Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Bamboo Tube of Sky-High Price

The prefectural city is vast, and there are many rules.

But the core rule is one: do not provoke the four noble families.

Those who come to the prefectural city for the first time will be informed of this rule.

“I understand, thank you.”

Chu Liang cupped his hands in thanks.

The caravan slowly moved forward in the crowded street, arriving east of the prefectural city, outside a relatively old alley.

In the entire alley, there was only one large gate in the middle, with a plaque of the 【Blue Flower Merchant Guild】 hanging on it.

“We’ve arrived.”

Seeing the plaque, everyone in the Qin family breathed a sigh of relief.

The journey had been relatively peaceful, without encountering demon beasts or mountain bandits, and the weather was also good.

The only surprise was Chu Liang.

The Qin family members guarded the carriages and entered the alley, arriving at the entrance of the Blue Flower Merchant Guild.

A portly middle-aged man walked out from the gate. He was dressed in luxurious brocade clothes and had a big smile on his face. He said, “You’ve all come a long way, please come in and sit down. Have a cup of tea, and I’ll have someone take inventory of the goods.”

“We’ll trouble Manager Liu then.” Qin Yu spoke, her voice crisp and clear.

“Haha, it’s no trouble at all!”

The middle-aged man’s surname was Liu, his name Liu Changping. He had the strength of Five Strands of Qi and Blood and was one of the managers of this Blue Flower Merchant Guild. Over the years, he had been dealing with the Qin family’s goods.

He glanced at Qin Yu and smiled, “Young Miss Qin is becoming more and more beautiful. Do you have someone in your heart? If not, my boy is about the same age as you.”

Qin Yu’s lips slightly curved, her beauty pure and refined. She smiled and replied earnestly, “Manager Liu, please don’t joke. I’m focused on martial arts and haven’t considered such matters yet.”

“Ha, Old Liu, I know. Young Miss Qin is a talented individual with high standards. She wouldn’t be interested in ordinary young men.”

Liu Changping smiled and joked a bit.

The rest of the Qin family were also familiar with him and greeted him.

Qin Zhong smiled and said, “Manager Liu, your boy hasn’t even condensed a single strand of Qi and Blood yet, has he?”

Hearing this, Liu Changping looked helpless and sighed, “Alas, that boy didn’t inherit my martial arts talent. He doesn’t like to wield swords and spears. Instead, he likes to compose poetry and paint, spending all day with those courtesans. I can’t do anything about it. I just hope he’ll settle down and get married soon.”

“Haha, that’s how it is when you’re young. Weren’t you the same at his age?” Qin Zhong said with another laugh.

“How can it be the same?”

Liu Changping glared at him and was about to say something more when he suddenly noticed Chu Liang.

He felt that Chu Liang looked unfamiliar and asked, “This young brother isn’t from the Qin family, is he?”

“No.”

Chu Liang shook his head and introduced himself, “Chu Liang, from Anping County Town. Greetings, Manager Liu.”

“Young Brother Chu, I can see that your vital energy is contained within, and your Qi and Blood are abundant. Your strength is quite impressive. You must be one of the rare talents in your county town.” Liu Changping did not underestimate Chu Liang and immediately praised him.

“You flatter me.”

Chu Liang smiled, acting very humble.

They chatted briefly and got to know each other.

After that, Liu Changping invited everyone in to have tea and rest, and he had the people from the Blue Flower Merchant Guild start taking inventory of the goods.

When they reached Chu Liang’s carriage, Liu Changping turned his head and called out to the inside of the gate, “Young Brother Chu, this package is made of demon beast hides. Is it your personal goods?”

Chu Liang immediately got up, walked out of the gate, and replied, “That’s right.”

He was still wearing a suit of clothes made of beast hides, crudely stitched together, similar to the package.

Therefore, Liu Changping could tell at a glance that the package was his.

“Young Brother Chu, you must have spent a long time in the mountains to collect these goods. They must be quite valuable. Do you have any plans to sell them?” Liu Changping asked again.

“Not at the moment.” Chu Liang shook his head.

“Young Brother Chu, don’t refuse just yet. Let’s talk a bit more.”

Liu Changping was all smiles. He was genuinely interested in acquiring Chu Liang’s large package.

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Just the demon beast hides on the outside of this large package were already quite valuable.

Seeing his sincere smile, Chu Liang’s heart stirred. After all, this was the prefectural city, rich in resources, far exceeding the county town. He could probably buy ranked demon beast meat here.

He took a step forward and began to talk with Liu Changping.

Behind them, inside the gate.

Many Qin family disciples who were resting started to get curious.

They were all very curious about what was inside Chu Liang’s large package.

“Probably some demon beast materials, like hides, horns, and teeth,” one disciple said.

“But that’s a lot,” the disciple next to him whispered. “Did this Chu Liang spend all his time killing in the deep mountains? Otherwise, how could he get so many demon beast materials?”

“Spent all his time in the deep mountains?” Qin An shook his head and said, “I don’t think Chu Liang has that ability. It’s probably just some ordinary goods he picked up, like herbs, timber, and a few demon beast materials. At most, it’s worth two or three thousand silver taels.”

Qin Zhong nodded and said, “That kid is just an ordinary talent. He’s probably only capable of defeating demon beasts comparable to those with one or two strands of Qi and Blood. He wouldn’t be able to get any high-quality materials.”

Many Qin family disciples were guessing the value of Chu Liang’s large package.

Most believed it was under three thousand taels.

Only a few thought it should be more than that. After all, Chu Liang was a renowned talent in the county town and had spent two whole months in the mountains. He shouldn’t have only gotten such a small amount of valuable things.

“Perhaps it’s worth seven or eight thousand taels, or close to ten thousand.”

“Close to ten thousand? That’s an exaggeration! Even those Five Strands of Qi and Blood experts in the county town need to accumulate for a long time to gather that much silver!”

They whispered among themselves.

Some Qin family disciples were too curious and slowly walked to the door, seemingly looking around but actually paying attention to Chu Liang and Liu Changping.

Some even asked Qin Yu, “Eldest Miss, did Chu Liang tell you what’s in his package?”

“No.”

Qin Yu’s beautiful face was calm. She shook her head slightly and said to the others, “Chu Liang is a guest. Do not discuss him behind his back.”

“We’re just curious.”

“Then put away your curiosity.”

“Oh…”

Seeing that Qin Yu was a little displeased, everyone quickly stopped talking and dared not discuss it further.

The fragrance of tea wafted through the hall, and it became quiet for a while.

Not long after, Liu Changping’s surprised voice could be heard from outside the door, “This is truly an incredible treasure! Young Brother Chu, you are truly remarkable! You are truly bold and skilled!”

Hearing this voice, the Qin family disciples immediately felt an itch in their hearts and wanted to go out and see.

What kind of treasure was it?

That Liu Changping was a manager of the Blue Flower Merchant Guild, he was well-informed and had seen countless treasures in his life. What could make him so surprised?

At this time, Qin Yu’s clear and cold voice rang out, “If you want to see, then go out and see. Be forthright about it. Don’t make Chu Liang displeased.”

“Yes!”

The Qin family disciples were delighted and got up one after another.

Qin Yu also closed the teacup in her hand. Her fair hand gently placed the teacup on the tea table and she got up and walked towards the door.

Outside the door, in the alley.

Beside the carriage.

Liu Changping was full of surprise, holding a green bamboo tube in his hand. He said to Chu Liang, “Truly amazing! Just the value of this bamboo tube alone exceeds five thousand silver taels.”

Five thousand?

Hearing this number, the hearts of the Qin family disciples trembled.

Qin An’s eyes widened in disbelief. He clearly saw that there were many more bamboo tubes in the large package behind.

What was inside that bamboo tube?