Alienated Martial Arts

After coming out of Sancai Gate, Wei Tao walked slowly towards his restaurant.

He was only half full from the banquet just now, and had to go back to replenish some staple food to survive the long cold night.

Although it was already dark at this time, the streets and alleys were still brightly lit, and the sounds of various hawkers and voices could be heard all the time.

There is a constant stream of pedestrians coming and going, no matter in terms of dress or appearance, they are much better than those in Cangyuan City.

"This is Fucheng."

"Even if they are also poor people living at the bottom, they are not comparable to the neighbors in Yaoshi Lane."

Wei Tao sighed secretly, feeling inexplicably emotional in his heart.

Passing by a grocery store on the street, he suddenly paused slightly.

His eyes fell on a man who was working.

The man was sitting at the door, sorting out the various merchandise placed outside.

His movements were a bit unfamiliar, and it looked like he didn't work often.

My eyesight didn't seem to work very well, and I couldn't put a buckle in place after struggling for a long time.

It seems like I have seen this person before.

Wei Tao thought about it, but couldn't remember it for a while.

Suddenly, a young woman walked out of the shop, her hands and feet were fast and fast, and she was more than a half faster than the man.

He kept complaining, "Look at you, apart from chewing words and reading those crappy books, you can't even do such a small job now. How will you support yourself in the future?"

"When I sell part of the book later, I can always get some money."

The man whispered, "Many of them are unique copies from the collection. If you meet a customer who knows the goods, you should be able to negotiate a good price."

“Come on, come on, you’d better keep those books of yours.

Customers who still know the goods, these days people don’t even have enough to eat, who has the energy to buy your shabby books? "

"Besides, I remember you put a lot of thought into this. If you really sell it, it will be difficult to buy it back in the future."

The woman whispered, and she had finished setting up the stall.

As soon as she raised her head and saw Wei Tao, she immediately changed her smile and said, "Sir, if you want something, our store has all kinds of groceries and condiments. You can come in and have a look."

"Xiao Qing, I asked you to light the fire and cook. Where did you die? The soup in the pot came out!"

A penetrating roar came from behind,

"I know, aunt, I'm going right now!"

The woman's expression changed and she told the man, "You show the guests the goods while I cook."

Only then did Wei Tao recall who these two people were.

That was the man and woman they met at the gate of Cangyuan City after the battle with Sun Daozi.

They looked much more haggard than then.

The dress has also changed from a decent long gown and silk skirt to a patched coarse cotton coat.

That's why I didn't recognize it at first sight.

Unexpectedly, they also left Cangyuan and arrived in Fucheng at some point.

"Whatever your guest wants, come in and see."

The man patted the dust on his hands and said a little dullly.

Wei Tao wanted to walk away, but he followed him into the store and looked at the shelves casually.

The variety of goods inside is not rich, and many things are of average quality.

Some of them were even broken and damaged, and you could tell at a glance that business was not doing well.

But it’s all here.

Meeting each other is considered fate.

After Wei Tao walked around, he decided to buy something casually, which would be a good start for this small shop.

Thinking of this, he picked up two things, paid a dozen big bucks and turned around to leave.

The man rubbed his red, swollen and chapped hands, followed behind and murmured, "Sir, would you like to buy some books? I have many unique ancient books collected here, and they are well maintained..."

Wei Tao stopped and sighed, "I have dropped out of school for a long time."

Looking at the man's face that darkened instantly, he was silent for a moment and then continued, "Forget it, if you have any books, let me see them."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

The man suddenly became happy and ran quickly to the corner of the shop.

Not long after, a wooden box was brought in, filled with various books.

He watched Wei Tao rummaging around inside. Although there was still a flattering smile on his face, his eyes were full of reluctance.

But, just like what Xiaoqing said.

What's the use of holding these books if I don't have anything to eat.

It was okay for him to starve and freeze alone, how could he bear to let Xiao Qing do the same.

"How much do you plan to sell these books for?" Wei Tao asked.

"Three taels, no, one taels, only one tael of silver is needed." The man answered carefully.

"Okay, I'll give you three taels of silver."

Wei Tao took out a silver ingot and said, "You pack these books and I'll buy them."

"Three, three two..."

The man stared blankly at the silver ingots on the counter, standing there motionless.

It wasn't until Wei Tao urged him that he suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly put books into the wooden basket.

Crash.

He knocked the box over.

Various thread-bound books were scattered on the floor.

"I'll clean it up. I'll clean it up for the guest officer."

The man suddenly became panicked and apologized repeatedly.

"do not move!"

Wei Tao suddenly shouted.

"I told you not to move!"

He pushed the frightened man away, reached out and picked up a book from the ground.

This book looks quite thick, but it only has a dozen pages.

Because the material is made of animal skin, each one is equivalent to many pages of paper, so it gives people an illusion.

After rummaging a few times, Wei Tao stopped at one of the pages.

"Do you know the words in this book?"

Staring at the illustrations on the page, he let out a soft breath.

The mind is highly concentrated at this moment.

The pattern is a little blurry, but it can still be seen. It seems to be an eye.

To be precise, this should be a vertical pupil.

There are also many lines shooting out from the vertical pupils, which should mean that the eyes are shooting out light.

The man came up to take a look, "This is a tortoise-shell inscription used in some places in ancient times. It says, The head of the cool shade is like a sudden scaly. If you don't hear its shape, you can only see the golden eyes. If you look at it, you will not know life or death... …”

Wei Tao listened silently and asked, "What does the head of Liangyin mean?"

"It should be the head of Liangyin Mountain, but where is the specific location? I have looked through many ancient geographical records, but I can't tell clearly."

Wei Tao said again, "In Liangyin Mountain, there is a Luocha clan, do you know?"

"I know that the Luocha tribe was originally called the Luo tribe. They have lived in Liangyin Mountain in Mozhou for generations. They used to make a living by fishing and hunting. After interacting with the outside world, they began to cultivate tea trees and gradually became known as the Luocha tribe."

After thinking for a moment, Wei Tao asked immediately.

"What does it mean to be scaly?"

"Is there any relationship between the eucalyptus here and the radish from the Luocha tribe? If so, what is the connection?"

The man frowned, lost in memory and thinking.

After a moment, he said slowly after careful consideration, "Maybe I will disappoint the guest officer. I don't know exactly what the relationship between the two is."

"but……"

He changed the topic and said, "According to my speculation, Yun Chong may be a kind of living being."

"Most likely, it's just another name for a tree."