Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Chapter 161

The residence arranged for them by Ying Shili was served by a maid. Murong Zhixiu's haggard appearance, coupled with the vicious words he had just said, made Gu Chi think of something wrong.

"Sister Qianhe, I, Murong Zhixiu, may not be considered a gentleman, but I'm definitely not a beast in human form who's tempted by beauty. You're questioning my character!"

Gu Chi glanced at him and said, "What about the maid in your bedroom?"

"How would I know? When I came back, I couldn't see anyone there."

At this moment, a room on the other side of the hall was opened, and a beautiful young girl walked out with sleepy eyes.

"Look, isn't she right here?" Murong Zhixiu jumped down from the bed and shouted at the maid, "Tell me, did I do anything to you last night?"

Gu Chi also came over and said, "Don't worry, just tell me what you want to say, I will make the decision for you."

"..."

The maid blinked her large eyes, looking at the two of them in confusion, and said, "Last night, when I saw that Master Murong hadn't returned yet, I went back to my room and went to bed."

Gu Chi was suspicious and asked, "Didn't this guy take advantage of the alcohol to touch you?"

"No." The girl shook her head seriously.

Gu Chi touched his nose, looked at Murong Zhixiu awkwardly, and said, "It seems that I really misunderstood. I will set up a table some other day to make amends to you."

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The scale of Bi Bo City is not too big, but it is extremely prosperous. When the sun rose high in the sky, Gu Chi and Lao Hei were finally brought to the ancient city by Murong Zhixiu.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, selling various elixirs and weapons.

Gu Chi discovered that even when many demon cultivators transformed into human form, they still retained some of their racial characteristics, such as horns on their heads, wings on their ribs, and tails dragging behind them...

"Is that... **?" Gu Chi noticed a demon cultivator not far away and muttered, "I once saw some records in an ancient book that the blood of this race is a good material for refining medicine."

"Don't get your ideas wrong. This is the demon tribe's territory. Be careful if he hears you. He'll send someone to deal with you!" Murong Zhixiu glared at her unhappily and said, "What materials do you want to buy? Let's leave as soon as we're done."

"Nine-Star Lotus, Red Moon Baolin, Snow Fox Orchid..." Gu Chi took out the list and reported a long string of names.

Murong Zhixiu felt dizzy after hearing this and said, "Sister Qianhe, what kind of materials do you have? They are all very strange and bizarre things. Many of them have never even been heard of. I guess they are not easy to find."

Gu Chi said: "It is indeed a little unpopular, but it is not a top-grade material. I think it can still be found."

They went from house to house along the street, but they only found a dozen kinds of materials, while Lao Hei needed thirty-six kinds of materials, which was far from enough.

"I know a place. If we're lucky, maybe there will be the materials you need." Murong Zhixiu took them to the northern old city area of ​​Bibo City.

There are quite a lot of people in this old town, and there are stalls everywhere, where you can see all kinds of strange things.

"Isn't that just a rotten tree root? They actually took it out and sold it as Purple Spirit Magic Wood. Do they think we are all blind?" Gu Chi was shocked.

On a stall not far in front of them, a thick old tree root was placed on a blanket. The stall owner boasted that it was the root of the rare Purple Spirit Wood.

"This is the rule here. If you have a discerning eye, you'll naturally be able to find good things. Otherwise, if you get ripped off, you can't blame anyone else." Murong Zhixiu explained.

Soon, they came to a stall where three egg-sized stones were placed on a piece of rag. They were polished to be as translucent as mirrors and looked very good.

Gu Chi held his forehead, thinking, aren't these just a few pebbles picked up from the river? They polished them up and dared to sell them as sacred materials. Do these vendors really think they are blind?

Just as she turned around, a voice suddenly came from her ears.

“Buy it!”

This was a telepathic message, originating from the Quesi hairpin stuck in her hair!

Gu Chi's mind was suddenly shocked. Ever since she got this hairpin in Beiyin Mountain, she had guessed that this hairpin might have developed consciousness.

However, over the years, Quesizhan had been as silent as a dead object, without showing any spirituality. Now it was actually moving and even transmitting messages to her spiritual consciousness. This was something she had never imagined.

She quickly turned around and asked the stall owner, "How much do you sell these three stones for?"

"One piece is worth one thousand gold crystal copper coins." The stall owner first looked at their clothes before making the price, obviously judging by their appearance.

"One thousand dollars? Are you crazy about the money? Why don't you just rob it?" Murong Zhixiu stopped Gu Chi and said, "Sister Qianhe, this is just a stone I picked up by the river. Don't be fooled."

Gu Chi was also puzzled. No matter how she looked at these three stones, there was nothing special about them. Why did Que Sixan ask her to buy them?

"I want these three stones!"

At this moment, a fragrant breeze blew across my face, and a charming woman came to the stall and picked up a mirror-like stone with one hand.

Gu Chi became very anxious upon seeing this. He quickly rolled up his sleeves and forced the other party to retreat. Then he quickly grabbed the remaining two stones.

"Everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis. I was the first one to see these three stones. It's not good for you to cut in line." Gu Chi wanted the woman to return the stones in her hand.

She recognized this person; he was one of Ying Shili's seven attendants, and his name seemed to be Yunmeng.

"You liked it, but you didn't buy it." Yun Meng chuckled, threw a bulging brocade bag in front of the stall, and said, "I want it."

Gu Chi poked Murong Zhixiu's arm and said, "Good brother, lend me some more."

She knew that these stones were definitely not ordinary things, otherwise Quesizhan, who had been silent all this time, would not have spoken to her for the first time in her life.

"No, Sister Qianhe, are you serious? Aren't these just pebbles that can be found everywhere by the river?" Murong Zhixiu looked at her strangely.

"Oh, don't worry about this for now. I'll explain it to you later."

Seeing her anxious look, Murong Zhixiu had to suppress his doubts and lent her another three thousand gold crystal copper coins.

Gu Chi gave out two thousand gold crystals and copper coins and threw them in front of the stall owner. He then turned to Yun Meng and said shamelessly, "Fellow Daoist Yun Meng, I don't think you can use these things right now. Why don't you give me some face?"

Yun Meng laughed like a silver bell and said, "This kind of thing is hard to come by. I can't use it now, but I can save it for later."

Hearing her say this, Gu Chi became even more convinced that these three stones must be of great significance.

In the end, Yun Meng bought one stone for one thousand gold crystal copper coins, and the remaining two were bought by Gu Chi for two thousand gold crystal copper coins.