Chapter 3, Book Purchase

In the daytime, Zhangjiaji Yichun Building is really an eye-catching place, but at night it is relatively ordinary. In addition to the one-to-one tall Pixiu stone carving at the door, which shows the extraordinary identity of the owner here, there is nothing special, and even the three gilded characters of "Yichun Building" on the plaque have lost their color in the dim light. At this time, there was not even a Xiao Si in front of the door to guide the way, only a small crack was left in the side door of the half-concealment.

When Liu San'er passed by the pair of Pixiu stone carvings, he inadvertently took a few more looks, and there was an illusion that the Pixiu stone carvings were originally living creatures. Frightened, he hurriedly withdrew his gaze, and secretly called this stone carving evil door in his heart.

Pushing the door into the front hall of Yichun Building, Liu San was immediately attracted by the antique furnishings in the house and the antique beauties. There are a lot of furnishings, and they are arranged in a reasonable position in the front hall. There were only four beauties, dressed in gauze of different colors, all of them were lazy or reclining or lying on their sides, as if they were drunk.

In fact, if you look closely, these four people can't be called real beauties, but they are not very old, and they have some advantages in figure, plus makeup and clothing give people a feeling of brightness. The woman Liu San'er noticed in the front hall of Tonggu Building before was the same type as these four people, but the former was incomparable to the four of them in terms of temperament.

"This master came to Yichun Tower at this point, but there is a long night and a lack of pillow people?" Although the four of them all saw Liu San, it was only one of the beauties in yellow who came to greet them, and the other three still maintained their original posture, as if Liu San'er was not qualified to greet them together. The beauty in yellow greeted her even more cordial but not close, gentle but not weak.

"Sure enough, you've come to the right place!" Liu San'er was secretly happy in his heart, on the one hand, the business done by Yichun Lou was vaguely guessed by him before, and on the other hand, he was looking forward to entering the topic as soon as possible. However, he is also a bit cultured, and he knows that the rich turtles in the brothel are not eaten, and the sour Confucianism is even more unpopular. With an idea, he felt that it was best to pretend to be an innocent young man who accidentally broke into Yichun Building, so he said nervously: "No, no, I just got the entrance card of your building by chance, and I walked in out of curiosity, if you are offended, I hope you will forgive me." ”

As he spoke, Liu San'er handed over the entrance card that he had already held in his hand, but he had no intention of leaving.

The beauty in yellow just casually put the waist card on the table within reach, and laughed: "Uncle, you don't come to Yichun Mansion to find a girl... Why are you here? It can't be something to buy, right?"

"This... Ahem... I'm here to buy something, if..."Liu San'er originally wanted to say that if there is nothing good to buy here, then it is okay to do something else. But he still didn't have a chance to say it if he said it later.

I saw that the beauty in yellow stretched out her hand and made a silent gesture, and then made a gesture of please and led the way by herself.

Liu San'er struggled slightly in his heart, but he was still defeated by himself, and he was quite completely defeated. As he walked behind the beauty in yellow, he began to recall the tricks of choosing a girl in a brothel from the book he had read earlier. Fat, thin, not fat or thin, he wants to try, but he is afraid that he can't bear to call three bodies at a time, and if he only calls one, he can't decide which one to call.

The two of them did not go upstairs, which was still lively, but walked downstairs after passing through a few corridors, and after going down two floors, the surroundings began to be a little cold, but the stairs and handrails became wider and more luxurious.

On the fourth basement floor, on each step of the stairs stood a man with a steel knife with a blank face. The masculinity of dozens of people can make Liu San'er almost feel the cold air before.

The door on the fourth floor was a heavy gray stone door, without any words or pictures on it, which could pass seven or eight people side by side at a time, and the doorway was guarded by six big men with long swords.

"This Yichun Building really has some doorways, and you can use so many bodyguards and thugs to do the skin and meat business!" Liu San'er sighed in his heart, and saw the beauty in yellow whispering something to the big man who was close to the stone gate, and then turned around and smiled at Liu San'er, and said, "Uncle, the place you want to go has arrived." ”

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"I'm the second Ao, is this really the place I want to come to?" After the big man with the sword on his back opened the door, Liu San'er rushed in with one arrow step. I was invited to bring a grimace mask, paid an entrance fee of one hundred taels, and finally saw the true face of the fourth basement floor after passing through two turning corridors. But what awaits him is not the beauties standing in rows waiting to be chosen, but the various stalls that are deserted.

Yes, that's right! There are about forty or fifty stalls, some large and some small, the big ones are taken care of by two or three people, and the small ones are only one person, and it is simply a small market. But at the moment, all the stalls are taken care of by one person, because there are not many customers wandering around, at best, they are the same as those who sell things, and the counter next to the entrance is even more deserted, and there are all customers.

Whether it is the guests wandering between the stalls or the stall owners, they all wear masks of the same standard as Liu San'er. They spoke in a low voice, with a false tone, for fear that others would recognize their original identity.

Frustrated, Liu San'er wanted to turn around and leave, but when he arrived at the door to receive the mask, he was told that everyone would leave after the market closed in one hour. He could only turn around and wander around.

This visit was unbearable, and Liu San'er immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The things sold in the stalls are all introduced by notes, and at a cursory glance, they are almost all kinds of poisons, smoke, and flying needles for all kinds of sneak attacks, as well as notes to buy all kinds of poisons and poisonous weapons, and there is only a note in front of the stall, but it is written that it is to sell or buy all kinds of big living people.

"Isn't this the legendary mundane black market?" Liu San'er exclaimed in his heart, trying to make himself walk more calmly. Although he looked nervous, he was covered by a mask, as long as he tried to control his legs not to tremble, and his feet were stable. By the time he had walked through most of the stalls, he had gotten used to it. Before entering the Great Zhou Gate, although he begged for a living in the dart game, he had never done anything that violated the laws of Cai Guo, and after worshipping the Great Zhou Gate, he was even more law-abiding as before, but he was curious to come to Yichun Building to take a turn, and after he went out, he couldn't say it clearly. If he is caught by the Tsing Yi patrol because of this, he will basically be out of the way of cultivation. Fortunately, he has always been quite careful, and when he went down the mountain, he changed his robe and changed his appearance, which should not be recognized by ordinary people.

At this point, Liu San'er also knew that it was unwise to think about leaving early, so he had to patiently pretend to be casual and wander around in front of various stalls, all of which should be a long insight to make up for the lack of reading books usually.

Although most of these stalls are buying and selling contraband, there are also a few selling books for purchase, but many of them are martial arts and minds, and they have treasured maps. Most of the martial arts methods are ridiculously expensive, and they cost thousands of taels of silver at every turn, and the scenery with treasure maps is relatively cheap, and the price is generally not more than one hundred taels. However, since it is so cheap, I am afraid that either the treasure map is fake, or it will not be able to reach, and the former may be greater.

After turning around twice, Liu San also took a fancy to a few books of scenery, not because of the treasure map in it, but because he felt that although he came with an adventure, he couldn't come in vain, since there were things he liked and could afford to pay for them without violating the rules, why not buy them?

The author of a book "Liang Fengyun" is unknown, it is about the big and small things since the establishment of the Liang Gate, the treasure map of the elders of the Liang Gate, there is no buy on the market, the seller marked a price of 70 taels, and the last 50 taels were sold, which is worth the money.

The author of a copy of "The Secrets of the Dustless Sect" is unknown, and it is also unavailable on the market, and the content is not a secret, it is the basic introduction of some sects plus the travel experience of dozens of disciples of the Dustless Sect, and two unknown treasure maps are attached, and the seller marked the same price of seventy taels, but he did not talk about one tael, and the original price was sold.

The two volumes of "The North of Northern Xinjiang" is an old book with a map, the author claims to be a monk under the pseudonym Pangolin, and the map roughly marks the haunt points of the wild ancient beasts in that area, saying that there are noses and eyes, plus coping strategies, but most of them are nonsense such as escaping, and there is no treasure map in the book.

This place in northern Xinjiang, Liu San'er has never heard of it before, and many people must be the same, plus the author claims to be a cultivator, and there is a kind of meaning of blowing cowhide to the sky, many people are afraid that they will lose interest after just a few glances. If it's really a good thing, how can the stall owner take it out and sell it, even if it sells it, it has to be at a high price. So nine times out of ten, this book is made up, but the paper is really some years, Liu San'er likes it, and the price is 90 taels and the last ten taels are sold.

A set of more than a dozen copies of "Shaodian Experience Talks on the Enemy" author Shaodian descendants, the price is one hundred and fifty taels, too expensive!

Although Liu San'er is tempted but weak, there are only one hundred and fifty taels left on his body, if he really buys a book, don't eat and drink soil immediately. It is said that a monk in the foundation building period can open the valley, but he can't, think about it.

Just as he was about to leave, the seller who sold "Shaodian vs. the Enemy's Experience" was probably about to close the market, and said in a hurry: "Friends stay!"

It's not loud?, but it's actually a woman, and she looks very young. But looking at the stall owner's figure, which was only slightly smaller than himself, coupled with the general dress of a man, and the Adam's apple that was not too obvious, Liu San'er didn't dare to associate the person in front of him with the beauty.

To say that there are still more than a dozen women in the buyers and sellers on the fourth floor of the entire basement, but the younger ones are not set up stalls alone, and they sell things that Liu San'er is not interested in. The few remaining people with old skin and calluses on their hands are even more engaged in population business.

Could this stall owner in front of him be able to do ventriloquism? Is it really possible! Liu San would rather believe that he is a man who can do ventriloquism, but he is a bit perverted. However, since the other party is retaining the exit, it means that there is a door! It doesn't matter if he is a man or a woman, as long as he is willing to sell cheap things. Maybe the other party is in a hurry, and he can take a big advantage. But until you find out what the other person means, it's better to wait and see what happens.

Seeing that Liu San'er hadn't left, the stall owner suddenly leaned forward and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Friend, but you don't have enough money?"

"Hey, hey... Things are too expensive, I think you have written more than a dozen books in this set of books, which are not really useful, and it is okay to refer to them, if you really do what the book says, normal people may not have a few days to live!" Seeing that the other party asked whether the silver was enough, Liu San'er knew that what he had just guessed was not far from ten, so he simply lowered the price: "That's it, I bought this set of books for ten taels, how about we make friends?"

"Hehe... Ten taels?" The stall owner immediately laughed angrily: "Friend, you think this is a book of one or two or twenty books from the bookstore outside and a brush is also given! This is an out-of-print thing, there are up to three sets in the entire Cai Kingdom, and it is difficult to find money in many places, and I am also in a hurry to sell it for only one hundred and fifty taels for money.

"Feelings, your book is not reduced in price, so why do you want me to stay?" Seeing the stall owner's reaction, Liu San'er was not annoyed.

The stall owner knew that he had met a difficult master, so he said helplessly: "The price of the book can't be reduced, but if the friend really doesn't have enough silver, there is a reliable pawn place in front of him, safe and reputable, and even those high-ranking immortal things can be collected!"

Liu San'er listened to it and was a little moved. But it is difficult to weigh the pros and cons for a while. The book is a good book, although there are boasts, but the whole is good, and it is really possible to be fried to a few hundred taels outside, but silver is hard currency, and it can't be changed without him. Pawning is a way, but there are very few things on him that can be taken out of them.

Seeing that Liu San'er didn't reply, and couldn't observe Liu San'er's expression, he guessed that Liu San'er was afraid that he really had no money and nothing of value, so his voice immediately lowered, and he said mysteriously: "If the pawn fails, there is still a way to go... Tonight I have a deal, and I am lacking a hand-eyed helper, and if a friend is willing to help, I can win more than one hundred and fifty taels of books. ”

"I can earn one hundred and fifty taels a night, I'm afraid I'm not competent for the business that my friend said, let's talk about the pawn thing!" In the end, he still paid attention to the spirit stones on his body. He had three hundred spirit stones on his body, although they were all first-order, but if they were exchanged for two pairs of silver, one was enough to exchange for more than a hundred taels of silver.

Although Da Zhou Mountain is only a second-order lower grade spiritual land, the spiritual energy is obviously enough for Liu San'er's cultivation of the third layer of qi, and every time he meditates, he does not need to consume additional spiritual stones. But out of the second-order spiritual land, the aura is much thinner, if you want to continue to cultivate, you need a spirit stone to lay the foundation, the third-level cultivation of qi is almost three days to use up a first-order spirit stone, half a year is sixty, plus all kinds of other consumption, at least one hundred for yourself.

Replacing two hundred spirit stones at once is of course impossible, unless Liu San'er's brain is rusty. Two pieces are still okay, and they shouldn't be noticeable. It is also normal for people in the mortal world to have a spirit stone in their hands, after all, the spirit stone is dug out of the spirit vein pit by these people.

The stall owner was stunned for a while, and seemed to be very surprised by Liu San'er's decision, but he was a little surprised, and said: "At the entrance counter, my friend is wearing a mask, and he is already a distinguished guest of Yichun Building. ”

"Try it, I don't know if people will accept it. Liu San'er's mind turned, and when he replied, he had already gone far away. When he arrived at the place of Izugong, he carefully looked around a few times, and after making sure that there was no one, he quickly took out two spirit stones from the close-fitting storage bag, and urged the mana to absorb some spiritual energy inside, and then came to the counter.

There was still no one near the counter, and there was a shopkeeper with a goatee sitting inside, who was concentrating on the day's flowing water, and when Liu San'er walked very close, he raised his head and greeted flatly: "Do you need help?"

"Be a little silver, be dead!" said Liu San'er and put the two spirit stones on the counter.

When the shopkeeper saw that it was not an ordinary thing, he immediately took away the spirit stone with his eyes and hands, took it to the hidden place under the counter and tinkered with it, and after a while he got up and whispered to him: "Two first-order medium-grade spirit stones, the spiritual energy is only dissipated a little, and the price is two hundred and twenty taels of silver. ”

"It's confirmed, it's dead!"

"Then please put a handprint on this contract!" The shopkeeper wrote the name of the pawn in the blank space of the contract that had been made a long time ago, and sent it with the ink in both hands.

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After getting the money, Liu San quickly went back to trade with the person who set up the stall, and when he was done, he wandered around again until the market closed and did not buy anything again. After the market was closed, he left Yichun Building with some regrets, regretting that he couldn't say that he was here to find a girl when he entered the door.

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On the fourth floor of Yichun Building, the clearance has just been completed.

A dark figure suddenly appeared behind the goatee shopkeeper and leaned over and asked, "Are you sure you don't follow that person?"

"It's only two pieces that have been used, so why make a fuss, and remember not to do the trick of killing chickens and taking eggs. That's right! You can't take it lightly, you have just arrived here, you must be cautious! And those guys who came from outside don't know whether they can be relied on or not, so call them together as soon as possible, and change people if they can't do it. The goatee shopkeeper still wrote running water, and his voice was soft.

When the shadow heard this, he immediately agreed to retreat.