My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

In addition, all kinds of talismans and magical instruments were also available. Even the Taoist temple's spiritual chickens were brought out to deal with possible enemies and the large number of poisonous insects and snakes that were released.

By the way, the two magical chickens now have names. The one in the Taoist temple is called Dahong, and the one in Jiangli Chicken Farm is called Xiaohong.

Qianhe sat in the specially reinforced carriage, looking at the weapons and ammunition on the carriage with confusion in his mind. He really didn't know whether Jiang Li was going to trade or to fight.

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After three days of traveling, Jiang Li and his companions, led by the soldiers sent by Jiang Youchi to explore the way, successfully arrived outside the Wuzhu Mountain.

And this Wuzhu Mountain really lives up to its name of Bamboo Mountain. Looking around, the entire mountain and its surroundings are covered with bamboo forests, which are probably several miles in radius.

After sending the guide away, the group continued along the path through the bamboo forest and soon arrived at a foggy area.

Looking at the thick fog in the bamboo forest, even though it is broad daylight, the place seems very gloomy.

Qianhe used his magic power to dispel the fog in front of him, drove the car forward and led people forward, and soon entered the ghost market.

There was still fog in the air, but perhaps because there were no bamboo leaves blocking it, the brightness was significantly improved.

Jiang Li led his men to find an open space and parked the carriage. Then he and Qianhe took a few people to go for a walk. They saw that the roadside stalls were filled with all kinds of strange items.

There are gems that sparkle with dim light, yellowed ancient books that emit a strange aura, unknown herbs, and all kinds of strange and bizarre materials.

Most of the stall owners were dressed in black robes and had hoods on their heads, so their faces could not be seen at all. Some of them did not cover their bodies and faces, but most of them had sinister expressions, and they exuded a fierce aura no matter how you looked at them.

Although some of Jiang Li's group were wearing uniforms and some were wearing Taoist robes, they generally had righteous expressions on their faces.

No matter how you look at it, they don't fit in here. Jiang Li Qianhe also noticed this and immediately took people back to change into ordinary clothes, so that they could barely blend in.

After that, he wandered around these stalls for a long time, but apart from trading a few main herbs for refining Essence Pills and a few evil spells, he didn't gain much.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a warm smile but a low voice walked up to Qianhe and asked, "I see that it seems that this is your first time to come to Wuzhu Mountain. If you don't trade what you want, you might as well wait for a few days."

"Three days later, Gui Lao and several seniors will host a trade fair here. I believe that many cultivators will come here to trade with the cultivation items they have obtained with great difficulty. Perhaps several fellow Taoists will gain something by then."

Qian He smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Taoist friend. We are so lucky to meet such an enthusiastic Taoist friend like you when we come here for the first time!"

How could the middle-aged man not hear the hidden meaning of Qianhe's words? It was simply that he was too enthusiastic and a little strange.

He just smiled and explained, "Fellow Daoist, please don't worry. I am the steward of this place. I was entrusted by the old ghost to maintain the order here. Of course, I also have the responsibility to answer questions for new Taoist friends like you."

Qian He reluctantly believed what he said, and then showed an expression of understanding and asked, "I see, I wonder what your name is?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "My name is Mo Youren. I wonder if you fellow Taoists would like me to introduce you to someone?"

Qian He and Jiang Liyi exchanged glances, then nodded and said to Mo Youren, "Thank you very much, fellow Taoist."

So Mo Youren took Qianhe Jiangli to stroll around the market, but the market was not big, and at the wrong time there were not many people setting up stalls, so they didn't trade anything.

After visiting for a long time, Qianhe carefully considered the places he passed by. Every time he passed a stall, he frowned because he found that this market was too small and too shabby, so much so that he didn't see a single shop along the way.

Finally, under the leadership of Mo Youren, they finally found a valuable commodity in the only shop in this market, a gray-haired demon rat weighing more than ten kilograms. According to the owner, this rat has been practicing Taoism for more than forty years.

After bargaining with the shop owner, he finally got it for a set of methods to tame spirit beasts plus fifty dollars.

Afterwards, Qianhe saw that they had almost finished their tour, so she said goodbye to Mo Youren and took Jiang Li back to the carriage.

After some discussion, they finally decided to wait for three days. After all, the name of that old ghost sounded very impressive, and maybe he might have some good things in his hands.

After that, Jiang Li and others ate and lived next to the convoy and never left the convoy.

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Three days passed in a flash

Jiang Li and the others got up early on that day at Qianhe's reminder. Anan looked at the obviously increasing number of people and said, "Master, look, there are many more people today than in the past two days!"

Qian He looked at these people, most of whom had an evil aura, and said to Jiang Li and several disciples, "Be careful later, don't be too conspicuous, or else people will miss you!"

The four people from the east, south, west and north nodded repeatedly, but Jiang Li looked puzzled and didn't say anything. He thought to himself, "I brought so many things with me. If I don't go fishing, my trip would be in vain!"

But he never dared to say this out loud, he just thought about it in his heart.

Afterwards, the group ate something casually and waited until the afternoon when there were no more people coming. Then they followed the crowd to the center of the city.

But when Qianhe came here, he found something even more strange, that is, the ground here was covered with blue bricks. You know, it is such a small market with only one shop, there is no need to lay bricks on the ground.

As for the hundreds of chairs arranged in a fan shape on the blue bricks and the row of tables in front, they are much more normal in comparison.

But he didn't have time to think about it now.

Because he just heard the conversation between the two people next to him, one of them said, "Have you heard? I heard that Gui Lao collected a hundred-year-old precious medicine this time. This time, he held this trade fair to take this opportunity to spread the reputation of Wuzhu Mountain!"

Another person said, "That's right. I came here because I heard the news. Even if I can't get it, I will be satisfied if I can take a look at this century-old precious medicine."

Jiang Li and Qian He looked at each other. Jiang Li was delighted and said, "It seems that our trip will not be in vain this time!"

Qian He frowned and said, "Nephew, be careful. I think this place is very strange. I noticed it when we first arrived. This market is so small that there is only one store. But this place is paved with blue bricks. It is really not in line with common sense."

"We listened to the steward and stayed for three days. It just so happened that we came across a hundred-year-old precious medicine. This is too much of a coincidence."

Jiang Li frowned when he heard Qian He's words. He immediately gave up his original plan of showing off his wealth to attract attention and lure people to rob and kill him.

I decided to stay out of trouble and play the sixth role to see what was weird going on.

At this time, Mo Youren was respectfully bowing to a man covered in a black robe and said, "Master, everything is ready. There are more than 300 people coming to this trade fair."