As the days passed, the news of the establishment of Jianyuanfang City gradually spread. Some curious and interested cultivators came to hear the news and came to join in the fun. As more and more practitioners arrived, the market became more and more lively. Fang Market has this advantage, do not ask you the origin of the goods, just look at the quality of your goods. There are very few monks who come to Fang City who don't know the goods, and Xu Chenglin's refining materials are naturally recognized. Every time someone came to his booth to ask about the price, Xu Chenglin would feel weak. Why is he so weak-minded? Because he only thinks about selling things, he doesn't even forget to scan the price.

It's okay to have a weak heart for a while, but you can't always have a weak heart all the time.

Forced to be helpless, when someone asks the price, he always pretends to be deep and groans.

"They are all people who know the goods, why ask the price again!"

The people who came to ask for the price could not get a definite answer, some left silently, and some went to other stalls with a mysterious smile. So there was a strange scene in the market, someone asked the price in front of Xu Chenglin's stall and left, and finally swept away his goods after a circle. In order to prevent attracting the attention of others, Xu Chenglin only put out six or seven kinds of materials at a time. It's not strange that six or seven things are bought at once, but it's a little strange when there are too many times.

Xu Chenglin vaguely felt that there was something strange about this, but he couldn't think of the key for a while. It wasn't until a square-faced man came to hold him accountable that Xu Chenglin understood what was wrong.

"Boy, do you think your life is too long?"

Xu Chenglin was stunned by the shouting, and subconsciously frowned.

"This fellow Daoist, dare to ask how the little brother offended Your Excellency. ”

"How did you offend me? You didn't just offend me, you offended a group of people here. The price of materials in the market has been messed up by you, and you don't know that you are blocking everyone's way to make a fortune!"

The square-faced man said in a deep voice, and at the same time stretched out his hand to the stalls behind him. As the square-faced man pointed out one by one, the people who pointed it out cast resentful glances at Xu Chenglin. From that gaze, Xu Chenglin seemed to see endless resentment, as if he owed them how many spirit stones. Xu Chenglin was a little stunned, he didn't know how he had offended so many people?

was swept away by everyone's unkind eyes one by one, Xu Chenglin was cold in his heart, and he opened his mouth with a little weakness.

"When my little brother first came here, I don't know how to offend you, so please make it clear. ”

"You kid is still pretending to be confused! The price of the refining materials you sell is much lower than the market price, which is obviously a forced price reduction. You don't care about the loss, you have to take everyone with you. Say, 'How did you offend us?'

In the end, the big square-faced man's voice was almost squeezed out of his throat one by one.

Xu Chenglin was stunned for a moment, and vaguely grasped the key point. Seeing Xu Chenglin's reaction, the square-faced man also instantly understood something.

"I said, is it the first time you have participated in the market trading by yourself?"

Looking Xu Chenglin up and down, the square-faced man looked strange.

"Hehe, don't hide it, this is the first time. ”

was seen through the truth at a glance by the square-faced man, and Xu Chenglin touched his head awkwardly.

"No wonder, it turned out to be a stunned young one!"

Hearing the words of the square-faced man, Xu Chenglin did not refute, but just smiled awkwardly. For those monks who have been away all the year round, the first person he has left the mountain gate is stunned.

The two of you said a word, and gradually the truth of the matter became clear.

"His grandmother's, these bastards actually bullied newcomers who don't know how to trade in the market, it's really a shame for the monks of Yuanhai City!

The square-faced man scolded indignantly, but his gaze at Xu Chenglin was a little sympathetic.

Xu Chenglin couldn't laugh or cry, shook his head and clenched his fists at the people around him.

"You fellow Daoists have offended a lot, and I blame me for not inquiring about the market clearly, but it has caused trouble to you. ”

"Count you kid acquaintance! If there is a next time, you will definitely not be able to get out of Yuanhai City. ”

"Forget it, what's there to worry about with the stunned Qing. ”

"Okay, okay, this matter is over, and there is not much loss anyway. ”

......

A few people, you say a word to me, this matter is even exposed. Seeing this scene, Xu Chenglin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Offending multiple cultivators at once would be a headache for anyone, let alone him.

"You kid too, the first time you came, you didn't inquire about the market, you deserved it. No, a novice like you will lose money doing business, you are waiting for me here. ”

Ignoring Xu Chenglin's reaction, the square-faced man turned around and left after speaking.

Halfway through, the square-faced man suddenly turned his head and said.

"Boy, my name is Zhou Tong. If someone comes to ask for a price again, tell him and wait until I arrive. ”

Xu Chenglin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile. This square-faced man is obviously a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and his losses have nothing to do with him, but this person is helping someone he doesn't know.

After a while, Zhou Tong returned. He ignored Xu Chenglin and sat down directly in the booth next to him. Zhou Tong tore off the storage bag on his waist and shook it gently, and in an instant, miscellaneous things appeared on the stall. The things on the stalls were piled up, and they were sorted little by little. Xu Chenglin looked at the pile of things, and saw that there were all kinds of them, such as elixir magic weapon rune paper, elixir seeds, and so on. Xu Chenglin squatted down and helped Zhou Tong tidy up.

"Brother Zhou often goes out to trade, can you tell my little brother about it?"

This Brother Zhou seemed to sound very pleasant, and Zhou Tong smiled.

"Boy, why don't you introduce yourself?"

"Hehe, blame me. Brother Xu Chenglin, please take care of your eldest brother!"

Xu Chenglin turned his head and smiled, and hugged his fist at Zhou Tong.

"This is what it looks like, since you call me Brother Zhou, I will tell you about the doorway here today......"

Fang City has been in the market for seven consecutive days, and Xu Chenglin has also made a lot of money under the care of Zhou Tong. The two have become more and more familiar in the past few days, and Xu Chenglin also knew the details of Zhou Tong during the conversation between the two. This Zhou Tong claimed to be a monk from other places, and because he didn't like the many rules of the sect, he simply did a casual practice. Although this casual cultivation is leisurely, life cultivation is difficult. Speaking of his past experience, Zhou Tong couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Chenglin came from Jiuhua Academy, and he hadn't been in the cultivation world for a long time, so he didn't say anything, just listened quietly. Zhou Tong rarely found a good audience, and talked endlessly about his experience over the years, as if he wanted to tell all the grievances and depressions over the years.

When asked about Xu Chenglin's origin, he didn't say much, just said that he had just entered the cultivation world. Zhou Tongwen looked at Xu Chenglin when he heard this, laughed and said a rookie. Xu Chenglin spoke cautiously and did not reveal too much information about himself. It's just vaguely revealed that he knows some refining skills, and he also has some experience in material extraction. Zhou Tong only nodded when he heard this, because he saw that the things Xu Chenglin was selling were various materials, and he already had some guesses in his heart.

The market was on the seventh day, and there were only three days left before the 10th day of closure. Xu Chenglin has learned a lot in the past seven days, and seeing that the Fang City is about to end, he is a little reluctant in his heart. Zhou Tong in the stall next to him was lowering his head and silently packing up his things. had nothing to do, and Xu Chenglin also helped clean it up.

"What's the matter, Brother Xu, are you a little reluctant to leave. ”

"Yes, I've been here for a few days and have feelings, and I'm really reluctant to leave. ”

Xu Chenglin didn't look up and just cleaned up silently, and Zhou Tong didn't look up either, as if he was thinking about something.

"It's good to get used to it, how can we cultivators live in peace. ”

After saying a word, Zhou Tong didn't say anything, but his eyes looked at a place without a trace.

Xu Chenglin noticed Zhou Tong's movements, and his eyes jumped a few times unconsciously. Seeing that Zhou Tong had no intention of making a noise, he also silently continued to pack his things. In the past few days, the two have often stayed together and have a lot of tacit understanding with each other. They packed up and left, and after a few circles in the crowd, they finally met in the trading room of the bamboo house.

Zhou Tong glanced in the secret room and confirmed that it was safe before speaking.

"Brother, have you noticed anything unusual in the past few days?"

Xu Chenglin raised his eyebrows slightly and asked tentatively.

"Big brother mean those who are spying on us?"

"Sure enough, I think I'm right. ”

Zhou Tong sighed, his face a little ugly.

"For the first few days, I thought those people were just hanging out in the market. But in the next few days, I noticed that they were always watching us and deliberately avoiding our gaze. Such people must be spying on us. I just don't know, what is the identity of these people?"

Looking at Zhou Tong's changing face, Xu Chenglin felt that something was wrong, so he told him what he had observed in the past few days.

"Where there are people, there will be strife, and where there are monks, there will be murder and looting. People like us who don't have a high level of cultivation but are quite wealthy are the most likely to be robbed and killed. There is no need to doubt the current situation, the people who spy on us are under the guise of killing people and grabbing treasures. In other words, we're being targeted. After the market is over, they will probably have to do it. ”

After listening to Zhou Tong's words, Xu Chenglin felt a chill in his back. Killing people and seizing treasures is a common occurrence in the spiritual world. Just a few months ago, Xu Chenglin didn't understand why there was a murderous robbery. But now, he seems to have some of understood. The strength is low and the treasure is heavy, which can easily cause others to plot. Once the murder and treasure are successful, the benefits obtained will be far beyond one's imagination, which is undoubtedly the most labor-saving method of resource collection.

"Sure enough, the cultivation world is a world where the weak eat the strong, and strength is supreme. It seems that if you want to live in the cultivation world in peace and stability, you can't do it without strong strength. ”

Xu Chenglin sighed in his heart, and at the same time had some realization.

Since Xu Chenglin entered the cultivation world, although it cannot be said that it has been smooth sailing, at least he has spent a few months peacefully. There are two sides to everything, and he had only seen the bright side of the cultivation world before. Until today, Cheng Lin finally realized the dark side of the cultivation world. The establishment of Jianyuanfang City was both an opportunity and a crisis for the monks. Opportunity comes from the convenience brought about by the gathering of spiritual resources, while crisis comes from the emergence of murder and treasure.

"Brother Zhou, does he have a way to deal with it?"

The first time he encountered this kind of thing, Xu Chenglin had no experience, so he looked at Zhou Tong, who claimed to be a casual cultivator.

"Prepare with both hands, the first is to find a safe route out of the city in advance, and the second is to make the worst interruption and fight to the death. ”

Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Xu Chenglin's heart moved. Reaching out and patting his storage bag, a piece of white jade slip fell into his hand, and Xu Chenglin pinched the jade slip and handed it to Zhou Tong.

"The map around, Brother Zhou to see if there is a safer road?"

Zhou Tong caught the jade slip, and then his divine sense probed into the jade slip.

"It's great that there is such a detailed map, and the retreat route is left to me!"

Among the jade slips that Xu Chenglin gave to Zhou Tong was the map given to him by the sect, but this jade slip was a piece of jade slips copied by Cheng Lin himself. There is only a map of the vicinity in the jade slip, and there is no information about the sect. Zhou Tong was surprised by this detailed map, but he didn't ask too much, as a cultivator, who didn't have a little secret. Zhou Tong carefully studied the map, and soon found a relatively safe route out of the city. The two discussed for a while, and finally decided on the safest plan to get out of the city.

Zhou Tong gritted his teeth and reluctantly took out a jade box from the storage bag. Carefully opening the jade box, I saw four translucent beads shining with purple light lying quietly in the jade box.

"My brother made first-hand preparations, and I am not ambiguous as a big brother. A desperate fight is just a strategy, so you can't do without a hole card in your hand. This item is a consumable and extremely powerful, so don't use it unless it's critical. ”

Zhou Tong looked at Xu Chenglin solemnly and stuffed the two beads into his hands.

Glancing at the bead in his hand, Xu Chenglin swallowed his throat with difficulty.

"Is this ......?"

didn't wait for Xu Chenglin to finish asking, Zhou Tong gave the answer.

Once it explodes, it is equivalent to a full blow in the later stage of condensation. With proper use, it is still possible to save your life. ”

Thunderbolts, each one is worth hundreds of spirit stones. Such a precious thing, but Zhou Tong gave it away. Xu Chenglin opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But seeing Zhou Tong's sincere expression, he didn't say anything more. Nodding heavily, he took it into the storage bag.