Chapter 1053 Hidden in the Market

What appeared before Zhou Yiqiao was a small courtyard with two entrances.

The front yard is a shop for selling elixirs, the backyard is a courtyard for living, and the alchemy room is used for refining elixirs on weekdays.

There is a spacious small pond in the yard, and the edge of the pond is full of emerald green reeds.

Going out of the side door in the backyard is a small path leading to the outdoor medicinal field.

Although the entire mansion is not large, it has a reasonable layout and elegant environment, which is exactly what Zhou Yiqiao wants.

Zhou Yiqiao walked around the mansion and checked the facilities. He found that they were all quite complete and nodded with satisfaction.

Although this mansion is not the best among the many caves Zhou Yiqiao has stayed in, it has all the necessary facilities and is hidden enough, which is sufficient for his current needs.

"Since we have decided to temporarily settle down in this market, the next step is to hire a low-level alchemist and a servant to sell pills in the front yard."

He did what he said. After tidying up his mansion, Zhou Yiqiao bolted the door and strolled towards the only brokerage shop in the market.

The brokerage business in the world of immortal cultivation is different from that in the secular world. In addition to maintaining order, managing taxes, and acting as a transaction broker, it also takes charge of the functions of issuing tasks and seeking employment for low-level cultivators.

Especially in this kind of independent cultivation market that is not under the control of any force, the role of the brokerage is even more important.

The purpose of Zhou Yiqiao's trip was to hire a few low-level monks from the pawnshop. While concealing his identity, they could also help him solve some trivial matters on a daily basis.

If the situation was stable, Zhou Yiqiao would definitely contract with a few low-level cultivators to ensure his absolute safety.

But because he was in a hurry, he did not have time to verify the loyalty of these low-level monks one by one.

Secondly, he was prepared to abandon a few people at any time, so naturally he would not pay too much attention to the selection of these people.

The Yahang is located in the center of the market town. It is a three-story tower that looks quite imposing.

As Zhou Yiqiao stepped into the dental clinic, he was immediately attracted by the bustling crowd inside.

The interior of the Yahang is divided into several areas, including a special trading area, a task release area, and a spacious courtyard for monks to gather and communicate.

Zhou Yiqiao walked straight to the task release area and prepared to post his recruitment notice.

He came to the counter of the mission issuing area and explained his purpose to a middle-aged monk who looked like a manager.

The middle-aged monk looked Zhou Yiqiao up and down, and seeing that although he was young, he had an extraordinary temperament, he did not say much. He just collected some fees and allowed him to post the notice on the bulletin board in the task release area.

Zhou Yiqiao quickly wrote a recruitment notice, detailing the type, number and remuneration of people he needed to hire.

He particularly emphasized the importance of the position of alchemist and promised generous rewards.

After the notice was posted, Zhou Yiqiao sat aside and closed his eyes to rest.

Not long after, several monks came to consult.

Zhou Yiqiao patiently answered their questions one by one and carefully identified their strength and loyalty.

Soon, he finished the screening, selected six cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, and signed agreements with them.

He made several copies of the keys to the drugstore and the drug fields outside the city, threw them to several people, and ordered them to return to the drugstore first to make arrangements. He then picked out two smart-looking servants and walked towards the busiest street in the market.

Since I have decided to hide my identity here, it is natural that I should become as familiar with the shops in the market as possible.

Zhou Yiqiao, accompanied by two servants, strolled along the streets of the city, his eyes moving between the shops on both sides, stopping from time to time to chat with the shop owners.

He was humble and polite, yet a bit mysterious, which made people curious about him.

"My fellow Taoist, you seem to be very impressive, but what treasure are you looking for in this small place?"

An old man selling spiritual herbs asked with a smile.

Zhou Yiqiao smiled slightly and cupped his hands.

"You must be joking, senior. I am just here to settle down and do some small business. I will be your neighbor in the future."

"I came here to say hello to you, sir, to avoid any misunderstandings in the future."

“So it’s a new merchant?”

The old man became interested.

"May I ask what kind of business you are doing? If you don't mind, perhaps my shop could have some opportunities for cooperation with you, fellow Taoist."

Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself that he had taken the bait, but he remained calm and continued.

"I opened a medicine shop in the city, mainly dealing in some low- and medium-level medicines."

"If you have any needs, I will give you a discount."

"Medicine shop?"

There was a gleam in the old man's eyes.

"That's great. My shop specializes in medicinal herbs. I even have my own medicinal herb plantation in Zoroastrianism."

"If you need spiritual herbs to make pills, we can talk about it."

"Oh? That's great."

Zhou Yiqiao had originally intended to make friends with some medicinal material suppliers in the market in order to cover up the whereabouts of the spiritual materials produced in the Moonstone Space, and he had finally found a solution so soon.

He forced a smile at the right moment, chatted with the old man for a few more words, and after agreeing on a time to discuss in detail, he made an excuse to leave the spiritual herb shop.

Afterwards, he took the two servants on a tour of the market, greeted the owners of several shops and exchanged names with them.

It was already dark when we returned to the mansion.

After Zhou Yiqiao settled the two servants, he went to the alchemy room alone.

He took out some spiritual plants that had been stored for a long time and began to refine many low-level pills to temporarily serve as the stock of the pharmacy.

Because of the low quality, Zhou Yiqiao intentionally controlled the quality of the pills to a barely passing level, so he didn't even need the assistance of a pill furnace during refining.

In just one hour, Zhou Yiqiao managed to multitask and refined hundreds of bottles of pills.

Although the quality of these pills is not high, they are in large quantities and are enough to meet the initial sales needs of the pharmacy.

After arranging everything, Zhou Yiqiao cast several exquisite shots, took out Qing Jimeng's voice transmission treasure, and tried to get in touch with this "boss" who he had not contacted for decades.

"Om~"

As soon as the sound transmission treasure was activated, a figure emerged from the void. It was Qing Jimeng's cold and beautiful face.

"Zhou Yiqiao, are you finally willing to contact me?"

There seemed to be a hint of dissatisfaction in Qing Jimeng's cold voice.

Zhou Yiqiao smiled bitterly in his heart, but bowed respectfully on his face.

"I dare not, but I have had some insights over the years, and I have been in seclusion for a breakthrough, which has delayed me for some time. I hope Miss will forgive me."

Qing Jimeng snorted softly and swept his eyes over Zhou Yiqiao, as if checking the progress of his cultivation.

"I didn't expect that in just a few decades, you have advanced from the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation to the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation."

"Since there is a reason for this, I will forgive you for now."