in2ebook Chapter 147 The Taste of the Veil
Chapter 147 The Taste of the Veil
Su Fanzhen had already prepared the veils they needed.
A veil can be sold for the price of a high-quality spirit stone in the town, but only to outsiders.
Most people in the town can make their own. Although the fabrics they use are rougher than those sold to foreign monks, the effect is the same.
Su Fanzhen has been training in the Salt Sea since the last time the Flame Cloud Realm was closed. Knowing that the Flame Cloud Realm will open soon, he rented a yard in the town.
Although the yard is not big, it has four rooms. Yin Yan and Changjiu live in one room, and Leng Zhuxin lives in another.
A room for two people was just right for the remaining people, but it was taken into consideration that Sang Laiyue was the elder.
A separate room was allocated for Sang Laiyue, Jiang Baimo, Su Fanzhen and Gu Wangchen to live together.
It is extremely convenient for cultivators to have magic to help them when they are outside. Even if a house has not been occupied for a long time, it can be cleaned with just one cleaning spell.
In order to avoid being disturbed by outsiders, Sang Laiyue set up several barriers outside the yard, which were enough to kill anyone who trespassed.
Leng Zhuxin felt a little uncomfortable wearing the veil, not because she was not used to it, but because she faintly smelled a scent above the veil.
Her sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of ordinary monks, and she has dealt with vampires in modern times.
So it is easy to tell that the smell on the veil is the smell of blood, the smell of human blood.
However, this bloody smell was mixed with some other smells, and it seemed to have been rinsed, so it was not very obvious.
Thinking that perhaps this part of her body was accidentally stained with blood, Leng Zhuxin did not say anything, but only asked Su Fanzhen if he had any unused veils.
A veil can block poison gas for about half a year, and cultivators rarely lose things, so Su Fanzhen doesn't have much on hand.
"No, but this veil is sold on the street. Since you, my little apprentice sister, have never been to the Salt Sea, I'll take you out for a walk."
Su Fanzhen shook his head. Although he didn't know what Leng Zhuxin wanted a new veil for, he still decided to take Leng Zhuxin out to buy one.
The courtyard was some distance away from the street market. It was already late at night. Fishing lanterns were hung on the street market of Shipwreck Town. Town residents were walking around, most of them were men, and the few female residents were all elderly.
Most of the children following him were boys.
There are many female cultivators of Leng Zhuxin's age, but judging from their clothes, you can tell that they are not townspeople.
Leng Zhuxin felt something was strange and intuitively felt that it might be related to the veil.
I walked quickly to a small stall that sold veils. There were many styles, most of which were embroidered. They were made of gauze, silk, and silk, and they were priced differently according to their degree of fineness.
What Su Fanzhen prepared for them was the best, made of gauze. Not only was it light to wear, but the patterns embroidered on it were also very exquisite.
Standing in front of the stall, the smell of blood was even stronger. Leng Zhuxin picked up a veil and asked casually, "Why is there a faint smell of blood on this veil?"
Leng Zhuxin asked while secretly watching the stall owner's reaction.
Sure enough, the stall owner's expression became a little abnormal after hearing Leng Zhuxin say that there was a smell of blood, but he quickly recovered and laughed dryly twice, "It's normal to have a bloody smell. One of the raw materials for making this kind of anti-poison veil is saltworm blood.
Saltworm blood is extremely rare, which is why a plain veil can be sold for one high-quality spirit stone.
The guest's nose is quite sensitive and he can even smell such a faint smell of blood.
Haha, I see you're wearing last month's style. I have this month's new style, and the embroidery is even more exquisite. How about getting you two?"
The stall owner took out two veils with a smile. The embroidery on them was indeed more exquisite than the one worn by Leng Zhuxin, and no one else was wearing the same one on the street.
She feigned delight as she took the veil and examined it in her hands. "It's indeed exquisite and novel. No wonder there aren't many young women on this street except for the nuns from outside. They're all embroidering at home..."
"Yes, they are all embroidering at home. The people in our town cannot compare to the disciples of the big sects like you. Our roots are not good either. We can only embroider a few more veils to earn some spirit stones to keep for ourselves or our families.
Fairy, do you want the two in your hand?
If you want, I'll give you another plain one that you can give to the immortals traveling with you."
There was some greed in the stall owner's eyes. He paused before speaking and then responded to Leng Zhuxin's words. Seeing that Leng Zhuxin was holding the two veils tightly, he changed his address to Leng Zhuxin from guest to fairy.
Leng Zhuxin's mouth, hidden under her veil, drooped a little. She looked at the stall owner in front of her with a half-smile: "How much are these two in spirit stones?"
"The two in the fairy's hand are the best. They are worth ten high-grade spirit stones in total. This one is for you."
The stall owner still had a simple smile on his face, but in Leng Zhu's eyes, he didn't look like an honest man at all.
Leng Zhuxin casually took out ten high-grade spirit stones but didn't take the black veil. "I'm a little curious, aren't saltworms poisonous? How come the veil made from them can actually suppress the poisonous fog?"
If you can solve my doubts, I won't need this gift, and I'll give you another high-grade spirit stone."
Leng Zhuxin took out a top-grade spirit stone and tossed it in his hand. The spirit stone flashed with tiny rays of light under the dim yellow light, and the stall owner's eyes brightened up a lot.
"Isn't this the case of all things counteracting each other? Although saltworms are poisonous, they can counteract the poison of blue crystal grass if processed in a special way.
But this method is a secret of our town, and even if the fairy takes out another hundred high-grade spirit stones, I can't tell you."
The stall owner took the spirit stone that Leng Zhuxin threw to him, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, and he wiped them while answering Leng Zhuxin's questions.
The stall owner next to him looked at Leng Zhuxin and the others with a wary look on his face.
Leng Zhuxin and the others took a few steps and heard some quarrels coming from behind.
"Old Wang, the town master, said that we are not allowed to lift the veil outside. What did you say to them?!"
"Ah, I didn't say anything, just a few words of small talk. What's the big deal? Don't be jealous of me for making a free spirit stone."
"Hmph! The monks outside are all very smart. Who knows if what you said will make them suspicious? If there is a next time, I will definitely tell the town master to prevent you from getting us into trouble!"
The two men spoke in low voices. Except for the stall owner called Lao Wang, who spoke a little louder when he was excited, the other one kept his voice very low.
But Leng Zhuxin and others still heard it.
Jiang Baimo glanced at the veil that Leng Zhuxin was holding tightly in her hand, and sensed something fishy.