Quan Guanqing sneered, "What kind of medicine could be in this apricot grove? I think those guys have ulterior motives today."
Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "It's alright. With me and Chief Hong here, I don't think anything will happen."
Seeing that Qiao Feng was unwilling to say more, Quan Guanqing could only suppress his dissatisfaction, but his gaze couldn't help but frequently sweep over Chu Qinghe and the others beside him.
Especially when his gaze fell on the women beside Chu Qinghe, the jealousy and envy in his eyes were almost impossible to hide.
Even when their gaze fell upon Chu Qinghe's handsome face and slender figure, it was the same.
On the other side, an elder behind Hong Qigong asked in a low voice, "Chief, today we are selecting the chief chief from the Beggars' Sects of the North and South. Why did you agree to let those few people stay and watch?"
Hong Qigong transmitted his true energy and said, "I met that monk three days ago when I was traveling. His cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, just like mine. But just now, I observed that the monk seemed quite wary of that young master. Before figuring out his intentions, let's observe first!"
Finally, Hong Qigong said, "Give the order later: don't say anything out of line so as not to offend those people."
Upon hearing Hong Qigong's words, the elder of the Southern Beggar Clan beside him was startled. He couldn't help but glance at Kumārajīva and Chu Qinghe before quickly replying, "Disciple understands."
After saying that, the disciple of the Southern Beggars' Clan quickly walked towards the other disciples of the Southern Beggars' Clan.
After glancing at Chu Qinghe and his group, Hong Qigong looked at the Northern Beggars' Gang members beside him and muttered, "Why do I have a bad feeling?"
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After strolling around with the girls for nearly a quarter of an hour, Chu Qinghe seemed to have noticed something and his gaze suddenly shifted to an apricot tree three zhang away.
Unlike other apricot trees, the apricot tree in Chu Qinghe's line of sight was a bit darker in color, almost black, and even had no leaves on its branches.
It looked as if it had withered and died.
And there were still a few apricots hanging on the branches of the apricot tree.
The fruit was all shriveled, but its color was different from the usual reddish-black of spoiled apricots; instead, it was a deep blood red.
Noticing the apricot tree, Chu Qinghe raised an eyebrow and then slowly walked to its base.
After examining the apricot tree for a while, Chu Qinghe slowly squatted down under it.
When Chu Qinghe placed his hand on the trunk near the roots of the apricot tree, and with a subtle flow of true energy, he directly cut open a three-inch piece of bark with his true energy.
During the process, when he sensed the subtle fluctuations of true energy within Chu Qinghe's body, Kumārajīva's eyes narrowed.
"Mid-stage Grandmaster Realm? This guy really did hide his cultivation level on Bright Peak."
As his thoughts raced, Kumārajīva followed Chu Qinghe's hand and continued looking.
When Chu Qinghe casually peeled off the bark, the women and Kumārajīva discovered that the trunk of the apricot tree in front of Chu Qinghe was hollow.
And under this light, everyone could clearly see that there were even a few small grasses among the apricot trees.
It resembles the most common foxtail grass in the suburbs, but unlike the foxtail grass, its roots and leaves are yellowish-red like apricots, while the top, which resembles a dog's tail, is grayish-red.
Standing in front of the apricot tree, looking at the blade of grass growing inside it, Lianxing asked, "Brother-in-law, why is this grass growing inside the apricot tree?"
Hearing Lianxing's question, Chu Qinghe slowly said, "This grass is called Corpse Apricot Hundred Refinement Grass. If some apricot trees grow where corpses are buried, and the corpses serve as nutrients, over time, this kind of thing may be conceived within them."
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe circulated his true energy to cut off the few Corpse Apricot Hundred Refined Grasses and pulled them in front of him.
Something surprising happened.
The moment Chu Qinghe pulled these few Corpse Apricot Hundred Refined Grasses in front of him, they began to turn gray and wither rapidly from the roots down to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe was not surprised.
He opened a pill bottle he had just taken out, then poured some purple medicinal juice from top to bottom onto the horse tails of the two Corpse Apricot Hundred Refined Grasses, before cutting them off with his true energy. He then took out some medicinal powder and continued to sprinkle it onto the horse tails in front of him.
After processing it again, the powdered medicine, which had been mixed with some other medications on the spot, was put into a bottle.
After putting the items into his pocket, Chu Qinghe stood up and said, "Alright, we have the medicine. Now we can just watch the show."
With that, led by Chu Qinghe, the group returned to the carriage once again.
After Chu Qinghe and his companions returned to the carriage and waited for nearly a quarter of an hour, an elderly man dressed in brocade robes and wearing a gold-threaded crown, who looked to be in his sixties or seventies with white hair, slowly walked up to the high platform.
From the conversations among the Beggars' Sect disciples around them, the women could tell that the old man on the platform was surnamed Xu and was currently the only nine-bag elder in the Beggars' Sect.
After clearing his throat a few times, drawing the attention of all the Beggars' Sect disciples in the apricot grove, Elder Xu finally spoke: "Everyone, since the founding of our sect, our rule has been to select the Grand Master from the Northern Beggars' Sect, which represents the Clean Clothes Faction, and the Southern Beggars' Sect, which represents the Dirty Clothes Faction, to truly lead the Beggars' Sect."
"Logically speaking, to become the chief leader of this gang and take charge of the Clean Clothes Faction and the Dirty Clothes Faction, one needs to reach the Celestial Realm to be qualified. However, on the fifteenth of this month, the Northern Shaolin Temple is holding a martial arts conference and has invited the chief leader of this gang to attend."
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