Leaving the courtyard, Han Xiaoshu came to the front desk of the inn.

"What do you command? ”

Seeing Han Xiaoshu come out, the shopkeeper said to Han Xiaoshu with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, I would like to ask where I need to go if I want to buy some rare herbs. ”

"If you want to buy herbs, except for the East City, the other three cities have them, but the rarer herbs still need to go to the West City.

It was the center of the herbal trade. There are also auction houses that auction off a variety of valuable medicinal herbs. ”

The shopkeeper said endlessly.

"If you go to Xicheng, you can go directly to the city, and there is a stone monument in the innermost part, which is the junction of the four cities.

However, Dongcheng can only be entered and exited by alchemists, and ordinary people or non-alchemists cannot enter. ”

Before Han Xiaoshu could ask, the shopkeeper had already informed Han Xiaoshu of the route.

"Thank you for that. ”

After that, Han Xiaoshu threw two stone coins to the other party.

Seeing the stone coin thrown by Han Xiaoshu, the shopkeeper smiled.

I can easily introduce a few words and there will be two stone coins.

......

Leaving the inn, Han Xiaoshu walked all the way to the city in the direction guided by the innkeeper.

When he walked to the middle area, Han Xiaoshu was attracted by a huge stone monument.

The stele is square in shape, so it is said to be a stele rather than a square minaret.

There are dense texts on all sides of the stele.

Han Xiaoshu took a closer look and found that it showed the names of the people who participated in the alchemist competition this time.

Each side can hold almost 400 people, and now three of them are densely covered with names, and only the last one still has a room to spare.

Originally, because he was worried about his identity, Han Xiaoshu didn't plan to participate in this alchemist's competition.

Now that he had the disguise method and the elixir that changed his breath, Han Xiaoshu planned to try this so-called once-in-a-decade alchemist competition.

If he can enter the Ethereal Palace through the selection, it is the best, even if he does not pass the selection, then he needs to enter the Ethereal Palace through other methods.

Of course, you have to refine that strange elixir first.

Leaving the central area, Han Xiaoshu walked along the road in Xicheng.

Although there are many fewer shops in the West Castle than in the South Castle, the scale of each store is much larger than that in the South Castle.

Walking into a medicinal herb store that he passed by first, Han Xiaoshu went in and asked if there were any phantom flowers for sale.

The shopkeeper told Han Xiaoshu that the number of Phantom Spirit Flowers was not much, and all the shops would occasionally make a move.

There is no store in his own store, so Han Xiaoshu can go to other stores to have a look.

Han Xiaoshu thanked him and continued to search.

I asked eight or nine stores in a row, and although those shopkeepers knew about the Phantom Flower, they didn't have any inventory.

Just when Han Xiaoshu was about to go to the tenth store, he met an acquaintance at the door of the store.

"Hey, Brother Han, are you here to look for me in Xicheng?"

That acquaintance was Char, and Char had just discussed the details of purchasing medicinal materials with the shopkeeper of this store, and met Han Xiaoshu when he went out.

"Oh, Brother Cha. I'm here to find a medicinal herb. ”

Han Xiaoshu responded.

Hearing that Han Xiaoshu was not here to find himself, Char was a little disappointed.

Then he said to Han Xiaoshu.

"Junior Brother Han, what medicinal herbs do you need, tell the eldest brother. Big brother will help you procure. ”

"Brother Cha is polite, just to ask you something.

Brother Cha, do you know where to sell phantom flowers?"

When he met Char, Han Xiaoshu happened to ask the other party about the Phantom Flower.

"Phantom Flower......? Let me think. ”

Hearing that what Han Xiaoshu needed was a phantom flower, Char began to ponder.

"By the way, I heard that there is a buying and selling party in the afternoon, and there will be a phantom flower.

Brother Han and I will go together. ”

Char thought of the afternoon auction and invited Han Xiaoshu to go with him.

Han Xiaoshu thought about it and agreed to the other party's invitation.

Back at the inn where Char was located, the other members of the caravan were very enthusiastic when they saw Han Xiaoshu's arrival.

After having lunch with everyone, Han Xiaoshu went to the auction house with Char and two other monks.

When he came to the auction house that Char said, Han Xiaoshu saw that people were already entering it one after another.

Char showed a token at the doorkeeper and was taken to a small private room by a maid.

"Little Brother Han, my brother is borrowing the light of the trading house above. ”

After Char entered the room, he and Han Xiaoshu actually got up.

The trading houses Char refers to are an alliance of several large chambers of commerce, and Char's caravans are attached to these chambers of commerce.

"Then I'm really thanking Brother Cha this time. ”

Hearing Han Xiaoshu's thanks, Char burst out laughing.

Not long after the three of them sat down, there was a knock on the door and entered.

After a few waiters came to give the three of them fruit and tea on the ground, they also left a handbook for today's auction.

It contains a record of the items from the auction.

Han Xiaoshu was not polite, and directly picked up the auction album and looked at it.

In the auction album, Han Xiaoshu found the Phantom Flower, and it was relatively high.

Although the Phantom Flower is not common, it is not a rare medicinal herb.

In this auction book, Han Xiaoshu saw that the Phantom Flower had a total of ten beads for sale.

The reserve price of each plant is a low-grade spirit stone.

Char, who was sitting next to him, also saw the Phantom Flower and asked.

"How many phantom flowers do you need, Brother Han will help you take pictures of them when the time comes. ”

"I want to clap all ten plants, and it will depend on the situation when the time comes. The price is convenient, and you don't have to bother with it. ”

Han Xiaoshu smiled and rejected Char's statement.

Hearing that Han Xiaoshu wanted to shoot all ten trees, Char began to look at Han Xiaoshu again.

Putting his eyes back on the booklet of the auction, Han Xiaoshu continued to flip through it.

When he turned to the last page, Han Xiaoshu's gaze shrank.

He saw a peculiar medicinal herb.

The hand-drawn appearance of the atlas is a dead vine, and there are red lines at the bottom of the dead vine.

Retracting his gaze, Han Xiaoshu glanced up at Char and said.

"Brother Cha, I'll take another picture of an item later. I'll pay you enough when the time comes. ”

Han Xiaoshu was worried that the spirit stones on his body were not enough, so he spoke to Char.

"Oh, which medicinal herb does Junior Brother Han need? ”

"I'll find out in a moment. ”

Han Xiaoshu didn't directly say the items he liked, he still needed to wait for a while to confirm by himself after the physical object came up.

The album only has a description of the herb, and there is no specific name or utility.

Of course, if it is really as he thinks, then Han Xiaoshu will get that herb at all costs.

It wasn't long before a young girl appeared on the auction stage.

After a little description, it was said that the auction had officially begun.