Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Old Man Meets Again
It wasn't until after noon that Yang Ming woke up.
Wu Jian asked them to rest first, after all, they didn't sleep all night, but Yang Ming only slept for two or three hours before waking up, because there were too many things to worry about, although Wu Jian took Zaiji, but he only continued his life for seven days, and the medicine tasting conference didn't know when it would be reconvened. At this time, Yang Ming remembered Cai Yin on Asahi Mountain, if Cai Yin was there, maybe she would have a way to cure her uncle's poison. But Cai Yin is far away in Jiang Country, as the so-called far water can't quench the thirst of the near, besides, Weng Lao said that Cai Yin's matter is a secret and cannot be known to outsiders, and she has never been out of Asahi Mountain, let alone come to Wuxian City.
Que Qing's body was placed in the side room of the small courtyard, Wu Jian used Wu Yao to protect his body, but the body was not decomposed, and when the matter was over, they took Que Qing back to Jiang Country and buried him in his homeland.
Just when Yang Ming was worried, Wu Jian also woke up, it seems that he can't sleep peacefully, yes, seven days later, he also has to face the same fate as Que Qing.
Wu Jian saw that everyone was awake, so he said: "It seems that everyone is awake, we can no longer blindly hide in the house and wait for death, we must take the initiative to attack." ”
"Uncle, what do you say we are going to do?" Yang Ming raised his eyebrows, his eyebrows were full of fighting spirit, he couldn't hold it back anymore, he had to do something, otherwise, he would go crazy.
"You are divided into two groups, one is Xin'er and Lin Dong. Xin'er, as the county lord of Jiang Guo, went to visit the envoys of various countries who came to participate in the drug tasting conference, and persuaded them to put pressure on An Shice and urge him to convene the medicine tasting conference as soon as possible. I think these envoys must also be dissatisfied with the postponement of the drug tasting conference, and they can't wait. Wu Jian instructed Xin'er and Lin Dong.
"Don't worry, uncle, I will try my best to persuade them. Xin'er nodded heavily and said seriously.
"There is one more thing, Xin'er, when you talk to the envoys of various countries, you have to pretend to accidentally reveal the elixir of our participation in the conference to the envoys of various countries, understand?" Wu Jian approached Xin'er and asked.
"Why is that?" asked Xin'er, a little puzzled.
When the young man heard Wu Jian's special instructions, he thought about it for a while, and then understood what Wu Jian meant, Yang Ming understood in his heart, and explained to Xin'er with a smile: "Uncle's purpose is to let the envoys of various countries know that we have brought the pill and entered Wuxian City in the human world, so that An Shice will not be able to take the medicine casually, because everyone knows that the human world is the elixir that we want to participate in the medicine tasting conference." ”
Hearing the teenager's explanation, Xin'er understood, "I understand, I know what to do." ”
Lin Dong also nodded again and again on the side, and his expression was even more serious.
Wu Jian turned to Yang Ming and said, "The other group is you, your task is to collect intelligence, take advantage of this time to investigate Wuxian City, and check the situation in the city." ”
Yang Ming thought for a while, and then responded: "I understand, uncle." ”
If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy.
After finishing the order, Wu Jian did not forget to instruct, "By the way, Yang Ming, when you go out, you will tell the shopkeeper by the way, and then bring in a pot of good wine, last night's wine has been drunk." ”
Yang Ming glanced at Wu Jian, he was really a complete drunkard, and he couldn't forget to drink when he did.
But he had no choice but to do so.
After breaking up with Xin'er, Yang Ming walked alone on the streets of Wuxian City, the postponement of the medicine tasting conference did not affect the business brought by the conference to Wuxian City, both sides of the street were still crowded with vendors selling medicines, maybe the postponement of the conference was a good thing for them.
Walking around the street for a while, just as Yang Ming carefully looked at the medicinal materials on the stalls of the drug vendors, the road in front was blocked by the crowd, as if something had happened, with such curiosity, Yang Ming squeezed into the crowd, only to see a hawker sweating profusely, and shouted nervously:
"This young master, you must have misunderstood, how could I sell fake medicinal herbs? These medicinal herbs of mine are picked by our villagers who have worked so hard to pick them, and they can never be fake. ”
Opposite the hawker was a richly dressed young man, and behind him stood four attendants with sabers, shouting arrogantly: "Fart, do you really think that Young Master Ben doesn't know herbal medicine? Listen, Young Master Ben is the No. 1 medicine refining master in Jiang Country, Lou Jia." You actually sold the three-leaf violet mixed with the purple leaf grass, although the two look similar, but the purple leaf grass is poisonous, my entourage just ate the three-leaf violet you here and now fall to the ground, unconscious. You black-hearted drug dealer, I have to make you pay for your life. ”
The young man pointed to the unconscious attendant on the stretcher behind him and reprimanded.
No wonder Yang Ming felt that this young man was familiar, and when he heard the word Lou Jia, he recognized that this young man was Lou Nan.
The peddler was reprimanded by Lou Nan, his face was as frightened as earth, and he quickly explained: "This is impossible, the people in our village have been collecting medicine for a living for generations, although we have not read books, but we have always paid attention to honesty in collecting and selling medicine, and I also recognize purple leaf grass, we villagers will not use purple leaf grass to pretend to be a harmful medicine like purple leaf grass." ”
"You mean that Young Master Ben has wronged you?" Lou Nan grabbed the vendor's collar and asked forcefully.
Cold sweat broke out on the peddler's forehead, how dare a rural villager like him talk back to the noble young master, "The little one doesn't dare, I think there must be some misunderstanding in this." Maybe ......"
"There's no misunderstanding, now Young Master Ben will give you two ways, either lose money, or I will take you as an official. Lou Nan further threatened, not giving the other party a chance to explain at all.
"I don't have any money, I just came to Wuxian City not long ago, and the money I earned from selling medicinal herbs has to go back to buy rice for the people in the village, and more than 100 people in our village are still waiting for me to bring money back." The vendor begged for mercy.
"If you don't have any money, you can take the medicinal herbs, you will compensate me all the remaining three-leaf violet orchids, and this young master will let you go, otherwise, I will pull you to see the official." ”
"Don't pull me to the official. The peddler was so anxious that he was about to cry, he knew that he was not selling counterfeit medicines, but how could the government believe the words of a villager like him, the government would only favor the aristocracy.
"You peddler is really uninteresting, since ancient times, you have been killing people to pay for your life, you sold fake medicines, almost poisoned people, the young master of Lou has spared your life, you are still not grateful. Yang Ming walked out of the crowd and said righteously.
Lou Nan heard that someone said good things for him, and when he was happy, he saw that the person who came was Yang Ming, and the smile on the corner of his mouth froze instantly.
Yang Ming walked between the two and persuaded the vendor: "Why don't you quickly compensate this young master for the medicinal herbs." ”
"Yang Ming, don't think that if you say a good word for Young Master Ben, I will spare you. Lou Nan said coldly to Yang Ming, he still can't forget Yang Ming's stabbing of him, this kid's life is so big, even the ghost cha couldn't kill him.
"Hey, Master Lou, I'm not right about things, not people, your entourage who is harmed by this petty counterfeit medicine is still unconscious, and it is not natural for him to pay some medicinal materials. Yang Ming said with a smile on his face.
"You kid can also say something good, this peddler harmed my entourage unconscious, and he may ......die at any time" Lou Nan pointed to the entourage on the stretcher behind him, and said indignantly, but before this life was finished, I saw that the entourage on the stretcher behind him suddenly jumped up and shouted,
"It burned me. Ah, the ass is on fire......" The attendant was jumping and slapping the flames behind his buttocks, looking extremely funny, but it was not as funny as the expression on Lou Nan's face at the moment, just now he was still full of righteous indignation, and in an instant he was overwhelmed by this sudden change.
The scene at this moment is extremely embarrassing.
"Hey, it's so strange, Master Lou, why did your entourage wake up, didn't you say that you were unconscious? Could it be that he was pretending?" Yang Ming put on a thoughtful look, continued to add oil and vinegar to the scene, and said, "Ah, I understand, you are lying to people and deceiving other people's medicinal materials, right?"
Yang Ming's words made the onlookers instantly understand,
"It turned out to be a lie. It's despicable. ”
"The eldest young master of the Lou family even made such a villainous act. ”
Yang Ming looked at Lou Nan who was at a loss, very satisfied, and behind him was Zu Ze, no need to think about it, the fire on the ass of the attendant was lit by Zu Ze, and even the heavy rain could be begged, this little fire was naturally trivial. In the crowd, Yang Ming saw through Lou Nan's trick of slandering people's medicinal materials, so he worked with Zu Ze to punish Lou Nan well to relieve the hatred in his heart.
"Yang Ming, it must be a good thing for you kid to hurt me, right?" Lou Nan threw his anger at Yang Ming, although he didn't know how this fire started, but it must be related to Yang Ming.
"A good thing? Slander people's medicinal materials, you call this kind of thing a good thing? Is this your Lou family's style of doing things?" Yang Ming said coldly, "But your Lou family has indeed done all the good things." ”
Although he was full of anger, Lou Nan wanted to kill Yang Ming, but now that he knew that he was at a loss, and in front of so many people, Lou Nan restrained his anger, "You wait, I will settle the new hatred and old hatred with you sooner or later, go." ”
Lou Nan was about to leave with his entourage, but Yang Ming blocked his way, "You made such a fuss and disturbed other people's business, so you planned to leave like this?"
Lou Nan gritted his teeth, and very reluctantly took out a gold ingot from his arms and threw it to the vendor, "This ingot of gold is enough for your village to eat for a year." Yang Ming, now you are satisfied. Lou Nan said viciously to Yang Ming, and every word was eager to be bitten.
The peddler took the gold, and when he saw so much money for the first time since he was a child, he thanked him again and again, and he didn't pursue what happened just now.
Yang Ming just smiled slightly, he looked at Lou Nan, and suddenly asked, "Lou Nan, why aren't you curious about why I appeared in Wuxian City, did you already know that I came to see the medicine tasting conference?"
Lou Nan was stunned, and was speechless for a while.
It stands to reason that if Lou Nan saw Yang Ming for the first time in Wuxian City, he should be very surprised, and even wanted to ask, why are you here, but he didn't, Lou Nan was very calm about Yang Ming's appearance in Wuxian City, which means that Lou Nan had long known that Yang Ming had come to Wuxian City, and the way he knew was that the killers sent by the Lou family reported to them.
Yang Ming has now finally confirmed that one of the masterminds behind the assassination of Que Qing and Yang Ming by sending a killer is the Lou family, and An Shice is also involved, indicating that they have already colluded together and are doing murder and drug grabbing.
Lou Nan knew that he had made a big mistake, so he quickly changed his words and asked, "By the way, why are you in Wuxian City?"
Yang Ming looked at Lou Nan, the other party's expression was very ridiculous, the young man did not answer Lou Nan's question, but said seriously: "Everyone knows each other, there is no need to say it." Lou Nan, you remember, if people don't offend me, I won't offend people, and if people offend me, I will pay it back a hundredfold. ”
Lou Nan glared at Yang Ming fiercely, but he couldn't say anything to refute.
"Stinky boy, I'll see how long you can be proud. With that, he threw up his sleeves and left.
"Thank you so much, little brother. I know you must have helped me. The hawker stepped forward and sincerely thanked Yang Ming.
"It's nothing, I just can't get used to him bullying people. Yang Ming said indifferently.
The vendor took three purple herbs from the stall, handed them to Yang Ming, and said, "The people in our village have always been gracious, and these three trifolium violet orchids are gifts to thank you, please accept them." ”
Seeing that the hawker was so sincere, Yang Ming couldn't refuse, so he accepted the three-leaf purple orchid.
"This violet is a good medicine for pain, just apply the flower pieces to the wound to ensure that the pain disappears. The hawker said enthusiastically to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming thought about it, he would inevitably be injured in the future, this medicinal herb could indeed be used, and after thanking the vendor, he left.
After walking a short distance, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind,
"Hey, isn't this Yang Ming? I was thinking about how to find you. I didn't expect to meet you here. ”
The young man raised his eyebrows, and the familiar voice made him happy in his heart, Yang Ming turned to look, and sure enough, the crowd saw the familiar and kind old man.
"Elder Weng, why are you here too?"
Yang Ming trotted forward to catch up, and before he could get closer, he asked.
Weng Lao was dressed in white, holding his white beard, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, I'm not the only one who came, who else do you see?"
Following Weng Lao's gaze, Yang Ming saw a little medicine boy standing behind Weng Lao, dressed in simple plain clothes, carrying a cloth bag around his waist, and his long hair on both sides covered most of her face, but he could still clearly see that she was wearing a silver mask on her face.
"Caiyin!" Yang Ming exclaimed in surprise, his tone could not hide his joy, "How did you ...... from Asahi Mountain?"
"Ahem. Yang Ming was about to ask her why she came down from Asahi Mountain, but was interrupted by Weng Lao, and at this time, Yang Ming noticed that there were other people behind Weng Lao.
Along with Weng Lao came several middle-aged men, all of whom were armed with sabers, with neat steps and the posture of a soldier, and at the forefront was a richly dressed middle-aged man, his sword eyebrows were like blades, his body was slender, his steps were steady and powerful, revealing a sense of majesty.
"Let me introduce, this is the general of Jiang Guo, Liu Chen. Weng Lao said respectfully.