Chapter 22: The Inn
Although the scale of the city is much smaller than that of Yuntian City, the Fang City is full of all kinds of shops. The items sold in the Fang Market are similar to those in Yuntianfang City, except that there are more shops that collect and sell spirit grass, and the price of pills is also relatively cheap, only slightly more expensive than Xuanling Gate. Compared with shops, Li Qingshan prefers to go to the stalls, and after a little shop, Li Qingshan found a stall at the gate of the northern city and walked over.
Most of the stalls sold in the stalls were some spiritual herbs and spiritual flowers, and Li Qingshan worked in the medicine garden and studied the elixir, so he also recognized a rough idea.
After strolling around for a while, Li Qingshan stopped in front of a stall with a somewhat surprised expression.
This stall actually has Xuanyuan ginseng for sale. Xuanyuan ginseng is one of the main materials for refining Tsukidan, which has extremely harsh requirements for the soil environment and cannot be cultivated artificially. It's a pity that the Xuanyuan ginseng on the stall is quite small, and the medicinal age is not enough, so it can only be used to refine some pills that are one grade lower than Zhuji Dan.
The Zhuji Pill can be said to be the most desired elixir for monks in the Qi Refining Period, except for the Heavenly Spirit Root Monk, most monks need to use it to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Period. It's a pity that several of the main materials needed for Zhuji Dan are not artificially planted, which also causes the phenomenon that Zhuji Dan is hard to find, and the price is several times higher than that of the Zhuji Dan. Xuanyuan ginseng can be found here, which makes Li Qingshan look forward to going up the mountain to hunt for treasure.
After strolling around for a long time, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Li Qingshan returned to the inn.
Let the guy serve an ordinary meal, and order a pot of tea, Li Qingshan sat by the window and drank slowly.
It was the time of the meal, and there were many people in the lobby dining, some who were alone like Li Qingshan, and some who were in a group of two or three. Some people eat quietly, while others don't shy away from other people's opinions.
"Brother Yun, how did you gain this time. ”
"Don't mention it, I almost lost my life. ”
"Oh? ”
"Encountering a strange swarm of bees, specializing in spirits, making people feel dizzy, I tried my best to escape, and I had no intention of continuing to explore, and this time I didn't gain anything at all. ”
"It sounds like a soul hooking bee, this is a famous thing on the strange insect list, but it's a pity that I don't know how to repel insects, otherwise it would be a creation. ”
The innkeeper, the woman named Wang Yue, was quite sociable, constantly shuttling between the tables, talking and laughing.
"Brother Li, this plate of nuts will be given to you as a snack, a little bit of affection, don't mind the little woman sitting for a while. Wang Yue walked to Li Qingshan's table, put down a fruit plate, and said with a spring breeze on his face.
"Shopkeeper Wang, please take a seat. Li Qingshan smiled slightly and said politely. After all, the other party is the shopkeeper here, and he is quite polite, Li Qingshan naturally can't lose his courtesy.
"Brother Li should be the first time to come to the Ten Thousand Miasma Mountains. Wang Yue sat down, played with the green silk, and said slowly.
"It's really the first time, I used to cultivate in my family, and now I came out to gain some experience, and by the way, I can find some elixirs that are beneficial to cultivation. Li Qingshan replied with reservations.
"Being able to cultivate a character like Brother Li, the nobles are a big family at a glance. Since Brother Li is the first time to come, it is better to find a few like-minded Taoist friends to enter the mountain together. The Wan Miasma Mountains are not peaceful, and it is good to take care of each other when they go together, the little woman is not talented, she knows a lot of Taoist friends, and she is willing to thread the needle for Brother Li. ”
Li Qingshan didn't reply, but was thinking, he must not want to be in the company of strangers, his experience made him not have the slightest trust in strange monks.
"Brother Li, rest assured, the Taoist friends I introduced to you must be good people, and they are all guests who have stayed in our hotel for a long time. Thinking that Li Qingshan was worried, Wang Yue then explained.
"Shopkeeper Wang is kind, Li has a heart, I have no plans to be with others for the time being. Li Qingshan thought about it, but still refused. Li Qingshan is confident that his magic weapon is sharp, he is not afraid of anyone, and he feels that there is no need to be with others, and he needs to be distracted by others, which is even more dangerous.
"It's the little woman who is abrupt, I have a map of the Ten Thousand Miasma Mountains here, and I will give it to the Taoist friends. Wang Yue didn't care, took out a silk picture and put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Li Qingshan.
"Brother Li uses it slowly, and the little woman won't bother. After Wang Yue finished speaking, he left and went to other tables.
After Wang Yue left, Li Qingshan drank tea and ate fruits, listened to all directions, and collected a lot of information about the Wanmia Mountain Range.
The crowd dispersed, the night grew thicker, and when the lobby was empty, Li Qingshan got up and walked to the upstairs guest room.
When he returned to the room, thinking that he hadn't washed for many days, Li Qingshan called his buddy.
"What do you command?" asked Erniu, standing respectfully outside the door.
"I'm going to get some warm water, I'm going to wash up. ”
"Okay, does the fairy chief need the villain to call the maidens, they are all young and beautiful girls. ”
Li Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Er Niu meant, he had heard of ordinary prostitution, but he had never seen it, let alone expected to encounter this matter at the monk's inn.
"If the immortal chief doesn't like ordinary women, the fairy woman and our shopkeeper can also match the immortal chief, but this price is more expensive. Seeing that Li Qingshan didn't reply, Erniu continued.
It seems that in order to cultivate, there are always people who do everything, and Li Qingshan doesn't need to think about it to know that the price of these female cultivators must be extremely expensive. But thinking that many monks did not hesitate to fight for treasures, Li Qingshan understood, for the sake of cultivation, many monks could not even want their lives, let alone ethics. Li Qingshan originally thought that Wang Yue's daughter was willing to help others and was a kind person, but when she heard this, she didn't have a good impression of Wang Yue.
Although he was young and vigorous, Li Qingshan's love in his mind was to fly to the avenue together, and he didn't want to contact these people who were engaged in lewd deeds, so he waved his hand and rejected Erniu's kindness.
After washing, Li Qingshan felt much refreshed, and swept away the fatigue of many days.
Sitting on the podium, Li Qingshan took out the silk picture presented by Wang Yue and watched it. The silk map only depicts the approximate terrain of the outer 300 miles of the Wanmia Mountains, which is estimated to be a large road and is of little use. Li Qingshan didn't expect this, so he wasn't disappointed, at least it could be used as a guide.
Meditate, induce qi into the body, smelt the aura, and the night passed quickly.
The next day, Li Qingshan ordered a pot of tea and stayed in the lobby of the inn all day, watching the crowd and listening to the experiences of others.
During this period, Wang Yue came to chat again, and seeing Li Qingshan's cold attitude, he could only leave in a huff.
For five days in a row, Li Qingshan stayed in the inn and did not go out.
Through five days of auditing, Li Qingshan also has a general understanding of the Wanmia Mountains.