he can only exchange the three-thousand-year-old pearl for things.
"Okay, after I go back, I will take the Continuation Muscle Pill and recover as soon as possible." Li Mudao.
"Distinguished guest, after taking the Continuation Muscle Pill, the meridians in the body will continue within an hour, and no one should disturb them during this period. There is a quiet room in this building, and ambergris incense is burned in the room, which can help people calm down and concentrate. Xu Danqing said with a smile.
Li Mu thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then take it here." ”
Just completed a big deal, Dancaolou can't pit him, but Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong, these two guys are sloppy about Bailong, but it's not beautiful to get in the way after they go back.
After placing the white dragon horse in the ashram, Li Mu and he agreed to meet him in an hour, and then left the back hall.
As a result, as soon as he returned to the lobby, he saw acquaintances.
"Two hundred thousand taels?!"
"The success rate of alchemy is only fifty percent?! And half of it will be taken away by the alchemist?! ”
"How can this be true? Do you know who this county keeper is? ”
"Are you deceiving the lieutenant of this county and being a foreigner?!"
Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong blocked in front of the counter, blushing and reasoning with the delicate apprentice.
What a coincidence...... Li Mu covered his face with his hands quietly, pretended not to know them, and left the Dancao Building quickly.
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