At this time, a heroic voice sounded from outside: "Why did I say the middle door is wide open? It turns out that a distinguished guest is coming."
"That's great, the Hall Master is back." Captain Luo beamed with joy.
While he was talking, a skinny old man with a tall figure, white hair and a childish face, wearing a long green gown, walked in. Behind this old man was a man and a woman, both of whom looked to be less than twenty years old. The man was handsome and was carrying a handful of A sword, a beautiful woman, holding a stick of floating dust, like a waiter or a disciple.
"I'm Zhu Yuheng of Yushumen." The old man bowed his head towards Xie Xiaoyu.
"Thank you, Xiaoyu. As for your background you might as well not tell me." Xie Xiaoyu sighed.
He sighed not only because of the grudge in his heart, but also because this old man made him feel difficult.
The old man did not put on the airs of being the master of the hall, but he reasoned as a member of the same sect. He would definitely be invited to talk to him next, but he couldn't shirk it.
"He shied away, not just because he didn't give face to Zhongyi Hall, but also because he didn't give face to Yushumen. The old man could definitely take action against him on the grounds that the teacher's sect was humiliated.
So he didn¡¯t mention the teacher¡¯s sect. This means that he doesn't want to mention the past and has nothing to talk about. All he talks about is sad things. If the other party tried to force him to talk again, that would be too unreasonable and would just rub salt into the wound.
The old man didn't expect that his wonderful move could be resolved so easily. His heart sank slightly, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he said more gently: "Since you and I are both members of the sect, we can be in the same sect." We are destined to meet each other in Tianbaozhou. I wonder what you want to buy? "
"This little brother wants to buy a prescription for nourishing the meridians and protecting the meridians." Tiezui opened his mouth and said first.
"So, your Excellency has done some research on alchemy." The old man asked with a smile.
"A friend of mine knows a thing or two about alchemy. This is a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor. It is really difficult to get ready-made elixirs in Tianbao Prefecture." Xie Xiaoyu still said the same thing as before.
Regardless of whether these words can deceive others, at least they have no flaws.
"That's no problem." The old man was not sure whether Xie Xiaoyu's words were true or false, but he was not in a hurry. Anyway, it was easy to find out the truth and falsehood.
"Open the inner treasury." The old man ordered.
"Isn't this inappropriate? In the inner treasury, it would not be good if an outsider like me knew the details. Anyway, what I want is so simple. If there is such a prescription, just give it to me. By the way, I also want to buy an alchemy cauldron, some talisman paper and a talisman pen. It doesn¡¯t need to be too good, it just needs to be usable.¡± Xie Xiaoyu is not stupid, he doesn¡¯t want to accept this unnecessary favor at all. He only wants to come here to do business, and the money and goods will be cleared, and he will not lose or owe anything.
The old man could no longer insist, so he had to agree.
The things were brought quickly. A crumpled piece of paper was filled with words. Next to it was a shining silver alchemy cauldron, as big as a bucket, with tadpole runes covering its surface.
Xie Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, but he immediately shook his head: "This alchemy cauldron is so good. My friend can't use it, and he doesn't dare to use it. It's a crime to be pregnant with a jade! He's not a swordsman like me. His level is Although he is taller than me, if we really fight, he is not as good as me.¡±
He even said the words "It's a crime to have a jade", and the old man understood that if he insisted on sending this favor, he would be suspected of having ulterior motives. His cousin, in the name of loyalty, was quite concerned about his reputation.
It was like a punch hitting cotton. The old man felt that his strength was nowhere to be used. The opponent looked very young, but he was an old man. In desperation, he had no choice but to say: "Take all the alchemy cauldrons." Come out and let me choose.¡±
Xie Xiaoyu did not refuse this time.
¡° Danding is not related to the safety of a gang, and it doesn¡¯t matter if outsiders know about it. No one can make a fuss about it.
Soon, the alchemy cauldrons were moved out one by one. They were all small alchemy cauldrons that could be taken with you. There was no need to take out the big cauldrons that weighed ten thousand kilograms and required more than a dozen people to lift.
Xie Xiaoyu had already secretly used the "Great Technique of Observing the Heaven and Clear the Earth's Deep Cave". His eyes were filled with divine light, and his gaze swept back and forth between the cauldrons.
There are good and bad alchemy cauldrons on display. Three of them are of the same grade as the silver cauldron just now. There are as many as five or six that are slightly worse. There are even more first-class ones. Most of them belong to this category. grade.
He was about to choose a suitable one from them, when he accidentally glanced at a fist-sized alchemy furnace.
This alchemy furnace is mottled with green patina. There is no halo around the furnace wall, and there is no spiritual energy steaming inside the furnace. It is just a copper lump. However, there are nine openings in the base of the furnace. Through The mottled rust stains can be vaguely seen on the furnace wall.Small dots, like stars in the sky, are scattered across the furnace body, with extremely thin line segments connecting them in the middle.
His heart was shocked, and a text immediately flashed in his mind.
"The ancient alchemy technique comes from heaven and earth, and is the same as that of people. It has meridians, pulses, orifices, and acupuncture points"
The alchemy furnace in front of me completely conforms to those descriptions. The dots on the surface are acupuncture points, the connections in the middle are meridians, and the nine openings at the bottom are nine orifices.
"If a person has nine orifices, he must have extraordinary talent. If a furnace has nine orifices, it may not be simple."
Not all things from the ancient times were good. At that time, everything was only in rudimentary form, very crude and rough, far less sophisticated and diverse than it is now. But one thing is for sure, the things that can be preserved to this day are definitely not bad.
The people of ancient times had no one to teach them, so they could only take heaven and earth as their teachers. They watched the movement of the stars, understood the acupuncture points of the human body, watched the rushing rivers, and understood the flow of blood vessels. At that time, the same was true for making instruments. The meridians and acupuncture points were modeled on the human body, and then the aura of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon were injected into them, allowing them to evolve on their own.
By doing this, it was possible in the ancient times. At that time, there were very few monks, but resources were everywhere. Even a piece of grass on the roadside is a treasure of heaven and earth today.
However, even though the resources were unimaginably rich, the success rate of making artifacts at that time was still very low. Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand artifacts were stillborn, and only one was successful.
This success is incredible.
"The way of nature nourished by heaven and earth is no longer a magical weapon, but a magic weapon, and it is not the kind of magic weapon developed by later generations of monks.
"I want it." Xie Xiaoyu took the alchemy furnace over.
Everyone was a little surprised, and a few people even showed hesitation on their faces. Everyone thought that even if he didn't get the best, he would at least get a middle-to-lower cauldron. They didn't expect that he would get such a useless thing. .
"Everyone has his own ambitions." The old man sighed.
Xie Xiaoyu didn¡¯t explain this time, he was happy and cheap.
The alchemy furnace has been obtained, and the remaining things are all very simple. Soon the girl next to the old man brought two boxes, one large and one small, and a pen.
Both boxes are made of agarwood. One of them is half a foot long and an inch wide. When you open the lid, you will find many talisman papers neatly stacked inside. Each talisman paper is bright yellow in color and has a waxy glow on the front. When I hold it in my hand, it feels soft and supple, definitely top quality. The other one is smaller, and inside is an ointment mixed with cinnabar, animal blood and other materials, which is also top-grade.
The talisman pen on the side is made of Xiangfei bamboo as the penholder, and the bottom is made of fine hair and hard hair. Although it is only of medium grade, it is still a good thing.
This time Xie Xiaoyu did not refuse.
"For monks like us, it seems crude to take out silver coins. I'll use this thing to offset the price." Xie Xiaoyu took out a small cloth bag from his inner pocket, opened it, and poured it on the table.
A black gold bead the size of a thumb rolled out and rolled around on the table.
"Poison-avoiding pill." The doctor is a knowledgeable person.
"This seems a bit much." Captain Luo looked like he wanted to reach out but hesitated.
Poison-avoiding elixir cannot avoid poisons in water and soil, but it can filter out poisons in the air. It is definitely a good thing in Tianbao Prefecture.
"It's nothing. You all must have it, and you won't need it if you stay in the city. People who need to go inland to make a living can't afford this thing. To put it bluntly, it's just a useless thing." Xie Xiaoyu did not raise the price. Instead, he deliberately belittled it a bit, telling the truth even if he didn't tell the truth.
When he was in Middle-earth, knowing that he was coming to Tianbao Prefecture, he prepared some poison-avoiding things, and even a detoxification pill recipe. However, after he came, he discovered that the poison-proofing things were of little use and only had a few detoxification pills. It came in handy the next time I went down the mine.
Having said that, the value of the poison-avoiding pill is there, and the pill is extremely precious in Tianbao Prefecture, so it is enough to exchange for those few things.