Chapter 215 A Book Lover

Just as the clerk was recommending to Yuan Ming, another person walked into the bookstore.

"Has the book I want arrived?" The man was obviously familiar with the clerk, and he shouted before entering the door.

"It's here, it's here, and it's ready for you." The clerk immediately ignored Yuan Ming and responded warmly.

Yuan Ming was slightly stunned when he heard the voice, and then turned his head to look at the man. Seeing his fair round face, thick eyebrows and bright eyes, he couldn't help but smile.

"Zhao Tong."

Hearing Yuan Ming's greeting, the man also looked over, stunned at first, and then smiled.

"Haha, Yuan Ming, you are still alive?" The smile on Zhao Tong's face was not fake, it was genuine joy.

He ignored the clerk who came up to him, took two steps to Yuan Ming, grabbed his shoulders with both hands and looked him up and down, and suddenly sighed: "I heard that our sect was taken away by someone?"

"It was done by the Dawn Breaking Alliance." Yuan Ming nodded and gave a positive answer.

Zhao Tong did not look sad when he heard this. Instead, he sighed and said, "If you lose something in one place, you will gain something in another. I was demoted and frustrated here, but I didn't expect to save my life. It's just that I was fine when I came out, and I can't go back..."

"Brother Zhao is a lucky man. Don't go back. It's almost like a ruin now. After the Dawn Alliance has looted it, I'm afraid that other forces and various casual cultivators will come to pick up some of the remaining things. I don't know whose territory it is now." Yuan Ming said so.

Although the shop assistant is not a cultivator, he lives in this market after all. He knows some things about the cultivation sects, especially the destruction of Biluo Cave, one of the five major sects, which has been widely spread in Black Rock City.

He just listened to the conversation between Yuan Ming and the other person, and he didn't dare to interrupt.

After a sigh, Zhao Tong suddenly turned around and said to the waiter: "Where are my books? Have they been packed?"

He changed his tone so quickly. One moment he was still feeling sad about the demise of the sect, and the next moment he was urging for books, so that the waiter didn't react at once and stammered:

"I haven't had time to pack them yet. I'll pack them for you right now..."

The waiter hurried back to the counter, took out a piece of thick cowhide paper, wrapped up a book "Yu Pu Yuan" and "Jin Ping Lan" in the Central Plains language, and brought it over.

"Your "Qi Bu Shi Collection" and "Qiu Ci"." The waiter handed it over respectfully.

He really thought these books were some kind of classics, history, and collections... Yuan Ming's mouth twitched when he saw it.

"This person, whether immortal or mortal, just needs to read more. There are beautiful women in books, and there are also heavenly ways in books. Where the heart goes, the realm is reached."

Zhao Tong took it without blushing or beating his heart. While muttering something in his mouth, he paid quickly.

Yuan Ming felt that his Nanjiang version of "Children's Stories" was quite memorable, so he also spent money to buy it.

"You like to read children's fables?" This action caused Zhao Tong to be surprised, with a bit of teasing in his tone.

"It's better than your preference for adult classics." Yuan Ming emphasized the four words "adult classics".

"Brother Yuan, it seems that you and I are in the same boat, why don't we go for a drink." Zhao Tong laughed, put his arm around Yuan Ming's shoulders, and went out.

In Shanzhen Building.

Yuan Ming and Zhao Tong sat opposite each other, and the latter also pulled Gu Yue to join them, and the three of them drank and laughed.

During the period, everyone did not mention the matter of Biluo Cave, but just talked about some interesting things in the Nanjiang Xiuxian world.

"What are your plans for the future?" At the end, Yuan Ming asked Zhao Tong about his plans.

"Me? I'm used to being idle. I used to spend my days reading books in the sect. Now the shop has been taken over by the owner of the market. Next, I will be a casual cultivator. The time here is soft and the years are tender, which suits me." Zhao Tong smiled and said.

"I heard that Southern Xinjiang may reopen trade with Central Plains, especially Dajin. This is an opportunity for the two of us. There will be a lot of business to do in the future. When cultivating immortals, the first thing to cultivate is wealth!" Gu Yue said.

"Yes, store up food. If there is enough food, then immortality will be achieved." Zhao Tong shook his head and agreed.

"Reopening trade means that the official trading channels will be opened?" Yuan Ming asked.

In fact, the business exchanges between Central Plains and Southern Xinjiang have never been completely cut off. It's just that private business under the background of official prohibition is considered smuggling.

"Yes. I heard that some post roads have been rebuilt." Gu Yue nodded.

"In this case, if you go to Dajin, you only need to take the original post road to go back?" Yuan Ming was immediately happy.

"Not yet... After all, the trading port has been closed for too long. If it is reopened, it will take at least a year to rebuild the system and procedures, or even some post station facilities." Gu Yue thought for a while and said.

"Brother Yuan, with your current strength, why rush back to Dajin? You are a casual cultivator without any support in the Dajin cultivation world. Why don't we live here together and take care of each other?" Zhao Tong also added.

"Yes, Brother Yuan, please consider it. As long as you buy a property in Black Rock City, you don't have to pay the spirit stones every time you go in and out. Living here with Qingsan Jushi, your safety is guaranteed." Gu Yue continued.

"Thank you, both of you. My parents are still alive at home. I miss home so much now." Yuan Ming replied.

Gu Yue did not hesitate to take out a map made of buffalo skin from his sleeve and pointed it out to Yuan Ming.

After eating and drinking, it was getting dark, and the three of them parted ways.

Yuan Ming then rushed to Master Huolian.

The person who received him was still the bald man, but his attitude was a little better than when they first met.

"Refining lined soft armor, that's no problem. Do you bring your own materials, or do we provide them?" The bald man thought for a moment and then asked.

"I have it myself," Yuan Ming said.

After that, he turned his wrist, and all the spiritual materials appeared on the table.

The main material is the skins of the Golden Flower Venomous Python King and the Queen. It is also paired with some special materials collected by Yuan Ming. The matching has been completed. The specific refining depends on what the fire master says.

"The materials are fully prepared. In the later refining process, some auxiliary materials commonly used by fire masters may be added. Including the refining fee, the total will be fifteen spirit stones. Please pay a deposit of ten in advance." The bald man said.

Expensive as always, but the quality is guaranteed.

"Money is not the problem, but when will Master Shiranui Lian be ready?" Yuan Ming asked.

The bald man thought for a moment after hearing the words, took out a booklet for accounting, and after flipping through it for a while, he gave the answer:

"Eight days later."

"It takes eight days to refine?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.

"The actual refining will naturally take less than eight days, but Master Huolian has a full schedule these days. Your soft-lined armor can be refined in the evening after seven days. You can pick it up on the eighth day. ." said the bald man.

"Okay." Yuan Ming thought for a while and nodded.

After saying that, he took out another object and placed it on the table.

"High-grade magic weapon?" The bald man also had seen the world and recognized it at a glance.

What is on the table is the Bagua mirror that was obtained from Elder Mengshan earlier.

During the hasty refining, the mirror was cracked by a blow from Elder Mengshan. Fortunately, the damage was not too severe and it should be able to be repaired.

Afterwards, in addition to the Bagua Mirror, Yuan Ming also obtained a pair of black hooks and an emerald green dagger that Elder Mengshan had used from his storage ring. The Wushan Claw and the other one is called the Short Green Dagger, both of which are poison-quenching magic weapons.

In addition, he also obtained some healing and cultivation elixirs suitable for monks in the foundation-building stage, as well as more than two hundred low-grade spiritual stones and three medium-grade spiritual stones.

"Yes, this is a high-grade defensive weapon. I wonder if Master Huolian can repair it?" Yuan Ming asked.

"This... needs to be seen by Master Huolian in person. Wait a moment, I'll show it to him." The bald man hesitated for a moment, then turned around and left with the Bagua Mirror.

Not long after, the bald man returned and brought the reply from Master Huolian:

"The damage is not serious and can still be repaired. Same thing. Pick it up in eight days."

"I'm a little confused. Since the Fire Master can repair high-grade magic weapons, why should he be limited to only refining low-grade magic weapons?" Yuan Ming asked doubtfully.

"This is Master Huolian's business. I don't know and I can't give you the answer." The bald man shook his head.

"All right."

Yuan Ming had no choice but to pay the deposit for two magical artifacts, turned around and left.

Now that he was going to stay in Black Rock City for a few days, he was not in a hurry to leave and immediately found a quiet inn in Fang City to settle down.

at night.

A room in the deepest part of the inn's courtyard was brightly lit.

Yuan Ming held the incense burner in his arms, with a homemade black incense stick on it, which had not yet been lit.

After some hesitation, he chose the latter between possessing his father and Hagon's daughter Tuya.

We are about to leave southern Xinjiang. If there is anything that worries me, it is Hagun's wife and daughter.

This can be regarded as the last bond between him and the first friend he made after his first journey to immortality.

Looking back on his actions at that time, Xiying thought it was a reckless act of heroism. He later realized that in the world of immortality, if there is no absolute strength, acting impulsively will not only be useless, but will only increase casualties.

However, since he had been entrusted by others at that time, he also hoped to do his best to help others, so as not to affect his state of mind for future practice.

If Yuan Ming was willing to put in the effort to look for them, he would definitely be able to find them, but he didn't want to do that.

He was not sure what kind of life the mother and daughter were leading now, and he was not sure whether he should appear in front of them again and disturb their lives.

Therefore, soul possession has become the best way.

After making up his mind, Yuan Ming lit the black incense, closed his eyes slightly, and pictured Tuya's young face in his mind, calling her name softly in his mouth.

After a while, green smoke curled up, and Yuan Ming's vision began to blur.

"Tuya, Tuya, it's time to eat..." the woman's voice came.

Yuan Ming's eyes lit up, and a small but clean and tidy small room appeared in front of him.

"I know, come right away." The young girl's voice sounded.

Yuan Ming confirmed that his attempt was successful and he had possessed Tuya.

At this time, Tuya's eyes moved down, and Yuan Ming saw that she was sitting cross-legged on the bed.

In front of her, there was a piece of slightly yellowed paper, which she was familiar with. It recorded the training formulas of "Bi Luo Gong".