Chapter 213 Food Merchant
Tong Qizhen thought about it all day in the secret room, but still couldn't figure out why the yellow sky stone disappeared. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with Wu Mian, Gui Bugui and others next, He Huan's voice sounded again outside the door: "Three updates, quicksand..."
He just went out for three or four hours, and why did he come back without his own instructions? Tong Qizhen frowned slightly, then reached out and picked up a small porcelain bottle on the table and hid it in his sleeve. Then he said, "Jingzhe, Frost, didn't you let you go to the Demon Mountain? Why did you go back?"
After He Huan saluted, he said, "Disciple went to Youzhou first to prepare, and heard a huge news there... A big food merchant sold Huangtian stones in Youzhou. The disciple did not dare to delay, so he hurried back and wanted to report to the master."
"Is there a yellow sky stone appearing in Youzhou?" Tong Qizhen was stunned for a moment. It looked like a trap set by Gui Bugui. I just lost a yellow sky stone yesterday, and another one appeared in Youzhou so soon? The genius treasure that I had not found for so many years has now been sold as a commodity. All of this looks suspicious.
"Yes, in order to confirm the news, the disciple also personally went to see the Dashi merchant. He personally checked the Huangtian stone in the name of checking the goods, which was more than twice as big as the one I lost yesterday. The disciple saw it." When he said this, He Huan seemed a little excited. Then he took out a stone-textured rubbing from his arms and continued: "This is a rubbing made by the Dashi merchant, which is completely different from the one I had yesterday."
When He Huan spoke, Tong Qizhen had already taken the rubbings and looked carefully. Unfortunately, it was just a rubbing, and the original appearance of the body could not be seen. However, looking at the appearance and texture, it was indeed very different from the one yesterday. The rubbings were more than twice as big as the one lost.
Tong Qizhen carefully asked his disciples about the details of this Huangtian stone. From He Huan's answer, it didn't seem like he was controlled by Wu Mian using illusion. At first he thought that Gui Bugui used the stolen Huangtian stone as bait. Now it seems that He Huan is getting another Huangtian stone. That is to say, there is really a second Huangtian stone...
"The big food merchant asked for ten thousand gold to sell Huangtian stone. Do you want to go and see it?" Seeing Tong Qi vibrated, He Huan continued: "Originally, the disciple thought about stealing the Huangtian stone, but he was afraid that Wu Mian would be alarmed after the matter was a big deal, so he would come back and ask the master to decide..."
"When did that Persian merchant start selling Huangtian stone? Are you sure this is Huangtian stone?" Although this is a great thing, Tong Qizhen still suspected that this was a plan that Wu Mian and Gui Bugui made. If he didn't ask clearly, he would not dare to risk going to Youzhou.
"I'm sure that I dare to use the head to guarantee it is Huang Tianshi." After saying this, He Huan paused for a moment and continued: "I'll find out that the Dashi merchant arrived in Youzhou early this morning. If it's probably ten days and half a month, I'm afraid the Huang Tianshi has been bought. Fortunately, Youzhou is under the jurisdiction of the northern people at this time, and the news has not spread yet. If it was in Bianliang, the capital of Song, it would have attracted countless monks at this time."
"The time is suspicious... the location is even more suspicious..." Tong Qizhen shook his head and continued to say to He Huan: "We just lost a yellow sky stone yesterday, and it appeared in Youzhou today. Moreover, the Dashi merchant is good at calculating. Why is such treasures not shipped to Bianliang for sale, but sold in the Liao Kingdom like a poor ghost? Since ancient times, goods have been sold to the family. What is this? Even if the Dashi merchant has really another yellow sky stone in his hand, it is still too suspicious..."
After hearing what his master said, He Huan hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "Otherwise, I will take you on behalf of Master, and it will be just ten thousand taels of gold. Even if something happens, it is just that the disciple is trapped in the game."
"If this is a plan set by Wu Mian and Gui Bugui, how could that big food merchant sell you Huang Tianshi?" Tong Qizhen shook his head again, and then continued: "Just raise the price to a point where you can't accept it..."
He Huan was confused after hearing the master's words, and then continued, "Then... it's better not to pay attention to the Huangtian stone, just pretend that the big food merchant has never appeared."
"That's the case, I may have missed another great opportunity..." Tong Qizhen shook his head, and then he let out a long sigh. He said to He Huan: "Now with the news of Huang Tianshi, even if it's really a dragon and tiger's den, it's going to go. This is our last chance. If you miss it, you'll have nothing left. He Huan, I still saved 50,000 taels of gold in Luoyang. You go and take it out, and then come to Youzhou to find me."
Seeing that the master around him was going to Youzhou in the end, he hurriedly used his escape method to go to Luoyang to prepare gold. After watching He Huan leave again, Tong Qizhen walked around the secret room several times. After thinking about the most difficult scenes, he then went to several porcelain bottles to hide them everywhere.
Because his magic was really unavailable in front of a great monk like Wu Mian and Gui Bugui, he simply did not bring magic weapons, but just used his escape technique to come to Youzhou without hesitation.
At this time, the sky was completely dark. Tong Qizhen first hid his figure and breath, and wandered around in front of the shop of the Dashi merchant. Then he stayed in an inn not far from the shop. When the next day, he changed his identity and tried the reaction of the Dashi merchant.
That night, another team of Dashi caravans who came from afar arrived in Youzhou City. In order to entertain his comrades, the owner of Huang Tianshi called the banquet at the last tavern in Youzhou City. He was entertaining his compatriots in the shop.
When Tong Qizhen heard the noise in the shop, he didn't know what nightmare happened inside. He was worried about the accident of the Huangtian stone, so he immediately hid his body and sneaked into the shop.
When they came in, they found that these big food merchants were gathered in a circle and sat cross-legged in a circle. They also invited dancers to sing and dance to entertain themselves. When they were having fun, these big food merchants had to sing and dance in person. When Tong Qizhen was still in Xu Fu's fleet, he rescued several big food merchants who fell into the sea because of a shipwreck.
Although these people were going to take good care of their bodies on the ship, they later returned to Dashi with the Sishui ship, Tong Qizhen took advantage of these opportunities to learn a lot of Dashi's language. Although not every word can be understood, he could still understand what these Dashi people were saying. It was nothing more than some secrets in Dashi's domestic situation. When Tong Qizhen felt that it was meaningless and was about to leave here to go back to rest, he suddenly heard the Dashi merchants who were leading the caravan and then drove the dance girl away. Then they took out the boxes behind them and placed them in front of each of the merchants.
Tong Qizhen understood what these great cannibals wanted to do. They were communicating with the rare treasures they brought. Most of the merchants brought gold and jade artifacts and spices, etc. It was the turn of the great food merchant who just proposed. A pair of fluorescent night pearls came out of his arms.
This night pearl was the size of a thumb. The Dashi merchant ordered people to extinguish the candle. In the darkness, the night pearl emitted a faint light, and then the candlelight was lit again. The Dashi merchants applauded. This made the Dashi merchant, who was the owner of the shop, unable to come down. At that moment, he went to the cellar in the backyard and brought back a brocade box.
In front of his compatriots, the owner of the shop opened the brocade box, revealing a yellow stone half the size of a face inside. Seeing this stone, Tong Qizhen, who was peeking at it, glared at the spot. The box was the yellow sky stone he had longed for.
These big food merchants were all aware of the goods. When they saw such a large piece of Huangtian stone, they exclaimed. At that moment, some people wanted to reach out to touch, but were stopped by the owner of the shop. They did not allow their compatriots to touch this legendary treasure.
Chapter completed!