"What, you're going to the black market in the Imperial City?"

Mo Xiangling opened her mouth slightly at this moment, showing a hint of consternation, because the person in front of her would actually ask her for directions, and she asked for such a place.

"Yes, I'm going to the black market in the Imperial City, where the stolen goods are sold, does Miss Mo know about this place?" Lei Luo then cautiously leaned over, then covered his mouth and asked softly.

Because he is still very confident in the ink girl in front of him, especially this woman seems to know a lot about the things in the imperial city, and the other party must know these places.

"I know, I know, but Brother Lei, what are you asking for, are you going to go shopping?" Mo Xiangling was puzzled.

"Of course not, I'm going to investigate the case, and I still need to prepare something!" Lei Luo explained.

After saying that, he left the garden first, and then went to the miscellaneous room of the Yuanshan Academy, and asked from a steward who was responsible for maintaining the vegetation yesterday.

Then he wandered around the academy for an hour, in fact, he was collecting clues about those people yesterday, and asked Lu Linglong to draw all these people.

When Mo Xiangling and Ruan Qingzhu came to look for it, they saw Lei Luo holding a few portraits in his hands, and these people were the disciples who were on duty yesterday.

These portraits not only depict the appearance of these disciples, but also record the height and weight of these people, body characteristics, etc., and the portraits are even more vivid, as if they were real people.

"I can't see it, Brother Lei, you still have the talent to paint!" Ruan Qingzhu couldn't help but admire after seeing those portraits.

Lei Luo smiled and didn't break it, and then walked out of the academy quickly, because this portrait was not painted by himself, it was all Lu Linglong's handwriting.

"Strange, how do I think those portraits look like women's handwriting, does Brother Lei like feminine painting?" Mo Xiangling muttered suddenly.

This is to make someone walking in front of him stumble, and the little white fox and Lu Linglong in the Tianji Hall are laughing and leaning back together.

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Holy Emperor City, Suzaku District.

This is a neighborhood in Suzaku Ward that represents the stars as the "Zhu" position, the symbol animal is the "water worm", and the street layout is also crooked, which is quite strange.

This neighborhood is also very suitable for this animal, and compared to other bustling neighborhoods, there are really few passers-by here, and it even looks a little deserted.

However, there are many shops on this street, but some of them have no plaques, and some of them are black plaques without any inscriptions or decorations.

This is the so-called "black market" in Suzaku District, and the shops with black plaques all represent the collection of goods from unknown sources in the store, which has the meaning of "the plaque does not inscribe the name, and the goods do not ask the way from it".

At this moment, three figures walked on the corner of this block, and the leader was a young man in a white Confucian robe, who looked ordinary, and it was Lei Luo.

And behind him are two bookish girls, handsome and smart, and surrounded by an elegant atmosphere, it is Mo Xiangling and Ruan Qingzhu.

This neighborhood is Lei Luo listened to Mo Xiangling's instructions, and this is the place where the stolen goods are sold in the dynasty.

"Let's go, let's ask one by one!" he gestured to the first shop on the side, and walked inside.

Mo Xiangling and Ruan Qingzhu glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of curiosity in each other's eyes, and then followed the person in front of them into the store.

This shop resembles a pawn shop, with a rich-faced, but slightly squinted, slightly shrewd middle-aged shopkeeper sitting on a Taishi chair inside.

When this person saw Lei Luo come in, and the four big words "Yuanshan Academy" on the other party's neckline, he showed a hint of joy on his face, and his figure stood up even more "Teng".

"It turned out to be a distinguished guest from Yuanshan Academy, please come inside!" the shopkeeper hurriedly said respectfully.

"Shopkeeper, do you have the best four treasures of the study room to sell here?" Lei Luo hurriedly asked.

As soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper knew that business was coming, and hurriedly agreed to it, and walked quickly to the warehouse and took out a few boxes.

As soon as the box was opened, it contained several delicate brushes, as well as several inkstones carved with different sculptures.

Lei Luo pretended to look at it a few times, and finally shook his head, because these inkstones and brushes were just ordinary things, that is, they were more beautifully decorated.

"Shopkeeper, what I ask for is not these mundane things, but high-grade magic weapons, treasures that only immortals can use!" he continued.

After finishing speaking, he released the meaning breath in his body, and after the shopkeeper felt the breath of the immortal cultivator, his face changed.

"It's the villain's clumsiness, I didn't see that the three were originally immortal figures, the villain will go to get this high-quality goods for you!" the shopkeeper hurriedly said in fear.

After saying that, he trotted all the way into the storeroom, and took out a key from his body, and opened a large iron box.

After a while, the shopkeeper took out a few more delicate brushes, as well as a pen holder inkstone, etc., all of which exuded spiritual power fluctuations, and at first glance they were magic weapons used by immortal cultivators.

Lei Luo only glanced at it a few times, these brush inkstones were all inferior inferior grade magic weapons, even the best quality among them was only slightly better lower grade magic weapons.

"How many spirit stones, I want them!" he asked.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper was overjoyed, and after glancing at the Confucian robe of the young man in front of him, he quoted a price slightly higher than the market.

Then the shopkeeper saw a small bag fly into his hand, he reached out and weighed it for a while, and then a flattering smile appeared on his face, because the profit of this business was worth his previous months.

After Lei Luo put these four treasures of the study into the Tianji Palace, he continued to ask quietly: "Shopkeeper, do you have any higher treasures here, you also know that the disciples of our Yuanshan Academy are all Confucian scriptures, and the belongings of those high-level monks, or the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone that have been used, are all treasures for us to comprehend the way of the sages!"

"Distinguished guest, how can we have those things in such a small store, these are priceless treasures, even if we encounter this small business, we don't have the capital to eat those treasures!" said the shopkeeper apologetically.

"Oh, then shopkeeper, which shops on this street have the ability to eat these things?" asked Lei Luo with a smile.

"Of course, it's the 'Baibao Zhai' in the center of this street, their store is a first-class business house in our neighborhood, and it is said that you can buy everything, although it is a bit exaggerated, but they do have a lot of strength," the shopkeeper quickly explained.

Hearing this, Lei Luo's eyes narrowed, and he finally found a place.

Baibao Zhai.

The decoration of this shop is very luxurious, and the whole street has a signboard on this shop, which can be said to be very eye-catching, and it also sets off the strength of this shop.

Baibao Zhai is a large three-story shop, and it can even be said to be a small palace.

At the entrance of the downstairs of this place stands a row of beautiful maids, who greet them with a polite smile every time they enter the store.

Although the traffic in this block is not large, it is full of people in Baibaozhai, as if the customers are rushing to this store.

When Lei Luo and the three of them walked into the shop, the maids at the door saluted even more respectfully, after all, the name of the Yuanshan Academy was known to everyone in the imperial city.

As soon as they entered the shop, an old man with a ruddy face walked up slowly and bowed politely to them.

The person who came had a high-level cultivation of Qi training, Lei Luo could only return the courtesy, and the old man took the two of them to a private room on the side of the first floor.

"I didn't expect Gongzi to be a disciple of Yuanshan Academy, that is the pillar of my imperial city, I don't know if my Baibao Zhai can serve anything!" the old man then said politely.

"Fellow Daoist, you are polite, we came this time just to buy things, I don't know that there can be high-quality pen, ink, paper and inkstone in Baibao Zhai, and the books are righteous, and it is best to come from the hands of those famous Confucians. ”

Lei Luo said what he meant, and the old man naturally smiled and agreed, and called a buddy.

"Go, bring over the four treasures and books of the study that I received a few days ago, and let this son pass through it, and the speed should be fast!"

With the old man's command, the man called two companions, and hurriedly patted the warehouse behind, and soon walked out with a few large boxes.

Lei Luo felt a hint of familiarity from these boxes, and secretly said that it was indeed here.

After opening the box, he took out a set of the Four Treasures of the Study in one of the boxes, as well as several books.

Although this set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone is a mundane thing, it contains a strong sense of righteousness, at first glance, it is left by the great Confucian scholars after many years of use, and the handwriting on those books is exactly the same as the books in Dean Zheng's study.

"I don't know where did Baibaozhai get this set of things?" asked Lei Luo curiously.

"Childe, we Baibaozhai are open to do business, and we never ask where things come from, so we don't know where this thing came from, and we won't ask how the other party got it!" the old man hurriedly explained.

Lei Luo nodded quietly, and then spent thousands of spirit stones to buy all of them.

"Childe go slowly, remember to come often in the future, we have nothing else in Baibao Zhai, this high-quality study room four treasures are often collected, you must be satisfied!"

Under the old man's polite smile, Lei Luo walked out of Baibaozhai with the two girls behind him, and the maid at the door bowed down to see him off.

When he walked to the street again, he glanced around, while Mo Xiangling and Ruan Qingzhu behind him showed puzzled expressions.

"Brother Lei, this clue is broken, and Baibaozhai won't break the rules for you, what should I do?" Ruan Qingzhu asked in a low voice.

Since this is a place to sell stolen goods, Baibaozhai will definitely not reveal the seller's information, so she doesn't think that the person in front of her can get clues.

"Hehe, Miss Ruan, don't worry, I'm just here to confirm whether this shop really accepted the dean's things, since it's confirmed, then go to the place where you can give me clues and ask about the matter!" Lei Luo was not annoyed at all, but said a little incomprehensibly.

After speaking, he strode with the two girls to the shop opposite Baibaozhai, and met the shopkeeper there.

"Did you say that anyone went to Baibao Zhai last night with the four treasures of the study, I remember that a scholar entered the shop opposite, but it was too dark, and it was night, so I saw a blurry figure," the shopkeeper of the opposite shop replied.

Because the biggest thing on this street is Baibaozhai, as a businessman, he will naturally pay attention to the every move of his peers, but the sky is getting dark, and there are too many people coming and going in Baibaozhai, and the shopkeeper knows very little.

Lei Luo gave the other party a piece of silver, and then walked out of the shop with a thousand thanks from the shopkeeper, and then walked to the other one next door.

"There is indeed a scholar who entered Baibaozhai, there happened to be no business that day, I can see it clearly, but the figure is sneaky, and it is night, and I don't see what it looks like!"

The shopkeeper of the second shop provided some information, and Lei Luo took out several portraits, and combined with the clues provided by the shopkeeper, several of them were excluded.

Then came the third, the fourth, and finally locked the gentleman between the two.

"Shopkeeper, let me ask, if the shops on your street encounter big business, what kind of trading house do they use to trade?" asked Lei Luo pretending to be inadvertent.

The shopkeeper who was questioned reported the name of "Chase Trading House", and this trading house was one of the top three major trading houses in the Imperial Dynasty.