Li Mingyue walked out of a store called "Qi Baorui" with a stiff face. He never expected that just an ordinary-looking jade pendant could be sold for a sky-high price, which made him give up the idea of disposing of all the goods.
Intend.
One hundred gold coins, according to the conversion of Tang Dynasty coins, is one thousand silver coins, which is also ten thousand copper coins. Ten thousand copper coins, just piled on the ground, can be a big pile.
Li Mingyue has never seen so much money before, so it's hard not to be surprised. Although Lanzhou is located on the border and all the money in circulation is silver, Li Mingyue still has a clear understanding of the coins of the Tang Dynasty. A thousand silver coins,
It is equivalent to one thousand taels of silver, only a lot more.
After walking out of Qibaorui by accident, Li Mingyue suddenly felt a little unable to walk. There happened to be a restaurant nearby, so she walked over. First, to rest and relax, and secondly, to have a full meal.
Although Li Mingyue was thin, he was not short. If he didn't take off his bamboo hat, no one could tell that he was just a fifteen-year-old boy. So when Li Mingyue walked into the restaurant, the waiter in the restaurant called him "hero" and then led him to the restaurant.
Li Mingyue followed Li Mingyue and walked inside while introducing the restaurant's special dishes and fine wines.
When Li Mingyue took off her bamboo hat and revealed her childish face, the restaurant waiter was obviously stunned. Fortunately, Li Mingyue said, "I don't want any more wine. Just give me something to satisfy me."
He hesitated for a moment, then inquired: "By the way, is there a place near here that buys and sells immortal elixirs?"
The guy who was about to leave stopped, shook his head and said, "Hey, young hero, no."
He took a look at Li Mingyue and saw that Li Mingyue's face was pale. He guessed that Li Mingyue was suffering from some terminal illness that could only be cured by immortal elixirs. He then said: "But young hero can go to Taihua Sect to try his luck. In the beginning of spring, Taihua Sect will hold a meeting.
It is a grand event where gods and goddesses from all walks of life gather together. If you are lucky, you might be able to meet one. But there are too many scammers these days, so young hero needs to be careful."
Li Mingyue nodded in thanks.
At the door of Qi Baorui next door, two men stared at the restaurant where Li Mingyue was, then one stayed and continued to stare, while the other returned to Qi Baorui.
In a room in Qi Baorui, there are three people sitting at the moment, a rich old man, an enchanting woman, and a burly man. On the table next to the rich old man, there is a jade pendant, which is exactly what Li Mingyue sold before.
That piece.
The woman took a sip of tea, then rubbed the teacup with its lid, and asked, "Mr. Ge, is this really something from the General's Mansion?"
The rich old man nodded and said: "It's correct, and it was worn by the young master of the general, so this young man is inseparably the young monk mentioned in the spy report."
The woman nodded and whispered: "This young man is indeed injured, but I didn't expect that at such a young age, he is already a strong martial artist."
The man stood up at this time and said loudly: "Then what are you waiting for? I will lead people to capture this kid and send him back to Yan State for entrustment."
At first glance, this person seems to have a hot temper. It is strange to be able to work in the Chamber of Commerce. The key is that Qi Baorui seems to have a close relationship with the Yan Kingdom. He may even be an organization affiliated with the Yan Kingdom's royal family, responsible for some unseen things.
To collect information from people, the Chamber of Commerce is just a cover.
Generally, this kind of organization is very strict in the selection of personnel. They need to be bold and careful, but also calm and calm. Someone with a personality like this guy should not be included in the core.
The old man raised his hand to signal the man to calm down, and explained at the same time: "If it is really the person mentioned by the spy, then he is at least a martial monk. The people under your command are not enough for him to kill.
At that time, not only did things not go well, but they also alerted the enemy, and the Qi Baorui, which His Highness the Crown Prince had worked so hard to manage, had to be thrown away by the Tang Dynasty court. Life and death for us is a small matter, but ruining His Highness the Crown Prince's layout is a big deal."
The man frowned and said, "Didn't you say you were injured?"
The enchanting woman seemed to dislike this tall and thick man. Every time she looked at this man, her eyes were filled with contempt, and she said in a slightly mocking tone: "I told you to read more books. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. That's why."
I don’t understand simple truths. I really don’t know how you are still alive today. I don’t understand, how on earth were you chosen in the first place?”
The man glared at the enchanting woman and said coldly: "I got in because of my real ability, but you, it's hard to say whether you have any shady dealings with those old guys in Luowang."
The enchanting woman was not angry, her eyes were as charming as silk, and she said in a voice that made people feel numb: "I am going to say that I had an affair with our Crown Prince, do you believe it or not?"
The man who was just about to sit down jumped up again and shouted angrily: "You are so impudent! How wise and powerful His Highness is, that he would like a vulgar fan like you? If you dare to speak out and insult His Highness again, don't blame me for being rude."
The enchanting woman smiled and said: "Your Highness has a disdain for the slave family. Could it be that he has a crush on you?"
The man was obviously very angry and was about to explode when the rich old man said coldly: "Okay!"
The two stopped arguing, and the man sat back.
The rich old man continued: "What is the master? What is the second time? Can't tell the difference? If there is a next time, don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship and sending you two back."
The woman smiled charmingly and said, "Don't be angry, Sir. I'm going to test that little guy right now."
The old man nodded and continued: "Remember, never alert the enemy. After finding out the details, keep an eye on the other party. I will report the matter first, and then take action after receiving the order."
The two of them stood up at the same time and sent the old man out. Then the woman looked at the man with a half-smile and walked out.
"Bah!" The man looked at his back and spat.
In the restaurant, Li Mingyue was enjoying the food on the table. A charming woman walked straight towards him, and then said with a smile: "Master, I wonder if the slave family can sit here?"
Li Mingyue raised her head and glanced at her, but did not answer immediately. Instead, she glanced around to make sure that the seats around her were full before nodding and saying, "Of course."
The woman thanked her, then sat opposite Li Mingyue in a charming posture, watching Li Mingyue eating, and asked in a charming voice: "Isn't the young master a local?"
Li Mingyue didn't think much, nodded and said: "No, I came from the south to escape."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel something was wrong, so he raised his head and glanced at the woman. After making sure that she did not pose any threat to him, he continued to eat with his head down.
After listening to Li Mingyue's answer, the woman thought for a while and then continued chatting with Li Mingyue.
Perhaps Li Mingyue's previous actions reminded the woman, so the woman's next words were much more wary, and she was making insinuations to test Li Mingyue's background.
Li Mingyue was new to the world and did not understand the dangers of the world. Coupled with the fact that women are naturally weak, it is easy for people to relax their vigilance and alertness, and leaked a lot of information to the other party, but he himself was completely unaware of it. After the woman organized the information,
Then he got up and said goodbye and left.
After Li Mingyue had eaten her fill, she also left the restaurant and continued north to the Taihua Sect.
According to the restaurant clerk, and based on what he saw and heard along the way, before the start of the Ten Thousand Immortals Meeting, an Immortal Treasure Trading Conference will be held in Guangyang County near Taihua Zong, and there will be a variety of rare and exotic items.
The treasure appears.
Therefore, Li Mingyue had to rush to Guangyang County before the Immortal Treasure Trading Conference, firstly to get rid of all his belongings, and secondly to buy some elixirs that could restore his body.
Because she did not know the specific time and duration of the Xianbao Trading Conference, Li Mingyue had to rush to Guangyang County as soon as possible to prevent missing this opportunity.
Perhaps because of impatience, or perhaps because of the heavy flow of people, Li Mingyue didn't notice the person following him, and the woman in the bell didn't seem to notice either.
After walking out of the city for about half a day, Li Mingyue met a group of people, one of whom he had met. He was the student who had asked the gentleman to go north with him in the private school when he was in Sangji City.
Originally, Li Mingyue had no intention of saying hello, but by chance, he ran into a group of bandits and surrounded the team. There were so many bandits that Li Mingyue was not spared.
The schoolboy's father should be a businessman. In addition to a woman, he also has several concubines, some maids, and more than a dozen retinues.
Those retinues have strong auras and are all well-trained players. This is the main reason why this team is still able to reach this point despite so much fanfare. It is really difficult for ordinary bandits to pose a threat to this team.
It was obviously the first time for them to see so many gangsters, and they were obviously very frightened at this moment. Especially the schoolboy who had met Li Mingyue once was so frightened that he squatted in the carriage and only dared to peek through the gap.
Looking outside.
The father of the schoolboy should also know that this hard fight will definitely fail, and he also feels that these gangsters are forced and just want to make a living, so he wanted to make money and eliminate the disaster. He stood up from the car and raised his hands high.
He stood up and said loudly: "Fellow heroes, I know that you are all forced to work hard for nothing more than money. We can give you money, and we will only leave a little for travel expenses. I also ask you heroes to spare my life."
These bandits didn't seem to expect to meet such a talkative master. They were a little stunned for a moment. Then a man who was obviously the leader put a long knife on his shoulder and laughed loudly: "It's easy to talk, we are just asking for money."
, If you don’t care about human life, if you don’t want to die, just keep your money and women.”
The man on the carriage frowned and glanced at the concubines and maids on the carriage, as if he was making a decision.
Li Mingyue was also a little curious about what kind of choice this man would make at this time.
The female relatives seemed to feel the crisis, and burst into tears, begging the man not to abandon them.
The bandits laughed.
They may have had no choice but to become bandits, but the human heart is like this. It is easy to do evil but difficult to do good. And once you do evil, it will only get worse.
"Okay!" The man on the carriage said, "You can keep the women and the money, but I have to take my wife away. She has been with me all her life and has suffered all her life. I can never leave her behind at this time.
Let alone let my son hate me."
When he said this, his face was obviously filled with helplessness, but there was a strange brilliance in his eyes.