After the young men exchanged a smile, Huangfu Chongcong brought up the food box he had carefully hidden and placed it on the table, saying, "Hey, uncle, we brought you some delicious food!"
Huangfu Ning was stunned for a moment, then took off the lid of the food box. Suddenly, he felt like crying. These kids, although lacking some experience in the martial arts world, were truly good kids. They had only been with him for a short time, but they already knew exactly what he liked and disliked. "Oh, not bad, not bad, and they're all my favorites. This trip wasn't in vain."
While Huangfu Ning was meeting Zhou Weiyong, Huangfu Zhong finally met Xiahou Jun's men. After following them to the dungeon where the living dead were held, Huangfu Zhong told Xiahou Jun the purpose of his visit.
However, Xiahou Jun didn't seem to want to help him. "Brother Huangfu, it's not that I don't want to give you this face. Before the Pavilion Master left, he repeatedly warned that Lin Feng must not leave the dungeon. No matter how much I mess around, I can't hand him over to you."
Xiahou Jun had said so. If Huangfu Zhong had forced Lin Feng to leave now, these living dead would be his fate. His death was not a pity, but this was not over yet, and if he had to die, it definitely couldn't be now. "Well, then, I won't embarrass Lord Xiahou. I'll just observe his condition and leave."
Xiahou Jun was in a good mood because Huangfu Zhong treated him with great respect today. He was very respectful to him both openly and secretly. He basically agreed to whatever Huangfu Zhong said as long as he could do it. "Yes, that's the best."
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After opening the cell where Lin Feng was imprisoned alone, Huangfu Zhong looked at Lin Feng who was motionless like a puppet inside. Without saying much, he took out a needle and pricked him several times. Xiahou Jun didn't know what he was doing, so he simply leaned against the wall and started eating melon seeds. Until he saw Huangfu Zhong seemed to be sure that Lin Feng still had no reaction, he retracted the silver needle, and then took out a small gadget of unknown substance and was about to put it on Lin Feng's head.
Xiahou Jun stopped him and asked, "Brother Huangfu, what is this?"
Huangfu Zhong explained, "This is, after all, my most perfect work. Leaving something of my own as a mark is a perfect Huangfu family tradition. Lord Xiahou wouldn't have to report to the Pavilion Master before making a decision on even such a trivial matter, right? Aren't you, Lord Xiahou, the head of Qinghe County now?"
"There's no need to tell the Pavilion Master about such a small matter, but I need to check it out first." Lin Feng was of great importance, so Xiahou Jun was somewhat cautious. After carefully examining it and confirming that the small item in Huangfu Zhong's hand was just an ordinary jade pendant, he returned it to him and stepped aside. "The item is fine. If you want to wear it, give it to him. From now on, he will truly be a general under my Tianshu Tower."
After achieving his goal, Huangfu Zhong also left the cell, bowed slightly, and said, "The matter is done. Thank you very much for today, Master Xiahou. Please send someone to take me back."
Xiahou Chun smiled and said, "There's no rush to go back now. I've prepared a banquet. It's getting late now, so why not stay and have some for a midnight snack?"
Huangfu Zhong looked flattered and said, "They say Lord Xiahou knows this best, so I'll just respectfully follow you and give you a taste."
"please!"
...The next day, when Huangfu Ning was getting ready to go out, he heard the innkeeper say that Huangfu Chongjun and his two companions had arrived before dawn and the inn was still closed. They had already rushed the waiter to open the door and leave. When Huangfu Ning followed the signs for the black market and found a coffin shop, he went in and was startled by the owner's enthusiasm: "Oh, isn't this Master Ning? It's so rare for you to come out. Please come in!"
Huangfu Ning was stunned for a moment. This person did look a little familiar. Thinking about it carefully, he really couldn't remember when he had seen him before. "The shopkeeper has a good memory. He recognized me at a glance after only meeting me a few times."
The boss smiled and said, "After all, we're doing business. We rely on repeat customers like Mr. Ning to take care of the business. Mr. Ning, please go inside first. I'll go over here as soon as I'm done with the food."
Huangfu Ning looked at the sobbing woman in the coffin shop and the worried-looking young man supporting her, and couldn't help but sigh. The black market was indeed a good place to do business. Fortunately, he didn't bring the three children here today, otherwise, they would be disappointed. "You are busy, I'll just take a look, just take a look..."
After the boss sent away the two customers who had just come to buy funeral supplies, he washed his hands and went to the attic to tidy up a bit before walking into the inner room carrying a medium-sized wooden box.
Huangfu Ning saw him coming in with something and couldn't help but become alert. This shopkeeper was very suspicious. He hadn't even said what he wanted to buy yet. Was he trying to cheat him out of his money again? "Shopkeeper, what are you doing?"
After carefully putting the box in his hands, the boss hurriedly explained, "Our head shopkeeper instructed us to prepare it first. We don't know when Master Ning will arrive, so he said that if Master Ning comes, he will definitely need it."
Huangfu Ning, still wary, opened the box, his expression changing slightly. Hua Wuxin was a master planner, so he naturally had no doubts. However, he couldn't be a master. He had only come into contact with the black market since leaving the Huangfu family. Even the children who had accompanied him hadn't revealed anything about what he needed, so how did Hua Wuxin know all this? The contents of this box were exactly what he needed.
After Huangfu Ning closed the box, he couldn't help but wonder if there was some hidden secret between the black market and Tianshu Tower, which was why Hua Wuxin's preparations were so accurate. "Boss Hua is really a master of foresight. Since he knew all this information so early, why didn't he send someone to inform us?"
The coffin shop owner quickly bowed and smiled apologetically, "Don't be offended, Master Ning. This is how we, the head shopkeeper, deal with all kinds of people in all walks of life in the black market. There are some things that we can't bring to the table."
Huangfu Ning's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. "Of course I know that. It was just a joke, but the shopkeeper seemed to take it seriously."
The boss also said, "Mr. Ning is really funny. Please take a look at these things first to see if they are enough. Xiahou Qing has been away recently, and the person in charge of Qinghe County is such a virtuous person. It has enabled us to open businesses that usually dare not open."
Huangfu Ning couldn't help but sigh, "This shop, I guess, only has such a booming business at times like this. These things are enough. Thank your boss for me."
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