Chapter 180: Six Hundred and Two Nights of Shock

The three groups of people met each other. Not long after they stepped out of the range of the cotinus coggygria forest, a scream suddenly came from the team in the center.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Everyone looked around and found no external enemies attacking.

The team paused, and it was confirmed that the person screaming was a young lady from the Liu family.

No one knows exactly what happened.

Only Miss Liu, the person involved, ran to Mr. Liu's car when the team started again and cried to him: "Dad, when my daughter was using the toilet in the car, she could clearly feel someone peeping. You have to stand up for her, wuwuwu..."

Mr. Liu's face turned pale and he comforted his daughter.

This kind of thing is not easy to make public, so he asked his daughter to keep it secret and not tell anyone else, and he would make arrangements to protect her.

Mr. Liu was not a pedantic person, otherwise he would not have easily decided to move his family. At the same time, because he was kind and generous, he had a good relationship with people and was well-informed about all kinds of news. For example, the news that he had accidentally offended the hero and was very likely to be retaliated against was secretly informed by a hero he had helped.

Therefore, he knew everything about the Golden Stone Ranking that Maple Leaf Hall had published last night, as well as the tasks for the top three on the list.

Because he knew this clearly, he immediately thought of Task 2 after learning about his daughter's experience.

Is it possible that his daughter has been targeted by that damned flower thief?

Looking at his daughter's tearful face, Mr. Liu felt that it was better to be safe than sorry and that he had to make some preparations as soon as possible.

Then, Miss Liu's maid was also called on board. When the convoy stopped for lunch, Miss Liu, whose eyes were red from crying and who was so ashamed that she covered her face with her hands, returned to her own carriage.

No one paid much attention to this matter, and everyone thought that the previous scream was just a girl making a fuss.

During the lunch break, the Liu family provided meals. Each guard received a bowl of hot soup and two large meat sandwiches.

The bread was good, made of white flour, but the meat was not very good, with a fishy smell.

The escorts and guards ate without even looking up, while the Jianghu people were picking and choosing at the side: "The smell is too pungent. After all, pork is not as delicious as beef. Isn't it said that Master Liu is very generous? He just gave us this to eat?"

Although the Liu family specially prepared pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat, for those who are used to eating braised beef, the taste of beef is more acceptable.

The escorts smiled but said nothing, but the guards spoke up to defend their master: "Although pork has a smell, it's real pork after all, so there's nothing to worry about. But are you sure the beef you're eating is real beef?"

All the people in the martial arts world fell silent.

Rongzhen took the meat pie and smelled it. It did have a bad smell. It was probably because the piglets were not castrated when they were first raised.

Seeing the tension in the room due to the previous conversation, she simply used it as an opportunity to bring up a new topic, saying, "Pork can actually be delicious, but it requires some special techniques."

The guards' attention was diverted. Seeing her martial arts attire, they expressed disbelief: "Those are the secrets of the rich and powerful families. How could you possibly know them?"

Rong Zhen chewed on the unpalatable meat pie and said slowly, "Of course I have a way to know."

Seeing her serious look, the escorts couldn't help but become curious and urged her to tell them what she was talking about.

So, in full view of the crowd, Rong Zhen raised his knife and made a gesture to slash at their lower bodies, signaling, "When the piglet is one month old, castrate it. Raise it carefully and its meat will become fat and fragrant."

The escorts: “……!”

Guards: “…!!”

Jianghu people: “!!!”

There is no need to do this. Why do you have to do this? Why do you have to do this?

The group of people, especially the men, all changed their expressions after hearing her words, and some even subconsciously wanted to cover their lower bodies.

As expected of a corpse collector, he is so cruel, sinister and vicious in this regard!

After hearing her remarks, I'm afraid no one would dare to doubt her identity anymore, because ordinary people would never know about such a bizarre and horrifying thing.

Only the Liu family's housekeeper, who had overheard something by chance, asked in great delight, "Is that really the case?"

Rong Zhen turned around and nodded. "That's true, but I've only heard and seen it, never actually put it into practice. So if you ask me to explain it in detail, it's all theoretical knowledge. You'll need to figure it out on your own."

As soon as the Liu family's housekeeper opened his mouth, she guessed what he wanted to do, and this was also the purpose of her deliberately telling this matter here.

Since dog meat is not edible, and other meats are seasonal and rare, and mutton that can be eaten often is expensive and smells of meat, then she might as well spread the method of raising pigs. Once they grow big, she will have meat to eat.

If you ask why Rongzhen doesn't do it herself, the same thing applies: she only has theoretical knowledge, and she finds it tiring and dirty. If there are better ways to make a living, she doesn't want to raise pigs. If she doesn't raise them well, she will lose everything. If she raises them well, someone will definitely be jealous and take advantage of them. It's troublesome just thinking about it.

She would rather others buy her methods and produce results, so that she can enjoy the fruits of her labor by spending some money.

Since the Liu family gave their employees pork instead of beef, it must be that they had a place to raise pigs and had the conditions to improve the breeding of delicious pigs.

So, amid everyone's surprised and envious gazes, Rongzhen was invited by the housekeeper to the front of Mr. Liu's carriage, where she carefully explained to Mr. Liu the scientific methods of pig farming and gave him some recipes for home-cooked dishes that she knew and had eaten, which was full of sincerity.

Mr. Liu was not ignorant of the value of the food, so he immediately asked someone to make those dishes using the existing pork meat.

Rong Zhen specifically reminded: "Uncastrated pork is similar to wild boar meat, and requires rich spices to make delicious dishes."

With the Liu family's wealth, they surely wouldn't be short of these things.

While waiting, Mr. Liu signed a transaction agreement with her, spending five hundred taels to buy her pig breeding methods and several pig meat recipes, and asked the Escort Agency and Hongye Hall to witness it.

It turned out that people from Hongyetang were also in the team, probably to monitor the completion of the tasks of the Jianghu people.

Tsk, look at their service attitude, they deserve to make money.

But with them around, Rong Zhen felt more at ease. She accepted the banknote, pressed her fingerprints, and said with a smile, "Master Liu is so generous, willing to give real money without even verifying it. No wonder everyone says you're so generous. Since you're so sincere, I'll also give you a bonus of postpartum care for the sow."

These were all things she had read when she was bored in the previous worlds. It was unlikely that she could write them down completely, but she had a general idea of ​​what needed to be done.

Mr. Liu laughed and waved to the butler to add another hundred taels.

Wow, Rongzhen whistled in her heart, thinking that this man was really capable of doing great things. She had chosen the right person to entrust the pig-raising method to.

The six hundred taels were easily obtained, which made the leader of the escorts and the supervisor of Hongye Hall secretly astonished.

After Rong Zhen declined the invitation to join them for the pork feast and left, the escort leader couldn't help but ask Master Liu, "She's just a woman of the underworld, and of such status, why do you treat her with such respect?"

Even if the method of raising pigs is true, it is not worth six hundred taels.

Unless Mr. Liu is deliberately praising him.

The Supervisor of the Red Leaf Hall felt that since Mr. Liu did this, he must have his reasons. He was not a fool. No matter how generous he was, he would not give money to others for free. On the contrary, he was a cunning man and would not do anything without profit.

So, "I'm afraid the things she sold you were all genuine, and she could make a lot of money, right?"

Master Liu smiled and nodded. "Although that woman was dressed in the garb of a jianghu person, her words and actions were not ordinary. As the saying goes, a person with a wealth of knowledge and experience is naturally elegant. Her conversation, temperament, experience and knowledge are not something you can easily conceal."

What's more, his family raises pigs and has been exploring ways to improve pork meat so as to have more options for their family.

Now, a blessing in disguise, good times have come, and he finally met a noble person.

Six hundred taels may seem like a lot, but in fact he felt it was too little. He just didn't want to cause trouble for the noble man, so he only gave six hundred taels.

The method was quite clever. Even if it was not proven to be effective in the end, the remaining recipes and the postpartum care of the sow were worth the six hundred taels he spent.

Knowledge is closed these days. Whether it is the martial arts world, official circles, or ordinary people, if you want to obtain certain martial arts, classics and the like, there is no other way except family instruction or self-exploration.

While the three were talking, an enticing aroma suddenly spread throughout the entire team. Then maids and servants came to Master Liu's carriage with food boxes and presented him with several prepared pork dishes.

The escort leader's mouth watered at the smell and he praised, "This smells really good, and the color is even better. Congratulations, Master Liu."

Since the recipe can produce such delicious food, I believe other methods must be correct.

Mr. Liu has found a treasure this time.

Master Liu laughed and invited the two of them to eat together, and asked the cooks to make larger portions for the guards to try.

This meal was more delicious than usual, and the rest time was more than half an hour longer than before.

Everyone thought that the preparation of the food took some time, but in fact, Master Liu took advantage of this incident as a cover and had already made preparations in secret.

He did not forget that his daughter was still suspected to be coveted by a flower thief.

In the afternoon, the convoy set off again, and more eyes were focused on Rong Zhen. She took out the dagger she carried with her and wiped it slowly. After wiping, she peeled slices of red radish for the donkey to eat, and then used the eyes that were only exposed outside the handkerchief to look back at the people they were looking at one by one, until the other party could no longer bear it and looked away.

The convoy walked for most of the day. There were mountains and water on the road, but more often than not, there was yellow earth all over the sky and the wind and sand were blowing in the air.

After all, it is still spring now, and it is nice that the mountains are beginning to be covered with green, but there are also endless strong winds blowing and blowing, and if you are not careful, they will blow up the yellow sand and dust on the road and cover your head and face with it, making you look miserable.

Fortunately, Rongzhen armed herself to the teeth for disguise, so only her eyes suffered a little. She regretted not getting a scarf before leaving.

As the sun set, the convoy finally stopped at a dilapidated temple for rest after a long journey.

When Mr. Liu entered the temple, he found that there was already a bonfire that had not yet been extinguished. It was probably left by the master and servant who walked in front of them. The two did not spend the night here, which was convenient for them.

Later, the eldest lady and her men also rushed over, and the two teams tacitly occupied a corner of the ruined temple respectively.

Because they needed to rest early, the Liu family prepared a simple dinner: wild vegetable soup and flatbread, just enough to make do. Rong Zhen wasn't assigned to watch the night, but the feeling of trouble still lingered in her heart, and she didn't dare sleep too deeply.

It was not until midnight that a shout of "Catch a thief" woke everyone up, and the hanging boot finally fell to the ground.

"Catch the thief quickly, there is a thief!" The maid from the Liu family, dressed in her own lady's clothes, stood on the carriage with the roof overturned and shouted loudly. Under the carriage were several female heroes who had just hidden in the carriage with her, fighting with the thief with swords.

The thief was dressed in night clothes and his head and face were wrapped with a black scarf, making it impossible to see his face.

His skills seemed good, but he was obviously no match for the female warriors who attacked him together, and he showed signs of defeat in less than a moment.

The guards were about to go over to help and capture him in one fell swoop.

The maid in the carriage suddenly shouted "Be careful!", and the thief under the carriage sprinkled a handful of medicine powder. The powder instantly flew onto the faces of the heroines with the night wind, making their eyes blurred and their hands and feet weak.

Everything happened in an instant, and the guards immediately rushed forward to rescue.

The thief had made a lot of preparations, either spreading medicine powder or hidden weapons. Even though so many people were surrounding him, he managed to tear a bloody path and escape.

"Where are the thief escaping? Watch out for the arrow!" The eldest lady heard the noise and came out. At the critical moment, she shot a hidden arrow at the thief who was about to escape.

Due to lack of experience, the arrow went astray and didn't hit the thief's heart, but hit his lower body. It was probably hit in a vital position, but I didn't hear him scream so miserably after being hit by the arrow.

Everyone: ...!

Ah, are all the female warriors so powerful nowadays? Either they castrate babies or shoot their balls.

Rongzhen was quite far away from the center of the incident. She only had time to see a black shadow fleeing away in a panic, and the crucial arrow shot by the eldest lady. She couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the other party.

The eldest lady held her head high and was coaxed back to the dilapidated temple by her followers.

The guards had failed to keep the enemy and were about to chase after them to make amends, but Master Liu stopped them in time: "Don't chase after a desperate enemy, or they might lure the enemy away. We'll be in Taolin County tomorrow, so business is more important. Strengthen the defense in the second half of the night."

"yes!"

Patrols were reinforced for the rest of the night, and everything went smoothly until dawn.

I thought I could set off smoothly, but just after breakfast, someone asked for help saying that a little boy had gone missing after getting up in the morning, and asked everyone to help look for him nearby before I set off.

Little boy? Missing from the night?

Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they heard this, and they had a bad feeling.