"No need to be so polite. Actually, I also have a request from everyone." The girl waved her hands quickly and began to explain before everyone in the courtyard focused their attention.
"What Miss Jialan said is not difficult. We will send someone to do it immediately. Please come to the back hall and sit for a while."
Afterwards, under the leadership of the helmsman, the strong and imposing members of the Tuositang made way for the delicate girl to enter the back hall where no outsiders were allowed to enter.
Compared to the courtyard outside, it is much quieter here, and there are chairs made of precious wood. Under the paintings in the hall, there is a purple clay incense burner, which is still emitting blue smoke and fragrance.
After letting the others leave for the time being, the helmsman also introduced himself.
"My name is Yang Jilan, I'm from Zheluozhou, and I'm Xuemo's uncle. I was able to purchase this high-quality medicine this time, thank you Miss Jialan for your help."
So they are uncle and nephew? No wonder the captain trusted him to take so much money on a long trip to purchase goods, and Yang Xuemo was so dedicated and hardworking.
"Just call me Jialan."
"On the way here, I heard that the waterway to the north was blocked. What's the situation now?"
"Indeed, this is an order recently issued by the local commander, and the governor has also given his approval. As a result, many pedestrians and passenger ships are stranded in the city, unable to leave."
"Then I heard that Tuoshitang and Panlonghui are fighting fiercely in the north. Will this have any impact?"
"It's not just the Qingzhi waterway that leads north. Other surrounding states and counties can also be reached. It just takes a little longer, but it won't have much of an impact. However, the Panlong will block the waterways from the 22 southern states to the center of the dynasty, making it difficult for us to obtain resources in the center. This has led to our current predicament."
There weren't many major schools specializing in medicine within the Plantagenet Dynasty, and the most famous one in the south was 'Qingluyuan'. Although it wasn't a door-to-door service, it was admired by many people in the surrounding areas. There were many doctors within the school, and they also sold various pills and medicines, earning a good income.
Today, the Panlong Society has occupied the waterways of Weipingzhou, where the Qingluyuan faction is based. It is difficult for Qingluyuan to send its pill doctors to the south. This resulted in many masters of the Tuositang lacking treatment during the war, and many died of illness or retired after the war, which greatly reduced its overall strength. Therefore, the branches wanted to go to other places to buy medicine and seek medical treatment.
"I see." Loran Hill nodded, and then talked with the helmsman for a while.
"Captain, the roster has been moved."
Two members of the Tuositang carried a heavy box to the back hall and opened it. Inside were neatly arranged books, each with a year number on it.
"We in the Tuoshitang travel far and wide, and always hear a lot of news. We may not be able to use it ourselves, but it is rare for others. Therefore, there are teachers in the hall who write down these things for future reference."
"The Yu Baichou that Miss Jialan is looking for should have been a figure from about ten years ago. If we want to find clues now, we have to look back at the records from those years."
"If the hero you're talking about is at the fifth level, they would have heard of it and would have noted it in the roster at the time. However, if we go down further, there are very few records of those at the fourth level, as there are too many and they are complicated."
Afterwards, the captain called over a dozen young apprentices and asked them to quickly search through the books by year. The back hall was suddenly filled with the sound of flipping pages.
During the waiting time, the helmsman did not let Loran Hill sit there idly. He soon ordered a banquet to be prepared in the backyard to entertain this lucky guest.
The group ate and drank again, and when it was getting dark, the apprentice who had been flipping through the book came to report.
"Any results?"
"There are a few traces, but they are not detailed because of the age." Afterwards, Loran Hill followed the helmsman back to the back hall, where the apprentice had already spread out the pages he had found on the table.
"In July, while passing Hei Zezhou, I happened to meet a fellow disciple. He was skilled with spears and strong, and had reached the fourth level. His name was 'Hundred Enemies'."
"In the month of fire, a water ghost wreaked havoc in the Zhulian tributary. A hero cut it down. Later, I asked its name, and it was Yu."
"A new captain has been appointed to Xuanlu County in Jiwen Island, his name is 'Yu Zhitian'."
"At the end of winter, the Hanjiang League and my faction challenged each other to a battle in Xinliu County. The headquarters sent a general to assist us, named 'Yu Hefeng'."
The first one should be Yu Baichou. The time was exactly when she was on her way to the Xiangyu Sect and Yu Baichou was returning to the south. However, the following ones are uncertain. They may be Yu Baichou's pseudonym, or they may be other people.
"Where are the two of them going to look for it now?" Loran Hill looked up and asked.
"This is easy. Since they have become the helmsman and general of our hall, there must be a lot of records. We just need to find out where they are now." After saying that, he called a few more members and asked them to set out in different groups to inquire in the states and counties where the news was discovered. Two of them also went directly to the main hall to check the records left there.
"The headquarters will be more complete than ours, Miss Jialan, don't worry."
The captain told Loran Hill not to worry and asked her to stay for a few days and wait for a reply.
Then let’s wait a few more days, it won’t make much difference. The girl nodded to show her understanding.
In the next two days, she walked around Qingweizhou again to see the local customs and culture.
It has to be said that this is indeed a region with fertile grass and water, numerous rivers and swamps, and lakes of all sizes dotted everywhere. No wonder the dynasty specially sent a governor who is good at planting to this place to supervise production.
Standing on a small hill by the river, Loran Hill watched as a dozen large ships with flags flying slowly left the dock below and headed for the river to the north amidst music and cheers.
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