After the business was finished, Yuan Sima stood up to see off the guests. Wu Sheng said goodbye and came out. He met Dao Baifeng outside Sima's house and quickly saluted: "Thank you, Brother Dao, for your kind words in front of Yuan Sima."
Dao Baifeng said: "This is not Dao's deliberate flattery. Those elixirs of yours are indeed good. Just talking about the black ginseng pills, they can replenish the true essence as much as Yun Ji, the alchemist of the Fish Kingdom, but the price is only half of his. This matter was known to Yuan Sima. He said at that time that instead of buying elixirs from his own alchemists, he would buy elixirs from other countries instead? You know, Yuan Sima has always suffered from the lack of good alchemists in Shangyong and was often fooled. It is very difficult for the country to control it. From now on, Shangyong has Yongrentang and you, Master Shen, can solve this problem."
Wu Sheng held Dao Baifeng's hand: "Anyway, without Brother Dao's trial recommendation, no one would know about my elixir, and the aroma of wine would be afraid of the deep alley."
During the handshake, a bottle of winter bamboo shoot pill for treating trauma was put into Dao Baifeng's hand.
Dao Baifeng did not refuse and took away the bamboo elixir bottle. Inside were six winter bamboo shoot elixirs, which were worth three hundred, not a small amount of money.
Wu Sheng said: "I heard that Yuan Sima will go to the wilderness next month. Brother Dao, can you tell me the details so that I can be more targeted when refining the elixir."
Dao Baifeng sighed: "This expedition was a bit of a defeat."
There are dozens of tribes in Baiyue, one of which is called "Jiuzhen", which is located in the south of Baiyue, close to the wilderness. The leader of the tribe is called Wu Guzhen, and he practices witchcraft—in fact, most of the Baiyue monks have something to do with witchcraft.
Witchcraft is one of the practices prohibited by Jixia Academy. After hundreds of years of suppression, the mainstream witchcraft has gradually declined. The remaining ones have been transformed by Jixia Academy into Taiyi Dao, which is widely spread throughout the country. spread.
Those who do not have real practice are the suppressed orthodox witchcraft, which are good at witchcraft and Gu. Because the Jiuzhen tribe operates on the edge of the wilderness, it is difficult for Jixia Academy to completely eradicate it. Of course, it is also because the Jiuzhen tribe is relatively restrained and will not If you don't do anything without permission, the academy won't waste a lot of time.
The expedition to the Jiuzhen tribe was not to "eradicate heresy" for Jixia Academy, but purely to grudge between Yongguo and the Jiuzhen tribe. It turns out that she is actually a woman. Yongjiang, the daughter of Marquis Yong, accidentally fell into the poison of Wu Guzhen and eloped with him to Jiuzhen. Marquis Yong was furious, so he sent Yuan Sima Nan to attack Jiuzhen, hoping to take her back. female.
Shangyong City is 800 miles away from Lieque Mountain where the Jiuzhen Tribe is settled. It is impossible to lead a large-scale attack with troops. It is also impossible for the Baiyue tribes along the way to let the Yongguo army go south and turn a blind eye. Jin Gong's false move to destroy Guo Yin Jian is not far away, even the Baiyue tribes in the south know it, and no one wants to be another Yu country.
Then again, even if Shang Yongzheng mobilized all the troops in the country to go south, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to reach Lieque Mountain. Today's Yongguo does not have the strength to organize thousands of people to march 800 miles.
Therefore, the most realistic approach is for Yuan Sima to lead fifty monks to go out, catch Yong Jiang by surprise, and snatch Yong Jiang away.
It is a pity that Yuan Sima was defeated and was chased by the Jiuzhen tribe. Ten of the fifty monks who followed him died in the battle, and most of the others were injured. Several spiritual pills that Wu Sheng refined were on the way back. When Dao Baifeng and the others used it on the road, Yuan Sima witnessed its efficacy with his own eyes.
This is the general process. Yong Bo was definitely not willing to give in, and Yuan Sima was not willing to give in either. That's why he came up with the plan to attack the Jiuzhen tribe for the second time next month. I heard from Dao Baifeng that hundreds of monks are going to be dispatched this time. Prepare more magic weapons, talismans and elixirs.
Hundreds of monks are a considerable force. With the strength of Yongguo, they can be regarded as an overwhelming force. For the Jiuzhen tribe, it also poses a huge pressure. I don't know if they can withstand it.
There is still half a month before the day of dispatching troops, so Wu Sheng must seize the time to refine the elixir. Yuan Sima has said that he will buy as much as he refines.
Wu Sheng made a list for Master Dongsun and asked him to go to the market to bid for all the spiritual materials needed. He would take the "public" magical artifacts in Diantiansuo's bag to the auction and pay the bill, while he himself sat Crazy alchemy beside the alchemy stove.
According to Dao Baifeng's description, when conquering the Jiuzhen tribe, what they needed most were Wushen Pills to restore vitality, Dahuang Dan to detoxify, and Ningxiang Dew to avoid miasma, so Wu Sheng mainly refined these three types of elixirs. After his cultivation level broke through, his ability to control real fire greatly improved, and he made elixirs 30% faster than before. In half a month, he obtained a total of 360 elixirs. The price given by Sima Mansion was also high. They paid twenty-four gold for this batch of pills, and Wu Sheng earned nearly ten gold.
Wu Sheng, who had made a lot of money, was in a good mood. He prepared several jars of spiritual wine and set them outside the south gate on the day of the expedition, preparing to imitate others and reward his master.
"Householder, there are not enough wine glasses. There are only two..."
"It doesn't matter, Yuan Sima and I drink from the cup. The others use ladles, one ladle for each person, and then leave after drinking. This is called heroic!"
"Sounds good... Do they know how to drink?"
"As long as Yuan Sima drinks it, they will drink it."
"Does Yuan Sima know how to drink?"
"We are Yongrentang, the best alchemy hall in Yong country. Do you think Yuan Sima can drink it? You have to be confident..."
Wu Sheng was very confident at first, but when the sun reached three poles, his confidence was wiped out.
"Why haven't you set off yet? How can we fight if we miss the right time? Master, please go back and take a look."
"Could it be that Sima is avoiding us on purpose?"
"Are you too confident? Just like you and me, there is no need for a dignified Sima to hide? Why hide..."
While they were discussing, an acquaintance came out of the city gate, it was Dao Baifeng.
Wu Sheng quickly raised his hand: "Fellow Taoist..."
Dao Baifeng came over in confusion: "Master Shen Alchemy, Shopkeeper Dong, you two are..."
Wu Sheng said: "I heard that you are going on an expedition today, so I prepared a small amount of wine to send off the army... Why was it delayed?"
Dao Baifeng sighed: "Let's break up. We won't go on an expedition. The young masters came in pairs to speak in front of the monarch and stopped him."
Wu Sheng hurriedly asked why, and Dao Bai Feng said with waning excitement: "The Jiuzhen Ministry sent a letter from Yong Jiang, saying that he hoped that the two families would be harmonious and not start fighting again. The young masters came in pairs to report accordingly, and they wanted to stop the war. Follow the example of Qin and Jin."
Master Dongsun was puzzled: "How good is Qin and Jin? Are Qin and Jin good?"
Dao Baifeng said: "I don't know, maybe it's good. I heard it means in-laws."
Wu Sheng explained: "The good thing about Qin and Jin is that Qin has always been good to Jin, and Jin has always fought back against Qin."
Master Dao Baifeng and Master Dongsun stared at each other, not knowing how to communicate. Wu Sheng waved his hand: "It's not important anymore... So, let's not fight?"
Dao Baifeng said: "Young Master Qingyu wants to continue the fight. He believes that if he is not held accountable, there may be imitators in the future, and anyone can come and rob Yongguo again. Young Master Chengshuang disagrees, saying that it is an expedition and cannot be won. The king listens I received the advice of the couple and stopped fighting."
"Then what? Let's not mention it? What should Yong Jiang do?" Wu Sheng asked.
Dao Baifeng said: "Yongjiang has been poisoned by witchcraft, and his heart is no longer true. This matter is irreversible. The Jiuzhen Ministry sent a betrothal gift and planned to finalize the matter. The monarch agreed and planned to return a batch of dowry. You can refine it." Those elixirs are going to be given to the Jiuzhen tribe as dowry."
Wu Sheng was partial to the main battle in his heart. Firstly, he could sell elixirs in batches. Secondly, when a middle school girl was robbed, he accepted the fact and went to do something good for Qin and Jin, which seemed a bit cowardly. Even if they are worried about the expedition, they cannot agree to this kind of marriage. They must let the Jiuzhen Department give an explanation. Either make compensation, or put it aside and wait until you have the strength to conquer it in the future. Where is the reason for refusing to send dowry?
But as a commoner, even if he is the best alchemist in Yong country, it is not his turn to speak out about this kind of thing, so he started to close his stall.
Dao Baifeng was also unhappy. During the last expedition, ten monks died in a foreign land, including many of his friends. He was holding his breath to seek revenge. Now he suddenly stopped fighting. What happened to those dead friends?
He went out of the city today just because he felt uncomfortable staying in the city, so he wanted to go out for a walk. Since he saw Master Wu Sheng and Master Dongsun bringing drinks, he simply invited him: "If Hall Master Shen and Master Dong have nothing to do, why don't you come with me for a trip?" , I bought these drinks, let’s go to the lake and have a drink, and we won’t come back until we’re drunk!”
