"After I leave, if you have free time, you can look after them. I will definitely repay you in the future. Also, my younger brother seems to have gotten into some minor trouble. Please resolve it for him as well."
Lin Miao only left this sentence behind as he departed.
Watching his figure disappear from view, a smile appeared on the sallow-faced man's Face.
"It's rare. This is the first time he's asked for my help. For old times' sake, if I happen to run into it, I'll reluctantly lend a hand."
Muttering to himself in a low voice, he then noticed that the meat buns on his table were all gone.
"…………"
He couldn't help but feel speechless and could only look at the shopkeeper.
"Boss, another basket of buns."
"Alright, please wait a moment, honored guest."
Soon the buns arrived, and he chewed and swallowed slowly. From his movements, he didn't seem like a rough man.
While eating, his gaze had already fallen on two figures in plain clothes on the long street.
………
"This..."
In the room, Lin Sheng looked at the broken wooden box in front of him, his eyes wide, his Face full of shock.
The broken wooden box in front of him was covered in dirt, and some parts were even missing. If this thing were thrown on the street, no one would even look at it.
However, inside the broken wooden box was a piece of green silk fabric.
The silk fabric felt extremely delicate, like a woman's skin, and it also emitted a faint fragrance, similar to the smell of mothballs from his previous life. At first glance, the value of this silk fabric was definitely not low.
But what truly made him lose his composure was what was inside the silk fabric.
It was a thick stack of well-preserved, high-quality printing paper.
The corners of the paper had dragon patterns, and in the center of the paper was a simple outline of a beast resembling a toad.
And above the beast pattern were several large characters written.
Great Yan Treasure Note.
Below that were two slightly smaller characters, Ten Taels of Official Silver, and a red official seal was stamped on it.
This was the treasure note circulating in Great Yan, and it was a denomination of ten taels. As long as you held this treasure note, you could exchange it for ten taels of silver in any moneychanger.
And this thick stack in his hand, probably no less than a hundred sheets, amounted to a full thousand taels of silver.
Over a thousand taels of silver, even for him now, was a substantial sum of money.
It was hard to imagine that this large sum of money was taken out by Lin Miao.
Holding this stack of treasure notes, a look of emotion appeared on his Face.
"It seems my Brother is even more mysterious than I imagined."
Whoosh...
Taking a deep breath, he put away these treasure notes. He didn't plan to tell Xie Guilan and the other person about this. After all, their minds were simple, and it was better for them not to know about this kind of thing. Otherwise, if any news leaked out, it would definitely attract unnecessary trouble.
"This money, plus my savings, is enough to buy many third-rate martial arts."
Lin Sheng calculated in his heart. This trip back, besides seeing his parents, he had one more thing to do, which was to find a way to get some third-rate martial arts to bring back. Originally, with his savings, he could probably only buy two martial arts. Now with these silver notes, he could buy more third-rate martial arts.
However, he temporarily had no intention of using this silver. After all, two third-rate martial arts were enough for him to cultivate for a while, and there was no need to put all his money into it. He would keep it for now and make plans later.
As for how to obtain third-rate martial arts, he already had a plan in mind, which was naturally from the black market.
Although Great Yan did not prohibit martial arts, the control and circulation of martial arts were quite strict, so there were not many martial arts circulating on the market. Even ordinary third-rate martial arts were quite expensive.
Buying martial arts from legitimate businesses was often 60 to 70 percent more expensive than their actual value, and it was even normal for the price to double, after all, there was a high tax on the buying and selling of Cultivation Techniques.
However, where there is a bright side, there is naturally a dark side. As the saying goes, there is a policy from above and countermeasures from below. The world is never short of opportunistic people.
And the black market is the most typical example. Buying martial arts on the black market is indeed much more cost-effective, and some things that cannot see the light of day or are inconvenient to sell are basically sold on the black market.
He knew that there was a black market in Lin'an County, but he didn't know where it was. However, this wasn't a problem. As long as he asked someone, he would naturally know the location of the black market.
Not long after, Xie Guilan and the other person woke up. Lin Sheng told them about Lin Miao's departure. The two were a little surprised, but under the benevolent lie woven by Lin Sheng, they didn't say much.
Zhenshan Tower, Slaughterhouse.
"Brother Lin, why are you here?"
Wang Dehai wiped his greasy hands and walked quickly towards Lin Sheng with a smile on his Face.
As the manager of the Slaughterhouse, he often dealt with people from the Hunting Beast Hall. A few days ago, he had heard the news that Lin Sheng had become a Body Tempering Martial Artist.
It could be said that he was both surprised and happy. He didn't expect that he had actually bet on the right person this time. How long had it been, and this kid who had left his hands had actually transformed and entered the Body Tempering Realm.
He just felt some regret in his heart, regretting why he didn't invest more at that time.
He was originally thinking about how to get closer to Lin Sheng again, but he didn't expect the other party to come to him today.
"Brother, I missed you so much. Today, Brother is treating, and I must arrange for you, Brother, to have a table at Tianxiang Restaurant."
The smile on Wang Dehai's Face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, his fat squeezed together, looking quite comical.
"Brother Wang, I came to see you this time to naturally return your money."
Lin Sheng also smiled, taking a step back to avoid the other party's oily large hand, and had already taken out a money bag from his Pregnant.
The enthusiastic appearance the other party showed made him a little overwhelmed.
"What money do you owe me? That was something Brother gave you, there's no need to return it."
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Wang Dehai's Face stiffened, and a look of displeasure appeared on his Face.
"Brother Lin, you have just entered Body Tempering now, and it is a time when you need silver. If you need anything, just say so. If Brother frowns even a little, I won't be named Wang."
"I do have something to ask you about today, Brother."
Hearing Wang Dehai's words, Lin Sheng didn't act coy and put the money bag back. With the other party's appearance, it was clear that he would definitely not accept his money.
"Oh!" Hearing that Lin Sheng really had something to ask him about, the smile on Wang Dehai's Face grew even wider. "Brother Lin, just tell me."
"Let's go to Tianxiang Restaurant first. Whatever you want to say, Brother, we can talk while we drink."
Lin Sheng didn't refuse, as he wasn't in a hurry.