Chapter 558: Weak Leaves
"Many evil people will deliberately reveal other people's identities and wait for opportunities to do evil after the conference. We organizers cannot stop this." Miss Du calmly pulled Hu Xiner behind her.
She said solemnly, "Some evil people even like to use fetuses as medicine... Do you understand?"
The three members of the Lu family looked at each other and couldn't help but feel cold all over.
Then, Miss Du explained some rules to them one by one. The Du family had a rich foundation, and most of these things were not what they needed.
She brought all the disciples here, firstly to represent the Lu family, and secondly to secretly patrol the conference to prevent anyone from breaking the rules.
Suddenly, there was a bustling sound coming from the front. Hu Xiner couldn't help but take a closer look and saw that it was a group of people bidding for medicinal herbs.
"I don't know if the herbs here are real or not. The stall owner has been here for several years, and every time he auctions rare herbs. My godfather saw it once and said that the medicine is real, but the efficacy is not strong." Miss Du whispered when she saw that she seemed very interested.
"Your godfather?" Hu Xiner thought about it. Although Doctor He did not recognize the Wanxiang vine, his medical skills were still very good. He said that those medicines were not very effective, so it must be true.
Lu Yunjue suddenly said, "The medicinal effect is not strong. It may be grown at home and ripened using a unique secret recipe."
Miss Du glanced at him and said, "You also know this?"
She didn't pester him like she did outside. She just asked casually, turned around and walked forward.
It must be because Lu Yunjue rejected her in front of so many people last night, which hurt her face and her heart.
She walked straight to the front of the cave next to it. There was an almost dim lamp hanging in front of the cave, which made the medicinal herbs inside blurry. Some were even covered with mud. They were placed in a messy manner, and it was obvious that they were not taken care of.
People who know the business frowned at the sight. Those truly rare medicinal materials would definitely not be placed in here, because the more precious the medicinal materials are, the more worried they are about the loss of medicinal properties. Generally, they have to be stored in special containers, such as jade boxes and brocade boxes.
For experts, if a precious medicinal material loses even a little bit of its medicinal properties, it would be a huge loss.
Therefore, the business of this cave is very bad.
Miss Du waved and said, "Come and take a look."
Mu Qing had a prejudice against her and was reluctant to go over, but unexpectedly Hu Xiner rushed over with great interest.
She had a hunch that the herbs she needed must be found in here.
As for why... hehe, the treasure hunting novels she had read all said that the more unvisited a place is, the more likely it is to find a bargain.
Mu Qing followed his wife and carefully looked around the cave, and indeed found several medicinal herbs needed for the Wanxiang Pill.
Sitting behind the medicinal herbs was an old man who moved slowly. His face was full of wrinkles and he didn't have a smile at all. Only his eyes were like light bulbs, shining brightly at the people entering the cave.
"Excuse me, how much are these?" Mu Qing had just opened his mouth to ask the price when he heard a pleasant voice coming from behind him.
A fragrant breeze blew by, the rings and bracelets jingled, and the woman's tassels hung on the side of her face, swaying gently.
She said, "I'll take care of everything in here."
Mu Qing couldn't help but look sideways. He didn't expect that in this strange medicine conference, there would be someone so generous.
However, everything should be based on first come first served. Since he picked up the herbs and asked the price, he was in front of the girl in line, so the medicine seller should answer him first.
The medicine seller really said, "Five hundred taels."
"Five hundred taels?" Before the Lu family could say anything, Miss Du looked over. "Mr. Qin, what medicine are they holding? Why are they offering such a high price?"
Mr. Qin didn't answer, but just started collecting medicines: "I can close the stall again today~"
Hu Xiner walked forward holding her purse, hesitating for a moment. She didn't quite understand the rules here and didn't know whether she could bargain.
But just during this moment of hesitation, she heard hurried footsteps. It was Zhou Chenghe, whom she had met before, running in breathlessly.
He first looked at the woman covered in pearls and jade and smiled: "Master, everything over there has been bought."
Then, he shouted at Mr. Qin: "Don't move! I'll take these things."
He seemed to be very familiar with Mr. Qin. He glanced at the medicinal herbs on the ground and suddenly his expression changed.
When Hu Xin'er saw that it was him who walked in, she immediately stopped hesitating and took out 500 taels of silver from her purse and handed it over: "Mr. Qin, here it is!"
"Pa!" There was a crisp sound. No one expected that Zhou Chenghe would actually slap her hand.
Fortunately, Mu Qing was quick-witted and stopped his action.
"Zhou Chenghe, what are you doing?!" Hu Xiner glared at him.
"I found out before I came here that Mr. Qin had some bitter weed leaves, but there are clearly no leaves on the ground now. Didn't you rob them in advance?" Zhou Chenghe sneered and gave a wink. A group of people rushed in from the cave entrance and surrounded them.
Hu Xin'er didn't care about anything else and directly stuffed 500 taels of silver into Mr. Qin's hand. She took Mu Qing's hand and said vigilantly: "We were here first, do you still want to steal the medicine?"
Miss Du frowned. "Zhou Chenghe, I don't care what dirty or hard work you take on outside, but breaking the rules in front of me is a bit too ostentatious, isn't it?"
Zhou Chenghe said with a fake smile: "Since these are the people you brought here, I won't bother with them. But the bitter weed tree leaf is what my master wants. I wonder if you from the Lu family can part with it?"
Because the auction was going on nearby and it was quite lively, when the noise came from this side, many people looked over, and some even whispered, "The Lu family? Is there a Lu family in Qingzhou City?"
"I haven't heard of it. It seems that the Lu family doesn't have a name in the martial arts world."
"Could it be the Du family's new disciple... No, new disciples of the Du family are not allowed to participate in such a grand event."
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It can be imagined that many people will definitely find out what the Lu family’s background is after they go out and how they can travel with Miss Du.
Miss Du's face changed slightly. Calling out other people's names in this strange medicine conference is an extremely taboo thing.
She said in a deep voice: "Zhou Chenghe, you have crossed the line."
Zhou Chenghe twitched his lips and said, "What's the matter? Miss Du is angry? They were the ones who called my name first. Is it not too much for me to retaliate?"
Miss Du frowned tightly. "You and I are both disciples of the organizer of the conference. Our identities are not a secret. I advise you to let them go immediately, otherwise, I will take action!"
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