Chapter 22: The Secret Treasure Pavilion
Tao Qi sat on the mat in the practice room of Sufu, with a bitter face, not because he was injured, but because he forgot to set the second chapter of "Ju Shen" as a fee.
"Pit daddy......" Tao Qi subconsciously spit out these two words, and then his chest churned.
The Taoist who sent the book review is so strong, the words are like a sword, and the sword intent still remains in his body.
Forced luck pranayama, I don't know how many weeks it has been running, it should have set a record of Tao renunciation meditation.
Finally calmed down from his injuries, Tao Qiqiang left the practice room, and walked crookedly towards his room, only to realize on the way that it was almost dawn.
After taking a nap for half an hour, he cleaned up hastily, and a family member came over to invite him to dinner.
In the small hall, several people who saw in the garden yesterday were there, and when they saw Tao Qi coming in, there was another noise.
"Brother Tao, are you swollen, aren't we used to sleeping in our family?" the girl asked in surprise.
"Cousin, where is he swollen. It was obviously an internal injury, and the spirit seemed to be injured as well. The young man surnamed Bai Yikang said.
Tao Qi coughed: "I fought with robbers on the way here, maybe I was injured at the time and didn't notice it, and I only ...... last night."
The young man surnamed Kang snorted: "What a powerful robber, he can actually do this kind of martial arts, and his skills only occur the next day." ”
The black-faced young man suddenly buzzed and spoke: "I saw him come out of the practice room in the morning. ”
Everyone was quiet for a moment, and the young man surnamed Kang looked at Tao Qi with a smile on his face.
Tao Qi finally knows what "smiling but not smiling" looks like in Lu Dao's novel, why is this surnamed Kang so annoying?
Tao Qi gritted his teeth, and arched his hand before serving the table: "Let me introduce myself again, my name is Tao Qi, and I haven't asked your names yet." ”
The four people at the table each registered, and Miss Su was also very generous and did not hide it.
The girl's name is Su Qing, and there is always a hateful boy who pretends to be a literati with a folding fan at hand called Kang Shaoyou, the black-faced boy is Chang Fu, the son of the late head of the nursing home in Su Mansion, and his face is as yellow as pale gold is Kang Shaoyou's subordinate Li Meng.
For Tao Qi, it is enough to remember Su Qing, Kang Shaoyou is too annoying to speak, and he can't remember it, as for the other two, they are destined to be tricks, so it doesn't matter if they remember it or not.
After breakfast, Kang Shaoyou still had the same expression, looking at Tao Qi with a smile: "Brother Tao's current situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to see the kung fu in your village?"
Although what he said seemed to be the truth, Tao Qi always felt that he was mocking himself, could it be that I was deliberately injured to avoid the war?
Su Qing glanced at Tao Qi sympathetically, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "By the way, my father has some elixirs that can cure damage to the soul and meridians, so I'll bring it to you." ”
Tao Qi was stunned for a moment, and then rejoiced: "Uncle Su can also do alchemy?"
Kang Shaoyou said with a smile: "This kind of pill, where can it be called 'Dan'? It's just that the materials are better, and the refining method is also a common folk torment, authentic pills, I was fortunate to see one or two, that's really ......."
He is showing off here, and Su Qing is gone.
After a while, Su Qing brought back two bottles of medicine and handed them to Tao Qi.
Tao Qi really needed to heal, and after thanking him, he poured out two grains and prepared to take them.
"Wait, cousin, have you asked your uncle about these two bottles of pills?" Kang Shaoyou's eyes widened, and the folding fan directly covered Tao Qi's hand.
Su Qing was stunned and said, "My father went out in the early morning, and he may only come back tomorrow, what?"
Kang Shaoyou's eyes were solemn: "These two bottles of medicine, although they are not as good as the pills I have seen, but they are also comparable to ordinary medicines, precious and abnormal, how can you give them casually...... What about him?"
Su Qing raised her eyebrows: "Isn't medicine just for people to eat?" And these two kinds of medicine for treating injuries have been kept at home for a long time, and they are useless, think about it, the soul and meridians are injured, how many things are common." ”
Indeed, in general, there are few armed forces at the county and township level that can hurt people's souls, and if they hurt the meridians, the enemy can take the opportunity to kill you, and there is no chance to heal the wounds.
These two bottles of medicine are generally taken after practicing the martial arts, but in recent years, the cultivation technique has developed, and the number of people who have gone mad has gradually decreased.
Kang Shaoyou shook his head: "Even if you use it less at home, you can't waste it, if this medicine is sold for sale, it will cost at least ten taels of gold per pill." Tao Qi, do you know what the concept of ten taels of gold is? You countrymen can't earn a tael of gold a year, right?"
Tao Qi was stunned for a moment, his heart was on fire, but he still smiled: "Brother Shaoyou knows a lot about the countryside......"
Su Qingliu's eyebrows raised: "What kind of money are you talking about, besides, I'm really angry!"
Kang Shaoyou slowly shut up, and Tao Qi also retracted the hand that was stretched into his arms.
The first time I took this kind of healing medicine, the effect was the most obvious, and when I returned to the room, I only had a quarter of an hour of exercise, and Tao Qi felt that most of the meridians had been repaired, and my brain was much cooler.
Recall that Kang Shao lobbied that this medicine was worth ten taels of gold, I am afraid that it is really true.
Of course, this is also because the Tao Qi realm is low, and if the person above the foundation is injured, the effect of the medicine will not be so powerful.
After practicing until noon, everyone was surprised again when they saw that Tao Qi's spirit had improved significantly.
Kang Shaoyou lowered his head and sighed alone, he felt that the value of those two drugs was underestimated.
After eating, Su Qing suddenly proposed: "The weather is good today, why don't we go to the Secret Treasure Pavilion and have a look?"
Tao Qi's spirit perked up: "Could it be the legendary Fang Market? Then I really want to go and see it!"
Kang Shaoyou sneered: "The countryside has actually heard of Fang City, but the real Fang City is located in a different plane, and the Secret Treasure Pavilion is far behind, but it is also a place to go in the county seat." ”
Su Qing glanced at Kang Shaoyou: "It's rare that Tao Qi is also interested, so I'll go get my father's membership card." ”
When Su Qing came back, she had already changed into the common clothes of her daughter's family, and this light green dress made her face more delicate, and Tao Qi's heart was pounding, and she forgot about Lu Wan's sister unconsciously.
Kang Shaoyou's dress and demeanor are also good, but these five young boys and girls walk on the street, and they don't get much attention, and it is really the county seat, and people's vision is much higher than that of the countryside.
Secret Treasure Pavilion is a five-storey pavilion, in the county, its appearance is not gorgeous, but it has a kind of momentum.
There were two strong men at the door holding their hands in front of their chests, staring at passers-by with sharp eyes, and a man from the countryside was curious to go into the building to have a look, and was directly drunk away by these two people.
Tao Qizheng wondered how to do such a business, the group came to the door, but they were not hindered at all, and the feelings of these two gatekeepers would only be fierce to the poor.
Although it's unfair, it's common sense, the Secret Treasure Pavilion sells all cultivation items, for high-end customers, if anyone can enter, wouldn't it lower the grade, and it will affect business.
There was a well-dressed young man standing in the lobby, and he didn't come up to greet everyone when he saw it, because the facilities in the hall were clear at a glance, and the guests would go to see them.
There are a total of four counters, respectively hanging four brands of magic weapons, pills, cheats, and miscellaneous, looking at the signs, Tao Qi's heart is already beating faster.
The most common plot of Xiuzhen novels: picking up leaks, happens in this kind of place!
Looking at the counter first, unlike the dazzling appearance in the imagination, these magic utensils are mostly gray and inconspicuous, and the rune paper is also dull, and it is really impossible to see its value.
Su Qing and the four of them were obviously not too interested in the things here, Tao Qi couldn't help but ask the girl behind the cabinet: "These magic weapons, well, are suitable for people in what realm?"
The girl smiled and said, "Most of the magic weapons here can be used as long as they are at the fifth level of Qi Transformation, but there are also a few that need to be at the peak of Qi Transformation, but even if you cultivate to the foundation building period, these magic weapons will not be outdated." ”
Kang Shaoyou smiled silently, but Su Qing snorted: "Is this also an algorithm? It's just some objects that can hold true qi, and they don't play a role at all when fighting." ”
The girl behind the counter still smiled: "Miss Su, you can't say that, these magic weapons are useful, the key depends on whether you can use them and where you use them." ”
Su Qing didn't answer, and walked directly to the next counter.
On the pill counter, Tao Qi saw the two pills he was taking at a glance, and just as he was about to speak, Kang Shaoyou had already asked: "How much do these two pills sell?"
"It's fifteen taels of gold a grain, and if you have a membership card, you can get a nine-percent discount. ”
Kang Shaoyou glanced at Tao Qi meaningfully, but did not speak, Tao Qi felt quite uncomfortable in his heart, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Tao Qi still asked about the pill that increases his strength, and Su Qing couldn't help but interrupt: "Taking the pill can only increase the amount of true qi, or assist in qi training, if you want to improve the realm, you still need to practice hard and comprehend." There are too many impurities in these pills, and the gains outweigh the losses after taking them. ”
Tao Qi glanced at Su Yan, and after the little girl came out, she talked a lot, and she didn't show mercy to others.
However, Tao Qi thought about it again, Su Qing was also worried that she would be deceived, so she felt a little warm in her heart.
Came to the cheats counter again, hundreds of cheats took Tao Qi's eyes, and each book has a price, ranging from one or two taels of gold to dozens of taels of gold, which is really not expensive!
"I don't know how many products this is?" Tao Qi pointed directly to the most expensive one.
"Thirteen ......," replied the young woman behind the counter.
"Hmph, there are only twelve grades in total, and thirteen grades are a lie, but in fact, they are not in the grades!" Su Qing interjected again.
Kang Shaoyou said with a smile: "It can't be said to be a lie, the real entry exercises, how many people are willing to sell it, so most of the cheats on the mortal market are not in the product, but they must be divided into grades, so there is a saying that there are thirteen products and fourteen products." ”
Su Qing said: "As long as you don't enter the product, you can't mobilize the vitality of the heterotopic plane, what's the use of buying it." Tao Qi, this kind of book is everywhere, tell me which one you want, I don't have it at home, just go to another house and copy one. ”
The young woman looked embarrassed, but Tao Qi smiled and said: "I am a bookwriter, and I understand the truth of supporting the genuine version, if everyone reads the biography book, then won't everyone who writes the book starve to death?"
The young woman was overjoyed: "This young man is still right, just say this to you, which copy does the young man want to buy, I can apply to the boss and give you a special 20% discount." ”
Tao Qi glanced at her and said with a smile: "I haven't finished my words yet, I want to ask, are the original authors of these cheats still there, are you copying their books, are you authorized?"
The young woman was speechless for a moment, standing there stunned, 99% of the cheats here are widely copied road goods, where to find the original author.
Everyone laughed and kept walking.
The miscellaneous counter is also the one that Tao Qi is looking forward to the most, because the protagonist Taobao in the novel often picks up leaks here, and an inconspicuous small stone and a fragment may contain a big secret.
However, after picking for a while, I couldn't get started, either it was too expensive, or something that Kang Shaoyou and Su Qing knew.
Tao Qi didn't make a move, but Kang Shaoyou spent ten taels of gold to buy a piece of ink, and then proudly told everyone how much it was worth buying, saying that this ink would have a bit of aura when used to draw runes and paintings, and Tao Qi listened to it sourly.
"Go up to the second floor, it's a bit of a sight to behold. Su Qing led the way, flashed his father's membership card at the entrance of the second floor, and was received.
The second floor is a place where members or members are only allowed to enter during the foundation building period, and the appearance of various items is much better, and everyone no longer accompanies Tao Qi, and everyone runs to the counter they are interested in to watch.
Tao Qi looked at the miscellaneous items first, but there were a few things, and the teller said that they had not been identified, but the selling price was more than five jade coins, and Tao Qi did not dare to take risks.
Tao Qi also wanted to buy several items, such as a sachet to help comprehend the aura of heaven and earth, a jade pendant to clear the heart and clear the gods, and an oil lamp to help with mineral search, but they all exceeded ten jade coins.
At the cheats counter, I finally saw a few books of mental methods and spells that were inscribed, and other miscellaneous cheats also had their own miraculous effects, even if they were very useful for the foundation building period, but they were also sold by jade coins.
Although these miscellaneous cheats can theoretically be copied, they are all indicated on the title page that they are limited editions authorized by a certain master or a certain sect, and if a copy is found, it must be heavily fined.
Moreover, the cheats of the imported products, copied out of the book, will only be detrimental to the buyer, originally only enough for three people to use the heterotopic aura, by ten people, then the value of this exercise will be greatly reduced.
Of course, there are also those that have enough "bandwidth" for thousands of people to cultivate, but once they are known, the entire cultivation realm will set off a bloody storm.
Needless to say, the pills on the second floor are also based on jade coins, among which Tao Qi found the expired pill that the sixth uncle gave him, of course, there is no hair here, but the price is as high as eighty jade coins, which makes Tao Qi take a breath.
Glancing at the entrance on the third floor, it is only for senior members or during the Qi refining period, and the things inside are only afraid to be in immortal coins, money, I really want to make money!
Turning his head to look at the other counters, he saw Su Qing holding a pair of peach-colored iron-tipped boots and couldn't put it down.
"Miss Su, you can't try anything on the second floor, and we can't help it. The teller was patiently explaining to Su Qing.
Tao Qi couldn't help asking: "How much is a pair of these shoes?"
The clerk looked at Tao Qi's clothes and wanted to ignore him, but he still said again on Su Qing's face: "5 jade coins, you can get a nine-percent discount." ”
Kang Shaoyou said in a strange manner: "Brother Tao, my cousin gave you the pill, you should also repay the favor." ”
Tao gave him a blank look, and reciprocated the peach? Those medicines are worth a jade coin together, and he has to take four and a half jade coins to pay it back?
The ancients were willing to "vote for me with a peach and repay it with a plum", that is because plums are smaller than peaches, right?
To say that Su Qing is such a refreshing and generous beauty, and the medicine she gave herself is just right to save the emergency, and it is nothing to repay Tao Qiyongquan, but the key is that she is also very short of money now, and she still needs three jade coins to enter the Da Luo library again.
So Tao Qi only looked at it with a smile, laughing without saying a word, and Kang Shaoqing's sarcastic eyes were just not seen!
At this moment, a voice came: "What, Miss Su is willing to spend money to buy things today?"
I don't know when, a few people came up at the staircase, and the person who spoke was the young man in yellow led by him.
Tao Qi's eyes lit up, listening to the voice, tasting the tone, this is the rhythm of the rich second-generation villain's debut.