Xi Liuzi said: "Speaking of the Thirty-Sixth Route Rebel Army, one of them has recently emerged in our area. This rebel army is located at 'Ghost Face Cliff', which is about three hundred miles away from our Yunmeng City.
I heard that the rebels in "Ghost Face Cliff" were extremely ferocious and killed countless people. They slaughtered villages and villages wherever they went, leaving no chickens or dogs behind. The surrounding states, counties and towns for hundreds of miles were harassed by them and suffered terribly. Now in the city
Of the many refugees who have appeared, it is said that most of them abandoned their homes and fled to escape the massacre at Ghost Face Cliff."
After hearing this, Lu Zhan felt very angry and asked puzzledly: "Why doesn't the imperial court destroy such brutal gangsters and protect the people?"
One of the guards sneered: "The imperial court has too much time to take care of itself right now. That 'Ghost Face Cliff' is only ranked nearly the thirty-fifth among the Thirty-six Route Rebels, and it has already disturbed the land with a radius of hundreds of miles.
The chickens and dogs are restless and blood is flowing, not to mention that the thirty-sixth army is causing chaos all over the country. There are also those ferocious neighboring countries that are constantly intruding on the borders of our country of Chu, and our empire's army is now in disarray.
, his combat power is extremely weak, and he usually only bullies ordinary people."
At this point, he lowered his voice: "Also - I heard it from a relative who was doing business in the capital before - there are rumors in the capital that the current emperor has been seriously ill for a long time and may be dying soon; so now
The imperial court is already in dire straits."
While they were talking, everyone had already walked to a dilapidated small street.
This small street is located in the northwest corner of a bustling market, next to Tianxu River, one of the three rivers in Yunmeng. There are many small docks along the river, and shipping is very busy.
Therefore, this street was crowded with vendors, sailors, fishermen, dock porters, etc. The streets were bustling and seemed a bit crowded.
Lu Zhan followed the nursing home and squeezed through the crowded crowd, walked through the winding streets, and came to a row of dilapidated bungalows.
This row of bungalows looks like a small workshop for carving stone statues. A dozen strong workers are carving stone statues in the open space in front of the house.
With just one glance, Lu Zhan could tell that the workers were actually martial arts masters, at least in the middle stage of body refining. The workers only glanced at the outsiders who came into the workshop, and no one came out to stop them.
Xi Liuzi whispered to Lu Zhan: "This secret workshop has a strong backing, and we are not afraid of random people making trouble here. The first rule in the secret workshop has always been - only transactions are allowed here, and unauthorized fighting is never allowed."
.If anyone is not discerning and breaks this rule, those guys who carved stone statues will rush in and kill the perpetrator without hesitation, no matter how old he is."
Zhonghuyuan passed through a pile of scattered stone statues of lions, Pixiu, Tudigong, etc., and walked to a dilapidated small door behind the workshop.
Xi Liuzi raised his hand and knocked on the door regularly. Soon the door was opened a crack. A middle-aged woman poked her head out and glanced at them. Xi Liuzi smiled apologetically and said to her: "We also want to buy a statue of the God of Wealth.
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The woman nodded and looked at Lu Zhan with vigilant eyes. Xi Liuzi hurriedly said: "He is a newly moved house and he also wants to buy a statue of the God of Wealth for his family."
The woman then opened the door completely and let them in.
Xi Liuzi told Lu Zhandao: "What I said to the woman just now was a code word. Anyone who wants to enter the secret workshop must know the code word. If you can't say it, the other party will not let you in. If you can't say it, you will be shouted at.
The workers who are carving stone statues outside will beat you up. When I just said that I wanted to buy a statue of the God of Wealth, it meant that we were just doing a normal transaction. If you have particularly good goods to trade, just tell her that you want to buy a statue of the Dragon King. They
We will open another channel for you and receive you as a distinguished guest."
Behind the door was a small, broken and dirty room. There was an old staircase in the small room, which continued downwards and actually led directly to the underground.
From the outside, this bungalow looks shabby, small and inconspicuous.
But after walking down the stairs, my eyes suddenly opened up. There was actually a huge underground world with many rooms below. I saw that this underground world was crowded with people of all kinds, with fragrant clothes and beautiful faces.
Lu Zhan didn't expect that this secret workshop would be so popular. There were not only martial arts masters like them, but also rich men in brocade and grosgrain, beauties with longingly beautiful eyes, and nobles from aristocratic families with gorgeous clothes.
This is a veritable underground exchange. People who come here either have a lot of money in their pockets or have various goods worth trading. Anyway, this is not the world of the poor outside. Those who have empty pockets and are hungry and cold are definitely the best.
You can't step into this underground world.
There are several sizable shops in the outermost trading hall of the underground exchange, which are marked with the following signs: Weapons Shop, Protective Gear Shop, Elixir Shop, Sundry Shop, etc.
Lu Zhan took a look at the weapon shop and saw that the shop was filled with a variety of weapons, but upon closer inspection, there were no particularly eye-catching high-level magic weapons.
Xi Liuzi told him in a low voice: "The goods for sale in the shop are actually ordinary goods, but because the origin is unknown, it is not convenient to sell them in the shops on the ground, so they are sold here. Captain, yours
The fifth-grade steel knife can only be regarded as ordinary goods in the secret shop, because the handle is stamped with the Lufu mark, and it can only be sold here. Really high-quality goods are basically traded in the form of auctions.
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As he spoke, he pointed towards the large rooms at the back of the exchange, "Have you seen those rooms there? That is the real essence of this secret room. All high-value transactions are conducted in those rooms.
. Those rooms are also divided into three levels: 'body refining', 'bone forging', and 'qi condensation'. As for 'energy transformation', it is because it is only the top existence in the legend, and such an expert does not bother to go to this ordinary level.
They come to trade in different places, so there is no special place for their auctions. People like us who are in the body refining realm are only qualified to enter the auction room dedicated to the 'body refining' realm transactions. There are also those two rooms," Xi
Liu Zi pointed to the two black doors in the corner and said: "That is a room specially used for VIPs to conduct secret transactions. The people who trade in it are all of the highest quality. If you don't have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, you can't leave at all."
Go in."
Lu Zhan secretly wrote down some information in this secret workshop.
He walked to the counter of the shop where weapons were traded, and a middle-aged man came up to him and asked: "This young master invites you, what kind of deal do you want to do?"
Lu Zhan handed him the level 5, 200 refined steel sword in his hand and said, "I want to sell this sword."
The middle-aged man took the steel knife, first looked at the scabbard carefully, then pulled out the knife, flicked the blade, looked at the blade, touched the blade, examined it carefully, and then said to Lu Zhan: "
Guest, this is a fifth-grade stainless steel knife that has been tempered for 200 and 200 times and is worth 2,500 taels. Are you sure you want to sell it?"
"yes, I'm sure."
The middle-aged man asked again: "Then are you going to trade directly with silver taels, or with elixirs?"
Lu Zhan was stunned, "What? Can elixirs also be traded?"
"Yes, guest." The middle-aged man said, "You can exchange it for an elixir of equal value, but you can only exchange it for a primary elixir."
"Then I'll exchange for the "Yuanyuan Pill"." Lu Zhan said happily. It turns out that you can exchange pills here, which is quite convenient.
"Okay, each "Yuanyuan Pill" is worth fifty taels of silver. This knife of yours can be exchanged for fifty "Yuanyuan Pills". Please wait a moment while I go get the elixir." The middle-aged man held it.
Gang Dao walked behind the counter, and after a while he took out five porcelain bottles and handed them to Lu Zhan: "There are ten in each bottle, a total of fifty. Please count, my guest."
After making sure it was correct, Lu Zhan put the elixir in his bag and left the weapon counter. He saw Xi Liuzi and other nursing staff selling their extra elixirs at the elixir counter, so he walked to them and watched their transaction process.
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At this time, the door of a mysterious room located in the corner for VIPs was opened, and a man in his fifties, with a beautiful beard, dressed as a scholar, walked out of it. The man was carrying a
Carrying a parcel wrapped in silk satin.
Lu Zhan's eyes happened to meet that person's eyes, and both of them were stunned at the same time.
"It's Butler Liu!"
A strong murderous intention suddenly surged through Lu Zhan's heart, but he quickly controlled his emotions. After all, it was not the time for revenge yet, and this was in public in the secret workshop.
Butler Liu also saw Lu Zhan and was stunned for a moment. Then he glanced at the nursing staff standing beside him and selling pills at the counter. He knew in his heart that it was just a chance encounter.
So he suppressed the anger in his heart and walked towards the exit of the secret workshop with an indifferent expression.
When passing by Lu Zhan and others, Xi Liuzi and other nursing staff also saw him. They quickly bowed respectfully and smiled flatteringly.
Liu Dagu glanced at the porcelain bottles they were putting on the counter to sell, and recognized them as Lu Mansion's elixir bottles.
"Humph, a bunch of unmotivated slaves!"
He glanced at Lu Zhan with a disdainful look, thinking that this kid turned out to be someone who was greedy for comfort. He sold pills that could increase his martial arts skills in exchange for money. That was really an act of not seeking advancement.
Ever since the Liu Dingguo brothers disappeared during the "Martial Arts Examination" a month ago, he had been shocked and puzzled by their mysterious disappearance.
But he, who was always thinking of nothing, was unwilling to believe that the disappearance of the brothers was related to Lu Zhan. After all, his preconceived notions made him look down on Lu Zhan, a child with no foundation.
In addition, he couldn't help but guess another possibility: Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan was a close friend of the third young master like himself, but this young master had always had a quarrel with him. The two of them were harmonious overtly, but they were at odds with each other secretly.
It happened that Lu Xuan also participated in the "Capture the Flag Exercise" and heard that he died tragically with a person who participated in the assessment.
Therefore, Liu Dagu suspected that the disappearance of the Liu Dingguo brothers had nothing to do with Lu Zhan, but was caused by Lu Xuan. Although Lu Xuan's martial arts attainments were not high, he also had a powerful secret treasure given to him by the third son. With this secret treasure, he could not defeat the Liu brothers.
Impossible.
Now that he saw Lu Zhan standing in front of the elixir trading counter, and the few porcelain elixir bottles on the counter, he became more convinced that the disappearance of the Liu brothers had nothing to do with Lu Zhan.
In his eyes, Lu Zhan's ability to survive until now is just due to good luck. Let him live for a few more days until he has finished the extremely important thing that the Third Young Master told him, and then take care of this little guy.
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Lu Zhan lowered his head slightly and watched Butler Liu walking past him, his eyes filled with anger.
But Lu Zhan suppressed the murderous intention and anger in his heart and refused to raise his head to face Butler Liu.
He knew that once he looked into the other person's eyes, Butler Liu would definitely feel the strong murderous intent.
He doesn't want to confront Butler Liu yet. Firstly, he knows that his strength is not enough. Secondly, there is a clear rule in the secret workshop that no fighting is allowed.
There are quite a few masters in this secret workshop. We can't just rely on our bravery and put ourselves in a desperate situation, otherwise we won't be able to get revenge.
After returning home from the secret workshop, Lu Zhan stepped up his training. With these elixirs, his "food ration" worries were temporarily solved.
Although he only met Butler Liu once, the mysterious crystals in his body seemed to be able to sense that the old guy was hiding something deep and his strength must be far superior to his own.
His martial arts attainments have reached the middle stage of the bone forging realm, and he has begun to make strides towards the later stages. However, it is obviously still very difficult to kill Butler Liu to avenge his father.
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