It was June, and summer had arrived!
The fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the trees were green. The sun began to gradually bloom its warm side.
Under the clear sky, white clouds floated like cotton.
On Qingcheng Mountain, the green forest was still as straight as a spear, pointing towards the sky. Weeds were growing wildly everywhere, and unknown wildflowers were dotted in the grass. A gentle breeze blew, causing the wild grass to rise and fall. The rich smell of pollen and grass assaulted his senses.
On the mountainside, there were many terraced fields. Layer by layer, level by level, the tender green wheat seedlings were planted. From afar, it looked like a verdant sea.
Many farmers were busy in the terraced fields. Some were cleaning the ditches to divert water, while others were rolling up their pants and planting seedlings in the fields. These people were naturally ordinary mountain people, Gu Masters would not engage in such lowly businesses.
Ding, ding, ding…The faint sound of bells could be heard in the summer wind. The farmers straightened their bodies and turned to look at the foot of the mountain.
A caravan was like a colorful snake, slowly peeking its head out from the other side of the mountain path.
"It's a caravan!"
"Right, it's already June, the caravan should be here by now.”The adults understood. The children gave up on playing in the water and the mud in their hands. They jumped and ran to the caravan.
Southern Border had a hundred thousand mountains, and Qingcheng Mountain was just one of them. On each mountain, there were sects and clans. People maintained their clans and sects through the relationship between master and disciple.
Between the mountains, the forest is deep and secluded, and the rocks are steep and steep. The environment was complex, there were large numbers of ferocious beasts or strange Gu worms.
It was difficult for mortals to pass through. If one wanted to overcome these difficulties alone, one would need to have at least rank three Gu Master cultivation.
As a result, the economy was depressed and trade was difficult. The main form of trade was caravans.
Only by forming a large scale organization like the caravan could they form groups of Gu Masters, and have the ability to help each other and overcome the difficulties along the way, moving from one mountain to another.
The arrival of the caravan was like a bowl of boiling water that was suddenly poured into the peaceful Qingcheng Mountain.
"It's good that you're here! In the past, it was May, but this year, it was June. But you're finally here." When the inn owner heard the news, he heaved a sigh of relief. The inn's business was extremely light in other months. They could only hope that the caravan would bring them enough income to support them for a whole year.
At the same time, he still had some Qingcheng wine in his inventory that he could sell to the caravan.
Not only the inn, but also the tavern's business would also flourish. The caravan entered Qingcheng Mountain one after another, led by a rustic bronze toad. This toad was three meters tall, and its entire body was bronze in color. Its back was wide and thick, and there were warts on it, just like the huge copper nails on the ancient city gates. On the back of the rustic bronze toad, a large pile of goods was secured with thick hemp ropes. At first glance, it looked like the Earth Toad was carrying a huge bag.
A middle-aged man with a round pockmarked face and a fat belly sat cross-legged on the head of the Earth Toad. His eyes narrowed into a line as he smiled and cupped his fists to greet the surrounding Qingcheng Mountain.
This person's surname was Marshal Li, he had rank four cultivation level and was the leader of this caravan.
The Earth Toad hopped forward slightly, Li Shuai sat on the toad's head steadily. When he jumped, his height was as high as the window on the second floor. Even if it landed, it would be higher than the first floor of the wooden house.
The originally spacious mountain path suddenly seemed a little narrow at this time. The rustic bronze toad was like a monster as it barged into the wooden buildings. After the Earth Toad was a fat worm. His eyes were like stained glass windows, bright and colorful. It was 20 meters long and its body was similar to a silkworm. However, its surface was covered with a thick layer of black glazed leather armor. The leather armor was also piled with goods, tied up with hemp ropes. Between the goods, Gu Masters sat, there were old and young.
There were also mortals, all strong warriors, following the black skin fat beetle slowly forward.
After the fat beetles, there were colorful camel chickens, hairy mountain spiders, winged snakes with two wings, and so on. However, these were only a minority. Most of them were toads.
These toads were similar to the rustic bronze toads, but they were smaller in size and had the bodies of cows and horses. Carrying goods and people, they walked with bulging stomachs.
The caravan meandered deep into the mountain gate.
Along the way, the children widened their eyes and watched curiously, shouting and exclaiming.
The windows on the second floor were opened one after another, allowing the villagers to observe from a close distance. Some of them had a fearful look in their eyes, while others were waving their hands to express their warm welcome.
"Brother Li, you came a little late this year.”The Qingcheng Sect Leader personally welcomed the leader of the caravan.
Li Shuai was a rank four Gu Master, if a rank three elder was in charge of receiving him, it would be a form of neglect and contempt.
Li Shuai cupped his fists and sighed,""This year, things didn't go well. We encountered a group of Bloodthirsty Bats on the way and lost a lot of good people. He encountered the mountain fog on the cliff mountain again. He really didn't dare to leave. Thus, they had delayed quite a bit of time. I've made the Qingcheng Sect Leader wait for a long time." His tone was very polite.
The Qingcheng Monastery needed caravans to trade every year, and caravans also needed peace to make money.
"Hehehe, it's good that you can come. Please, the sect has already prepared food and wine. Let me welcome you.”The sect leader extended his hand and invited.
"Sect Master is too polite, too polite.”Li Shuai was flattered.
The caravan arrived at the boundary of Qingcheng Mountain in the morning and camped at Qingcheng Mountain at noon. In the evening, a large area of temporary shops had formed around the sect. All kinds of red, blue, yellow, and green tall tents were set up, and countless small stalls were stuffed between the tents.
Night had fallen, but the place was brightly lit. An endless stream of pedestrians poured in from all over the place. There were mortals and Gu Masters. The children jumped and jumped, and the adults also had happy expressions on their faces.
Meng Fanchen followed the crowd and walked in alone.
The crowd was bustling with activity, either surrounding the stalls or going in and out of the tents. There were cries of peddlers coming from all around.
"Come and take a look. The high-grade Qinghai Cloud Tea Cake, drinking this tea, one would be as happy as a god! Even if humans did not drink it, it was cheap to feed the tea Gu. One piece only costs five primeval stones!"
"Brute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, when used by a Gu Master, can increase the strength of a bull. I'm just passing by. I can't miss it!"
"Intimate Grass, high-grade Intimate Grass. Everyone, look at this color. It's so fresh as if it had just been picked. Two primeval stones per catty, what a cheap price…"
When Meng Fanchen heard this, he stopped in his tracks and looked over. He saw a ostrich pulling a two-wheeled cart. There was a pile of pinkish green grass on the cart. Each blade of grass was a meter long and very slender. On average, it was only the width of a fingernail. Some of the grass had red heart-shaped flower buds at the tip.
Intimate Grass was one of the supplementary food for Gu worms, its value was that it could be used with some food to feed Gu worms.
For example, Meng Fanchen had to feed the Green Light Gu two flower petals for each meal. If it was mixed with a stalk of Intimate Grass, the Green Light Gu would be full after eating a green orchid petal.
Intimate Grass was only two primeval stones per jin, and every ten green orchid petals was one primeval stone. After some calculations, he knew that it was more cost-effective to feed the Gu worms with the Intimate Grass.
"Half a month ago, I killed Ah Da and was fined thirty primeval stones for using the Green Light Gu in the Martial Arts Hall. However, the Mo family compensated me with 30 yuan, so it wasn't considered a loss. These days, I robbed twice, a total of 120 primeval stones. But recently, I've been constantly consuming the refined middle stage primeval essence to nourish the aperture walls, and I've been consuming three primeval stones every day. In addition to the cost of feeding Gu worms, his living expenses, and the primeval stones he had invested in buying Qingcheng wine. I still have ninety-eight pieces on hand."
Ever since Meng Fanchen had killed someone, the image of a cruel and cold person had been etched deep into the acolyte's heart. For a time, no one dared to challenge him. This made it much easier for him to rob. Every time, only a few people dared to go against him.
Meng Fanchen did some calculations in his heart before shifting his gaze away and continuing to walk deeper into the temporary shop area. A group of people surrounded the Intimate Grass stall. They were all Gu Masters or acolytes, holding primeval stones in their hands and fighting to buy them.
It wasn't that Meng Fanchen didn't have the money to buy the Intimate Grass, but that he didn't have the time. "If I remember correctly, that Wasteland Toad should be in that casino. In his previous life, there was a Gu Master who won it on the first night, thus earning a huge sum. I have to hurry up. I can't lose the big for the small.”
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