After parting ways with Wu Gong and others, Tsurumi Chuyun quickly changed his makeup and wandered around the city, looking for face in the ghost market.
However, Huaiying City was severely damaged. Almost more than two-thirds of the buildings were destroyed. The city walls facing the northwest no longer looked like city walls. They were supported by countless wooden frames, large and small, and were being rebuilt everywhere.
She didn't know where she walked, then she stopped and looked around confusedly.
"Why is this happening here?"
In this city, she couldn't even find a shop, not to mention finding the face of the black market.
Helpless, she could only walk towards a man who was chipping away at a wooden board not far away.
"Brother! Big brother!..."
Maybe the man was too attentive. Tsurumi Chuyun shouted several times without attracting his attention. It wasn't until Tsurumi Chuyun walked up to him that he raised his head and glanced at her ordinary face. But he quickly lowered his head and continued whittling the wood on the long bench.
"What's up?"
"Well, I came here for the first time and got lost in the city. I would like to ask if there is a place like a restaurant in the city."
"Yes." The man said without raising his head, his voice was cold.
He was overjoyed when he saw Chu Yun and said quickly: "Great, then please help me point out the direction, big brother."
This time the man stopped talking and was minding his own business chipping away at the wood, as if he couldn't hear what Tsurumi Chuyun said behind him.
"Brother?"
"Brother!"
She started shouting again, but the man ignored her from then on.
Tsurumi Chuyun suddenly thought of something, and the polite smile on his face slowly disappeared and became expressionless.
She stretched out her hand, put down a pile of copper coins on the wooden board in front of the other party, and said in a tone without any emotion: "I will give you fifty coins, and you tell me what you know."
This copper coin was like some kind of switch. Seeing it, the man finally had an expression on his face.
He raised his head and glanced at Tsurumi Chuyun's face again. He suddenly reached out and put away the fifty copper coins. His movements were fast and urgent, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch them away from him.
After the money was in his pocket, the man put down his work and said to her with some enthusiasm: "If you want to go to the restaurant, just go to the east of the city. Now the only place in our area that can be considered good. "
"Are all other places like this?"
"Well, a lot of people are homeless and are busy building houses."
"...Then why does it become like this?"
"It's a long story. The main blame is those spies from the Yu Kingdom. They started fighting after they were discovered when they came to our place. Even the venerable master took action at that time."
"Xuanjie Venerable?" The man's words startled Tsurumi Chuyun, and then she became even more confused. The damage around the city was very serious, but she always thought it was caused by the battle between spiritual level monks.
But if it were Xuanjie, with their terrifying destructive power, Huaiying City as a battlefield would only be bulldozed. It is no exaggeration to say that it is impossible for it to still exist.
She now had reason to suspect that the man in front of her had no idea what kind of existence Xuanjie was, but what he said later made everything more reasonable.
"Venerable Xuanjie? Yes, that's the venerable master I mentioned. But they didn't fight for long and were quickly moved hundreds of miles away by our venerable master. Otherwise, we would This place has been destroyed a long time ago, just..." At this point, the man's face showed some sadness.
"My wife, children, and children are all dead, and now I am the only one left."
Tsurumi Chuyun glanced at him.
If you want to ask for directions, you have to pay for it. I'm afraid this guy in front of me has done a lot of work and deceived countless travelers who passed by here.
But she couldn't say anything about his tragedy. It would be too hurtful to say that he deserved it.
Judging from his words, Yu Guo must have been planning for Huaiying City for a long time, and even sent a Xuan-level venerable over.
As for why Yu State used such a big deal, it is actually not difficult to guess that Huaiying City is rich in a kind of elixir called Eagle Tail Spirit Flower. This thing is one of the materials for refining the Boiling Blood Pill. Before leaving Changzhou, He Jian Chuyun had heard from others that a large amount of Boiling Blood Pills would be transported out of Huaiying City every day and then sent to Huidi Swamp.
The supply line from Huaiying City to Grayland Swamp is not long and can be reached in less than ten days and a half.
Obviously, the existence of Huaiying City has brought a lot of trouble to Yu State.
But these are not things she should think about. What she has to do now is to quickly exchange the pills in her hand for silver. But looking at the current state of Huaiying City, this ghost market may not exist anymore. She has to find it again. Just prepare a way to sell elixirs.
So she asked the man again: "Is there an alchemy hall in the east of this city?"
"Alchemy Hall?" The man was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and asked, "Are you looking for the alchemist master?"
"Yeah." Tsurumi Chuyun nodded quickly.
"Uh..." Seeing her like this, the man looked hesitant, and then said slowly: "You don't know something. Three of our alchemists here died two months ago..."
"Ah?" His words made Tsurumi Chuyun stunned, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
The alchemist is dead?
Three more died?
"Three alchemists, all dead?"
"Yes, they are all dead. If you want to buy elixirs, you'd better go to Jizhou City. The price of an elixir here has increased several times. The adults are all vying for it. We ordinary people It’s impossible to buy it.”
"..."
Tsurumi Chuyun nodded, and the man asked: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"there is none left."
"No, then go quickly, I still have work to do."
Seeing that Chuyun didn't stop, He turned around and left.
Originally, she wanted to ask why all the families in the city were migrating away, but now she understood without asking. All the alchemists were dead. Without the supply of elixirs, the families living here would not be able to develop at all. No. What else can I do if I leave?
There is only one person in a million who can become an alchemist. Counting from the founding of Daliang, there have never been many alchemists in Jiyuan Division. At their peak, there were only a dozen or so.
As for how many idle alchemists there are in Daliang Jiyuansi today? She wasn't sure, but she could definitely count them on five fingers.
And in this case, three people died at once. For Daliang, the loss was greater than the direct loss of a city.
Now that there is no alchemist in Huaiying City, it would be very difficult for Wuchuan Jiyuansi to send a new alchemist. For no reason, take Tsurumi Chuyun herself as an example. If she is an alchemist belonging to Jiyuansi , when she heard that the place she was going to was Jizhou, which was in the middle of a war, she would not agree to anything.
It's okay for anyone to make fun of his own life, even if he's protected by an expert.
Therefore, there may be no alchemist in Huaiying City for some time.
Remounting his horse, Tsurumi Chuyun took out his compass and headed towards the east direction of the city that the man said. Sure enough, after walking for a while, some intact buildings came into view, and he finally saw what the city should have been like. of prosperity.
Shen Yi also used her sight to look around, and suddenly he shouted: "Old witch, look over there."
"Which way?"
"To your right."
"Oh, where is the noodle shop?"
"No, the one next door, that pancake, wrapped in pickles, looks delicious."
"Oh, I'll buy it."
Now Hejian Chuyun had seven taels of silver, which was more, but he could only use two taels.
But that was enough. The things sold in the shop Shen Yi pointed out were very cheap for her, costing two cents a piece. After tasting it, she felt that it tasted pretty good, so she bought some and walked around on the road while eating. , but Shen Yi's mouth was not idle in his mind.
"Over there, old witch, buy some of those bun-like things."
"Um."
"And the one in the distance."
"Oh oh oh."
"Hey, what is that?"
"Tofu?"
"It doesn't seem like... you should go over and buy some to try, and ask the store to put more peppercorns."
"OK."
"I looked left and right, and I felt that the roasted gluten seemed delicious too."
"I haven't finished buying it yet, ancestor."
"Hurry up."
"Can you eat so much?"
"Would I not be able to eat it?"
"Okay, okay, glutton."
Forced to have no choice, she could only buy here and there according to Shen Yi's wishes. After the trip, her stomach was already full.
And just when she was about to find a deserted place for Shen Yi to come out to eat, she was suddenly attracted by something and turned her head sharply to look.
"What's wrong?"
"It seems to be the face of the black market." She said quietly. Shen Yi blinked when he heard the words, focusing all his attention on her perspective in the alley, and clearly saw a pawn shop inside.
"Wang...'s pawn shop?"
At first glance, there is nothing surprising, but at the second glance, you can see some clues. First, there is a black curtain hanging at the door, which tightly covers the interior furnishings. There is a huge water tank placed outside. The surface of the water tank was extremely mottled, and it was obvious that no one had used it for a long time.
Next to the water tank, there was a black cat tied up with a piece of cloth.
"Good guy, this is just for fear that some people don't know that they are a ghost market."
"We'll eat the food later. Let's go in and take a look first."
With that said, He Jian Chuyun stood up and walked towards the pawn shop, and Shen Yi also knew the priorities, so naturally he did not refuse.
After opening the black curtain, what came into view was a small space. It was only about ten square meters by visual inspection, but there were few furnishings and it looked relatively spacious.
The interior decorations are all made of brand new solid wood, and there are a lot of sawdust and dust on the floor. You can tell at a glance that this pawn shop has just opened, or it may not even have opened yet. It has just been renovated. There are two young men holding brooms. Cleaning the floor, the thin shopkeeper behind the window was carefully playing with a crystal clear cup.
Seeing someone coming in, he looked up and couldn't help but said happily: "Hey, we have a visitor so soon... Little girl, what do you want to do? Our Wangji is a time-honored brand, and we have always been honest..." Before he finished speaking, Tsurumi Chuyun came to the stage and interrupted him: "I don't want to be a thing, I want to redeem something."
"Oh, redeem something. What do you want to redeem?"
Tsurumi Chuyun lowered his voice: "I want to redeem the moon in the sky."
"The moon in the sky...wait for me to take a look." The shopkeeper didn't react. He subconsciously wanted to go into the warehouse at the back to search, but as soon as he turned around, he had a taste of it and turned to look at Tsurumi Chuyunshi's face. There was some displeasure on his face: "Girl, are you trying to comfort me? How can there be a moon in the sky?"
She didn't speak, but silently showed the traveler's crow mark she took from Zhuo Mingjin.
The shopkeeper was startled when he saw the thing, and finally reacted.
"So that's what the girl meant..."
"Ah?" This time it was Tsurushi who was stunned when she saw Chuyun. The next second, her eyes became wary when she looked at the shopkeeper.
There was a black curtain hanging at the door and a black cat tied up. This was the first time she saw it. As the manager of the ghost market, the shopkeeper should know all the rules and regulations of the ghost market, but just now he didn't realize that he was The purpose is to find the ghost market.
Now she had to doubt the spies planted by the Daliang royal family in this pawn shop.
"you do not know?"
"Of course I know, but you have also seen what kind of girl we are in now. Every family is in a state of distress. How can anyone bother to care about the ghost market? Now our ghost market has been exposed for a long time. , this is the first time in this month that I have encountered you asking me this question, which makes me a little unresponsive."
Hearing the shopkeeper's explanation, Tsurumi Chuyun breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is the ghost market still there?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Of course."
"Please tell the shopkeeper." Tsurumi Chuyun took out five taels of silver and placed it in front of the counter.
But the shopkeeper took a look and hesitated: "Well... Girl, our ghost market now is a little different from the ghost markets you have encountered in the past. There is no one in charge there now. If the treasures on your body attract others to covet, you will be out of business." You have suffered a loss, but no one will seek justice for you. If you enter a ghost market, you have to think about it."
"This..." Hearing what he said, Tsurumi Chuyun obviously paused, and reached out to touch the five taels of silver he had just placed on the counter.
Who dares to enter this ghost market without rules?
Moreover, all three alchemists in Huaiying City are dead, and elixirs are in short supply. If she dares to go in and sell elixirs, she will definitely be targeted, and her life will be in danger by then. It is no joke, so she might as well I found a place to secretly take out the elixir in my hand.
But just when she was about to take back the five taels of silver, the shopkeeper stopped her one step ahead.
"Wait a moment!"
"Um?"
"It's like this. You also know that there is no rule without rules. Although the ghost market here has no stewards, every ghost customer knows the rules. In the ghost market, no one should have the courage to do anything to you. If it is a human People are breaking the rules, how can this ghost market still exist?"
"you mean?"
"What I mean is that the girl can choose to go in, but how to escape unscathed depends on the girl's ability." When the shopkeeper said this, his eyes kept staring at the five taels of silver, obviously reluctant to part with it.
But if you think about it carefully, what he said makes sense. The most important thing about the ghost market is the rules. Without the rules, there would be no need for the ghost market to exist.
Finally she nodded and withdrew her hand.
"Where is the ghost market?"
"Turn right when you go out and walk fifty steps to the east of the street. After passing the intersection, walk right for more than two hundred steps and you will see a house with a red wall. Then turn left to Cuiliu Slope, enter the second alley on the right and keep walking. Ghost market.”
"when?"
"It can be done at any time. There are more people during the day and less people at night."
"..."
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PS: The big devil Cavin came to find me... (End of this chapter)
