The May breeze wafts the fragrance of acacia flowers.

On the mountain road, a man dressed as unattractive walked sneakily.

From time to time, he looked around, looking like a thief.

The man had a round face and walked like a duck.

Zhao Shun, he is the alchemist's cousin in the mouth of the knife.

Serve the Zhou family under the mountain and take advantage of his position.

They often steal some alchemy materials, then refine them and sell them on the black market.

Not long ago, however, the black market was outlawed.

Zhao Shun didn't want to lose this huge source of income, so he decided to take a risk and trade with some casual cultivators.

Without the protection of the black market, who knows if there will be any accidents.

In case the scattered cultivators see the intention of making money, they will kill people and take money.

This kind of thing often happens in the world of cultivating immortals.

Therefore, he held his cousin Xiaodao in the Shushan Wanshi Pavilion and found a guard for him.

The agreed place is here, but why don't you see anyone?

Zhao Shun glanced around.

"You're half an hour late."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came.

Zhao Shun raised his head, and then he saw a man wearing a hat lying lazily on a branch.

He carried a jug of wine in his right hand and a cow beside him.

The cow was also standing on a branch, standing on one leg.

Zhao Shun said: "My cousin... It's a knife. ”

"Got it."

"It's my first time here, so it's a bit slow, sorry."

After thinking about it, Zhao Shun explained.

Li Ping'an didn't dwell too much on this issue.

This Zhao Shun looks like he doesn't do bad things, and everything is written on his face.

Money often unmakes the men who make it.

"Let's go."

Along the way, Zhao Shun was a little uneasy.

"That..... What are you cultivating? ”

He was worried that Li Ping'an's cultivation was not enough, and he would not be able to protect himself if he encountered an accident.

Li Ping'an didn't answer him, but just instructed, "Trade later, don't talk too much, trade, take money, leave, understand?" ”

Soon, the two arrived at the place of trading.

After waiting for a while, there was a sparse movement in the bushes.

The buyer came, three loose repairs.

The man in the middle wears a black robe with triangular eyes and a hooked nose.

His eyes are fierce, and his face is full of flesh.

This kind of appearance, no one will believe it if it is said to be a good person.

The two big men behind him also looked fierce.

The three of them unleashed the coercion on their bodies without hesitation.

Zhao Shun's heart was full of fear, and his legs shook involuntarily.

To put it bluntly, he is just an ordinary alchemist.

They don't have much strength or guts, that's the status quo of most monks.

Zhao Shun didn't dare to step forward and glanced at Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an took a step forward, and suddenly the pressure on Zhao Shun's body dissipated invisibly.

Zhao Shun said: "That.... Let's start trading. ”

The middle-aged man said coldly: "Did you bring something?" ”

"Nature." Zhao Shun took out the pill from the storage ring.

The middle-aged man took the goods and handed it to his subordinate on the left to inspect it.

After confirming that the pill was correct, the three of them turned around and left.

Zhao Shun subconsciously stopped him, "Wait, my... What about money? ”

The middle-aged man tilted his head slightly, and his cold gaze looked at Zhao Shun like a knife.

Zhao Shun was immediately frightened by the other party's powerful aura, and the fear in his eyes was even stronger.

He hesitated, but he didn't dare to speak again.

The middle-aged man grinned, revealing a mouthful of crooked teeth.

His eyebrows were in his sideburns, and there was a hint of murderous intent in the corners of his eyes.

"We are a fair deal, pay for delivery, and don't advocate white prostitution."

The middle-aged man's gaze moved away from Zhao Shun and fell on the blind man who spoke up.

Li Ping'an grabbed the handle of the knife and took another step forward.

Word by word: "Pay with one hand and deliver with the other, fair trade, otherwise we have to take back our goods." ”

There was silence, and the air around him seemed to freeze.

looked at the uncertain faces of the three of them, as if they would fight in the next second.

Zhao Shun hurriedly said: ".... Forget it, the money is gone. ”

Li Ping'an frowned slightly.

The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.

Scold!!

Li Ping'an pressed his thumb against the handle of the knife, and suddenly pulled out the knife for half a minute.

The condensed cold light kept flowing, with a sharp coolness.

Apparently I don't want to talk nonsense anymore, I said in a deep voice.

"One last time, pay the money!"

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment and waved.

The person on the left took out the spirit stone from the storage ring and handed it to Zhao Shun.

Li Ping'an said again: "Dot, count right." ”

Zhao Shun was stunned for a moment and hurriedly counted.

His eyes narrowed into slits, and his joy overflowed.

"Is the amount right?"

Zhao Shun nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes!" ”

Then he added, "It's just that there are three spirit stones missing, but it's harmless, let's go." ”

The three sanitakas were also preparing to leave.

"Stop!"

Li Ping'an's voice sounded again, "There are three spirit stones missing." ”

The middle-aged man's face instantly became more gloomy, and his eyes were like poisonous snakes, staring at Li Ping'an.

"You're looking for death?"

In his opinion, this was not a matter of three spirit stones.

It's that Li Ping'an doesn't give him face, which is provoking him.

Li Ping was not afraid, "It's not looking for death, but there are three spirit stones missing, and you should make up for these three spirit stones." ”

Zhao Shun also felt that Li Ping'an was really making a big fuss, and persuaded, "It's also possible that I counted wrong, three spirit stones are not enough, not enough." ”

Li Ping'an ignored Zhao Shun and repeated it indifferently.

"Make up for the three spirit stones, and you can also make the next transaction, or the transaction will be canceled."

The middle-aged man said coldly, "Just for three spirit stones?" ”

Li Ping'an didn't speak, and his attitude was resolute.

.............

Call~

Li Ping'an took a sip of wine and led the old cow to walk slowly on the mountain path.

"Hey, man, you probably put us both in danger like that, do you know?"

Zhao Shun had some resentment in his tone.

He was blaming Li Ping'an for almost having a conflict with the other party just now for the sake of three spirit stones.

But fortunately, in the end, the other party gave in.

Li Ping'an didn't bother to explain to him, but remembered that he was Xiaodao's cousin.

So, he said solemnly.

"Remember! It's not a matter of three spirit stones, it's the other party testing your bottom line.

You may work with them in the future, three today, thirty tomorrow, and three hundred the day after tomorrow.

They will find out your bottom line in this way, and in the end, the only thing that awaits you is death. ”

Zhao Shun smiled, "It's not so serious." ”

Li Ping'an won't explain anything more, and finally give you another piece of advice.

"Don't do this kind of thing again, you're not the material at all."

Zhao Shun looked at Li Ping'an's back and snorted, completely disapproving.

People are addicted to food.

Li Ping'an deeply understood the meaning of these four words.

But these have nothing to do with him, he originally promised Xiaodao to only protect Zhao Shun this time.

When I returned to Fang City, I happened to meet an old man who wanted to buy Phantom Heart Grass.

Phantom herb is an herb that has hallucinogenic effects.

However, after Li Ping'an's processing, it became a good medicine.

The old man bought a few packets of herbs and glanced Li Ping'an up and down.

"You're the pharmacist at this shop?"

"Yes."

"Very good." The old man said.

"Thank you."

The old man bought the herbs and left.

"Moo!"

Lao Niu noticed that something was wrong and reminded Li Ping'an that there was something wrong with the old man.

Li Ping'an hesitated for a moment, but did not meddle.

It doesn't matter who comes here to trade.

Two or three days later, Zhao Shun came to Li Ping'an again.

I hope that Li Ping'an can continue to be his guard.

However, Li Ping'an refused, and persuaded him two more sentences.

Zhao Shun is really not the material to do bad things.

Good words are hard to persuade damned ghosts.

Two months later, Li Ping'an had forgotten about the peaceful life.

It wasn't until one day when I was wandering around that I met Xiaodao that I learned the news that Zhao Shun was killed.

Knife sighed, "I persuaded him before, but he just didn't listen." ”

Li Ping'an didn't say anything, everything was expected.

People~ How big the ass is, how big the pants you wear.

As time passed, business in the market became more and more prosperous.

In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed.

Li Ping'an exposes the necessary alchemy and practice every day to pull the erhu.

It is to eat and drink, make tea, practice calligraphy, and fish.

The days are leisurely and uneventful, and occasionally I go to the taverns in Fang City to drink some wine.

When you are happy, you will tell people what you have seen and heard.

In the past five years, he has never left Shushan.

I thought that the days would pass slowly like this, but who knew that Li Ping'an felt the other partners of the store recently.

Including Lin Xue, something is not quite right.

These things have been foreshadowed before.

Li Ping'an didn't care too much, but after a long period of contact, he connected the little things together.

He got an incredible idea.

Lin Xue is in contact with people in the cult!?

No, it should be said that the disciples of Tongtian Peak are in contact with people in the cult.

To put it more bluntly, the peak master of Tongtian Peak, Lin Xue's father has a problem.

(Never go again!!) ）