"Brother Yi is awake."

"Is your health okay?"

"If you can't die, just take care of yourself slowly."

Ning Yi circulated his true energy, controlled his qi and blood, and pretended to look pale and sickly.

Now that I'm awake and not planning to go back to the academy to report, I still have to pretend.

"Uncle Meng, here's a pound of fried dough sticks."

"okay."

The golden fried dough sticks are fished out of the hot oil pan. Under the sunlight, they have a charming color and a light fragrance.

Even though Uncle Meng is a strong man in his thirties, he has very dexterous hands.

The white noodles in his hands were like magic, and the series of movements were like flowing water. Just watching it was a pleasure.

His daughter Chunni is fourteen or fifteen years old. Ning Yi remembers that she is only two years younger than him.

When I was a child, I was like a little follower who couldn't be shaken off.

In the past few years, I have grown up and become unfamiliar. At this time, I lowered my head and was too shy to make eye contact with myself. I quickly tied up the fried dough sticks with hemp rope, tied it into a knot, and handed it to Ning Yi with a shy face.

Ning Yi paid the money, walked to six or seven shops with the fried dough sticks, and bought two bowls of bean curd.

The small vegetable stall in my memory is gone, the braised pork is sold in a wine shop.

After hesitating for a moment, Ning Yi bought a rice wine for his father.

When I came back, I saw two government officials wearing tax officer uniforms collecting taxes along the street.

"Five Liang, why don't you go and grab it!"

Uncle Meng punched the table, flour splashed, and a cloud of mist seemed to form on the small fried dough stick stand.

"Meng Biao, we can't tolerate you being arrogant in front of us."

The tax officer opened the official document in his hand with a smack, glared at Meng Biao with a sneer, and said: "This is a document issued by Mr. Li, the Minister of Household Affairs. If anyone is dissatisfied and unwilling to pay taxes, hehe, we will treat him to free food and keep him under control."

Freeloaders."

Black text on white paper, big red seal!

Meng Biao's blood and veins throbbed, he took a few deep breaths, lowered his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I... have no money, can I take two days off?"

"Okay, please close the stall."

"Whenever you have money, you can set up a stall."

"What good will it do to you if you force me to death?"

"Oh, that's what I said."

"If you really have the courage, you can join the army and fight against the wolves. If you make a meritorious service, you will become an official when you return to the capital."

"Isn't it? Maybe next time we meet, we will have to kowtow to you."

Seeing Meng Biao closing the stall with his head down, Ning Yi sighed, and the doubts in his heart were answered.

Meng Biao is probably not the first stall to be evicted.

The two tribes were at war, and the court needed a large amount of money. The only way to get money was to increase taxes.

Meng Biao was one of the victims of this war.

And there are tens of thousands of such victims.

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At the dinner table, Dad ate fried dough sticks and took a sip of rice wine, his eyes narrowed in comfort.

For her son's sake, Su Kuang did not stop him, but when her husband's expression was too exaggerated, she would glare at her husband angrily and say a few words.

Ning Yi listened, interjecting a few words from time to time.

After breakfast, my father went on duty. When he left, he called Ning Yi aside and carefully told him not to wander outside unless he had nothing to do. The capital has been uneasy recently.

Ning Yi inquired further and was told that there might be fox clan sneaking into the capital to cause trouble.

Fox tribe, founding Qingqiu.

It is said that they are descendants of fox fairies and are different from ordinary monsters.

The children they gave birth to were not only humanoid, but also handsome and beautiful.

But in terms of appearance, there is very little difference between the fox tribe and humans. The only difference is that the fox tribe's ears are longer and covered with soft down.

In addition, this tribe is extremely talented in illusions and is good at manipulating people's hearts.

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Proficiency 1

Proficiency 1

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After practicing the flying feather technique for a while, my proficiency has improved a lot.

When casting it, Ning Yi felt like he was blending into the wind, and his understanding of the technique reached a higher level. In a few days, he might be able to cast five figures at the same time.

"Mom, I'm going out for a while."

"Be careful on the road."

"Okay!"

Ning Yi responded, left the courtyard, walked more than a hundred meters along the central block of Yuegui Fang, and merged into the main street...

Stop and go along the way to appreciate the charm of Chang'an, the prosperous capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Although there was a war on the border, there was not much atmosphere of war in the city. On the main street, people were rubbing shoulders and it was very lively.

After spending half a day, Ning Yi arrived at Wanbaozhai.

The waiter at the door warmly welcomed Ning Yi in. The hall was antique and filled with various products.

"Pui Yuan Pill, condensed true essence, each pill is three thousand taels of silver."

"Golden steel sword, superior weapon, five thousand taels of silver."

"Red Cloud Sword, low-grade magical weapon, 40,000 taels of silver."

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Ning Yi walked around and watched with great interest. In front of the Peiyuan Pill, he couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva.

This is a good thing. Only one is allocated every six months in Jixia Academy. Each one can be worth several months of practice. Ning Yi also had one of the gold steel swords. It was the best among ordinary soldiers. During the last trial, it was

The monster was broken. As for the Chixia Sword, it was a magic weapon and was only distributed to senior students who had broken through the sixth level of Qi training.

"There are so many good things."

Ning Yi rubbed his hands, suddenly becoming deeply interested in making money.

When will you be able to come in and buy at will?

This simple dream could not be realized in the previous life, but it must be realized in this life.

"Fire Rain Talisman, one thousand two hundred taels."

Ning Yi was a little surprised when he found the fire talisman he wanted to sell.

He has been learning to draw this talisman, so he is very familiar with the market price of the Fire Rain Talisman. Some time ago, it only sold for one thousand taels. Just now, the price has increased by 20%.

Profiteer!

Ning Yi cursed secretly, feeling secretly happy in his heart.

"Shopkeeper, why has the price of this Fire Rain Talisman increased?"

"My guest is unaware of this. With the recent border wars, the demand for talismans has skyrocketed, and the price has naturally gone up. We are by no means raising prices indiscriminately."

"That makes sense."

Ning Yi nodded. The power of the spiritual talisman was huge. Advanced spiritual talismans could even kill enemies by leapfrogging. They might even be able to save his own life at a critical moment.

Common people like Ning Yi are short of money, but those nobles are not short of money.

In order to save their lives, they were naturally willing to spend money. Most of the magic talismans were disposable consumables, which resulted in a situation in which supply exceeded demand.

"Sir, do you want to buy it? If you want to buy it, hurry up and buy it. The price may increase again in a few days."

Ning Yi rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of a way to quickly get a sum of money and increase the speed of his practice.

"Shopkeeper, please take a moment to speak."

"this way please."

In the reception room, Ning Yi got straight to the point and took out the badge of Jixia Academy.

"I'm sorry, it turns out that the young gentleman is a student of Jixia Academy."
To be continued...