Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 392 New Elephant
"It's so lively."

Yuan Jin, who was bowing his head, raised his head when he heard Kuang Liuting's voice, and saw the latter standing on the clouds, looking at the bustling scene of Chongming Market with interest.

Kuang Liuting was not accompanied by many people on this trip, only a few people. Among them were the governor Zhu Tong, the acting Sima Gun Shilu, and the military commander Qin Sufu, representatives of the three forces in the state court.

The first two did not make any move towards Yuan Jin, but Qin Sufu gave him a look that reassured him, which made Yuan Jin's anxiety suddenly ease a lot.

In addition, there were several late foundation building cultivators. Yuan Jin felt that they looked familiar, and vaguely recognized that some of them were in charge of the Demon Suppression Division. As for the remaining two or three people, they were also relatively famous casual cultivators.

Among all the people, only Gun Shilu was closest to Kuang Liuting, which showed his status in the latter's heart.

Kuang Liuting has been staying at home recently and has rarely appeared in public. It is said that he is in seclusion to form an elixir, and he always brings a different person with him every time he appears, but Gun Shilu is always by his side.

This fake Sima seemed to have resigned from his post in the Sima Mansion of the Provincial Court. He only received a considerable annual salary, but his job was that of a chief attendant to Kuang Liuting.

As for what was the meaning of Kuang Liuting employing a fake Dan whose path to the Tao was cut off? Others couldn't explain it clearly, and no one dared to ask.

Kuang Liuting withdrew his gaze from the scene in the market, but the interest in his eyes had not yet dissipated. After he supported Yuan Jin with one hand, he felt an invisible force holding him up.

"Are you Yuan Jin?" Nan'an Bo seemed to be in a talkative mood today. He was not in a hurry to meet the owner of this place, but also took the time to talk to the little character in front of him.

"Zhongming Yuan Jin, I'm here to meet you, Lord."

"You did a good job in Jingnan Prefecture. I saw your name on the victory report sent by the Zheng family to the provincial court."

"Yuan Jin's humble name may disturb your ears, Master, so..."

"Ha," Kuang Liuting smiled and waved his hands, then continued, "Don't learn from your senior brother, who doesn't use idle words or sentences. I don't want everyone inside and outside the sect to hear the same tone."

".Yuan Jin knows."

Kuang Liuting just nodded, and it was unclear whether he was satisfied or not.

He seemed to be in no hurry to sit on the Xiaohuan Mountain. He just waved his hand and said, "Take me for a walk. I heard that this place was just a piece of white land in the past. It is all thanks to your family's head that it has become such a beautiful place."

Yuan Jin tried to imitate the tone of Kang Dazhang and replied: "My Lord, you are too kind. Chongming Market is only as good as it is thanks to the hard work of the two Sima and Shiwei. My family is a tenant here, so I don't deserve such praise."

"Really?" Kuang Liuting just smiled after hearing this, and then led a group of senior officials into the market first.

"No clearing of the streets." Gun Shilu whispered this as he passed by Yuan Jin, who responded calmly. He then sent another letter urging Master Kang to come down the mountain to meet him, and then he hurriedly caught up with Kuang Liuting and stepped into the market.

Kuang Liuting had just entered the market town when Deng Baichuan and Yue Feng, who were searching outside with the patrol team, also came back.

This is because the more lively the time is, the harder it is for the evildoers and bandits to restrain themselves.

There was a happy event in Chongming Sect on the mountain, and guests gathered. However, many bad things happened in Chongming Market recently. As a result, these two big figures in the market were exhausted and miserable.

Objectively speaking, they were actually working for nothing for the Kangda Sect leader who had just had a son.

Kuang Liuting had no intention of talking to the two embarrassed officials. He just took them for a walk around the market town in high spirits.

The second-level superior formation formed an octagonal glass light shield outside, and there were at least thousands of cultivators inside who were exchanging what they had. As Kuang Liuting saw, this Chongming Market was indeed a rare and lively place in the surrounding area.

When everyone entered the room, there was a huge bronze mirror floating in the air reflecting their bodies, but they did not feel anything strange, only felt the warm yellow light.

This copper mirror, which is ten feet square, is indeed a second-level spiritual weapon of good quality, called the "Eight-pointed Buddha Mirror".

It is said that it was purchased by Master Kang from Master Qi and came from the Bi Bo Temple in Haizhou. It was obtained by Madam Qi during her early travels. It has the effect of seeing the devil and discerning the evil spirits.

When they first entered the market town, Yuan Jin walked in front, leading everyone through the dust-free streets paved with green jade bricks.

As soon as Kuang Liuting landed, he showed some surprise on his face. With his ability as the Earl of Nan'an, he could sense that there was something mysterious behind the green jade brick.

As soon as he thought about it, the jade bricks under his feet began to glow faintly. After taking another look, he understood.

It turned out that there was a talisman under each jade brick, which contained the power of wind, thunder, gold and fire. Once it was activated, the momentum was shocking. If a strong man thought that he could break the outer formation, he would suffer a great loss in a hurry.

Those who were accompanying him were not mediocre people, and they were all secretly convinced by the setting up of this place.

The group walked for dozens of steps before arriving at the Fangshi Archway.

On the left side is a mirage screen that is a full meter long standing on the ground, with signature products of various shops today scrolling on it in turn, making people swallow their saliva when seeing it.

As for the duration of each family's mirage screen, it depends on the number of buildings they contribute to the market each month. At the end of each month, it will be announced at the regular public meeting. There will never be any secret operation, and it is the most fair.
On the right side were two jade baskets, one for collecting the sect's spiritual stones, and the other for collecting spiritual objects of equivalent value from those financially strapped casual cultivators.

Under the archway stood a fire patrol, with bright armor and a strong aura, quite elite. The fire chief in the lead, however, did not hold a weapon, but an abacus in one hand and a scale in the other, and did everything in a fair and honest manner.

Kuang Liuting looked at the jade basket and thought for a while, then he took a spiritual stone and dropped it in. Seeing that the fire patrolman under the archway was so dull that he didn't even know how to stop him, many of the people accompanying him were upset.

Kuang Liuting found it quite interesting. He didn't even have to spend a single spirit stone to enter the Imperial Palace. This kind of experience was rare for him. Not only was he not annoyed, he even curiously called over Yuan Jin, who looked calm, and wondered how many spirit stones this market could collect in a day.

Only after entering the archway could one see the real bustle of the market town.

Each house inside had a flag outside its front door, which was also a standard first-level magic weapon that could emit some fluorescence at sunset. On the flagpole was a beast that could ward off evil spirits, with a pair of eyes that moved randomly and irregularly, monitoring the spiritual fluctuations of the monks passing by.

There are a total of 108 flags, divided into two categories, one red and the other blue.

The colors of these two are not determined by the size of the power behind the corresponding store.

The former had been in business for more than 20 years and had never been reported to the City Magistrates' Temple for bullying or cheating. The latter had no bad record either, but had been in business for a shorter time than the red flag.

The rules of Chongming Market are very strict. In addition, there are not many big shots in this remote place who come to occupy shops. Once it is verified that a shop dares to cheat customers, it will be expelled.

The proceeds from the fines were only secondary, as Deng Baichuan and Yue Feng were both unruly. The offender's family would inevitably have to pay a fee of Lingshi to make up for the damaged reputation of Chongming Market.

Otherwise, the patrol team will go to their house to talk reason with them.

In the middle of the market stood a tall building with a ban on it. The wood on top of the building was still new, showing that it had just been built. Several of the best shops nearby had moved their shops several feet back.

There must be a reason for adding a new building in such a conspicuous place. After Yuan Jin's explanation, Kuang Liuting realized that this was actually a life-and-death arena. After all, Chongming Market was like most markets in the world, and private fighting was strictly prohibited.

But there are always grudges between practitioners, and it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in most things. It is better to just get rid of it right away.

According to the rules set by Chongming Market, this arena cannot be used casually.

The name, where the family lives, the reason for the fight, whether it is a fight to the death, and the time of the contest should all be clearly stated in the contract and stamped.

As for why this ring is closed and no one is allowed to watch? Is it because a fight between life and death is so rare for ordinary people?

To build this arena in Chongmingfang City, one needs to move space and change the layout, and spend spirit stones to build the formation, so one cannot lose all the money. Posting the roles of each fight to inform outsiders and sell tickets is the fastest way to make a profit. As for the two duels, if they are not fighting privately, they need to explain the rules of the fight and invite a referee to show fairness; if they want to fight to the death, they need to hire guards to protect the surrounding safety.

In other words, regardless of whether anyone dies in the duel, Chongming Market will kill two birds with one stone.

However, the business of this arena has been much better than the designer expected after it was opened for a short time. It was a little cold at first, which was more logical.

After all, it is difficult to find a mortal enemy, and even fewer are willing to spend spirit stones to fight a life-and-death battle.

But gradually, this ring has gained some fame. Because there are many people watching the fights, which can help the winner gain fame, many proud disciples from small families began to come here.

Because the advantages of this arena are obvious. You only need to spend some spirit stones, without having to fight to the death, to resolve personal grudges and test your progress in cultivation. There are also true practitioners who have built their foundations to watch over you, so you won't be seriously injured even if you use all your strength. You can also make a name for yourself and seek to be recruited by county temples or become a son-in-law of a wealthy family.
Even in the entire Yunjiao Province, is there any other place like this?

Therefore, it didn't take long for this business to become popular. Chongming Market made a lot of money, and the foundation-building cultivators specially hired by the market had to rotate.

Those who like to provoke trouble will make up a so-called ranking such as the Seven Heroes of Pingrong County and the Dragon and Phoenix List of Yunjiaozhou. Although there are many mistakes and omissions in these rankings, it does not prevent you from getting many benefits.

In the black market, there are people who set the handicap for every game. The upper echelons of the market town know about this, but they do nothing about it and wait until the players are fattened up before they are slaughtered.

After passing the life and death arena, we came to a corner at the exit of the market town where there was a place for casual cultivators to set up stalls. Although it was shabby, it was safe.

This is because the patrol team does not discriminate. If there are any unbearable behaviors such as taking bribes and being reported by independent cultivators, these elite troops who have been favored by the soldiers will still be beaten to a pulp and cry out in pain.

From this, it can be seen that a certain leader has not forgotten his difficult days as a businessman.

Because most of the practitioners are still not well-off, there are always some who are willing to come back to pick up some bargains after shopping in the market. Therefore, this place is very popular, and the stalls are rarely empty. The number of people every year is also considerable.

At the end of the stall area, there is a small stall with the aroma of burnt sugar painting wafting in the air, and it is quite popular.

The old man Huatang had only reached the second level of Qi training. Although he was over 70 years old, his face was very neat and tidy, and he did not look disgusting. The copper spoon in his hand was a magic tool. He nurtured it well and was able to condense Qi into silk.

This was considered a rare skill among casual cultivators below the middle stage of Qi training. In the blink of an eye, they could sketch vivid beasts and ferocious birds on the smooth jade panel, tempting women and children to ask for spirit stones from the head of the family.

Kuang Liuting's eyes suddenly froze, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The people in the field also noticed something was wrong. Qin Sufu was less shrewd and looked a little more shocked. He sighed in his heart: "If this frail old man were in an ordinary market, he would not be able to survive for more than a few days, let alone earn some spirit stones."

It was not until Kuang Liuting moved his eyes away from the sign of the "Tie Family Talisman Shop" at the end of the city that he spoke slowly:
"Kang Dabao is a man who knows how to do things. Pingrong County is a lower-middle-level county, but its prosperity is a little outrageous. At first glance, it is not much worse than the two big cities of Xuanwei City and Hancheng.

Yuan Jin, your Chongming clan earns a lot of money every year from this place, why don't you raise the tax rate a bit?"

Yuan Jin was stunned when he heard this, and felt that this extremely noble Nan'an Earl really didn't know how to speak human language. How many fools in this world would raise taxes on themselves?

"Uncle, this is true." Yuan Jin was about to speak, but Kuang Liuting raised his hand to stop him.

The latter turned to Deng and Yue, who were still a little dusty, and asked softly: "Tell me the truth, if there was no Kang Dabao in this market, could you have achieved this?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish." Although Deng Baichuan still had some arrogance as a good family boy in the capital, when faced with this question, he still answered sincerely under the gaze of his master.

The Yue family of Hancheng was torn apart by the head of Kangda a few years ago, which made Yue Feng feel uncomfortable when he heard Kuang Liuting mention this name. How could he answer? He could only bow his head and apologize, without saying a word.

"Oh, you are a beautiful woman, but you are a thief!" Kuang Liuting's eyes dimmed, and after sighing softly, he called Yuan Jin to his side and whispered, "Take this."

The latter was startled, and hurriedly bowed to take it, glanced at it, and murmured: "The Sutra of Purifying the Mind, Overcoming Evils, and Realizing the Truth in the Sea of ​​Wisdom."

Nan Anbo's lips curled up slightly, and he said calmly: "I am in a better mood today, so I will help you. As for whether it will succeed or not, it depends on your own practice."

After saying this, he didn't even look at Yuan Jin's reaction, nor did he wait for everyone to catch up. He flew out of the market archway alone and headed towards the small mountain decorated with lights and lanterns.

————In Qinghan Courtyard

Fenan did not look at the child in his arms for too long. He clumsily coaxed the child for about a cup of tea before handing the child back to Han Ningyue who was looking forward to it.

Fei Shuhe smiled as bright as a flower, and his eyes seemed to be glued to the little face in the cradle in Han Ningyue's arms, unwilling to move away even a little.

Fei Nan'ao, who had just unloaded his "burden", seemed stunned when he saw this scene, but some tenderness appeared in his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Master Kang felt relieved. At least it proved that Bo Yue, who had become a golden elixir, still had some humanity. It was not like what was said in the novels, that after becoming a high-level cultivator, one was no longer a human being and had eliminated the six desires and seven emotions.

The child was noisy, and Fernando was obviously not as happy as his wife, so he pulled Kang Dabao into the yard.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed news that was not good for the head of Kangda.

"Ling Yin Huan Cai Dan is a rare second-grade top-grade elixir. There are only three left in She Shan Tang, so I took one for you. Although Shu He is a daughter of the Fei family, she is still a wife of the Kang family. You can't use this elixir for free. You have to exchange it with food."

Fei Nan's words were serious, and Kang Dabao's eyebrows twitched. However, his respectful expression did not diminish at all. After adjusting his mood, he was about to speak: "Bo Yue is right, but the boy's family."

"Don't say anything more. You have been used to crying poor over the years. Just seeing that someone in your family has been able to build a foundation in the past one or two years, I know that you must have accumulated a lot of resources. It was okay for a small family to cry poor in the past, but now you are a big shot, how can you still complain?"

Fenan frowned and spoke calmly:
"This Lingyin Huancai Pill can ensure that pregnant women will give birth to spiritual root children after taking it. Even if it is used by the entire Fei family, one less will be used. Now the Immortal Dynasty and the Dragon and Tiger Sect and other major alchemy sects are not in harmony. I don't know when I can find this kind of pill next time.

If I spread the news that I am willing to sell this pill, I don't know how many Jindan cultivators who lack foundation and have no way to get it will rush to buy it. If the market conditions are slightly better, I might even be able to exchange it for one or two third-level magic weapons.

You've clearly gotten a great deal, so why are you still ungrateful for what you have?

"Yes, you are a fool!" After agreeing on the surface, the head of Kangda Sect could only complain in his heart: "When you asked people to come here, you didn't say you would pay it back! It's really a waste of time to say thank you to you."

Kang Dabao thought of this and lowered his head a little more, thinking in his heart:

"After my boy Yue returned to Yingzhou and practiced with the old master Ye Xu for two years, I couldn't tell how much his practice ability had improved, but he really became more stingy. Maybe if he hadn't become like this, the old master Ye Xu wouldn't have allowed him to take the position of the head of the Sheshan Hall branch?"

Thinking too far ahead, Kang Dabao quickly collected his thoughts, but was in no hurry to speak.

Since he did not go back to Yingzhou with Fei Nanying and others to meet the ancestor Ye Xu last time, it was not only Bo Yue in front of him who was upset, but even the entire Sheshan Hall had complaints about this matter.

Because of this, this was the first time the father-in-law and son-in-law had been alone together after three years. Naturally, they could not find the feeling they had in the past and just felt unfamiliar.

Kang Dabao remained silent and Fei Nanying was at a loss for words for a moment.

Fortunately, someone came to rescue at this time.

Liu Ya, who was temporarily serving as the receptionist under the sect's archway, sent a message. Before Sect Leader Kang could even look at it, Ye Zhengwen, who had also received the news, hurriedly activated the formation, and the bell inside the sect kept ringing.

Fei Nan'an was even more disrespectful, and he had obviously sensed it a long time ago. He said to the head of Kang Da, "Fix your clothes and be composed, and follow me to meet the uncle. This time, he should not only come to congratulate you on the birth of your son."

(End of this chapter)