As we walked into Tianmu Mountain Lu's Elixir House, a waiter came forward to greet us, "Are you here to see the elixir? This way, please."
What kind of elixir is needed often reveals the visitor's current situation, what injuries he has suffered, what bottlenecks he has encountered in his practice, and even what he wants to do in the future.
If you are here to sell elixirs, you can also determine where the customer is, where they have been, or what they have just done.
Therefore, when discussing business, a separate secret room will be introduced to prevent the guests' privacy from being known to the idlers nearby.
There are eight secret rooms in Lu's Elixir House. Liu Xiaolou and Fang Buai were introduced into the second room on the left. After closing the door, the noise of the market outside was no longer heard. It was surprisingly quiet.
The clerk handed over a booklet, which listed twelve kinds of elixirs. Each elixir has its own explanation of its efficacy. Among them, elixirs that assist in practice are the most common, accounting for half of them. These are the elixirs that Tianmu Mountain, one of the alchemy sects, often practices.
Liu Xiaolou glanced at it roughly, but didn't see Foundation Establishment Pill, so he was no longer interested. He closed the book and said, "Does your family accept alchemy materials?"
The guy replied, "Take it! Do you have any good elixirs for you?"
Liu Xiaolou motioned to Fang Buai to open the cover of the backpack, took it out one by one, and placed it on the table. Fenglin Manor He and Fang Buai divided this batch of elixir materials into eighteen items, which filled the entire table.
The waiter looked at it and immediately said, "Guest, please wait a moment. I'll go ask the steward to talk to you."
Not long after, a steward knocked on the door and came in. After bowing his hands in greeting, he began to inspect the elixir materials one by one. After inspecting them, he asked, "What does the guest want?"
Liu Xiaolou said, "Spiritual stone."
The steward asked again, "How many do the guests want?"
Liu Xiaolou said, "I just don't know if your family wants it?"
The steward nodded and said, "Everyone wants it."
Of course, these Spiritual Material are what Tianmu Mountain Pill Refining needs, and Fenglin Manor purchased them in advance according to their needs. Other Dan Sects may have to pick and choose, but here at Lu's Elixir House, every item is on their demand list.
Liu Xiaolou directly gave a package price. "Twenty yuan."
This price is naturally shouted high, but it is not shouted randomly. It is stuck a little above the real price, which shows that Liu Xiaolou understands the market.
The person in charge also quoted a relatively fair price. After all, these Spiritual Material were what Tianmu Mountain really wanted.
After going back and forth, a consensus was quickly reached, and the transaction was finally completed with fourteen spiritual stones.
It feels quite good to steal something from a pair Fang Family and then sell it to the other party. Unfortunately, I can't express it openly, I can only enjoy it secretly.
Coming out of Lu's Elixir House, Fang Buai suddenly couldn't help laughing. Liu Xiaolou glanced at him. "Very happy?"
Fang Buai said, "Of course I'm happy. It would be nice to do this kind of business more often."
Liu Xiaolou pointed to a teahouse opposite and said, "In the past few days, you will stay with the teahouse, keep an eye on Lu's Elixir House, recognize people well, write down all the entries and exits... and also listen to more news about other guests in the teahouse."
Fang Buai immediately became excited. "I understand, brother!"
Liu Xiaolou reminded him, "This is not the time to be rash. Just watch carefully and remember carefully. Don't even ask too many questions. As you don't know, when you try to trick others, others may also try to trick you. Tianmu Mountain has opened a shop here for I don't know how many years. Maybe the shopkeepers and waiters in the teahouse have been bribed by others. As soon as you show your signs, people will know what you want to do. Remember?"
Fang Buai blinked. "I know..."
Watching Fang Buai go in, order tea and sip it slowly, Liu Xiaolou left and continued shopping. It's not easy to come to Chicheng Mountain market town. Of course, I have to take a look at the store that sells array disks to understand the market. Otherwise, can I call it Formation Master?
After wandering around for half an hour, a shop selling array materials finally appeared in front of them. The array materials were the same as Pill Refining Spiritual Material and the magic weapon Spiritual Material. They looked the same to a layman, but they looked different to an expert.
Liu Xiaolou is now considered an expert. Starting from the most basic hardware and eight stones, he went shopping from house to house with great interest. Combined with the records in "Qianji Fang", he felt that he had gained a lot.
It was late in the evening and I visited a dozen shops. Although I was still not satisfied, I went back to the teahouse opposite Lu's Elixir House and called Fang Buai out for dinner. This time I chose the restaurant opened by the Weiyu Xianghe Sect.
After going in and sitting at the table, the two of them, who originally thought they were already wealthy, were suddenly brought back to their original state. While looking at the menu, they looked at each other.
The waiter at the restaurant is still recommending. "This sweet and sour fish uses Golden Whisker Dragon Carp, my Weiyu Cave-Heaven specialty. It tastes very good, and it has the effect of building spiritual power and accelerating the absorption of true energy. You will know after you try it..."
Of course Liu Xiaolou knows the benefits of Golden Whisker Dragon Carp. When he was at the Su family, Susu often made it for him, but he didn't expect that it would be so expensive at Chicheng Mountain market town.
A three-pound Golden Whisker Dragon Carp weighs fifty taels of silver when it is ready and served!
If we add a few other dishes and we are still not full, the two hundred taels of silver may be gone!
Faced with Fang Buai's unconfident eyes and questioning, Liu Xiaolou coughed dryly. "What's wrong with you? Order food... eh? Where is your mahogany sword?"
Fang Buai: "Huh?"
Liu Xiaolou said angrily, "I just bought it for ten spiritual stones, why is it missing? Or is it that I left it in the store and didn't pick it up?"
Fang Buai touched the back of his head. "Oh no, brother, I forgot to take it..."
Liu Xiaolou scolded, "What's going on? You're so careless, what are you thinking about all day long?"
Pulling Fang Buai to stand up. "Go back and look for it quickly!"
The two of them left the table in a hurry, leaving behind the waiter's disdainful look. "If you don't have money, you don't have money. Who are you trying to trick? I've seen this a lot, three or five times a month..."
I changed to a restaurant that didn't look so luxurious and went in. This time I looked at the menu and felt much more comfortable. Although I still spent fifty taels of silver, the food tasted like I was getting a big advantage - at least I saved a hundred taels!
After eating, the two of them summed up their experience and found that Tianfu Ji was still affordable.
I found an inn to stay at, which cost 5 taels of silver a night, which was still very expensive, but unconsciously, my psychological expectations of spending money had been raised to a higher level, and I didn't feel it was expensive anymore.
The next day, Fang Buai continued to drink tea and keep an eye on Liu Xiaolou, who continued to go shopping for the formation plate Spiritual Material. After three consecutive days of shopping, he finally visited dozens of shops selling array plate materials.
When he looked up again, he saw in front of him a shop specializing in selling formation disks - Siming Mountain formation.
Seeing this sign, Liu Xiaolou felt quite friendly for a moment. The figure of Chuyi appeared in his mind, and he subconsciously stepped in.
There are very few customers in the store, which is normal. A finished array is very valuable, starting with at least dozens of spiritual stones. The complex large-scale mountain-protecting array requires interviews, so it naturally blocks most people from the door.
There are only five array disks on display in the lobby, each of which is placed on a special table with a red line on the side to indicate "not touchable". Five waiters each guarded a table and watched Liu Xiaolou who came in warily. One of them took the initiative to come up In front of me, I politely but firmly made a request. "Please take off your hats. Guests are not allowed to wear hats or veils to enter our store. We hope for your understanding."