Volume IV: Trial Feather One Hundred and Forty-Three: The Well-Informed
After sending Ma Hu away, Qian Chao looked at the piece of paper in his hand, and secretly said that there are really a lot of guys that Senior Brother Ma knows, according to him, they are all guys who are well-informed in the sect, and Ma Hu also told Qian Chao about the appearance of these guys, their background, temperament and aspirations, what their preferences are on weekdays, and who they have close relationships with.
Qian Chao asked Ma Hu to say that when these people were still picking up those who had cultivated to the highest level in the middle level of qi refining, they said to themselves, and those who cultivated to the middle level of qi refining were all they wanted on weekdays were nothing more than ordinary spirit stone pills, and these money tides asked if they could afford it, so they were easy to win over, even if it was done as a deal, the other party would not open their mouths. And those high-level and well-informed guys who are high-level in qi refining, what they want most is no longer these things, after experiencing the three of Anzhen, Qian Chao knows that for those high-level disciples of qi refining, the most exciting thing for them is Zhuji Dan, but those things Qian Chao himself doesn't have, and they have no price, where to get them for them.
Looking at this list, Qian Chao thought that he always had to find a start.
In the end, his eyes looked at a few names: Cai Jian, Shang Jie, and Bu Yan.
According to Ma Hu, this person named Cai Jian is greedy for money and profit, and he likes to inquire about other people's private affairs the most, especially some peachy secrets involving the love between men and women, and the absurd behavior between the gentlemen in the sect, this person knows the most. A mouth can not only speak wildly, but also be good at observing words and feelings, so it can inadvertently set out other people's words. Although he is hated behind his back, it is rare that although this person is a man, he has a soft and spineless personality, and he can put down his body and give up his son, so although he is annoying, he has always been safe.
It is said that this merchant has been sent to the sect with people, but when he returned, he was entangled by some bad boys in the sect, and the people who accompanied him were timid, but only this merchant was furious and rose up to fight with the other party. I heard that this merchant was extremely ruthless when he was fighting, and when he first started with someone, the people who accompanied him took advantage of the chaos and fled back to the sect, only the merchant returned with a full body of injuries, and those people were ashamed when they saw the merchant again. It is said that although the other party injured him that time, one of those boys was constantly stared at and beaten by Shangsuke, so the injury was also more serious. Later, when Shang Jie went out, he met some bad boys many times or came to find fault or to seek revenge, this Shang Jie never accepted the softness, as long as the other party found it was a vicious fight, and he had to find the other party to start with a single injury, and he must beat the other party half to death, after a long time, the people who traveled with Shang Jie were also touched by his blood, but whenever he encountered such a thing, he was not afraid of death, so after a long time, he also mixed up some reputation, and no one was willing to provoke him. This Shang Jie now has a lot of contact with those who are high-flying and idle among the Qi refining disciples in the sect, so he is well-informed.
In the end, this Bu Yan has no reputation for being brave and ruthless, but he is also a not simple character, after cultivating to break through to the middle level of qi refining, because he is afraid of being in the temple to do trouble, and he doesn't earn much spirit stones, this guy actually borrowed spirit stones from others to open a shop in Ruixuan Town outside the sect, and took the things in the sect to Ruixuan Town to sell, speaking of which, this person is also a good businessman, and in less than half a year, he will pay off the borrowed spirit stones even with interest, and the business has been doing it now, This person has become the richest man among ordinary Qi refining disciples, and even some of the sect's gentlemen have to sigh to themselves. This person's relationship in Ruixuan Town can be described as intertwined, and he actually knows more about things outside the sect than inside the sect, so Qian Chao is interested in him.
Well, let's start with these three people, among the three of them, Cai Jian and Shang Jie often sell spiritual artifact materials in the market within Jiuxuan, while Na Bu Yan likes to go to the market if he has nothing to do, maybe he can meet them all.
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The market in Jiuxuan is open almost every day, and people put their things out here every day waiting for others to patronize. However, it is said to be open every day, but there is also a small rule, that is, there is always one day a month that is extraordinarily lively, after all, there are many disciples who go out, and the small market of the Crane Tower is only once a month, and there are still many things that cannot be sold, so it has been a long time, and the market of Jiuxuan has a day in the middle of each month, and everyone has made an appointment to take out all the things.
It was this day when Qian Chao came to visit this Jiuxuan Market.
Seeing so many people, Qian Chao felt a little regretful in his heart, how could he find those three people with so many people.
But since you're here, let's take a stroll first, so many people are selling their income outside the sect, and there is no end in sight, maybe you can see some uncommon things.
In this way, Qian Chao walked around in this market, stopping in front of a certain bunk from time to time, looking down at the things that others were selling, with Qian Chao's current alchemy, Qian Chao almost never looked at the spiritual weapons that were taken out to sell, but he saw more things such as materials, and after seeing a few, he really encountered some uncommon materials, so he took out the spirit stones and bought some.
When he was strolling to a place where there were not many people, the sound of talking from behind attracted Qian Chao's attention.
"Senior Brother Bu, don't be in a hurry, you can take a look at it more, look, this ...... This one...... And this, this is all good, it is all carefully refined by my junior brother, if you take it, you will definitely be able to sell it at a good price. ”
"Senior Brother Song, it's not Senior Brother I'm picky, your things have been on display in my store until now, to say something you don't like to hear, you haven't sold a single one......"
There is a storefront, and the surname is cloth! Qian Chao couldn't help but turn around when he heard this, behind him, on the other side of the road, there was a burly man talking to a disciple who was selling things, and the seller seemed to want to sell all his several spirit swords to this burly man.
"Uh...... Senior Brother Bu, if you lower the price a little bit, you won't sell it, otherwise, I'll count these handfuls as cheaper for you, how about it? ”
"I said Senior Brother Song, in my opinion, you should polish your alchemy skills well, don't think that those guys outside the sect have never seen the world, there are many shops in the town, even if those guys don't have a high vision, they also understand the principle of shopping around, it's not easy to fool, okay, that's it for today, I'll come to see Senior Brother Song's things in a few days."
With that, the burly man flicked his sleeves and turned around and left, leaving the owner standing there with a look of chagrin.
Listening to what the man just said, it seemed that he was opening this store outside, coupled with this person's surname and Ma Hu's description of Bu Yan's body and appearance, Qian Chao concluded that this burly person should be that Bu Yanqi.
I didn't expect to meet it so soon, so Qian Chao raised his leg and followed.
"May I ask if it's Senior Brother Buyan?"
The man heard someone talking behind him, and when he turned around to look, he found that there was a young man standing behind him who was smiling and saluting him, and his cultivation was the appearance of refining qi at the third or fourth level, so he didn't take this young man to heart, and replied casually: "Yes, I'm Bu Yanqi, what do you call this junior brother?" ”
It was a common thing for Bu Yanqi to be stopped, there were really a lot of people in Jiuxuan who were learning to refine weapons, and it was not so easy to sell those spirit swords that he had refined in the sect, so many people knew that he had a shop in Ruixuan Town outside and came to him one after another, hoping to use him to sell the spirit weapons he had refined, so he felt that the young man in front of him was the same.
"Senior Brother Bu, I'm taking the liberty of making money."
"Oh!"
Hearing this name, Bu Yanqi was obviously stunned, and the original indifferent expression on his face suddenly disappeared, and he quickly glanced at the jade pendant of Qian Chaoshimen, although he couldn't see the words on the jade pendant clearly, but he recognized the small round sign hanging with the jade pendant, which was only qualified to be worn by the disciples of the inner hall of the Chengqi Hall.
"Eh!" Bu Yanlu has already changed his happy face, "It's really Senior Brother Qian, I've heard of Senior Brother Qian's name for a long time, and I've been thinking about when I can get to know Senior Brother Qian, but unfortunately no one has introduced me, I didn't expect to meet here today, come and ...... here" Speaking of this, Bu Yanqian looked around for a while, "This is not a place to talk, let's go there, it's quiet, what is the matter with Senior Brother Qian, how about we talk about it there?" ”
Bu Yan refers to a stone pavilion not far away.
"Okay."
After sitting in the stone pavilion, Bu Yanqi looked at Qian Chao, although he also wondered why this Qian junior brother came to him, but he was still very happy to be able to meet this little junior brother, as early as when Qian Chao became famous in Jiuxuan with alchemy, he heard about it, and he was thinking about how to get to know this Qian Chao, but later I heard that Qian Chao was a mind to refining weapons, and the things he refined were taken to the inner hall to be exchanged for materials to continue refining, so he gave up temporarily, and then when he wanted to get acquainted with Qian Chao, it was many people in the sect who admired Qian Chao refining tools, At that time, there were many high-level qi refining disciples who were very famous, such as Na Luo Ying, Song Yuan, and the two sisters Fang Yang and Fang Han of the Houtu Temple, etc., Qian Chao was too busy at that time, and he didn't dare to bother, so he had to continue to wait, and this wait was now, and he didn't expect this Senior Brother Qian to take the initiative to come to him, so he was naturally a little happy in his heart.
The reason why this Bu Yan Qi wants to find Qian Chao is naturally a spiritual weapon refined for Qian Chao, in Ruixuan Town's own shop, the best selling and the most abundant quantity is the spiritual weapon, naturally if there is a spiritual elixir, he can sell it at a high price, but the spiritual elixir is really hard to find, so his shop is mainly based on all kinds of spiritual weapons collected from the disciples in the sect, ordinary, average condition in his shop is sold very cheaply, of course, there are really good quality, refining high-quality spiritual weapons, naturally the price is expensive, He can also earn more spirit stones, but that kind of spirit weapon is really hard to find, so he is eyeing Qian Chao, if the spirit weapon refined by Qian Chao can be put in his shop to sell, then he can earn more spirit stones, but he has no chance to know.
"Hehe, I don't know what Senior Brother Qian came to me for today?" Bu Yanqi asked with a smile.
"That's the case, I've long heard that Senior Brother Bu has his own store in Ruixuan Town, and his business is very prosperous and his contacts are very extensive, so I have to ask Senior Brother Bu for a favor for something."
Bu Yanqi was immediately happy when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I can't talk about helping, Senior Brother Qian, you say, if there is anything that needs me, just say, as long as I can do it, Senior Brother, I will definitely try my best to help." ”
Qian Chao smiled and said: "That's the case, I don't have any preferences on weekdays, it's just a problem I developed when I was at home, I like to collect some books, it's not that I boast about it, I have basically read all the books that can be shown to me in the library, and I also asked someone to find some books outside the sect to read, but not a lot, I have already read it, Senior Brother Bu is well-connected in Ruixuan Town, and Senior Brother Bu should be able to find all kinds of books outside the sect, if Senior Brother Bu can collect some books for me to read outside the sect, I am very grateful below." ”
"Uh......?"
Bu Yanqi listened but couldn't believe his ears, what does this kid want, read? Let yourself help him collect books? This is...... How is it different from what you think?
Bu Yanqi has always thought that this money tide wants to earn more spirit stones since he sat in this stone pavilion, and he heard that he has a shop outside and the business is not bad, so he came to find himself, he must have come to cooperate with himself, and put the spirit weapon he refined into his own shop to sell, so that after selling it, both of them have spirit stones to earn, but when the money tide finished speaking, Bu Yanqian realized that he didn't seem to think right, why did this kid find himself for books?
"Books...... Senior Brother Qian, what you said is true, ah no, I mean what kind of books does Senior Brother Qian need? ”
"Senior Brother Bu, you can do whatever kind of books you want, any place chronicles, Persona, biographies, exercise secrets, landscape illustrations, well, as for the material, what kind of paper, leather, silk, bamboo slips and wooden slips and even rubbings are OK, I'm ashamed to say that in addition to this collection of books, I really don't have any other hobbies."
"Oh, Senior Brother Qian, if you want to talk about this book, it is not difficult to collect it down, but there must be a lot of books that can be obtained in that way, can Senior Brother Qian read it?"
Bu Yanqi still didn't believe that Qian Chao was looking for him just to help him collect books outside the sect, and he didn't believe that anyone in this cultivation world could have this habit.
Qian Chao naturally heard the meaning of Bu Yan's words, smiled lightly, and did not answer directly, but took out a storage bag from his body and handed it to Bu Yanqi.
"Senior Brother Bu, I've read all the books here."
Bu Yanqi took the storage bag suspiciously, opened it and looked inside, and immediately gasped, this storage bag is densely packed with all kinds of books, he roughly estimated that there are more than a thousand, these books are new and old, all kinds of materials are complete, it seems that they are all obtained from different places, and regardless of whether Qian Chao has read them all, just collecting these books together can be seen that Qian Chao has spent a lot of effort, it seems that this little junior brother really has a habit of collecting books.
"Well, I didn't see it, I didn't expect Senior Brother Qian to really love books, admire and admire! Since Senior Brother Qian has found me, don't worry, I will definitely help Senior Brother Qian find and find them in Ruixuan Town first, and first get some books that can be obtained there, and then my store will also post a notice to collect books for you, how about it? ”
"Then thank you so much Senior Brother Bu, Senior Brother, I have made a list of books here, but all the books on the list, Senior Brother Bu don't have to accept them, I already have a ......" As he spoke, Qian Chao took out a few pieces of paper, which were densely filled with words, all of which were the names of the books he had read.
Bu Yanqi looked at the dense few pieces of paper, and only then did he believe that Qian Chao was looking for himself for books, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he thought about it, he and this Qian Chao are also new acquaintances, if they can really do business with him in the future, it will also be a long-term thing, this matter of collecting books is a long-term thing, and secondly, they must first get some to satisfy him, so that the two of them can do business in the future.
"Okay, Senior Brother Qian, I accepted your book list, don't want the book list, I will try my best to help you find the rest, I will definitely satisfy you." As he spoke, Bu Yanqi carefully folded the pieces of paper and put them on his body.
"Senior Brother Bu, I know that although the price of this book is not expensive, but the quantity I want is large, there is a lot of cost in it, and I am not generous in my pocket, Senior Brother, so I want to use this to make up for Senior Brother Bu's expenses, I don't know what Senior Brother Bu wants?"
As he spoke, Qian Chao took out a small wooden box and handed it over.
"Oh" Bu Yanlu reached out and took the small wooden box, and when he opened it, he found that the wooden box was exquisitely made, it was actually a two-layer design, and there was a small sword with cold light shining on each layer of velvet cushion!
Bu Yanqi has been in business for a long time, and he doesn't know how many spirit weapons and spirit swords he has handled, although his own alchemy skills have always been mediocre, but this eyesight has long been exercised, so when he saw the two small swords, his eyes suddenly widened, and after looking at them for a while, he took a breath, and couldn't help but reach out and caress the small sword.
The cold feeling on his fingertips clearly told him that these two small swords were rare spirit swords!
Almost at the same time, he had already calculated in his mind how much he could earn if these two spirit swords were sold.
It's not a decimal!
If there were more such spirit swords, wouldn't that be a ......
Bu Yanqi raised his eyes and looked at Qian Chao, at this time Qian Chao was looking at him with a smile, well, this Senior Brother Qian's alchemy skills are really extraordinary, no wonder he has such a reputation, no, this person must hold on tightly, don't want some small profits in front of him.
Thinking of this, Bu Yanqi said: "Senior Brother Qian's alchemy skills are really clever, these two swords are rare spirit swords in my opinion, Senior Brother, in exchange for books, it shows that Senior Brother Qian is obsessed with collecting books, or good, then Senior Brother I will exchange these two swords for books for you and bring them back after I go out." ”
"Then thank you Senior Brother Bu, the coming day will be long, and in the future, Senior Brother Bu will be useful to Senior Brother Bu, just open your mouth."
"It's easy to say, haha!"
The two chatted a few more words and then parted, Bu Yanqi took the small wooden box and left happily, and when he left, he didn't even bother to look at the shops selling spiritual weapons around him.
Qian Chao looked at Bu Yan's back and smiled slightly, just now he didn't ask anything from this Bu Yan's mouth, don't worry, Qian Chao let this Bu Yanqi collect books for himself outside the sect There are three meanings, the first is that he really wants someone to find novel books for himself to read; The second is that he wants to see how this person is through this matter, collecting books is not an overnight thing, and he will often contact this person through this matter in the future, and he should be able to know this person's heart under careful tasting, and if he can, he will naturally let this person help him inquire about some things; Third, Qian Chao really wants to find someone to sell his spirit weapon, since he knew how Han Ji mastered the whereabouts of his five people outside the sect, Qian Chao has an extra layer of vigilance against the Worship Academy, going to the Worship House is nothing more than earning a few spirit stones, he can't look down on those spirit stones, but several other companions, except for Tang Ping, always have a way to earn spirit stones, and a few people can get a lot of materials at a time, these things have belonged to themselves in the past, in fact, those materials can be refined into spirit weapons can also sell a lot of spirit stones, Qian Chao and Tang Ping said that in the future, he would not go to the Worship House to receive the send, since this was the case, then he would have to get more spirit stones to distribute to the people, so he hit the idea on this Bu Yanqi.
It is estimated that this cloth will come to him in a few days, and then take a closer look at this person.
After Bu Yanqi, there were two people, but there were too many people in this market, and Qian Chao simply inquired about it later, and then found the person named Cai Jian.
However, when he saw Cai Jian, Qian Chao was a little disappointed and a little hesitant at the same time.
Cai Jian is not tall, even a few points shorter than Qian Chao's height, his slightly burnt yellow hair is pinned with a wooden hairpin, his forehead is not wide, and under the two shallow and thin eyebrows are a pair of small eyes, which are not only small but also crescent-shaped, but a pair of natural smiling eyes, which make people feel as if this person is smiling when he sees everything. The bridge of the nose is very straight, but the cheeks are fleshless, the cheeks are thin, and a small mouth seems to be cut under the nose with a sharp knife, making the lips extremely thin.
To be honest, Cai Jian's dignified face is really worthy of the test words given to him by Ma Hu: greedy for money and profit, but soft and boneless.
Qian Chao instinctively didn't like it when he saw this person's appearance, and he must be a little more careful when dealing with such a person, according to Ma Hu's words, this person is one of the Qi refining disciples in the sect to inquire, but he also relies on peddling other people's privacy to earn spirit stones, therefore, Qian Chao not only doesn't like this Cai Jian, but also has a little disgust in his heart.
But in the end, Na Ma Hu once praised this guy for being well-informed, saying that if there is anything new among the Qi refining disciples in the sect, he will definitely be able to explain the origin of the explanation, and the head is the Tao, if you want to inquire about the news in the sect, this Cai Jian is a good candidate.
Alas, Qian Chao sighed in his heart, secretly dealing with such a person is probably only possible to do it, among his several companions, with Li Jian's character, he definitely does not want to pay attention to people like Cai Jian, not to mention Brother Lu, and Tang Ping and Yan Xuan are women, which is also inappropriate, so the only one who can deal with this person is himself.
When Qian Chao was thinking about this, he was standing in front of Cai Jian's shop selling goods, and when he pretended to look at Cai Jian's things with no expression on his face, Cai Jian was also looking at Qian Chao, and when he saw Qian Chao not moving, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"This is Senior Brother Qian Chao, you've been watching me for a long time, do you have anything you like?" Cai Jian asked, his voice was slightly shriek, which made people not very comfortable to listen to.
"Oh?" Qian Chao looked up at Cai Jian, "This senior brother, do you recognize it?" ”
"Senior Brother Qian, why do we have to pretend to each other like this, how boring, your Senior Brother Qian's name is known a lot in our Jiuxuan, even if I haven't seen you, but I have always seen the brand of the inner hall in your waist. Senior Brother Qian came to me today to ask me if there is something to ask me, anyway, it is definitely not to come to me to buy things, what I sell here, to be honest, I can't even look down on myself, but your Senior Brother Qian is here to pretend to look at it for a long time, if you don't have something to look for me, I'm afraid that your Senior Brother Qian won't even look at this pile of rags, I'm not wrong, Senior Brother Qian, the first time the two of us deal with each other, you might as well say it clearly if you have something to say, otherwise I won't be able to earn your spirit stones, and you won't get what you want to know, how embarrassing. ”
is a very shrewd guy, after hearing this, Qian Chao's opinion of this Cai Jian has changed a little.
"I didn't expect Senior Brother Cai to be quick to talk, that's right, there are indeed some things I want to ask Senior Brother Cai to understand, but this is not the place to speak."
"Senior Brother Qian, didn't you notice that I deliberately avoided others, and others can't hear what is said here, just ask if you have something to say."
This Qian Chao did find out, this place where Cai Jian bought things is indeed relatively remote, and the bunk of the person closest to him is seven or eight feet away, but in Qian Chao's opinion, this is still not the place to speak.
"Otherwise, Senior Brother Cai, there are a lot of things to ask next, and secondly, it's still noisy here, and it's still inconvenient to talk, so it's better to be like this, if Senior Brother Cai is free tonight, you might as well come to my residence and have a detailed discussion with Senior Brother Cai, how about it?"
"Oh?" Cai Jian heard this, and his two smiling eyes lit up slightly, "Well, your senior brother Qian's alchemy skills are excellent, naturally there is no shortage of spirit stones, if I really have nothing else to do at night, I will definitely come to visit, let's talk slowly, but ......" Speaking of this, Cai Jian reached out and took out an ore-like stone from the pile of things he sold, handed it to Qian Chao, and then said with a smile, "Chenghui, two spirit stones." ”
Qian Chao knew that if he didn't give these two spirit stones, there was a chance that this guy wouldn't show up at night, and he didn't lack these two spirit stones, so he took them out and handed them over and then took the stone.
"Okay, then it's a deal." Cai Jian held the spirit stone and smiled.
Leaving from Cai Jian, Qian Chao wanted to see only one businessman, but unfortunately, after inquiring, he learned that the businessman was out, so Qian Chao gave up, and then walked around the market casually and returned to his residence.
That night, Cai Jian really came to Qian Chao's small courtyard as promised, and the two talked for a long time, almost in the middle of the night, Cai Jian left with Qian Chao's spirit stone satisfied.