The ancestor of talismans

The first thing Xu Changshou did when he entered Qilin Town was to inquire about Qingming Grass.

After asking around, I found out that Qingming grass is a cheap herb and is not worth anything at all.

But this kind of herb is different from other herbs. The medicinal ingredients are particularly easy to lose. After collecting the herbs, the medicine must be used within three days.

Once it exceeds three days, the efficacy of the medicine begins to fade, and once it exceeds five days, it has no effect at all.

Even if it is preserved with top-grade jade and sealed with magic, it can only be kept for a few months.

Qingming grass is cheap, so if you spend a lot of money to preserve it, it is better to buy fresh one.

Because of this characteristic, Qingming grass basically does not leave Qilin Town.

Of course, there are often foreign merchants who come to purchase, but they usually don’t buy much.

Xu Changshou asked around and found out that many shops selling elixirs do not sell this kind of herb because it does not make money and it takes up space, so no shop is willing to sell it.

If you want to buy Qingming grass, you can only go to the Dazhou Market. It is sold on the street stalls, and there are only a few of them.

After a detour, we have to go to the Dazhou Market.

Afterwards, Xu Changshou went straight to the Dazhou market.

The scale of the Da Zhou market is much smaller than that of the Mudong Divine City. It only has business on one street and not many people come to buy things.

As soon as you enter Fangshikou, there is a stall selling Qingming grass.

The owner of this stall is a rough middle-aged man with the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Xu Changshou walked over and bowed slightly: "My fellow Taoist, how much do you sell this Qingming grass for?"

"A piece of medium-grade spirit stone weighs 120 kilograms." The middle-aged man said honestly.

Xu Changshou ignored him and continued walking inside.

When I reached the middle of the market, I met a man selling Qingming grass. When I asked the price, I found out it was also a medium-grade spirit stone worth 120 kilograms.

Xu Changshou continued walking in, and when he was almost at the end of the market, he saw a stall selling Qingming grass.

However, the Qingming grass from this company is obviously of much better quality than the previous two companies. It is dark green in color and grows vigorously.

The owner of this stall was actually a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old, and his cultivation was only at the early Nascent Soul stage.

This is quite strange. Generally, those who come out to set up stalls are at least cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage, and there are very few cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage.

Xu Changshou walked over with a smile. Before he could speak, the young man spoke first: "My fellow Taoist, do you want Qingming grass? High-quality Qingming grass."

Xu Changshou smiled and asked casually, "How much is it?"

The young man smiled and said, "One spiritual stone weighs one hundred kilograms."

Xu Changshou frowned when he heard this: "It's too expensive. Others can buy 120 kilograms with one spirit stone."

The young man said anxiously, "My friend, have you seen the quality? Their Qingming grass is no match for ours. You get what you pay for, and it's good to pay ten times the price. I'm not exaggerating, in the entire Qilin Town, our Qingming grass is second to none."

"Huh?"

Xu Changshou carefully looked at the herbs and agreed, "Yes, your Qingming herb is obviously different from those two. The quality seems to be better than theirs."

After hearing what Xu Changshou said, the young man grinned and said proudly: "Of course, the Qingming grass of their two families is certainly not as good as ours. The Qingming grass of ours is carefully cultivated by my grandfather, with an exclusive secret recipe."

"oh?"

Xu Changshou became interested: "My fellow Taoist, how did you cultivate the Qingming grass in your home?"

The young man glared: "Can I tell you this? This is a trade secret."

Xu Changshou was speechless, and then asked: "Are there many foreign merchants coming to you to buy herbs?"

The young man raised his nose and said, "Of course there are more. I'm not exaggerating. Nine out of ten customers from other places buy goods from me."

Xu Changshou bowed and said, "Excuse me, what's your name, fellow Taoist?"

The young man was unhappy: "Why are you asking so many questions? Are you going to buy it or not?"

"Forehead……"

Xu Changshou was even more speechless after hearing this. He casually threw out a spiritual stone and said, "Give me a hundred kilograms."

"Okay!"

The young man immediately became enthusiastic. After receiving the spirit stones, he politely prepared a hundred kilograms of Qingming grass for Xu Changshou.

Xu Changshou casually put the Qingming grass into the storage bag, and then asked: "Fellow Daoist, can you tell me your name now?"

"My last name is Hu, Hu Baxian."

"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Hu, disrespectful and disrespectful."

"Sure, sure."

Xu Changshou said with a smile: "Hu Daoyou, why do you come out to set up a stall at such a young age? Aren't you afraid that someone will bully you?"

Hu Baxian smiled and said, "I know this street well. It's full of acquaintances. No one bullies me. This is not my stall. It belongs to my grandfather. I am watching the stall for him."

Xu Changshou asked again: "Where is your grandfather?"

Hu Baxian said: "Grandpa is old and doesn't like to work hard, so he asked me to help look after the stall. He also said that when I reach the late Nascent Soul stage, he will let me inherit his stall."

Xu Changshou gave a thumbs up and said, "You are young and promising, amazing."

Hu Baxian was complacent: "That's right, Grandpa said, no matter how small the stall is, you are still a businessman, better than those coolies."

"Is this stall managed by your grandfather or you yourself?" asked Xu Changshou.

Hu Baxian smiled and said, "In recent years, grandpa has been cultivating Qingming grass. He comes over occasionally, but most of the time, I am the one watching."

"Um!"

Xu Changshou nodded slightly.

Hu Baxian is young and has low cultivation, so he is not qualified to set up a stall. But this stall belongs to his grandfather, and with his grandfather's protection, there will be no problem and no one will bully him.

When he reaches a certain level of cultivation, he will naturally be able to inherit this stall.

"You said that there are many merchants from other places who buy Qingming grass from you?"

"yes!"

"Are there any special guests who come here frequently?" Xu Changshou thought for a moment and asked.

Hu Baxian shook his head: "There are many foreign merchants who come here frequently, but they are nothing special."

“I see.”

Xu Changshou frowned, feeling that his question was too general.

To put it another way.

"Friend Hu, is there any kind of..."

Xu Changshou asked halfway and didn't know what to say. He knew the Blood Butcher's true appearance, but the Blood Butcher could change his appearance, and Xu Changshou didn't know what he looked like in disguise, so it was difficult to describe.

"What on earth are you going to say?"

"nothing!"

"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go deliver the herbs to Mr. Liu."

"Um!"

Hu Baxian hurriedly packed up his stall and left the Dazhou market.

What to do next?

Xu Changshou fell into deep thought...

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