Chapter 11: Sanmyodo

The next day, a group of people gradually woke up in the morning breeze, thinking back to everything that happened last night, and then looking at the broken temple that was damaged by Li Ke's powerful sword intent, as if it were a dream.

The morning sun fell on everyone's face, illuminating every face very clearly. Li Ke looked at the four members of the Ling family beside him, this was the first time Li Ke could see their faces clearly.

That Ling Shantu stood beside Mrs. Ling, no matter how you look at it, Ling Shantu looks old-fashioned and tired, and Mrs. Ling is indeed as the gangster said yesterday, although she is a half-old, she is also graceful, no matter how you look at it, you can't match it, I really don't know where to look at Ling Shantu.

Ling Ziwei and Ling Zhuwei are very different in temperament in addition to their similar appearances, Ziwei is more gentle and elegant, and Zhu Wei is eccentric, but both of them have a delicate and gorgeous face, with slender skin and smart eyes, no wonder it will make the Seven Lords of the Oroling have evil thoughts.

And at this time, not only Li Ke looked at the people around him, but the two sisters of the Ling family also looked at Li Ke in front of them directly, after all, last night was frightened and dim, and they didn't see it too clearly, but it was a slender and strong man in white who saved them, but they didn't expect to be so handsome, and they couldn't help but like it tightly.

Ziwei also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately this person looks okay, otherwise how can the wish made to the Bodhisattva last night be good, this is good, if the son has this intention, the little woman will not have anything to be picky about.

That Zhu Wei looked like a nymphomaniac, and was fascinated by Li Ke. How can there be such a man in this world who is so superb in martial arts and appearance, I really love it.

Seeing that the situation was delicate, Ling Shantu and his wife coughed a few times and called the second daughter over. Li Ke also stepped forward and asked Ling Shantu, "I don't know what advice Master Ling has now, how can Li Ke help you?" ”

Ling Shantu didn't hide it, "Li Gongzi, if you want to deal with Hu and Yan, we must go back to Oroling City first, only when we go back to the city, can we rely on the clues that the old man has before to pry the opening, but this matter still has to be discussed in the long run, and returning to Oroling at the moment is the key, and how to go back is also a problem." ”

"What Master Ling said is also true, at this time, you have to hide people's eyes and ears when you enter the city, and besides, if the Seven Tyrants of the Oroling are not returning for a long time, then the Yan Mansion will definitely send someone to investigate, and we should indeed be careful." Li Ke nodded approvingly.

Li Ke pondered for a long time and said: "In this way, I came all the way and saw that the farmers along the road were making medicinal materials, why don't we find some farmers first, collect some medicinal materials, and then enter the city as a medicinal herb vendor?" ”

Everyone had no better countermeasures for a while, and they all agreed. But at this time, Mrs. Ling said: "Since we want to purchase medicinal materials, we have to use silver money, but at this time, where can I get money to buy medicine?" ”

Li Ke also replied happily: "Mrs. Ling don't have to worry, Li Ke will solve the matter of the money, just buy medicine with confidence." ”

A few people began to move, and Li Ke led the way in front of him, heading towards the village he remembered for pounding medicinal herbs. In half a day, when I arrived in the village, every household was cutting, drying and loading medicine, and I smelled the smell of traditional Chinese medicine from afar. After some inquiry, I learned that this village has been collecting herbs for a living for generations, picking herbs from the mountains, drying them and then transporting them to the city to sell, so as to make a living.

After understanding the situation, Li Ke did not plan to collect the medicine one by one, but began to preach on the field with the largest number of people in the village, saying that the price of his medicine was higher than that in the city, and if the villagers sold the medicine to themselves, they could not only save errands, but also be more cost-effective than in the city. Sure enough, as soon as this trick came out, it was effective immediately, and after a while, many villagers came to Li Ke with their own herbs, and Li Ke also received all the orders according to the price of one penny higher than that in the city. I saw that the person came and went, accumulating a mountain of medicine, and he couldn't finish it at all.

Li Ke said while collecting the medicine, you can still find me if you have herbs to transport to the city in the future, no matter what the price in the city is, I guarantee that it will be a penny higher than the original price, everyone remember, you will find me when you go to the city to sell medicine" Li Chouxin. ”

"Li Chouxin? How did this guy change his name after taking a pill? Ling Zhuwei was very puzzled.

"It should be that since Li Gongzi promised to help our family return to Oro, he made this decision for unnecessary trouble." Ling Ziwei and her sister Zhu Wei said.

While collecting the medicine, Li Ke muttered the words "Li Chouxin" in his mouth, and said in his heart: "Since he has been kicked out of the house, there will naturally be no Li Ke, it's time to say goodbye to Li Ke, and from now on there will be no more guests in the world." Besides, if he changed his name to Li Chouxin, if something really happened in the future, it would not affect the Li family, although he was kicked out, but the Li family has raised himself for at least more than 20 years. ”

So Li Ke slowly walked to the side of the Ling family and said, "Everyone, from now on, call me Li Chouxin, forget the name Li Ke, from now on there will be no more guests in the world." Especially you, little Zhu Wei, don't shout wrong. ”

The Ling family was curious, but they didn't ask much, just Ling Zhuwei chattered a few words. And Ling Ziwei looked at Li Ke, who suddenly decided to change his name, and decided that Li Ke must have a lot of things in his heart, otherwise how could he have called such a name-sorrowful.

Li Chouxin saw that the herbs were almost harvested, and ordered a few people from the Ling family to guard here, but he went to the farmer's house. After a while, I saw Li Chouxin driving over with an ox cart, and asked someone to sort and pack all the herbs and tie them to the ox cart. Li Chouxin still had a few sets of shabby clean clothes in his hands, so he had to let a few people change them, otherwise the clothes of the Ling family would definitely cause waves when they entered the city to investigate. Except for Ling Zhuwei, who was a little resistant, the others found a place to change their clothes without saying a word, but under the persuasion of her family, Zhu Wei finally changed her clothes.

Li Chou saw that everything was ready, and after discussing with Ling Shantu, he decided to officially set off for Oroling City, and he should be able to arrive before dark.

The group was talking and laughing on the road, Li Chouxin was the owner of the medicinal materials, and the four members of the Ling family were their slaves, so they escorted the herbs in this capacity and went straight to the direction of the city.

After a long journey, just before the city gate was about to close, Li Chouxin saw the soldiers who were about to close the city gate, and shouted loudly from afar: "Military master! Wait a minute! As he shouted, he jumped out of the ox cart and ran towards the soldier.

Seeing that Li Chou was in such a hurry, the soldier thought about blackmailing him. Li Chouxin came to him, and before he could speak, he heard the soldier shouting sternly: "Bold, the city gate is heavy, how can you make a loud noise." ”

"The military master is angry, isn't the little one in a hurry to honor your old man? So it was louder. Li Chouxin replied in a low voice.

The soldier wanted to blackmail Li Chouxin, but he didn't expect Li Chouxin to be so upright, and he was secretly happy in his heart, "What nonsense are you talking about, what kind of filial piety or not filial piety, don't talk nonsense!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Chouxin stuffed a piece of silver into the hands of the soldiers, and said in a loud voice: "Master Jun, the little one is a medicinal material merchant from the south, and he has only arrived here after a day's journey, if he can't enter the city, it's fine, but if it rains, this medicinal material will be wasted, and the small one will have no one to eat, and he will no longer be able to honor the military master in the future." ”

The soldier saw that Li Chouxin made a generous move, and after waiting for a while, the ox cart finally arrived at the gate of the city, and the soldier went up to check, and saw that the cart was indeed full of herbs, and did not check too much, and then saw that the clothes of the people accompanying the car were tattered and their hair was messy, and they didn't look too much, and checked the silver in their hands, and let them pass.

The four members of the Ling family entered the city gate, and their hanging hearts fell down, and Li Chouxin was still in the back to make friends with the soldier and say compliments, but the soldier was very proud of Li Chouxin's operation, and finally waved goodbye to Li Chouxin.

Everyone in the Ling family looked at this scene, and they were surprised in their hearts, they didn't expect that Li Chouxin, who was decisive in killing, still had this hand, which made the family want to laugh but couldn't laugh out loud, and they were uncomfortable.

After Li Chouxin rushed up to meet with everyone, after discussion, he decided to find an inn in the south of the city to live first, and then go out to find a shop tomorrow, and then settle down in the city of Erling in the name of a medicinal herb shop.

In the end, a few people stayed in an inconspicuous inn in the south of the city, and when they stayed in the hotel, Li Chouxin also instructed Xiao Er to take care of his medicinal materials, like an old businessman. When I went upstairs, I didn't forget to ask the innkeeper if there were any shops for rent or sale nearby, and everything seemed so real that it didn't arouse a trace of suspicion.

On the second day, a sharp knock on the door woke Li Chouxin from his sleep, and it turned out that the innkeeper had heard that there was a shop on South Street that was going to sell early in the morning, so he hurriedly came to find Li Chouxin.

Li Chouxin opened the door, and the innkeeper said: "Son, there is a shop on South Street this morning to sell, I heard that the son of that family is an official in the capital, and he wants to move his family over, so he is anxious to sell this shop, but this shop is connected to a yard, it is quite large, and it is no problem to live in a dozen people, so the price is a bit high, and now most of them are watching and considering whether to start." ”

Li Chou said: "Quick, take me forward!" ”

The innkeeper was also attentive, and when he walked in front, he led Li Chouxin to rush there, and he arrived in a moment.

I saw that the shop was built on the street, the shop surface was moderate, not far from the street after entering the city yesterday, it was suitable for making medicinal herb shops, it was close to the city gate, it was not a prosperous shop, but it was also convenient for the purchase of medicinal materials, and the yard was just suitable for the Ling family of four to live.

After Li Chouxin saw it, he didn't make a counteroffer, so he took over the shop and yard at a price of five hundred taels, and after getting the deed, he immediately rushed back to the inn and informed the four members of the Ling family about the matter.

Li Chouxin also specially invited a few handymen to tidy up and clean up the shops and yards, and then sorted the medicinal materials and placed them on the containers of the shops, which was quite presentable.

After finishing the tidying, Li Chouxin went to the backyard to find the four members of the Ling family, "Master Ling, you and your wife and ladies will stay here in the future, remember not to show up easily, so as not to be recognized." ”

"This can't be done, since it's a pharmacy to do business, someone has to take care of it, otherwise it will still arouse suspicion, and this pharmacy also has to have a store name." Ling Ziwei said to Li Chouxin.

"Miss Ziwei has a point, but what is the name of this shop?" Li Chou asked in his heart.

"Yes, how about calling it 'Ermiaotang'?" Li Chou's soul flashed.

"Why is it called Ermiaotang?" Ling Zhuwei asked at this time.

Li Chou was also refreshed, "Of course, there are two wonderful people in charge of your sisters, so it is called Ermiaotang." ”

After the two sisters heard Li Chouxin's words, Ling Ziwei's little face turned red, and Ling Zhuwei looked happy.

"It's not proper, this pharmacy and courtyard are purchased by Li Gongzi, it's really inappropriate to name my two sisters, I think it's better to call it 'Sanmiaotang', after all, the sorrowful son is also a wonderful person." Ling Ziwei turned her face to the side after speaking, looking shy.

"Good Sammyodo! Sanmiaotang is good! In this way, my sister and I and my son are all inside, and Sanmiaotang is good! Ling Zhuwei was even happier than just now.

"Okay, since that's the case, it's called Sanmiaotang, I'll go to the craftsman to get a plaque to hang up, and I'll open the door tomorrow to do business, but where should I find the person sitting in this hall?" Li Chouxin's face was full of doubts at the moment.

"In this way, let the little girl sit in the hall, the little girl studied pharmacology in her early years, and she still has a certain grasp of pharmacy." Ling Ziwei said suddenly.

Li Chouxin looked at Ling Ziwei with a surprised expression, he didn't expect that this lady also understood the principles of medicine, "But will this be a little risky, it will not be good if it is recognized." ”

"No problem, I'll take care of this, Li Gongzi wait." Ling Zhuwei on the side also interjected at this time, and after speaking, she pulled Miss Ziwei into a room.

After a cup of tea, the door suddenly opened, but two men came out of it, one dressed luxuriously, and the other was dressed as an attendant, which made Li Chou's heart tense, and he was about to step forward to interrogate, but he didn't expect the two to suddenly laugh, "It's us!" Li Gongzi. Only then did Li Chouxin react, the people in front of him were Ling Ziwei and Ling Zhuwei dressed in disguise.

Li Chouxin looked at the two people in front of him carefully, it was really seamless, and he couldn't even notice that it was disguise. So he said to Miss Zhu Wei: "So this is the method you said? I didn't expect you to hide this hand at a young age, don't use this skill to deceive me in the future. After speaking, he patted Miss Zhu Wei's forehead.

"There is no other way at the moment, Li Gongzi, let's decide like this for the time being, my father and mother can cut herbs in the backyard on weekdays, and hand them over to me and my sister in front, of course, Li Gongzi is the boss, and he can take care of us in front on weekdays, but I believe that this will not be too long." Miss Ziwei looked at Li Chouxin in front of her expectantly.

"In that case, then I will temporarily wronged the two girls during this time, no, it is the two sons." After speaking, the group of five people laughed.

Another day, the "Sanmiaotang" was officially opened, and the plaque was unveiled and firecrackers were lit under the watchful eyes of everyone early in the morning. Li Chouxin also took Ziwei and Zhu Wei in disguise to introduce them in front of people.

"In Xia Li Chouxin, when I first came to Guibaodi, I will rely on your neighbors to take care of me in the future, this is Mr. Ziyun, and this is Zhu Yan, a medicine boy." After speaking, he looked at the two of them.

Sanmiaotang can be regarded as opening in Erling City so far, and from this day on, Li Chouxin has officially started the plan to help the Ling family.

On a normal day, there are scattered people who come to the pharmacy to buy medicine, after all, no one needs medicine every day. This also reduces the risk of exposure. In the evening, the door of the store was closed, and the four members of the Ling family prepared a meal in the backyard and waited for Li Chouxin.

Li Chou knew that the Ling family did this to thank him, so he quickly entered the table.

During the banquet, Ling Shantu first drank a few glasses of wine with Li Chouxin in a row, and expressed his gratitude by the way.

After a few glasses of wine, Ling Shantu went straight to the point, "If you want to deal with Hu Jin and Yan Zefa, you still need to have ironclad evidence that they are doing these things, and it will be better if they can be debunked on the spot." ”

"Master Ling, I said earlier that you know some of their clues, so you might as well talk about it." Li Chou suddenly remembered what Ling Shantu had said before.

"Yes, I have been working under Hu Jin all these years, and I have indeed found some clues. Among them, the most suspicious should be at the Ngoring River ferry, and the two of them often enter and exit the ferry late at night on the pretext of checking the city guards, thinking that they should use the ferry to facilitate some black-hearted transactions. Ling Shan said on the way, his expression became solemn.

Li Chou thought for a moment, "Then start from the ferry, as long as it is a fox, there will be a time when the tail is exposed, so leave it to me." ”

The Ling family looked at Li Chouxin, as if they were looking at the Bodhisattva gods and Buddhas enshrined in the temple.

"Worried son, you must be careful, that Hu Jin and Yan Zefa are both very cunning people, and their methods are also very vicious, if you are not completely sure, don't risk yourself." Ling Ziwei looked at Li Chou worriedly.

"Oh, sister, I've only known each other for two days and started to worry about Li Gongzi so much? Do you have a crush on Li Gongzi? Ling Zhuwei on the side leaned on Ziwei mischievously, and the little face of Ziwei, which was already white and red, suddenly turned red with shame.

"You little girl, you are a big ghost, don't talk nonsense, I just think that Li Gongzi is helping our Ling family, and it is common sense to worry about his comfort." Ziwei hurriedly explained.

"Oh, sister, don't pretend, you should be like me, I like my sad brother, my sad brother is handsome, his martial arts are high, and he is a good person, right? Sad brother. After Zhu Wei finished speaking, she made a naughty expression at Li Chouxin, making the family laugh, but Li Chouxin looked at Ling Ziwei with some embarrassment.

Ling Ziwei was also smart, knowing that Li Chou was embarrassed, so she picked up her glass and invited everyone to have a drink, which alleviated the embarrassment just now. Li Chou gratefully sent a smile to Ling Ziwei.

During the banquet, except for saying that it was strict to deal with Hu Jin from the ferry, the rest of the time was chattering, talking and laughing, as if he had forgotten the real purpose.

After the banquet was over, Li Chouxin went back to his room, thinking about Miss Ziwei's smile in his heart, and his heart was warm.

However, he immediately woke up from that gentle contemplation, took out the "Qinglian Qi Transformation Formula" and "Heart Attraction Formula" from his baggage and put them on the bed, crossed his knees, and walked the first layer of the Blue Lotus Qi Transformation Technique around his body, and then slowly opened the Heart Attraction Technique to start cultivating.

The mind is divided into three layers, the first level is perception, the cultivation is the harmony between the person's mind and the surrounding things, after the cultivation is successful, the concentration and meditation can perceive the movement and direction of the surrounding things; The second layer is the imperial object, that is, the ability to control things, the first layer of cultivation to the extreme can only carry out the second layer of cultivation, otherwise it is easy to hit the belief of the cultivator; The third is soul control, which is the highest level of mind attraction, and after cultivation, the soul can control the mind through the mind, and it is all-encompassing.

Li Chou looked at this trick and thought, "With such a good exercise, wouldn't you be able to do whatever you want after you cultivate it." The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, so I immediately started cultivating.

Li Chouxin began to concentrate and exhale according to the first level of essentials, and activated the internal energy in his body, only feeling that those internal forces were slowly flowing in his body, and after a while, the whole person fell into an ethereal state.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and Li Chouxin felt that the sounds around him had become a thousand times louder, so that he could even hear the sound of an ant slowly climbing over the branches.

Li Chouxin was suddenly pleasantly surprised, but he still held back his excitement and continued to perceive everything around him, this range slowly extended from the previous distance to the distance, he could hear drunk people staggering on the street, and he could also hear a night bird landing on the tree beside the road, flowers and plants seemed to have grown in his mind, and the movement and stillness of everything could be truly felt.

Somehow, this consciousness gradually approached Ling Ziwei's room, and slowly penetrated through the small door crack into the room, exploring deeply, never seeing Ling Ziwei's figure, until he crossed a screen, he heard a trace of movement, and this movement actually made his heart beat faster, because this was the sound of Ling Ziwei taking a bath in the tub, only to hear the steaming water slowly flowing from the neck of the crape myrtle girl to her chest, and then into the bathtub, the more you listened, the more excited she became.

Ziwei seemed to notice something, and always felt that a pair of eyes were staring at her, poked around, found that there was indeed no one, and continued to freshen up.

Li Chouxin stopped his perception in time, recovered from his cultivation, and found that his heart was still pounding, his face was also hot, and he sighed: "The exercises left by this master are good, but it is also easy for people to accidentally go mad, but fortunately, I have strong self-control." ”

However, Li Chouxin was still pleasantly surprised by the wonderful use of this exercise, so that it was much easier to investigate the matter between Hu Jin and Yan Zefa.

Li Chouxin began to continue cultivating again, wanting to completely cultivate this first layer before dawn, so that he could get twice the result with half the effort in the future.

Until the middle of the night, Li Chouxin, who cultivated Xiaocheng, couldn't help it, and this idea quietly entered Ziwei Girl's room here, and stopped in front of Ziwei's tent.

"Bodhisattva, the little girl did not break her promise, the oath Ziwei made that day is in my heart, as long as whoever saves us, I will marry whom, Ziwei has never dared to forget, I do like the sorrowful son, if you can marry him as a wife, it is naturally excellent, but I think the heart of the sorrowful son is not above the children's private affairs, the son is ambitious, this Erling City will definitely not be able to keep him, he should leave after helping his father, if I rashly bring up this matter, the sorrowful son does not agree to the matter, if it affects his plan, it is not good to cause trouble for him." Ling Ziwei was talking in her dreams, thinking that it should be caused by the oath she had made that made her haunted.

"Bodhisattva, rest assured, Ziwei will not break her word, if she can't marry a sorrowful son in this life, Ziwei would rather not marry in this life, and she has not broken her oath." Ling Ziwei fell into a deep dream.

Hearing this, Li Chou's heart was full of waves, "Miss Ziwei is indeed a good match, ask yourself how there is no reason not to like it, but why do you wander all over the world, if you agree to her, wouldn't it delay people who think they are good girls." ”

Li Chou Xin drove his mind to retreat, and he also ended his cultivation. At this time, her heart was full of what Ling Ziwei said in her dream with her mouth pouted, and she made her mind uneasy for a long time until dawn.