After leaving the mercenary hall. The middle-aged staff member took Xia Yan to Xicheng District.
Maybe Xia Yan was not difficult to get along with, so this staff member gradually became more talkative. Knowing that Xia Yan came to Huaqing City for the first time, the staff member puffed up his chest and began to talk about some celebrity stories in Huaqing City.
Through some chatting, Xia Yan knew that his name was Shang Fugui.
"Sir, are these mercenaries you are looking for your friends?!" Shang Fugui asked hesitantly with his eyes flashing.
He wanted to ask this question just now, but he was worried that Xia Yan would be angry with him for asking too much. But after becoming more and more familiar with Xia Yan, Shang Fugui became more courageous.
Xia Yan said, "They are my friends."
When Shang Fugui heard the words, he couldn't help being envious.
It is a great honor to be able to make friends with a fourth-level mercenary. In Huaqing City, the four-level mercenaries usually associate with high-level figures.
Shang Fugui has lived in Huaqing City from birth to thirty-five years old, and knows a lot about the area in Xicheng District. There, the poorer people live there.
And the friend of this young fourth-level mercenary lives in the old district of Naxi City. Shang Fugui envies from the bottom of his heart that those few people can have a friend like Xia Yan. Moreover, Xia Yan came to Huaqing City to look for them in person, and even waited for two days in the mercenary hall. Shang Fugui has worked in the mercenary hall for nearly twenty years, and has a deep understanding of the situation of the mercenaries in Huaqing City. The mercenaries in Xicheng District are not strong.
"Sir, the front is the yard mentioned in the registration information. If your friend didn't go on an adventure mission, then he should be here. I'll knock on the door for you."
With a flattering smile on his face, Shang Fugui bent down and said.
Xia Yan looked at an old courtyard not far away, and nodded. This courtyard should have been built decades ago, and it has not been renovated until now, and it looks quite dilapidated.
With Xia Yan's permission, Shang Fugui stepped forward quickly and knocked hard on the courtyard door.
Xia Yan followed Shang Fugui and stood in front of the courtyard gate.
"Huh?!" After a while, Shang Fugui frowned.
There seems to be no sound in the yard, is there no one there
Xia Yan also secretly sighed in his heart, maybe this time, he won't be able to see Bai Hua and the others.
"If we don't see Bai Hua and the others this time, let's wait until next time." Xia Yan's eyes flashed, and he thought helplessly in his heart.
"Chachacha..."
Suddenly, footsteps sounded in the courtyard, and Xia Yan's eyes lit up.
That Shang Fugui also became energetic all of a sudden, and continued to knock on the door a few more times.
"Who is it?!" An old voice came from inside. It sounds like an old man.
"Let's find a few people, please open the door!" Shang Fugui spoke before Xia Yan.
"Squeak!" With a sound, the courtyard door was opened, and a wrinkled face flashed inside. The old man was still holding an oil lamp in his hand, and looked at Monk Xia Yan with wide eyes.
"Old man, I'm a staff member of the Huaqing City Mercenary Hall, and I'm here to look for some mercenaries." Shang Fugui turned to look at Xia Yan, then smiled and said to the old man.
"Mother, who is knocking on the door?!" At this time, another woman with a big belly came out of a wing room, about twenty years old, walked slowly towards the courtyard door, asked aloud, her eyes changed from Xia Monk Yan scanned Fugui's body.
"Oh, are you looking for someone? There is only our wife and I in this yard, and there is no one else. However, this yard was bought by my son a week ago. Is the person you are looking for the previous owner?!" the old man said It's clever. The speech is also very smooth.
Hearing what the old man said, Xia Yan frowned again. Bai Hua and the others might have lived here before, but they have moved away now. Although Huaqing City is not as big as Ziye City, if you want to find someone, you have to go through the Holy Church.
Shaking his head, Xia Yan was a little unwilling, and said to the old man, "Old man, do you know where the former owner of this yard is now?!"
The old man turned his gaze to Xia Yan and shook his head, "I'm not sure about this, but I heard from my son that one of them was seriously injured, and they should find a place nearby, and they won't go far away. .”
The old man shook his skinny hand and said, while the oil lamp in the other hand kept flickering dim light.
"Sir, shall we ask around?!" Shang Fugui asked Xia Yan.
Xia Yan looked at the already dark sky, there were very few pedestrians on the nearby streets. Even if you ask, it's hard to find anything. However, always try.
"Okay, look around." Xia Yan nodded.
"Old family, excuse me." Xia Yan said apologetically.
"It's all right!" the old man said, and then slowly closed the courtyard door, Xia Yan could still hear the mother and daughter talking in a low voice in the courtyard.
"The old man said just now that the owner of the yard was injured..." Xia Yan was also a little worried, not knowing who was injured, let alone how serious the injury was.
Frowning tightly, Xia Yan looked into the darkness.
"Sir, don't worry, I'll help you find it around here. I'm also familiar with this area." Shang Fugui still humbly said to Xia Yan.
"If you have something to do, you can go first." Xia Yan said, he took out two gold coins from his lapel, "These two gold coins are considered hard work, and you can't make your trip in vain."
Xia Yan delivered the gold coins to Shang Fugui.
When Shang Fugui saw the gold coin, his face turned red, blood welled up, and his fingers trembled. The money he can earn in the mercenary hall in a month is only two gold coins and three silver coins. Xia Yan gave him two gold coins all at once, which is quite a windfall.
"Sir, I'm fine. I must find someone for you today." Shang Fugui took the gold coin carefully and said loudly.
Then, he caught up with the pedestrians who had just passed by, and asked if he had seen a few people, one of them was injured, and they were all mercenaries.
An hour later!
Monk Xia Yan was rich and honored, so he almost went around the whole area. But did not find any useful information.
"Forget it, tonight, I will rush to Qiankun City overnight." Xia Yan planned not to continue searching this time. If this continues, even if you search for a month, you may not be able to find someone.
Vice President Li Yun and others are still waiting for him at Qiankun College.
"Fugui, go back, I'll be out of town in a while." Xia Yan stopped and said to Shang Fugui who was walking in front.
Shang Fugui paused and turned around. A disappointed expression appeared on his face.
"Sir, don't you plan to continue looking for those friends?!"
He is rich, but he doesn't look tired at all. From the mercenary hall, he followed Xia Yan all the way, which is not a short distance. However, he is also a cultivator himself, so he has some background.
"I'm not looking anymore, I still have things to do, so I can't stay here any longer." Xia Yan shook his head helplessly.
"Oh..." Shang Fugui lowered his head, and took out the gold coin that Xia Yan gave him just now, "The man didn't find it, sir, this gold coin..."
When Shang Fugui took out the gold coins, Xia Yan was still wondering what Shang Fugui was going to do. Hearing what he said, Xia Yan couldn't help laughing.
This Shang Fugui is in his thirties, but he is still like a child. If no one can be found, the gold coins will be refunded
Xia Yan shook his head with a smile, and took out two gold coins from the skirt, "These gold coins are all yours."
The four gold coins were placed in Shang Fugui's hands. Shang Fugui's eyes widened.
"This...is it really mine?!" Shang Fugui said in a surprised voice, looking at the golden gold coin in his hand, Shang Fugui couldn't believe it. Today, he actually earned four gold coins, which is no different from a pie falling from the sky.
"Okay, I should go!" Xia Yan looked at a lantern not far away, turned around and left.
"Sir, next time you come to Huaqingcheng, ask me to help you guide the way. I know Huaqingcheng very well." Shang Fugui shouted at Xia Yan's background.
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"Mr. Lu! Please, just give me some more herbs on credit."
Not long after Xia Yan and Shang Fugui separated, they turned to a brighter street, and there were still more pedestrians on this street. The street is also more prosperous.
When Xia Yan was passing by a medicine store, a woman in white clothes suddenly came out of the store. This woman seemed to be pushed out by the people inside, and she was still begging.
"Bai Rui, it's not easy for me to open a shop, you know. During this period of time, you have already owed me three gold coins of medicinal materials on credit. If one continues like this, my shop will be closed. Bai Rui, you I watched it grow up, but now..."
Standing inside the door of the pharmacy was a pharmacist wearing a square mask with a sad expression on his face.
"You know, my wife, oh..."
This Mr. Lu sighed again, with helplessness on his face, "I owe you so many medicinal materials on credit, she has already peeled off my skin... I think, Bai Rui, you should find a way elsewhere. It's really powerless!"
"Old man, hurry up and get out of here!"
A loud roar came from inside the medicine shop, Xia Yan was terrified even standing not far away. He heard the conversation between Mr. Lu and Bai Rui just now. Mr. Lu is afraid of his wife. The one who yelled just now should be his shrew and daughter-in-law.
With this loud shout, Mr. Lu trembled all over, quickly shook his head at Bai Rui, and then walked back quickly.
"Old man, are you tempted to see that little vixen's beauty? Be careful, I'll pick off your old skin!" Some curses continued to come from inside.
Bai Rui stood in front of the shop door, with a bitter face on her face, rubbed her hands together a few times, and then turned around slowly as if she was carrying a huge boulder. Xia Yan was standing less than two meters behind her.
Xia Yan had already given up hope, but he unexpectedly met Bai Rui in this place again, so he was naturally happy. He saw Bai Rui talking to Mr. Lu just now, but he only saw a familiar figure from the back. Dare to step forward to confirm. When Bai Rui turned around, Xia Yan's eyes lit up, and he was sure that this Bai Rui was the Bai Rui he knew, Bai Hua's younger sister.