That night, Lu Chen and Li Mingyue could both hear shouts and cries of killing coming from the courtyard.
Li Mingyue's originally weak body trembled violently, and a look of panic immediately appeared in her eyes.
Lu Chen was very calm. He smiled and hugged Li Mingyue and said, "Relax, it's not directed at us."
"How do you know?" Li Mingyue looked curious.
Lu Chen told Li Mingyue what happened tonight with a smile. At the end, Li Mingyue opened her mouth slightly and looked at Lu Chen in disbelief. "How did you come up with such a sinister and vicious plan?"
Lu Chen shrugged and said, "What do you mean by a vicious plot? That's really harsh. I'm an upright and honest master, how could I use such cunning tricks? This is a serious and open conspiracy!"
"Do you think Chen Laoliu doesn't know that the alchemy formula is too hot to handle? But faced with the temptation of turning stone into gold, how many people can remain as calm as a mountain?"
"Just wait and see. This is just the beginning. Does Chen Laoliu think killing people to establish his authority will be effective? He will soon find out that the more ruthless he kills, the faster those around him will betray him."
Since Chen Laoliu can become the leader of this group, he must be good at controlling the entire team.
So the moment someone showed signs of rebellion, he noticed it and chose to strike first.
There were six corpses in the middle of the yard, and the rest of the people were standing aside holding torches.
Chen Laoliu's face was as gloomy as water as he glanced at everyone and said, "Did you see clearly? This is the fate of betraying your brothers. Not only will they die, but I will not let their entire families go either! If anyone dares to do this again in the future, I will skin them alive!"
After saying that, Chen Laoliu flicked his sleeves and turned to leave, but he didn't notice that the eyes that admired him in the past were gone, and were replaced by cold gazes. Some people didn't even hide the murderous intent in their pupils.
As Lu Chen expected, something went wrong with the alchemy furnace again the next day.
This time, no one went to assassinate Chen Laoliu, but a few people ignited the alchemy furnace again. They wanted to rely on their memory to replicate the steps of Lu Chen turning stone into gold.
But unfortunately they didn't know the key, so they failed after firing two or three batches.
When Chen Laoliu found out about this, he was furious.
He ordered his men to arrest those who opened the furnace without permission and beat them severely with a horsewhip.
"You bastards, didn't I tell you not to light stoves during the day from today on? With all this smoke, are you trying to attract the police? You bastards, you're still thinking you can burn gold? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror to see if you're worthy enough?"
The eight people who opened the furnace were beaten to a pulp, and two of them died that night.
Chen Laoliu's behavior once again aroused the dissatisfaction of the public, and the dissatisfaction of the vast majority of people.
"This is too much. Not only does he not let us see the recipe for turning stone into gold, but he also interferes with us burning our own food. He simply doesn't want us to get rich too. He wants to eat all the food for himself!"
"I've been fed up with this bastard for a long time. His heroic and righteous deeds are all just an act. Let me tell you, he's a complete villain. He turned against us brothers when he saw the benefits."
"Damn it! We kidnapped this person together. Why should Chen Laoliu eat all of it alone?"
"That's right. Immortal Master Lu originally said he would give the Midas Touch recipe to us, not just to Chen Laoliu. We're all taking the same risks, putting our heads on the line. Why should Chen Laoliu just take all the benefits?"
"Everyone here is trustworthy. Why don't you listen to me and fight him!"
At the same time, on the other side, a servant tumbled into the Sheng'endan workshop and pushed open the door of Mou Ping's office. He breathlessly said, "Eunuch Mou, we found it! We found the whereabouts of Master Lu."
Mou Ping, who had been sitting in his seat at a loss, suddenly had his eyes light up after hearing this. He stood up in an instant, took two or three steps forward, grabbed the other man's collar and said, "What did you say? Say it again!"
The servant swallowed hard and said, "I said we found Master Lu's trace!"
"Tell me quickly, what happened?" Mou Ping put the person on the seat and even poured him a cup of tea personally.
In the past two days, all the official manpower available has been mobilized, but Lu Chen has not been found. Many people say that Lu Chen should have been taken away or killed and thrown into that stinking ditch.
Now that there is finally some movement, how can Mouping not be excited.
The servant, not even bothering to drink his water, hurriedly explained, "You know, he seems to be in charge of purchasing. He's been hanging around the market lately. Just two days ago, I suddenly noticed someone started buying large quantities of calamine and coal."
"You know, calamine and coal are of limited use. Normally, no one would buy them in large quantities unless they, like us, have mastered the method of refining zinc."
"I was on guard at the time and followed them to see what else they wanted to buy. Later I found out that they not only bought calamine and bituminous coal, but also a large amount of copper."
"Of course, these guys were very cautious. They bought all these things separately, and they even sent several people to do it together. But this kind of thing couldn't be difficult for me. I immediately went to the store selling these things in the market and confirmed that the quantity they requested was quite large. They must be refining zinc."
"As you know, the only person in the entire Great Qi who can refine zinc is Immortal Master Lu. I guess it's probably Immortal Master Lu who is passing on information to us."
Upon hearing this, Mou Ping's eyes lit up. He patted the man's shoulder and said, "Good, good, you did a great job. When this is over, I'll give you credit for the first place!"
After saying that, Mou Ping walked out, shouting as he walked: "Where are the Jinyiwei? Come out and get ready to work!"
At the same time, Zi Yan's maid hurried back to Nuanxiang Pavilion and whispered a few words in Zi Yan's ear.
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's eyes lit up and asked, "Really?"
The little maid nodded frantically and said, "It should be correct. In order to find out this information, many of our secret agents may have been discovered!"
Zi Yan waved her hand domineeringly and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as we can get Master Lu, this little loss is nothing. Tell the people below to prepare, and follow me to snatch him away tonight!"
"Hahaha, you little thief, you're finally going to fall into my hands!"
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