()Bai Murong nodded, his childish face full of yearning.
After the lady laughed like a silver bell, she took out a small sapphire bottle from behind and opened the mouth of the bottle. There was a small brush stuck to the bottle cap, and the brush was filled with a layer of blue liquid. She poured the liquid
Gently apply it on the inside of Bai Murong's wrist, and a fragrance will hit your nose, making your eyes brighten.
"It smells so good. I want this bottle of perfume." Bai Murong turned to look at Chen Yunsheng. Naturally, she didn't have half a spirit stone on her body, so it was not her responsibility to pay the bill.
"How much is this bottle of perfume worth?" Chen Yunsheng asked.
"There is a price tag on the counter, please take a look." the lady said delicately.
Chen Yunsheng pushed aside the yellow ribbon, and sure enough he saw a small price tag on the front of each bottle on the counter. There were some words written on it in Juanxiu style. On the price tag of the sapphire bottle, he wrote a small "
Third, Chen Yunsheng thought to himself, the price is really as small as the capacity of this bottle. Three middle-grade spiritual stones are too exaggerated, so it can only be three low-grade spiritual stones.
He took out three low-grade spiritual stones from the Naxu Ring and placed them on the counter. He nodded to the lady, indicating that he had paid for them. But the other party didn't seem to see it. After a while, Chen Yunsheng reluctantly
Unable to stand still, he said displeasedly: "The spirit stone has been paid, can we take away the things?"
There was a skilled look of disdain in the lady's eyes, and a "hum" came from between the wings of her nose. She glanced at Chen Yunsheng with the white part of her eyes, and said: "Three low-grade spiritual stones? You
Are you kidding me? This is sea fragrance. Didn't you see that this is the Chanker sign?" She stretched out her finger and pointed at a piece of crystal hanging in front of the stall. There were two overlapping inlaid in the crystal.
The half-opened golden ring was illuminated by the sun, sparkling with golden light.
Chen Yunsheng felt a little embarrassed, and quickly took out three middle-grade spiritual stones from the Naxu Ring, placed them on the counter, and said, "This is enough."
To his surprise, the lady's face was still livid, and she said unhappily: "The prices here are all based on the upper-grade spiritual stones, and they are the same price. The quality of Xiangkou'er's products is trustworthy, don't let it go.
I'll explain it a second time."
Chen Yunsheng felt that his head was a little swollen. Calculating the upper-grade spiritual stones, that means that a small bottle of perfume costs three high-grade spiritual stones. He suddenly came up with an idea, "Is this a robbery?"
Seeing Chen Yunsheng's expression, the lady smiled disdainfully: "Is it expensive? Do you know how many Xiangchuan fish must be caught to extract this small bottle of sea fragrance? Ten thousand! Do you understand? Each Xiangchuan fish only has
The part of the gallbladder can produce a little sea fragrance liquid. Based on the calculation of three low-grade spiritual stones for a fish, is it expensive for me to ask you for three high-grade spiritual stones?"
Chen Yunsheng's calm heart suddenly became filled with anger, but his face became calmer and calmer, "You want to kill ten thousand fish just for this kind of fragrance?"
"Of course, the fish doesn't even know it hurts, so why do you need to feel sorry for it? It's really full. Humph, I get angry when I see a bastard like you. If you can't afford it, leave as soon as possible. Don't stand in front of the counter to block it.
I'm in business." The grace on the lady's face was wiped away, and the strong philistine spirit surged up, making Chen Yunsheng extremely disgusted.
He put away the spiritual stones on the counter and whispered to Bai Murong: "Come on, this kind of thing is not for us. You are naturally beautiful, and you don't need this kind of thing to decorate it."
Originally, Chen Yunsheng expected that Bai Murong would not agree happily, but to his surprise, the woman nodded and agreed happily. The two left Xiang Keer's stall amidst the lady's endless sarcasm.
The farther away they were, the calmer Chen Yunsheng felt. He really couldn't understand why some people would sacrifice tens of thousands of lives just to get a little bit of vanity.
Walking to a place with few people, Bai Murong stopped and said seriously: "I think the manual for raising a beautiful girl is right. As a woman, you should be proud of your appearance and think that you are the most beautiful. It's too much.
Decoration can only show your inner inferiority. Are you right?"
Chen Yunsheng nodded extremely seriously. Before he could speak, he heard a hoarse voice coming from the corner of the wall, "That's very well said."
The two people turned their heads and saw a thin old man in simple clothes standing behind a simple stall. The stall was filled with all kinds of books, including wired books, scrolls, bamboo slips and silk books. In front of the old man's stall
It was a crowded place, and there was a winter plum tree right next to the stall. There was no wind, and there was a faint fragrance.
Chen Yunsheng came to the stall, picked up a classic book and glanced at it for a few times. He couldn't help but raise his head and look at the old man behind the stall. He was surprised and said: "This water classic records the origin and flow direction of three major rivers in the Lantau Mountains.
, as well as the water pattern conditions over the years, are important documents, why are they placed here?"
"Why can't it be placed here? Do you allow that damn woman to set up the perfume stall, but my old man is not allowed to prop up the old books stall?" the old man said with some displeasure.
"I think this kind of classic books should be placed in classics libraries, but I don't know why they are placed on street stalls." Chen Yunsheng explained.
The old man said casually: "These books were originally kept in the classics library, but people are not old these days. Who has the heart to read through these old things to see what cultivation techniques they have. How can a mere fire law book be sold?
It’s twenty pieces of mid-grade spiritual stones. But no one is willing to use ten pieces of low-grade spiritual stones to buy the 10,000-year history scroll of Qingzhou Continent. How sad this is.”
Chen Yunsheng was touched in his heart. He knew that understanding the history of Qingzhou would be of great benefit to himself and the country. It was much more meaningful than just practicing a fire technique. He nodded and said, "Ask the old gentleman for his name."
The old man waved his hand and said: "I am just an ant who has seen the sky occasionally. These books were originally stored in the Huanzhu Tower in Ziluozhou. I am the owner of that bookstore. These ancient books have drifted with me.
Having traveled more than half of the world and visited five continents, I set the end point of my journey as Zhuzhou."
"Why did you give up a stable life and choose to wander? Even if you want to travel around the world, you don't need to bring so many books with you." Chen Yunsheng asked puzzledly.
The old man smiled and said: "My two major hobbies in life are reading and writing. The country I live in has changed hands. The current His Majesty does not like these ancient things. He wants to burn them with fire and reform my thoughts.
The old man is lazy by nature and likes to take things as they come. He couldn't stand the messing around with those people who had taken chicken blood, so he left."
"Anyone who can buy these books with spiritual stones is naturally a book lover, so they will find a home for them. In addition, they can also earn some spiritual stones. You know, if you want to wander between different continents these days,
It costs a lot of money." The old man sighed.
After a moment of silence, Chen Yunsheng suddenly said: "The old gentleman is well-informed. I have something to ask you. Do you know anything about bugs? That is when practitioners suddenly turn into bugs, or monsters with human heads and bug bodies.
.”
The old man looked at him for a while and said seriously: "Are you talking about the corpse chrysalis?"
"Corpse chrysalis?" Chen Yunsheng had a puzzled look on his face.
The old man frowned and said: "The corpse chrysalis is somewhat related to what you described. I have never seen it. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive until now. I heard that this thing is extremely cruel in nature. It is a human being in ordinary times. At the critical moment
The ability to transform into insects is a branch of ghost cultivation. Due to the extremely cruel nature of cultivating corpse chrysalis, this kind of ghost is almost extinct."
"As for the corpse chrysalis, please give the old gentleman a detailed explanation." Like a person groping in the dark night who suddenly found a glimmer of light, Chen Yunsheng hurriedly asked.
"This..." The old man patted his head and thought for a while, then rummaged through the vast sea of old books for a long time, and finally found an old, crumbling thread-bound book, with spots of dark yellow on the black title page.
I just heard him say: "This book contains some records about ghost cultivation, so I should give it to you."
Chen Yunsheng opened the title page and saw that dozens of ghost cultivation methods were densely recorded on it, including the theory of insect cultivation. He was extremely excited and quickly took out a high-grade spiritual stone from the Naxu ring and placed it among the piles of old books.
On the counter, he said excitedly: "Thank you, old sir."
The old man saw a huge high-grade spiritual stone and said hurriedly: "It's too many, too many, how can I use so many spiritual stones. I have never been favored by others in my life, so it seems that I can only give you a few more old books to make up for it."
As he spoke, he took out a few colorful books from the bottom of the box. Although the color had not faded at all after years, it was obvious that the materials used in the books were very particular.
Chen Yunsheng glanced at the cover of a book on top and saw a few words written in ancient seal script, "Chinese Scenery". The old man inadvertently turned over the cover to reveal the patterns in the book, which turned out to be maps.
"Is this an atlas?" Chen Yunsheng asked in surprise.
"Yes, this is a book about the general map of Cathay. I think some areas are not very accurate, but it is indeed not easy to be comprehensive. The author is a monk who has lived for a thousand years and has a lifelong wish.
He just drew a map of the world, and he did it, but unfortunately, not many people have seen this catalog." The old man sighed.
"Chinese? Did you say the name of this world is Cathay?"
When Chen Yunsheng heard this word for the first time, he had a feeling of enlightenment. The biggest difference between humans and animals is whether they have self-awareness. Only when they recognize their own existence can they understand the world. Similarly, only by understanding
Only when you realize that your world is not the only one can you open your eyes and look at the stars in the sky.
The old man became more and more happy and said pleasantly: "You are one of the few people who did not think that I am crazy when I heard this. I am very relieved and happy. The world closest to us is called Honggu World, which is the easiest
Many people have been there, but unfortunately I don’t have this blessing. In addition, there is the Land of Eternal Night. It is said that nine out of ten years there are immersed in darkness and the weather is extremely cold. The land of sleepless nights is the place of eternal night.
On the opposite side of the country, it's very hot and dry, and it's daytime nine out of ten years."
As the old man talked, he couldn't help but look up at the sky, his face full of longing for the unknown.