Chapter 18 Pingwu County
When the old man in the black robe saw Lu Xiaotian come out, he was overjoyed and said, "Good apprentice, you have finally come out, please let me out, even if I make you a cow and a horse, I will agree to any conditions." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In the past few months, he can't cultivate, no one speaks, only the white mist, and the sand on the ground, he can bear this kind of boring days, but his current state of primordial spirit, Shouyuan will also be consumed. This rambling wait is simply maddening.
"I don't have to take the risk of being a cow or a horse? Lu Xiaotian said.
"In the world of cultivating immortals, since ancient times, the weak eat the strong, and it is very common for monks to fight and kill each other for treasures, if I don't kill them, they won't let me go. The black-robed old man sneered.
Lu Xiaotian lost his voice and said, "They were really all killed by you!"
The black-robed old man's face palpitated, he was such an old traitor, and he quickly understood that Lu Xiaotian was tricking him. At a young age, he has such scheming, if it weren't for his poor qualifications, I'm afraid he would have emerged sooner or later. It seems that blindly begging for him has no effect, and this kid will not be fooled nine times out of ten, so he can only continue to find a way out of this cage by himself.
Lu Xiaotian asked a few more questions, but the old man in the black robe was silent after realizing that he had been deceived, or he ridiculed him in retorts. Lu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, just now when he heard that the old man in the black robe had killed the other three, he was shocked in his heart, and he was speechless for a while, he didn't expect this old guy to react so quickly. Just based on the words of the old man in the black robe, he can probably judge the sinister nature of the immortal cultivation world, it seems that he must be more careful in the future, otherwise he will regret it if he accidentally falls into the trap of others.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaotian opened his eyes, and the dense woods came into view again, he rode on the back of the leopard, and while rushing out, he cultivated, and at the same time studied the method of controlling the little green ant according to the insect taming chapter of "Animal Taming".
Half a month later, in a lively county town, the streets were lined with vendors selling bamboo weaving, sugar gourds, and mountain animal skins. Lu Xiaotian carried a large backpack full of things, shuttling among the gentry, merchants, and civilians, and from time to time he could also see high-rollers in strong suits with swords on their backs.
"I didn't expect Pingwu County to be like this, it looks more lively than Qingzhu County. ”
Lu Xiaotian looked at the pedestrians with great interest, as well as the shops on the side of the street, he had been in the canyon for more than half a year, and he had not seen a figure in the mountains for several months, and now he was a little excited to return to this lively street market. According to his cognition, Pingwu County and Qingzhu County are bordered, and he didn't know the road in the deep mountains, so he came here by mistake.
But soon he calmed down, and stood in front of a pharmacy with an antique plaque that read Miao Zhitang. This is the fourth pharmacy he's seen along the way, and the one with the largest scale, which should be able to get a good price for his herbs.
There were three men in their early twenties, as well as an old man sitting in the hall and a fat tent shopkeeper with ruddy faces. Lu Xiaotian walked in, glanced at a few people, and asked one of the guys, who was slightly taller, "Can you buy herbs in the store?"
"Our Miaozhitang is the largest pharmacy in Pingwu County, and some ordinary herbs can't be looked down upon, you are a little hairy child, what kind of fun. ”
There were a few customers in the store, and the guy was greeting and waving impatiently. The better the herbs, most of them are in the deep mountains and old forests, this kind of place is inaccessible, and there are often fierce beasts and lone snakes, even some warriors, and they dare not enter easily. As for some ordinary herbs on the periphery, Miaozhitang has its own source of herbs, which is not looked down upon by this kind of retail households.
Lu Xiaotian frowned, and took out a rather large yellow essence from the burden on his back, and there were dozens of fine knots on it.
"More than 40 years of yellow essence!" The old man sitting in the hall is the most sensitive to the herbs of the previous year, and he can see at a glance the extraordinary features of this yellow essence, although it is not the best, but it is already a good herb.
"How much do you bid for this yellow essence?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"Little brother, it's really not simple, this year's yellow essence is rare, I can give you a price of thirty taels of silver. What does the little brother think?" the fat shopkeeper said with a smile on his face at this time.
Lu Xiaotian didn't answer, he directly put away Huang Jing, turned around and left.
"Wait, if the little brother thinks the price is low, we can talk about it again. The fat shopkeeper didn't expect Lu Xiaotian to react like this, seeing that he was about to walk out of the door, he hurriedly stopped him.
"The bids are lower than the market price, and most of the herbs that are decades old are in short supply, and the shopkeeper is doing a good business. Lu Xiaotian turned around and glanced at the fat shopkeeper indifferently, he had asked a few pharmacies just now, how could he be so easily fooled.
"The little brother is a shrewd man, forgive me for being clumsy, I'm sorry, so let's do it, a fixed price, fifty taels. The fat shopkeeper hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile.
It was nearly a few taels higher than expected, and he was still quite satisfied, he used to work as a handyman, and it took several months to save two silver beans, and a yellow essence in front of him could be sold at such a price, which was enough for the family to live without food and clothing for decades.
Lu Xiaotian just wanted to agree, but suddenly faintly felt that there was a faint aura coming from the backyard of Miaozhi Hall. Its aura turned out to be exactly the same as that of the Qi Gathering Pill. He couldn't help but feel a beat in his heart, that's right, it must be the spirit grass used to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.
"I don't sell this yellow essence. ”
"Not for sale, why did the little brother come to Miaozhi Hall, could it be that I can't do it for entertainment?" said the fat shopkeeper with some displeasure on his face.
"I heard that Miaozhitang has a complete variety of herbs, and I need some more out-of-the-way herbs, so I want to exchange them with the shopkeeper, since this yellow essence is worth fifty taels of silver, replace other herbs, and refund more and make up for less. ”
Lu Xiaotian wandered around the barren mountains and mountains for several months and failed to find the spirit grass again, and he accidentally encountered it at this time, where could he miss it.
The fat shopkeeper's face was a little pale, "So that's the case, it's easy to say, I don't know what kind of herb the little brother wants?"
Lu Xiaotian said, "The smell of this herb is relatively unique, I smell it, and the shopkeeper doesn't mind if I enter the backyard of Miaozhi Hall." ”
"It doesn't matter. The fat shopkeeper nodded.
The backyard of Myozhido is very open, and there are many herbs to be dried, ground or baked. Dozens of people were busy. There was also a carriage from which two strong men were unloading the loaded herbs.