Zhuo Mingjin breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and patted the snow on his body, then took out some clothes from the storage space and put them on, wrapping himself tightly.
He knew that Tsurumi Chuyun was getting to the point of his question. Every alchemist who did not want to join Jiyuansi had one thing in common, that is, they would try their best to sell the elixirs they had made with their own hands and exchange them for Money, otherwise it would be impossible to circulate.
If you don't join Jiyuansi, unless you have the protection of a big family, it can bring huge benefits to the family behind you. This is not a big deal. However, it is not easy for a pure wild alchemist to safely sell pills, and he will always be killed in the process. Some people are watching.
However, there are very few pure wild alchemists. For people who want to become alchemists, what may attract them is not the alchemy itself, but the fact that they can join the Jiyuan Division.
Although joining Jiyuansi will restrict your personal freedom, you are protected by the royal family and have great power. You can mobilize a lot of resources. Even if your own strength is as weak as an ant, those families do not dare to touch the alchemist.
Let alone a family with a spiritual-level master in charge, even a family with a mysterious-level master in charge must carefully consider the consequences if they want to attack the alchemist.
After all, alchemists are rare animals, more national treasures than national treasures. The number of alchemists in each town is strictly allocated.
Speaking of which, the two years after Zhuo Mingjin made friends with the wild alchemist were the most fulfilling years for him. He had no shortage of money and flowers, and he spent a lot of time and alcohol, carefree, and in terms of elixirs. Even more disdainful of what the family gives every quarter.
Thinking about it makes me miss him very much. It's a pity that he was discovered in the end and was forced to join the Jiyuan Division and go to Weizhou Imperial City.
"Xia Xia, if what I said is right, it will be very difficult to convert the elixir you refined into money, right?"
"That's it, and then what."
Zhuo Mingjin hesitated, as if he didn't want to say anything anymore. Seeing this, Hejian Chuyun raised his sword again and said coldly: "Say it."
The cold murderous intent went straight into Tianling Gai, so frightened that the hair on the back of his neck stood up, and his brain shook out of his head.
"No, no, no, I say! I say, if the heroine wants to sell pills, then go to the ghost market!"
"Ghost market..." He saw Chuyun lowering his sword. In the space of consciousness, Shen Yi also cheered up and said to her: "It is indeed like this."
The ghost market is actually a black market. In fact, when he was in Longchun Town, he had discussed matters related to the ghost market with Tsurumi Chuyun, and wanted to sell the elixirs in the ghost market.
But the ghost market is an illegal second-hand trading market. It is not something that is on the surface. If you want to find it, someone must lead the way, otherwise you will not be able to find it even if you search hard.
In fact, when the Tsurumi mansion was still there, there were family members who ran the ghost market, but the old witch was a woman, so these things were not something she should have to deal with.
With so much pocket money every month, she is a real rich woman. She doesn't care about the ghost market and is too lazy to care.
Most people have heard of its existence, but don’t know much about it.
"How much do you know about your ghost market? How do you find the ghost market?"
"Nvxia, there is a ghost market in Li'an County. My Zhuo family is one of the owners behind the ghost market. I am very familiar with it..."
"Stop, say it again, I will not go to Li'an County."
"But if you don't go to Li'an County, Heroine, how can I help you find the ghost market?"
"Don't lie to me here. Although I know very little about the ghost market, I don't know it at all. There are more than one ghost market. You just said that your Zhuo family is one of the owners behind the ghost market in Li'an County. And if you are familiar with the ghost market, then you should have a traveler’s crow mark on your body.”
"ah?"
After He Jian Chuyun's words, Zhuo Mingjin suddenly burst into tears, and she stretched out her hand, her tone cold and unquestionable: "Give it to me."
I had no choice but to compromise after fighting again and again.
Zhuo Mingjin took out a bronze medal wrapped with a red rope from his storage bag and handed it over. Tsurumi Chuyun said nothing after taking it, turned around, mounted his horse and walked forward, looking at it as he walked.
Through her perspective, Shen Yi also saw clearly the appearance of the bronze medal. The back was smooth and devoid of anything, but there was a bird's head on the front, which looked like a crow's head, carved lifelike.
"Have you finished reading?"
"finish watching."
She put away the crow seal, ignored Zhuo Mingjin, and rode away gradually.
Of course, it's not that she doesn't care about the other person, but that she is sure that this guy will follow.
As expected, Zhuo Mingjin quickly caught up with him on horseback and said aggrievedly: "The heroine..."
"You don't have to beg me. I will never go to Li'an County, but I can escort you to Ju'a City. When you get to Ju'a City, you can find a way to contact your family."
Hearing this, Zhuo Mingjin's face turned from worry to joy: "Is this true?"
She nodded, but the next second she changed the subject and added, "But along the way, you must explain everything about the ghost market to me word by word."
"This is simple."
"Let's talk about how to enter the ghost market first, let's start now."
"Okay, okay." Zhuo Mingjin took a deep breath, organized his words, and quickly said: "Actually, ghost markets are not difficult to find. It mainly depends on whether people understand this aspect. Oh... there are no ghosts in some places. If there is a market, it would be better to go and see it. If there is no ghost market, it would be a waste of time to look for it.”
"...Is there a ghost market in Jua City?"
"If there is a ghost market in Jua City, there is definitely a ghost market there. If you want to find the ghost market, you must first find the face that the ghost market puts on Ming'er."
"How to say?"
"Let's just say that the ghost market in Li'an County is a treasure shop. There is usually a black cat in front of the door, which can be seen at a glance. But the ghost market in other places will half lift the curtain behind the door, or hang rags. , there is no water gate, and beggars guard the door. Every place is different, that's all, just pay attention, more than 60% are ghost markets."
"How do you ask after finding the face of the ghost market?"
"Of course it's not possible to ask directly. For example, when I entered the ghost market and saw the shopkeeper, I said it looked really beautiful when I looked at the bright moon in the sky. I wonder if the shopkeeper is expensive?"
"Then what does the shopkeeper say?"
"Of course they will say no. How can there be a white jade plate in the sky in the human world? At this time, the heroine, you have to say that you met an immortal on the mountain to guide you and came here on the breeze. You can also say that you were blocked by a fairy on the way. His mind was blown away by the evil wind."
"Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is. The former is guided by an acquaintance, and the latter knows the ropes on his own. But the heroine is visiting the ghost market for the first time, so she might as well say that she has met an immortal. If the shopkeeper understands, he will say that there are porcelain plates in the shop. Heroine, just say yes. If the shopkeeper doesn't understand and can't reply, heroine will just turn around and leave."
"Um."
"At this time, the shopkeeper will tell you the location, and will also ask whether you want the porcelain plate to be black or white. The heroine will have to make a decision."
"Elaborate."
"The white ones are the lining, and the black ones are the linings within the linings. If you don't have ten thousand taels of silver, don't buy it. Just pretend not to hear. If you don't have it, you can say you want the white one."
"..."
…
Unconsciously, the sky became completely dark. Tsurumi Chuyun roughly understood some of the rules of the ghost market from Zhuo Mingjin, and then set up camp in a relatively flat place.
Different from the past, now that there is another Zhuo Mingjin, Shen Yi can only aggrieve himself, staying in the consciousness space and unable to come out.
Anyway, everyone knew that he was an alchemist. Tsurumi Chuyun also set up the alchemy furnace generously, took out the alchemy and threw in the last remaining ingredients.
About an hour and a half later, eleven beast-acquiring pills were released. Zhuo Mingjin, who was warming himself by the fire, was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask: "Xia Xia, when did you realize the pill fire?"
Tsurumi Chuyun didn't even look back, and didn't give a positive answer. He just said: "It's been a long time."
I don't know whether he believed her or guessed that she didn't want to say more. Zhuo Mingjin didn't ask any more questions, and looked away for a while, thinking about something.
It took his friend, an alchemist, half a year to achieve a moderate level of success in alchemy. Because he was responsible for selling the elixirs, he would often stay by and watch him make alchemies. , two years later, I remember that the batch in which the other party refined the most Beast Presence Pills was only ten. Normally, they would hover between eighty and nine.
The "Jiang Yiyi" in front of me can easily make more than ten beast-enhancing pills in one furnace. Although it takes a long time, the appearance is obviously better than the ordinary beast-preserving pills. It comes from Lupai Alchemy. The beast-accumulating pill in Master's hand is also a bit bleak compared to it.
He couldn't help but start to wonder about her actual age. She looked young, and her face had the immature look of someone new to the world. It was a bit far-fetched to say she was an experienced alchemist.
Could it be that he is an alchemy genius?
But if you are the same age as yourself, can practice to the level of breaking through the level, and your talent is amazing enough, how can you live if you are still an alchemy genius?
"Xia Xia, do you want me to check the market for you when you get to Ju'a City?" After a while, Zhuo Mingjin asked.
But Hejian Chuyun didn't respond at all after hearing the words. After putting away the alchemy furnace, he leaned on the box behind him and opened an unnamed book to check.
The inside of the altar was surging, and a large cloud of white gas soon spewed out. Before it had time to disperse, Shen Yi ate half of it in one bite.
She was startled, but said nothing.
"Oh, let me go. This guy is a little annoying. Hurry up to Ju'a City and send this guy away. There are outsiders here, so I can't even think of coming out to collect news."
"Just bear with it for a while. When we get out of the woods, we won't have to do this anymore."
"According to your speed, it will take half a month at the fastest to get out of the bridge. This is without resting, refining elixirs, or selling or buying things."
"..."
"Hey, you seem to have run out of materials for refining the Yun Beast Pill, right?"
"You can still make four more furnaces."
"It's over, I'm going to be hungry again."
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll keep the elixirs I just made for you. You can eat them all when we get to Ju'a City."
"That's pretty much it... By the way, when will your elixir fire turn red?"
"This... shouldn't take long." Tsurumi Chuyun opened her hand, and a silk-like flame emerged from her palm, illuminating her face beautifully.
As she succeeded in refining the elixir again and again, the color of the elixir fire gradually became darker. I thought it would take a long time for the elixir fire to change from orange to red, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.
A bit beyond original expectations.
"Okay, but when you get to the Zhu family, are you sure they will accept you?" Shen Yi asked again. During these times, he and Tsurumi Chuyun talked about many things and learned a lot.
In the Zhu family, to be honest, the only person the old witch knows is Tsurumi Yanqiu, her aunt. However, the old witch said that she and her aunt have not seen each other for almost ten years. Under the influence of time, even if Even family ties will fade.
Even though the family relationship has not changed, Tsurumi Yanqiu is the mistress of the Zhu family, and what is a mistress?
Although his status is not inferior to that of the head of the family, what really determines his power is the power of the mother clan behind him.
But now that the entire Tsurumi family has been executed, she is the only one left. When the Zhu family receives the news, unless Tsurumi Yanqiu reaches the spiritual level, it will be greatly affected.
Tsurumi Chuyun was silent for a moment. She had naturally thought about these questions, but she didn't have a home now. Where else could she go except to Zhu's house to find her aunt?
But she quickly figured it out. After leaving Daliang, there was a wider world waiting for her. She really had nowhere to go, so it was not a bad idea to join the Jiyuansi of another country.
"What does it matter whether you accept it or not?"
"What, you want to eat royal food?"
"uh-huh?"
"Hey, it's up to you. Anyway, you have to take care of me filling up the Beast-Yun Dan."
"knew."
The two sides fell into silence. She put down the book in her hand, leaned her head on the box, and looked at the falling snowflakes outside the shed. The crackling bonfire set off the tranquility of the winter night, making her feel a little sad in her heart. peaceful.
…
It was late at night, and Zhuo Mingjin, who was half asleep, turned over, and his hand unconsciously touched the snow outside the mat. The cold touch woke him up.
Turning his head and looking around, he found that Tsurumi Chuyun was on the opposite side and had not left. He breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked out of the shed cautiously, for fear of waking him up.
But as soon as he stepped out of the shed, he accidentally broke a branch.
Click!
This sound did not shock He Jian Chuyun, but instead aroused Shen Yi who was digesting Hong Qi.
"What's going on?" He focused on the old witch's perspective, but she had her eyes closed and couldn't see anything. She could only use her senses to scan around the surroundings. She couldn't help but shake her head when she found that it was only Zhuo Mingjin. .
This guy didn't know what he was going to do, so he walked out very carefully and stopped when he was more than ten meters away from the old witch. Soon, Shen Yi heard the sound of running water.
"..."
Without paying much attention, Shen Yi closed his eyes and was about to continue, but before that, he subconsciously extended his awareness to scan farther away.
And this sweep made him stunned.
Within a radius of more than 100 meters, apart from the old witch and Zhuo Mingjin, a large number of people appeared at some point and were approaching the shed little by little.
"Who are those people?" Shen Yi was confused, but he didn't dare to delay and quickly made a sound to wake up He Jian Chuyun.
"Old witch! Old witch!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" His voice echoed in his mind, and Tsurumi Chuyun immediately withdrew from the training state.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the empty mats opposite the fire.
"Where did Zhuo Mingjin go?"
"He let the water go."
"You woke me up just for this?"
"Fart, am I that bored? Someone is coming!"
"where?"
"To your left, about twenty feet away, there are dozens of people." Shen Yi yelled. Realizing that he was not joking, Tsurumi Chuyun's face became serious.
She turned to look at the forest on the right, but it was so dark that she couldn't see anything, and her perception couldn't extend that far.
"All in the direction I'm looking?"
"Well, it's just that the positions are very separate. It seems that... they are still holding weapons. The person who comes here is not evil." (End of this chapter)
