NCCnovel Chapter 447 Xiao Zhen makes money
Chapter 447 Xiao Zhen makes money
After killing Ji Lu, they arrived at Qingrao City after only ten days of travel.
This wealthy city has smoke rising from cooking fires in the distance, and the occasional sounds of hawkers shouting, all in a bustling atmosphere.
People in white lined up to enter the city gate, walking slowly, thinking in their hearts.
If he guessed correctly, after the mermaids left Mengze City, they went straight to Qingrao City.
Ji Lu's interception halfway further confirmed his inference.
With a direction in mind, Li Changxiao naturally did not delay in doing things. He wandered around the market and saw a restaurant. There were few people there and it was quiet at that time, so he went up to sit down.
He ordered a few side dishes, a bowl of white porridge, a small dish of pickles, and a dish of fried peanuts. They were not worth much, only a few dozen copper coins for the whole table. He gave the waiter a few more copper coins and took the waiter to inquire about the recent anecdotes in the city.
The waiters and other common people were the most well-informed. He took the copper coins from Li Changxiao, his eyes turned into crescents, and he started talking about the strange things and anecdotes in the city with a flattering look on his face.
There may be monsters causing chaos, or strange people hurting people, or warriors catching villains, or Taoists catching monsters. The bigger the city, the more exciting it is.
It is even easier to lose your life in the suburbs. It is still okay in the city, as there are several temples there. No matter whether they are useful or not, you can go there to worship and seek peace of mind, at least you don't have to be frightened.
The waiter spoke eloquently, and became more and more excited the more he talked. Li Changxiao did not interrupt him and let him talk freely. He listened to everything he said, whether useful or not, and secretly kept in mind the things he found interesting.
Even if he saw that the other party was thirsty, he would bring a cup of tea. The waiter took the tea and drank it all. Seeing that the business in the store was average and there were not many customers, he simply sat down opposite Li Changxiao, picked up a peanut, tasted a pickle, and talked to Li Changxiao in detail.
Speaking of temples, the waiter thought of the three richest families in Qingrao City, namely the Jia family, the Zhou family, and the Wang family. The businesses of the three families are spread throughout the entire Qingrao City.
Several months ago, the three major families began to go to the Dongshenjun Temple, Hemu Temple, and other larger and more popular temples whenever they had time.
I don’t know whether it is for wealth or peace.
Li Changxiao's eyes sparkled when he heard this. He picked up some pickles and slurped them with the porridge. He then asked the waiter if there were any important people who had come to the city recently.
When the waiter heard this, he immediately got excited and slapped the table with one hand, making the dishes shake. A big Buddha really appeared. But the person appeared and disappeared mysteriously, so he, an ordinary man, could not touch him at all.
I only vaguely heard that the big Buddha spent money like water, and wanted to gain a foothold in Qingrao City, so he purchased a lot of properties and made a fortune every day, making others envious.
All the famous figures in the city wanted to know the origins of the giant Buddha, and some tried to get close to him, while some tried to cooperate with him.
But there is no news at all.
Weird weird.
The waiter let it go. This kind of thing had nothing to do with a small person like him.
The reason why I talked so much to Li Changxiao was that I was attracted by the plate of fried peanuts and the refreshing pickles.
Before he knew it, he had already eaten more than half of the dish. The waiter pretended to leave calmly, feeling smug in his heart.
Li Changxiao shook his head and laughed. How could he not see the waiter's little tricks? He swallowed the porridge, swept away the side dishes on the table, went to the front desk to pay the bill, and left the restaurant through the back door.
After this round of inquiries, Li Changxiao has roughly grasped the situation of Qingrao City.
The words in the novel are indeed somewhat credible. Just take the journey alone, where we slept outdoors in the wilderness and saw many dangerous things.
Since there are differences among the Jia, Zhou and Wang families, let's start the investigation from these three families.
The Jia Mansion is an old family with a history of more than two hundred years. It has eight large courtyards in Qingrao City. Li Changxiao spent some effort and used the breeze to extend his perception and found that there was something slightly different in one of the mansions.
It seemed that someone was secretly entering and leaving the house. It seemed that there was a secret passage under the mansion, which allowed people to enter and leave the mansion secretly.
Li Changxiao sneaked into the Jia Mansion and saw a woman beside a small lake. She was sighing towards the lake, her face full of sorrow and resentment.
Li Changxiao walked straight over and sat down next to the woman. After a closer look, he realized that she was the eldest daughter of the Jia family and a famous woman in Qingrao City, with both outstanding talent and beauty.
She was a pretty lady, but she was full of sorrow and resentment. Li Changxiao approached her in a familiar way and asked her what made her sad.
The young lady from the Jia family didn't want to talk to him at first, and just chatted with him in a random way, but later, somehow, she opened her heart and told the man many things.
It turned out that the Jia family had recently encountered misfortune, and her younger brother was not spared. He was captured and demanded for money. Everyone in the Jia family contributed money and effort, but they have not yet got the money back.
How could she not be worried as an elder sister? As she spoke, she began to sob, which made people feel pity for her.
After saying that, he looked at Li Changxiao, thanked him, and asked, "Are you a cultivator?"
Li Changxiao was stunned and nodded. This young lady from the Jia family looked like an ordinary mortal without even any cultivation, but her knowledge really surprised him.
He actually knew about the existence of monks.
You will find out after asking.
It turned out that all the children between the ages of ten and twenty in the Jia family were captured by a mysterious man and were used as a threat.
The Jia family pretended to be accommodating and gave away nearly a thousand taels of gold. They also sold more than a dozen shops in Qingrao City.
But in fact, he was secretly gathering strength to rescue those descendants.
The head of the Jia family, Jia Donglai, is an old man over 130 years old. He is a powerful Tongqiaodao warrior. He had several encounters in his early years and got to know several cultivators.
The strange men sent out several times before all failed and failed to bring back any offspring. In desperation, Jia Donglai secretly held a meeting and sought help from capable monks.
The daughter of the Jia family heard a thing or two, so she also knew the existence of this group of monks.
"Strange, I thought all monks were old men. This is the first time I've seen someone as young as you." The rich lady said truthfully.
Li Changxiao smiled back, thinking that this was natural. Generally, only cultivators who were about to die would exchange spiritual energy for wealth.
Maybe he was thinking of using the remaining spiritual energy to exchange for wealth and prosperity for the rest of his life.
Sometimes, spiritual energy is very valuable, and sometimes, it is worthless.
Li Changxiao had a rough idea of what Xiaozhen and the others had done after arriving in Qingrao City.
Most likely, they captured all the descendants of the three major families in order to make money.
Xiaozhen was born a beggar, had little education, and was not good at business. Perhaps in her opinion, this... was the fastest and easiest way to make money.
The facts were developing in the direction she had imagined. She soon became a mysterious tycoon in Qingrao City.