Nanyang Mansion, east of the city, Taohuafang.
In a small private courtyard.
Chen Mu sat at the stone table under the grapevine.
Take out all the money you have and count it.
"Two hundred taels for travel expenses, twelve taels for renting a house, and about five taels for various purchases."
"There are still four hundred and two taels of silver, plus seven hundred and sixty-seven copper coins."
"There's never enough money to spend." Chen Mu sighed.
Nanyang Fucheng is prosperous and the consumption is high.
One tael of silver can rent a house for a year in Qingshan County. But a courtyard of the same size can only be rented for one month in Nanyang Mansion.
Eating is also expensive.
A pound of white wheat costs thirty-five copper coins, and the cheapest fish costs more than sixty copper coins per pound.
"Isn't training in form more expensive?" Chen Mu thought to himself.
"What are your plans?" Chen Mu raised his head and asked Jiejia.
The other party was staring at the silver in his hand with squinted eyes.
Chen Mu put the money into his purse and put it away expressionlessly.
"I have been stationed at Zhu Yi Pavilion in Nanyang Mansion." Jie Jia said calmly.
Qingshan County is broken, dead and gone, almost becoming a deserted city, and there is definitely no way to return.
Chen Mu was envious. This is a craftsman. No matter where you go, you won't be hungry.
If the profession of killer wasn't too dangerous, Chen Mu couldn't help but go to Zhu Yi Pavilion to make his name.
"I've bought a store in Nanshi and am going to open a pharmacy." Jie Jia looked at him and said suddenly.
"Sanyang Liujun Pills?" Chen Mu understood, this is a big deal.
"The drug store is only a channel for purchasing raw materials. You still have to go to the ghost market to sell it." Jie Jia said: "And you have to change the name."
After all, it is an imitation of Zhu Yige's secret medicine, so it cannot be done so blatantly.
"You provide the medicinal materials and I'll make them, and each person gets half the profit!" Chen Mu said immediately.
"Sanqi." Jie Jia said calmly.
"I'm seven?!" Chen Mu pretended to be surprised.
Jie Jia looked at Chen Mu calmly and said nothing.
Chen Mu immediately waved his hand boredly: "Okay."
Measles are definitely ache. Who is not greedy for money?
But I am very satisfied when I think that I am only responsible for production and don't have to show my face.
What if you encounter someone with malicious intentions who is ready to take advantage of you?
With Jie Jia standing in front of me, it's good to earn my share of the hard-earned money with peace of mind.
"Have you heard about the ghost market? I want to see it." Chen Mu asked.
Now that everything is settled, it's time to find out the information about the new training technique.
"I'll pick you up in two days." Jie Jia said calmly.
…
Two days later, in the evening, a carriage stopped at Chen Mu's door.
Chen Mu was dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat. Jumping onto the carriage from the shadows.
Silently, the carriage disappeared into the night.
"What are these?" Chen Mu asked as he took the two porcelain bottles handed over by Jie Jia.
"One is called Huanglong Powder and the other is called Chalcedony Pills. They are both precious medicines for healing and are expensive. Let's see if we can crack the imitation." Jie Jia said.
"Where did it come from?" Chen Mu pulled out the cork and smelled it.
"Zhu Yi Pavilion."
"You caught a sheep and killed it." Chen Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Our big killer is always thinking about imitating his own high-end products. I wonder if Zhu Yige would be so angry that he would offer a reward to Jie Jia.
Chen Mu put away the porcelain bottle and glanced at the street outside along the swaying gap of the carriage curtain: "Isn't this the way to the outside of the city?"
He has been shopping a little in the past few days and knows all the main streets nearby.
Jie Jia leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Chen Mu shrugged. Is the Nanyang Prefecture Ghost Market so blatant? Drive directly into the city?
Soon Chen Mu knew that he had missed the point.
There is a branch of Jinshui River called Luohe River. The river is crystal clear and of excellent water quality, running through Nanyang Fucheng from west to east.
Most of the domestic water supply in Fucheng depends on this wide river.
The carriage stopped at a deserted small dock by the Luo River.
Jie Jia took Chen Mu onto a awning boat and handed the boatman a black wooden sign.
The boatman didn't say anything, just nodded and set off with the oar, passing through the mist-shrouded river, and soon stopped in front of a huge ship.
"The ghost market here is on the boat?" Chen Mu stood on the bow of the small boat and looked at the dark ship with an unknown length, his face full of novelty.
"I've learned a lot."
Jie Jia took Chen Mu on board the ship with familiarity.
Under the guidance of two men in black, he walked into the cabin through a small door.
It was pitch dark outside, but the cabin was brightly lit. Obviously the entire hull has been specially treated. The outside is sealed and no light can penetrate at all.
Compared to the sneakiness of the ghost market in Qingshan County. It's much more lively here.
The vendors were shouting and haggling. If everyone hadn't been wearing masks, Chen Mu would have thought he was in a lively market.
…
Hong Liao Zhai
One of the few shops in the ghost market that has a single room and a plaque.
Mainly engaged in various ancient secret books, including secret arts and martial arts.
"There are three types of training techniques in our store." The shopkeeper wore a devil mask, but his voice was gentle and polite.
"Black Tiger Shape Training Technique, White Ape Shape Training Technique, and a rare book just sent from the main store." The shopkeeper took out a long scroll from behind.
"This rare book has clear pictures and detailed annotations, making it a rare masterpiece."
"Look at it objectively, this is the secret kestrel training technique."
Chen Mu looked awkwardly at the familiar scroll in front of him.
"I've never seen a secret book with such clear and clear drawings." The shopkeeper's tone was full of pride.
Chen Mu said nothing.
He wanted to tell the other person that not only had he seen it, but he could also tell him that there was a secret date label in the lower right corner of the end.
This is the fifth painting he painted. How much did it sell for at that time?
Oh, I remembered, ninety-seven taels.
"Very good." Chen Mu's tone was filled with admiration.
"Then..." The shopkeeper's enthusiasm became even more intense.
"Show me the white ape's training technique."
"That's fine." The shopkeeper was full of disappointment.
"The White Ape Form Training Technique comes from Ganzi Prefecture. It has been passed down for hundreds of years and has countless practitioners."
"Cultivation is low in difficulty and easy to achieve. It is also a rare effort." The shopkeeper explained in detail.
"Is there any divine intention?" Chen Mu asked.
"What is that?" the shopkeeper asked.
Chen Mu was startled.
This person sells body-training techniques but he doesn’t know God’s intention?
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
The upper-level forces in Daliang have a tighter monopoly on knowledge than they think.
If Jie Jia hadn't told him, he wouldn't have heard about God's intention.
Just like the shopkeeper in front of me. He didn't know that without God's intention, he couldn't develop courage, so he could only spin around in the training stage.
"Nothing?" Chen Mu waved his hand, not daring to inquire further: "Where's the price?"
"Only six hundred taels."
Chen Mu's mouth twitched.
Six hundred taels? Just want it? !
After spending all his money, he was still short of two hundred taels.
"What's that? There's still rice burning on the stove at home. You're busy." Chen Mu left Hong Liao Zhai dejectedly.
Hong Liao Zhai is the largest bookseller on the ship in the ghost market.
None of them have God's intention, and it's even less likely that other families would have it.
"Aristocratic families, gangs, and armies, are they going to take these paths?"
It is really difficult for him, a homebody, to hang out in these places.
…
Taohuafang, the Chen family residence, under the grape vines.
Chen Mu bought a rocking chair and half-lyed on it while reading.
The book is called "The Essentials of Soup" and it is a recipe of herbs he bought from a ghost market.
Now that I have decided to take the route of copycat elixirs with Jie Jia, I have to do it if I don’t have hard skills.
Chen Mu has asked Jie Jia to help collect medical books again in preparation for developing medicine skills.
While reading, he adjusted his breathing. The muscles of the whole body beat in a small range.
This is the new Kestrel Breathing Technique.
The kestrel training technique is completed, and there is no training method after that.
But Chen Mu discovered that as long as he continued to practice, his proficiency could still be improved. It's just that the effect has dropped significantly, which can be said to be cut in half.
What concerned him was that as his proficiency increased, a red shadow always flashed in his mind.
As the proficiency increases, the shadow gradually solidifies.
"Could this be the so-called God's intention?" Chen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Don't rush to find the training technique yet." Chen Mu made a decision: "Add the kestrel training technique to the next level!"
"Let's see the changes." Chen Mu suddenly looked forward to it.
