Fairy cage

On the busy street, Yu Lie covered his face and set up a fish stall.

Although the black snake fish is a specialty of Blackwater Town and the most common spiritual fish, it does not mean that it is not popular.

Every time Yu Lie went to a place to set up a stall, no matter whether he put out one or two, or three or four, the black snake fish would be sold out in just a few words.

And he didn't deliberately lower the price. Instead, he sold according to the daily market price without giving up even a penny of profit.

But for Yu Lie, the troublesome thing is not the process of selling fish, but the move after selling.

He had to take a shot and move to another place.

After visiting seven stalls in a row, Yu Lie sold most of the black snake fish he caught at night and exchanged it for talisman money.

One of these times, he encountered a charter woman selling fake fishing bait. In order to avoid being seen by the other party, he had to change stalls immediately, wasting all his disguise.

Fortunately, there was not a large population in Blackwater Town. Yu Lie acted cautiously, and the others behaved mysteriously. He moved around without attracting attention.

Even so, for the sake of caution, Yu Lie still stopped at the first sign.

As soon as the sun rose that day and the number of fish sellers dwindled, he suppressed his nerves and stopped selling fish.

After a good rest for a day, Yu Lie walked out of the stone house late at night the next day and wandered around Blackwater Town, selling his own black snake fish.

After two days of hard work, Yu Lie managed to catch all the fish except the old black snake fish, and made a huge profit!

On the street, amid the noise.

After Yu Lie sold the last black snake fish, he squatted in front of the stall full of fishy smell and exhaled a long breath:

"Finally it's been dealt with."

Having sold out the fish, he no longer needs to hurriedly close the stall and rush to the next place.

Yu Lie sat squatting, as if in a daze, watching the Taoist boys coming and going on the street.

Pedestrians were in a hurry, and people would pass by Yu Lie's stall from time to time. Occasionally, when they saw Yu Lie's empty stall, they would show envy or jealousy on their faces.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yu Lie has finished selling the goods and has made a fortune, but he doesn't know how much or how much.

After being in a daze for a while, Yu Lie came back to his senses and found that the sky was still dim, not bright.

He rolled up the oilcloth casually, put it in his hand, closed the stall and started walking, but for a moment he didn't know what to do.

It was early now, and the alchemy shop hadn't opened yet, so he couldn't buy medicinal materials for the time being. And going home is too troublesome. You probably have to come out as soon as you enter the house, so it's not worth going back.

In the past, when the sky was dark, Yu Lie would either be rushing to work or rushing to the street or home.

After spending so many days at night, he suddenly realized that this was the first time he could do nothing, wandering on the streets.

While walking, Yu Lie turned around again and looked at the Taoist boys running around.

He found that everyone, including him, seemed to be in such a hurry all the time. No matter it was day or night, it seemed as if something was chasing and biting them behind them!

But immediately, a smile appeared on Yu Lie's face and he shook his head secretly.

It’s not as if something is chasing and biting them behind them, but something is chasing and biting them, forcing them to be so busy, restless, and retreat if they don’t advance!

After arriving in Blackwater Town, no matter it was the progress of cultivation, the pressure of survival itself, the oppression of others, the three-year deadline... all these things made people really dare not stop for a moment.

Just as he was sighing, Yu Lie suddenly saw a tea room, which was steaming with steam and exuded an alluring aroma of oil.

"Baozi!"

The busy shopkeepers were walking around, greeting passers-by on the street: "We have freshly baked buns, both small and large!"

Yu Lie raised his eyebrows slightly, and walked to the breakfast stall. He was hit by the heat in front of him, and his body suddenly felt much warmer.

Choosing a stool in the corner, Yu Lie sat down and immediately waved: "Waiter, bring me a basket of xiaolongbao!"

The waiter at the breakfast stall immediately responded: "Okay! Guest."

Sitting at the stall, Yu Lie ate the hot buns facing the busy street. Although his face was still pale, his heart felt warm.

At this time, Yu Lie looked at the Taoist boys with different expressions on the road. The depressing feeling in his heart just now seemed to have dissipated a lot like the white air of steamed buns.

Yu Lie is a greedy and contented person. Sometimes being able to sit down and eat hot buns slowly makes him feel extremely satisfied.

While he was nibbling on the buns, Yu Lie suddenly raised his eyebrows and saw an acquaintance in the tea room next door.

The other person was wearing a monk's robe and a goatee, and was enjoying breakfast and sipping tea.

This person is none other than Lao Yutou of Daolu Courtyard, the man who gave Yu Lie the bronze medal in the Alchemy Room.

Old Yutou came earlier than Yu Lie and finished eating first. He wiped his mouth, threw down the talisman money, and wandered into the crowd. He was probably going to open the door of the Daolu Courtyard and go to work.

At this time, Yu Lie had a strong fishy smell on his body and his face was half-covered, which was not suitable for showing up. He just watched the other party walk away without taking the initiative to say hello.

Anyway, in a few days, he would have to go to the Taoist Courtyard in person. Then he would catch up with the other party and invite him to have a cup of tea.

Afterwards, Yu Lie warmed up. He left the breakfast shop and strode out to the door of the alchemy room.

After finishing an early meal, the alchemy room is probably open.

………………

When we arrived at the alchemy room, the Taoist boys who were working had already entered the pen like cattle and sheep, leaving only the Taoist boys who were greeting guests and sweeping the courtyard.

Yu Lie familiarly came to the side room where he bought medicine last time.

There were not many people coming to buy medicine early in the morning, and the Taoist selling medicinal materials in the side room was yawning all the time.

The other party heard the footsteps crossing the threshold and muttered: "It's so early, I came right after the door opened, and I didn't let anyone go back to sleep."

Yu Lie bowed his hands and neatly reported the name of the medicine: "Three pills of fire-burning copper juice, a bottle of red lead medicine, three pairs of frost-resistant grasshoppers, a piece of tinplate..., and a bottle of secretly refined fire oil!" "

When the Taoist yawning behind the counter heard this, he was slightly startled and said in a slightly sober voice:

"Hey! This prescription is for a ritual, transformation!"

When Yu Lie heard the slightly familiar words, he looked up and saw a shriveled head suddenly sticking out from the opening of the counter. The other person grinned and looked at Yu Lie with a smile.

The medicine seller here is still the same Taoist boy who sold medicine to Yu Lie.

But unlike last time, this time Yu Lie did not appear reticent. He nodded happily and replied, "Of course, do you have any medicines that you would like to recommend, senior?"

The head was swaying, but the other party did not recognize Yu Lie, but just shook his head: "Well! No, you bought everything. It's not easy, not easy."

"Jie Jie!" the other party shouted with a strange smile: "Then I wish our guests great success in becoming immortals!"

Afterwards, the medicine was taken out from the head, and Yu Lie accepted it one by one.

Because this time there were more types of medicinal materials, the portions were larger, and they were more expensive than the last time. Yu Lie didn't want to attract attention on the way back, so he simply stuffed all the medicinal materials into the stomach of the blood clam in the mouth of the side room.

His move immediately aroused the surprise of the Taoist boy with a human head: "Hey! There are also blood storage vessels. He is really a rich man. Remember to come here often."

Yu Lie held up his hands and replied "I come often", then hurried back to the door of his house with empty hands and a smile.

All the way around.

When Yu Lie returned home, he put his hands in his sleeves and suddenly took out a bunch of things from his sleeves.

This string of things is slippery, like intestines but not like intestines. It is extremely elastic and exudes a fishy smell.

Yu Lie did not step into his own door, but knocked on the door of his female neighbor's room.

"Bang bang bang!"

He just knocked a few times, and suddenly a gust of fragrant wind hit him, and a painted face appeared from behind the door, looking at Yu Lie in surprise.

The female neighbor said, "It's Brother Yu." The other party was about to ask what happened to Yu Lie, but then she saw what Yu Lie was carrying.

The other party's eyes immediately lit up: "Is this a fish maw?"

Yu Lie nodded and handed it over to the other party: "Exactly, it belongs to Black Snake Fish. The landlord will use it for now and will bring it back to you next time."

The female neighbor immediately burst into laughter. She didn’t mind the fishy smell at all and took the fish bladder in one hand: “Oh! How embarrassing this is.”

The other party glanced at Yu Lie charmingly: "Thanks to Brother Yu, the guests of the slave family are blessed."

But Yu Lie didn't want to give the other party a fish bladder for no reason. He immediately handed it over and said, "I also have something to trouble the landlord."

"I'm going to be in seclusion for a while. If a thief breaks into my room and the landlord sees it, please run away..." Yu Lie explained in detail.

Although the rented stone house is thicker than the official quiet room, he will also arrange some measures to prevent others from disturbing him, and there are more relevant rules in the town. But if someone takes care of it outside, it will undoubtedly be safer and prevent Yu Lie from being disturbed by people like usury.

Moreover, although Yu Lie's female neighbor is in the flesh business, her cultivation level is not low. She is higher than Yu Lie and is enough to deal with most people. Even if she talks viciously, she can handle it, at least. To sell face.

The female neighbor glanced at Yu Lie in surprise, but she rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Of course, but if there is any swim bladder left in the future, I must bring it back to the slave family."

Some chores are done.

Yu Lie returned to his yard, his face slightly straightened and his eyes full of expectation.

The transformation of copper ribs and iron bones is finally about to officially begin!