"Deep in the mountains?" The steward was stunned for a moment and looked Zhao Ning up and down, as if to say, your little body can still survive in the deep mountains.
"Are there many in the mountains?" The steward pressed Zhao Ning's shoulder, the expectation bursting in his eyes as if he was looking at a priceless treasure.
"I didn't see many." Zhao Ning was in pain, but couldn't break free. "I came back after collecting enough. There are many man-eating beasts in the mountains."
The steward certainly knew the dangers in the mountains, otherwise he would have sent skilled herb collectors in.
He managed to pack two types of precious herbs and turned a blind eye to other herbs.
He murmured, "Enough is enough. With these things, the young gang leader will definitely not blame me."
Chapter 007
After half a day, the medicine boys were almost ready to go down the mountain.
All the teenagers did not collect all the medicinal materials, because no one except Zhao Ning could collect the three-leaf golden grass. Instead, half of the medicinal boys found the ghost claw grass.
The steward looked at everyone angrily and singled out Zhao Ning's collection of medicinal materials and scolded the medicine boys, asking them to wait for the whip.
The medicine boys did not dare to resist the manager. Instead, they all glared at Zhao Ning, as if they were turning around to attack Zhao Ning.
After many years of wandering, Zhao Ning had very little time to interact with people. The ones she had the longest contact with were the students in the school. She had little understanding of the intrigues between people and the fear of power and bullying. However, in the short six months of contact, Zhao Ning made Zhao Ning Ning was very uncomfortable with it.
The steward did not let her go. He looked her up and down hesitantly and asked her where she had picked it. Zhao Ning still said it was picked in the mountains until she came to the cliff where the golden roc hovered.
The steward's expression changed but he put aside his doubts and murmured, "Jinpengya, where is it..."
"I don't know how lucky you girl is to be able to survive from that cliff and collect three-leaf golden grass. That golden roc is a cannibal!" He looked at Zhao Ning with shock and jealousy in his eyes, "Pai A lot of people have gone there, and even the corpses are in shreds, tsk tsk, it’s unbelievable.”
After he finished speaking, he stopped asking any more questions and waved his hand to tell the drug boys to prepare to gather and return to the gang.
Zhao Ning looked at his back and thought, why did she send people to Jinpeng Cliff? Did she know that there was three-leaf golden grass there? However, it was extremely accidental to collect the three-leaf golden grass by myself. There were no other rare medicinal materials on the cliff.
The gang hides secrets.
At the end, Zhao Ning saw Bu Yin being helped down the mountain by two girls. This girl who had always been chirping and making trouble unexpectedly did not complain to the manager. She just stared at Zhao Ning, wishing to poke holes in her body.
But what's the use? Let's first think about how to take a breather from being punished with three canings.
A group of people gathered and boarded the carriage near Shenshi, and rushed towards the Qingyun Gang in a hurry.
When the motorcade entered the county town, it was almost dusk, but the streets were still lively at this time. Many drug boys were attracted to look outside, wanting to get off the car and have fun before returning to the Qingyun Gang, but the steward was in a hurry on the carriage in front. It was so bad that no one dared to propose it.
The motorcade passed through the lively streets of the county town, attracting the attention of many people along the way. Not only the passers-by on the street cast envious glances, but also the people drinking tea in the tea houses stared at the motorcade.
There was a drug boy in the motorcade who was very proud, "Look, our Qingyun Gang is so powerful in the city. After its victory over Muro Village half a year ago, it became even more famous in the world. I can guarantee that all those people in the world are... Come to us to help seek asylum.”
"Isn't that right? Look at their eyes chasing our carriage all the way. They must be very envious."
Zhao Ning noticed that the teahouses on both sides were full of people. They were probably people from the Jianghu community. They had very strong evil spirits and looked like old Jianghu people. They were extremely difficult to mess with. Such people should not need the protection of the Qingyun Gang.
Soon, the convoy entered the southern suburbs from the south city gate. The Qingyun Gang was on Qingyun Mountain in the southern suburbs. When the convoy arrived at the gate, the steward greeted the medicine boy to unload the herbs from the carriage and moved them all the way back to the medicine hall.
The steward was very anxious, so he went into the medicine hall and gave a few orders, and then said coldly to the medicine boys, "If you haven't collected enough, go to the penalty hall to receive the punishment yourself. When I come back and see you, you useless people, why don't you go to the penalty hall?" It's so good to stand there, I'll come in person." After saying that, he led his entourage away impatiently, holding the three-leaf golden grass and ghost's claw in his hands.
Bu Yinben had broken her leg. She clamored and wanted to ask for mercy, but the manager left in a hurry and didn't give her a chance to speak.
She sat on the ground and cried in despair, and the girls couldn't persuade her no matter how hard she tried.
The remaining medicine boys didn't bother to care about her and went to the punishment hall by themselves in despair.
Zhao Ning was very tired after spending a month sleeping in the open air. She just wanted to lie down and sleep.
When passing by Bu Yin, Bu Yin suddenly grabbed the hem of her clothes.
"Shen Zhaoning! You have to bear half of the whipping punishment for me! It was you who caused me to be arrested and collected medicine. It was you who took away 30% of my medicine and caused me to be punished!"
Zhao Ning lowered his head.
"You bullied me first and took away the medicine I picked. Why should I bear half of it for you?"
"Bi Lingyan's matter has nothing to do with me. You turned over in the middle of the night and didn't wake up. Why do you think I woke you up? You stayed in bed again, and this time you were caught. You don't want to think about your mistakes. Why drag me by force?"
Her tone was calm, and her appearance made Bu Yin hate her even more.
Zhao Ning didn't want to say anything anymore, so she pulled back her clothes and left without looking back.
Chapter 008
The next day, Zhao Ning woke up feeling refreshed.
She simply tied her hair into a bun and went out. Bu Yin didn't come back last night, so Zhao Ning didn't care. She now wanted to go to the library to excerpt Luo Xiashan's "Collection of Medicinal Herbs" again.
The gang was a little quiet in the early morning. It was obvious that many gang members were walking on the road, but most of them had serious faces and walked quickly, with few conversations.
Zhao Ning found it strange that this was very inconsistent with the previous status of the Qingyun Gang. The Qingyun Gang had recruited many new members in the past six months, all of whom were in their teens. This age is the most noisy. Without the presence of managers or important figures in the gang, most of them would All very active.
Zhao Ning thought, did something big happen this month?
When Zhao Ning entered the library, the few senior brothers and sisters he usually saw there were not there either. The library seemed a bit desolate.
The steward of the library is an elderly and energetic man named Li Xianghong.
I heard that Manager Li used to be a very prestigious member of the Qingyun Gang and was highly regarded by the gang leader. Later, he was placed in the library for unknown reasons. At this time, he was holding a yellowed old book in front of his eyes and looked up when he heard a voice. Take a look.
"It's you, little girl. You've come back from collecting herbs." Zhao Ning often came to the library. Li Xianghong knew her. She smiled and said, "Well, she came back yesterday. Manager Li, I want to excerpt the "Compendium of Herbal Medicines" again. "."
"Okay, you know the location, go get it yourself." Li Xianghong didn't care much, but paused and asked again, "What is the herb they designated this time?"
Zhao Ning looked at him and felt that this was unusual and a bit strange, but she admitted frankly, "It's the three-leaf golden grass and ghost claw."
Boom——
Li Xianghong leaned his chair back and almost fell down. Zhao Ning hurriedly helped him and asked if there was anything wrong with these two medicines.
But Li Xianghong waved his hands and said nothing. He picked up the old book again and muttered, "It's so whimsical, it's so whimsical. Three-leaf golden grass, haha."
Zhao Ning was puzzled, but she also knew the secret. It was impossible for Li Xianghong to tell this little girl like her, so he did his own thing wisely.
Zhao Ning kept excerpting until almost noon. Everyone else in the library went out to eat, leaving only Zhao Ning and Li Xianghong. Zhao Ning stretched his legs and went to look for some martial arts secrets on the bookshelf.
There are many books collected in the library, including some rubbish martial arts techniques. If you really want to learn the authentic or powerful martial arts of the Qingyun Clan, you must be from the Deacon Hall or a disciple of someone above the supervisor. Those who don't know how to do it Collected in the library.
For a herb picking boy like Zhao Ning, who is at the bottom of the gang, it is a gift to see some rubbish techniques.
Zhao Ning searched in the bookshelf, and soon saw some secret books on swords and Qing Gong on the inner bookshelf. Zhao Ning thought of Bi Lingyan floating in the air that night, so she looked for Qing Gong again.
She scrolled for a long time, and suddenly she heard someone running in hastily outside the door.
"Master, Master, it's not good!"
Zhao Ning saw a young Deacon Hall disciple coming in from the gap between the bookshelves. She often saw him appearing next to Li Xianghong, and heard that Steward Li had taught him his name several times, and it seemed that his name was Li Wei.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Wei said to Li Xianghong, "Everyone from the top ten gangs in Nanjun has arrived in the city. People from the Yunlong Gang, Huangsha Gang, and Broken Heart Valley are already in the main hall."
Li Xianghong slammed the table and stood up, "What are you trying to do? Ten major gangs unite to besiege the Qingyun Gang? That's unreasonable!" But he calmed down quickly and didn't know what he thought of, "Could it be... that the news about that thing was spread? out?"
Li Wei nodded anxiously, "Now the gang leader and the young gang leader are already talking to the three gangs in the main hall. It is said that they are about to smash the table. Master, please think of a solution!"
"Hey!" Li Xianghong was furious, pushed Li Wei away, and walked out in a hurry.
Zhao Ning came out from the inside, holding a copy of the "Dengyun Six Styles" Qinggong secret book in her hand. She looked at the direction the two were leaving, paused, then returned to the bookshelf, and took a copy of "Spirit Snake" For the long whip secrets of "Whip", you must plan ahead. Even if it is a rubbish technique, learning it will save your life.
It was already evening when Zhao Ning returned to the yard. Several girls in the yard were sitting together talking, looking extremely anxious. Seeing Zhao Ning come in, one of them asked anxiously, "Shen Zhao Ning, are you coming from the Punishment Hall?"
Zhao Ning shook his head and asked what happened.
But they heard them say, "The Punishment Hall dragged out a few corpses this afternoon. We all wondered if they were those of you who didn't collect enough medicine."
Others have long believed it, "Manager Liu's whip is too harsh. Usually, the whipping would only last a few days."
Zhao Ning was puzzled, "Manager Liu was in a hurry to find the young gang leader yesterday and did not follow him to the punishment hall. Could it be a mistake?"
"I don't know." The girls shook their heads, extremely worried. "What should I do if I go to the mountains to collect herbs from now on? There are more and more of them, and they are becoming more and more rare. I heard that no one has collected rare herbs this time. !”
It's not that there is no one, it's just that only Zhao Ningcai has found it. Obviously her information is not accurate enough, but Zhao Ning doesn't want to ask for trouble by complaining.
Zhao Ning listened to their worries and complaints. When they stopped, she asked about the recent situation in the gang, "Has anything happened in the gang this month? I see that there are many more gangsters in the city."
When asked about this, the girls looked at me and I looked at you, with a bit of mystery in their eyes, and waved to Zhao Ning to get closer.
"We heard that many Jianghu people came here to force our gang to hand over the belongings of the former Muro Gang."
"The feud with the Muro Gang has been going on for more than half a year, why is it coming now?"
Another girl covered her mouth and whispered, "When my uncle was working in the teahouse a few days ago, he heard from the Jianghu people that news had recently spread in the Jianghu, saying that there was something hidden in the secret room of the Muro Gang that could make people invincible. The secret book was obtained in Jinpeng Mountain in the early years. Half a year ago, our gang quietly took it away. They also said that our gang had a conflict with Muro Village before, and it was also because of this."
A group of girls widened their eyes in surprise and pushed her, "Why didn't I hear you say it before? Why are you still hiding it?"
The girl said anxiously, "I thought this statement was too ridiculous before. If it were an invincible secret book, how could Muro Village be swallowed up by us. But when I came from the side hall this morning, I actually heard the main hall arguing about the secret book. Shit, it’s so loud!”
"Then if...if we can't reach an agreement, won't we start fighting again!" Someone immediately thought of more and panicked.
Zhao Ning rubbed the excerpted book, thinking that this was what Li Xianghong and Li Wei had said at noon. She also thought of the eager eyes of the gangsters in the city yesterday.
The Qingyun Gang is afraid that they have fallen into trouble.
Chapter 009
At the end of Wu Shi, Zhao Ning sat at the table and read the excerpts of martial arts techniques.
"Spiritual Snake Whip" is a secret book that uses a long whip as a weapon. The title page states that it can be swung like a snake waving its tail, and when touched, it can be tightened like a snake. It is very powerful, but it is unknown how much exaggeration there is in it. .
Zhao Ning opened a page, and the exercises were accompanied by images. She stretched out her right hand and waved it back and forth to imitate the movements on the image. However, Zhao Ning's little body had never learned the mental method, never stretched the muscles and bones, and did not even learn the horse steps. After pricking it and swinging it harder, my arm cramped.
Zhao Ning had no choice but to read the text honestly.
At this time, there was a noise outside the door.
"Ah ah... be gentle... be gentle..." Listening to the voice, you knew that it was Bu Yin who was being carried back. She groaned and collapsed on the stretcher. Several people from the punishment hall followed and kept carrying her. After putting it down on the bed, the people in the punishment hall did not leave directly. Instead, they locked their eyes on Zhao Ning, "Are you Shen Zhao Ning?"
Zhao Ning felt bad and stood up, "Yes, I am."
"Come with us." They said, one on the left and the other on the right, holding up Zhao Ning.
