Baiyu City is one of the largest cities in Zhiyuan County, and its prosperity is dozens of times that of Zangshi Town.

Early in the morning, a long queue formed outside the city gates, and hundreds of people were waiting to enter the city.

Most of the people in the team are traders and hawkers, most of them carrying wagons with flat poles, and there are many convoys loaded with large and small goods.

"Today's Hundred Jade City Gathering, my basket of big fish will definitely be able to sell for a good price!"

"Fish can be worth a few dollars, if you want to make money, you have to have good jade, and a few pieces of peerless jade can be produced in the big collection of Baiyu City every year."

"I heard that a piece of blood jade came out of Wuji Town, which was dug up from an old and dead black chicken!"

"What an old dead black chicken, that's a demon! Wuji Town has been raising it for several years, feeding blood food every day, just to raise a piece of blood jade! ”

"No wonder there is a big sacrifice in Wuji Town at every turn, this is to raise demons with living people, right?"

"Shhhh Don't talk nonsense, let the people of the Wu family listen, your life is not guaranteed! ”

"What kind of world, not to mention the demons everywhere, there are still people who deliberately raise demons...... Ay! What the hell passed! ”

A figure rushed through like a gust of wind, and the crowd was in a commotion.

Many people didn't see what it was, and thought there was a gust of wind.

Under the city gate, Yun Que finally stopped.

At least half a day's journey, Yun Que arrived in less than an hour, tired and sweaty.

On one side of the city gate, there is a large stone plate.

Twelve hours were carved on the stone plate, and in the center was an iron needle more than five feet high.

This is a sundial, which is used to calculate the time when the city gates are opened.

The gates were guarded on both sides.

The first young lieutenant, dressed in light armor, about twenty years old, with a broom eyebrows hanging from his eyes, a cold expression, and a huge heart shield shiny and shiny, very powerful.

Looking at the face, this is not a good person.

Yun Que glanced at the sundial, and there was still half an hour before the door opened.

Snake venom enters the body, and the longer the delay becomes, the more dangerous it becomes.

The road was bumpy, and at this time, Mu Qingyao woke up slowly, she couldn't see anything, her eyes were blurry, and she could only hear sounds, as if she was returning to the light.

"Open the door." Yun Que stared at the lieutenant.

The lieutenant sneered, lazily pointed to the sundial and said, "In half an hour, the door will be opened." ”

"I'm in a hurry." Cloud lacks a way.

The lieutenant nodded the long queue with his chin, and said contemptuously: "There are urgent matters, unless you have a holy decree or a customs clearance approval stamped by the six yamen, you have to wait." ”

"Human life is at stake, and you will be blamed if you are delayed!" Cloud lacks a way.

"This official is ordered to guard the city gate, your life is at stake, what does it have to do with me." The lieutenant said indifferently.

Hearing this, Mu Qingyao was completely desperate, and she felt her heartbeat becoming more and more intense, which was a sign that snake venom was about to invade her heart.

Mu Qingyao is proficient in medicine, and she can estimate the time of her poison.

It won't be long before she dies in a quarter of an hour!

When she was about to faint, Mu Qingyao heard the conversation between Yun Que and the captain again, but this time it was a little strange.

"Less nonsense, make an offer." Cloud lacks a way.

"The old rule, five taels." The lieutenant said.

"You still owe me one hundred and ninety-five taels of silver." Cloud lacks a way.

"The hour has come, open the door." The lieutenant's voice was filled with a hint of satisfaction.

When Mu Qingyao heard this, she couldn't help but rise from her despair, and it turned around, it turned out that it was not difficult to enter the city.

The soldiers guarding the gate received the order and immediately prepared to open the gates.

Now the people in line are gone.

Entering the city requires the inspection of goods, such a long queue, let alone an hour to complete, there is a stopper, no one wants to.

"Why did he cut in line!"

"He came last, he should be last!"

"There are no rules! If anyone can fill the queue, we don't have to get up early in the morning to queue! ”

Yun Que frowned when he heard this.

He was in a hurry to enter the city now, and he didn't have time to reason with this group of vendors, especially these people were the best at paying lip service, and the more he ignored them, the more they became entangled.

The young lieutenant snorted coldly and waved his hand to stop opening the door.

Then he walked to the sundial and bent the iron needle on it, and there was still half an hour to open the door, which was directly postponed to an hour.

"Officials protect each other! There is no royal law! ”

"Big deal, we're not going into town! I'm here today to see who's most anxious! ”

"Don't! It's been a long time, my basket of fish is stinky! ”

"I know that! The demon hunter of Green Fox Mountain! There must be something urgent, let him go into the city, without people, how can we know how to live in peace in Zhiyuan County. ”

"What's wrong with the demon hunters! It's great to be able to hunt demons! If you can hunt demons, you won't be rude! ”

Some people in the crowd were angry, some were soft, some were scolding, and it was noisy outside the city gate for a while.

In the chaotic voice, Mu Qingyao's newly raised hope dissipated, her eyes darkened, and she fainted again.

The scene almost got out of hand.

The young lieutenant didn't say much, and bent the iron needle even more.

This time the distance between the door and the door was directly extended by two or three hours.

The crowd quickly fell silent.

The young lieutenant put his hands behind his back and said in an official tone without hurry:

"Who came first."

Whew!

A pair of fingers pointed at Yun Que one after another, and the crowd said in unison:

"He came first! He's advanced! ”

People don't care about the hours of the night, but once it's half a day at night, no one wants to wait longer.

The lieutenant waved his hand, and the soldier immediately opened the door.

Yun Que was the first to rush into the city.

Even the register book for entering the city was written by the school captain who was hanging his eyes.

……

Mu Qingyao woke up in a hut that smelled of medicinal herbs.

She lay quietly and did not get up immediately.

The beating of the heart pulse is calm and steady, indicating that the snake venom has been lifted.

The sunset outside the house indicates that it is dusk.

Judging from the furnishings and smell of the hut, it is a single room in a medical hall.

After deducing the surrounding situation, Mu Qingyao tried to sit up.

Move your hands and feet.

Except that his head is still a little heavy, he is no longer in serious trouble.

"Running so fast......"

Mu Qingyao muttered softly to herself, sighing at Yun Que's speed.

If she hadn't arrived in Baiyu City in time to detoxify, at a little later in the evening, she, the Lingyun County Lord, would have died in Huangquan.

"How did you get into the city?"

Before fainting, there was chaos at the city gate, but now that he is safe and sound, it shows that Yun Que can still enter the city in time in such a chaotic situation, which makes Mu Qingyao grateful and curious.

The door opened, and a little maid entered.

"You're awake, sir said it's almost time to wake up." The little maid held a bowl of soup and medicine, and said, "The last bowl of medicine, the residual poison can be eliminated after drinking." ”

Mu Qingyao thanked her, took it and sniffed it, and drank it slowly.

Very authentic antidote.

The medicinal materials and dosage in it are extremely accurate, and with Mu Qingyao's attainments in medicine, it is enough to distinguish that the doctor who dispenses the medicine is definitely a famous doctor.

After drinking the medicine, Mu Qingyao left the private room and finally saw the doctor in the front hall.

It was an old man over sixty years old, with a white beard like snow, dressed in a neat green shirt and coat, and was writing prescriptions for patients.

After the patient left, Mu Qingyao stepped forward to thank her.

"Thank you, sir, for saving your life."

"It's just the doctor's duty, and he gets money for treating the disease, and he doesn't need to thank him."

"Excuse me, sir."

"A quack, don't mention the common name, since the girl is no longer in trouble, you can settle the bill."

"What about the man who sent me?"

"Leave early."

"Did he say anything?"

The old doctor recalled for a moment and said, "He first asked me if I had been saved, and after receiving a positive answer, he left a sentence. ”

"What did he leave behind?"

"He said, when you wake up, pay the bill yourself."

Mu Qingyao's eyebrows jumped faintly twice.

After paying the bill, Mu Qingyao left the hospital.

Looking back, the name of the medical hall is a bit special.

Quack Pavilion.

There are many medical centers in the world, and no one has ever dared to add a mediocre word in front of the medical hall, which is equivalent to smashing a signboard.

But in this quack hall in Baiyu City, there is an endless stream of patients, and they have great respect for the old gentleman.

The long street is bustling with people coming and going.

Mu Qingyao stood in front of the medical hall and looked left and right, with a slight annoyance on her pretty face.

"Running so fast!"

Mu Qingyao thought that she would be hunted down and killed, and she also thought that she would die under snake venom, but what she never expected was that she would be thrown in the hospital, and Yun Que had long since disappeared.

Pursing her lips tightly, Mu Qingyao made a decision.

She wants to find Yun Que!

She hadn't finished listening to Yun Que's story, and she wanted to know what secret was hidden in that long knife.

She even wants to create the Demon Slayer Division of the previous dynasty to purge the demons and evils in the world.

The fluctuating mood quickly calmed down.

The little county lord quickly analyzed it and guessed that Yun Que might still be in Hundred Jade City.

After inquiring on the street, Mu Qingyao was even more sure of her guess.

Today is the monthly big gathering in Baiyu City, and there are countless people and merchants from the surrounding villages and towns who come to the market.

The most lively is not during the day, but on the night of the big gathering.

During the day, the market sells the specialties of the nearby towns, and at night the real goodies appear.

According to the news inquired, Mu Qingyao came to the North Street Daji.

It is crowded with people, brightly lit, and the streets are full of various stalls on both sides, and the level of activity is no less than that of the imperial city.

At the end of the month, the North Street Market is the most lively and prosperous place in Baiyu City.

The most lively location in the North Street concentration is the old tree trading house.

The Old Tree Trading House is the largest trading house in Baiyu City, built under a thousand-year-old tree, hence the name.

The Old Tree Trading House integrates sales, selling all kinds of materials, mainly for cultivators, with elixirs, weapons, exercises, and even domesticated demon beasts.

The recycled stuff is more complicated.

All kinds of animal skins, all kinds of materials, gold, silver, iron and jade, swords, guns, swords, halberds, but anything worth a little money can be obtained by the old tree trading house for an estimate.

Of course, no matter how good the thing is, the recycling price is often not very high.

Buying low and selling high is always the way of businessmen.

The trading house occupies a huge area, like a magnificent restaurant, and on the day of the big gathering, the entire first floor of the trading house will be emptied and converted into an auction hall.

The entrance fee is not expensive, one or two silver, but the merchant house charges an additional bonus for the auction items.

There is an auction once a month, twelve times a year, and the old tree firm makes a lot of money just by virtue of the auction.

After all, no matter how good the business is, there is no money to make money from the trading without capital.

Auctions, for commercial banks, are trading without capital, and they will make a profit without losing money.

When Mu Qingyao walked into the Old Tree Trading Bank, the hall on the first floor was overcrowded.

On the second floor, there is a circle of private rooms, and the door of the private room is hung with a gauze curtain, so that you can't see the inside from the outside, but you can see the outside from the inside.

The cost of a private room is thirty taels of silver, which is expensive enough, but the private room is also more than half full.

Mu Qingyao went up to the second floor and handed over the silver to ask for a private room, which contained precious fragrant tea and exquisite snacks.

Just sit down, and the auction begins.

The auction of the old tree firm is simple and rugged, with a middle-aged auctioneer standing in the middle of the room, and the seller can take out the bid on the spot, and the auctioneer will estimate the reserve price and start the auction.

The auctioneer was very sophisticated, discerning, experienced, and could be appraised at a glance when he got an object, and he was good at teasing, often making witty remarks, which caused constant laughter from the audience.

Mu Qingyao enjoyed the auction with great interest, and when she was halfway through, her goal finally appeared.

The auctioneer got a complete wolf skin.

Then he sang and shouted:

"An eighth-order demon beast three-eyed blood wolf skin! It is very rare that the fur is intact, it can be made into three wolf skin jackets, one for the eldest lady, one for the second lady, and a beautiful concubine raised outside. ”