The magician exchange meeting is held in a mansion covering an area of more than 50 acres. It is luxurious and exquisite, large in scale, exquisite and elegant yet majestic. It is usually a tourist attraction and is now temporarily closed to hold the magician exchange meeting.
Xu Qing followed Lin Ye through the gate and was stunned: "Is this a private residence or a rental? It's too generous."
Lin Ye smiled slightly: "Although these hidden families are not well-known outside the circle and usually keep a low profile, their family assets have been accumulated for generations and their assets are very strong. The Ding family in City A is in charge of this magician exchange meeting. It was bought by their ancestors during a certain period of chaos, and it is private property."
Xu Qing... She had always felt that the family's mystery was inherited, and now she saw their financial resources.
Handing the invitation card to the security guard at the door, the two of them quickly entered a garden along the road paved with blue bricks. In summer, the trees were tall and shady. There were courtyards on the east and west, and there were noisy people ahead is the courtyard.
They entered the west courtyard. There were men and women. Some were wearing suits and skirts, and some were wearing robes with their hair tied up. The girls were either plain-faced or with elaborate makeup, chatting with others.
There are tea rooms and lounges in the main hall and the east and west rooms of the courtyard. In other rooms, there are shelves selling various elixirs, talismans, weapons, etc.
There are also people who don't stick to trivial matters and just spread a piece of cloth on the ground to sell , plants, stones, weird things.
Many people squatted in front of the stalls, touched them, and asked the stall owners about the prices.
Xu Qing couldn't help but leaned over to take a look. A middle-aged man with a Taoist priest's temples opened a wooden box with a snow lotus inside. He took it out and studied it carefully: "Boss, is this Tianshan Snow Lotus real or fake?"
The strong man with a beard opened his mouth and spoke with a Northeastern accent: "That must be true. How can I lie to you, brother? But I worked hard to climb up the snow-capped mountains and collect the medicine. Effectiveness guaranteed!”
Middle-aged man: "But you have already dried it and the roots are still intact. So, I'll buy it for five hundred."
The elder brother was furious and took it back: "I have spent so much effort to harvest 50-year-old snow lotus. You only paid five hundred. You want to eat it? Go ahead and don't let anyone else take it."
Someone next to him laughed and said, "No, can the snow lotus picked by us monks be the same as ordinary snow lotus?"
But the middle-aged man said confidently: "I want this snow lotus just to get a health elixir to eat. It can nourish the body and replenish the body. It's not a rare thing that increases one's power and life span. Who will buy it if you sell it for so much money?"
The strong man: "Of course someone will buy it!" he shouted, "Come and take a look, the 50-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus. Don't miss it when you pass by. This is the only one."
"Brother, I happen to be short of this medicine. How much does it cost? I'll buy it!" Someone got in and the transaction was quickly completed. Snow lotus was bought directly by this new friend.
The middle-aged man was dumbfounded: "Oh no, I came first, first served, how could you..."
The next second, the stall owner smiled and took out another snow lotus and looked at him: "Brother, do you regret it? I have another one here, do you want it?"
A group of people: "..."
Xu Qing wanted to laugh when she saw it, and said to Lin Ye: "These people are really interesting. I thought everyone was very aloof, but I didn't expect that magicians are no different from ordinary people."
Lin Ye: "They are also ordinary people. Let's go over there and have a look."
When he saw a chubby man with a shrewd appearance, he walked back and forth with his assistant and laughed happily with everyone.
Lin Ye introduced her: "That person is the person in charge of the Ding family this time, from the side branch, Ding Wang."
Xu Qing nodded and took a closer look. He looked a bit shrewd but not annoying. People around him knew his identity and were very considerate.
Just as he was talking, the man paused when he saw this, strode over, and smiled before saying anything: "Mr. Lin! Are you here? Why don't you tell me so that I can go and greet you." Lin Ye was particularly kind: " Manager Ding is very polite, I haven’t seen you for a few days and you seem to be in better condition."
Ding Wang grinned: "Thanks to Mr. Lin being there at that time, otherwise my life would be over, yo." Looking at Xu Qing, "Who is this lady? I'm dazzled standing here."
His eyes were full of admiration, without a hint of lust, and he sincerely praised her appearance.
Lin Ye looked at Xu Qing with crooked eyes: "This is the Master Xu I mentioned to you before. Xu Qing, don't underestimate her ability just because she is young. Her strength is very impressive."
Ding Wang suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Master Xu, whose name I have admired for a long time."
Xu Qing smiled: "Manager Ding is so complimentary."
After a few words of conversation, Ding Wang went about his business and said, "I will be here these days. You two can come to me anytime if you need anything, and I will ensure that everything is properly arranged."
The two naturally thanked him, and then he left. Xu Qing said: "Are you friends with this Manager Ding?"
Lin Ye frowned: "He happened to have an illness while abroad. My doctor was there to give him first aid, and he made a friend later on."
Xu Qing nodded, and the two looked around at various stalls. They had never seen many things before, and there was nothing that particularly attracted her.
Lin Ye: "It's still early and many people haven't come yet. Come back later and maybe you'll find something good."
Xu Qing said "Hmm" and entered the store next to it. The quality was indeed much higher. The clerk Yanxiao Yanyan was very enthusiastic and introduced to her the cleaning talisman, yin and yang talisman, diamond talisman, ghost control talisman, and amulet placed on the long table. Waiting for dozens of categories,
There are several kinds of elixirs on the back shelf, such as health-preserving elixirs, Heqi elixirs, Zijin elixirs, etc.
Many of them she had never heard of.
"This is the Jun family's shop." Lin Ye explained to her in a low voice. "It is also one of the few old magician families that has been passed down for several generations. Their family is famous for its talismans. The elixirs were sold after marrying the Xu family. The Xu family The shop should be over there in the main palace courtyard."
Xu Qing heard the Xu family again and asked curiously: "The Xu family?"
"Well, I have the same surname as you. I am one of the oldest magician families in City A. It is said that my ancestor's strength has almost reached the realm of transformation. After being transformed, he can even get an official position in the underworld... Other families are very supportive of him. Face, it is said that he also has close ties with the National Security Bureau.”
"By the way, do you know about the National Security Bureau?"
Xu Qing was still a little confused: "Yes, I understand."
Lin Ye: "This year, the country has also begun to pay attention to this aspect. It has specially established a private investigation bureau and established branches in various cities based on 24-hour celestial phenomena. The situation was not very good in the past few years, but in the past few years, many great things have happened. Man, I heard that a new person has been added recently, with very high qualifications, I guess these magician families are starting to worry."
Xu Qing couldn't help but look at him: "How come you know so much about the magician world and the National Security Bureau? Could it be that your family..."
Lin Ye shook his head: "No one in my family is a magician, and they don't have this talent. It's just that I came across it by chance and was very interested, so I learned more about it." He motioned her to look at these talismans, "Is there anything you need?"
Xu Qing bought a few of each type, especially the cleaning charms. She just bought a thick stack. This is so convenient for doing housework.
After buying it, I was about to leave, when a group of people came in outside the door.