Chapter 8 Actually... Is it a woman?
After bidding farewell to the Qi Merchant Gang, the sky became dark. Chu Qili decided to find a place to live first, and then go out to inquire about some news.
After looking for a long time, Chu Heli picked a humble hotel, but the handyman also asked him for a high price of ten copper coins a day, knowing that these ten copper coins were enough for a family of three for more than half a month.
"That's a lot of money. Chu Ha couldn't help but complain.
Hearing this, the handyman's face was obviously a little more displeased, and he said in disgust, "Our inn is the lowest price in the entire trade area. Don't waste time if you don't have money to live!"
"Stay, just stay here for a day!" As he spoke, Chu Qili took out two more copper coins and put them on the table, "I have something I want to ask you, and the extra money should be given to you for your hard work." ”
Seeing that he was generous, the handyman immediately laughed and said, "Okay, okay, just ask if the guest officer has any questions." The little ones must know everything, and they must say everything!"
Chu Qili muttered in a low voice, "Is this trade area dark?"
After all, many people have the mentality of changing places with a single ticket, so most of the vendors who set up stalls are not credible. ”
The handyman added, "But those who have a fixed shop are still quite reliable, but there is also a lot of bullying." ”
Chu Qili asked, "If you need to buy food, which one is reliable?"
"There are a lot of grain sellers here, and the guest officer can ask a few more grain sellers to find a place with a satisfactory price and service. "But you must see the goods clearly, if you find out that it has been adulterated afterwards, and you want to come back to seek justice, it will be difficult." ”
Chu Qili nodded, "Last question, is there a reliable buyer of pharmaceutical materials here?"
"Elixir Zhai!" the handyman didn't hesitate at all, and insisted, "It is said that this is a branch that the Qin clan has spent a lot of effort to invite from the outside world. Although the elixir Zhai could only be regarded as the bottom of his own family, the Qin family treated it like an ancestor. ”
"Elixir Zhai. With this name firmly in mind, Chu Qili hugged his fists and smiled, "Thank you Brother Ren for telling me!"
Seeing Chu Heli turn around and leave, the handyman smiled and said, "Guest officer, you are resting!
After getting the information he wanted from the handyman, Chu Qili also dispelled the idea of going out tonight. Although the trade area was even more lively at night, he only wanted more than less.
Sitting cross-legged on the stiff wooden bed, Chu Qili slowly ran the source method, and during this time, there would not be a situation where he would accidentally cultivate for a few days.
According to his guess, whether it was this selfless long-term cultivation or the rapid progress of cultivation, it should be related to the cultivation of the past ten years. After the system wakes up, it should have returned the source qi......
There was no word all night. In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright, and Chu Qili left the hotel and walked onto the street after a little preparation.
Most of the roadside stalls have been set up and the shops have already started to open, but there are not many buyers on the street, so it seems a little deserted.
But a sudden huge force hit Chu Geli and staggered, and Chu Geli caught a glimpse of a kid wrapped in a turban with a black and gray face who ran away without a trace after hitting him.
A burst of scolding followed, and several strong men stopped Chu Qili and scolded, "Hey, boy, where did the thief run away just now?"
Chu Qili rolled his eyes and pointed in the opposite direction of the man's escape, and the group of strong men rushed over, raising a cloud of dust.
He also took the opportunity to inquire about the location of the "Elixir Zhai" from a vendor, and Chu Qili walked straight away, because he really had no money on his body. The chief didn't leave him any money, and the accommodation for this trip was made up by the clansmen.
During the migration, he took many treasures from the alien beasts killed by the troll lizard, and most of those materials could be used as medicine and healing. In such a barbaric and chaotic era, the price of life-saving drugs should not be low. The money for this food purchase also depends on these materials.
After walking for a while, Chu Qili stopped and said with emotion, "What a magnificent elixir Zhai." "There is an attic in front of me, which is gorgeously built but not cheesy, but has a natural elegance, and the artistic conception of the clear standard is different.
Chu Qili was about to enter, but was stopped by an oncoming team of people. The group was dressed similarly, all in blue hats, and a pair of black boots, with a Qin character embroidered on the chest.
"What do you mean?" Chu Qili raised his head and asked the leader, the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, with a mean look.
When the man in the lead saw that he was dressed in shabby clothes, he smiled disdainfully, "I am the captain of the patrol team of the Qin tribe, and this elixir is not a place where you, a wanderer, can enter!"
"It's true that I don't have any money on me......" Chu Qili was a little embarrassed.
The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man's voice was piercing, and he screamed, "Blasting me away!"
Chu Heli said softly, "I'm here to sell medicinal herbs." ”
Although the voice was small, it attracted the attention of the guards in front of the Elixir Zhai, and the black-clothed guards stopped everything and said indifferently towards the group of inspectors, "This is against the hospitality of the Elixir Zhai!"
The sense of oppression coming from the man in black was even more than that of the previous Brother Qiangzi, "Not to mention that there are also mustard seeds of the eighth or ninth order, and it is really ......extravagant to use it to watch the door," Chu Hali thought to himself.
The captain of the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks didn't dare to be disobedient, glared at Chu Hatli and said, "I'm here, waiting for you to be blasted out!"
Chu Qili followed the man in black into the elixir house, but changed to a maid to receive him.
The woman was dressed in a light green plain skirt, with a slender figure and a sign of appearance. Seeing that Chu Hatli was dressed in shabby clothes, he didn't despise it, but bowed, "Please follow me." ”
At the moment when she bowed down, Chu Qili only felt a burst of snow white in front of him, and he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he saw this. Scratching his head, he followed the maid into a room.
There was only one old man in the room, a table and two chairs. The maid closed the door of the house after retreating, and Chu Qili sat down cautiously.
"Guests don't have to be informal, it's absolutely confidential. The old man smiled, "The old man is responsible for classifying the medicinal materials provided to the guests and evaluating the transaction grade. I wonder what the customer wants to trade?"
"It's nothing, just some gadgets from strange beasts. As he spoke, Chu Qili took out all the materials in the storage ring and piled them on the table in front of him.
The old man was dumbfounded, "Ah, this... Wind wolf teeth, winged tiger wings, red snake gall ...... There are so many, boy, did you stab the beast's den?"
These words made Chu Qili a little embarrassed, he didn't expect the beast decoy flower to attract so many strange beasts, "There are quite a few, but this table is a little unfitting." ”
"Young man, the prices of these medicinal materials are different, let me make a good statistics. The old man rubbed his eyes before he came to his senses, "Although many strange beasts are of average strength, they live alone in the desert, and it is really difficult to find a trace. Hunting so much at once, what a means, young man. ”
Seeing that the other party was so busy and didn't forget to praise him, Chu Qili had no choice but to laugh with him.
It took a lot of effort before the statistics were completed, and the old man wiped his sweat, "Young man, your supply volume is the largest in our past few years." One price, one thousand gold coins, and the golden certification of the Elixir Zhai. ”
This time it was Chu Hatli's turn to be dumbfounded, one hundred copper coins could be exchanged for one silver coin, and ten silver coins could be exchanged for one gold coin, and a medium-sized tribe similar to the Chu clan would only make a profit of a hundred gold coins for a whole year.
After trying to calm down, Chu Qili asked again, "What is this golden certification?"
The old man explained, "Young man, you should also know that we have many branches of the Elixir Zhai, but they do not interfere with each other. The issued certification is only valid for your own home. And this golden certification is recognized by all elixir Zhai and performed as a VIP gift. Only one of each branch is allowed to be issued within three years!"
"You've been our biggest customer in the past three years. The old man smiled, "If there are still medicinal herbs in the future, don't forget us." ”
Chu Qili was a little excited, and replied, "Definitely!"
After the old man counted the gold coins in person, he handed over a golden card to Chu Qili and said, "This golden certificate will also recognize the owner and drip the blood." After that, holding it to urge the source qi, the authentication will appear with golden light, and it is also a means to confirm the identity of the holder. ”
After accepting the gold coins and certification, Chu Qili prepared to leave. The old man summoned the maid from before she explained a few words to her before she led Chu Qili outside.
On the way, the maid was much more enthusiastic than before, and reminded, "This distinguished guest, the Qin tribe has also set up a small market next to the elixir Zhai, which has a wide variety of goods, the price is fair, and the most important thing is to give priority to the guests of the elixir Zhai!
Chu Qili nodded, but saw that outside the elixir house, the captain of the patrol team with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks was still waiting there.
"Is that guy brained?" Chu hated and scolded secretly.
Before Chu Qili stepped out of the elixir fast, the maid first muttered a few words to the man in black. Without waiting for the captain to make a move, the man in black stepped forward and said, "This is a distinguished guest of the Elixir Zhai! If you dare to be disrespectful, don't blame me for not being merciful!"
The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man was deflated, and his high head wilted, "It's really a bit back, on the first day of taking office, before he was majestic, he kicked the hard stubble." In such a situation, he had no choice but to leave with the team in disgrace, secretly scolding himself for being unlucky.
After that, the maid actually followed Chu He out of the Elixir Zhai and led him to the small bazaar set up by the Qin tribe, and was quite intimate along the way, enthusiastically introducing many goods.
On the way, the other party's soft body rubbed against Chu Qili's arm from time to time, which made him embarrassed again, and there was an indescribable throbbing in his heart.
Chu Qili spent two gold coins and bought another three thousand catties of grain. After repeated refusals, the maid dispelled the idea of following her to the hotel.
Chu Heli, who breathed a sigh of relief, planned to leave overnight, and these things really made him deal with a headache.
In the dead of night, Chu Qili stayed in a wood, preparing to stay here and rest for the night. So he lit a bonfire, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to run the Origin Method.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a gust of wind behind him, Chu Hat's eyes were born behind his ears, and he got up in an instant and pinched the neck of the person behind him with one hand. The assailant held his hands high above his head, holding on to a rock, about to smash it down. But at this moment, the stone was lifted by Chu Heli with his other hand.
Only then did Chu Qili see clearly that the sneak attacker was the thief who crashed into him early this morning. The palm of his hand was like a pincer, constantly shrinking, and the face of the thief with black and gray face gradually turned blue.
"Let go!" the little thief spat out the word with great difficulty, and gradually only breath came out, and no breath entered.
The thief's struggling hands suddenly reached his waist, took out a small dagger, and stabbed it fiercely. Chu Qili had to let go, and the thief hurriedly gasped for two bites, dropped the dagger and fled.
Leaning over and picking up the dagger, Chu hated his face like frost, he never relaxed in the face of the enemy, and threw the dagger with all his might, straight to the thief's head. As if sensing danger, the thief bowed his head, pierced the turban with his dagger, and nailed it to the trunk of a tree along with it.
After looking around and confirming that the other party had no accomplices, Chu Qili walked towards the struggling thief.
The thief saw that he was getting closer and closer, and he struggled even more, but he could not draw his dagger. Approaching the other party, Chu Qili reached out and grabbed his collar, ready to drag him up, but only heard two "hiss" sounds.
The first "hiss" was the dagger that cut the turban, and under the turban, three thousand green silks were scattered, and many of them were cut off by sharp blades.
The second "hiss" was that Chu Geli's collar was torn open and became a big mouth, and his eyes were full of spring that made Chu Geli's old face red.
It was so springy that he couldn't help but cry out in annoyance, "How... Unexpectedly... Unexpectedly... Is it a woman?"