Cheng Baiyu saw that it was getting late and Ye Ming was still taking him around the city. He was a little confused and couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Shanyuan, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"
Hearing this, Ye Ming looked at him with some surprise:
"Gourd, how did you know I had a gourd?"
As he spoke, he pulled out a gourd like a magic trick.
Cheng Baiyu:......
"I'm not talking about this gourd, I'm asking you what exactly is it and how can you get it?"
After asking helplessly in more detail, I got Ye Ming's answer.
"Oh, right away, right away."
Cheng Baiyu really didn't know what to say. Now he suddenly regretted listening to this madman and coming to the city with him.
I feel that the other party is acting very poorly, which is really uneasy.
At this time, there was a businessman on the street ahead, leading a few people, driving an empty truck this way.
When the businessman saw Ye Ming, he rubbed his eyes in confusion.
This young man looks so familiar, I seem to have seen him there...
While the businessman was reminiscing, Ye Ming and the two had already left.
When the two disappeared, the businessman suddenly remembered that it was the mysterious young man he had glanced at in Jiang Ji Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the other party appeared here again, which really surprised the businessman.
He came all the way himself, so he naturally knew the risks along the way.
The young man actually acted like he had nothing wrong with him, which was absolutely extraordinary.
But when he tried to look for them again, there was no trace of those two people.
Cheng Baiyu didn't pay attention to the businessman he met on the way, and just followed Ye Ming all the way to the west of the city.
The west side of the city is where the poor people of Jinyuan Mansion gather, and the environment is also dirty and messy.
After walking only a few steps, I saw a group of beggars lying on both sides of the street.
Seeing this, Cheng Baiyu subconsciously took a wooden stick in his hand to guard against these people.
It's just that the beggars didn't look like they were rich when they saw them, so they didn't do anything drastic.
Even so, Cheng Baiyu was also a little scared as he walked along.
Being stared at by a group of people with numb eyes is, to a certain extent, more frightening than being stared at by ghosts.
Fortunately, after walking for a while, Ye Ming finally led him into a small alley.
After entering this alley, there were no beggars and no one around.
After walking a few steps, a skinny old man suddenly appeared and smiled at the two of them:
"You two meet each other, new here?"
Cheng Baiyu was almost frightened out of his wits by the sudden appearance of the old man, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.
But the crazy Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Don't worry about whether he is new or not. If you are here, you must be capable."
Hearing this, the old man nodded and moved out of the way, indicating that the two of them could pass by.
Cheng Baiyu didn't understand what was going on, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to talk nonsense at this time, so he just followed Ye Ming.
The two came to the depths of the alley and saw that many people had gathered here.
These people were dressed in different clothes, including men, women, old and young, and all of them were silent.
Seeing this, Cheng Baiyu knew that he must have been exposed to something from the dark side of the world, so he didn't dare to speak and followed Ye Ming closely.
Ye Ming still looked crazy, crying and laughing sometimes.
But no one here laughed at him or looked down upon him because of his madness, and some were even more wary of him.
After a while, more people gathered in the alley, and the small alley was actually overcrowded.
Suddenly, a man drew his sword in an instant and stabbed a man who looked honest and honest to death.
The man's face was full of disbelief when he died. As soon as the honest-faced man died, the skinny old man from before appeared again and looked at the man who drew the sword. The people around him also looked at him with wary expressions.
Cheng Baiyu didn't expect that someone would suddenly commit murder here, and he was extremely frightened.
The skinny old man looked at the man and asked:
"Don't you understand the rules here?"
The man said: "I understand the rules, but he broke them first and wants to steal my things here. He deserves to be killed."
Hearing this, the skinny old man stretched out his hand to touch the deceased, and then tore off the human skin mask from his face.
When everyone took another look, it was obvious that he had a different face.
Others didn't recognize who this was, but the skinny old man smiled and said:
"It's the Thousand-Armed Ghost. It's not surprising that he is the one. If you break the rules here, you will die!"
When everyone saw that the "Thousand-Handed Ghost" had really turned into a ghost, they had no feelings at all and just responded with indifference.
Cheng Baiyu was shocked by what he saw, and became more and more afraid to speak out. He stood next to Ye Ming, his legs trembling unconsciously.
After a while, a man dressed as a waiter appeared here, smiled and said to everyone:
"It's time, it's time to start."
Cheng Baiyu looked surprised when he saw the waiter.
This person was the waiter at the dog meat shop they went to during the day.
Unexpectedly, he actually had another identity in the world.
Cheng Baiyu was confused at first as to what these people were doing here, but soon he understood.
These people come here to exchange what they have.
There are those who replace weapons, those who buy cheats, those who sell stolen goods, those who hire murderers...
Cheng Baiyu was very nervous when he saw this. He was afraid that someone would find out that he was not a member of the Jianghu and would be killed with a knife.
After everyone exchanged for a while, a man suddenly came out and said:
"I have a bottle of Seven-Day Broken Heart Powder here. Anyone who takes it will be guaranteed to die from intestinal perforation and rottenness in seven days..."
Before he finished his introduction, a boy who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old appeared and asked:
"Is it true that he will die in seven days?"
"Yes, you will die in seven days!"
"Will you definitely not die within seven days?"
"They said he would die in seven days."
The young man repeatedly confirmed the efficacy of this medicine, and the person who asked was a little impatient.
"I have to say it again, anyone who takes this medicine will die in seven days!"
After confirming this, the young man offered to buy it.
This young man really had a lot of money, and he actually spent seventy taels of silver to buy this "Seven-Day Broken Heart Powder".
Seeing this, everyone was speculating that this young man had some powerful enemy, and he actually needed to repeatedly confirm the efficacy of the medicine.
Could it be that he was planning to poison some famous martial arts master?
Cheng Baiyu felt even more uncomfortable when he saw a young man with such vicious thoughts, and had an urge to escape from here.
After a long time, the transaction was finally over, and Cheng Baiyu felt a little more relaxed.
But then I heard Ye Ming say:
"Lao Cheng, let's follow him."
"Who...him?"
Cheng Baiyu couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw Ye Ming going to follow the young man who bought the Seven Days Broken Heart Powder.
That young man looked like he was not someone to be trifled with, so he followed him, in case he was discovered...
But before Cheng Baiyu could say anything to object, Ye Ming already grabbed his sleeves and followed the young man.
What Cheng Baiyu was worried about didn't happen. For some reason, he felt that the two of them had done nothing to hide along the way, but the boy was just like a fool and didn't notice at all. It was really strange to just let them follow.
The young man came to a house with tiles on the roof. After looking around for a while, he entered the house.
Cheng Baiyu was startled when he saw the young man turning around, but strangely, the young man turned a blind eye to them and just looked around before entering the house.
"this......"
Cheng Baiyu didn't understand what was going on and felt everything was so strange.
Ye Ming smiled and pulled his sleeve and went directly to the boy's home.
When the two entered the house, they saw the young man talking to a man who looked like an old servant.
"Master, the doctor said that the old lady may not survive tonight..."
When the young man heard this, he was silent for a moment, then took out a bottle and said:
"I hope this can help my mother live seven more days!"
When Cheng Baiyu, who was originally curious, saw this, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Is there still such a use for harmful poisons?
Cheng Baiyu, who felt like his worldview had been refreshed, was stunned in place.
Ye Ming pulled him into the house with a strange smile on his face.
Both the young man and the old servant turned a blind eye to the two of them.
The young man had already walked into the room and came to the bedside of an old woman who was seriously ill and dying.
The old woman was already dying. When she felt her child coming back, she first reluctantly opened her eyes to take a look at the boy, and then looked at Ye Ming and Cheng Baiyu with her dim eyes.
When Cheng Baiyu saw this, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that the dying old woman could actually see him.
It's just that the old woman couldn't speak at this time, and Ye Ming and Cheng Baiyu didn't look like ghosts. They just thought they were friends of their children and didn't react abnormally.
The young man took the old woman's hand and asked carefully.
The old woman was speechless and could only show her eyes that she didn't need to bother herself any more.
The young man naturally understood what the old woman meant, but he had no intention of giving up. After hesitating, he planned to open the bottle containing "Seven Days Broken Heart Powder" to see if the poison was really effective.
When Cheng Baiyu saw this, he felt very ridiculous, but he didn't know what to say, so he just watched.
But he didn't expect Ye Ming, who was beside him, to push his arm and hit him with a palm, knocking the bottle out of the young man's hand and throwing it at the door.
The bottle shattered instantly, and all the powder inside spilled into the gutter in front of the door.
When the medicinal powder is dipped in water, white smoke immediately comes out, which is frightening to see.
The young man couldn't see Cheng Baiyu and was shocked when he saw the bottle flying out of thin air and breaking.
After seeing the toxicity of the medicine in the bottle, his face turned pale.
It's so poisonous. If an old mother were to take it, she would die immediately!
Isn't it equivalent to killing his mother with his own hands?
When the young man saw this, he thought it was a blessing from a god and quickly worshiped the idol at home.
Cheng Baiyu looked at Ye Ming and said:
"Is there something wrong with this young man's mind? How can he possibly save someone with such poison?"
He is not stupid, he knows that this ability of invisibility is not his, so who does it belong to?
Ye Ming laughed when he heard this and said: "There are always times when people are blinded by lard, and many ridiculous things they do are even more exaggerated than a lunatic."
Cheng Baiyu nodded first and then asked:
"Is there anything we need here?"
Ye Ming grinned and pointed to a slingshot hanging on the wall in the room.
It looked like it was a toy from the boy's childhood, but it had been hanging there gathering dust for a long time.
Ye Ming was not polite and took the slingshot away without telling him.
The young man did not realize that the slingshot was missing, but still went to the bedside to serve his mother, wanting to accompany her on her last journey.
Cheng Baiyu came out with Ye Ming, but did not find the old servant in the yard on the way.
He didn't care about it at first, but Ye Ming kicked him in the ass and asked him to ask a young neighbor.
There is a rogue family living next door to the boy. They stay awake late at night and look around, which makes them feel uneasy.
Cheng Baiyu took out two copper coins and asked about the young man's old servant.
After hearing his inquiry, the rogue accepted the copper coins and said casually:
"Old servant? What old servant? In their family, only mother and son depend on each other for life. There has never been any old servant."
"How could it not be? I personally heard the old servant call the young man Master."
Cheng Baiyu thought it was a bully trying to swindle money.
"It's a joke. I've been stealing things in the city since I was eight years old. I don't know how many people there are in a family and what the situation is."
Pipi said that what he said must be correct.
Cheng Baiyu was a little confused when he heard this.
What exactly is going on?
He asked Ye Ming puzzledly, and the latter showed a look that sounded like crying and laughing. He did not explain, just shook the slingshot in his hand and said with a smile:
"Okay, let's go out of the city early tomorrow morning and do our business."
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