Chapter 580: Selling Medicinal Herbs Privately?

After dinner, Shi Gong waited for the night to fall. It wasn't until a bright moon hung in the night sky and the stars twinkled in the sky that he put on a night robe and went to the courtyard of the Great Elder.

Before he left, he applied a medicinal juice to his body, which could hide the smell on his body. With the medicine of the Great Elder, if anyone entered his courtyard, he would smell it. Moreover, there was a unique medicinal fragrance on his body, and the Great Elder knew that he had come here secretly when he heard it.

Shi Gong soon came to the courtyard of the Great Elder, touched the roof, and then lifted a tile to look down.

He saw that the Great Elder had just sat down to drink tea, and seemed to be waiting for someone.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a sudden gust of wind blew, and a man in black flew into the house. The Great Elder said softly, "You're here?" ”

"Are things ready?" The man in black was surrounded by cold air, and his tone was very cold.

The Great Elder nodded, and then said, "Well, it's already been prepared, just waiting for you to come and pick it up." It's just that this time the number is not very large. ”

"How much?" The man in black said coldly.

"That's just enough for ten people." The Great Elder said.

"Huh? Why so few? The man in black said in a more cold tone.

"You know the situation in the Medicine King Valley, and these things naturally can't be collected openly. Moreover, this month, the disciples and grandsons of the Medicine King Valley used more medicinal materials in this area, so there were only ten people's dosage left to prepare the finished product. The Great Elder said slowly.

Shi Gong frowned on the roof, the Great Elder was selling medicinal herbs privately? What herbs need to be traded privately, and moreover, these herbs seem to have been stolen.

What is elusive is that the Valley of the Medicine King is on the entire mountain, and the medicinal herbs are also cultivated by themselves. Every month, Yaowang Valley will also sell medicinal materials to the outside world, and many pharmacies or wealthy families will also buy directly from Yaowang Valley. Of course, all these incomes are in the accounts of the Medicine King Valley, could it be that the Great Elder steals medicinal materials and sells them for the sake of silver?

If it was that simple, he would pretend he couldn't see it. It's just that I didn't expect that this Great Elder was actually a greedy man. Is it because of this that he is not allowed to marry Ah Zi?

Shi Gong saw the Great Elder enter the inner room, and when he came out after a while, he had an extra tray in his hand, and ten more medicine bottles on the tray were placed on the table.

"Forget it this time, and hope for next month can be doubled." The man in black picked up the medicine bottle and put it away.

"By the way, I have improved the medicine this time, and it will never be the same as before. Remember to tell your master, I have written down the usage, in the medicine bottle. The Great Elder said slowly.

The man in black was very satisfied, took out a bag and threw it on the table, and the master could feel that the things in the bag were very heavy when he heard the sound.

After he answered, he left the Medicine King Valley, and no one knew how he got in, let alone how he got in. Shi Gong felt that the other party's light skills were not under him, and wanted to follow this person, and if he wanted to keep up with him, it seemed that it was easy to be discovered by this man in black.

Shi Gong noticed that after the man in black left, the Great Elder opened the baggage. In the baggage were actually Huang Cancan's gold ingots and some silver tickets, which seemed to be a lot of money, and the Great Elder's face showed a greedy look.

Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door: "Knock knock." ”

"Who is it?" The Great Elder hurriedly covered the burden and asked.

"Great Elder, it's Elder Yu and Elder Feng." The medicine boy guarding the door said.

"Hmm...... Let them in. The Great Elder quickly wrapped the gold in the cloth he had prepared long ago, leaving only ten gold ingots and a few silver tickets. As he spoke, he went into the inner chamber. By the time he came out, Elder Feng and Elder Yu had already walked in.

"Big brother." Elder Feng and Elder Yu shouted respectfully. However, Elder Feng's eyes were always fixed on the ingot, and that greedy gaze seemed to swallow the ingot.

Elder Yu coughed lightly, and Elder Feng's gaze was retracted.

"Why didn't Senior Brother Zheng come?" The Great Elder asked slowly.

"Senior Brother Zheng is researching a new prescription, so I won't be here tonight." Elder Yu said slowly.

"It's good that you're here just in time, these gold ingots and silver tickets have just been delivered. This time, we have provided relatively few things, so we have only given so much, and the three of you will take them and divide them. After the Great Elder finished speaking, he pushed the gold ingots and gold forward.

"Senior brother, how can this be good, the matter is done by the four of us, how can we not have your share?" Elder Yu said seriously.

"Next month, if we prepare more, he will naturally give more silver. So be it for this month, and there is no need to argue, but gather up your money. We still have business to discuss, so sit down. The Great Elder said without hesitation.

Shi Gong could see clearly on the roof, and most of the gold ingots and silver tickets given to him by the man in black were all packed up in the inner room, but a few were left, and Elder Feng's eyes fell off. Presumably, the Great Elder did this every month, and several of the Elders didn't seem to know about it.

"Yes." After Elder Yu and Elder Feng took the silver, they sat down.

"Senior Brother Feng, what I told you that day, but it went according to plan?" The Great Elder asked.

Because the Great Elder did not clearly explain what the plan was, Shi Gong was also thinking about it at this time.

"Yes, great, senior brother, please rest assured, the plan is ongoing." Elder Feng wanted to call the Great Elder the eldest brother, but he felt that something was wrong, so he changed his taste to Senior Brother.

"Well, I've tried the medicine for them before. I've seen the prescription, but there are still some side effects. Therefore, it is still necessary to work hard to continue to improve the prescription. The Great Elder said solemnly.

Elder Feng frowned, and then said, "Isn't the prescription still good this time?" However, we have already used ......"

"Senior brother, the wall has ears." The Great Elder blocked Elder Feng's mouth and said.

Elder Feng immediately shut up, and then said, "Then I'll go back and tell Senior Brother Zheng to hurry up and improve." ”

The Grand Elder nodded, motioning for them to leave.

Elder Feng and Elder Yu didn't speak along the way, and left the Great Elder's courtyard with a preoccupied look.

Shi Gong couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, they originally used the medicine of Wang Gu to develop pills, but they didn't know what the effect of the pills was. Why is the Great Elder so mysterious, even if Elder Feng says more, he is stopped from talking. What kind of prescription is it, it is so mysterious.

When Shi Gong saw that the Great Elder had entered the inner room and had not come out, he knew that the Great Elder might be packing up those gold ingots and silver tickets. After seeing that he might not be able to find any clues, Shi Gong left the courtyard of the Great Elder.

After returning to his house, he found that Shangguan Yi was actually drinking tea in his room. He also sat down and poured a cup of tea, and after drinking it, he said, "What did you find with Elder Zheng?" ”

"After you left, I went to the Elder. Who knew that when I heard the medicine boy mention it, he actually stayed in the medicine room all day and didn't come out. And I just came back, and he hasn't come out yet. I don't know what kind of medicine Elder Zheng is developing in the medicine room, but the taste is a little weird. Shangguan Yi said after thinking about it.

"Weird smell?" Shi Gong remembered the recipe in the mouth of the Great Elder, could it be that the pill that the Elder was refining in the medicine room was refined according to the medicine in the formula?

"Well, after I smelled it, I felt that the taste was a little strange, and the medicine was very unique, and even if these herbs were mixed together, I could only distinguish a few. The taste is sour and sour, not too pungent. Shangguan Yi thought back and said.

"Even you can't tell the ingredients of the medicine, so what kind of prescription is it?" Shi Gong frowned, his mind full of the words of the Great Elder.

"By the way, what did you find with the Great Elder?" Shangguan Yi asked suspiciously. He felt that the appearance of his master was a little strange, as if he had found something, but he was not sure.

"I saw that the Great Elder was waiting for someone, and after a man in black went in, the Great Elder gave the man in black some pills, and the man in black threw down the money and left. It looks like they're supposed to trade once a month. Then, Elder Feng and Elder Yu came in. Shi Gong said slowly.

"It turns out that they stole the medicine of the Medicine King Valley to make money, no wonder." Shangguan Yi said slowly.

"I don't think they're just here to make money. Those pills didn't look like ordinary pills, and they gave them to the master of the man in black every month. What's more, the recipe is improved every month. I suspect that the Great Elder also has doubts about the medicinal properties of this pill. Just now you said that Elder Zheng has been in the medicine room all day, and it is possible that he is developing this kind of pill. Master briefly told him what he had seen.

"What? How do I have a vague feeling that something is wrong with this? Since the Great Elder said that this medicine seems to have changed compared to the previous ones, then it means that he has tried it. This matter can be big or small, and it doesn't hurt if you try the medicine yourself. However, if he tried the medicine by the people of the Medicine King Valley, then this matter ......" Shangguan Yi did not say it very clearly, but the master understood it.

If the pill was not taken by the Great Elder himself, it would have been someone from the Medicine King Valley who had used it to test the medicine. So what exactly will become of those who take pills. What kind of disease is this medicine cured, it stands to reason that no one should be able to try the medicine.

Shi Gong said softly: "You are right, if this is really the case, then the four elders are all involved, and they must all be severely punished. ”

"It's a pity that we all know the prescription and don't know the efficacy of the medicine." Shangguan Yi said regretfully.

"It seems that starting tomorrow, we need to keep an eye on Elder Zheng. Starting tomorrow, you and I will take turns watching, looking for an opportunity to steal some dregs, and we'll see what they're doing. Shi Gong said slowly.

"Okay, that's it, if nothing else, I'll go back first." Shangguan Yi said.

"By the way, they should have other plans besides this matter. It's just that the Great Elder couldn't speak clearly, and Elder Feng wanted to speak but was interrupted by the Great Elder. The Great Elder is really an old fox, and for so many years, I, the valley master, have really been in vain. Shigong said with a little anger.

"You only care about refining medicine and leave everything to the elders, that's because you trust them. But I didn't expect them to actually guard and steal from themselves, and they must have earned a lot of silver over the years. I guess the reason why they stopped you from marrying Ah Zi was because they were worried that one day their affairs would be exposed, and they would not have the opportunity to refine pills and trade with others in the future. Shangguan Yi said slowly.

"Do you think Ting'er will know about their plans?" Shigong asked with doubts. He always felt that Ting'er should have only listened to Elder Feng's words before she did what happened that night.