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Chapter 38 Monopoly
Qingyang Market.

Qin Ming walked on the street somewhat absent-mindedly, thinking about what Shopkeeper Liao had just said.

Once the price of Lingmi drops, it means that his income will also be greatly reduced.

It is directly related to the speed at which he earns spirit stones.

He kept thinking about it in his mind, and even gradually began to feel upset.

at this time.

A large group of monks gathered by the notice wall in front of the road, pointing and talking about something.

Normally there would be monks here to read the notices, but this was the first time he had seen so many monks.

"Did something happen again?"

Qin Ming couldn't help but be curious, so he went over to watch.

On the wall, there was a very eye-catching red reward notice, the paper of which was twice as big as the surrounding ones.

There is no portrait of any person on it, but it describes a group of five robbers, whose specific appearance is unknown.

This gang of bandits was so bold that they captured the son of an elder of Jinyun Valley in broad daylight, and then extorted a huge ransom.

And he was killed in an extremely cruel way!

The key is that this is not the end.

What was even more surprising was that this gang of criminals actually managed to escape from the pursuit of the Foundation Establishment Elders of Jinyun Valley.
Its behavior.

It's not just a matter of kidnapping and murder anymore.

Instead, it was a blatant challenge to the dignity of the entire Jinyun Valley sect!
It was a purely vicious incident!
Jin Yun Valley has lost all face this time and is offering a huge reward to hunt down this gang of bandits. They are determined to find their whereabouts no matter how much it costs, even if it means turning Yunze Wilderness upside down.

The notice stated that anyone who captured or killed any of these five people would be rewarded with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Anyone who provides specific clues about the bandits will be rewarded with the opportunity to join the inner sect of Jinyun Valley, and will also receive a marrow cleansing pill.

Anyone who knows about the crime but fails to report it will be treated as an accomplice of the bandits and will be put to death without mercy!

"Fuck, it's just an animal."

"They even dared to kill the son of the elder of Jinyun Valley!"

Qin Ming looked at the notice and was stunned.

Many of the monks who were watching were eager to try after seeing the tempting rewards on the notice.

"Although the Foundation Building Pill is good, you need to be alive to get it, alas!"

"He who can escape intact from the hands of a Foundation Establishment Elder must be no good."

He shook his head very soberly, and then left in silence.

"Could this gang of bandits be the same group that killed Fellow Daoist Long?"

"So lawless, daring to challenge the dignity of an entire sect. The methods used to commit the crime are very similar."

Qin Ming was walking when he suddenly remembered!

Return to 'Cool House'.

He secretly congratulated himself that it was a wise decision to move to the city.

Although the cost is a bit expensive, it is at least much safer than outside.

The area around Qingyang Market is so chaotic right now that even the sons of sect elders can be killed without any scruples. Is there anything these robbery cultivators can't do?
The next morning.

Boom boom boom!
Qin Ming was using the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique on the Withered Blood Poison Ivy.

There was a knock on the outer gate.

Qin Ming put away his spell, walked over and took a look out through the door.

I found out that it was Cai Laojiu outside the door.

He opened the door and welcomed Cai Laojiu in.

"Laojiu, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

"What's the matter? You sold the spiritual rice and planned to treat me to a drink at Juxuan Pavilion?"

"Come on, come in and have a cup of tea first."

Qin Ming asked with a smile on his face.

"I won't drink Cha Cha anymore."

"Xiao Qin, can you lend me a hundred spirit stones?" Cai Laojiu lowered his head, hesitating and not daring to look at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming was stunned when he heard this.

He and the other person have been working as spiritual farmers here together for so many years, but this is the first time that Cai Laojiu has asked to borrow spiritual stones from him.

Something's wrong
"Didn't I ask you to secretly sell all the spiritual rice yesterday?" "Why?"

Qin Ming was puzzled when he noticed that Cai Laojiu kept his head down the whole time. He then frowned and said, "Why don't you raise your head and speak!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Laojiu immediately raised his head and looked at himself.

In an instant, his face was bruised and swollen, looking extremely miserable.

When Qin Ming saw him like this, he was stunned.

"Lao Jiu, what's wrong with you?"

Cai Laojiu then sighed in grievance and said, "Hey! Didn't I receive your communication talisman yesterday and then go to Shopkeeper Liao to sell all the spiritual rice?"

"But who would have thought that I would be blocked by Jiang Kun and his gang from Lingyu Sect just when I was halfway there."

"They said I sold Lingyumen's spiritual rice to outsiders without permission. Not only did they beat me up, they also confiscated all the spiritual rice."

"And they'll fine me double the amount of spiritual rice, which is two hundred spiritual stones."

"If I don't hand it over within three days, I will be sent to the war camp."

Qin Ming frowned upon hearing this. It was Jiang Kun again! He almost got into trouble with him in the Deacon Hall last time.

"What do you mean by selling privately?"

"After paying the spiritual rice tax, the remaining spiritual rice belongs to us, and Lingyumen has no right to interfere with it, right?"

"Why should they punish you?!"

Cai Laojiu said hesitantly, "They said that Jiang Kun and other inner disciples also opened a 'Mingzhenlou' in the market."

"Their number one competitor is the 'Juxuan Pavilion' in the market town."

"They never thought that the profits from opening a restaurant in the market would be so huge, and part of the spiritual stones earned through the Mingzhen Pavilion would be sent back to the sect."

"So even the top leaders of Lingyu Sect all agreed to it."

"They said that when the spiritual fields are opened for cultivation in two days, Deacon Gu will announce this matter."

"From now on, we will strictly prohibit the spiritual farmers under the jurisdiction of Lingyumen from privately selling spiritual rice to shops other than Mingzhenlou."

"Violators will be severely punished."

"There were a few other spiritual farmers who also set up stalls in the market yesterday to sell spiritual rice. One of them had his leg broken by Jiang Kun's group of inner disciples."

When Cai Laojiu said this, his voice became hoarse.

Qin Ming's head buzzed when he heard this.

“This is an attempt to monopolize!”

Let’s not talk about anything else for now.

He himself has signed an agreement with Juxuan Pavilion!

If you violate the prohibition of Lingyumen at that time, you will definitely suffer the consequences.

But if he breaks the contract with Juxuan Pavilion, he will face a sky-high price in spirit stone compensation.

Spiritual stones are fine.

The key is that if he angered Gu Qingzhao, Jingxue Pavilion would probably not let him go.

He also knew clearly the cost of breach of contract.

"Ah, Jiang Kun, that bastard!"

"Why do you have to build a Mingzhen Building when there are so many things to do??!"

"That group of robbers should have kidnapped him and killed him too!"

Qin Ming was so angry that his teeth were itching.

This wave of operations put him in a dilemma for a while.

He thought for a moment.

He immediately took out 150 spirit stones and two healing pills from his storage bag and handed them to Cai Laojiu.

"Take these and take care of your injuries first."

"We'll talk about the rest later."

Cai Laojiu took the spirit stone and pill from Qin Ming's hand, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

I was choked with sobs and speechless for a moment.

In this cruel world of cultivating immortals, not everyone is willing to lend out spirit stones.

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