Cao Duyun reached out and took out a scroll from the clothes in his arms and placed it on the table. The core of the scroll is made of sandalwood, and it is embossed with a dragon pattern, which is very delicate, and the brocade silk is also golden in color, which is unusual. Previously, everyone had escaped death from a great storm and had drifted thousands of miles at sea, but the scroll was still intact, and there was not even a trace of stains on it, indicating that Cao Duyun must have been carefully preserving this object close to his body.

Cao Duyun said: "This scroll is the secret decree issued by the saint today, with this secret decree can mobilize the officials at all levels below the governor of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, as much as they can use, in the future, Brother Hua will raise silver taels, and he can take this thing to the imperial city of Zhili, and send it to the saint today, and he will be rewarded." ”

Hua Bushi's eyes stared at the scroll on the table, then turned to Cao Duyun, and said, "Two million silver taels, it's not a small amount, how easy is it to raise such a huge amount of money, why does Brother Cao think Hua Bushi can agree to this?"

Cao Duyun said: "The younger brother entrusted this matter to Brother Hua, firstly, because under the current situation, there is no one else to trust, and secondly, according to Duiyun's thoughts, Brother Tai will definitely accept this position." Just because these two million taels of silver are not for other purposes, but for the needs of the 100,000 military horses stationed in Shanhaiguan and the western Liaoxi area, in recent years, the Qing Dynasty iron cavalry has repeatedly invaded the border, once the Guanliao defense line is lost, half of the country will fall, fall into the hands of ferocious bandits, and then the entire Central Plains will be ruined, and there will be no recovery!"

He smiled indifferently and said: "Although the younger brother and Brother Hua have not known each other for a long time, they know that Brother Hua has always had a compassionate heart, and when he was in Wanyi Manor, he would not hesitate to be the enemy of a famous family like Huashan in order to save an innocent servant." What Brother Hua saved that day was only dozens of lives, but now raising two million military funds can save the lives of countless ordinary people in the thirteen provinces of the Great Tomorrow. ”

"As long as Brother Hua agrees to fulfill this wish for the younger brother, although Cao Duyun has no regrets in death, Brother Hua no longer needs to have any scruples about removing the poison. ”

Hua Bushi pondered for a moment and said, "If I promise to raise these two million silver taels, Brother Cao will be willing to die, and maybe he can really get rid of the demons in my heart when I cast a spell to eliminate poison." It's just that Hua Bushi has never been a pretentious chivalrous person, and he is in the rivers and lakes, and he has no interest in the court officialdom. I have always only paid attention to fairness, two million silver taels are not easy to come by, even if Hua Bushi really has the ability to earn it, Brother Cao wants me to deliver it to the Ming Dynasty for nothing, don't you think this is too cheap, take too much?"

Cao Duyun said: "This is cheap, of course Duyun can't take it for nothing, the original intention of the younger brother is to make a deal with Brother Hua." As a condition of exchange, if Cao Duyun can get away with not dying today, if Brother Tai has something to use for his younger brother in the future, Cao Duiyun can be sent by Brother Hua, even if he loses his life, he will not hesitate. ”

Cao Duyun is the righteous son of the current emperor, the Cao family is powerful in the Ming court, with his promise to help, Hua Bushi will act on the rivers and lakes in the future, it is equivalent to having the support of the government shili, and there will be great convenience and benefits for the expansion and development of the "evil dog gate". The condition proposed by this "Twilight Cloud Prince" cannot be said to be unfair.

And Hua Bushi also knows that only by getting rid of the demons in his heart can he have a greater certainty of successfully performing the technique to pull out the poison, and now is the opportunity to break through the bottleneck of medical skills. If he can successfully pull out the poison for Cao Duyun, Hua Bushi's confidence in his own medical techniques will be greatly improved, and when the time comes, he will definitely have a much greater grasp of Zhu Hong's pulse.

Hua Bushi pondered again for a long time, and said: "This deal sounds reasonable, but Brother Cao's status is noble, but Hua Bushi doesn't dare to ask Brother Tai to be sent by me in the future, I just want to ask you to agree, if Hua Bushi successfully pulls out the poison and saves Brother Cao's life, when Hua Bushi pleads in the future, you have to help me three times, I don't know what Brother Tai wants?"

If Cao Duyun can always obey the dispatch, of course, it will be better for Hua Bushi, but this eldest young master also knows that Cao Duyun is a noble prince and nobleman, and an important figure in the Ming court, so it is not very likely. And Hua Bushi is not a greedy person, knowing that as long as he can get Cao Duyun's full help at a critical time, he can play a decisive role in the development of the "Evil Dog Gate".

Of course, Cao Duyun had no reason to refuse, and immediately said: "If Brother Hua can really save the life of the younger brother, Duyun promises to help Brother Hua three times in the future, as long as it does not go against the interests of the Ming court and the people of the world, he will never shirk anything, and he will do his best." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Okay, then we will make a decision." ”

At that moment, the two of them each stretched out their palms and struck each other, and the agreement was established.

This kind of exchange condition can be said to be a gain for both Cao Duyun and Hua Bushi. Cao Duiyun entrusted Hua Bushi with the burden of raising 2 million military expenses, which seemed to take a big advantage, but Hua Bushi could not only eliminate the demons in his heart, but also fully perform the technique of cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison, and he could get Cao Duyun's promise of helping him in the future, in fact, he did not suffer a loss.

This is like a big gamble with life and the future as a bet, the bet has been placed, and there is no worry and panic in Hua Bushi's heart, but only the confidence and determination to fight against fate!

At this time, the eldest young master agreed to Cao Duyun's conditions, of course, for the development of the "Evil Dog Gate". It's just that neither he nor Cao Duyun have the ability to predict the future, and they can't predict it at the moment, in the hut in the back garden of the Vedic Tower, the two of them have made this agreement verbally in a few words, which will affect the general trend of the entire Great Tomorrow in the near future.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Sima Rulan sat cross-legged outside the back garden of the Bark Sky Tower.

She had been guarding Hua Bushi for ten hours, and the ten soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion who had come to the Heavenly Tower together were also guarding around the courtyard.

Hua Bushi and the others entered the room at dawn early in the morning, and now that dusk has passed, the sky is completely dark, but they still haven't seen it yet. Sima Rulan's legs and feet were already a little sore, and she couldn't help muttering in her heart.

Before Hua Bushi entered, he only said that he was going to perform a very dangerous poison pulling technique for Cao Zhu and the others, and he must not be disturbed by outsiders, and asked the city lord to help protect the law, but he did not specifically say how to pull out the poison, nor did he say how long he would go in.

That eldest young master doesn't know martial arts, he doesn't eat or drink all day, and the situation in the house for such a long time doesn't know what, isn't it dangerous because he failed to pull out the poison?

After waiting for another half an hour, Sima Rulan finally couldn't sit still anymore, and she decided to get up and go into the garden to visit the house. However, at this moment, the door suddenly opened from the inside with a "bang".

It was Hua Bushi who appeared in the door, and there was Hai Hongzhu beside him.

Sima Rulan looked intently, only to see the dim light coming out of the door of the house, Hai Hongzhu was already tired, but Hua Bushi's eyes were shining, and he couldn't see the slightest tiredness, and his face was full of excited expressions, as if he had just swallowed two catties of old ginseng.

He walked to Sima Rulan's side and said with a wave of his hand: "Thank you Miss Lan'er and all the brothers for protecting the Dharma for Xiaoke, it's really a lot of trouble!"

Sima Rulan said: "Mr. Hua doesn't have to be polite. Cao Gongzi, have their poisonous wounds been removed?"

Hua Bushi said: "Heaven bless, although Hua Bushi was completely uncertain before he made a move, but by chance, he finally successfully removed the 'Absolute String Palm' poison in Cao Gongzi and Zhu Hong, and they only need to recuperate for a while, and there will be no major problems." ”

When Sima Rulan heard this, her face changed, and she said, "You said that what they are in is the poison of the 'Absolute String Palm'?"

When Hua Bushi asked her to protect the Dharma before, she didn't say what kind of poison Cao Duyun and Zhu Hong were injured, so Sima Rulan heard Hua Bushi inadvertently say the name of the poisoned palm, but her heart suddenly moved. She knew that the "Absolute String Palm" was the unique martial arts of her father Sima Zhufeng's sworn brother Lu Qiuhong, and Cao Zhu and the others would fall for this kind of strange poison, could it be that it had something to do with "Uncle Lu"?

However, just as she wanted to ask again, Hua Bushi suddenly softened under her feet, leaned over and fell down!

Sima Rulan's eyes were quick, and she immediately took a step forward and helped the eldest young master, finally not letting him fall straight to the ground. By the light, I saw Hua Bushi, who was still full of excitement just now, but at this time, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and he had already fainted.

Hai Hongzhu, who was standing on the side, was shocked when she saw this, and hurriedly walked close to her and asked, "Hey, what's wrong with him, why did he suddenly fall down?"

Sima Rulan stretched out her hand, and her jade fingers held the pulse of Hua Bushi's left wrist.

Shaolin Temple is a Buddhist temple, the disciples are compassionate, more or less proficient in some pharmacological skills, Sima Zhufeng not only taught Sima Rulan a Shaolin martial arts, but also taught a lot of medicine.

She probed Hua Bushi's pulse and said, "Sister Hongzhu don't worry, he is just overworked, and he was too excited just now, and he will faint temporarily after a moment of exhaustion, as long as he rests for a few hours, he will definitely be able to wake up, and there will be no big problems." ”

It turned out that the eldest young master's previous excitement was just an appearance, but in fact, his body was already exhausted.

Ten hours of preoccupation with the use of the poison without a moment of rest, and without the slightest mistake or negligence, otherwise human life will be lost. Even if you are physically strong and have practiced superior internal skills, it is not easy to persevere, not to mention Hua Bushi, who has no martial arts at all and has always been weak.

Before, perhaps because of the effect of spiritual liliang and the excitement and joy after the successful extraction of the poison, he was still able to support himself to walk out of the door and come to the courtyard, but once his mood relaxed, he immediately lost his strength and collapsed.

Sima Rulan is a master of internal strength, and when she reached out to probe the veins of her wrist, she naturally used a little true qi and crossed into Hua Bushi's meridians from her fingertips. This was an unintentional move, but at this moment, her face changed suddenly, and a pair of moth eyebrows were furrowed.