The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 554

Shu and Guizhou have a vast land and rich resources, and a diverse population, with many religions and religions coming in and out.

Also because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, trade management is relatively loose, so a large number of ghost markets have emerged.

There are as many as five large-scale ghost markets between the two places alone, three more than the vast Northeast region.

In the ghost market, they meet in the middle of the night and disperse when the cock crows. People and transactions often get foreign objects.

The commodities in the ghost market can be described as varied, ranging from furniture and utensils to daily necessities, as expensive as rare treasures, as rare as antique calligraphy and paintings, and even medicinal materials, clothes and vegetables.

Of course, in the Jianghu of Zhongzhou, any ghost market will inevitably sell or sell rare soldiers, or secret recipes of good medicine, or unique books of martial arts. It is just to say how much is true and how much is false, it all depends on the hands, eyes, nose and mouth between the buyer and the seller. contested.

Most things in the ghost market have unknown origins, and there are countless fakes and defective products. Choosing and buying things depends on skill, but also luck.

The reason why it is called a ghost market is that there are many reasons why businessmen and ghosts are inseparable.

As for the rules of the world in the ghost market, they are all established by convention, only talk about business without doing anything, if you want to break the rules, you will bear the corresponding consequences.

In the southeast of Guizhou, a ghost market sprang up between the borders of the three towns, and it was the first of the two ghost markets in Guizhou, named "Qianxu".

Qianxu opens every seven days in spring and winter, and every night in summer and autumn.

It was already half an hour, and no matter how much later the sky in the west was darker than in the east, the sky at this time was completely covered with an upper curtain, so that the light could not penetrate, and the moon could not penetrate.

There were no lights in the ghost market, and it was difficult to see people, let alone things, in Qianxu this night.

I don't know if there are many people missing because of this.

There are not only many vendors, but also many customers.

Or maybe it was because of some Jianghu factors that these people were missing.

If it is said that the imperial court is inseparable from the rivers and lakes, there will be ups and downs and ups and downs.

Then, there is mostly a symbiotic relationship between the market and the rivers and lakes. If the rivers and lakes are stable, the market will be peaceful, and if the rivers and lakes are chaotic, the market will be in danger.

The assassination incidents in the rivers and lakes continued for many days, but the imperial court ignored them, and there was a lot of noise in the rivers and lakes, and everyone was on guard.

But falling into the lives of ordinary people in the city, they can't sleep at night and are trembling.

Women with children have made up a night killer to frighten children who are too energetic and wandering around at night.

The women without children warned their husbands not to linger in the night world for a long time, after all, those who were killed were said to be not good birds.

Ever since, there are only those who are forced by life, tempted by interests, or driven by desire to gather in the Guizhou ruins tonight.

On the west side of Qianxu, which is the entrance to the ghost market.

There are a few vendors scattered around, and there is no scene where one stall is next to the other.

As usual, it's not uncommon for there to be a lot of things sold at the entrance. The deeper you go, the more crowded the place is, and the more vendors gather, the more good things will be.

However, in the past three days, there has been an extra vendor selling alcohol at the entrance.

With him yelling at the front, many customers who came to rush to the market stayed at the entrance a little longer, and even brought a lot of popularity with the nearby vendors.

The vendor looked like a middle-aged man, with a puffy and slightly dark face, and three forehead lines could easily be seen on his forehead.

He always wears slightly baggy clothes to conceal his clumsy figure.

There are three wine jars and six large bowls on the stall in front of him, which are specially for customers to try.

Behind him was a small cart filled with more than [-] jugs of wine waiting to be sold.

In the past two days, the vendor's business has been pretty good. Basically, they come with a full load and leave empty.

It's just that the silver taels earned in the first two days should not be considered as much, because there are too many people yelling at him to try something new.

The widely advertised saying "one bowl refreshes the mind, two bowls will never tire you, and three bowls will never fall down" has too much impact on anyone, especially in the ghost market where there are many male customers. Can't help but want to taste a bowl and try it out.

And the price of ten yuan for a bowl of early adopters is stuck on the point that the big guys feel that they can't buy it at a loss or be fooled. Naturally, most people won't begrudge the little money to gain some knowledge.

But in the vendor's own words, it's all about losing money and making money.

Because what he sells is not ordinary wine, but fine wine.

Each altar is refined and fermented with secret royal jelly and other medicinal materials. Never fatigue and golden gun are not exaggerated. It is really effective in clearing away heat and summer heat, nourishing liver and kidney, and the cost is not low.

He named this fine nectar and jade liquid "Old God Water".

One pot of old Shenshui can fill ten bowls, and only earn a mere hundred Wen; if a single pot is sold, it is worth at least five taels of silver.

In this way, there are few believers and many unbelievers.

Among the customers who came to taste it, there were naturally experts who knew what he said was true, not only wanted to buy all the old god water, but even paid a lot of money for the secret brewing recipe, but they were politely declined.

After all, the old Shenshui vendor still has to rely on this unique skill to make a living.

I don't know whether it is to prevent the "family secret recipe" from being researched out of the door, or out of sincere concern, each customer can buy at most three jars of old magic water from the vendor.

The old Shenshui vendor always explained this painstakingly: "This old Shenshui is medicine, not wine, and it is poisonous to the third. And it is difficult to store for a long time, it should be used up within a month or two, and it is a waste to stock up too much."

Everyone heard the truth, so they followed other people's rules with half-belief.

All in all, most of the vendors and customers in Qianxu think that if the old vendor of Shenshui can keep supplying it and insist on coming here every night, he will earn a lot of money within a month.

Just like tonight, the old Shenshui vendor came a few hours earlier than the previous two days. As customers streamed into the market, more than half of the cart of old Shenshui had been sold.

Looking back at the remaining less than ten altars of Lao Shenshui on the cart, the vendor seemed not in a hurry to sell them out and go home. The old god sat back on the wooden pier and waited for the next customer.

Compared with the previous two days, the old Shenshui vendor had more time.

After all, what he had to do two days ago was not just to sell the old magic water, but also to kill people.

This old Shenshui vendor is none other than Jiang Yichen.

If there is no accident, Luo Piaoling and others should return to Jiangning County with success at this time.

Also if nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Yichen still needs to kill someone tonight.

This time, he only wanted to kill two people.

In order to kill these two people, he has been preparing for a long time.

The first is to prepare the so-called "Old God Water".

As he said, these old god waters are medicines, not wines, and they are tonics for fitness.

Naturally, the secret brewing recipe was not passed down by Jiang Yichen's family, but from Medicine Valley.

There is never a shortage of prescriptions for various tonic drinks in the Medicine Valley, and Jiang Yichen can use only one of them.

And the secret royal jelly was also produced by the real Yaogu, and it was given to Jiang Yichen by the elder Yao who was considerate of the younger generation.

Although there are only two cans of secret royal jelly, it is already a burden for Jiang Yichen who has to run around.

It is even more impossible to eat it all by one person in a short period of time, so I simply took this main ingredient, found a new branch of Zuihongyan Restaurant in Guizhou, and ordered Baitan Laoshen Water privately.

The whole process is dictated by Jiang Yichen, and there are only two cans of royal jelly produced exclusively by Yaogu, so there is no need to worry about the leak of the secret recipe of Lao Shenshui.

And being able to brew hundreds of altars of Laoshenshui with good taste in less than ten days shows the solid strength of Zuihongyan Restaurant in the beverage business.

The Baitan Laoshen Water has been sold for three days and is about to be sold out.

Jiang Yichen is still calm and unhurried, because he believes that before the old magic water is sold out, he will be able to catch fish.

The two fish he wanted to catch, one named Zheng Lun and the other named Chen Qi, were the second general Heng Ha of Fenghuolou.

When Jiang Yichen came back to Xishan Island, he helped Meng Chaoge and others get out of trouble in the misty valley gorge, and killed several important members of Ziyexuan and Linlangju. First, it aggravated the suspicion of stealing seals in Tingyu Pavilion, and then successfully framed the Demon Palace to kill fellow Jianghu comrades indiscriminately.

At that time, the Devil's Palace was able to be reduced to the point where many gangs of the Universal Alliance attacked in groups, and the initial public opinion campaign was all thanks to the second general Huo Ha.

Because of Leng Mei's relationship, Jiang Yichen can't help but feel a little regretful about the magic palace in the past.

But this time Zheng Lun and Chen Qi were selected as targets, but they didn't have much intention of revenge.

What Jiang Yichen valued was the ability of the two of them.

These two people are only second-rate martial arts, but they are very good at listening and watching.

Based on these two people, Fenghuolou built an intelligence network that ranks among the top ten in Zhongzhou. Compared with most sects, they can receive intelligence clues from all over the world and take corresponding actions.

From the perspective of those who don't know the details, these two people also fit the clairvoyance and the ear with the wind in the myths and legends, seeing all directions and hearing all directions is no problem.

Therefore, in the huge rivers and lakes, the fighting power of the beacon building is only at the middle level, but it can always show a strong sense of presence on various major occasions.

In the past few days since Jiang Yichen took action, [-]% of the eyeliner, eyes and ears that can find his trace are managed and deployed by Zheng Lun and Chen Qi.

If Jiang Yichen walked away, the two of them would naturally have nothing to do with him.

But after some time, if a few more strong players join the hunting camp against him, sooner or later he will fall into the trap of the net.

Fortunately, Jiang Yichen was on guard against the two of them long before he came out of Medicine Valley, and up to now, he still takes the absolute initiative.

In fact, with Zheng Lun and Chen Qi's abilities, second-rate gangs like Fenghuolou would definitely not be able to keep these two talents.

But they have stayed in Fenghuo Tower for more than 20 or [-] years, and they have never had the heart to find another good branch.

While commendable, it can't help but make people think otherwise.

For example, these two people don't have much ambition, and they don't ask much, so they are willing to be together, mixing high and low.

Or, the beacon building is not the real owner of the two, and there is another master behind it.

What Jiang Yichen guessed was the latter, and as expected, he found clues during further investigation.

The intelligence gathering abilities of the two are closely related to their hobbies.

Both of them have a great collection addiction, and both have a great possessive desire for new things.

But to satisfy their collection addiction and possessive desire, the money earned from working inside and outside the Beacon Building is far from enough.

In other words, there is a potential third party who secretly transfers benefits to the two, allowing the two to play a role in a low position for a long time, which can not only allow them to act with peace of mind, but also try to be as unobtrusive as possible.

In addition, the fatal attraction of the ghost market to the two is also self-evident.

If it had been a year or two ago, Jiang Yichen would have had more time, with the support of the Anbu of the Daoyi League, to follow the vines and find out the network tied together by Zheng Lun and Chen Qi, and deal a fatal blow.

But right now is the crucial time to rush to force a move, and the two can only be used as sacrificial offerings to scare the snake.

Of course, as long as the two of them can endure the loneliness and don't show up in the Guizhou ruins before the cock crows today, they can live longer.

Unexpectedly, every time the two wandered around, they always went to look around, not only to inquire about information, but also to find novelty.

Two days ago, the two had arrived in Guizhou. Although they had been to Guizhou more than a hundred times, the ghost market every day was different for them.

Either out of caution, or because they were busy planning to kill Jiang Yichen, the two endured for two nights.

On this third night, can you still tie your hands and feet and remain indifferent?

(End of this chapter)