Chapter 35: Looting the Caravan
The old man nodded: "There are two restrictions, first, there must be an acquaintance to introduce you, and second, pay the entrance fee of ten middle-grade spirit stones, as long as these two conditions are met, you can participate in the auction." Speaking of this, the old man paused, and then said, "Fellow Daoist, if you want to participate in the auction, I can be your introducer then!"
"Really?" Li Tianqi's eyes lit up: "Thank you, thank you really......"
The old man smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist don't be polite, you and I meet is also a kind of fate, and it is not a trouble to be an introducer...... However, there is one point, if you participate in the auction, you must prepare a large amount of spirit stones, only in this way can you have the strength to compete for the elixir and spirit grass in the auction. ”
"How many spirit stones do I need to prepare?" asked Li Tianqi.
"It's hard to say...... In short, the more the merrier, you have to know one thing, anyone who can participate in the auction is very wealthy, if you prepare fewer spirit stones, you can't compete with them at all. The old man laughed.
After listening to the old man's words, Li Tianqi's eyebrows suddenly twisted, the spirit stones on his body were basically spent, and the defective magic weapons he had looted were basically gone, if he wanted to participate in the auction, he could only find a way to get spirit stones, and he had to get a large amount of spirit stones, but where should he go to get spirit stones?
"Are you worried about the spirit stone?" the old man smiled slightly.
"Uh...... This ......" Li Tianqi's expression was a little embarrassed.
"I have a chance here to get a large amount of spirit stones, I wonder if you would like to participate?" the old man said suddenly.
Li Tianqi raised his eyebrows: "What chance?"
The old man looked around, and then whispered, "Robbery." ”
"Robbery?" Li Tianqi was stunned for a moment: "What kind of robbery? I don't know too much." ”
The old man leaned forward: "In a few days, I know that there is a caravan that will pass by outside the city, I heard that the goods escorted by the caravan are very precious, if we can rob it, we can definitely exchange it for a large sum of spirit stones, how about it, can you do this deal?" No wonder the old man was so polite to Li Tianqi, and took the initiative to let Li Tianqi participate in the auction.
"Robbing the caravan?" Li Tianqi's brows suddenly furrowed: "It should be very risky, right?"
The old man smiled: "There must be risks, but it is not enough to lose your surname, as the so-called wealth and danger are sought, if you want to get rich, you must go through a certain risk." ”
Li Tianqi pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the origin of this caravan?"
"The caravan is very ordinary, it is a caravan formed by mortals, but there are some cultivators in the caravan who protect the team. The old man said.
"Cultivators?" Li Tianqi asked in a deep voice, "What kind of cultivators are these guardians?"
"Most of them are cultivators in the foundation building period, and there are also two monks in the Jindan period. The old man didn't hide it, and told everything he knew.
"What!" Li Tianqi's face changed: "There are also monks in the Jindan period!"
The old man nodded: "After my investigation, there are indeed two Jindan stage monks hidden in the caravan. ”
"In that case, then if we go to rob the caravan, it's like looking for death, any Jindan period monk can kill us in an instant!" Li Tianqi shook his head: "I can't do this deal." ”
"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to what I've said. The old man smiled: "Actually, besides you and me, there are other helpers." ”
"Other helpers?" Li Tianqi's heart moved.
The old man nodded: "Yes, I also invited other helpers, including my two uncles, oh, my two uncles are all Jindan stage cultivators, when the time comes, my two uncles will find a way to lure away the two Jindan stage monks of the caravan, and then we will rush out to rob, don't worry, I have invited a lot of helpers this time, and it will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!"
After listening to the old man's words, Li Tianqi suddenly hesitated, if it was really according to what the old man said, the old man's two uncles would lead away the Jindan monks of the caravan, and then they would come forward to rob them, maybe it would really be successful.
Seeing that Li Tianqi was silent, the old man knew that Li Tianqi was already a little tempted, so he continued to add fuel to the fire at the moment: "Fellow Daoist, when the matter is completed, I can give you a reward of 10,000 middle-grade spirit stones." ”
"Ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones?" Li Tianqi was finally a little moved.
"Yes, if you don't believe me, I can make a pact with you. The old man said seriously.
Li Tianqi was really tempted at this time, 10,000 middle-grade spirit stones, it was definitely worth Li Tianqi to take a risk, after weighing for a long time, Li Tianqi gritted his teeth: "Okay, I agreed, but I have one condition." ”
"You say. The old man nodded.
"You need to pay me half of the deposit upfront. Li Tianqi said: "Only in this way will I believe in your sincerity." Li Tianqi is not stupid, and he knows to ask for half of the deposit.
"This ......," the old man was a little embarrassed, "half of the deposit is really too much." ”
Li Tianqi shook his head: "I don't think it's much, I'll help you rob the caravan, but if your life is in danger, you should ask for half of the deposit in advance." ”
The old man pondered for a moment: "Okay, I promise!" After speaking, the old man walked into the room, and when he came out again, there was an extra bulging storage bag in his hand, and the old man handed the storage bag to Li Tianqi: "You count." ”
Li Tianqi opened the storage bag, and then began to count the spirit stones in the storage bag with his divine sense, and after half a sound, Li Tianqi nodded: "The number is just right." As he spoke, Li Tianqi put away the storage bag.
"Fellow Daoist, since you have accepted my deposit, then you must participate in my actions, otherwise......" The old man's tone was a little cold.
Li Tianqi smiled: "Don't worry, I still want the remaining five thousand middle-grade spirit stones, and I will definitely not escape." ”
"That's good. The old man nodded.
"I don't know when to act?" asked Li Tianqi.
The old man stretched out three fingers and shook them: "Three days later, you come to my shop, and I will tell you the detailed plan at that time." ”
Li Tianqi nodded: "Okay, it's settled, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." ”
"I'll send you, remember, in the morning in three days, you must come. The old man admonished uneasily.
"Don't worry, I won't be late. After saying hello to the old man, Li Tianqi strode away.
After Li Tianqi's figure completely disappeared into the flow of people, the old man turned around and returned to the store, and after returning to the store, the old man closed the door, and then walked quickly into the back room.
The furnishings of the inner room are very simple, just a wooden bed and a chair, and at this time there is a plump woman sitting on the chair, this woman leaves a high-ranking person's momentum between her gestures, and if you look closely, it is actually a monk in the middle of Jindan.
"Second uncle, the matter has been completed. The old man saluted the woman respectfully.
"How many helpers have you recruited so far?" the woman asked faintly.
"Second Master Qiqi, I have already recruited sixteen helpers, all of whom are monks in the foundation building period. The old man said hurriedly.
"Sixteen isn't enough. The woman glanced at the old man.
The old man bent over: "I will continue to look for helpers, and strive to recruit some more helpers in the remaining three days." ”
"Well, you can do it yourself, anyway, the more helpers, the better. The woman waved her hand: "All right, you can go down if it's okay." ”
"Yes. The old man answered, and stepped back and left the room.
A gleam flashed in the woman's eyes, and she said to herself, "No matter what the price is paid this time, I will get the unicorn stone." ”
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Inside the inn.
Li Tianqi sat on a chair, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and drank it silently.
"Is the decision I made this time right?" Li Tianqi thought secretly in his heart: "Forget it, the deposit has been collected, and I can only participate in the action, I hope this operation can go smoothly." "Li Tianqi has already made a plan, when he participates in the operation of robbing the caravan, as long as the situation is not right, he will withdraw as soon as possible, and he will definitely not let himself be in danger.
After drinking the last sip of tea, Li Tianqi put down the teacup, then turned around and came to the bedside, took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to meditate with his eyes closed.
Halfway through.
Li Tianqi opened his eyes and sighed slightly: "Regular meditation and cultivation, the speed of improving cultivation is slow, compared to the speed of the seven-colored flower absorbing spiritual power to improve cultivation, I must find a way to get a large number of elixirs and spiritual grass, only in this way can I go farther and smoother on the road of cultivation." ”
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Three days passed in a flash.
This morning, Li Tianqi came to the old man's shop on time.
Seeing Li Tianqi coming, the old man was very happy and warmly greeted Li Tianqi into the back room.
After entering the inner room, Li Tianqi was stunned for a moment, only to see that the inner room was full of people, and swept it at will, it turned out to be all monks in the foundation building period, there could be more than 20 people, Li Tianqi nodded secretly in his heart, it seems that the old man of the store did not deceive him, the old man did find a lot of helpers, Li Tianqi walked over and sat in the corner.
After waiting for a while, a few more monks from the foundation building period walked in.
At this time, the old man of the shop cleared his throat: "Now that the personnel have arrived, I will talk about the time and plan of the operation, I hope you will pay attention to it." Speaking of this, the old man paused: "When the time of action is set for tonight, there are a total of thirty-one participants......
"Zhu Laohao, have you miscalculated? We only have twenty-nine people here, where did we get thirty-one?" exclaimed a fat man with a fat head and big ears.
The corners of Li Tianqi's mouth, who was sitting in the corner, turned up slightly, it turned out that the old man of this shop was called Zhu Lao Hat, and this name was really distinctive.
Zhu Lao Mao coughed: "Ding Da Fat, didn't I tell you, my two uncles will also participate in the action." ”
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