"Haha, our Tianwu Baoxuan belongs to the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce. If Taoist friend Mu was once a distinguished customer of our chamber of commerce, he will naturally be regarded as our old customer. But can you provide some proof?" The shopkeeper was startled when he heard this, and then nodded.
said.
Shi Mu didn't say anything. He flipped it over with one hand and took out an orange jade plaque from the Chenmiao Ring. It was engraved with a monster pattern with eight poems and eight sides. It was exquisite, clear and lifelike.
This was a token that Xu Luzi sent to him after Shi Mu entrusted him with the task at the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce branch in Quyang City, asking him to keep it safe.
The shopkeeper took the jade sign, carefully identified it, then raised his head and said:
"Yes, it is indeed our Chamber of Commerce VIP Order. However, this thing seems to be issued by Dongzhou Continent. Could it be that you are from Dongzhou Continent?"
"That's right, I once stayed in Quyang City, an ancient country in Xixia, for some time and had some business dealings with Elder Xu Luzi. This thing was given to me by him." Shi Mu nodded.
"It turns out that I am an old friend of Master Xu. I'm sorry! My surname is Shi, and I am the shopkeeper here. Taoist friend Mu is a distinguished guest of our association. Please come inside and talk." After hearing this, the shopkeeper obviously became much closer to Shi Mu in his words.
With that said, Shopkeeper Shi turned around and walked to a side door next to the house, stopped, turned around, and made a gesture of invitation to Shi Mu.
"That's polite." Shi Mu said and walked into the side door.
Under the leadership of shopkeeper Shi, the two came to an elegant room with elegant decoration, and were served tea by the attendant.
"Does Shopkeeper Shi know Master Xu Luzi?" Shi Mu asked.
"Master Xu is a well-known weapon-refining master in our association, and I naturally recognize him. When Master Xu came to Xihe Continent more than ten years ago, I asked him for some advice on weapon-refining matters," Shopkeeper Shi said with a smile.
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"Mu heard that there seemed to be great turmoil in the Xixia Kingdom a few days ago, but I don't know what the situation is now?" Shi Mu asked.
"Young Daoist Mu is referring to the Tongtian Immortal Sect and the Tianmo Sect joining forces to attack the Mingyue Eastern Sect. I have heard a little bit about this matter. After this battle, the Mingyue Eastern Sect was destroyed, and today's Quyang City is completely different. If you want to
I don’t know how long it will take for it to return to its former glory." Shopkeeper Shi sighed.
"Then the branch of your Chamber of Commerce in Quyang City isn't..." Shi Mu said.
"Haha, that's not possible. Since ancient times, our Tianwu Chamber of Commerce has only done things related to buying and selling, and has never participated in disputes between various forces. Therefore, most forces will still give a little less favor. Now the Chamber of Commerce is in Quyang City
The business remains as usual, with Master Xu still in charge." Shopkeeper Shi said with a smile.
"I see, then I was overly worried. In fact, when Mu came here today, in addition to asking about the auction, he also wanted to ask if the previous commission has been completed." Shi Mu said this, but in his heart he was worried about Tian Wu.
I became more and more curious about the background of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Of course you can. I also ask fellow Taoist Mu to sit here for a while and drink some tea." Shopkeeper Shi nodded and walked out with Shi Mu's orange jade plaque.
Shi Mu picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, with a thoughtful look on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, Shopkeeper Shi came back with a slightly strange look on his face.
"I wonder if Mu's commission has been completed?" Shi Mu frowned slightly and asked.
"My Taoist friend Mu's commission is to deliver a letter to a woman named Zhong Xiu, right?" Shopkeeper Shi asked.
"Not bad." Shi Mu replied.
"According to the records in the meeting, this letter has been delivered safely, so fellow Taoists can rest assured." Shopkeeper Shi said.
"That's good. I wonder if I can ask your chamber of commerce to help check again. How is Zhong Xiu doing now? Has he been affected by the war?" Shi Mu said.
"This matter is a bit difficult to handle. For some reason, all information about this woman has been sealed by the Chamber of Commerce. I tried to inquire before leaving, but found that I couldn't find any information about her." Shopkeeper Shi was a little embarrassed.
said.
"Why is this? Does Shopkeeper Shi know the reason?" Shi Mu raised his eyebrows and asked.
"I'm sorry, I don't know the reason either. I'm just explaining it to you based on the facts." Shopkeeper Shi said.
Shi Mu frowned. Judging from the shopkeeper's appearance, he didn't seem to be faking it.
"Does this happen often in your Chamber of Commerce? In other words, what circumstances would cause your Tianwu Chamber of Commerce to seal a person's information in such a way?" He was silent for a moment and asked a roundabout way.
"This situation should be extremely rare. This is the first time I have encountered it. However, the life of Zhong Xiu, whom Daoist friend Mu is looking for, is not in danger. Perhaps he is involved in something related to the Chamber of Commerce, which leads to the information
Sealed." Shopkeeper Shi said.
"Then is there a way to lift the seal on Zhong Xiu's information? How many spiritual stones are needed?" Shi Mu asked still unwillingly.
"Impossible, our society has extremely strict rules. Regarding sealed information, no matter how many spirit stones you get, there is nothing you can do about it." Shopkeeper Shi shook his head.
"Okay, if there is any change in Zhong Xiu's situation, please be sure to inform me. It doesn't matter how many spirit stones are needed." Shi Mu said with a bitter smile.
"That's natural. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Mu. By the way, the auction held by the Chamber of Commerce will be held in two days. If Fellow Daoist Mu is interested, you can come and participate. This is a pass." The shopkeeper said, taking out a golden card.
The things were handed to Shi Mu.
"Are there any blood essences of high-level ape monsters at the auction?" Shi Mu took the card and asked.
"Ape essence and blood? I have seen the list of items in this auction, but it seems that there is no such thing." The shopkeeper was startled, and then shook his head.
Shi Mu felt a little depressed. His luck seemed to be quite bad today as he didn't find out anything.
Since there is nothing he wants, there is no need to participate in the auction.
He was about to stand up and say goodbye when he suddenly raised his eyebrows, remembered something, and asked again:
"One more thing, I wonder if your Chamber of Commerce can help?"
"Fellow Taoist Mu said it doesn't matter. As long as we can do it, I won't refuse." Shopkeeper Shi said.
"Mu wants to rent a fire room in Rikang City. I wonder if you can help?" Shi Mu asked.
"The fire chamber? Those are controlled by people from the Fierce Snake Tribe and the Ming Yue Western Sect. Our Tianwu Chamber of Commerce is not involved in the forging and alchemy industries in Rikang City. I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about this." Shopkeeper Shi said apologetically.
said.
"Don't you, the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, claim to be omnipotent? Why did Shitou ask three questions in a row, and you all gave excuses with such and such excuses!" Cai'er, who had been staying quietly on Shi Mu's shoulder, suddenly started shouting.
Shopkeeper Shi had a look of surprise on his face, glanced at Cai'er, thought for a moment, and asked:
"What does Fellow Daoist Mu need the fire chamber for? Could it be that he wants to refine his own weapons, refine elixirs, or have other uses?"
"No, Mu's cultivation method is special and requires an environment in the Fire Origin Spiritual Land, so he needs to rent a fire chamber." Shi Mu said.
"If this is the case, I have another way, which may be feasible." Shopkeeper Shi said.
"What can we do?" Shi Mu's eyes lit up.
"Fellow Taoist Mu, wait a moment." Shopkeeper Shi turned around and walked out of the room. This time, it took a full quarter of an hour before he came back, holding a somewhat shabby classic in his hand.
"Fellow Taoist Mu, please take a look."
Shi Mu took it and saw the simple seal characters "Qimen Formation Picture" on the cover of the classic.
He flipped through it, and then he discovered with some surprise that this thin booklet recorded several magic formations, one of which was called the Yinghuo Formation, which could be constructed using a large number of fire stones combined with fire attribute spiritual stones.
Create an environment with rich fire-attribute aura, similar to a volcano.
"Speaking of this formation, it was originally developed by a senior in the Chamber of Commerce who tried to cultivate a kind of top-grade fire-attribute spiritual grass and artificially create a suitable environment. Unfortunately, this method consumes too much resources and the gain outweighs the loss, so
That’s when I gave up. Fortunately, this formation has been passed down, and it should be helpful to Taoist Fellow Mu’s situation,” Shopkeeper Shi said.
"This Yinghuo Formation is indeed useful to me. I wonder how many spiritual stones are needed for this book?" Shi Mu asked.
"The magic formations recorded in this "Qimen Formation Map" are quite remote and unpopular, but no one has paid attention to them for many years. If you need them, Taoist friend Mu, I will give you five hundred spirit stones," Shopkeeper Shi said.
Shi Mu readily paid the spirit stone and left Tianwu Baoxuan.
When he returned to his residence, he couldn't wait to start studying the Yinghuo Formation in detail.
According to records, the number of Fire Gang Stones and Fire Spirit Stones required for this formation has indeed reached an astronomical figure, and the richness of the fire attribute energy in the Fire Spirit Land created by it is indeed good.
Shi Mu does have some fire spirit stones on his body, but compared with the amount required to arrange the formation, it is far from enough.
Fire Gang Stone is mainly used to stabilize the magic circle and prevent excessive dissipation of fire energy. Although the price itself is acceptable, the amount required is too large, and the cost of spiritual stones is not a small amount.
Coupled with the large consumption of fire attribute spiritual stones, I am afraid that all his current savings will be spent and it will only last for a while.
Now, I am trapped in the city and I don't know how long it will take to get out. If I can build a fire chamber and practice the eighth level of the Red Ape Fire Sutra, it will be all worth it.
But before that, we still need to find a suitable place.
Two days later, Shi Mu found a remote and quiet house through Fang Yazi in the city.
This house is located in the north of the city. It has a large area and is not expensive.
"According to Senior Mu's request, the room here is definitely enough. And it's in a remote location, so no one will bother you." A man in gray clothes said.
This man looked a little bit like a deer-headed man, but he was quite enthusiastic about Shi Mu.
Shi Mu glanced at the somewhat deserted house and nodded slightly.
It's okay to be remote. The main reason is that he doesn't want to be disturbed.
"This is it," Shi Mu said, and immediately paid the spirit stone.
The man in gray showed joy on his face, received the spirit stone, and left in a hurry.
"Shitou, if this house is haunted, why do you want to buy it?" Cai'er said timidly, standing on Shi Mu's shoulder and looking left and right.
“Cheap and secluded!”
"There are ghosts, ghosts, do you know?"
"Catch the ghost if it's there. Besides, isn't there you?"
"What? You want me to help you catch ghosts? I can't do this, I won't do it, I won't do it..."
"That's okay, then let's live with ghosts. Anyway, I don't mind."
"I think you are crazy!"
Shi Mu was teasing Cai'er while observing the house.
There is a rumor in this house that many people who have lived here have mysteriously disappeared for no reason. Over time, locals have spread rumors that the house is haunted.
Shi Mu naturally didn't care about such rumors, but because those rumors were so vivid, they frightened the timid Cai'er. (To be continued.)