Wang Dingliu, Lin Xiaoxi and others searched the surrounding area for a long time, but they could not find any trace of the old man.
He could only report to Liu Feng with a helpless look on his face.
"Didn't find it?"
Liu Feng was very puzzled.
"This place is so small, and it's blocked in front and behind. There's no way to escape. The only option is to hide."
"Pass the order down. Starting from here, each of you will form a team and search inch by inch."
The two had just made their request when they were stopped by Liu Feng.
"Wait, how many spearmen were brought this time?"
"About twenty people." Lin Xiaoxi replied.
"Alright, have someone guard the exit, and have the spearmen start from the entrance and push forward inch by inch. If they don't come out, they will die."
Liu Feng deliberately raised his voice and spoke loudly.
He was also well aware that such a blanket search would be very time-consuming, but he didn't have that much time.
This place is very close to Dasan Pass. If the scouts of Dasan Pass discover the situation here, their cavalry can arrive in minutes.
It would be troublesome if they found us, so we had to be quick.
Because Liu Feng said this on purpose to provoke the old man.
If he didn't come out, Liu Feng would really conduct a carpet search.
Sure enough, after a short silence, when many spearmen were just about to take action, a skinny old man emerged from the snow pile in the distance.
"No, no, I'm not coming out now."
"Please spare my life, brave men."
"Please don't kill me, please don't."
The old shopkeeper was already trembling with fear. He was really worried. If they attacked him like this, he wouldn't be able to withstand a single bullet.
What's more, he had been crawling in the snow for so long that he was really freezing.
"Brave man, can you spare my life? You can take all these herbs away. I will never tell on you."
"I went back and said that the herbs were stolen by unknown bandits. I was knocked unconscious at the beginning and had no idea where they went."
"Oh, I still have some banknotes on me. I'll give them all to you. Just spare my life."
The old shopkeeper had to take out all the money he had, and place the banknotes and loose change respectfully on the ground.
But Liu Feng is not blind. This old guy clearly touched something else when he took out the silver just now, but he hesitated before taking out the silver.
Combined with the old man's other actions just now, he gave up these medicinal herbs so readily. It is clear that this old man must be an important figure in the entire Taihe Pharmacy.
This actually piqued Liu Feng's interest.
"Go ahead and search me."
Liu Feng gave Wang Dingliu a look.
When he heard the word "body search", the old man instantly became anxious, his face turned pale, and he was at a loss for what to do for a moment.
Wang Dingliu was not polite either. He kicked him to the ground and then felt around his body. Sure enough, there were two small silk bags hidden in the old man's chest.
There is still temperature on it.
When Wang Dingliu opened it, he found that it was actually herbs. He didn't know what kind of herbs they were, but he could clearly see that the quantity of them was very small.
"Boss, take a look at this. This is some medicinal material. I don't know what it is, and it doesn't look like anything valuable."
When the old shopkeeper heard Wang Dingliu say that this thing was worthless, his eyes rolled and he immediately started crying.
"Brave man, I'm not trying to hide it. These are just two common medicinal herbs, and they're also poisonous."
"They are not valuable things in the first place, but if a child suddenly falls ill, these two herbs will be needed to save his life."
"Otherwise, why would I, an old man, come out to escort the herbs myself?"
"The herbs I'm transporting this time are my payment for the passage. Please keep these two herbs and let me go back to treat my child."
"Good man, please, please..."
The old shopkeeper spoke with tears in his eyes, and it felt like it was real.
Liu Feng did not rush to express his opinion, but picked up the two medicines and looked at them carefully. However, he only had a basic understanding of pharmacology and did not recognize these two medicines.
However, Liu Feng could also see that these two medicinal herbs were really not valuable as the old man said.
"Tell me, who are you to Taihe Pharmacy?"
"Who can I be, an old man like me? I'm just a doctor who dispenses medicine. I don't even have the qualifications to sit in the clinic."
Liu Feng chuckled, he didn't even know how to make up a good lie.
He is so old, but he is still a young doctor who prescribes medicine. Who would believe this if others told him?
"Don't tell the truth."
"Take him away and beat him up before questioning him."
When the old shopkeeper saw Wang Dingliu raising the long stick, he immediately screamed.
But the stick hasn't hit him yet, why is he still crying out? It's like a pig being slaughtered - the knife hasn't even hit it, but the pig is already crying out loud.
"Don't hit me, I'll tell you, isn't that enough?"
"That's right. These two herbs are for a certain important person in Dasan Pass. He needs them to save his life."
"Big shot? What kind of big shot?"
"Did General Qian, who was guarding Dasan Pass, suddenly fall seriously ill?"
The old shopkeeper was shocked and quickly denied it.
"No, no, no, it's not General Qian. It's General Qian's... son. General Qian's son has suddenly fallen seriously ill and needs these two herbs to save his life."
"Good men, brave men, think about it, if you stop these two medicinal herbs, General Qian will definitely be furious and will completely clear out the surrounding area."
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