Chapter 49 The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect! Missing!
After walking for most of the day, we finally saw Cangzhou City.
"Young master, shall we go and meet up with the master and the others?"
Shen Lanxi shook her head: "Now is not the time. We'll go in and replenish our supplies after they enter the city."
The two maids nodded, indicating that once they entered the city, they would no longer need to worry about the refugees.
At first, they were really worried that the guards wouldn't let the prisoners in, but their worries turned out to be unnecessary.
"Young master, the guards not only let the prisoners in, but also didn't charge them an entrance fee."
Shen Lanxi looked at the dozen or so large pots at the city gate constantly cooking porridge, raised her eyebrows, and realized that Cangzhou City was not quite what she had expected!
Could it be that she misunderstood Qu Yanling?
"We'll see after we go inside!"
I have a feeling that something is definitely fishy about this unusual situation!
"Master, there's nothing wrong with the porridge in the porridge shed!"
She went to check it out too; it wasn't the kind of clean porridge where you could see your reflection, it was a very thick porridge. If the weather were good, there wouldn't be a problem, but now there's a severe drought! Where would the locals get the money? And even if they did, where would they buy the grain?
Surely they didn't take the local grain reserves?
We entered the city smoothly, and the pedestrians and vendors on the street were no different from those in other cities.
"Go buy a meat bun!"
The standard by which to measure local living standards is the price of the most common local food!
The steamed buns were bought back quickly.
"How much?"
Chunxue said with a pained expression, "Forty coins! In the past, that would have been enough to buy a basket of steamed buns!"
Prices haven't changed, and have even gone up a bit, which is normal.
Let's find an inn to settle down first!
"yes!"
The inn was near the city gate, and the waiter greeted them with a smile as soon as they entered.
"Are you here for a meal or to stay at a hotel?"
Chunxue: "Stay at the inn, eat, and feed our horses too!"
The waiter quickly explained ingratiatingly, "There's a severe drought right now, and we've been affected too. Water used to be free for the horses, but now..."
Understood.
Chunxue: "How much? We'll pay!"
The waiter's initial embarrassment quickly turned into a smile.
"A horse needs a bucket of water, and a bucket of water costs one tael of silver. The water we sell is the cheapest in the whole city!"
"How much did you say?" Chunxue's voice immediately rose.
The waiter quickly bent down and explained, "This price wasn't set by us, it was set by the government. We're just following the government's orders, there's nothing we can do about it!"
Shen Lanxi was just wondering how the locals managed to make money, but she didn't expect them to give her the answer so quickly!
The wool comes from the sheep!
They're finding all sorts of ways to fleece you!
Shop assistant: "We really can't find anything cheaper than ours!"
Shen Lanxi: "Buy it!"
Qiu Shuang went out to gather information, and when she returned, Liu Yan was following behind her!
"Young master, we are staying at the inn. When I left, Liu Laohu and the others were arranging our accommodations!"
Shen Lanxi: "You've worked hard!"
Liu Yan quickly replied with a smile, "It's not hard work at all. My family even gets to ride in a carriage."
Shen Lanxi: "Tell Liu Laohu that we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning!"
Liu Yanhui took out the money left over from buying the medicinal herbs from her sleeve: "Young master, there's still plenty of money left over from buying the medicinal herbs!"
Shen Lanxi replied without blinking, "Aren't you the accountant? Keep the money there!"
Liu Yanhui's eyes lit up, and without any restraint, she put the money back into her pocket.
"Young master, I will keep a record of every penny spent from now on!"
After seeing Liu Yan off, she went for a walk in the street.
As night fell and everyone went to sleep, Shen Lanxi, dressed in black, flew to a spot twenty meters away from the Provincial Inspector's residence and stopped!
"Master, there are thirty people guarding this area in the shadows, and two small teams of twenty people patrolling in the open. Their positions are..."
The location of these people almost created an impenetrable fortress around the governor's residence.
The patrols are too frequent; it's impossible to get in without alerting the people inside.
"Nu Bai, check if there are any other possible entry points!"
“Received, Nu Bai. Yes, there is one. It’s in the house right here. There’s a tunnel leading to the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner’s residence!”
Shen Lanxi immediately jumped down. No one expected that there was a hidden world inside this dilapidated house!
A mere provincial inspector has made a rather grandiose move!
"Check if anyone's in the tunnel?"
"No one is here. Master, please proceed with peace of mind!"
I thought it would be a straight road, but I didn't expect that there would be four interconnected passages leading in different directions!
Following Nu Bai's directions, they sneaked into the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's residence and located Qu Yanling's position.
"It's all that ugly man's fault! If I ever see him again, I'll tear his tendons out, skin him alive, and throw him into a snake pit to feed the poisonous snakes!"
"Miss, the people from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect will be here in a couple of days. We can buy the antidote from them!"
"Hmph, are we supposed to fawn over them like dogs, begging for the antidote? Father may like that, but I don't!"
"Miss, how about we wait until the end of this month and then use the money to buy the antidote from Medicine King Valley?"
"Get the money? Where can we get the money? Father is watching that money closely, he won't let me touch it at all. He's really getting senile. If I could buy the antidote, we'd never have to be controlled by the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect again..."
"Shh, miss, keep your voice down, or someone will hear us!"
Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow: The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect? Does such a sect exist in the martial arts world?
Judging from Qu Yanling's words, they have all been controlled by the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect using poison?
Why does the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect want to control them?
Although these mysteries cannot be solved for the time being, there is one thing she is certain of.
The Qu family's money came from illegitimate sources!
She just happened to be robbing the rich to help the poor!
"Angry White, scan!"
"Received, Nu Bai!"
There were two treasure rooms, three storerooms, and three storage rooms in the underground passage. She also found two ledgers in one of the secret rooms.
The ledger detailed the gold, silver, various gifts, beauties, servants, and other items sent annually by officials of all ranks from the five surrounding cities.
Does a mere provincial inspector possess such immense power? Or is this power derived from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect?
I'll put it away for now and look at it later when I get home.
After collecting the items, we explored the other passages. The remaining three passages all led to abandoned houses.
There was no one guarding it, and nothing suspicious about it.
It was getting late, so she returned to the inn, called Xiaoxue, and stuffed a note with the words "Ten Thousand Poisons Sect" written on it into a bamboo tube.
The stars were still hanging in the sky, and vendors were already busy preparing breakfast.
As the night watchman struck his clapper, Shen Lanxi slowly closed her eyes.
"Young master, something terrible has happened! Liu Laohu and the others have all disappeared!"
Shen Lanxi immediately opened her eyes, quickly opened the door, and let the two of them in!
"They didn't leave the city?"
Qiu Shuang: "No, I've been keeping an eye on them since the city gates opened this morning, and I haven't seen them at all!"
Chunxue: "I went to the post station to inquire, and the people there said they left early this morning!"
Shen Lanxi gazed intently towards the doorway, silently speaking to the two of them.
You're being followed!
(End of this chapter)
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