Chapter 228: Merchants and the Like

"Okay, finally a break. Harukawa said happily.

Ishikawa hesitated for a moment, looked for a hidden place, laid out a concealment array, and said to Qingchuan: "You wait for me in the formation, as long as you don't take the initiative to leave the formation, the foundation building period monks will not find you, so you don't have to worry." I'll come back to you when I ask for the way. ”

When Qingchuan heard that Ishikawa was going to leave her here, he hurriedly said, "Brother Shi, I will also go with you." ”

Ishikawa smiled: "What are you going to do? Along the way, you have had enough time to play, you stay here, have a good understanding of the Dao Fa, once we arrive at a suitable cultivation country." You retreat and advance, and only when you become a monk at the sixth level of the Qi cultivation period can you be regarded as stepping into the door of cultivation. ”

Qingchuan naturally understood this truth, pouted, and pretended to be angry and said: "Then I will cultivate here, and if I don't go with you, you can come back early." ”

Ishikawa nodded, introduced Qingchuan into the hidden formation, and then walked slowly along the Pearl Lake.

Most of the shepherds and merchants who rested here lived by the lake, which made it easier to get water.

In a short time, Ishikawa had already met several shepherds. Naturally, Ishikawa did not stop and continued to walk, and after walking around Pearl Lake for a quarter of an hour, Ishikawa found a herd of camels, carrying a large amount of goods on top of them.

Around the camel herd, there were many black-clothed men with swords, waiting for battle.

This is obviously a relatively large caravan.

"Go away and stay away from us. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. A middle-aged man in black shouted loudly when he saw Ishikawa.

Ishikawa also knew what these people were worried about, and said, "I got lost here on the next path, and I want to borrow a map." ”

"This is Pearl Lake, all the way north is the Fire Nation, we are going south, whether you go with us or not, we will not take you. The man in black shouted with a wary face.

Ishikawa smiled bitterly and shook his head, this man in black was also too sensitive, for fear that Ishikawa was a horse bandit.

But this person made it clear that this place is Pearl Lake, as well as the Fire Nation in the north. This made Ishikawa basically determine his position.

It's just that this person said it in vain, and Ishikawa didn't dare to believe it completely. Anyway, it was still early, and Ishikawa planned to bypass the camel herd and ask someone about it again.

At this moment, in the midst of the camel herd, a man in a fancy costume came out, this person was about forty years old, slightly fat, and very well-dressed, and should be the head of the caravan.

"This friend, can you tell me in the account? The middle-aged man shouted at Ishikawa.

The black-faced man who mocked Ishikawa just now was shocked, but he was kicked in the ass. Hurriedly ran over to Ishikawa and said, "My master asks you to come over and talk about it." ”

The middle-aged man continued: "My Gong family has been doing this business for generations, and I have also accumulated a lot of maps from the south to the north. ”

When Ishikawa heard the word "map", he stopped his steps, and other things really couldn't attract Ishikawa.

Ishikawa arched his hand and strode into the herd of camels.

Those blackfriars looked at Ishikawa with a look of horror on their faces. Although they are not very clear about the value of this batch of goods, it is definitely a sky-high number.

In this case, Gong Yuliang, the owner of the caravan, actually let a stranger enter the caravan, and what surprised everyone even more was that the two of them actually entered Gong Yuliang's tent one after the other.

Gong Yuliang's tent was huge, ten zhang long and wide. And all kinds of furniture inside are also readily available. On the ground, there is also a thick carpet of camel hair.

As soon as he entered the tent, Gong Yuliang immediately closed the tent, suddenly knelt down on his knees, and said to the ground: "There was a lot of disrespect among the juniors just now, and I still hope that the seniors Haihan." ”...,

Ishikawa squinted his eyes and looked at this person slightly, this person can barely be regarded as a person of cultivation, but his qualifications are not high, he can only use his spiritual power slightly, and he has not even reached the first level of the qi cultivation period.

"Get up. Ishikawa used his spiritual power to hold Gong Yuliang up.

"Thank you, seniors. Gong Yuliang walked to a box, took out a few large painting scrolls from it, spread them out on the ground, and said, "Senior, please see, this is the map around the quicksand ridge." ”

Ishikawa took out the map in the jade slip, and compared it slightly, it was not much the same.

The maps used by cultivators are naturally more accurate than those used by mortals. But on Gong Yuliang's map, there are also special things, this person's map is marked with many red dots and blue dots.

The red dot is where the caravan stops, while the blue dot is where the bandits need to pay tribute. It seems that the Gong family does have a set, and there are forty or fifty places that need to be dotted on the entire trade route.

This caravan set out from the Cangyun Country, passed through the Fire Country, and crossed the quicksand ridge before reaching the Southern Liang Kingdom. If a mortal wants to go back and forth, I am afraid it will take years. After taking a look at this picture, Ishikawa also had some admiration for this person.

What interests Ishikawa even more is that one of the footholds of this caravan is Xiuzhen Town.

"The younger generation has a few words, I don't know whether to say it or not. Gong Yuliang said with some hesitation.

"Say it. ”

"If the juniors didn't guess wrong, the seniors should be the cultivators of the Southern Liang Kingdom. The younger generations have some industries in the Fire Nation and Cangyun Country, although the spiritual power is not particularly abundant, but it is very quiet. What's more, seniors don't need to be bothered by identity issues. After Gong Yuliang said these words, he looked at Ishikawa with some trepidation.

"How do you know that I am from the Southern Liang Kingdom. The corners of Ishikawa's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"The juniors guessed. I have received information that the Qingyun Gate in the Southern Liang Country is attacking the Wuling Gate. This kind of struggle between sects is naturally very implicated. Many of the predecessors left the Southern Liang Kingdom one after another to seek a place to cultivate in other countries. And just now the seniors said that they wanted to see the map, and they dared to guess it. ”

Ishikawa nodded, secretly saying in his heart that this person was thoughtful. said: "You know about this, don't tell anyone else, otherwise there will be a catastrophe." ”

"It's nature. Gong Yuliang hurriedly said.

"You know that there is a great battle of cultivators in Nanliang, and you still want to go over to join in the fun?" Ishikawa asked.

Gong Yuliang said with a smile: "I'm just a mortal, and the business I do has nothing to do with my predecessors in cultivation. In their eyes, I may be like an ant. So it's easier for me to survive than my predecessors in the Qi training period. What's more, the market is good at this time, and business opportunities must not be delayed. ”

Ishikawa smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said no more. Then he asked, "If I enter the Fire Nation and don't have a certain identity, can't I?

Gong Yuliang said respectfully: "Although cultivators can move between countries, the time they stay is limited. Every Xiuzhen country has a Xiuzhen Alliance, and the task of the Xiuzhen Alliance is to expel foreign monks who have been in a fixed situation for a long time. lest these foreign monks have too many of them, and a large amount of their country's cultivation resources will be consumed, causing the strength of their own monks to weaken. ”

"You know quite a bit. "Ishikawa Dao, although Gong Yuliang has also come into contact with Xiuzhen, he knows too much.

"The ancestors of the Gong family, there were also a few cultivators, and then they slowly declined. In my grandfather's generation, Linggen's qualifications were extremely low, and there was no sect acceptance at all, so he had to start this business. As for me, although I have already touched the threshold of the first level of the Qi training period, it is still unknown when I will be able to enter the first level of the Qi training period. Gong Yuliang's face showed a trace of bitterness. ..., Gong Yuliang hurriedly said: "Although our Gong family has declined, there are still a few tokens of the Fire Realm, as long as the seniors are willing, they can cultivate in my Gong Mansion." ”

Gong Yuliang took out a small sign from his arms, handed it to Ishikawa and said, "As long as the senior goes to the Fire Nation and finds his brother, Gong Yutang, he will naturally arrange the residence of the senior." ”

Ishikawa also accepted it unceremoniously and threw it into the storage bag.

Ishikawa naturally knew what this person was thinking, it was nothing more than wanting Ishikawa to cultivate in the Gong family and strengthen the prestige of the Gong family. Maybe you can also point out the next generation of the Gong family.

And after Ishikawa had just arrived in the Fire Nation, he had no place to stay for the time being, so he simply took this token, and if he didn't have a place to go, he went over to take a look.

Gong Yuliang saw Ishikawa accept the token, and his face showed ecstasy.

Ishikawa pondered for a moment, pointed to the Xiuzhen town on the map and said, "I need you to do me a favor." ”

"Senior, please speak. Gong Yuliang arched his hand and said: "As long as the younger generation can do it, he will definitely do his best." ”

"Above Xiuzhen Town, there is a Spirit Mine Pavilion. If you get there, ask the two shopkeepers if they would like to follow your caravan to find me. ”

Ishikawa touched the air and pulled out a small sign.

"The shopkeeper of the Spirit Mine Pavilion is very old and has some inconveniences in moving, and the second shopkeeper is a cultivator. But as long as you take out this token, they will naturally believe you and will know what it is all about. ”

Gong Yuliang wrapped the small brand carefully, carefully put it away, and said, "Seniors, rest assured, I will definitely bring your words to them." ”

"If they want to come, they come, and if they don't want to come, they just come. Ishikawa pulled out two bottles of elixir. "This bottle of elixir is considered a commission paid to you, and if it is done well, it will be there in the future. ”

Since Ahuizotl entered the Immortal Mansion, the herbs in the Immortal Mansion have been in dire straits.

In addition to brewing spirit wine, Ahuizotl's only pleasure is refining pills, but these pills are only used by Qi cultivation period cultivators, and they are of no use to Ishikawa, who has already built a foundation.

Up to now, a lot of low-grade pills have been accumulated.

These low-grade pills are nothing to Ishikawa, but for Gong Yuliang, they are definitely very rare treasures. It can even help Gong Yuliang reach the first level of Qi training...... ,