The Poison Sect dared to attack in broad daylight. For the people of Siwang Valley who were accustomed to peace, it was a big deal and they felt the crisis urgently.
Early the next morning, the big and small leaders of Shiwang Valley gathered in the meeting hall to discuss the matter.
Wan Ruo expressed his opinion and suggested that Gu Shengchao go to the Poison Sect to inquire about the news.
"Brother Shengchao has just returned to our valley. This matter is not urgent. You and your wife can reunite for a few days before discussing it." Shanqun said politely.
Gu Shengchao stepped forward to accept the order and said: "This matter is related to the life and death of our Four Kings Valley. We cannot delay it. I am willing to set off immediately."
Seeing Gu Shengchao's resolute attitude, Shan Qun stepped forward and patted him affectionately on the shoulder: "The Poison Sect has said that snakes and insects are everywhere, and masters gather there. It's best to get the news when you get there. If you can't escape unscathed, it will be the first step." , don’t show off your strength and end up hurting yourself.”
"Don't worry, brother, I will remember this, little brother." Gu Shengchao handed over his hand to thank Shan Qun for his kind reminder.
When leaving the Four Kings Valley this time, Gu Shengchao specifically asked Wan Ruo to send him out.
The formation outside the cave entrance is not familiar, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find my way home next time I return.
This formation is quite special. Standing at the entrance of the cave, you can clearly see everything on the river, but you cannot see the situation outside the cave entrance.
Wan Ruo explained carefully, Gu Shengchao followed the Bagua directions, walked out, turned around and looked back, Wan Ruo was nowhere to be found at the entrance of the cave or in the water.
He knew that Wan Ruo was staring at him at this moment, so he cupped his hands in that direction, and then walked down the river bank.
When they arrived at Qingguo Town, Gu Shengchao's BMW Zhui Feng couldn't help but have some fun when he saw him, and then he drove away at a high speed.
Along the way, I asked about the location of Erlang Mountain. Gu Shengchao was riding a BMW and was speeding towards that direction.
After traveling for more than ten days, we successfully arrived at the foot of Erlang Mountain.
This is a bustling town, rather than a city, it is more appropriate to say it is a huge medicinal market.
There are signs of medicine shops everywhere, and even worse, stalls are set up directly on the street selling various medicinal materials.
The streets were crowded with people, so Gu Shengchao led his horse and walked hard for a while, fearing that Zhui Feng would trample and injure pedestrians on a whim, so he stayed at a nearby inn.
Without taking the initiative to ask, the waiter at the inn started boasting: "Guests are here to buy medicinal materials, too. To be honest, our town of Erlang is the largest market for medicinal materials in the world. There are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy." of medicinal materials.”
"Don't lie to me, can you buy Beihu's medicinal materials here?" Gu Shengchao didn't believe it.
The waiter looked disdainful: "After leaving the gate, turn right and a hundred steps away, there is where the Beihu people gather. There are definitely medicinal materials that the Beihu people can't buy themselves. If you don't believe it, you'll know as soon as you go."
Zhui Feng was set up in the horse shop, and after leaving the inn gate, the street was crowded with people. Gu Shengchao walked slowly forward among the crowd, and soon he came to the exclusive area for Beihu people as mentioned by the waiter.
Sure enough, the signboards on both sides of the street were all in Beihu style, and the busy figures in the shops were all Beihu people.
Gu Shengchao learned the Beihu dialect from Wan Yanxi and listened carefully to the conversations between them, confirming that they were from Beihu.
A rough count shows that there are more than 20 medicinal shops opened by Beihu people. In a town near the south, such a scale fully illustrates the convenience and importance of the circulation of medicinal materials here.
After a casual stroll, Gu Shengchao discovered that the eight main streets crisscrossing Erlang Town were basically filled with shops selling medicinal materials, with as many as a thousand.
And those shops such as inns, restaurants and groceries can only operate around the surrounding area.
On the way back to the inn, we passed a gorgeously decorated shop with the signboard "Beihu Medicine Shop" written in Dawu Dynasty characters. Needless to say, this was another medicine shop opened by Beihu people.
Seeing that there weren't many people inside, Gu Shengchao walked in casually.
The clerks in the medicine store stood still, unlike other stores that took the initiative to greet me warmly.
Gu Shengchao was just wandering around without being disturbed, which saved him a lot of trouble.
He casually looked at the prices of the medicines on display and understood why the store was deserted.
expensive.
Really expensive.
The ordinary prices are two to thirty taels of silver, and some even cost hundreds of taels of silver. As for the 79 taels of silver section, there are even more medicines.
Ordinary people cannot save the price of a single medicine here in their lifetime.
Another customer came in. Hearing the footsteps, the two of them rushed directly to the drug store. They must be regular customers.
"It's strange, why not?" A middle-aged man said to himself.
"Dad, did you remember correctly?" A soft voice asked sweetly.
Hearing this soft voice, everyone in the store turned their heads and looked over there.
The man is of medium build, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, while the girl is about the same age as Wan Yanxi, but she is fair-skinned, voluptuous and has a voluptuous figure, a typical Jiangnan beauty.
The man also noticed the glances people were looking at him and simply asked: "Where did the 'Nine-Death Resurrection Vine' you placed here go?"
"Come this way, guest." A waiter called them over and held out an exquisite wooden box. The wooden box is about three feet long and one foot wide, with a red lid on it.
The clerk opened the lid and showed it to the two of them. The man reached out and was about to touch it when the clerk quickly closed the lid and said, "Our store rules are that as long as you have enough silver and you definitely want to buy it, we can let you inspect the goods."
The man was stunned for a moment and smiled: "I bought it here once last year, but it doesn't seem like this."
"Last year was last year, and today's market conditions have changed. Naturally, it's different from previous years." The man spoke confidently.
The man hesitated and asked, "How much does this 'Nine Deaths and Resurrection Vine' cost?"
The guy held up a finger.
"Ten taels?" The man looked happy.
The waiter curled his lips in disdain and said impatiently: "It's one hundred taels. You can buy a stall outside with ten taels of silver. Do you dare to buy the medicine there?"
"I didn't expect it to be so expensive today. Can it be cheaper? To be honest, I spent sixty taels of silver to buy it here last year." The man wanted to bargain.
Unexpectedly, the waiter suddenly got angry and said: "Where is it expensive? Where is it? It has been a hundred taels of silver for so many years, okay? Don't talk nonsense with your eyes open. It is very difficult for us to dig this vine. If you think it is expensive, don't come to us." , there are plenty of them at the stalls outside, just go there and buy them."
The man suppressed his anger and said with a smile: "We have something to discuss. We only brought more than seventy taels of silver with us. Can you be kind and sell it to us cheaper? We will be grateful forever. "
"If you don't have money, don't pretend to be pitiful here. We don't need you to be grateful. It's only natural to hand over the money and deliver the goods." The clerk held the wooden box and put it behind the counter.
When the girl saw that the other party was unwilling to sell it to them cheaply, she immediately stepped forward.
After Gu Shengchao learned the Phoenix Dance and Phoenix Sword Technique, his perception became even more acute. He felt that the air suddenly stagnated for a moment, and the girl's weak body suddenly released a fierce killing move.
"No, she wants to grab the medicine box."
Gu Shengchao was thinking about whether to step forward to stop her, but he saw the man grabbing the girl's wrist and whispering: "Jin'er, please don't act so recklessly, let's go."
In an instant, the explosive sense of oppression disappeared.
The clerks in the medicine store didn't notice it and were still doing their own work, unaware of what just happened.
"But, my mother's illness, the doctor said that with a pair of 'Nine-Death Resurrection Vine', my mother's illness can be stabilized. Without the medicine, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this year." The girl held on, her father's words just now She completely lost control, threw herself into her father's arms and cried bitterly.
The man stroked his daughter's tear-stained face and said sadly: "Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor. Perhaps your mother's fate has been determined, and God's will cannot be violated."
The girl was even more sad when she thought of her sick mother and burst into tears.
Gu Shengchao was originally just watching the fun, but after hearing what the girl said, he was extremely sad. Seeing the man helping the grief-stricken girl to leave, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Please stay."
The man stared at Gu Shengchao and asked warily: "What does this little brother do?"
Gu Shengchao took out a silver note from his arms and slapped it on the counter, and said sternly to the waiter: "There is a hundred taels of silver here. Hurry up and take out that vine and give it to this old man."
The clerk picked up the banknote and looked at it carefully without distinguishing whether it was genuine or not. He did not dare to make any judgment and hurriedly went to the back to ask the shopkeeper to come out.
The shopkeeper raised the banknote with both hands and inspected it repeatedly. Finally, he put away the banknote and said, "Hurry up and inspect the goods for your distinguished customer."
"Okay." The clerk took the medicine box again, opened the lid and presented the entire "Nine Deaths Vine" to the middle-aged man.
The man looked at Gu Shengchao and said hesitantly: "Thank you for your help, brother. It's just that we meet by chance, but I'm afraid it's hard to refuse the kindness. Please take back the banknote. I deserve this medicine and I don't want it anymore."
Gu Shengchao smiled and said: "It's too late for me to regret it now. Do you think they want to pay me back my money?"
Also, the shopkeeper put the banknote in his arms, so there was no reason to take it out again.
The man had no choice but to cup his hands and say, "Thank you very much, brother."
Pulling off a small piece of skin from the rattan, the man put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, nodding repeatedly: "Good medicine, this is the taste."
He held the silver bag on his body to Gu Shengchao with both hands: "This is more than seventy taels of silver. Please accept it. If there is a chance in the future, I will make up for the remaining silver taels."
Gu Shengchao refused.
The girl next to her pouted and said angrily: "Do you like me or not? If you don't accept any money, I will hate you for the rest of my life and I won't care about you when I meet you in the future."
If the little girl wants to be angry, Gu Shengchao has no choice but to accept it.
The three of them humbly left the medicine shop and immediately walked out of the door. Gu Shengchao heard the shopkeeper whisper to the waiter: "Find out the origin of this kid, kill the man on the way, and capture the woman and keep it for me." Hold on. Be careful not to damage the Resurrection Vine."
Fortunately, Gu Shengchao learned a lot from Wan Yanxi and was able to understand the Beihu language spoken by the shopkeeper. The man and the girl were still walking happily, completely unaware that the danger was coming.
Gu Shengchao was not worried. He knew that both father and daughter were not weak in martial arts, so he had some expectations for this robbery.
"May I ask your benefactor's name?" The man bowed his hands and saluted.
Gu Shengchao returned the favor, told his name, and asked the other person's name.
The man said politely: "My surname is Lu and my name is Yuan Ding. This is my daughter Lu Jin. We all work in the Ship Gang. If I can be of use to the Ship Gang in the future, please give me your instructions."
"Brother, you're welcome." Gu Shengchao circled and followed.
Although he sensed that the father and daughter were not weak in martial arts, he was also worried that there was a master lurking in the medicine store and would be detrimental to the father and daughter.
