Chapter 41, The Mystery Scroll
After Xiao 13 said goodbye to a few people, he walked towards the black market, when chatting with a few people just now, Yang Cheng told him that the emperor has a black market where you can trade items freely, sometimes you can't buy things in the Jin Chamber of Commerce, maybe you can still meet it in the black market, but the black market is chaotic, it is easy to be black, you should be careful there, the imperial capital is divided into four parts, the location of the Forget Worry Hall is the slum of Dongcheng, the area of the Jin Chamber of Commerce is the location of the rich and powerful in Nancheng, the center is the palace of the palace, and the west city is the residence of dignitaries, Another place is the territory of the Jianghu rangers, that is, the place where the black market is located in Beicheng, the dignitaries and the rich occupy most of the territory, the slums and the black market shrink together in the northeast direction to occupy a small part of the urban area, walk into the black market A dazzling array of goods appeared in front of you, I heard Yang Cheng and a few of them say that they should be careful of fakes in the black market, although there are indeed good treasures in it, but there are also a lot of fakes, we must be vigilant, what is most lacking now is the fire attribute treasure such as earth fire, although I know that the probability is not large, Or come to see if you can get other useful treasures, after looking at it for a long time, there are precious elixirs such as Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, etc., as well as weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, etc., and some strange genius treasures, dazzling and confused, there is no way to start, stop and go all the way down without satisfaction, after going around and around, a little old man who looks more obscene and slippery in front of the stall, are some old old objects, there are swords and long knives, there are calligraphy and paintings Xiaoding and the like, the little old man saw that there was a rich man who came to the door and his eyes lit up and greeted enthusiastically. "Shaoxia casually, I am a good treasure, my ancestors got it in an ancient ruins, everything is a peerless treasure, you are a blessed person, if there is no way to change the family, I will not take it out and sell it, as long as I make enough money, I will not sell it again in the future, I want to stay as an heirloom, I missed today, and I have no place to buy it in the future."
Xiao Shisan listened to the old man's nagging and deceptive tricks, thinking that I am a modern person, I have never seen any scams, and I still want to deceive my spirit stone, turned around and prepared to leave, but thinking that I had been here for so long and did not find a satisfactory one, it was better to just take a casual look to pass the time when I was bored, so I stepped forward and was very cooperative, and said happily with a look of luck on my face. "Last night I dreamed that a dragon was spitting at me, and I wondered what was going on. It turned out that Tuomeng told me to have a baby, I have to take a good look, and my expression is indescribably excited. ”
"Shaoxia, you can look at it casually, the treasures I have here are absolutely real, Tong Su is not bullied, you can buy with confidence." Looking at Xiao Shisan's appearance of having never seen the world and being a rich man, the little old man's heart blossomed, today is really a good day, he actually met such a fool, but he had to slaughter him.
Xiao Shisan looked at a few things on the stall, looked at them one by one and didn't find what he wanted, and was about to turn around and leave with a disappointed face, but at this moment, the thousand-year-old ice in the dantian suddenly rioted, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the thousand-year-old ice, and looked at the stall again, thinking about what kind of treasure made the thousand-year-old cold ice restless, thinking that he just watched it without studying it carefully, so he picked it up with his hand and checked it one by one. Could it be that I was disappointed in my heart just now, and then I recovered, laughing at myself to how the treasure is so easy to get, and finally picked up the painting, only to see that the painting was a woman in white, with a dusty temperament, and her eyes looked at the bird on a big rock, the bird was burning, but it was still standing leisurely on the big stone, looking at the sun with bright eyes, it was really a strange bird, it looked like a crow, at this moment, the thousand-year-old ice in the dantian showed signs of riot again, Xiao Shisan suppressed it, and thought in his heart, It seems that it is the painting in his hand that makes the thousand-year-old ice move, suppresses the thousand-year-old ice, and says to the old man. "How many spirit stones are in this painting? If the price is right, the kid wants to buy it. ”
"Shaoxia, you are really good eyesight, this is the best treasure I have here, it is the treasure of the town clan in my family, it can't be sold to me originally, but who told me that I lack spirit stones now? And this treasure is related to Shaoxia, so I can't bear to give it to you, as for the price? It's just 10,000 spirit stones. The little old man just saw Xiao Shisan's disappointed expression, thinking that today's business was going to be yellow, but he didn't expect the peak to turn around, this kid fell in love with this painting, the old man secretly despised it in his heart, young people just like beautiful women, even the beauties in the painting also love, what an idiot loser.
The people who passed by and watched the excitement heard 10,000 spirit stones, and looked at the old man incredibly, it was crazy, a broken painting actually asked for 10,000 spirit stones, not afraid to scare this kid away, this old man they are familiar, they have been setting up stalls here to sell treasures, few people have been deceived by him, even if those who have been deceived are low prices before anyone buys, this time they actually opened such a high price? Looking at the two of them with the eyes of a monster, Xiao Shisan saw that the old man offered such a sky-high price, slaughtering himself as a fat sheep, but the people who watched the excitement looked at him with a look of a fool, and secretly thought that although he didn't know what a treasure was, the thing that could make the thousand-year-old cold ice react should not be ordinary, if he bought it at such a high price, would he be targeted and cause trouble? If you don't miss it now, you will be preempted by others, then I am afraid that you will regret it later, thinking of this is really a dilemma, frowning, I don't know what to do.
The old man looked at Xiao Shisan's frowns, with a contemplative look, thinking that it was too expensive, and he was also very anxious, finally a fool came, if he let him go, it would be difficult to meet him again, and he couldn't let him run away, so he said. "What is the difficulty of the young man? If I didn't bring enough spirit stones, seeing that Shaoxia loved this painting so much, and fell in love with me so much, I would have reluctantly cut my love and sell it to Shaoxia cheaper. “
"Can it really be cheaper, old-timers? I really like this treasure, the painting is lifelike and beautiful like a fairy, just like the Nine Heavens Xuannu in the sky, but I only have dozens of spirit stones on my body, this painting is a priceless treasure, how can I win people's love, or forget it, wait until I go home and gather enough spirit stones to come back. Xiao 13 said gratefully to the old man, reluctantly put the painting back on the stall, and reluctantly turned around and prepared to leave.
When the old man saw that this stupid boy was leaving, he thought to himself, such a broken painting? It's not bad to be able to sell dozens of spirit stones, but I still have to see if I can squeeze out a little more oil, so I hurriedly stopped Xiao Shisan and said. "Don't worry, Shaoxia, I think you really like it, although there are dozens of spirit stones, but there is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, meeting here today shows that you really have a fate with this painting, how can I not fulfill such a fate, so I decided to sell it to Shaoxia, maybe it can be passed on as a beautiful talk in the future."
picked up the painting and put it in Xiao Shisan's arms.
Xiao Shisan was very happy when he took the painting, but he said stupidly. "How can this be done old-timer? This is your family heirloom, how can I win people's love? No, I definitely can't. ”
Saying that he was about to return the painting, the people around looked at the two of them, thinking in their hearts how could there be such a strange thing, afraid that the liar would suffer a loss, and he was unwilling to take advantage of it, but he refused to buy the painting at a low price, and now they are all looking at what method this old man can use to make this fool buy the painting?
The old man looked at Xiao Shisan's stupid and stupid appearance, and he was very anxious, there was no good way? I had to say. "If the young man's spirit stone is not enough, what treasures can he have on his body, and he can exchange them?"
Xiao Shisan watched the performance almost, and it might be too much if he continued to act, so he was a little embarrassed, took out a few things, and said to the old man cautiously. "All I have is a sword and a few bags? There is also a folding fan, although it is not as good as the heirloom of the old-timers, but this is all the belongings I can take out, but it is still too little, it is better for the old-timers to wait here, I will go home and ask the elders of the family for some spirit stones, I will come back in ten days at most, can you help me keep the paintings? “
The old man looked at the few things in Xiao Shisan's hand, although they were not peerless treasures, but it should be possible to sell thousands of spirit stones, his eyes flashed and he hurriedly grabbed them, and said happily. "Shaoxia's painting is yours now, congratulations on the treasure you are looking for, if you need any treasure in the future, you must come to me to buy it, this time the old man is a big loss."
Xiao 13 put the painting into the Qiankun bag, thanked the old man for a thousand thanks, looked grateful, and promised again and again that if he needed anything in the future, he would go to the old-timers to buy it, looked around and walked outside, and the people who were watching the excitement nearby, seeing that there was no excitement to see, also left one after another, and the fool was still discussing in his mouth.
A fat man next to him saw the direction in which Xiao Shisan was leaving, and said to the old man next to him. "Jin Lao, you go and follow that kid and see where he settles, but you have to be careful, this kid is very cunning, and his strength is very strong, don't be discovered by him, I'll be there later"
Jin Lao listened to the fat man's words and chased after Xiao Shisan.
This fat man is none other than Jin Wanli, who met Xiao Shisan when he was in Qingzhou, and recognized him at a glance outside the crowd just now, and the woman he fancied in the Great Zhou Kingdom was taken by this kid first, and the master under his command disappeared inexplicably, and he didn't succeed in killing people with a knife later, and he hadn't made any achievements, so he had to return to the imperial capital in a gloomy way, and was considered by the family to be incapacitated, and gave up the qualification for the heir competition.
Xiao Shisan walked towards the east city of the slum area, in the direction of the Forget Worry Tavern, at the junction of the west city and the north city, on a remote path, he found that someone was following behind him, this is the place where the north city and the east city are connected, it is relatively remote and deserted, and he stopped and said loudly. "I wonder what my friends have to say to me? Please also come out and speak, and if there is something offended, please speak clearly. ”
An old man who had just finished shouting came out of the woods and said disdainfully to Xiao Shisan. "The old man came to you on the order of the young master, if you know each other, stand still obediently, and wait for the young master to come and send it in person, otherwise don't blame the old man for being ruthless, let you suffer first."
Jin Lao looked at Xiao Shisan, but the strength of the late stage of the martial arts realm, thinking in his heart that there was anything to be careful about, just take it directly, no wonder he would be given up by the family, it was really a waste, because he was a side person, he was sent by the family to protect such a waste, it was really unlucky.
Xiao Shisan heard that the other party said that he came on the orders of the young master, and he didn't seem to offend anyone here, could it be Ye Kong? In the imperial capital, he should have only offended Ye Kong, but he didn't expect this Ye family to be so powerful, just came out and was discovered, the Ye family master is like a cloud, and he can't wait for Ye Kong to arrive with the master, otherwise it will be troublesome at that time, and he must start first, so he said. "I didn't expect the Ye family to move so fast, since that's the case, I'll kill you first, and it will be troublesome for Ye Kong to come with a master in a while."
Jin Lao didn't expect that this kid in front of him would dare to offend even the Ye family, and he also mistook himself for the Ye family's people to kill people, he was very shocked and angry, this kid actually regarded himself as a soft persimmon? With a loud roar, he slapped his palm.
"Heart-urging palms, devoured by demons."
I saw that Jin Lao slapped a palm, and the woods darkened, and a green-faced and fanged demon flew out of his palm and rushed towards Xiao Shisan.
When Xiao 13 saw the other party make a move, he also slapped his palm.
"Bloody handprints, bloody sky."
The blood-red handprint dyed the other side of the woods red, as if the sky had been dyed bloody.
The blood-red mudra and the blue-faced fanged ghost, one evil, the other terrifying.
The terrifying blood-red mudra collided with the evil green-faced fanged demon and shattered, sending them into a violent shockwave that sent them flying.
Jin Lao was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Jin Wanli to lie to him, this kid is really powerful.
Xiao Shisan was afraid that Ye Kong would bring a helper to help the other party, so he had to take it down as soon as possible, summon the bladeless sword, and swing it out with a roar.
Jin Lao also roared and threw a punch.
"Fire Dragon Seal, Destroy the Dragon Might."
"Fu Tiger Fist, Tiger Out of the Mountain."
A fiery red dragon circled in the air and roared, heading towards the white tiger.
A white tiger roared to the sky and galloped on all fours, charging towards the fiery dragon.
The dragon and the white tiger fought in the air, and after a while, the white tiger was swallowed by the dragon.
Then the fire dragon slapped towards Jin Lao with one claw, trying to dodge but was photographed by Long Wei, unable to move, and his chest was slapped by the dragon.
There was a huge pain on his body, and Jin Lao saw that he was not shot by a dragon at all, but was pierced through the chest by Xiao Thirteen's sword, and he didn't know what was going on until he died, obviously he was hit by a dragon's claw, how could it be a sword piercing his heart? He who slowly falls down and dies cannot die again.
Xiao Shisan hurriedly ripped off his Qiankun bag and turned around to flee, lest he encounter the helpers brought by Ye Kong, and quickly disappeared into the woods.
Jin Wanli heard the sound of a fight and hurried towards this side, but it was too late, Jin Lao was already dead, fortunately it was late, otherwise Xiao Shisan knew that it was him and not Ye Kong, so he might have slaughtered it easily, and rushed towards the Jin family with Jin Lao's corpse.
Xiao Shisan quickly returned to the Forget Worries Tavern, and entered the room The little wolf was still sleeping, this time it was the demon beast Neidan of the Divine Power Realm, and he didn't know how long it would take for the little wolf to practice, so he took out the Qiankun bag he snatched, and after opening it, he found that there were a large number of spirit stones inside, but he didn't find any magic weapons and exercise cheats, why didn't these dogs bring their exercise cheats with them? After losing his temper, he took out the mysterious picture scroll, and looked at the picture in addition to the woman and the crow, there was a stone and the sun, what treasures were in it? After looking at it for a long time, I still couldn't see the reason, so I had to give up, put the scroll aside, and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Jin Wanli rushed back to the Jin family with the corpse of Jin Lao, and came to the lobby, where his father Jin clan patriarch sat at the top, and two elders sat at the bottom, and a fat man who was fatter than Jin Wanli stood below, his name was Jin Buchang is Jin Wanli's eldest brother, and he and Jin Wanli were actually not qualified to be the heirs of the patriarch before, because the talents of the two were not too high, and they were too fat, and they didn't look decent enough, and they were not loved by their father Jin Daqi, but since his father chose the heir a year ago, died outside in an unknown way, and the murderer has not been found so far, so the two of them got a chance to compete, but I didn't expect Jin Wanli to meet Xiao Shisan, and he was soon out, and he didn't change it if he was cheap.
Jin Buchang looked at his father and the two elders, and saw that a few people nodded to him, so he asked Jin Wanli. "What happened, didn't you and Jin Lao go to the black market to buy things, and who killed Jin Lao? Second brother, come on. ”
Jin Wanli looked at this eldest brother who had robbed him of his heir identity and was very unconvinced, but he couldn't help it, he just blamed himself for being too unlucky, and when he met Xiao Shisan, a bastard, he could only admit that he was unlucky, so he said to a few people in the lobby. "Today I went to the black market with Jin Lao to hang out, ready to buy some useful things, but I didn't expect to meet Xiao Shisan, the enemy I met in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and watched him walk towards the outside of the black market, so I told Jin Lao to follow him and find out where he fell, and his cultivation was higher than mine, so I was left behind, but when I rushed to the woods connecting Dongcheng and Beicheng, Jin Lao was already dead, but Xiao Shisan was gone, so I had to bring Jin Lao's body back."
"In this way, Xiao 13 has an enmity with you, or it was formed when the Great Zhou Kingdom was formed, so who is this Xiao 13? You know where it came from. Jin Buchang looked at Jin Wanli and asked.
Jin Wanli didn't dare to hide it when he heard the question, and told his grievances with Xiao 13 as they were. "I met him in the Great Zhou Kingdom, at that time he was fighting to the death with Ye Kong, the loser of the Ye family, originally he was not Ye Kong's opponent, but he was not afraid to fight to the death and scared Ye Kong's kid away, I think he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, dare to work hard and how much talent does he have? So I want to make friends, I just met him on the same road, and there was a beautiful woman next to him, claiming to be his master, at first it was fine, and then one day I asked Zhang San to invite the two to have a banquet together, but I didn't expect to be hit by Zhang San to break the adultery between the two, in order to kill Zhang San cruelly, fortunately I escaped smartly. ”
The patriarch sitting at the top frowned and looked at Jin Wanli and asked. "So when you met him a year ago, he couldn't even beat Ye Kong, and now it's only been a year, and even Jin Shan died in his hands, do you know where he came from."
"I heard that it was a pariahs in a remote place of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and I didn't know how to meet Long Yunfeng, so I started to practice, and when I fought with Ye Kong, I was ashamed to say that I would come to the imperial capital to fight Ye Chen in three years, and even shouted out that thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young man to be poor." Jin Wanli said cautiously.
The Great Elder interjected. "Why did you get involved with the two boys of the Ye family again? According to what you mean, it also has something to do with the female sword fairy of the Long family, right? ”
Jin Wanli looked at several people in the lobby with suspicious expressions, and said in fear. "I didn't hear it too clearly at the time, but it seemed to say that Long Yunfeng fell in love with that kid and didn't want to marry Ye Chen, Ye Kong had to cut the grass and cut off Long Yunfeng's thoughts, I didn't expect that kid to be a hard stubble, Ye Kong was beaten and fled, and his beautiful master stood aside, I don't know why Xiao Shisan's life hung by a thread several times, but she was indifferent and never made a move, that's all I know."
At this time, the Second Elder, who had not spoken, said on the ground. "His master didn't make a move, it's easy to understand, it should be a test between honing and cultivating life and death."
"There is also the old man who heard that Ye Kong's kid was robbed and killed last night, it seems that this kid should be doing it, but we don't have much grudge against him, why did we kill Jinshan? He already has such a strong enemy as the Ye family? Now he doesn't take our Jin family seriously, it's really bold, and he's still a madman. The Great Elder asked in understanding.
The head of the Jin family looked at a few people and said. "It doesn't matter if he's bold or crazy, what we should be thinking about now is how to deal with this? What do you guys think? Let's hear it. ”
"There's nothing to think about, since this kid dares to kill the worship of my Jin family, I will do my best to find out and kill him to defend the dignity of my Jin family, and let people know that offending my Jin family will not end well." The second elder said domineeringly.
The head of the Jin family saw that a few people had no opinion on the second elder's suggestion, and immediately decided. "Let out all the spies in the family and find Xiao Shisan's whereabouts, as long as you find it and kill it with all your might."
Jin Wanli breathed a sigh of relief when he walked out of the lobby, fortunately, he half-guessed, half-deceived and half-deceived to round the matter, and this matter will have nothing to do with him in the future, as long as the family kills Xiao Shisan again, it will be foolproof.
Jin Buchang arranged for someone to carry Jin Shan's body down for a thick burial, looking at the back of Jin Wanli leaving, knowing that this kid must not be telling the truth, but it doesn't matter now, he shook his head and went down to arrange spies, and went all out to pursue Xiao Shisan's whereabouts, the entire imperial capital was lively, last night there was a young boy named Xiao Feng who robbed and killed Ye Kong, and today there was another young boy named Xiao Shisan who killed the worship of the Jin Chamber of Commerce, and they were all speculating whether these two people were from the royal family? Could it be that the royal family is going to declare war on several major families? It made people panic, but soon there was news that Xiao Shisan's appearance from the sixteen or seventeenth year old of the Great Zhou had nothing to do with the royal family, and everyone was at ease, as long as it was not a war between several major families and the royal family, it would not have much impact on them, and they would live as usual.