Qianlong Villa.

"Son."

"Um?"

"Master Yin Ming has become very close to Manager Sun recently."

"I understand." Zhuang Ming responded.

"The old slave feels that Manager Sun is not very trustworthy." Mr. Bai hesitated for a moment. His words sounded like framed accusations against a fellow manager, but he thought about it for two days and finally reported the truth truthfully.

Young Master.

"I have my own sense of proportion. Mr. Bai just thinks everything is business as usual."

"Where is Master Yin Ming?"

"His loyalty cannot be questioned."

Zhuang Ming said with a smile, pointed to the pastries on the table, and said: "Sit down, eat something, I have something to tell Mr. Bai."

Old Butler Bai paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master has always been far-sighted, I guess it's my servant who has overthought it."

Zhuang Ming just chuckled and said, "Look at this."

Butler Bai took the book and said in surprise: "A book by the miracle doctor Li He?"

Zhuang Ming said: "There is a strange medicine inside, called Jade God Flower, which has the miraculous effect of regenerating severed limbs."

Old Butler Bai was stunned immediately, and immediately showed a look of surprise. His eyes fell on Zhuang Ming's legs, then looked at Zhuang Ming's face, and said in surprise: "Master, do you think this flower can cure it?"

Zhuang Ming said leisurely: "If the above record is true, it should be able to cure the disability of my legs. Of course, it does not rule out that the records in ancient books may be exaggerated. But at least it is a hope. In the past six years, I have searched for the Dongsheng Dynasty.

, I have spread countless rumors, asked for strange medicines, and called in famous doctors, but none of them can cure it. Now that there is hope, I will try my best to find it."

Old Butler Bai nodded quickly and said seriously: "I will pass on this matter and ask the people below to pay more attention. If there are any traces of such strange flowers, report them immediately."

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and said: "According to records, this flower is strange and has appeared only a few times throughout the ages. It has also been given mythical stories. Whether I can encounter it depends on my fate."

Butler Bai hurriedly said: "The precious medicine is a rare thing, and it is also the natural law of all things."

After saying that, Bai Lao said seriously: "But the more rare it is, the more precious it is. The more it proves that once this medicine is real, its efficacy must be extraordinary. Master, relax your mind. Our family's business is spread all over the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an.

There are also our people north of Huai'an."

There was a hint of arrogance in the old man's expression as he said: "In the entire Dongsheng Dynasty, when it comes to the most extensive business channels, our Zhuang Trading Company is undoubtedly ours."

——

Afternoon.

Bai Qing hurriedly came to report.

"Sir, something happened."

"What's up?"

"The goods destined for Guangfu were robbed."

"Um?"

Zhuang Ming raised his eyebrows, his face sank slightly, and said, "Who escorted you?"

Bai Qing said: "Lu Yang."

Zhuang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.

Lu Yang's kung fu is also quite famous in the martial arts world, only one level lower than Bai Qing's. Among the martial arts people he has recruited, he ranks among the top five.

"How is Lu Yang?"

"Together with sixteen of his men, they were all killed."

"Where are the goods?" Zhuang Ming looked cold, took a deep breath, and asked Fang.

"They were all robbed, with a loss of nearly eighteen thousand taels, including the treasure worth about a thousand taels that you ordered to give to Mr. Gao of Guangfu."

"Have you found the murderer?"

"We are still investigating and have reported it to the official."

Bai Qing paused and said: "The government's response is that they are most likely to be bandits from Huaibei. I went to investigate. Five days ago, there was a group of bandits in Huaibei. The government cleared their nest and escaped.

The Huai River should currently be within the territory of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an."

Zhuang Ming pondered: "The bandits in Huaibei?"

Bai Qing responded: "Moreover, the leader of this band of thieves was a Confucian scholar with both civil and military skills. In his early years, he failed to steal ancient books in a high-ranking official's office. He fled and became a bandit. There are rumors in the world that his kung fu is quite advanced."

At this point, Bai Qing was a bit self-deprecating and said with a wry smile: "Although I don't know that bandit, I have heard of his reputation and deeds, and his martial arts attainments are probably above mine. If it was really what they did, it's no wonder Lu Yang couldn't resist it."

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Zhuang Ming fell silent.

Bai Qing didn't dare to say anything.

Shuang Ling was coming in with fruits, but found that the atmosphere was horribly stagnant, so he didn't dare to say anything, put down the fruits, and quietly retreated.

"Guangfu's goods cannot be in short supply and must be escorted again."

Zhuang Ming said: "Master Gao's gift can be put aside for the time being. When I arrive in Guangfu in person one day, I can deliver it to your door. It's just a candidate to escort the goods..."

Having said this, Zhuang Ming paused and said: "Lu Yang is not low in ability. He was killed along with sixteen of his subordinates. The government has not yet wiped out this group of bandits, so we should not be careless."

Bai Qing hesitated for a moment and said: "My abilities are better than Lu Yang's, but they are also limited. However, if my senior brother Lu He can go with me and my brothers join forces, we will have no worries."

Zhuang Ming shook his head and said: "Lu He's matter has not been decided yet, and he can't get away for the time being."

Bai Qing asked: "Where are the others?"

Over the years, the young master has recruited many people, and he attaches great importance to people with outstanding talents, including scholars and martial arts masters.

As for the guards, they also recruited a lot of people. The guards from various shops, the guards accompanying the caravans, including the guards from the Qianlong Villa in front of us, etc., totaled thousands of people.

Of course, in the eyes of a master like Bai Qing, those ordinary guards are mostly men who are only proficient in fists, feet, and weapons.

However, among these guards, there are also many masters who have mastered kung fu and are considered important in the martial arts world. There are about twenty or thirty people.

However, Bai Qing's martial arts skills are high and his vision is also high. Those who can rank high in the martial arts world may not necessarily catch his eye.

At this time, the only helpers who could allow Bai Qing to ask questions, besides the dead Lu Yang, were Yue Yang and Liu He.

Lu He, Yueyang, Liu He, Bai Qing, Lu Yang.

Currently, among Zhuang Ming's subordinates, these five are the most skilled.

"They are all very busy."

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "The number of martial arts practitioners we have recruited in recent years, and those who can be called masters, is less than thirty. This number may sound like a lot, but our family has a big business, and our family's business flows to the entire Dongsheng

The dynasty has a lot of transactions, so how can it be enough?"

Even if these 20 or 30 people are listed as guard leaders, and each of them is asked to lead some guards, and each person leads a team to escort the goods, compared with his current business, I am afraid that they will be quite short of manpower.

What's more, Lu Yang, who was killed now, was at the forefront of kung fu.

"Then..." Bai Qing gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I'll try it myself."

"Forget it, I can't let you take such a big risk. Lu Yang has already been killed. Your kung fu is on par with Lu Yang's, and you are not sure you can beat the bandit leader. Isn't your life in vain?" Zhuang Ming waved his hand.

road.

"It's all my fault." Bai Qing felt a little sad when he heard this.

"I can't blame you." Zhuang Ming thought for a moment and then said: "It's better to let Qianyang go with you, but he has always been dull, and you are still the main one when doing things on the road."

"What about you?" Bai Qing asked hesitantly.

"With Yin Ming guarding me, who can assassinate me?" Zhuang Ming heard this and said with a smile: "In the early years, I often sent Qian Yang and Yin Ming out to escort goods. Even when we first started doing business, both of them were killed. I was sent out, and I didn’t even have any guards around me. But in the past two years, the manpower was not too short, and the two of them were often traveling around and working hard, so they continued to be by my side, which was regarded as leisure and recuperation."

In fact, the main reason is that they are too far away and it takes a lot of effort to control Qian Yang and Yin Ming. Therefore, with enough manpower, he has not asked Qian Yang and Yin Ming to escort goods in the past two years. .

Secondly, by leaving Qian Yang and Yin Ming behind, your own life safety can be guaranteed.

"Since there is a shortage of people at the moment, it's not a big deal to ask Qianyang to make a trip." Zhuang Ming laughed, looked back, and laughed at himself: "I guess he has been a little irritable in the past two years since he never left us."

"With Master Qianyang escorting the goods, looking at the entire martial arts world, I'm afraid no one can rob our goods." Bai Qing was obviously relieved when he heard this.

"Send the goods to Guangfu safely. On the way back, you and Qian Yang can go find these bandits and avenge Lu Yang."

There was a cold light in Zhuang Ming's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "I have been in business for six years, and people from all walks of life have robbed my goods no less than a hundred times, but so far no one has been able to get away with it! This time is no exception! "

But in his mind, another name flashed across his mind.

Song Tianyuan!

Regarding the robbery of goods and the killing of people, it is very likely that this person has something to do with it!

After instigating rebellion against Yin Ming, we are trying to see if we can get rid of Qian Yang around us?

In this way, there is only one martial arts master beside him.
Chapter completed!