The atmosphere on the scene became tense for a moment.
Yue Jian glanced at the surrounding bandits with cold eyes, and asked in a cold voice: "What? Are you ready to rob it?"
After hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Guanshui's face, and he said: "What Yue Jian said is that this is Yeju City. I, Li Guanshui, am not stupid, so why would I choose to do it here?"
Yelu City is indeed a place where dragons and snakes are mixed.
And the more such a place is, the more it needs a rule that is followed by everyone, so that this black market that exists on the border of Cangzhou can operate in its own unique way.
Among them, the most important rule is that in Yeju City, no matter who is carrying the goods, they can be coerced, lured, tricked, and abducted, but they cannot be robbed.
Of course, only in this city.
Those corpses hanging on top of the city were the price paid by those who overstepped their bounds.
"I just want to remind Miss Yue Jian."
"Leave this business to Guiyanzhai, the girl will make money and spend her life."
"Otherwise, no matter how much money you have, it's meaningless without your life? After all, the girl can't stay here in Yelu City forever, right? The end of the month is approaching, and the girl can afford to wait, but the old, weak, sick and disabled in Goshawk Village Can’t you wait?”
The threat inside and outside Li Guanshui's words was already palpable.
After hearing this, Yue Jian suddenly turned ugly.
She knew very well that if Li Guanshui was determined to make things difficult for her, he could wait slowly on the only road between Yeju City and Crescent Moon Peak, and then take action when they passed by.
She and Chu Qingxiao were weak and had little chance of breaking through.
And if she handed over the martial soul seal at this time, with Li Guanshui's insatiable character, the other party might not give up even 300 taels of silver, let alone 1,500 taels.
Yue Jian was immediately in a dilemma and handed over the martial soul seal. She was unwilling to hand it over, but she was controlled by others and could not make a choice.
"Miss Yue Jian! Since you have friends here, let's talk about that matter later." But at this moment, Chu Qingxiao who was standing beside him suddenly raised his hands and said, after saying this, he turned around and left, There was a look of panic between his eyebrows.
Yue Jian was stunned. She didn't think that Chu Qingxiao was a coward. After all, this guy dared to attack and kill several bandits from Guiyanzhai whose cultivation level was higher than hers alone. How could he escape at this moment?
But if he has other plans, the martial soul seal is still on his body. If he leaves, he still cannot save the martial soul seal.
Even though Yue Jian trusted Chu Qingxiao, she couldn't figure out what he was planning for a while.
"Wait!" Li Guanshui naturally didn't understand the relationship between Chu Qingxiao and Yue Jian in front of him, but he noticed the panic on Chu Qingxiao's face.
He shouted loudly, and several companions gathered around him, blocking Chu Qingxiao's way.
The panic on Chu Qingxiao's face got even worse, and he shouted loudly: "What are you going to do? I am a disciple of Tianxuan Mountain. If you dare to hurt me, aren't you afraid that Tianwo Master will destroy your stronghold?"
"At your age, with a second-level cultivation, you are at most an outer disciple in Tianxuan Mountain. Let alone hurt you, even if I kill you, your sect may not be able to remember who you are! Don't use it to oppress me. , Tianxuan Mountain has that ability, how can our Ghost Crow Village still stand in Taixuan Mountain for so many years?" Li Guanshui was unmoved and sneered at that time.
Seeing that these words could not scare these guys, Chu Qingxiao's face became even more ugly.
"It's true that I am a nobody, but I am helping my fellow disciples. My senior sister is a disciple of Qingque Peak, the proud disciple of Zhao Nianshuang. Today I came to Yeju City to work for her. If anything happens, she will definitely do it. Investigate everything to the end!" He continued to speak loudly and with great seriousness.
After hearing Zhao Nianshuang's name, Li Guanshui's expression changed obviously.
Li Guanshui was in awe of the swordsman genius who had become famous in the world over the past ten years.
But even so, he could not be fooled by Chu Qingxiao's baseless words.
He pondered for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said: "We have no intention of being an enemy of Tianxuan Mountain, we just want to find out what deal Miss Yue Jian made with you."
"After all, Cangying Village is under the jurisdiction of our Ghost Crow Village. We are also afraid that you will be deceived by Miss Yue Jian. When things come to an end, Tianxuan Mountain will put the debt on our Ghost Crow Village, right?"
After Li Guanshui said this, he looked at the people surrounding Chu Qingxiao.
When those people saw this, they immediately understood what Li Guanshui meant. They reached out and grabbed Chu Qingxiao and started groping on his body.
Chu Qingxiao's face was ugly, but he seemed to realize that the matter could not be settled hastily. He could only stand there and let several people search him.
Soon, the baggage on his back and the purse in his arms were found by the bandits and handed to Li Guanshui.
Li Guanshui squinted at Chu Qingxiao, then opened the bag and saw several broken swords inside.
"Are the disciples of Tianxuan Mountain so depressed? Do you also carry a sword like this with you?" He played with the broken sword in his hand and asked in a suspicious tone.
Yue Jian on the side was nervous, and at the same time he couldn't understand what Chu Qingxiao wanted to do. He lowered his head silently, for fear that he would say the wrong thing and cause trouble to Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Qingxiao said: "These swords are of good quality. I bought them at a low price to forge them again. If you like them, you can take them. It will be a good relationship."
It seemed that he also realized that his reputation as Tianxuan Mountain could not intimidate Li Guanshui, so Chu Qingxiao's words were somewhat flattering.
"That's it?" Li Guanshui sneered. Although these broken swords were in good condition, they were damaged items after all, and the price was greatly reduced. What's more, they had no shortage of these items in the village, so he looked down on them.
He put the broken sword back into the package, and then took out the purse he collected from Chu Qingxiao.
At this time, Chu Qingxiao's face suddenly showed panic.
He stretched out his hand to stop them, but the bandits beside him looked at him coldly. With such fierce looks, Chu Qingxiao had to retract his outstretched hand, but his expression became even more ugly because of this.
Li Guanshui had a panoramic view of Chu Qingxiao's appearance. At this time, he was almost certain that the thing inside was the key to the meeting between Chu Qingxiao and Yue Jian in this night python city.
Filled with lust, he opened the purse and took a closer look, only to see that it contained a bag of red worms.
"Red blood worm?" After all, he had lived in Goshawk Village for a while, so he naturally recognized this thing at a glance.
"Is this thing worth your secrecy?" After coming back to his senses, Li Guanshui looked at Chu Qingxiao with a strange expression.
"Do you know this thing?" Chu Qingxiao frowned, seeming to be surprised by Li Guanshui's reaction.
"Huh, they're just some Gu insects. If they can have 30% of the effect of the Blood Coagulation Pill, it's pretty good. Is this kind of thing worth the risk of coming to Night Python City?" Li Guanshuihu asked.
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he was shocked. He had been taking red blood worms for a long time during this period. According to his calculations, the efficacy of one red blood worm was roughly equivalent to 60% to 70% of the blood coagulation pill. Why did it come from Li Guanshui's mouth? Tell it, but less than 30% is left?
Although this made him confused, he did not ask more questions. Instead, he continued to show a look of fear, hesitating but unwilling to say a word.
Li Guanshui saw that there was something hidden, and immediately sneered: "You have to know that Gosying Village is under the jurisdiction of our Ghost Crow Village. If we let them live, they will live. If we let them die, they will die. If you don't report clearly to our Guiya Village what kind of business you want to do with this Yue Jian girl, we will mess up the big deal!"
Chu Qingxiao looked embarrassed when he heard this. He hesitated for a while and then said: "To be honest with you, although the red blood worm is not as effective as the blood coagulation pill, my fellow senior sister's family has an elder who knows how to make pills. , he may be able to refine the medicinal power of the red blood worm into the elixir and sell it as a blood coagulation elixir."
"Huh?" Li Guanshui raised his eyebrows and became interested after hearing this.
Red blood worms are still of some use to warriors at the first level, but for warriors at the second level, their effectiveness is somewhat limited. But if it can be made into a blood-coagulating pill, it can be sold for four taels of silver per blood-coagulating pill. For the price, it's a good deal.
"Miss Yue Jian and I are here today to discuss this matter. They can provide me with four hundred red blood worms a month. Based on five red blood worms refining one blood coagulation pill, we can produce eight hundred red blood worms a month. The market price of ten blood coagulation pills is 320 taels. After excluding the cost of 100 taels, the remaining 220 taels will be taken by Miss Yue Jian for 40%, me by 10% and the senior sister by 50%." Chu Qingxiao continued.
What Chu Qingxiao said was half true and half false. When he was discussing with Chu Zhaozhao how to help Cangying Village, Chu Zhaozhao had made such a proposal. Now that he brought it out, the details have not been changed. Naturally, Li Guanshui found it difficult to accept these words. Found any flaws.
But the amount of money he could earn made him a little disappointed. He frowned and muttered: "That's it?"
"Brother Li has seen the market, and it's normal to look down on such a small amount of money. But for me, a little more than twenty taels is equivalent to five or six extra blood coagulation pills out of thin air, which is of great benefit to my practice. Yue Jian The girl can also use this to alleviate the crisis in their village, but it is a pity that the monthly output of red blood worms can only be this, otherwise there would indeed be a chance to grow bigger." Chu Qingxiao sighed.
"The old woman only has that little skill, so I don't think there's any chance." Li Guanshui waved his hand, and his interest suddenly waned. He thought he had caught a big fish, but he didn't want it to be just a small business.
But after thinking about it, it doesn't make sense.
After all, more than twenty taels of silver is indeed not a small amount for an outer disciple of Tianxuan Mountain.
And Yue Jian can get more than eighty taels, which for Cangying Village is almost the monthly money they need to hand over to Guiyao Village every month.
For both, this is indeed a deal worth taking seriously.
It's just that he has been in Guiya Village for a long time and is not so sensitive to this amount of money. After all, with his position in Guiya Village, he can get nearly fifty taels per month, not to mention if it is a robbery. Rewards for goods delivered.
Although Li Guanshui was a little disappointed, but in line with the principle that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still flesh. He narrowed his eyes and said: "Although the money is not much, firstly, I have an old relationship with Miss Yuejian, and secondly, I feel like old friends at first sight, brother. Since If you meet them, I will naturally help the village. In this way, after I go back, I can help you take care of the village owners in Taixuan Mountain, lest the floods wash away the Dragon King Temple."
This sounds nice, but in fact, I just want to get a share of the pie.
Chu Qingxiao seemed to have heard what he meant, and suddenly looked embarrassed: "Brother Li is kind and righteous, but I don't know how much it will cost to manage this up and down?"
"There are many mountains on the top of Taixuan Mountain. I did the math, and it must be forty taels a month." Li Guanshui said with a smile.
"Forty taels!?" Yue Jian, who had been listening quietly on the side, also thought about it at this time, and understood that Chu Qingxiao's drama was to save the car at the expense of his soldiers. She immediately fell into the drama and said in shock at that time: "I There are only eighty-eight taels in total, so I have to give you half?"
"Li Guanshui, why don't you go and grab it?"
"It's hard to hear what Yue Jian said, but I only do it for your own good."
"If I don't take care of the relationship, there are so many mountains in Taixuan Mountain, and I can't protect them all. If the bandit suddenly gets rich and robs your goods, then the loss will not be as simple as forty taels of silver." Li Guanshui's words. The threat from outside is already palpable.
Chu Qingxiao quickly apologized and said with a smile: "You two don't have to be like this. When doing business, the most important thing is to be friendly and make money. Brother Li, do you think this will work? I'll go back and discuss it with my senior sister to see if they can squeeze out about fifteen taels. In terms of profit, Miss Yue Jian also worked hard and came up with ten taels, so I tried to find a way to give out five taels. We came up with a total of thirty taels a month, which can be used to help Brother Li build relationships. After all, this is a matter of Taixuan Mountain. You still have to nod from Guiyazhai, right? What do you think, Brother Li?"
Yue Jian looked unkind when he heard this, snorted coldly, and turned his head.
Li Guanshui glanced at Chu Qingxiao who was smiling apologetically, squinted his eyes and pondered for a while.
In fact, he really didn't care about the gain or loss of these dozens of taels of silver. After all, he still had a group of brothers. Whether it was thirty taels or forty taels, he only had a few taels of silver in his hands.
He just doesn't want Yue Jian to have an easy time in Gosying Village.
With this thought in mind, he was about to say something.
"Boss, the market in Guitou City is about to open. I heard that there are a few high-quality human slaves, and many people are watching. It's hard to explain to the village master if you go late..." A subordinate suddenly came up and spoke. road.
Li Guanshui frowned, a little displeased with the other party's self-assertion, but he thought that the village leader who came in was very anxious about this matter. If he could choose a few good human slaves to win his favor, then dozens of taels of silver would actually be enough. Comparable?
Thinking of this, Li Guanshui stopped trying to embarrass Yue Jian and sneered: "Seeing how sincere this brother is, then as you wish, I will go to Gosying Village to withdraw money at this time next month. Tsukimi, don’t let me go away empty-handed.”
"I will miss my old friendship, but these brothers don't have the heart of a Bodhisattva like me!"
After Li Guanshui said this, with a proud look on his face, he threw out the purse and baggage in his hand, and then left with everyone in high spirits.
From far away, Chu Qingxiao faintly heard Li Guanshui muttering.
"Boss's appetite has been getting bigger and bigger lately..."
"If we keep eating like this, we will all be exhausted..."
