A coastal village, or a town, or a small city. In short, it is much larger than a village, but it is not surrounded by a city wall. On the seaside side of the town, there are several sizable docks, with merchant ships, fishing boats, and passenger ships of various sizes moored on the sea. On the pier, there were many people coming and going. Some were getting on and off passenger ships, some were loading and unloading, and some were buying and selling seafood.
Under the guidance of Linjiang Zhenren, Ye Zan and his party retracted their flying swords and landed on the ground far away from the small town, and then walked along the road to the dock like those mortals. Along the way, these adults have been cultivating Taoism for many years, so they don't really have any other feelings about this scene. Only the little lolita Ye Linglong, although she had followed Ye Zan to the capital of the Kingdom of Jin before, was still full of curiosity about such a secular life.
"Daddy, look, why does that fish look like that?" The little Lolita was held in Ye Zan's arms. Her little head turned around and looked around, pointing to some stalls on the roadside and asking questions here and there. What she was pointing at at this time was clearly several flounder. Because the two eyes were on one side, they looked really weird.
"Well, it's because it's too lazy and always likes to lie on the bottom of the sea. But if it's like other fish, its one eye can't be used, and it's easy to get sand in, so I just move them up there. This is it." Ye Zan held the little Loli in his arms and walked to the fish stall to let the little Loli take a closer look.
Of course Ye Zan's explanation is a bit nonsense, but if you tell the little guy about biological evolution, she must be able to understand it. For today's little loli, a reasonable explanation is enough. Whether it is right or wrong is not that important.
"Oh, it's so lazy, no wonder it became so ugly." After listening to Ye Zan's explanation, the little Loli nodded seriously, then pointed to another stall not far away and shouted: "Hey , Dad, look, is that Ba Zhao’s family?”
This time, the little Loli was pointing to the octopus displayed at another fish stall. The octopus was still alive and stretched out its tentacles to escape, but was quickly caught back in the jar by the stall owner.
The Octopus that little Loli was talking about was one of the demon clans Ye Zan conquered from the Immortal Palace, a spineless little demon who turned out to be an Octopus. Although the little eight-clawed demon is not very strong, he is very promising in being a bitch and has always made the little loli very happy.
Therefore, seeing the same eight-clawed octopus immediately reminded the little loli of that loyal bitch.
"Of course not. That one is so young, how could it be Ba Zhao's family?" Ye Zan replied matter-of-factly. If you talk about things like blood, heredity, race, etc., the little loli will most likely raise a lot of questions, so it's better to just answer directly from the body shape.
"Oh, yes, Ba Zhao is quite big." Little Loli said as if she suddenly realized what she was doing.
The group of people soon came to a pier, which was specially used to dock passenger ships. At this time, several large ships were relying on it.
"Fellow Ancient Taoist, two seniors, please come this way. That ship is going to Tantai Island." Master Linjiang led the way and brought Ye Zan and others to the big ship.
This large ship looks obviously much more luxurious than other passenger ships. It can almost be described as magnificent. Moreover, thanks to the monk's methods, it is unknown how long the boat has been used, but it looks as brand new as if it had just been launched.
At this time, there were already some monks on the ship, standing in twos and threes on the deck chatting. However, everyone suddenly fell silent when they saw Ye Zan and others coming onto the boat. Among these people, the ones with the highest cultivation level are at the Nascent Soul realm, and most of the others are Golden Pill masters. Suddenly, when they see people whose realms they cannot see coming up, they dare to make the slightest mistake.
You know, in this land of the South China Sea, there aren't many rules. It's not uncommon for someone to directly kill someone if they don't like you. Therefore, the vast majority of casual cultivators in Nanhai know to keep a low profile when going out, for fear of accidentally offending the wrong people. Although these people on the boat could not see the realm of Qinghong Zhenjun and Whale King, but if they could not see it, it meant they were much higher than themselves, so naturally it was easy to guess.
"Isn't this Fellow Taoist Linjiang! I wonder who these two seniors are?" A Yuan Ying ancestor who might be familiar with Linjiang Master mustered up the courage to come up to him and wanted to ask Master Linjiang about the origins of Ye Zan and others. .
"Fellow Taoist Gu, the owner of this ship is also a member of the Wanfeng Merchant Alliance in Tantai Market. His Taoist name is Yuehua Zhenren. Do you want to meet him?" Linjiang Zhenren did not immediately respond to the acquaintance's words. Instead, he asked Ye Zan next to him in a low voice.
Ye Zan nodded and said: "Then it's time for you, fellow Taoist, to worry about it. After I left my hometown and came here, I also need to make friends with others. Since that person is an acquaintance of fellow Taoist, he must be worth making friends with."
After receiving Ye Zan's consent and knowing that Ye Zan could represent the opinions of True Lord Qinghong and King Whale, Master Linjiang turned his head with confidence and said to Master Yuehua: "Oh, it turns out to be Yuehua. Fellow Taoist, come on, let me introduce these two seniors to you.”
Master Linjiang didn't respond immediately, and Master Yuehua didn't mind at all. After all, he had been in this business for many years, how could he not even understand this bit of human sophistication. In fact, even if Master Linjiang pretends not to hear and completely ignores his greeting just now, he will not be dissatisfied because of this.
Of course, now that he heard the words of Master Linjiang, Master Yuehua was even more happy. He quickly adjusted his clothes and walked forward respectfully. He first bowed to Master Qinghong and the Whale King and said, "Junior Yuehua, hello. Two seniors!”
"Two seniors, this is Master Yuehua, the owner of this ship." Master Linjiang first introduced the identity of Master Yuehua, then turned to Master Yuehua, and introduced each other solemnly: " This senior is True Lord Chongguang, this senior is True Lord Fuyao, and this is the disciple of the two seniors, Gu Taoist Fellow Gu Qianshan.”
On Master Yuehua's side, following the introduction of Master Linjiang, they bowed to Ye Zan and others respectively and said: "Meet True Lord Chongguang, meet True Lord Fuyao, and meet the ancient Taoist friends!"
"Two seniors and ancient Taoist friends have come from the far north and want to go to the Tantai market. Taoist friend Yuehua should treat them well and don't neglect the senior master." After the two parties met, Linjiang Master said again He said to Master Yuehua with a little reminder and warning.
"Fellow Taoist, you are just kidding. It is truly an honor for me that these two seniors can ride on this small boat. How dare you show any slightest indifference." Master Yuehua said in a panic. Of course, this fear is just a show. Usually big people like small people to be frightened in front of them, so that they can appear domineering and unparalleled.
Later, Master Yuehua introduced Ye Zan and others into the cabin and personally arranged them in the cabin that was said to be the best. Although it does not take long to get to Tantai Island from here, even by boat, no matter how good the cabin is, it is impossible for you to arrive before others. But this involves the issue of face, and the issue of where you place the other party in your heart. Just like entertaining guests, "sit", "please sit down" and "please sit down" obviously have different emphasis.
After arriving at the cabin, Qinghong Zhenjun and Whale King stayed inside, as if they didn't like to be disturbed. Ye Zan, holding little Loli in his arms, followed Master Linjiang outside and started talking with Master Yuehua.
"I heard from Fellow Daoist Linjiang before that Fellow Daoist Yuehua is not only the owner of this ship, but also a member of the Wanfeng Business Alliance in Dantai Market. I have something I want to ask you for advice." Ye Zan said in a very approachable manner, without any arrogance of having a powerful soul backing him up.
"Don't take it seriously if you ask for advice. If you have any questions, fellow Taoist, just ask me. I will definitely tell you everything you know." Master Yuehua said quickly.
"I am going to the Tantai market with my master and my uncle this time. I have some things in my hand that I want to sell, but I don't know much about the market. I wonder if fellow Taoist Yuehua can give me some advice?" The character played by Ye Zan is a man with rich People who have cultivated in the Nascent Soul realm but don’t have much experience. Therefore, he did not need to show too much caution and quickly revealed his "intentions".
After hearing this, Master Yuehua glanced at Master Linjiang, turned his eyes and said: "To say this, fellow Taoist Gu really asked the right person. After all, I am a businessman, and I am quite familiar with the market conditions. Understood, I wonder what the ancient Taoist friends want to know about the market situation?”
"I come from the Far North, so naturally what I have on hand are some specialties from the Far North, such as..." At this point, Ye Zan touched the Qiankun Ring on his hand, and a palm-sized jade box appeared in his hand. . Opening the lid of the jade box, I saw a lotus that looked like an ice sculpture placed in the jade box. Waves of spiritual energy and medicinal fragrance immediately emanated from the ice lotus.
"This is... the Ice Marrow Snow Lotus from the Far North." Linjiang Master said while looking at the lotus in the jade box.
"Not bad, and judging from the appearance, it is at least about a thousand years old. It can be regarded as a rare treasure." Master Yuehua obviously knew more, and he couldn't help but praise it.
Ye Zan put the jade box away with his backhand, and then took out another jade box. After opening it, there were several finger-sized ice beads inside. This thing is called Xuefeng Jade Fruit, and it is also a specialty of the Far North. However, due to its extraordinary efficacy and rare production, this thing is also a very rare treasure on the market.
Ye Zan took out several things in succession. In fact, they were all collected at the Dao Discussion Conference, but he specifically picked out a few things related to the Far North. And every thing is an absolute treasure of heaven and earth. If it were not an opportunity like the Tao Discussion Conference, it would be rare to see it in the ordinary market.
The things Ye Zan collected from the Dao Discussion Conference also had a common feature, that is, they were all needed by the mysterious forces. In other words, those who worked for the mysterious forces in the past went to collect these things on behalf of the mysterious forces. In the end, no one expected that Ye Zan had already targeted them all, and in the end almost everyone returned empty-handed, including Qingsong Zhenjun, the three friends of Sui Han.
Ye Zan naturally took out these things to catch Suihan's three friends. His purpose was not to arrest the three friends of Suihan, otherwise he could have arrested them directly according to Qianli Chuanshen's position, so why would he hide his identity and carry out these actions. The reason why he went around in these circles was to get close to the three friends of Suihan, find their upline through the three friends of Suihan, and find the source of the item they sold that was contaminated with the aura of Xuan Yuan.
After all, Master Linjiang is the disciple of Master Hanmei. He is also responsible for inquiring about information for the three friends of Suihan, so he knows a little bit about what his master and uncles need. Therefore, when he saw the few things that Ye Zan took out, Linjiang's eyes immediately widened, and he felt like "you can't find anything even if you wear iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it".
Of course, knowing that there are two powerful souls behind Ye Zan, Linjiang Master, no matter how impatient he is, cannot directly snatch it from Ye Zan, and he does not even dare to have the slightest idea.
As for doubt.
Again, if you don't know that everything on your side is being monitored, even if this seems a bit coincidental, I'm afraid no one will suspect that someone has plotted it.
What's more, Ye Zan is not that stupid. He really followed the other party's list and took out everything the other party needed. The items he took out were all specialties from the Far North that fit his status, and he also added a few items that were not on the other party's list. In this way, I am afraid that no one would think that Ye Zan had ulterior motives in taking out these things.
After Ye Zan showed a few things, he asked Master Yuehua: "Fellow Yuehua, to be honest, I followed my master and uncle here because I was forced by the Arctic Sword Sect. I want to Looking for a place to stay in the South China Sea, I decided to take out these things and sell them. I just don't know the market here. If Fellow Daoist Yue Hua has any suggestions or ways to solve this dilemma in the lower division, I, my master, and my uncle will all remember our friendship deeply."
Before, seeing Ye Zan take out these things, Master Yuehua was really a little suspicious. He didn't know whether Ye Zan was showing off or what he wanted to do. However, after listening to Ye Zan's explanation, Master Yuehua laughed secretly in his heart that Ye Zan was really a "rookie", but he also understood Ye Zan's urgent mood.
It turns out that he came here as a refugee and wanted to settle down in the South China Sea! Of course, Master Yuehua will not change his face because of this. After all, no matter how people flee, the two powerful souls are real. However, he had also made a calculation in his mind. If the Wanfeng Merchant Alliance where he belonged could recruit two more powerful souls to take charge... it seemed a bit unaffordable. Then, as the other party said, sell a favor to the other party... Favors don't seem to be worth much in the South China Sea.
Seeing Master Yuehua's expression of interest, Master Linjiang became a little anxious and quickly said to Ye Zan: "Fellow Taoist Ancient, I just saw a few things that fellow Taoist took out, and I suddenly remembered a senior. I once said that we are in urgent need of some heavenly and earthly treasures to refine elixirs. Why don’t I send you a message to see if that senior has this intention.”