Entertainment of Spring and Autumn

Chapter 115: Crossroads

At this time, Xue Qingqiu had already put away the scroll, and brought Xue Mu to the black market.

The so-called black market is just a very ordinary shop on the outside, with a large plaque reading "Qizhen Pavilion", which means a little department store when you walk in. They are all some special things, such as special items such as Qiankun bags, Available here.

There was a woman in front of the counter, and the shopkeeper was introducing to her, "Ma'am, this Mr. Jiao is carved from Hezhou white jade. Ultimate enjoyment...”

Xue Mu, who had just stepped through the door, was dripping with cold sweat. He peeked at Xue Qingqiu, but she didn't seem to notice.

It shouldn't be because you don't know what Mr. Jiao is? Probably don't care...

The shopkeeper raised his eyes to see Xue Qingqiu, his eyes were fixed, Mr. Jiao stopped selling, and stammered: "Xue, Xue..."

Xue Qingqiu said indifferently: "Is there a secret meeting today?"

"Yes, yes..." The shopkeeper wiped his cold sweat, "But if you go in, everyone else will run away."

"This seat is not a scumbag. Open the side door and stop talking nonsense."

"Yes, yes..." The shopkeeper swallowed, carefully pressed a mechanism, and slowly opened a passage behind the counter. Xue Qingqiu didn't even look at him, and pulled Xue Mu into the room.

The woman in front of the counter tossed Mr. Jiao and sneered, "Xue Qingqiu, hold the man's hand?"

The shopkeeper was also very surprised: "Yeah... I really didn't expect to see such a scene... Could this man be the new city lord who has been rumored recently?"

The woman snorted: "It seems that the cultivation is too weak, maybe not as good as Mr. Jiao."

The shopkeeper laughed. The Hehuan Sect is indeed ruthless. Seeing that Xue Mu didn't consider Lu Shutong's hatred first, but commented on his stuff... He didn't bother to pay attention, and said with a smile: "This is three hundred taels."

"You might as well grab it!"

"Or you can try my own, it's free."

Xue Mu walked in the aisle, the aisle was narrow, the two of them walked side by side seemed a bit crowded, so they also slightly staggered, Xue Qingqiu walked in front, and said lightly: "The three sects and four ways of the demon sect, you have seen them all by now."

Xue Mu knew that this kind of black market cannot be opened by ordinary people, and there must be a backstage. It seems that this is the last one in the magic gate. So the shopkeeper recognized Xue Qingqiu at a glance, and it is normal for ordinary people not to recognize him. If the people in the Demon Sect don't know this kind of number one boss in the same way, they should wipe their necks as soon as possible.

The three sects are the Xingyue Sect, the Hehuan Sect, and the Deceiving Heaven Sect. As for the Yanyang Sect, if you want to count the second- and third-rate vassal nature of the Yanyang Sect, it will go to the sea. There are not only three sects and four sects, just as there are more than eight sects in the righteous way. There are eight hundred.

The four paths are the path of extinction, the path of no trace, the path of horizontality, and the path of vertical and horizontal paths that we see today.

The name of Zonghengdao has a high style, which sounds like it has something to do with the diplomacy of combining vertical and horizontal lines, but in fact the style is much lower. Although it has a bit of a vertical and horizontal meaning, it is actually a typical profiteering way.

Proper businessmen in this world are not discriminated against, and their status is much higher than Xue Mu's in the ancient world. The orthodox sects have their own halls responsible for business, the imperial court encourages business exchanges, and the business tax system is quite complete. Those who are really discriminated against and thrown into the devil's door are the profiteers of the Zonghengdao. These gangs do not do business, but specialize in hoarding, driving up prices, making something out of nothing, shoddy, counterfeiting, smuggling, tax evasion, selling stolen goods...etc. In modern society, it is also something that everyone shouts and beats. Xue Mu's gutter oil poisonous milk powder is the "Tao" of this group of people.

These guys are not very powerful, but they are good buddies with the rampant robbers and the thieves and scammers who deceive the Heavenly Sect. They were not a big sect in the early years, but the soil for thousands of years is more and more suitable for them to play. With the support of huge resources, there are quite a few strong ones. Although there is no one at the top, it is generally considered a strong sect. , and gradually became one of the first-class demon sects, and was called the Three Schools and Four Ways.

So Xue Qingqiu's attitude clearly looked down on them, which made sense. According to the shopkeeper's attitude, perhaps this is also the first time in history that Xue Qingqiu went to their territory to buy goods.

But in Lingzhou, this gang is the most robust one. It is estimated that half of Lingzhou's prosperity was brought up by them, which makes perfect sense. In fact, they also existed in the capital, but Xue Mu didn't come into contact with them at the time.

This Qizhen Pavilion itself is a Ming market. Except for Mr. Jiao's weird things, most of the things sold here are other people's regular income. They can be regarded as good things, but they have passed through their hands. Whether it is genuine or not is another matter.

But the really good things will not be put on sale openly, and more will be held in the form of auctions from time to time.

In addition to auctions, the real good things have to count on the underground black market. It is full of things bought by thieves, tomb robbers, and robbers from various indescribable channels, and they cannot be sold openly. If the suffering master and the six doors know about it, they will not be able to please them, so there is such an underground trading market.

When a fierce tiger like Xue Qingqiu enters the arena, the shopkeeper is really afraid that she will kill all the people inside on a whim, grab all the things and leave. Seriously, that's what Xue Qingqiu did, and they couldn't do anything about her... Outside the capital, the existence of people like Xue Qingqiu is a bug.

But what Xue Qingqiu said was right, she wasn't running amok, doing that kind of thing was against the Tao, and she wouldn't do it unless there were special circumstances.

The passage is not too long, and it will be over soon. Inside is a basement illuminated by night pearls. At the moment, there are more than a dozen people sitting around it, all of them covered their faces with black cloaks and cloaks, and they walked in as brightly as Xue Qingqiu. , instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Then their gazes turned into horror, and then into shock again. More than a dozen people jumped up almost at the same time, leaning against the corner subconsciously: "Xue...Xue..."

Xue Mu, who was following behind, was very amused to see this scene, which gave him a sense of sight as if the police were on the lookout to catch whoring and gambling.

Xue Qingqiu said indifferently: "I am here to buy things, why are you so nervous?"

As soon as these words came out, the black-clothed people looked at each other, and finally realized that Xue Qingqiu was different from them, and he didn't do things like killing people and seizing treasures, so they were relieved. Then a shopkeeper without a mask came up and said cautiously: "Sect Master Xue, please take a seat."

Inside the room, there are scattered people sitting against the walls, there is no distinction between primary and secondary, there must be a so-called "supreme seat", that is, the room is right next to the screen wall, but there are three or four seats. . Xue Qingqiu was also modest, and led Xue Mu over indifferently, and sat down separately.

They were very casual when they sat down, but in the eyes of others, they all stared straight.

Because Xue Mu was on the left, and it was natural, Xue Qingqiu didn't even have a reaction.

The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and said very carefully: "Sect Master Xue came here today, and the Qizhen Pavilion is really full of splendor... I don't know what the suzerain is looking for here? As long as there is something in the Qizhen Pavilion, it must be offered with both hands."

Xue Qingqiu didn't speak, Xue Mu smiled and said, "We want to find a poisonous prescription..." He paused, originally wanted to ask for a poisonous prescription, but after thinking about it, this kind of request is very strange, and something will happen to Ji Qingyuan in the future , today's people can't guarantee to think of it here, so he changed his mouth and said: "Xue needs all kinds of poisonous prescriptions for practicing kung fu. If you have any poisonous prescriptions, we will buy them at the price."

It's just a poison prescription, and it really doesn't take it too seriously in this world. Many people said one after another: "Look at what the manager said, it's just a poison prescription, so I gave it to the manager."

As he said that, a few people actually took out a booklet or something, and sent it over respectfully. Xue Mu didn't take advantage of them, and said to the shopkeeper, "Calculate the price and pay it together when the time comes."

The shopkeeper smiled wryly. In fact, this kind of black market doesn't ask for money, it's all about barter... But how dare you say it at this time, you can only agree.

Xue Mu browsed through it for a while, and found that the poisonous prescription was really high-grade, and it was quite beneficial to him, but the effect he wanted was still not there... After reading it for a while, he sighed in disappointment: "Who has the black dragon horn?"