Early the next morning.

In the hospital.

Pavilion room.

The young man in white sat on a chair, facing the east, quietly breathing and exhaling, warming his true qi and activating his qi and blood.

The excess true qi that overflowed from the dantian rose to the atrium again, gathered into one qi, and condensed into a mixed yuan qi sword.

On his shoulder, a pale cloud snake, also facing east, its eyes flashed.

The morning sun in the east is reflected on this person and a snake, with a faint luster.

The rising sun is rising, and the sun is rising.

Cultivators, eating and drinking dew, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, is this scene.

"Hoo ......"

Zhuang Ming exhaled a breath of turbidity, opened his eyes, and looked radiant.

It was only thanks to his cultivation that he was able to maintain a perfect spirit at all times and be able to think carefully about all kinds of things.

If he hadn't cultivated this true qi, maybe over the years, his sick and weak body and mind would have been overworked, and he would not have been able to make such a clear decision when encountering problems.

"Childe, breakfast is ready. ”

"Please dine with Bai Lao. ”

"Okay, Childe. ”

Frost Ling hurriedly answered and trotted towards Bai Lao's residence.

Zhuang Ming put the young dragon into his sleeve and groaned slightly.

This time the matter of Huaibei Dark Village is imperative.

Even if he doesn't have a Baishen pot, he has to do it for the "Jade God Flower".

And now that there is a Baishen pot, needless to say, it must not be abandoned.

——

"Childe. ”

"Silver two ready?"

"The price of the jade god flower is 1,000 taels, but to avoid accidents, the old slave asked the account room to raise it, and it has now prepared 60,000 taels. ”

"Not enough. Zhuang Ming responded.

"Huh?" Bai Lao was stunned.

"Prepare 100,000 taels first. Zhuang Ming said.

"Childe, this is inevitable...... Too much?" Bai Lao hesitated: "In recent years, Zhuang's firm has been expanding and growing, establishing shops everywhere, recruiting manpower, running business, exchanging goods, and investing countless silver taels, but there are not many idle silver taels that can be used at present. ”

"When buying the Jade God Flower, avoid accidents, prepare more silver taels, and be prepared. Zhuang Ming said slowly: "As far as I am concerned, if this flower can really cure my leg disability, let alone 100,000 taels, it will cost millions, what's more, what I want is not only the Jade God Flower." ”

"Childe has a crush on other treasures?"

"We'll talk about it then. ”

Zhuang Ming nodded and beckoned, "Sit down and eat." ”

Bai Lao didn't shirk it, and sat down at the table.

Frost Spirit also grinned and sat beside Zhuang Ming.

The Dongsheng Dynasty paid attention to dignity and order.

It's just that Zhuang Ming is an outsider, but he doesn't pay much attention to it.

Especially for Bai Lao and Frost Spirit, there is no excessive rustiness.

The frost spirit was rescued by him, and as a personal maid, she has always been close.

As for Bai Lao, who lost his son in middle age, and now he is alone, with no descendants or descendants to take care of, no worries, and he has worked in Zhuang's firm over the years, and he has regarded it as his own family.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Bai Lao has no heirs, no worries, and one less path of favoritism than ordinary people, which is also one of the reasons why Zhuang Ming values him.

"Xuancheng Song family's ......"

Zhuang Ming said: "Let Steward Sun prepare Fengcheng's business, free up manpower earlier, and when I come back after taking the Jade God Flower, I will meet that Song Tianyuan for a while, and restore the situation in Xuancheng." ”

Speaking of this, he silently said in his heart: "The premise is that after this time, Song Tianyuan can still hold on." ”

——

Xuancheng Song family.

Steward Sun's letter was sent back to Xuancheng.

Song Tianyuan glanced at it and immediately smiled.

"Want to regain control of Xuancheng?"

"When you return from Huaibei and wake up, the world has already been turned upside down, and no matter how resourceful you are, under Song, you can't turn over the waves. ”

"What's more, whether you can come back from Huaibei alive depends on how smart you are and how much preparation you have in advance. ”

He laughed, raised his teacup, and drank it all in one gulp.

——

Zhuang Ming is here, he is ready, and he is about to set off for Huaibei Dark Village.

This time, only four people were allowed to enter the dark village.

Yin Ming, who accompanied the guards, Shuang Ling, the little maid who served him in his diet and daily life, Bai Lao, who took care of his accounts, and a family member who carried luggage.

In addition to these four people, six other guards were selected to accompany them.

With Zhuang Ming in this line, there are only eleven people in total, and counting Yin Ming, there are only seven guards, which is not too much.

It's just that with Yin Ming here, looking at the martial arts, no one can hurt Zhuang Ming.

Zhuang Ming considered that even if Yin Ming's skills were invincible in the mortal martial arts, if there was really an accident, the other party would have a large number of people, no matter how strong Yin Ming was, after all, it would be difficult to protect all of them, so he brought six more guards.

"Childe, before the sun goes down, you should be able to go to the dark village. ”

On the carriage, Zhuang Ming sat inside.

Frost Spirit and Bai Lao were also in the car.

Yin Ming played the role of a coachman.

And behind this carriage, there was an accompanying carriage behind it, which was full of luggage, and it was the family that drove it.

As for the six guards, they were divided into three people on the left and right sides, and they walked on foot.

"yes, I see. ”

Zhuang Ming answered, he looked at the book in his hand, and after a while, he put it down.

After a pause, he looked at Frost Spirit and said with a smile, "Girl, you're not familiar with this place, are you?"

Frost Spirit nodded in response, his eyes full of inquisitiveness.

Zhuang Ming groaned and said: "The dark village exists in a dark place, and it can't see the light, and the business it does in it is varied, there are no surprises, and it is slightly normal, there are money transactions, treasures in exchange, etc., and those who are more shady and evil deeds have to buy murder, human trafficking and so on. ”

"Such a place is not tolerated by the imperial court on the surface, but it still exists for many years, the background is extremely complicated, and the backer behind it is very likely to be in a high position in the imperial court. ”

"In addition, the dark village is strictly orderly, outsiders are not allowed to enter it, otherwise there will be a master to intervene, at least the person will be expelled, not allowed to enter the dark village again, or the heavy will be killed on the spot to warn others. ”

"So there is stability on the inside, and there will be basically no chaos, but on the outside, there may not be people who are in order. ”

"Although most of the people who enter the dark village are not ordinary people, they are either rich, powerful, or martial, but if the treasure is moving, it may attract the attention of some people, so as to rob and kill outside. ”

"There is a precedent for this. ”

"But ......"

After a pause, Zhuang Ming said again: "This kind of dark village does not only exist in the Dongsheng Dynasty, but also exists in a similar form everywhere in the world, including the overseas places where Fu Lao went. Of course, outside of the Dongsheng Dynasty, it may not be called a dark village, but generally speaking, some of these transactions in the dark area always have some mysterious places. ”

Frost Spirit seemed to understand, blinked, and nodded.

Zhuang Ming patted her little head and said, "Remember, it may be useful for you in the future." ”

When Bai Lao heard this, he was slightly surprised, and took a deep look at Frost Spirit.

Over the past few years, Childe seems to have taught this little girl a lot of things.

For example, the matter of the dark village should not be the knowledge that a little maid should learn.

"By the way, according to Lu He's news, at noon yesterday, Song Tianyuan also set off and went to Dark Village. Zhuang Ming groaned: "According to the distance, Xuancheng is a little closer than us, presumably Song Tianyuan has already entered the dark village." ”

"The old slave has already ordered someone to investigate and see what Song Tianyuan is seeking in the dark village. Bai Lao was a little hesitant and said, "The old slave is afraid that he also knows the role of the Jade God Flower and will go for the Jade God Flower." ”

"It doesn't matter. Zhuang Ming said slowly: "He is just going for me, I want to be in the dark village and meet him for a while." ”