Chapter 206 Peiyang Market
"Junior brother, junior brother..." A voice interrupted Li Yan's thoughts and woke him up from his memories. He saw Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao who had walked some distance in front of him, looking back at him. Lin Daqiao Qiao Ze called himself with a strange look on his face. Li Yan was still standing at the end of the road, looking at the flow of people going in and out of the city gate, which seemed a bit abrupt. Li Yan collected his thoughts, smiled, and followed him a few steps.
"Junior brother, have you never seen so many monks from other sects? After entering the city, there will be more monks inside." Lin Daqiao saw Li Yan coming over and said with a smile. He thought that Li Yan was because he was the first I was stunned when I saw so many monks from other sects for the first time.
"Oh, junior brother, I really had an eye-opening experience today. There are few people in Xiaozhu Peak, and there are even few monks from our sect, haha." Li Yan replied with a chuckle.
"Alas, Master, I don't know what he thinks. He has closed the big mountain peaks. Without many junior sisters and brothers, daily life is boring." Wen Xinliang sighed softly. He often looked at the other four peaks. Every year, new and beautiful junior sisters come in, and there are also many new junior brothers to bully, which he is very envious of.
While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived at the back of the queue at the entrance to the city. Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao did not have any intention of jumping in the queue, but stood directly behind the queue. However, their stop made people who had been waiting to enter the city The people at the back of the team wanted to get out of the way after seeing the clothes of the three people clearly. However, they saw that Wen Xinliang and the other three were just standing there talking to themselves and did not appear to step forward to jump in the queue. Then they couldn't help but feel slightly. Let go of the anxiety in your heart. But even so, many people still turned around and glanced at the three of them. It was not until they saw that these three people had no intention of jumping in line that they slowly returned to normal.
When Li Yan came over, he kept looking at the front. There were twelve guards standing at the city gate in front. Four of them were wearing the same clothes. Li Yan guessed that this was because four different forces from the eight forces were taking turns here. . Among the twelve guards, there are two foundation-building monks and ten monks at the eighth level of Qi Condensation or above. Some of them were interrogated, some were registered, and some collected the spirit stones. They were issued a red or white waist badge and let in. .
"Everyone who enters the city must check their registration information. Although some information is undocumented, it is still recorded. Everyone who enters the city must pay a low-grade spiritual stone. Those who can confirm their identity will be issued a white waistband; Those who cannot produce tokens will be given red waistbands. These people will be paid special attention to after entering the city, and the amount of spiritual stones they need to pay to enter the city is five yuan." Just as Li Yan came over to observe, Lin Daqiao's message came. It sounded in Li Yan's heart, which made Li Yan feel warm. He remembered that when he first entered the sect, this seventh senior brother also took the trouble to explain everything one by one.
"Five low-grade spirit stones? Why so many? It's better to find a market that you are familiar with to trade." After hearing this, Li Yan felt strange in his heart. Five spirit stones are not worth ordinary people.
For a monk, it's too expensive.
After listening to Li Yan's voice message, Lin Daqiao smiled, "You don't understand this. Once you enter the city and hand over the spirit stone, you will stay in the town for a day and a night. During this day and night, you are protected here." Yes, no one can do anything here. Those who handed over five spiritual stones to enter the market were either being hunted here and spent the spiritual stones to temporarily avoid trouble and then look for plans; or they really didn't care about the five spiritual stones. A piece of spiritual stone, this place has what he needs, and this person does not want to reveal his identity, so of course he will hide his whereabouts. "
After hearing this, Li Yan suddenly realized that he had never thought that Fangshi could be exploited to such an extent. However, it was beneficial to both parties and was a kind of cooperation.
"Then if you pay more spiritual stones, you can stay there longer?" Li Yan continued to ask.
"What I just said is just an ordinary thing. If you really encounter a very powerful person chasing you here, these eight forces will also have to consider whether they are willing to provoke them. In addition, you do not necessarily need to collect spiritual stones when entering the market. If it is a golden elixir, Monks, they can enter the city directly and no one will collect the spirit stones," Lin Daqiao replied.
Just as the two of them were communicating, a young man wearing a light yellow gown at the city gate walked over quickly. This man was one of the two foundation-building monks. He was already in the early stages of foundation-building. He was very uncomfortable. vulgar.
He walked straight towards Wen Xinliang, who was obviously the leader. When he saw someone coming, Li Yan and Lin Daqiao stopped communicating. Wen Xinliang still looked lazy. When he saw someone coming towards him, he just looked at the other person. He walked step by step without any fluctuation in his expression.
After the man walked quickly to Wen Xinliang, he glanced at Li Yan and Li Yan behind him. His eyes stayed on Li Yan for a moment longer, with a look of surprise in his eyes. He had been working here for several years. , the Qi Condensation Stage monks of the Sprite Sect almost rarely come here. In his impression, he has only seen them once, and that was when a golden elixir elder of the Sprite Sect came here with his descendants.
The young man in the light yellow gown saw that the two foundation-building cultivators of the Sprite Sect in front of him did not behave like a disciple towards the Qi Condensation Stage disciple, so he couldn't help but guess that they were descendants of the elder of the Sprite Sect. But his face remained calm, that is, his eyes swept over Li Yan, bowed slightly to Wen Xinliang, and said in a respectful low voice, "You three, please come with me, elders." "
Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao seemed to know about it and didn't say much. They also handed over to this person. Wen Xinliang even replied directly, "That's it, then I'll invite you!"
When Li Yan saw this, his eyes flashed a few times.
No words.
The young man in the light yellow gown saw that Wen Xinliang and the other two had agreed, so he walked forward with a smile. Wen Xinliang turned back and nodded to Li Yan, indicating that he should follow. Then he walked forward on his own, still looking lazy.
Seeing this, Lin Daqiao and Li Yan followed suit, and walked towards the city gate amidst the hesitant gazes of the monks waiting in line to enter the city. However, when the young man in the light yellow robe arrived at the city gate, he did not stop to let Li Yan and the other two check and pay the spiritual stones, but walked directly into the city. Li Yan followed Wen Xinliang and heard him chuckle and mutter, "Hehe, I saved three spiritual stones..."
After entering the city, a lively atmosphere of the market came to us. Facing the city gate was a wide street that could accommodate four or five large carriages. On both sides of the street, just as Li Yan had seen in the air before, it was neatly divided into pieces. Shops of all sizes lined up one after another, with store flags fluttering, clear rivers flowing, and willow trees swaying. From this street inward, every few steps, there would be a horizontal or slightly oblique street that turned away, leading to various places, appearing to be well connected.
Although there were pedestrians coming and going on the road, it didn't feel crowded on this wide road. These pedestrians were of all kinds, and their clothes were even more strange, which surprised Li Yan.
The monks in this city were many times more than those he had met outside the town just now. Before, Li Yan saw some monks dressed very strangely outside the city. There were scholars dressed, Taoists dressed, young women dressed in palace clothes, women dressed very revealingly, and even beggars with unpleasant odors all over their bodies. At that time, Li Yan felt that there were all kinds of things, but those people all revealed spiritual power fluctuations, which made him sure that everyone he met was a monk.
Now after entering the town, he saw even more strange people. Some of them were dressed in a strange way, wearing Confucian robes but holding eye-catching mourning sticks; some were extremely exotic, wearing colorful clothes and walking barefoot; some were like savages, carrying huge sticks several feet long on their shoulders, with naked upper bodies and muscular bodies, usually only wearing an unknown monster fur around their waists to cover their vital parts; some were like ghosts from the underworld, covered in black robes, with no clear faces, and with a yin aura on their bodies... All these things really opened Li Yan's eyes, but the aura of some people frightened Li Yan. After entering the city and walking forward for only a few hundred meters, he felt the aura of five foundation-building monks. The strong pressure made few people approach these five people.
There were also two or three people walking alone. Li Yan couldn't sense their cultivation at all. Their aura was vague and the pressure they showed was very weak, as if they didn't exist at all. But the more this happened, the more people would leave far away with a change of expression wherever these two or three people went.
Li Yan now knows a lot about the world of immortal cultivation. For such things, he would never release his spiritual sense to scan the cultivation of others, knowing that it would only cause trouble for himself.
However, some other scenes on this street made Li Yan feel kind and familiar. He didn't expect that along the way, this place was just like doing business among ordinary people. In front of many shops, there were many waiters outside shouting and greeting customers.
What "Seniors, take a look, take a look, our store's elixir can help you overcome disasters, and don't sigh about broken limbs and serious injuries. It can be restored and can assist..."
"Our store purchases a large number of various monster inner elixirs, flesh and blood, and furs. The first time, the store just broke even, the second time, the store made a slight profit, and the third time, the VIPs will receive a big gift..."
"Ladies and gentlemen, this weapon pavilion only sells magic tools and magic treasures. If you want to buy spiritual treasures and spiritual tools, please take a detour... The magic tools in this weapon pavilion are cast by Master He Yezi of the 'Duanfeng Sect'. They are all exquisite, from elementary to intermediate..."
Li Yan's ears were filled with the voices of soliciting customers, whether far or near, high or low, making Li Yan feel like he was in a lively market, except for the hawking of oil cakes and tea.
He also saw one or two shops with magnificent gatehouses, which were obviously big merchants with deep backgrounds. Their doors were open, colorful flags were flying, and red carpets were laid on the ground. On both sides of the door stood a row of graceful women. They all had picturesque eyebrows, long skirts dragging on the ground, tall figures, and skin as white as snow. Whenever someone passed by the door of the shop, no matter how the other party was dressed or whether they intended to enter, they all smiled and nodded, making people feel like they were facing a blooming peach blossom, and ripples could not help but arise in their hearts.
If someone entered, one of them would walk out, with lotus steps lightly, gracefully, and after coming forward to greet, she would lead the person in with sweet voices, which made people feel indescribable satisfaction.
Li Yan saw these familiar feelings all the way. If it weren’t for the spiritual power fluctuations of the waiters and the welcoming girls, and the sudden interruption of the scene by the strange-looking people who kept coming from the opposite side, he would really think he was back in Qingshanai City.
The young man in the light yellow gown walked forward without turning back to talk to the three of them, but just walked quickly in front. After entering the city, the group did not walk for long. They only walked about four or five hundred meters on the road leading to the city gate, and then came to a "well"-shaped intersection. The young man in the light yellow gown turned around, stretched out his right hand, and motioned for them to follow him around the corner. Then he turned to the street on the right. This street was also a wide street that could accommodate four or five large carriages. There were also many shops along the way, but this time they only walked about a hundred steps and came to a very inconspicuous alley. The young man looked back at the three people, then turned in.