"Young man, the water here is so deep, it can't be this simple." Liu Maoshan took a sip of wine and started talking. The medicine store's license is only issued to their "fellow travelers". If you are not traveling with them, you cannot apply for this license.
The entire medicine shop, from top to bottom, is in the same boat.
The price of medicinal materials is also set by the pharmacy. Anyone who dares to lower the price will pay a fine. If the price is lowered again, he will be kicked out of the pharmacy.
"Those who break the rules will be punished and retaliated. Have you heard from the Haisha Gang?"
"The largest Jianghu sect along the coast." Guard Jia followed Yunzhou around and knew a lot about Jianghu affairs.
"The medicine shop and the Haisha Gang are in the same group."
With the government and gangs protecting them, it’s no wonder that medicine shops have the confidence to bully and dominate the market.
"The young lady is so young. As long as she doesn't open a medicine shop, she can open any shop."
"Can they still kill me?" I heard the implication of Liu Maoshan's words and asked clearly.
"Do they still have few lives in their hands? Pharmacists who voluntarily quit their medicine shops will either die suddenly or become disabled in an accident, causing their families to suffer as well. An accident... hum."
Liu Maoshan has been a herb collector for more than 30 years, and he understands the rules and tricks inside.
"Previously, under the control of the Wulin Alliance, the Haisha Gang had restrained themselves and did not dare to do evil openly. Now that the ropes around their necks have been removed, they are biting people everywhere like vicious dogs."
The Haisha Gang... I suddenly remembered that the person who stole Tao Abao and the woman who opened the longevity lock mechanism was a member of the Haisha Gang.
No wonder we can be overtaken wherever we go. All the cities along the coast are the activity areas of the Haisha Gang. Their headquarters is in Huacheng, and this is their territory.
"That's unreasonable." Guard Jia slapped the table and straightened his back, "Everyone in the martial arts world has the responsibility to maintain order in the martial arts world. The martial arts alliance is just trying to suppress him. If the owner of Anquan Villa is willing to take action, the Haisha Gang will completely disappear from the martial arts world. disappeared."
"Oh? Is there such a powerful person?" Liu Maoshan was already 30% drunk, and my guard Jia De was 60% drunk.
"No, the owner of Anquan Villa, Master An, has unparalleled martial arts skills and cruelty. No, he has a chivalrous heart. He loves to clean up those scum in the world and profit from them. No, no, he wants to support justice!"
"It would be great to have such a hero to punish these evildoers." Liu Maoshan poured wine into his mouth.
"Easy, simple, I...I know her, I'll ask you later." Guard Jia was really drunk.
After the wine was full, I asked the waiter to help me book two rooms at an inn in the town. Guard Jia stayed in their shop. I settled the bill first and told the waiter to tell the waiter when Guard Jia woke up. Which inn did he go to stay at?
I led Tao Abao and sent Liu Maoshan home. Liu Maoshan was half drunk and could walk fine. I carried the medicine basket for him. He talked more and talked all the way.
When the little granddaughter at home saw him coming back, she hurriedly ran out of the yard to help him back.
I saw no one else at home, so I put the medicine basket in the courtyard. My granddaughter helped Liu Maoshan back to the house to lie down, and then hurriedly ran out to thank me.
The little girl is about eleven or twelve years old. Although her clothes are shabby but clean, her hair is a little yellow and she is thin.
"You don't have to worry. Uncle Liu is fine. I'm a doctor. I asked him about some medicine collection today and treated him to a drink as a token of my gratitude."
"Thank you for sending my grandpa back. We don't have any other entertainment at home. Please drink a bowl of water." The little girl came out carrying a broken teapot with no lid and a gap, and wanted to pour me some water.
"Don't be busy. Take good care of Uncle Liu. My medicine shop is the first one at the east end of Jasmine Lane in Huacheng. If everything goes well, it will open next month. If Uncle Liu is willing, my shop will collect the herbs he picks."
"Thank you, boss. When grandpa wakes up, I will tell him, thank you."
The little girl kept bowing, I waved my hand and quickly left the yard.
Before leaving, he put a few pieces of broken silver on the medicine basket.
The information provided by Liu Maoshan is very useful. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. I have to leave a good impression on him.
"Auntie." Tao Abao, who had been walking quietly with me, suddenly called me.
"Um?"
"Are you good at fighting?"
"Not bad, better than your grandpa."
"Can you teach me?"
"Your martial arts qualifications are average and not as good as your grandfather's."
"Oh." Tao Abao lowered his head, showing a rare expression that a four-year-old child should have - pouting and sulking.
"However, I can help people fight, just pay me."
"How much is it?" Tao Abao was still tired. He probably knew that he had no money now.
"Your silver collar is enough."
"real?"
"certainly."
"Okay!" He said and went to take off the collar. While he was sleeping, I hung the longevity lock back on the collar. He hadn't noticed that the lock had been opened yet.
But he easily paid for the collar to hire thugs. I don’t think he knew that there was an address in the longevity lock.
"Who do you want to hit first? Why?" I was not in a hurry to take the collar, and planned to ask about the target person's situation first.
"Kill Haicha Longtao because of the Dragon Palace order."
"Who told you this?" I couldn't help but stop and look at the four-year-old child in my hand seriously.
"Grandpa, grandpa told me to leave. When I grow up, I will find an opportunity to kill Haisha and Long Tao to prevent him from getting the Dragon Palace Order."
It can be seen that he is repeating Tao Wuye's instructions before his death.
"Do you know who Long Tao is?"
"A member of the Haicha Gang. Grandpa Liu said there is a Haicha Gang. He must be a member of the Haicha Gang."
"Yes, then do you know what he is doing in the Haisha Gang?"
"Do bad things!"
Sure enough, he was still a child. He only remembered the name but did not recognize Long Tao.
Long Tao is the leader of the Haicha Gang and the successor of the Dragon Song Palm. He never leaves his territory and does not attend martial arts conferences. He only sends his apprentices to go as a formality, and the emphasis is on participation.
His own martial arts skills are not low, and he is protected by experts. In addition, he never leaves his own sphere of influence. It is not easy to get close to him and take his life.
However, she was originally a secret guard. She could dig out any target person who had never squatted before, even if they couldn't come out of the hole in the ground.
What's more, I have special powers. If I were a killer, I would definitely be an outstanding employee within the organization every year, and I would remain number one on the gold medal killer list.
"Okay, I'll take the reward, and I'll find an opportunity to do something."
"Okay~" Tao Abao nodded heavily, finally showing a smile on his face.
His grandfather should also know that he has mediocre qualifications and didn't even give him the foundation to practice martial arts.
The Tao family is dying, and only two of the eight people in the grandfather's generation are alive.
In Tao Abao's father's generation, he was an old man who had only one child. He died young and gave birth to only one child, Tao Abao.
Tao Baye is even more deserted. He has had special ambitions since he was a child. He has devoted himself to studying magic and has no interest in getting married and having children.
When he was in the spotlight, many girls admired him, but he scolded them all and ran away.
The reason is simple, they want to take up his time? No way!
For such a person who has studied magic to the point of being stunned, if he falls from the altar, there is no telling how huge the gap will be, whether he can bear it, whether he will collapse and go to a dead end.
Will he get married and have children?
I think it's unlikely.
If Tao Baye has no descendants, then Tao Abao is the Tao family's only hope.
It's a pity that the Tao family's Wanying Gun will be lost.
The long spear passed down from their ancestors was not in Tao Wuye's house. Guard Jia paid attention to this when he went to the village to check.
The gun is an heirloom of the Tao family. It is either in the hands of Fifth Master Tao or in his room. It cannot be placed anywhere else.
"Abao, where is your grandfather's gun?" I asked after thinking of this.
"In the field." Tao Abao didn't hide anything and replied truthfully: "I buried it in the ground."
Speaking of this gun, it is quite strange. It is 1.85 meters long and solid, but it is extremely light, only weighing three kilograms.
Therefore, it is very fast when playing, but it is indestructible. It can't be hurt at all by knives and axes.
It is a treasure in itself and can be dragged by children, so I thought that Tao Abao might have hidden it.
Tao Wuye committed suicide. He had time to tell Tao Abao his last words, and he had time to dispose of the gun.
Just a matter of words, Tao Abao must have escaped before the killer surrounded the village.
Otherwise, he, a child who does not know martial arts, would not be able to drag a spear and run out of the village under the eyes of the killer without being caught.
When we met him, he had been hiding in the fields for some time.
"I can get it back for you." If he can stay at Tao Baye's place, it won't hurt if I send guard Jia to make another trip to get the spear back.
"Thank you, aunt. Bao will study hard and become an official or a high official in the future to repay aunt."
"Okay, I'll wait for you to become an official and support me."
This little grown-up is good at studying, but when he grows up and gets a job, I'm already middle-aged and don't know what I'm doing.
But I will keep the cake he drew first, just in case I can eat it in the future!
After hearing about what the Haisha Gang was doing, I would inquire about it wherever I went during the rest of my journey.
It wasn't until they left the coastal area that their legend disappeared from the world.
They are really doing evil in their own territory and are determined not to step out of their sphere of influence. They are commonly known as being in a den.
Breaking into the Haisha Gang branch alone and rescuing Tao Abao was a warning to them.
During the rest of the journey, no one from them came to find them.
They only dare to follow us and don't dare to fight us.
Beyond the borders of the coastal area, they could not even follow.
I got rid of them and left the carriage at a county inn. The three of us hiked into the mountains.
Tao Baye's address as far as this county is only known as the Tomb of the Great Good Person in Fengtang County.
We went to the county town to inquire, and found out that the Tomb of Dashanren was not a tomb but a small village in the mountains called the Tomb of Dashanren.
Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, a kind man moved from afar to settle in Fengtang County.
He died not long after, and his family buried him in the mountains.
Some people who had received his kindness but had no time to repay him took the initiative to form groups and went into the mountains to guard his tomb.
They built houses in the mountains to open up wasteland and farm, forming a village.
The village has no name, so others call that place the Tomb of the Great Good Man.
The road into the mountain is rugged and difficult. Vehicles such as carriages cannot get in. Even riding a horse or a donkey is difficult. The only way is to climb the mountain on foot.
