Dark night, black market.
The lively market failed to extinguish the cold winter night.
The wind blew in through his collar, scraping across his skin like a razor blade, as hard as if it wanted to cut off a few pieces of flesh.
Ling Xiao tightened his clothes and exhaled a mouthful of white mist.
He had just finished visiting the stalls.
The stalls in the black market are the same as those in Linfeng City. As time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult to miss. For example, today is a day without any gains.
However, Ling Xiao was not discouraged.
It was a side job anyway, and he had no intention of making a fortune out of it.
And recently he discovered new leak-picking spots.
That's Ponderosa City.
The prosperous city at the foot of the Songshan Sword Sect even had two flea markets, enough for him to do some shopping.
With his thoughts moving, he walked towards Ting Yuxuan.
Yes, there is Tingyuxuan in the black market, but the shopkeeper is not Kui Lao, it is probably the branch in Linfeng City.
Ling Xiao came to the black market tonight not to gather an elite team, but for another person.
Step into Tingyuxuan.
At first glance, I was attracted by the back of the woman sitting on the seat next to the patio garden.
Her uneven back, set against the rainy landscape of the garden, looks extremely beautiful, like a painting.
The tea went cold in front of her.
She just looked quietly at the banana tree in the garden that had been beaten by the rain, at the smoky raindrops that splashed on the leaves and soaked the garden bricks.
Ling Xiao also looked at her, stopping to admire this beautiful painting.
From time to time, the guests at Tingyuxuan would also look at this woman, unabashedly admiring her exquisite figure.
However, no one came forward to strike up a conversation.
It was just that the woman wore an ordinary mask on her face, hiding her appearance.
In the world of immortality, there are countless killers from behind. No matter how beautiful a woman is, her true face may be ugly. Otherwise, why bother wearing a mask?
The woman is undisturbed, the rain is falling in the garden, and the scenery is quiet and peaceful.
Ling Xiao paused, then slowly came to the opposite side of the woman and sat down.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" he asked with a smile.
The woman turned her face, her eyes under the mask were a little soft, and said: "Not long ago. You have made a breakthrough, so good!"
Her voice is as soft as water, as if blending with the rain in the garden, and penetrates people's hearts.
"Yes, a breakthrough..."
Ling Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, gestured to the waiter in the distance, and then slowly stretched out his hand to hold the woman Rou Yi.
"Tao'er, what were you thinking about just now?" he asked.
"I'm thinking how great it would be if I could just be like this for a whole day, not caring about anything and just sipping tea quietly." Hu Tao'er said softly.
She looked at the banana tree in the courtyard and listened to the patter of raindrops, her tone seemed to be tainted with a hint of sadness due to the rain.
Ling Xiao suddenly didn't know how to answer, so he had to remain silent and looked at the courtyard.
Yeah, that's good too.
He added in his mind.
Unfortunately, that kind of dream life no longer existed after he entered the world of immortality.
The ordinary life is so painful and so short!
The waiter served tea.
Ling Xiao poured out the cold cup for Hu Taoer.
Immediately, the two fell silent again, watching the rain quietly, each with his own thoughts.
They have gradually become accustomed to such sudden silence.
Over the past seven months, the relationship between the two has been stable. Neither of them is greedy for physical pleasure. Most of the time, they like to sit quietly like this.
Even now, after not seeing each other for many days, we have our own feelings in each other's hearts, but now that we are here, we can't say anything.
But their hands were still holding each other, as if they wanted to feel each other's deepest feelings hidden in their hearts.
After a long time, Hu Tao'er looked away, looked at Ling Xiao again, and said with a smile: "I went monster hunting with Bingyan three days ago. I was lucky enough to kill a steel-armed maniac."
"Oh? That's really good!" Ling Xiao said with a smile.
The materials for the Steel-Armed Mad Ape are extremely valuable.
"Hu Qi is about to make a breakthrough recently. Maybe one day, he will come in front of me." Hu Tao'er added, her watery eyes under the mask quietly watching Ling Xiao.
Even with the hood covering her face, she seemed to be able to tell something.
"I really envy him..."
Ling Xiao held back a sentence for a long time.
Hu Taoer smiled, "You must never say this in front of him, otherwise, he will think you are mocking him."
It's too late for Hu Qi to envy Ling Xiao. In which round will Ling Xiao envy Hu Qi?
Ling Xiao was speechless.
"What are your plans next?" Hu Tao'er tilted her head slightly and looked at him playfully.
Ling Xiao thought for a moment, spread his hands and said, "That's it, my life is very monotonous, practicing and making talismans."
She hummed, her tone unhappy, "Without me?"
Ling Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately held her hand tighter and asked, "What do you think?"
Hu Taoer pursed her lips and smiled.
Although he couldn't see her face under the mask, Ling Xiao knew that she must have slightly rosy cheeks at this moment, and she was as beautiful as a ripe apple.
"You have a conscience. Tonight, you only belong to me." She said slightly playfully, as if she was a little girl showing off.
But before the two of them could have a moment of tenderness, a tall and beautiful figure hurriedly walked in outside Tingyuxuan. After glancing at the lobby, he anxiously ran towards their seats.
"Tao'er, something's wrong!" Zhao Bingyan said anxiously before she even got close.
Hu Taoer stood up suddenly, frowned and asked, "Why does it feel like your butt is on fire? What's going on?"
Zhao Bingyan grabbed her hand and pulled her out without any explanation, saying: "They somehow got into trouble with the Songshan Sword Sect. Go and have a look!"
"What?!"
Hu Taoer was shocked and immediately looked at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao quickly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
The three of them paid for their tea and hurried out to the other end of the black market.
Running straight to the end of the street, I saw two groups of people facing off in front of a stall. On one side were the disciples of the Songshan Sword Sect, and on the other side were Hu Qi, Shen Fang, and Xiao Pingsheng.
Next to it, there was a large group of casual cultivators watching the fun.
Ling Xiao and the two girls squeezed into the crowd, and they happened to hear Hu Qi shout loudly: "We clearly saw this turquoise first, why do you have a hand in it?"
turquoise?
The onlookers were shocked when they heard this.
This is a rare item. It is a material for making high-level magic weapons and is worth a lot of money!
"Why? Hehe... because we have a lot of money and because we have a lot of people." A sinister man walked out from among the disciples of the Songshan Sword Sect opposite, and sneered again and again.
Seeing this person, the casual cultivators on the street were in an uproar.
Xu Santong!
This famous Zuo Guardian of the Songshan Sword Sect would actually appear here?
The black market never welcomes them!
However, Xu Santong looked coldly at everyone, and then the powerful pressure from the ninth level of Qi Refining burst out!
Like the autumn wind blowing away the fallen leaves, the commotion in the audience could not help but feel as silent as cicadas.
Unless he is a foundation-building monk, you cannot afford to offend this guy!
Xu Santong looked at Hu Qi jokingly and said coldly: "We are better than you. Is that enough?"
Hu Qi and others were stunned.
"not enough."
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the crowd.
People looked in shock and saw a man wearing a black robe striding into the arena.
