Yu Duo walked out of the tavern in a trance, holding the medicine powder. Mr. Zhao Sanye had been watching him leave from upstairs.
The servant Ah Si behind him was leaning weakly against the pillar.
Mr. Zhao San looked at him expressionlessly.
"It takes some skill to work closely with Master Zhao San. You've been able to hold on until now without letting Yu Duo see your flaws. That's already very good. Go down and rest!"
Ah Si struggled to stand up and saluted Mr. Zhao Sanye with his fists clasped.
"Third Master, I am honored to have risen from the lowest level of a mule to become your personal attendant. I am very touched to receive your affirmation. Ah Si, there is no need to rest."
"Go down! You need to be energetic even when you are with me, otherwise you will ruin my plans at the critical moment."
Ah Si hadn't left yet, but asked tentatively:
"Third Master, I have a question. Is it appropriate to ask?"
"Oh! There are still a lot of things to ask!" Uncle Zhao was in a rare good mood.
Ah Si swallowed.
"There are countless medicine dealers coming to Pixiu City. How do you select those who are suitable for cooperation?"
Uncle Zhao San smiled and said, "Ah Si, you just started following me, so you're not familiar with many things. You'll learn them over time."
"Since you asked, I'll explain it to you because you performed well today."
"This business is not something that ordinary drug dealers can do, so they have to pass many tests."
He pointed at Yu Duo's departing figure and said, "Take him for example, he came here to purchase goods. His purpose is very clear, it's rare medicinal powder, so he has a demand for it."
Afterwards, Mr. Zhao Sanye took Ah Si into the house and pointed to the luxurious room on the third floor.
"Customers who can go to the third floor are willing to spend money and have the money to buy in large quantities. I don't bother to talk to those who can't go to the third floor."
"Did the Third Master start testing him the moment he entered the door?"
"That's right. From the moment you enter, choosing a waitress means you can't escape worldly temptations. Such people can be seduced into a conversation. Then, at the first staircase, they're willing to spend a small amount of money. At the second staircase, they're willing to spend more money. Such people can be treated like fish and can be hooked for a long time."
A few people walked up to the second floor. Although the performers had suffered some injuries, they had received a lot of dividends and were still smiling.
"People who are willing to pay for art, firstly, know how to enjoy it, and secondly, they have sympathy. Such people are the easiest to grasp."
After Mr. Zhao San finished speaking, he took out a comb and combed his beard.
"Just like my beard, it grows on my face. I can only feel at ease if I smooth it out. I can let it grow long or short. I comb it when I am happy and ignore it when I am unhappy. In short, it can't escape my control."
Ah Si was completely bewildered. Mr. Zhao San looked at him and didn't explain anything, but instead assigned Ah Si a task.
"Si, since you're so studious, I'll leave the responsibility of keeping an eye on Yu Duo to you this time."
"ah?"
"Keep an eye on him and report any movement to me immediately."
After saying that, Mr. Zhao San explained to Ya Lan.
"Teach him what to do. Being smart and flexible is the most important thing. Being able to do things and having experience are also important."
So, Ah Si was responsible for keeping an eye on Yu Duo. This was his first task in transforming from a mule to a pimp, and he had to complete it well.
Let’s go back to Cang Lin.
The young man, Ah Si, was full of helplessness and grievance when he said this. Cang Lin didn't want to listen to him, so he started asking.
"Ah Si, right? Did Yu Duo finally agree to purchase the powder?"
Ah Si said, "That's right, because he witnessed a couple jumping into the river. Their parents fished them out, and just as they died, they were given a drug. When the man and woman woke up, they both begged their parents to bury them together. In the end, the two spent their last moments holding hands tightly."
"So he believed that the powder could bring people back to life," Cang Lin asked.
Ah Si paused before continuing, "That's right. Later, the girl's father believed that the man had deliberately seduced them, leading to their mutual suicide. In his excitement, he activated his Beast Bone ability, ready to teach his father a lesson. However, he couldn't defeat him, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. So he took the powder and unleashed his ability, injuring his in-laws. He himself collapsed from the blow, and only then did Yu Duo begin to believe in the powder's effectiveness."
"You mean, the person who took the powder also collapsed?"
Yuan Jun grasped a key point and immediately asked.
Ah Si said, "Yes, he was already injured. Using his explosive skills again would be too much for an old man to handle."
"Ah Si, if my guess is correct, these two events are so coincidental. You must have deliberately arranged them, right?"
Ah Si lowered his head and nodded again.
Originally, this matter was closely related to Ah Si, so I could only ask him again when I had time.
Yuan Jun was still struggling with the previous question.
"The side effects of this powder are quite severe, right? It won't cause any damage to the root, right?
"Brother, we can learn about this later. The most important thing now is to know what happened to Yu Duo and what he did."
Cang Lin stopped Yuan Jun from bringing up a new topic, but Yuan Jun continued to grumble.
"I feel that this thing must have other disadvantages besides burning vitality."
When Ah Si heard what Yuan Jun said, his heart skipped a beat.
It seems that these people are quite knowledgeable about Red Silk Magic Millet, otherwise they would not know its biggest side effect. So what should they do next?
"Ah Si, just tell me, what happened next?"
"Later, Yu Duo found our boss and placed an order for 1,000 orders of medicine powder, but he didn't have enough money."
Hearing this, Cang Lin curled his lips.
This medicine powder is quite expensive, and with all the remaining money, I can't place an order for 1,000.
"You may not know, the previous thousand orders were easy to come by, but ever since the Pixiu statue collapsed, the flowers haven't been growing well, so the price has gone up."
Cang Lin's heart moved. This Pixiu City was originally the place where the ball was imprisoned. The flowers also grew strangely. If the collapse of the stone statue affected the growth of the flowers, there might really be a connection.
"In order to get these 1,000 orders as quickly as possible, Yu Duo borrowed a loan shark through... through my introduction."
How nice of you!
After hearing this, Cang Lin and the other two looked at Ah Si with contempt. This guy was so shameless and his brain was full of water.
"You said you lied to him, and yet you still come to ask for help for him, are you sick?"
Yingmi couldn't bear to watch it anymore. This was all too ridiculous.
“That’s right.”
There was a lot of sweat on Ah Si's head.
"I was the pimp, and I had planned to use him to the fullest. But one day, my sister fell ill and needed a large amount of magic crystals. I went to the boss, but he said I was asking for money right after arriving and didn't know the rules, so he kicked me out. Later, Boss Yu gave me the magic crystals that saved my life, so..."
"You want to repay him?"
"That's right, I want to save him and stop him from making further mistakes. I can't touch this red silk devil millet!"
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