Chapter 1: Descending the Mountain

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"Master, you go quickly, you will be almost to Gushan Town in front. I've been walking for almost a day, I'm tired to death!" a boy of about ten years old stopped and turned back to the old man dozens of feet away behind him.

The boy had a small short knife more than a foot long hanging from his waist, and a small burden on his back, and the old man was about sixty years old, his hair was half white, and he was wearing an old Taoist robe that had been washed and patched with some white hair, and he also carried a bamboo basket on his back.

"You're tired after only one day of walking? If you want to practice well, you just won't listen, if you're like a few of your senior brothers, even if you walk for three days and three nights, you'll be fine. The Taoist walked up to the boy and taught him a lesson.

"Master, my skills have improved a lot this year, and besides, my senior brother's alchemy skills are not as good as mine. Let's hurry up now, I haven't been here in Gushan Town for a year, and it's much more lively here than on the mountain. The boy grinned and pulled up his master's sleeve and hurried towards a market town not far ahead.

"Master, how many taels of silver can you sell for this 500-year-old ginseng this time?" the boy asked.

"Shh~~" The Taoist turned pale and shouted softly, "Xiqi, how many times have I told you, wealth must not be exposed, walking the rivers and lakes, you can have more eyes." ”

"Isn't there no one here, just me and Master!" the boy called Xiqi retorted in a low voice.

These two people are actually the sect leader of the 'Floating Cloud Sect' of Fuyun Peak a hundred miles away, Fu Yunzi and his little apprentice Lin Xiqi.

The 'Floating Cloud Sect' can only be regarded as a small sect that barely enters the stream in the rivers and lakes, and there is only one sect leader in the sect, Fu Yunzi and nine disciples, the oldest disciple is no more than twenty years old, and the youngest is Lin Xiqi in front of him, who is only ten years old this year.

Since 30 years ago, Fuyunzi opened a sect in Fuyun Peak and named it 'Fuyun Sect'.

After the establishment of the 'Floating Cloud Sect', Floating Cloud Sect successively accepted these nine disciples, all of whom were orphans, and thirty years have passed in a flash, and now the 'Floating Cloud Sect' is still well-known within this nearly 100 miles.

It's not how high Fuyunzi's skill is, but his level of refining pills is good, and many sects around here are asking for the 'Fuyun Sect'.

"If you sell it to the 'Treasure Pavilion', you can probably have 500 taels. Fu Yunzi still answered his apprentice's question.

"Wow~~ It's so valuable, Master, the 'Pei Yuan Dan' that you have worked so hard to practice can only increase your strength for three years, and it is only ten taels of silver. Lin Xiqi snapped his fingers and said with some surprise.

He knew that the 500-year-old ginseng was very valuable, but he didn't expect that there would be 500 taels.

"It's different, five hundred years of ginseng, there are very few such rare medicinal materials in the world, this is still sold to the 'Treasure Pavilion', if it is sold to other people, I am afraid it will be more expensive. Fuyunzi said.

"I know that although it is more expensive to sell to other people, there are also risks, and the 'Treasure Pavilion' is very reputable, at least it will not reveal the information of the buyer and seller, right, Master?" Lin Xiqi asked with a smile.

"That's right, that's the reason. Fuyunzi stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

Gushan Town is the only market town within a radius of 100 miles, and this market town is controlled by one of the strongest local sects, the Chaotian Gang.

There are many Chaotian gangs, there are as many as five hundred disciples alone, plus some miscellaneous people, I am afraid there are thousands of people, such a sect can be regarded as second-rate in the rivers and lakes, and it is more than enough to dominate in some remote places like Gushan Town.

The many surrounding sects basically pay tribute to the Chaotian Gang every year in exchange for a year of stability.

As soon as he entered Gushan Town, Lin Xiqi was very excited. After all, he is only ten years old, and his childlike innocence is still alive, and his days in the mountains are not as lively as this market town.

Although Gushan Town is remote, it is close to the 'Dead Silent Mountains', and people come and go in the rivers and lakes, making it quite prosperous.

The 'Dead Silence Mountain Range' has a radius of at least thousands of miles, which is larger than the land of a state.

The world is divided into thirteen states, Zhongzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiaozhou.

To the east, there is the boundless East China Sea, to the south, there are wild and dense forests in addition to the South China Sea, to the west, to the west, there are foreign tribes in the Western Regions, and to the north to the north, there are thousands of miles of desert grasslands.

The 'Dead Silence Mountains' are located in the west, between Yizhou and Liangzhou, and the westernmost and southernmost areas have penetrated deep into the Western Regions and the Wild Jungle.

Although the 'Dead Silence Mountain Range' is full of dangers, there are also rare treasures and strange beasts in the world, such as those medicinal herbs.

There are many Jianghu sects scattered around the 'Dead Silence Mountain Range', large and small, and the Floating Cloud Sect is one of them.

Fuyun Sect is located in Dunhuang County, the westernmost county of Liangzhou, to the west is the Western Regions, to the south is the Dead Silence Mountains, and to the north is the desert grassland.

Fu Yunzi took Lin Xiqi directly towards the center of Gushan Town, and after a while, he arrived at the door of a very magnificent mansion, only to see that the plaque at the door read 'Treasure Pavilion' with three gilded characters.

The 'Treasure Pavilion' is all over the place, it is just a small branch that specializes in buying or selling some treasures for auction, if you need pills, weapons, medicinal materials and even some exercises, as long as you pay enough to get them.

Anyone who trades with the 'Treasure Pavilion', he will protect the trader's news from leaking, so some people in the rivers and lakes are very willing to trade with the 'Treasure Pavilion' for safety.

This 'Treasure Pavilion' is said to have a very big background, even if it is a demon way, the evil way will give some face, otherwise, it is impossible for him to spread all over the place.

"You're here as a teacher. Fu Yunzi said to Lin Xiqi beside him.

"Master!" Lin Xiqiba shouted with a wink.

"I'll give you ten cents, don't go too far, and I'll be back as soon as I buy something." Fuyunzi didn't know Lin Xiqi's thoughts, so he took out ten copper coins from his cuffs and handed them to Lin Xiqi.

Lin Xiqi quickly took it and said happily: "Yes, Master, the apprentice will come when he goes." ”

Looking at Lin Xiqi who ran away, Fu Yunzi shook his head helplessly, he was not worried about any danger to Lin Xiqi, and besides, Lin Xiqi in Gushan Town had also been here several times, so he was familiar.

"Yo, isn't this the Floating Cloud Dao Master of the 'Floating Cloud Sect', is he here to sell pills?" He is a buddy of the 'Treasure Pavilion', and he is familiar with Fuyunzi.

Fu Yunzi's strength is average, but he is good at refining pills, and he is quite famous among the various sects and factions within a radius of several hundred miles.

Fuyunzi would come to the 'Treasure Pavilion' every year to sell the pills, although the quality of the pills was not high, but in such a small place, these pills were still very popular.

"Haha, yes, but this time Poor Dao wants to meet your shopkeeper. Fuyunzi smiled.

"Oh, our shopkeeper usually doesn't accept people, and you also know that there is no business of more than a thousand taels or some rare things are ~~~" Speaking of this, this guy paused slightly, then his eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice, "Fuyun Dao Chief, do you have something good?"

"This isn't the place to talk, is it?" said Fu Yunzi with a slight smile.

This ginseng of his own may only be sold for about five hundred taels, less than a thousand taels, but after all, this is a rare and rare medicinal material, and if the Treasure Pavilion changes hands, I am afraid it will be far more than one thousand taels.

This guy stared at Fuyunzi for a while before he nodded and said, "Fuyun Dao Chief, please inside, I'll go and ask the shopkeeper." ”

He was actually a little surprised, although it was said that Fu Yunzi had sold a lot of pills over the years, but at most it was more than 100 taels of silver at a time, and such a quota was not enough for the shopkeeper to receive it in person, and it was okay to receive it himself.

And this time, he didn't dare to slack off, since Fuyunzi said so, I'm afraid there are really good things, and he can't be the master.

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