As a remote small town, Fufeng City is really not that big.
After passing the inspection at the city gate, you can see a main road that can pass two carriages, dividing Fu Feng City into two parts in the middle.
Sitting on the unicorn carriage, Zhong Wen always had the feeling that he could see the other side of the town at a glance, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
It was still early, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. There were only a few passers-by gathered in front of a few stalls selling breakfast. Steam was rising from the stalls, and the aroma of the food was fragrant.
Following Uncle Zhao's introduction, Zhong Wen quickly had a general understanding of the layout of Fufeng City.
Although the city is small, it is well-equipped with restaurants, grain stores, medicine stores, horse and carriage shops, blacksmith shops, tailor shops, etc. There is not much lack of supporting facilities.
"This is the 'Yuantong Ticket Number'." Uncle Zhao pointed to a two-story building with an exquisite facade. "Brother Zhong, please wait for me for a moment. I will go in and exchange the spiritual crystals for tickets."
"Wait, I'll go with you." Zhong Wen thought of the large number of spiritual crystals in his ring, and his heart moved.
The hall of the ticket office is very clean and spacious, with six sets of tables and chairs neatly placed for waiting guests to rest. Behind the counter at the other end of the hall, there is a girl wearing light red work clothes sitting. Although her appearance is not as good as Liu Qiqi's, she is
Also very beautiful.
"Hello guest, how can I serve you?" The girl looked at Uncle Zhao in shabby clothes with a smile on her face, her voice was soft and there was no hint of contempt.
"Sister, please help me exchange a spiritual crystal ticket and give me ten silver dollars." Uncle Zhao handed over the spiritual crystal and silver ticket he got from Zhong Wen.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The girl's eyes lit up.
The ticket account can provide deposit and withdrawal services for both spiritual crystals and silver coins. However, in a small place like Fufeng City, there are very few customers who need spiritual crystal services. She suddenly felt energetic when a spiritual crystal business came to her door early in the morning.
Zhong Wen listened thoughtfully to the conversation between the two.
After a while, Uncle Zhao took a spiritual crystal ticket and ten silver coins and left the ticket office with satisfaction.
"Uncle, please go back to the car and wait for a moment." After leaving the gate, Zhong Wen sent Uncle Zhao away, turned around, went to a deserted corner, took out a bunch of spiritual crystals from the ring, and stuffed the bag behind his back.
Full of food, I then walked into the Yuantong ticket office again.
"Hello, how can I serve you?" The girl's smile was still sweet.
"I want to exchange some spirit crystal tickets." Zhong Wen smiled unconsciously at the beautiful woman.
"Okay, how many spiritual crystals do you want to save?"
Zhong Wenwen was naturally handsome, and when he heard that he could bring spiritual crystal business, he immediately became a charming prince in the eyes of the girl.
"I want to redeem three hundred spirit crystals. Please give me two tickets for one hundred spirit crystals and ten tickets for ten spirit crystals."
"Okay, I'll do it for you right away...wait, how much?" The girl was stunned, wondering if she had heard wrongly.
"Three hundred." Zhong Wen said, opening the bag and pouring out a pile of spiritual crystals.
"Guest, are you sure you want to save these?" The girl was so shocked that she stuttered.
"Why, is that too little? I just saw that the uncle only saved one spiritual crystal, and you all took care of it." Zhong Wen didn't understand the girl's mood.
Too few? I have never seen so many spiritual crystals in my life. I really want to marry this handsome rich man.
The girl's heart has sunk.
"Dear guest, please wait a moment, I will ask the supervisor for instructions." The girl hurriedly went up to the second floor.
After a while, a handsome middle-aged man in white followed the girl downstairs. He shook hands with Zhong Wen without any reservation and had a cordial conversation. He was even more enthusiastic than meeting his biological father.
When he walked out of the ticket number, Zhong Wen not only held the ticket worth three hundred spirit crystals, but also got a jade token. According to the middle-aged handsome man, this token represented the VIP status of the Yuantong ticket number. With this token, there is no need to queue up when handling business at Yuantong bank accounts across the Daqian Empire. If you apply for a loan, you can also enjoy interest discounts.
"Let's go to the trading house!" With the money in his pocket, Zhong Wenhao suddenly became angry.
The carriage turned the corner, and a splendid three-story building appeared in front of them.
"This is the branch of 'Shengyu Trading Company' in Fufeng City. I heard that this trading firm is ranked among the best in the entire empire and is very powerful." Uncle Zhao said with awe in his tone.
The store just opened in the morning, and all the guys inside were in high spirits, and the pretty girls in the shop were all good-looking. As soon as Zhong Wen walked in, a beautiful girl came up to greet him.
"Dear guest, do you want to buy something or sell something?" The girl's attitude is particularly kind to the handsome guy.
"I want to buy some elixirs and spiritual pattern materials." It was his first time making elixirs. For the sake of stability, Zhong Wen did not plan to use the rare elixirs in the ring.
This handsome guy is a practitioner!
The girl thought to herself, and her attitude became even more enthusiastic.
"What materials do you plan to purchase? I'll prepare them right away." The girl diligently brought a pen and paper and tried to memorize it.
"I need high-quality 'white cloud wood', 'spiritual ink carbon', 'spiritual pattern plate', 'spiritual pen mold'..." Zhong Wen pressed the "Spirit Pattern Pen Production Guide" and reported a bunch of spiritual pattern materials, and then Another string of names of medicinal materials popped out of his mouth, "We also need the finest 'Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass', 'Rongling Leaf', 'Earth Dragon Beard', 'Four-Nine Roots'..."
A big deal is coming!
The more the girl remembered, the more frightened she became.
"Okay, let's buy these for the time being and bring them to me to see how they are." Zhong Wen kept talking for a long time before stopping, with a still unfinished expression on his face.
"Okay, okay, guest, please come with me."
The girl carefully led Zhong Wen to a booth, took a seat, and left in a hurry.
Some snacks were placed on the table in the cubicle, and soon a waiter came in to pour tea. The service was very considerate.
Will a girl come and rub my shoulders? Zhong Wen thought with anticipation.
However, the person who came in was not a girl, but a fat middle-aged man.
"Hello, distinguished guest, my surname is Wang, and I am the shopkeeper here." The middle-aged man's kind attitude made people feel like spring breeze, and Zhong Wen's disappointment quickly disappeared.
"Shopkeeper Wang, I wonder if your bank has enough for the goods I want?"
"Dear guest, please rest assured that the spirit pattern material is not rare." Shopkeeper Wang patted the 34C man's chest and said, "Although the types of elixirs are a bit complicated, fortunately, the nearby Qingfeng Mountain is rich in medicinal materials for hundreds of miles. You are at the right place.
place, otherwise even if you go to the imperial capital, you may not be able to find anything as complete as here."
"There are many kinds of things you want. I have sent people to find them. Please wait for a while and have some tea."
Zhong Wen nodded, and while drinking tea, he chatted with shopkeeper Wang.
Shopkeeper Wang has been sitting in this position for many years, and he has a good way of dealing with people. He can quickly get along with anyone he meets. Seeing that Zhong Wen is young, he is afraid that waiting for him will be boring, so he will pick out some interesting stories and gossip anecdotes to amuse him.
He is happy.
"Would your distinguished guest want to stay in Fufeng City?" Shopkeeper Wang suddenly said, "It's not safe in the city now. If you want to find a place to stay, why not let our firm arrange it on your behalf."
"What's wrong?" Zhong Wen became curious.
"I heard that the deputy leader of the Bliss Gang was assassinated last night, and the leader was also seriously injured."
"Bliss Gang?" Zhong Wen looked confused.
"Your distinguished guest is not a local, so you may not know. Although the Bliss Gang is not a big force, it is still a dominant force in Fufeng City. The gang leader and deputy gang leader are both Dilun level masters, and the gang leader Duan Changhong has already broken through the third level.
Six Paths Earth Chakra."
Seeing Zhong Wen's confused look, Shopkeeper Wang reminded: "I heard that the assassin was injured when Duan Changhong counterattacked. Now the Ji Le Gang is searching for the assassin's whereabouts in the city. The distinguished guest has a great fortune, so be careful not to be implicated.
Those Ji Le Gang are not good men and women."
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for the reminder." Zhong Wen nodded, deeply agreeing with the words "of extraordinary worth."
At this time, several beauties entered the compartment carrying exquisite mahogany trays, with the items Zhong Wen wanted to buy neatly placed on the trays.
"I would also like to invite your distinguished guests to take a look."
Zhong Wen stood up and instinctively looked at the beauties with his eyes.
Alas, compared with Liu Qiqi, she is still far behind.
After appraising the perfect woman in his mind, his eyes turned to the goods.
The quality of the spiritual pattern materials was quite satisfactory, which could meet his needs for drawing the elixir and fire spiritual patterns, while the quality of the various elixirs could reach an average to upper level.
These medicinal materials are not the work of master growers, but are produced by ordinary farmers, which shows the superiority of the land environment around Qingfeng Mountain.
"Yes, I want the spirit pattern materials. I will charge as much of these elixirs as your company has. Please give me a price."
His tone was similar to that of some coal bosses in previous lives who bought luxury cars at auto shows. I want this one, this one, this one and this one...
Although shopkeeper Wang is a well-informed person, he did not expect that the young man in front of him was so bold in buying things, so he was surprised.
"Dear guest, elixirs have a shelf life, and we have a large reserve. You want it. If you can't use it up in a short period of time, it will be wasted." He was worried that Zhong Wen was a young prodigal, so he couldn't help but
Just a reminder.
"It's okay, I have my own way." Zhong Wen said firmly, "Just make an offer."
Shopkeeper Wang naturally would not refuse the business. He turned around and discussed with the people below for a while: "The spiritual pattern material is one thousand silver dollars, the 'Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass' is two hundred pounds, two thousand silver dollars, and the 'Rong Ling Ye' is five hundred."
Jin, one thousand silver dollars, 'Earth Dragon Beard'... a total of twenty-two thousand five hundred silver dollars. Since such a big business, the distinguished guest was willing to trust our bank, Wang took it upon himself to wipe out the fraction of the five hundred silver dollars and collect it.
How about you twenty-two thousand silver dollars?"
"Deal, wrap it up for me and take it to the carriage outside." Zhong Wen asked again, "Can I pay with spiritual crystals?"
"Spiritual crystals?" Shopkeeper Wang's face showed a surprised expression for the first time, "Of course it's possible. The distinguished guest needs to pay two hundred spiritual crystals."
"It's so cheap, doesn't it mean one to a hundred?" Zhong Wen asked confused.
This must be a young master from a cultivating family?
Shopkeeper Wang made a final conclusion on Zhong Wen's identity in his mind.
"I don't dare to deceive the distinguished guests. One to one hundred is just an official statement. In fact, the value of spiritual crystals is far greater than silver dollars. If you really need to exchange hundreds of silver dollars for one spiritual crystal, it will definitely be priceless but not marketable." Shopkeeper Wang was patient.
explain.
They say rural people are honest, honest as hell!
Zhong Wen suddenly realized that he had been taken advantage of by the village elders Zhao and Lao Li, so he decided to go back and give each of them a shot of "One Yang Finger".
"Here." He took out two hundred spirit crystal tickets and handed them to Shopkeeper Wang.
Seeing this boldness, the girls behind the shopkeeper all had their eyes brightening and their hearts burning.
When Zhong Wen was respectfully sent out of the trading company, there was another jade plaque on Zhong Wen's body, which represented his VIP status of "Shengyu Trading Company".
Looking at the large and small bags piled on the unicorn carriage, Uncle Zhao was about to protest, but was stopped by a silver note handed over by Zhong Wen, and drove the carriage willingly.
As the saying goes, showing off is fun for a while.
He looked like a rich man who spent a lot of money shopping, but he was eventually spotted.
Not long after leaving the city, the carriage was blocked on the road.
"The Bliss Gang searches for the assassin!"
More than a dozen Ji Le Gang members dressed in khaki attire and holding long knives appeared in front of Zhong Wen. The leader was a middle-aged man in his late forties, with protruding cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and a mean appearance.
.
"Get out of the car!" the middle-aged man ordered sternly, but there was a hint of greed in his eyes.
Although the Ji Le Gang is a local power, it is not a government official after all. They dare not show off too much in Fufeng City. The middle-aged man received a report from his subordinates that a fat sheep was making purchases in Shengyu Trading Company, so he made a special trip in the name of searching for assassins.
Waiting outside the city.
As a mafia organization, there is no psychological barrier to doing such things as robbing families and homes.
Uncle Zhao was so frightened that his legs were weak and his teeth made a rattling sound.
"Why don't you get out of the car quickly!" When the two younger brothers behind the middle-aged man saw him, they became even more arrogant and shouted at Zhong Wen.
Zhong Wen squinted his eyes and looked at the Ji Le Gang in front of him, silently.
"If you refuse to get out of the car, there must be a ghost. You two, go up and search!" the middle-aged man gave the order to the younger brothers.
Immediately, two minions approached the carriage with evil smiles, holding the long knives in their hands tightly, as if they were about to chop the two people in front of them into pieces.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me." Uncle Zhao had heard a lot about what the Bliss Gang had done, and he was so frightened that he held his head and shouted.
The two members of the Paradise Gang arrived in front of the carriage, and suddenly they felt their eyes blurred, and they seemed to have been touched by something, and then they lost the ability to move. No matter how hard they tried, they could not move at all.
Zhong Wen, who was on the carriage, appeared in front of the two of them at some unknown time. He patted a minion on the shoulder with a smile and asked, "Want to search the car? No problem, please do it."
"You...what kind of magic did you use? Untie it quickly, or I'll make you look good!" The two minions were shocked and threatened.
"You guys go!" The middle-aged man's face became solemn, and he appointed a few more minions.
Soon, there were several more "sculptures" in front of the carriage.
"Your Excellency turns out to be a cultivator." The middle-aged man had to look squarely at the young man in front of him.
After all, he had never even heard of this method of immobilizing people.
"Do you still want to search the car?" Zhong Wen asked lazily.
"It's Mr. Wen who has a blind eye and doesn't recognize Taishan. Judging from your demeanor, you don't seem to be an assassin. Please use your methods to let my men go. You and I can just say goodbye and let bygones be bygones. How about that?" The middle-aged man said with a soft attitude.
, but a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes.
"When the time comes, it will be untied." Zhong Wen casually pushed the "sculpture" blocked in front of the carriage, "Let's go, Uncle Zhao!"
There was anger in the middle-aged man's eyes, but he did not speak. Instead, he lowered his head and stepped aside to get out of the way.
The carriage began to move slowly, and just as the carriage passed in front of everyone in the Bliss Gang, the middle-aged man who had his head down and said nothing suddenly moved.
The long knife he held tightly in his right hand struck Zhong Wen in the car with lightning speed. The angle of the knife was extremely tricky, completely avoiding Zhong Wen's sight.
As the right confidant of the leader of the Bliss Gang, the middle-aged man himself has reached the sixth level of human chakra. He estimated that at Zhong Wen's age, his cultivation level is as high as the fourth or fifth layer of human chakra. Under his sneak attack, he used another
It is the gang leader who teaches the sword technique personally, so he will definitely succeed.
"puff!"
This is the sound of a knife cutting into flesh, and it feels very good.
Before the middle-aged man could be happy, he discovered that the person he had hit was actually the younger brother A behind him.
"Wen, Boss Wen, why..." Little Brother A slowly fell down with confusion in his eyes.
Me, what did I do?
Boss Wen looked confused and looked at Zhong Wen sitting in the carriage.
I saw Zhong Wen looking at him with a smile, a hint of teasing in his eyes.
It turns out it was you!
Boss Wen was so angry that he couldn't care anymore. He jumped up and slashed at Zhong Wen with his knife.
Zhong Wen looked at the oncoming long knife and remained motionless, seemingly petrified.
Winning! When Boss Wen saw this, he felt happy and felt that he was going to make a fortune.
As for the younger brother who was mistakenly killed by him, he had long forgotten about it.
"puff!"
Boss Wen's knife stabbed a member of the Paradise Gang in the chest again.
Brother B: "..."
Seeing the confusion in Brother B's eyes when he fell, Boss Wen almost went crazy.
The few remaining brothers showed fearful expressions and secretly distanced themselves from Boss Wen. Some of them were timid and had already rubbed oil on their soles and slipped away without a trace.
"You, what kind of magic did you do?" Boss Wen cursed loudly, his voice almost hoarse.
"Get out of here quickly, before I change my mind." Zhong Wen thought deeply before he came up with such a domineering line.
"I'll fight with you!" Boss Wen was a little confused and lost his ability to think. He raised his knife and charged forward again.
Seeing Boss Wen draw his sword, the few remaining members of the Paradise Gang dispersed in a rush, fearing that they would inexplicably follow in the footsteps of Brother A and Brother B.
"puff!"
Boss Wen looked at the long knife inserted into his chest, with the handle still in his hand, showing an expression of disbelief.
Before he knew it, Zhong Wen had appeared in front of him.
Looking at this handsome boy who was only sixteen or seventeen years old in front of him, he felt doubt, fear, regret... Boss Wen had mixed feelings in his heart.
Why am I so full that I want to provoke this monster?
"Reincarnate in the next life and be a good person." Zhong Wen patted Boss Wen on the shoulder, shook his head and sighed.
It wasn't until the unicorn carriage was out of sight that Boss Wen's body slowly fell backwards and hit the ground heavily, unable to stand up again...
Zhong Wen was enjoying Uncle Zhao's admiring gaze while counting the trophies in his hands, feeling very happy.
Except for Boss Wen, the minions who were immobilized by him with "One Yang Finger" did not escape the robbery of "Miaoshou Kongkong". The scattered banknotes and silver dollars in his hands not only recovered the cost of renting the car, but also recovered the cost of renting the car.
There is also some extra profit.
I can feel that even if Boss Wen's cultivation level is not as good as Liu Qiqi's, it is still much higher than his own. However, in front of "Jade Flowers", he is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with no power to fight back.