"How do fellow Taoists call each other when they are in the lower zodiac sign?"
Xiao Shi looked at Ning Yi for a few times, with a look of respect in his eyes.
"Mingcheng."
Ning Yi reported his name, and after Xiao Shi sat down, he said straight to the point: "Shopkeeper Xiao, I am going to purchase a large number of Huangyuan stones. I heard that the quality of the Huangyuan stones sold by your pavilion is no worse than that of the Zhao family. I don't know if it is true."
"It's natural."
Xiao Shi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "To be honest with you fellow Taoist, although I am an outer disciple of the Earthly Immortal Sect, I still have some connections within the sect, and I can get Huang Yuan Stone at the cheapest price."
"oh."
Ning Yi nodded noncommittally, and while looking at Xiao Shi, he asked: "What's the price?"
"One thousand taels of silver per catty."
Xiao Shi thought for a moment and added: "If the purchase amount exceeds 100,000 taels of silver, you can get an additional 10% discount."
"Haha, the shopkeeper is bullying me because I'm a foreigner?"
Ning Yi sneered, put down the tea cup, shook his head, and said: "I just came from Zhao's store. For a hundred thousand taels of goods, the price they offered was eight hundred taels per catty, and it was in stock, and the quality was not necessarily good.
Worse than your pavilion."
"Dear guest, please don't say it's a joke."
When Xiao Shi heard this, his expression did not change at all, and he said in a deep voice: "It is not that I have no contact with the Zhao family, and I am not afraid of making friends with Taoists. Some of the yellow source stones sold in the pavilion come from the Zhao family. The ones he gave me
The cost price is not that cheap either.”
"Hey, a disciple of the Earth Immortal Sect actually has business dealings with the Zhao family."
Ning Yi's eyes brightened slightly, but he pretended to be surprised.
"Haha, why not?"
Xiao Shi looked casual and said with a smile: "The Lushan Marquis and the Dixian Sect are competing and hostile to each other. That is a matter for big shots. I am an outer disciple of the Dixian Sect. To put it bluntly, it is just a matter of name. The grudges between them,
What does it have to do with me, as long as I can earn money, the Zhao family in Rongcheng must have the same idea."
"The shop owner can see clearly."
Ning Yi smiled and nodded, agreeing with this explanation.
In the strife between big forces, the people at the top benefit, not the people at the bottom. Therefore, it is normal for Xiao Shi to have this kind of mentality.
"Since the store is so open, it's settled."
Ning Yi turned over his right hand, took out a thick stack of banknotes, and said in a deep voice: "I want 10,000 kilograms of Huangyuan Stone. This one million taels will be used as a deposit. I will pick up the goods in two days. I wonder if the store can accept it.
"
"Time is running out. I don't have that much inventory in the warehouse."
Xiao Shi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "My fellow Taoist is so heroic. I took this deal. Although I won't make much money, I just treat it as a friend."
"Haha, wait for the good news from the store."
Ning Yi put down the banknote, stood up and left.
After Xiao Shi watched Ning Yi send him away, he turned and walked towards the Zhao family's shop not far away. From a distance, Ning Yi looked at this scene with a hint of a conspiracy smile on his lips.
…………
Half a day later, the three of them met at the inn.
"Tell me about your findings."
Xuan Gui glanced at the two of them and said with a smile.
"I'll go first."
Guihua pondered for a moment and said: "I investigated the situation in Diling Pavilion, focusing on Xiao Shi. I found that his relationship with the Zhao family is not as tense as we thought. What is interesting is that he and the third son of the Zhao family
Zhao Yan is actually a very good friend.
As for Xiao Shi's relationship with the Dixian Sect, I also found out some. He is a distant relative whose mother is the fifth elder of the Dixian Sect. This person is good at business. Although his qualifications are average, he just relies on this connection to get from the Dixian Sect.
I got a lot of benefits.”
"And you?"
Xuan Gui nodded appreciatively, his eyes falling on Ning Yi.
"I contacted Xiao Shi."
Ning Yi glanced at the two people and said: "Xiao Shi did not hide his cultivation, and his qualifications are indeed average. Based on the information found by fellow Taoist Cui Hua, this person's cultivation qualifications are indeed good. He is at the eighth level of Qi training.
."
"It seems that the problem lies in his identity."
Xuan Gui concluded that the choice of Xiao Shi was definitely not an arbitrary choice.
In addition to being the shopkeeper of Diling Pavilion, Xiao Shi definitely has another identity, but he is pressed for time and may not be able to find out for the time being.
"What could it be?"
Gui Hua chuckled lightly and said: "The secret son of the Earthly Immortal Sect? Do you want to use some means to find out his identity?"
"Need not."
Xuan Gui shook his head, rejected this attention, and said: "Xiao Shi's identity is irrelevant to our mission. It is better to do less than to do more."
"I agree with what senior said."
Ning Yi nodded in agreement and said: "We just need to ensure that Xiao Shi dies in the mine. Doing more and leaving more traces is contrary to our mission requirements."
"You two are so boring."
Gui Hua snorted, as if he was more interested in exploring Xiao Shi's identity than the mission.
The two pretended not to hear and ignored it.
"I sneaked into the mine."
The two of them were refreshed, and Xuan Gui said with a smile: "The outer defense of the mine is average. After all, Huangyuan Stone is not a precious spiritual mine. However, after going deep into the mine, I was blocked by a formation at the deepest part of the mine.
That sealing formation is extremely powerful, and the person who set it up is at least in the Hedao realm. If I hadn’t had some skills, I might have touched the formation without even knowing it."
"It seems that there really is a fairy well."
Qi Hua licked his lips and said: "It is rumored that the earth mother's source fluid in the fairy well can reshape the physical body and turn it into a Tao body. It is the strongest body under the fairy body. I don't know how much this fairy well can produce.
Drops of mother fluid from the earth.”
"This thing is something that even the Hedao realm will fight to defeat. Let's stop trying to get involved."
Xuan Gui gave Gui Hua a warning look and said, "Okay, since we have the same opinion, let's talk about how to carry out the task."
Xuan Gui looked at Ning Yi and said: "When you have been in contact with Xiao, you have the most intuitive understanding of him. Please tell me how to introduce him into the mine with as little intervention as possible."
"Actually, I have already laid out the plan."
"Oh, tell me."
Xuan Gui was stunned for a moment, then laughed when he heard this.
Ning Yi didn't hide anything, and told him about taking the opportunity to purchase Huangyuan Stone.
“Very simple layout.”
After hearing this, Xuan Gui nodded slightly and gave a very pertinent evaluation.
"I like the layout."
Seeing Xuan Gui looking over, Gui Hua said: "The simpler it is, the higher the degree of completion will be, and the fewer accidents will happen. If you don't worry about leaving too many clues and capture Xiao Shi directly, you may use confusion spells to capture Xiao Shi."
It would be the most time-saving and trouble-free for Xiao Shi to throw it into the large formation deep in the mine."
"Simple and crude."
Ning Yi grinned and glanced at Gui Hua in surprise. It seemed to be his style. Back in the Lushan Marquis Mansion, in order to find out the news about the Nine-Tails Organization, this man directly changed into the Huyan clan's talker and participated in
Share the meeting in Yunzhou.
"If you do it directly, you will end up with too many consequences."
Xuan Gui glared at Ji Hua and said: "The Earth Immortal Sect has produced true immortals, and their background is unfathomable. If Xiao Shi had a hidden background and died suddenly, I really don't think they can find out."
"Hey, I'll just tell you."
Qi Hua smiled guiltily. There were too many Taoist magic powers in the world, so the risk of exposure was indeed too great.
"Since you don't have any objections, let's take action!"