Madam Chu took her medicine in the afternoon, and by evening she began to experience a slight stomach ache.
A faint red spot appeared on her lower body.
Li Mai checked her over before going to bed and told her to just sleep normally that night.
If the pain becomes too severe, you can ask someone to call you. She said that shouldn't happen. If it does, there might be a problem, and you shouldn't take your medicine tomorrow.
Lady Chu agreed.
Fortunately, the night passed peacefully. The next day, Li Mai took Madam Chu's pulse at any time, as she needed to keep an eye on Madam Chu and check whether Madam Yu had arrived. This task was left to Zhou Quan.
When Chu Yan and Zhong Hui heard that their master's husband was going out to help their master with some business, they volunteered to accompany him.
Zhou Quan asked Li Mai for her opinion. Li Mai thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, then you can take the two of them out. It would be good to go around the capital with them. If you come to the mansion that your elder brother gave you, you can also go and see what it looks like inside and whether it needs to be repaired."
Zhou Quan nodded in agreement, took the silver notes and keys from his wife and put them in his sleeve pocket, then took a silver pouch from her and put it in his bosom before leaving with Chu Yan and Zhong Hui.
This is the loose silver that Li Mai gave him.
Silver notes are for large sums and are only used for important matters.
As Chu Yan and Zhong Hui followed Zhou Quan out, they asked him curiously, "Master, does your master usually keep all your money?"
Zhou Quan nodded, glanced at the two of them, and asked, "Is there a problem?"
At this moment, Zhou Quan's expression changed after leaving Li Mai's side. His eyes were sharp and alert as he looked around. His expression was indifferent, as if nothing else could arouse his interest.
If Li Mai were here, he would find that his current appearance is exactly like the bored and indifferent look his teacher used to give when facing his students.
It seems that his expression only changes when he is cultivating or encountering a powerful enemy.
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui also sensed their master's change and dared not speak to him casually anymore. They simply shook their heads and said it was nothing, then quietly followed him on either side, like his left and right protectors.
They arrived on the street and strolled slowly. Zhou Quan led them to a side street, where they found Jin Yu Ge. They went inside, looked around, and asked the manager. After learning that Madam Yu had not yet arrived, he led the two of them away.
The two men were puzzled by their master's husband's strange behavior. Why did he go in, wander around, and then leave without buying anything?
When Zhou Quan went over to speak quietly with the shopkeeper, neither of them went over to listen, so they didn't know what Zhou Quan asked the shopkeeper.
After walking for a while, the two couldn't help but ask, "Master, is there anything you want to buy?"
Zhou Quan paused, thought for a moment, and said, "Do you know where I can buy antiques? Or secondhand goods?"
"What does Master want to buy?" Zhong Hui asked.
“Things related to water, such as dragon scale stones, dragon-shaped objects, fish-shaped objects, or Xuanwu swords and other similar items,” Zhou Quan asked softly.
Zhong Hui thought for a moment, "Does Master mean something that might be related to water in the Five Elements?"
Zhou Quan gave him an approving look and nodded. "Yes, what I'm looking for is a water-based spiritual artifact or divine artifact. Like the one your parents gave to your master before, which was a water-based jade artifact."
"Understood." The two nodded in unison, thought for a moment, and said, "Master, then we'll take you somewhere first, and see if we can find it there."
Zhou Quan nodded, "Okay, let's go!"
Half an hour later, Zhou Quan looked at the dilapidated courtyard in front of him and looked at Zhong Hui and Chu Yan with a puzzled expression.
"There's a strange old man living in this courtyard. He makes a living by collecting junk everywhere. He collects any old things that people don't want and want to throw away. This courtyard isn't actually his. A group of smugglers used to live here, but they never came back. Then this strange old man moved in."
“We’ve helped the old man return some old things he found before, so we know this place. Master, shall we go in and ask?” Chu Yan asked Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan nodded and hummed in agreement.
The three of them went inside. The courtyard was quiet. However, when they reached the center of the courtyard, they suddenly heard the sound of wind and saw a figure rushing towards them.
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui quickly turned around to fight.
However, when they realized that what was attacking them was a wolf, the two froze, and their expressions changed.
They both developed a psychological aversion to this thing.
Zhou Quan reacted quickly. While the two of them were still stunned, he had already turned around and raised his palm towards the gray wolf.
"Aww---"
With a howl, the gray wolf was sent flying backward.
"Gentlemen, spare the wolf!" Suddenly, an old voice rang out.
Zhou Quan withdrew his hand and looked back, only to see an old man's figure appear before them like a fleeting shadow.
He glanced at the old man, then looked at Chu Yan and Zhong Hui, "Is he the owner of this place?"
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
What Zhou Quan saw at this moment was the green aura surrounding the old man. As far as he knew, this was a protective spiritual aura that should appear only in a wood-type cultivator.
The protective aura colors of cultivators of the Five Elements are: blue for water, red for fire, green for wood, gray for earth, and gold for metal.
Zhou Quan was surprised. Could it be that there really are other cultivators in this world?
As he quietly observed the old man, the old man stared at him in disbelief.
Then the old man glanced at Chu Yan and Zhong Hui again, and found that they looked somewhat familiar, and were just ordinary people. He then looked back at Zhou Quan.
"Grey Wolf, go and guard the gate," the old man suddenly said to the grey wolf.
The wolf was only knocked away by Zhou Quan; he didn't hurt it.
Zhou Quan knew that since it was someone's yard and there were wolves, they could only be pets of the owner. They had come to ask the owner for help, and he would not harm the pet's life.
"Young Master Chu, Young Master Zhong, what brings you here? And who is this gentleman?" the old man asked.
“Senior, this is our master’s father-in-law. He said he wanted to find some old objects related to water, so we thought we’d bring him here to take a look.” Zhong Hui respectfully returned the greeting.
He might have thought the old man was just a poor old man before, but judging from the old man's skills just now, he knew that the old man was probably a hermit.
The old man looked at Zhou Quan and nodded to him, "Come with me, the two young masters can wait here!"
"Wait, senior, can we come inside? We're afraid of wolves!" Chu Yan said timidly.
The old man silently sized them up for a moment, then said, "Come in!"
After arranging for the two of them to sit on stools in a room, staring at each other, the old man led Zhou Quan away from the front yard and went to the back yard.
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