Alienated Martial Arts.

Chapter 142
Coming out of Sancai Gate, Wei Tao walked slowly towards his own restaurant.

He was only half full from the banquet just now, and he had to go back to refill some staple food in order to survive the long cold night.

Although it was already dark at this time, the streets and alleys were still brightly lit, and there were all kinds of cries and voices.

There was a steady stream of pedestrians coming and going, no matter in terms of clothing or facial expressions, they were more than a little better than Cangyuan City.

"This is Fucheng."

"Even if they are poor people who also live at the bottom, they are not comparable to those neighbors in Yaoshi Lane."

Wei Tao sighed secretly, feeling inexplicably moved in his heart.

Passing by a grocery store on the street, he suddenly paused.

His eyes fell on a man who was working.

The man was sitting at the door, arranging the various commodities placed outside.

His movements are a little rusty, and it doesn't look like he works often.

His eyes didn't seem to be very good, and he couldn't install a buckle after a long time of tossing.

This person seems to have been seen somewhere before.

A thought moved in Wei Tao's mind, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Suddenly, a young woman came out of the shop, fastened her hands and feet and put on the buckle, more than a star and a half faster than the man.

He kept complaining in his mouth, "Look at you, apart from chewing on words and reading those broken books, you can't even do such a small job now, how will you support yourself in the future."

"When I sell some of the books later, I can always exchange some money."

The man said in a low voice, "Many of them are rare copies in the collection. When you meet customers who know the goods, you should be able to negotiate a good price."

"Come on, you better keep those books for yourself.

Customers who are still knowledgeable about goods, people can't even eat enough food these days, who has the heart to buy your broken books? "

"Besides, I remember that you put a lot of thought into this back then. If you really sell it, it will be difficult to buy it back later."

The woman said in a low voice, she has already finished the stall.

As soon as she looked up and saw Wei Tao, she immediately changed her smile, "Is there anything the guest officer wants, we have all kinds of groceries and seasonings, you can come in and have a look."

"Xiao Qing, I asked you to light up the fire and cook. Where did you die? The soup in the pot is all coming out!"

A piercing roar came from behind,
"Understood Auntie, I'm going now!"

The woman's complexion changed, and she explained to the man, "You lead the customers to look at the goods, and I will cook."

It wasn't until this moment that Wei Tao recalled who these two people were.

It was a man and a woman who met at the gate of Cangyuan City after the battle with Sun Daozi.

Compared to that time, they looked much haggard.

Dressing has also changed from a decent long gown and silk skirt to a patched coarse cotton padded jacket.

That's why I didn't recognize it at first sight.

Unexpectedly, they also left Cangyuan and came to Fucheng at some point.

"What does the guest officer want, come in and have a look."

The man patted the dust off his hands, a little dull.

Wei Tao originally wanted to walk away, but he followed into the store, casually looking at the shelves.

The types of goods inside are not rich, and many things are of average quality.

Some of them have even been damaged, and it is obvious that the business is not doing well.

But all came.

It is also fate to meet each other.

After Wei Tao walked around, he decided to buy some random things, which can be regarded as a good start for this small shop.

Thinking of this, he picked up two things casually, paid more than a dozen big money, turned and left.

The man rubbed his red, swollen and chapped hands, followed behind and muttered, "Do you buy books, sir? I have a lot of rare ancient books in my collection, and they are well maintained..."

Wei Tao stopped and sighed, "I have dropped out of school for a long time."

Seeing the man's face darken instantly, he was silent for a moment, and then continued, "Forget it, what book do you have, let me have a look."

"Okay guest officer, just wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

The man suddenly became happy, and quickly ran to the corner of the shop.

Not long after, a wooden box was brought in, which was filled with various books.

He watched Wei Tao rummaging inside, although he still had a flattering smile on his face, his eyes were full of reluctance.

But, just like what Xiaoqing said.

What's the use of holding these books when I have nothing to eat.

It's fine for him to starve and suffer from the cold alone, but how could Xiaoqing have the heart to do the same.

"How much are you going to sell these books?" Wei Tao asked.

"Three taels, no, one tael, only one tael of silver." The man replied cautiously.

"Okay, I'll give you three taels of silver."

Wei Tao took out a silver ingot, "You pack these books, I'll buy them."

"Three, three two..."

The man stared blankly at the silver ingots on the counter, and stood there motionless.

It wasn't until Wei Tao urged that he suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly filled the wooden basket with books.

Crash.

He knocked over the box.

All kinds of thread-bound books were scattered all over the place.

"I'll clean it up, and I'll clean it up for the guest officer."

The man suddenly panicked and apologized repeatedly.

"do not move!"

Wei Tao suddenly let out a low cry.

"I told you not to move!"

He pushed the frightened man away, reached out and picked up a scroll from the ground.

This book looks quite thick, but it only has a dozen pages.

Because of the material made of animal skin, each sheet is equivalent to many pages of paper, so it gives people an illusion.

After searching a few times, Wei Tao stayed on one page.

"Do you know the words in this book?"

Staring at the illustrations on the page, he let out a soft breath.

The spirit is highly concentrated at this moment.

The pattern is a little fuzzy, but it can still be seen. It seems to be an eye.

To be precise, this should be a vertical pupil.

There are also many lines shooting out from the vertical pupil, which should mean that the eyes are shooting out light.

The man leaned over and took a look, "This is the tortoise shell script used in some places in ancient times. It says, "The head of the cool shade, suddenly scaly. You can't smell its shape. You can only see the golden pupil. If you look at it, you will not know whether you are alive or dead..." ..."

After listening silently, Wei Tao asked, "What does the head of cool shade mean?"

"It should be the head of Liangyin Mountain, but I have searched through many ancient topography books, but I can't tell you exactly where it is."

Wei Tao said again, "In Liangyin Mountain, there is a Luocha family, do you know that?"

"I know that the Luocha tribe was originally named the Luo tribe. They have lived in the Liangyin Mountains of Mozhou for generations. They used to make a living by fishing and hunting. After interacting with the outside world, they began to cultivate tea trees. They gradually became known as the Luocha tribe."

After thinking for a moment, Wei Tao followed up and asked.

"What does it mean to be scaly?"

"The tree here is related to the radish of the luocha family. If so, what is the connection?"

The man frowned, lost in memory thinking.

After a while, he thought about it and said slowly, "Maybe I'm going to disappoint the guest officer, and I don't really know what the relationship between the two is."

"but……"

He changed the subject, "According to my conjecture, Juju may be a living creature."

"The biggest possibility is that it is an alias for a tree."

(End of this chapter)