After running around for two more days, Master Dongsun couldn't find Baiyue Danshi Zhufeng's Wushen Pills anymore. Let alone Zhufeng, the prices of other low-quality Wushen Pills in the market have also gone up. .
Master Dongsun took the initiative to contact several monks who traveled to Baiyue and asked them to contact Zhufeng on his behalf to see if they could get the goods directly from Zhufeng.
Baiyue was not far away. Within three days, Master Dongzhan got the answer. Zhufeng was no longer in the Ascetic Mountain where he lived. He didn't know where he went. Maybe he went out to collect medicine, maybe he visited friends, in short, he just got the goods directly. The idea was shattered.
After counting the days, Master Dongsun was in a hurry and rushed back to Yongrentang to discuss with Wu Sheng. He saw Wu Sheng working hard day and night in the alchemy room with disheveled hair and unkempt beard, which made the old man sigh.
It's all caused by breaking the situation! No, it was all caused by the damn Zuo Bo! If he hadn't brought this mess of inferior black ginseng pills, how could the layman be distracted?
While he was anxious, Fang Jia came to join in the fun again: "Shopkeeper Dong is really easy to find. I have been here many times, but shopkeeper Dong has gone out, haha."
Master Dongsun asked, "What's the matter with the armor?"
Fang Jia said: "This is not the last time Shopkeeper Dong talked about the thief. Something has become clear. I came here to report to Shopkeeper Dong."
Ever since Fang Jia received the commission from Yongrentang's elixir sales, he has been particularly concerned about Yongrentang's affairs. Regardless of whether Alchemist Shen or Shopkeeper Dong, he tried his best to do whatever they said, and he was quite enthusiastic.
Master Dongsun thought for a while and then suddenly realized: "That thief who mutilated his limbs and planned to come to blackmail someone? Didn't Chief A say that he would report to the official on his behalf? What's wrong?"
Fang Jia smiled and said: "After a certain report was reported to Tingsi, Captain Yisi took it very seriously when he heard that it was Yongrentang's report, and strictly ordered his arrest. A certain person followed the officials of Tingsi and worked hard for many days, and finally found out the whereabouts of the thief, and he came to the city Get it from Waiwuliuting!"
Master Dongsun had an important matter at hand. Hearing that he had captured it, he no longer cared about it. But after all, it was his own business. Since Fang Jia was so concerned about it and even alarmed the Ting Temple, he had to show something, so he went back to his room to get it. More than a hundred ant-nosed coins were wrapped in a square scarf and handed to Fang Jia: "With a little thought, Lao Jia came forward and invited the brothers from Tingsi to have a drink."
Following Wu Sheng, most of the things he dealt with were love gold. Master Dongzhu was really trembling. He didn't look down on a mere hundred or so ant-nosed money at all, but Fang Jia took it, his hands were heavy and his face was heavy. I was so happy that I didn’t need to count the details to figure out that it was almost 150 or 60 yuan. It was distributed in an instant:
There are fifty for Yi Siwei's side, twenty for his own family, and ten for each of the five temple officials. The rest are just enough to treat the temple officials to a good meal, so no one is in vain.
Overjoyed, he became even more attentive: "Guess what, Shopkeeper Dong, the thief couldn't stand the punishment and has already been recruited. He was not blackmailing, but he was more vicious than blackmailing. He actually wanted to rob Master Shen while he was out of the city. I've been to the city many times in the past few days, and I'm all under surveillance, just waiting for Master Shen to leave."
Master Dongsun sneered: "How dare this thief be so cowardly? I guess he must have an accomplice. He himself is definitely not capable of this! Brothers, please interrogate him more."
Fang Jia nodded: "I understand, Shopkeeper Dong just listens to my good news!"
After Fang Jia left, Master Dongsun shook his head. This is how the world is. There are those who are blind to money. Seeing the prosperous business of Yongrentang, they want to take advantage of the fire, regardless of whether they have the ability or not. They are really wishful thinking. Not to mention that both he and the layman have made great progress in cultivation, just talking about Yongrentang's flourishing in Shangyong City, it is not something that ordinary thieves can reach out to.
Cut it off halfway? joke!
Cut it halfway... Cut it halfway...
Master Dongsun was thoughtful, pondered for a moment, and then left, rushing to Sima's house. He could not see Yuan Sima easily, but several of the retainers in charge of documents were his drinking buddies.
They say fair-weather friends are unreliable, but without fair-weather friends, how can we maintain friends? Those who don't want to sit together and drink wine and eat meat are not friends. It is easy to find out some information among friends. Master Dongsun quickly obtained the names, backgrounds, and routes of the Chu envoys who came to count Mao Gong.
As a vassal of the Chu State, the annual spear tribute was a symbol of the surrender of the four countries to the Chu State, so there were fixed procedures. Because the tributes were sent to Yangzhou, they were all led by Yangzhou Yin - actually executed by his deputy, the left disciple or the right disciple. In recent years, it has been the left disciple Shen Douke, which also shows that Shen Douke has the advantage of Yangzhou Yin. trust.
As usual in previous years, Shen Douke would send a retainer to the four countries to announce the beginning of the tribute period, and at the same time make a preliminary inventory of the quality and quantity of each tribute. Then the four countries would gather together and escort the tributes to Yangzhou.
Master Dongsun was inspired by the thief who was planning to attack Yongrentang, and planned to attack the Chu envoy. Of course, he was not trying to rob him halfway, but was planning to stop him halfway and delay the arrival of the envoy at Shangyong. In seven or eight days, won’t the matter be resolved?
As for how to stop it, Master Dongsun has also thought about it. He has been living in Langshan for decades, and he has many tricks!
At that moment, he went to look for his friends Dong Da and Ding Ran. He spoke without being subtle. After a banquet, he clarified his intentions and finally said: "My boss has worked hard to prevent Dayong from being oppressed by the strong Chu, and to protect the people from war." He was suffering from the pain of refining elixirs all day and night. Since ten months, he has not been able to adjust his breath and recover well, let alone get a good night's sleep. The two brothers are both masters in spiritual practice, so they naturally know the difficulties involved. My boss has been exhausted from refining elixirs. Vomiting blood, I saw it with my own eyes! To be honest with the two brothers, although he is my boss, I watched him grow up. In my eyes, he is no different from his nephew. I really don’t know what to do. I’m here to ask you two wise brothers for some advice!”
Dong Da immediately expressed his position: "Stop talking, Mr. Dong, Mr. Dong understands! When Master Shen Dan met in Putai, he defeated the heroes of other countries and felt proud of me for my mediocrity. Brother, I have always admired him very much. This is a national event. We, the righteous men, are trying our best to help, how can we just sit back and watch Alchemist Shen move forward alone!"
Master Dongsun looked solemn: "My boss is an upright man, but he is busy refining elixirs. He doesn't know about it. It's all my little thoughts... The matter involves the Chu envoy. If the incident is leaked, his life may be in danger... "
Dong laughed: "Brothers like me, what we talk about is righteousness. Shopkeeper Dong always treats my brothers from Nancheng very well. If there is anything useful, I will just come through. Where righteousness lies, even if I am so embarrassed, I dare not say goodbye." !”
Ding Ran on the side said in a soft voice: "It's just a matter of blocking the Chu envoy for a while. As long as he plans it properly and does it without anyone noticing, he won't be able to react even if he wants to break his scalp. It's not a big risk. But he doesn't know that How is the Chu ambassador's cultivation?"
Master Dongsun said: "He's just a senior qi refiner. He's similar to me. There's nothing surprising about him. It's more about his status."
Ding Ran nodded: "As long as we can't suppress us physically, it will be much easier to handle."
Master Dongsun asked: "What is the plan this time? Is it to ask someone not to arouse the Chu envoy's suspicion and not know what the plan is going to be?"
Ding Ran smiled and said: "I have four strategies for safekeeping."
Master Dongsun also smiled: "What a coincidence, I also have four words."
Ding Ran said: "I'm afraid the shopkeeper has already made a plan, right? Why don't you and I write it in the palm of our hands at the same time?"
Asking the shopkeeper to get a pen, the two of them immediately wrote four words briefly in their palms, stretched out their hands at the same time, and laughed loudly, saying "Heroes see the same thing."
Dong Da stood beside him and scratched his head anxiously: "What are you writing about?"
Master Dongsun stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Dong, please take a look."
Dong Da said with a sad face: "Master only taught me how to practice qi, but didn't teach me how to read..."
