After sending Ma Hu away, Qian Chao looked at the piece of paper in his hand and secretly thought that Senior Brother Ma knew a lot of guys. According to him, they were all guys with sharp eyes and ears in the sect, and Ma Hu also talked about these guys. His face, appearance, life background, temperament and aspirations, his hobbies in daily life, whom he associates closely with, etc. were all told to Qian Chao one by one.
When Qian Chao asked Ma Hu to talk about these people, he still picked up those who had the highest cultivation level at the middle level of Qi Refining and told him. Those with the highest cultivation level around the middle level of Qi Refining usually only wanted ordinary spiritual stones. For elixirs and other medicines, if these people can afford it, it will be easy to win over them. Even if it is done as a business, the other party will not open their mouths. As for those high-level qi-refining and well-informed guys, these things are no longer what they want most. After experiencing the three of An Zhen, Qian Chao knows that for those high-level qi-refining disciples, what makes them most excited is Foundation Establishment Pills, but Qian Chao himself didn't have those things, and they were priceless, so where could he get them for them.
Looking at this list, Qian Chao thought that he had to find someone to start with.
Finally, his eyes turned to a few names: Cai Jian, Shang Jie, and Bu Yannong.
According to Ma Hu, this man named Cai Jian is greedy for money and interests, and loves to inquire about other people's private affairs, especially some secrets about the love between men and women, and the ridiculous behavior among the dandies in the clan. This man knows the most. . Not only can he speak brilliantly with his mouth, but he is also good at observing words and emotions, so he can inadvertently pick out what others are saying. Although he was hated behind his back, the rare thing was that although this man was a man, he had a gentle and boneless personality, and he was able to put down his figure and give up his dignity. Therefore, although he was annoying, he was always safe.
According to Ma Hu, this business manager is a brave and fierce person, and he is followed by a group of people. It is said that this business manager once went to the sect's foreign affairs office with others, but when he returned, he was attacked by some bad guys in the sect. The entanglement made everyone else timid, but this businessman became furious and stood up to fight with the other party. I heard that this Shangjie was very ruthless when fighting. When he first started fighting with someone, the people who were traveling with him took advantage of the chaos and fled back to the sect. Only Shangjie returned with injuries all over his body. When those people saw Shangjie again, How ashamed. It is said that although the other party injured him that time, one of those boys was also being watched and beaten by Shang Jie, so the injury was also serious. Later, when the business manager went out, he encountered some bad boys many times who came to cause trouble or seek revenge. This business manager never gave in. Whenever the other party came to find him, it would be a fierce fight, and he would be injured even more. If you attack the opponent alone, you must beat him to death. As time goes by, the people who are traveling with Shangjie are also affected by his blood. Whenever they encounter such a thing, they are not afraid of death. Therefore, as time goes by, He had gained some fame and no one wanted to mess with him anymore. This business manager now has a lot of contact with those domineering and idle people among the Qi Refining disciples in the sect, so he is well-informed.
The last Bu Yannong didn't have a reputation for being brave and fierce, but he was also a not-so-simple character. After his cultivation reached the intermediate level of Qi Refining, he found it troublesome to do errands in the Jingshiyuan, and he didn't earn many spiritual stones. , this guy actually borrowed spiritual stones from others and opened a shop in Ruixuan Town outside the sect, and took the sect's things to Ruixuan Town to sell them. Speaking of which, this guy can be considered a good businessman, no. In half a year, the borrowed spirit stones were repaid with interest, and the business has continued to the present. This person has become the richest man among ordinary Qi refining disciples, and even some dandies in the sect feel inferior to him. This man's connections in Ruixuan Town are intricate. He actually knows more about things outside the clan than within the clan, so Qian Chao is interested in him.
Well, let’s start with these three people. Among these three people, Cai Jian and Shang Jie often sell spiritual weapon materials in the market within Jiuxuan, while Nabu Yannong likes to go to the market for free. If you go shopping, you might encounter them all.
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The market in Jiuxuan is open almost every day, and every day people put out their things here waiting for others to patronize them. Although it is open every day, there is a small rule, that is, there is one day every month that is particularly lively. After all, there are many disciples going out, and the small market in Helou is only once a month, so there are still a lot of things that cannot be sold. Yes, so as time went by, there was a day in the middle of every month for Jiuxuan’s market where everyone made an appointment and took out all the things. On this day, not only the disciples of Jiuxuan who learned to refine weapons came, but also disciples from other sects in the sect. There were quite a few.
It was this day when Qian Chao came to visit the Jiuxuan Market.
Seeing so many people, Qian Chao felt a little regretful. How could he find those three people with so many people?
But since you are here, let’s take a look around first. There are so many people selling their earnings outside the sect, and there is no end in sight. Maybe you can see some unusual things.
In this way, Qian Chao started wandering around the market, stopping from time to time in front of a certain shop, looking down at the things that others were selling. With Qian Chao's current weapon refining skills, he would like to treat the spiritual weapons that were sold. Qian Chao almost never took a second look, but he only looked at things like materials. After looking at a few, he really came across some unusual materials, so he took out his spirit stones and bought some. .
When he was walking to a place with not many people, the sound of voices coming from behind caught Qian Chao's attention.
"Senior Brother Bu, don't leave in a hurry. Take a closer look. Look, this...this...and this, these are all good. They are all carefully refined by me, junior brother. If you take them, you will definitely It can be sold at a good price.”
"Junior Brother Song, it's not me, senior brother, who is picky. Your things are still displayed in my store to this day. Even if you don't like to hear it, you haven't sold a single thing..."
There is a store, and the last name is Bu! Qian Chao couldn't help but turn around when he heard this. Behind him, on the other side of the road, there was a burly man talking to a disciple who was selling things. The seller seemed to want to take all the spiritual swords he had. Sold to this burly man.
"Uh...Senior Brother Bu, why don't you lower the price and sell it? Otherwise, I'll give you a cheaper price for these handfuls. How about that?"
"Junior brother Song, in my opinion you should polish your weapon refining skills better. Don't think that those guys outside the sect have never seen the world. There are many shops in the town, and those guys don't even have the vision. It’s not high, but I know how to shop around, and it’s not easy to fool, okay, that’s it for today, I’ll come back to see Junior Brother Song’s things in a few days.”
After that, the burly man turned away with a flick of his sleeves, leaving the cargo owner standing there with an annoyed look on his face.
Listening to what the man said just now, it seemed that he was opening a store outside. Coupled with the man's surname and Ma Hu's description of Bu Yannong's appearance, Qian Chao concluded that this burly man should be the Bu Yannong. Yan Nong.
He didn't expect to meet him so soon, so Qian Chao raised his legs and followed him.
"Excuse me, is this Senior Brother Buyanranbu?"
The man heard someone talking behind him, and when he turned around, he found a young man standing behind him, smiling and saluting him. His cultivation level was at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, so he didn't take this young man seriously. He casually bowed his hands and replied: "Yes, I am Bu Yannong. What do you call this junior brother?"
It is common for Bu Yannong to be stopped by others. There are many people in Jiuxuan who learn to refine weapons. It is not so easy to sell the refined swords in the sect, so many people know that he is outside. Shops in Ruixuan Town came to him one after another, hoping to use him to sell the spiritual weapons they refined, so he felt that the young man in front of him was the same.
"Senior Brother Bu, I'm taking the liberty of making money."
"oh!"
Bu Yanluo was obviously startled when he heard the name, and the original indifferent expression on his face immediately disappeared. He quickly took a look at the jade pendant of Master Qian Chao. Although he couldn't see the words on the jade pendant clearly, But he recognized the small round sign hanging with the jade pendant. It was the one that only the inner disciples of Chengqi Hall were qualified to wear.
"Hey!" Bu Yan'an had already put on a happy face, "It's really Junior Brother Qian. I have heard of Junior Brother Qian's name a long time ago. I have been thinking about when I can get to know Junior Brother Qian, but unfortunately there is no one." Recommended, I didn't expect to meet you here today, come on..." Having said this, Bu Yanyan looked around and said, "This is not a place to talk, let's go over there, it's quiet there, what's the matter with Junior Brother Qian, let's How about we talk in detail there?”
Bu Yannong was referring to a stone pavilion not far away.
"good."
After sitting down in the stone pavilion, Bu Yanyan looked at Qian Chao. Although he was wondering why this junior brother Qian came to him, he was still very happy to get to know this young junior brother. As early as Qian Chao's weapon refining skills When Jiu Xuan became famous, he heard about it and was thinking about how to get to know Qian Chao. However, he later heard that Qian Chao was devoted to refining weapons, and the items he refined were taken to the inner hall and exchanged for materials to continue. He temporarily gave up on refining weapons. Later, when he wanted to get acquainted with Qian Chao, many people in the sect came to Qian Chao to refine weapons. At that time, there were many famous high-level Qi refining disciples, such as Luo Ying and Song Yuan. , and the two sisters Fang Yang and Fang Han from Houtu Temple were waiting. Qian Chao was too busy at the time, so he didn't dare to disturb him, so he had to continue waiting. The wait has come to this moment, and he didn't expect that this junior brother Qian would actually He took the initiative to come to me, and naturally felt a little happy.
The reason why Bu Yannong is looking for Qian Chao is naturally for the spiritual weapons refined by Qian Chao. In Bu Yannong's own shop in Ruixuan Town, the best-selling and most abundant items are spiritual weapons. Naturally, if there is a spiritual elixir, he can sell it at a high price. However, the elixir is difficult to find, so his shop mainly sells various spiritual weapons collected from the disciples of the sect, ordinary and of average quality. He sells them very cheaply in his shop, and of course they are of good quality. Refining high-quality spiritual weapons is naturally expensive, and he can earn more spiritual stones. However, such spiritual weapons are really hard to find, so he He just set his sights on Qian Chao. If the spiritual weapons refined by Qian Chao could be sold in his shop, he would earn even more spiritual stones, but he just had no chance to get to know them.
"Haha, I wonder why Junior Brother Qian came to me today?" Bu Yanluo asked with a smile.
"That's it. I have long heard that Senior Brother Bu has his own store in Ruixuan Town. The business is very prosperous and he has a wide network of contacts. Therefore, I have to ask Senior Brother Bu for help with something."
Bu Yanyan was immediately happy when he heard this and said quickly: "Help is out of the question. Junior Brother Qian, just tell me if you need me. As long as I can do it, Senior Brother, I will try my best to help."
Qian Chao smiled after hearing this and said: "That's right. I don't have any hobbies on weekdays. It's just a habit I developed when I was at home. I like to collect some books. I'm not boasting about being a junior brother. I can read all the books in the library. I have basically read them all. I also asked someone to find some books outside the sect to read, but there are not many. I have read them a long time ago. Senior Brother Bu has a wide network of contacts in Ruixuan Town. Senior Brother Bu should be able to find all kinds of books outside the sect. Yes, if Senior Brother Bu can collect some books for me to read from outside the sect, I would be very grateful."
"Well……?"
Bu Yanyan couldn't believe his ears when he heard it. What does this kid want, study? Let yourself help him collect books? This is...why is it different from what I thought?
Bu Yannong has always thought that this money rusher wanted to earn more spiritual stones since he was sitting in this stone pavilion. He also found out that he had a shop outside and the business was not bad, so he came to him. He must have come to cooperate with him. , put the spiritual weapons he refined and sold them in his own shop. After selling them, both of them would earn spiritual stones. But when Qian Chao finished talking, Bu Yannong realized that he seemed to be thinking wrong. Why did this kid Are you looking for yourself for books?
"Books...Junior Brother Qian, what you said is true, ah no, I mean what kind of books does Junior Brother Qian need?"
"Senior Brother Bu, it doesn't matter what kind of books you want. Local chronicles, anecdotes, biographies, secrets of martial arts, and landscape pictures. Well, as for the material, it can be made of paper, leather, silk, or bamboo slips. Wooden slips or even rubbings will do. I'm ashamed to say that I really don't have any other hobbies besides collecting books."
"Oh, Junior Brother Qian, as for this book, it's not difficult to collect it down there, but the number of books you can get must be quite a lot. Can Junior Brother Qian read it?"
Bu Yannong still didn't believe that Qian Chao came to him just to help him collect books outside the sect, and he didn't believe that anyone in the spiritual world could have this habit.
Qian Chao naturally understood the meaning of Bu Yan'an's words. He smiled softly and did not answer directly. Instead, he took out a storage bag from his body and handed it to Bu Yan'an.
"Senior Brother Bu, I have read all the books in this."
Bu Yan'an took the storage bag over suspiciously, opened it and looked inside, and immediately took a breath of cold air. The storage bag was densely packed with books of all kinds. He roughly estimated that there would always be books of all kinds. There are more than a thousand books. These books are new and old, and all materials are complete. It seems that they were obtained from different places, and whether Qian Chao has read them or not, it can be seen just by collecting these books together. Qian Chao spent a lot of effort, and it seems that this junior brother really has this hobby of collecting books.
"Well, I didn't see it. I didn't expect that Junior Brother Qian is really a book lover. I admire him! Now that Junior Brother Qian has found me, don't worry. I will definitely help Junior Brother Qian look for things in Ruixuan Town first. I will first get what I can get there. How about I get some books for my junior brother, and then put a notice in my store to collect books specifically for you?"
"Then thank you so much, Senior Brother Bu. Junior Brother, I have made a book list here. As long as Senior Brother Bu doesn't need to collect the books on the list, I already have them..." As he said that, Qian Chao took out a few pieces of paper. Come on, there are words written densely on it, all of which are the titles of books he has read.
Bu Yannong looked at these densely packed pieces of paper, and finally believed that Qian Chao came to him just for books. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but then he thought about it, he and Qian Chao had just met each other for the first time. If we can really do business with him, it will be a long-term thing. The collection of books is a long-term thing, and secondly, we have to get some for him first to satisfy him, so that the two of us can do business in the future. Let's do it.
"Okay, Junior Brother Qian, I will accept your book list, but I won't need the ones on the book list. I will try my best to help you find the rest, and I will make sure you are satisfied." As he spoke, Bu Yannong carefully folded the pieces of paper. Get up and put it on your body.
"Senior Brother Bu, I know that although this book is not expensive, the quantity I want is large, and there is a lot of expense involved. Junior Brother, I don't have a lot of money in my pocket, so I want to use this to make up for the expense of Senior Brother Bu. , I wonder what Senior Brother Bu wants?"
With that said, Qian Chao took out a small wooden box and handed it over.
"Oh" Bu Yannong reached out and took the small wooden box. When he opened it, he discovered that the wooden box was exquisitely made and had a two-layer design. There was a small sword with a cold light on the velvet pad of each layer!
Bu Yan'an has been doing business for a long time, and he has dealt with many spiritual weapons and swords for a long time. Although his own weapon refining skills have always been mediocre, his eyesight has long been trained, so when he saw those two small swords, his eyes immediately He stared wide open and stared for a while before taking a breath. He couldn't help but reach out and touch the small sword lightly.
The cold feeling on his fingertips clearly told him that these two small swords were rare spiritual swords!
Almost at the same time, he had already calculated in his mind how much he could earn if these two spiritual swords were sold.
Not a decimal!
If there were more spiritual swords like this, wouldn't it be...
Bu Yannong raised his eyes and looked at Qian Chao. At this moment, Qian Chao was looking at him with a smile. Well, this junior brother Qian's weapon refining skills are indeed extraordinary. No wonder he is so famous. No, this person must be held tightly. It’s okay to ignore some small profits in front of you.
Thinking of this, Bu Yannong said: "Junior Brother Qian's weapon refining skills are really good. In my opinion, these two swords are rare spiritual swords. To exchange such spiritual swords for books shows that Junior Brother Qian is a book collector." , okay, senior brother, I will give you these two swords in exchange for books and bring them back after I go out."
"Then thank you very much, Senior Brother Bu. We have a long way to go. In the future, Senior Brother Bu can be of use to Junior Brother just by asking."
"Easy to say, easy to say, haha!"
The two chatted for a few more words and then separated. Bu Yannao took the small wooden box and left happily. When he left, he didn't even bother to look at the shops selling spiritual weapons next to him.
Qian Chao looked at Bu Yannong's back and smiled. He didn't ask anything from Bu Yannang just now. Don't worry, Qian Chao asked Bu Yannang to collect books for him outside the clan. There are three meanings. Firstly, The first is that he really wants to have someone who can continuously find novel books for him to read; the second is that he wants to see what this person is like through this matter. Collecting books does not happen overnight, and he will also do this in the future. If you often come into contact with this person, you should be able to know this person's temperament if you look carefully. If possible, he will naturally ask this person to help him inquire about some things; thirdly, Qian Chao really wants to find someone to turn him around. Qian Chao was more wary of Jingshiyuan since he knew how Han Tian knew the whereabouts of his five people outside the sect. Going to Jingshiyuan was just to earn a few spiritual stones. Then He doesn't like a few pieces of spirit stones, but the other companions, except Tang Ping, always have a way to earn spirit stones, and a few people can get a lot of materials in one trip. These things have been returned in the past. Himself, in fact, those materials can be used to make spiritual weapons and sell a lot of spiritual stones. Qian Chao and Tang Ping have said that they will not go to the Jingshiyuan to receive orders in the future. In this case, he will get more spiritual stones. It can be divided among the people, so the idea was decided on Bu Yannong.
It is estimated that Bu Yanyan will come to find him in a few days. Then he will take a closer look at how this person is doing.
After meeting Bu Yannong, there were still two people, but there were too many people in the market. Qian Chao later simply asked someone to inquire, and then he found the person named Cai Jian.
However, when he saw Cai Jian, Qian Chao was a little disappointed and hesitant.
Cai Jian is not tall, even a few points shorter than Qian Chao. His slightly brown hair is pinned with a wooden hairpin, his forehead is not broad, and under his two shallow and thin eyebrows are He has a pair of small eyes, which are not only small but also crescent-shaped. They are a pair of natural smiling eyes, making people feel that this person seems to be smiling at everything he looks at. The bridge of the nose is quite straight, but the cheeks are fleshless and thin. The small mouth looks like it was cut under the nose with a sharp knife, making the lips look extremely thin.
To be honest, Cai Jian's appearance is really worthy of the testimonials given to him by Ma Hu: greedy for money and profit, yet soft and boneless.
Qian Chao instinctively disliked this person when he saw his appearance. He must be more careful when dealing with such a person. According to Ma Hu, this person is one of the Qi Refining disciples in the sect. He made inquiries about Cai Jian, but he earned spiritual stones by selling other people's privacy. Therefore, Qian Chao not only disliked Cai Jian, but also felt a bit disgusted with him.
But after all, Ma Hu once praised this guy for being well-informed, saying that if there was anything new happening among the Qi Refining disciples in the sect, he would definitely be able to explain it clearly and logically. If you want to inquire about the news within the sect, this Cai Jian is a Not a bad choice.
Alas, Qian Chao sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that he was the only one who could deal with such people. Among his companions, Li Jian would definitely not want to deal with people like Cai Jian due to his personality. Brother Lu Not to mention, it was inappropriate for Tang Ping and Yan Xuan to be women, so the only one who could deal with this person was himself.
When Qian Chao was thinking about this, he was standing in front of Cai Jian's stall selling items. When he pretended to look at Cai Jian's things with no expression on his face, Cai Jian was also looking at Qian Chao. Chao stayed motionless and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"This is Junior Brother Qian Chao, right? You've been looking at my place for a long time. Is there anything you like?" Cai Jian asked. His voice was a little high-pitched, which made people uncomfortable to hear.
"Oh?" Qian Chao raised his head and glanced at Cai Jian, "Senior brother, do you recognize me?"
"Junior Brother Qian, why do we have to pretend to each other like this? How boring. Your Junior Brother Qian's name is well known in our Jiuxuan. Even if I have never seen you, the inner hall brand on your waist is I've always seen it. Junior Brother Qian came to me today to ask me something. Anyway, he definitely didn't come here to buy anything. To be honest, I don't even like the things I sell here. , but your Junior Brother Qian has been pretending to look here for a long time. If he hadn’t come to see me for something, I’m afraid your Junior Brother Qian wouldn’t even take a look at this pile of rags. I’m right, Junior Brother Qian, the two of us. It’s your first time dealing with someone, so you might as well say it clearly if you have something to say, otherwise I won’t be able to earn your spiritual stones and you won’t get what you want to know, how embarrassing.”
He is a very shrewd guy. After hearing this, Qian Chao's view of Cai Jian changed somewhat.
"I didn't expect that Senior Brother Cai would be quick to talk. Yes, I do have some things that I would like to ask Senior Brother Cai about, but this is not the place to talk."
"Junior Brother Qian, haven't you noticed that I deliberately avoided others? No one else can hear what I say here. If you have anything to say, just ask."
Qian Chao had indeed discovered that the place where Cai Jian bought things was indeed relatively remote. The nearest person's bunk was at least seven or eight feet away, but in Qian Chao's opinion, this was still not a place to talk.
"Otherwise, Senior Brother Cai, I have a lot to ask you. Secondly, it's a bit noisy here and it's still inconvenient to talk. How about this. If Senior Brother Cai has some free time tonight, you might as well come to my residence and ask me. I want to have a detailed discussion with Senior Brother Cai, how about that?"
"Oh?" Cai Jian's smiling eyes shone slightly after hearing this, "Well, your junior brother Qian is very good at refining weapons, so there is no shortage of spiritual stones. If I really don't have anything else to do in the evening, I will definitely come to visit you." Let's talk slowly then, but..." At this point, Cai Jian reached out and took out an ore-like stone from the pile of things he was selling, handed it to Qian Chao, and then said with a smile, "Chenghui, you two A spiritual stone."
Qian Chao knew that if he didn't give these two spiritual stones, there was a high probability that this guy wouldn't show up at night. He didn't lack these two spiritual stones, so he took them out and handed them over and took the stone.
"Okay, then it's settled." Cai Jian held the spirit stone and smiled.
After leaving Cai Jian, the only person Qian Chao wanted to see was Shang Jie. Unfortunately, after asking around, he learned that the Shang Jie was out, so Qian Chao gave up and went to the market casually. After wandering around, he returned to his residence.
That night, Cai Jian came to Qian Chao's small courtyard as promised. The two talked for a long time. It was almost midnight before Cai Jian left with Qian Chao's spiritual stone satisfied.
