In the depths of the huge courtyard, there is an iron pot.

In addition to this, there is a jar of boiled ointment and a pot of medicinal soup.

Looking at the charcoal fire burning underneath and the coarse salt that was already smoking in the pot, Gu Chaoyun's eyes flickered, but in the end he still showed a ruthless color.

Fear of life and death will only stop and forget life and death in order to go far.

He recalled in his mind the method of medicine that Xiahou Wu had said, took off the iron rings on his hands one by one, and with the adjustment of his breathing, he evenly applied a layer of blue-black ointment on his hands and arms, and then put them into the iron pot.

The coarse salt rolled over, looking at the hands that were gradually being submerged, Gu Chaoyun condensed in response to the changes.

He tried this ointment when it was practiced, and it was cool and penetrating to the bones, and it had a miraculous effect on the treatment of trauma. Yang Shuang was left with a knife wound on the chest before, although the wound was very shallow, but as soon as this ointment was applied, the wound had scabbed over and fell off after a night's work, revealing new flesh, which showed the extraordinary medicinal effect.

As the green smoke rose, Gu Chaoyun could clearly feel that the coolness emitted by the ointment was disappearing, replaced by an unbearable burning sensation.

He slowly adjusted his breathing, controlled the muscles of his hands, and slowly opened the pores.

But with the tendons of his arms falling together, Gu Chaoyun's sideburns began to sweat a little, and his teeth were about to bite together.

His hands are far more delicate than ordinary people, his sense of touch is even more sensitive, and the pain he feels is naturally far beyond ordinary people. At this moment, the power of the medicine evaporated with the heat, as if he had put his hands in a soup pot with boiling water, wrapped in the heat, and steamed.

Gu Chaoyun's brows tightened, and the tendons on his arms, which were visible to the naked eye, actually began to emerge from under the flesh one by one, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

Qin Bao, who was guarding not far away, wanted to speak and stopped. He has met many good players in the rivers and lakes, and he has also seen many famous fist and foot kung fu, but it is the first time he has seen such a terrifying practice method in front of him.

"In the past, I have heard that the practice of "iron sand palm" is extremely harsh, and it needs to be supplemented by secret medicine to succeed. ”

But his eyes were gloomy. Gu Chaoyun's hands are dexterous and inhuman, it can be seen that he has put a lot of effort into it, if he is not careful, whether the skill is practiced or secondary, his hands will definitely be wasted.

But now that Gu Chaoyun has sunk down to practice, like an arrow on the string, he doesn't dare to disturb him, so he can only guard.

This is more than half an hour.

When the flame under the pot was extinguished, Gu Chaoyun was already soaked, steaming hot, his face was red as if he was drinking spirits, and his eyes were red, resolute and hysterical.

The ointment on his arm had long since dried and crusted over, and was covered with a layer of salt crust.

He stabilized his mind, slowly and slowly withdrew his arms, looked at his unconscious hands in a daze, and secretly mobilized his breath, and it took a while for ten fingers to recover.

Rubbing the scab a little bit, the exposed arms were not only not burned, but red, which was a change in the abundance of blood.

Without hesitation, Gu Chaoyun turned around and immersed his hands in the medicinal soup again, and a cool feeling for no reason stimulated the pores on his arms to shrink, and the full blood color also faded visibly.

Seeing this, Qin Bao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Everything is difficult at the beginning, but if you survive this first step and become familiar with the road in the future, as long as there are no accidents, you can endure it, and you can stand it, it will naturally come naturally.

Gu Chaoyun's tense nerves were also relaxed, and the whole person seemed to have won a battle, but he was still a little afraid in his heart.

Too anxious.

Another hour passed, and Gu Chaoyun said, "You don't have to go tonight, I'll go by myself." ”

He said it to Qin Bao.

Qin Bao couldn't help but persuade when he heard this: "Sir, the business that those Japanese people want to do must be unusual, what if you encounter something alone?" Let's take some of the brothers in the gang with you. ”

Gu Chaoyun wiped his hands, and wrapped his hands tightly with a bandage coated with ointment, until he reached his elbows, and then heard him say softly: "You have something else to do tonight." Since those Japanese people appeared as merchants, they went to find out what they were selling and pay attention to safety. Remember, don't act rashly, I'll wait until I get back. ”

Qin Leopard's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Understood." ”

Soon, twilight fell.

I think it was Yang Shuang's suspicious temperament before his death, and there were few people in this courtyard, and it was cold and terrible.

This makes it much easier.

Gu Chaoyun spent half a day reading the details of Yang Shuang's industry sent by Zhao Tiancai, it didn't matter if he didn't look at it, he was quite surprised when he saw it.

"Sure enough, the hands and eyes are all over the sky, black and white."

This man eats everything in black and white, and business is no exception.

It is as small as gauze, cotton, oil, hemp, rice, flour, coal, livestock, and the food and clothing of the common people, to the private copper, private salt, and private iron, what to make money and do what. Then there are tobacco houses, brothels, casinos, restaurants and teahouses, and even Western medicines.

"No wonder it's a lot of money."

Not only that, but there are also many shops, and just collecting rent every month is a lot of money.

And it doesn't include the savings in the bank.

It's a pity that these ended up making wedding dresses for others to sit on.

……

"Boom!"

A sudden thunderclap pierced the night.

The thunder was in front, the rain was behind, and in a few moments, the raindrops the size of beans poured down and splashed on the ground, stirring up a white mist.

Outside the Qinglian Pavilion, there are many people.

"Fourth master, Boss Yang is here."

The carriage stopped, Gu Chaoyun got out of the car with an umbrella, and saw an acquaintance in front of him.

It was Tan Si.

"Boss Yang, why didn't you see the Four Heavenly Kings under your command today?"

Tan Si was still dressed as always, wearing an overcoat, with a proud face, and beside him were his subordinates holding umbrellas.

Gu Chaoyun knew that he had the intention to tease, and said quietly on his face: "Those four wastes, there are not enough successes, and more than failures, since they are useless, what are they left to do?" ”

While walking inside, he said again: "I don't know who this little brother next to the fourth master is?" The noodles are very raw. ”

Glancing at a figure beside Tan Si, Gu Chaoyun raised his eyebrows, it was actually Ma Yongzhen.

Tan Si pretended to be polite and said, "Brother Ma, this is the famous Boss Yang Shuangyang on the beach!" ”

"Huh." Gu Chaoyun smiled inexplicably, patted the rain foam on his body, turned his eyes, and looked at the Eight Immortals table placed in the center of the hall, looking at the two Japanese he had seen during the day, "Fourth Master is very curious about what kind of medicine these Japanese sell in their gourds?" ”

Tan Si took the cigarette he lit and said lightly: "I'm in a hurry, and the two of you don't have to beat around the bush, so you might as well open the skylight and say something." Since the two of you can give me Tan Siface, as long as it is a serious business, I can buy you a convenience, but if it is anything else, I can't accompany you. ”

Hiroshi Hashimoto had a smile on his face, and originally wanted to say something flattering, but he didn't want Tan Si to get straight to the point, so he could only swallow the words that came to his mouth again.

"It's nothing, just some Oriental tea."

Tan was joking, and said mockingly: "If it's really tea, do you still use it to find us?" To tell you the truth, I know what you're up to. I Tan Si hate opium the most in my life, and I hate foreigners selling opium in Zhongguo, I came today to say hello to you, I am not afraid that others are afraid of you, I am not afraid of you, I have Tan Si on the beach for a day, I see who dares to help you sell opium. ”

Hiroshi Hashimoto's expression froze, and then he became a little deep, he looked at Gu Chaoyun and asked with a smile, "I don't know what Boss Yang thinks?" ”

Tan Si also looked coldly, "The surname is Yang, how do we fight and how to fight, this is a personal grudge, and life and death depend on means." But if you let this group of Japanese get involved, it will be a national hatred and a family hatred, you have to think clearly. ”

Gu Chaoyun took off his sunglasses and wiped them, Sen Ran smiled, narrowed his eyes, and first glanced at Tan Si, "I need you to teach?" ”

Then he glared at Koichi Hashimoto, "I'm not afraid of heaven and earth, the only thing I don't dare to do is to be a traitor." From today onwards, if there is an opium seller on the beach, I will kill one of them, and kill them until they are clean. ”

Hashimoto Koichi looked at Yang Shuang with some surprise, "It seems that the two of you want to be enemies of our Japanese Chamber of Commerce." ”

Gu Chaoyun put on his sunglasses again, and while turning around, he threw down a sentence lightly.

"If you want to go to the beach, it's simple, each by its own means."