Over the next few days, Zhong Xiu became extremely busy. He would go out in a hurry every day at dawn and not return home until dark.
Shi Mu also wanted to help, but Zhong Xiu asked Shi Mu to take a good rest on the grounds that she could handle some of the chores in the early stages of the auction preparations.
Shi Mu did not force this. After all, he was not currently a member of the Chamber of Commerce. If he took action on many matters, although the Chamber of Commerce would not say much here, it might bring some unnecessary trouble to Zhong Xiu.
As a result, apart from practicing every night and early in the morning, Shi Mu had a rare period of relatively leisure time.
Although it seemed that he could not help Zhong Xiu for the time being, Shi Mu would not be willing to be idle. After thinking about it for a while, he got up and went out.
West of Cangxu City, Yuquan Street.
This is the busiest street in the west of the city, as famous as Yingxian Street in the east of the city.
At a glance, the street is bustling with traffic, and the shops on both sides are packed with people. Restaurants, shops, medicine shops, teahouses, and blacksmith shops are all available, making it very lively.
Moreover, in the clothing of pedestrians on the road, we can see that many of them are foreign merchants, which is far better than Yingxian Street in the east of the city. It can be seen that this Yuquan Street is already famous.
It can be said that both Yingxian Street in the east of the city and Yuquan Street in the west of the city are the most lively and prosperous places in Cangxu City, but if you compare them, they are clearly superior.
Whether it is the scale, the number of shops, the number of pedestrians, the decoration of the shops, or even the number of foreign merchants coming and going, Yuquan Street is slightly better.
Shi Mu took a brief walk around, and it didn't take much effort to discover Elder Zhao's auction venue - Yuquan Pavilion, a large three-story building with cornices, brackets, carved railings and jade.
Like Yingxian Pavilion, Yuquan Pavilion is also located in the most eye-catching position on the entire Yuquan Street. In this regard, Shi Mu still admires the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce's foresight.
At this moment, there are many barbarian craftsmen busy around the building. The door is closed tightly, and there are guards in yellow standing at the door. It is obvious that strangers will not be allowed in or out, but this is not a problem at all for Shi Mu, even if he doesn't have this
With double golden eyes, isn’t Cai’er still there?
So, this person arrived at the second floor of a teahouse more than a hundred feet away from Yuquan Pavilion, found a window seat where he could see the whole view of Yuquan Pavilion, and observed it carefully.
Judging from the age of the building, Yuquan Pavilion is obviously newer than Yingxian Pavilion. It also has three floors, but its scale is much larger. It can be seen that the auction venue inside will be larger than that of Yingxian Pavilion.
This building was already majestic, but now that it has been prepared by these craftsmen, it looks even more magnificent.
Not only was a brand new gold-lettered sign hung in a prominent position on the third floor, but the venue was also carefully decorated. It seemed that Elder Zhao had put a lot of thought into this auction.
After observing for a while, Shi Mu left the teahouse and came to Huarong Street adjacent to Yuquan Street.
Although it is only across the street, the popularity here is obviously not as good as Yuquan Street.
Shi Mu looked around as he walked. After a while, he stopped in front of a spiritual materials shop called Tianyuanzhai.
This was not the first time he came to this place. He had visited it last time when he was purchasing goods. However, he was short of time and did not take a closer look at everything here.
As soon as Shi Mu stepped into the store, a young man with a smile emerged from nowhere and greeted him warmly.
Even though this young man is young, Shi Mu knows very well that this person is Tian Hao'an, the shopkeeper here.
"Fellow Taoist Mu, I haven't seen you for a long time, but the shop has been looking forward to seeing you!" Tian Hao'an said with a smile.
"You're welcome, Shopkeeper Tian. I wonder if your store has any good stuff recently?" Shi Mu said.
"Fellow Taoist Mu, you can tell when you come in and see that there are a lot of things that I specially kept for you." Tian Hao'an said as he introduced Shi Mu into the shop.
Shi Mu nodded and didn't say much. The relatively hard-to-find ink stone at the beginning was only able to be purchased in large quantities through the supply of shopkeeper Tian. That's why he was deeply impressed by this place, so he was the first to think of it.
Got here.
He followed Tian Haoan through the main hall and walked into a back room inside.
"This is a place where the shop is specially used to receive distinguished guests like Taoist Fellow Mu. You take a look first." Tian Hao'an said, and then asked the boy to bring him a pot of tea.
Although Shi Mu paid great attention to it last time, since he could not find inkstone elsewhere, he still purchased a lot here. The purchasing power was an eye-opener for shopkeeper Na Tian.
Tian Hao'an has been in shopping malls for many years, so he naturally doesn't want to let go of such a financial backer.
Although this place is not big, it seems to have a lot of high-quality products, but Shi Mu walked around and found nothing particularly precious, but he did find a few special things.
A wood-attributed spiritual grass called Guiwei Rui is said to be used to refine elixirs and can also be added to the phantom array to increase its power.
The so-called ghost cry is because it emits a sound similar to the roar of ghosts. This sound can cause people to hallucinate. If it is an illusory formation created by a thousand-year-old ghost weeping grass, even the earth-level experts will be deeply trapped in it.
,Inextricable.
There are also three Ningyan Fruits, which are said to come from the far west of the Saiga Continent. After being consumed, a person's appearance can be permanently maintained as it is now.
As warriors and sorcerers improve their cultivation, their longevity will also increase significantly, and their appearance will slow down. However, this does not mean that they will not age, but generally no one will care about this.
But if it is true as stated, it can maintain its current appearance forever, which is indeed a special thing.
Shi Mu thought this, and then looked towards other shelves.
At this moment, something shimmering in the corner of the shelf caught his attention.
The shape of this object is a small and exquisite white jade pagoda. It is not large in size and very exquisite in workmanship. It is similar to a human pavilion. The first floor is the widest and gradually decreases as it goes up. The eaves of each floor overlap closely.
The surface of the jade pagoda is engraved with circles of complex and indescribable runes, which emit a layer of shimmering light, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility at a glance.
"Fellow Daoist Mu really has a good eye!" Tian Haoan said to the side when he saw Shi Mu taking a closer look at the jade pagoda.
"Shopkeeper Tian, this thing is..." Shi Mu had never seen such a jade pagoda before and asked.
"This thing is called the Dingshen Tower." Tian Hao'an introduced it immediately when he saw Shi Mu's interest.
"Standing God Tower? I wonder what this thing does?" Shi Mu asked.
"This thing is incredible! It is said that this tower can condense the mind and solidify the soul, allowing people to have no distractions during practice, but... I really don't know how to use it specifically." Tian Hao'an said.
Shi Mu didn't know that Tian Hao'an was hesitant to speak, and he didn't know whether what he said was true or false. But after some questioning, he found out that this thing was actually a spiritual weapon, but it only needed to be activated on the ground level.
, and apart from concentrating the mind and solidifying the soul, it seems to have no other special effects. Due to its high price, very few people are interested.
When Tian Hao'an received it, he thought it was a treasure, but he didn't expect that although it was a spiritual weapon, its effect seemed to be a bit useless, and it required a ground level to be activated, so it became a useless item and could not be promoted.
Originally, Tian Hao'an saw Shi Mu's interest and wanted to use this to sell him. However, Shi Mu was not a person who was easy to fool, so he couldn't resist him from asking, so he had to let the news slip.
"But Fellow Daoist Mu, although this thing has many limitations, it is a spiritual weapon after all. According to my experience in running Tianyuan Zhai for so many years, it should have some unknown functions..." Tian Hao'an looked at Shi Mu carefully.
said.
How could Shi Mu not know Tian Hao'an's thoughts, but he had an inexplicable fondness for the God-Calming Tower. Besides, there were still enough spiritual stones at the moment, so there was no harm in buying them back.
But since it was tasteless, Shi Mu didn't mind cutting the price a bit more.
After some haggling, Shi Mu bought the three Ningyan Fruits, a Ghost Crying Rui, and the God-Calming Tower that he had just spotted, for a total cost of less than 30,000 spirit stones.
Although Tian Hao'an sold the Dingshen Tower at the cost price, he did not lose money at least. He no longer had to sell goods, and he was quite happy in his heart.
This transaction was a happy one for both the guest and the host.
As soon as he left Tianyuan Zhai, Cai'er flew over. When Shi Mu left the Yuquan Street teahouse earlier, this guy flew away to take care of himself, saying he wanted to get some fresh air.
"You guys can't just stop and run around, why are you running around?" Shi Mu said.
"Shitou, you see you have wronged me. If I wasn't trying to find out information for you, who would be willing to show up and wander around!" Cai'er was unhappy and started shouting.
"Then tell me, what good news did you get?" Shi Mu couldn't help but laugh.
"I won't argue with you. Aren't you looking for good things? I just found a good place." Cai'er asked in return.
"Come on, don't talk to me." Shi Mu was in no mood to chat with him and glared at Cai'er.
"Hey, on Longdao Street next to the City Lord's Mansion, I found a shop there that looked good. Although it's not as lively as Yuquan Street, there seemed to be a lot of people with good status coming in and out," Cai'er said.
"City Lord's Mansion? Longdao Street?" Shi Mu was a little surprised. He had been to Longdao Street many times and didn't see any impressive shops. However, there was the largest martial arts training ground in the city.
"It's right behind the martial arts training ground. The store is relatively hidden and cannot be discovered by ordinary people." Cai'er said, flapping her wings.
When Shi Mu heard this, he took Cai'er to Longdao Street with some doubts.
From here to Longdao Street, you will inevitably pass by the City Lord's Mansion.
The streets in Cangxu City are not square, because the whole city is like the wings of an eagle, so the streets are built crookedly, and you often have to take several turns to walk through one street.
Shi Mu just turned out of the alley diagonally opposite the City Lord's Mansion, but happened to see two people walking side by side from the City Lord's Mansion not far away, chatting and laughing, and they seemed to have a good relationship with each other.
When Shi Mu saw the person clearly, he was startled.
One of them is Linghu Kuan, the lord of Cangxu City, and the other man is dressed in moon-white robes, handsome and handsome, with long blood-red hair shawl.