Qing Lian left Black Bamboo Academy and had nowhere to go.
She wanted to find Ning Caichen, but she had no clue and could only wander around Lan City.
After a short while, she arrived outside the imperial glass shop. Looking at the clean and bright glass shop that seemed to be covered with a layer of crystals, she became curious and strode in.
The glass shop had been open for three months, and the initial crowd had died down a lot. Although there were still a lot of people coming in to look at the exquisite glassware, there weren't many people in the shop at the same time, and even fewer people were buying.
However, it still brought him tens of thousands of taels of silver in profit every month.
At this moment, he was ready to open the glass shop in Tianjing Basin. Although the people there were poor, there were more rich people than in Lan City. Then, after conquering the Yun Nation, he would open a glass shop in the Yun Nation. He would definitely be able to make a fortune.
Qing Lian didn't look at the glassware first. Instead, she looked at the shop assistants with wide foreheads and deep eye sockets. They were obviously not aboriginals.
"I wonder if these people have seen Ning Caichen before." Qing Lian thought for a while and looked at the glassware on the shelves.
"Beautiful!" Qing Lian looked at the glassware on the shelves and immediately fell in love with it. In particular, she liked a tea set. After asking about the price, she found that it was only 800 taels of silver, which made her feel that it was cheap.
She had never seen such a crystal tea set before.
Although she didn't know what the glass was, it was fine as long as it looked good.
After asking about a few more glasses, she found that they were only 150 taels each, which made her want to buy a cart of glasses when she returned. The only problem was that she only had 200 taels of gold with her. Although she still had some banknotes, there was no place in Dayao where she could exchange them.
It seemed like she had to get Su Qing to send her some money.
If Zhang Junzheng was here, he would tell her that the aboriginals only bought glasses for 10 taels each and a glass tea set for 50 taels.
For the aboriginals, the price had increased by 15 times.
However, at this moment, Qing Lian truly felt that these glassware were being sold cheaply.
If these things were in Great Xia, they would be several times more expensive, and there would be no place to buy them.
After staying in the glass shop for half a day, Qing Lian left with satisfaction. At least she had gained something from this trip to Dayao.
He didn't walk far on the street before he found an even bigger harvest — spices.
After eating two slices of roasted mutton, Qing Lian's eyes lit up as she touched the bag she carried with her. She made up her mind to send a letter to Su Qing and ask him to send her money.
He wanted all the glassware and spices.
Qing Lian found a restaurant and waited there until the glass shop and condiment shop closed. Qing Lian followed the shop assistants all the way back to Jing Street. Only then did she find out that this was where the Jing Tribe lived.
"If Ning Caichen is in Lan City, he is most likely here."
Qing Lian walked around Jing Street and saw the small tavern opposite the exit of Jing Street.
"This is the exit. Let's go inside and ask around." Qing Lian thought for a while and went straight to the tavern. While she was still outside, she could hear the clamor inside.
The doors and windows of the tavern were all open. One could see that the tavern was not big, but there were many people inside. It was almost full.
There weren't many people from the Jing Tribe. Instead, it was filled with aboriginals. A young lady was busy inside, teasing the customers from time to time, causing them to burst into laughter.
"I have never seen someone as lovely as you. If I were a few years younger, I might have snatched you back." A burly man with a big beard laughed maniacally.
"You have to ask Sir Ren. I am Sir Ren's woman now!" The lady inside spoke gently. Her voice was extremely charming and made one's heart skip a beat.
Qing Lian entered the tavern and saw the burly man laughing maniacally. She was shocked, took a few steps back, and stared dumbfoundedly at the burly man.
The corpse she saw in the afternoon was actually alive! Moreover, it was emitting the energy waves of a Cardinal Heaven expert.
Her gaze subconsciously drifted to the lower half of the burly man's body. It was actually two legs! Where did those legs go?
The corpse in the room, the eyes that suddenly opened, the four legs, and the man at this moment … Strange! It was really too strange!
Qing Lian appeared at the door and took a few steps back in shock, attracting the attention of many people in the tavern. Most of them looked at her face and then at the sword on her back.
When did such a person from Great Xia come to Lan City? She was quite good-looking.
Soon after, everyone turned around and started to drink. Not long after, people started to leave.
They were all here for the lady boss. Now that Tong Zhenye was here, the others couldn't beat him, especially the children of the officials. They didn't dare to breathe too loudly and left after drinking.
When there were fewer people, Qing Lian went in to find an empty table and sat down.
"Miss, are you from afar?" Ning Caichen sat opposite Qing Lian and looked at her.
"Sister, you are so beautiful!" Qing Lian exclaimed in admiration. She had to admit that the woman in front of her was the most feminine and seductive she had ever seen. Even though she was just sitting there without speaking, her gaze seemed to speak.
Her voice was even more seductive after she spoke.
If she were a man, she would definitely snatch this woman home.
Unfortunately, she was a woman … This damned vixen in front of her! She hated this kind of vixen the most! She seduced men every day. How shameless could she be?
Women didn't need a reason to hate women.
"She's from Great Xia and just arrived today," Qing Lian said in admiration.
"It's rare to see people from Great Xia!" Ning Caichen laughed.
"Sister, you haven't seen people from Great Xia before?"
"I haven't seen them in the past six months. What would you like to drink, Miss? "
"A pot of the best wine!"
Ning Caichen served a pot of fruit wine. It tasted sweet and sour, a little astringent, and the wine was cloudy. In Qing Lian's opinion, it was inferior wine.
However, it was already considered good wine here.
Ning Caichen sat opposite Qing Lian. She felt cordial when she met people from Great Xia. Qing Lian was even more eager to do so. She was here to inquire about information.
"Where are you from, Sister?" Qing Lian asked.
"I'm also from Great Xia!" Ning Caichen pursed her lips and smiled.
"We are fellow countrymen after leaving our homeland! Why is Sister here? It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. "Qing Lian laughed. One could imagine how difficult it was for such a charming woman to live alone in a place full of mountain people and boorish men.
Furthermore, she didn't know any martial arts.
At the very least, Qing Lian could sense that her qi and blood were that of an ordinary person, at most a little more abundant.
In fact, she would be the same if she left her sword. It was just that there were very few sword masters, and most of them lived in the wilderness, deep in the mountains, and she didn't expect that the charming woman who ran a tavern and teased the aboriginals here was actually a sword master.
"I have a home, but I can't go back. I have nowhere to go and can only drift like duckweed." Ning Caichen laughed and didn't look disappointed.
"I heard someone call you Sister just now. Is your surname Ning? Do you know the principal of the Black Bamboo Academy? "Qing Lian pretended not to care and asked, but she really wanted to hear the other party's answer. Could it be that the gigolo Qi Zixiao was keeping someone else outside?
Did Qi Zixiao know? This was Lan City. Could he really hide it from Qi Zixiao?
If Qi Zixiao knew, how could he tolerate it?
She was a little curious about what was going on. If there was a chance, she wouldn't mind tricking Ren Baqian and taking her revenge.
"My surname is Ning. As for Sir Ren, we can be considered old acquaintances. "
Qing Lian took note of this and decided to slowly inquire about this matter. She took out a portrait from her bag and asked, "Sister, have you seen this person before?"
Ning Caichen looked at the person in the portrait and was slightly stunned. She then laughed and said, "Yes, I have. Is there something you need from him? Could it be that he did something wrong to you, and you chased him all the way from Great Xia? "
Qing Lian was overjoyed when she heard this. She thought that she was indeed smart and quick-witted to have found out about this on her first day here.
"He owes me a debt. I wonder where he is now?"
After Qing Lian finished speaking, Ning Caichen shook her head and said, "In that case, he must owe you a lot of money. I haven't seen him since the middle of last year, and I don't know where he is now. Perhaps he has left Lan City? "
Qing Lian was slightly disappointed. It seemed that she still had to stay in Lan City for a while, and she didn't know where to find that guy.
She then asked some more questions, but Ning Caichen didn't reveal that he was Ning Caichen.
She didn't know his identity, but he could detect her identity as a sword master. After all, she carried a sword with her, and he was familiar with spirit swords and could easily tell.
Based on the feeling that her spirit sword gave him, she was probably more powerful than him. Only a fool would expose himself in such a situation. He had to find out why she was looking for him.
"Sister, how should I address you?"
"Ning Caichen!"
"Good name. It's similar to the person I'm looking for." Qing Lian was surprised, but she still couldn't connect this charming lady in front of her with the scholar she was looking for.
"Sister, do you know where to stay nearby?" Qing Lian asked again.
"If you don't mind, I have an empty room here," Ning Caichen said.
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