Chu Qianqiu frightened himself and had no sleep all night.
Nothing happened.
After asking, the hunchbacked old servant returned to his bedroom and did not disturb him again.
When the sun rose, Chu Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at himself for being too nervous, but he didn't bother to rest. He took the 50,000 taels of silver notes in his arms and 10 taels of broken silver and left.
Even the hunchbacked old servant's plea to him to stay for dinner was ignored.
We must race against time.
When noon comes, the murder case in the martial arts hall will most likely go on as scheduled, and then he will face an overwhelming pursuit from six doors.
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Chu Qianqiu suddenly thought of something.
During the first cycle, because he was extra cautious, he first went to a second-hand clothing store to change his outfit, and then went to a newly opened practice studio. It was not until the last hour that he was arrested and brought to justice by the people from Six Doors.
Maybe I can do better.
Thinking of this, Chu Qianqiu did not go directly to Baixiang Pavilion, but went to the used clothes shop first.
"Two pieces each of linen gown and trousers."
Linen clothes are half cheaper than cotton, but Chu Qianqiu is not doing it to save money, but to dress in a way that does not suit his status as much as possible, so that it is easier to avoid Liumen's spy.
"Master Chu, why are you here to buy linen clothes?"
"This is too inconsistent with the young master's status."
Liu Danping, the female owner of the second-hand clothing store, asked with surprise on her face, just like the first time in the cycle.
Chu Qianqiu didn't know who this beautiful woman was at first, but now that she was familiar with her for the first time and the second time, she could answer very calmly.
"Sister Liu, I am of great use"
"Amitabha, if you are a householder who is willing to do good and charity, you will surely reach the Land of Ultimate Bliss as Master Juemi said."
Liu Danping was a female lay practitioner from Fahua Temple. Without saying a few words, she recited Buddhist scriptures for Father Chu and Mother Chu.
Daxia advocated Taoism, while Shenwu was mainly Buddhist, which was known as the South Buddha and North Road in history. There were many disputes in terms of doctrine. Zhenwu Sect and Maha Temple had many debates, with each other winning or losing.
A poet surnamed Du in the north once left a famous saying: "There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and there are so many towers in the mist."
From this we can see that Buddhism was vast under the rule of the Shenwu court.
However, Chu Qianqiu was pressed for time. Before Sister Liu could finish reciting the prayer verses, she couldn't help but speak.
"Sister Liu, time is running out."
"Amitabha, Amitabha." Store manager Liu chanted the Buddha's name twice, and then fetched the clothes quickly.
"These two pieces are both wide, one is gray and the other is black."
"These are not the blouses worn by traffickers and footmen. The young master can wear them without losing his dignity."
The beautiful woman's eyes were very poisonous. Chu Qianqiu changed her blue clothes into her current gray clothes, which surprisingly fit her body tightly. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she actually looked a little more like a scholar.
"Young Master Chu is indeed a very talented person, and he will take the examination for the first prize in civil and military examinations in the future."
"I bought it." Chu Qianqiu didn't know the price, so he first took out a tael of silver and put it on the table.
"It's much more. Back then, Baihu took care of the Liu family, and these clothes only cost 400 Wen."
"I'll give it to Sister Liu if I have more. I'm in a hurry." Chu Qianqiu put down the money, took another set of black clothes, went out from the back door of the second-hand clothing store, and found the training studio that had just opened.
A thin old man was sitting in front of the store worrying. This was a store he had spent a lot of money to open. Unexpectedly, the store was deserted on the first day, and there were no customers even asking for news.
This made him look ten years older than his real age.
If this continues——
"Boss, is this training studio of yours authentic or not? It's not like you're opening a brothel in the name of a training studio."
Chu Qianqiu, dressed in gray clothes, came to the skinny old man. Thinking that this profiteer had cheated him out of a lot of money, he couldn't help but laugh.
“Authentic, absolutely authentic!”
"This guest officer has a majestic appearance, and at first glance he is a successful warrior."
"This training room is completely modeled after the training room in Maha Temple. Even the soup and medicine formulas are exactly the same."
"One day of practice here is worth more than half a month of hard work."
"The steaming method of medicinal soup produced purely by Maha Temple not only allows warriors to fully absorb the essence of ginseng, but also does not take too many impurities, and even allows the body to absorb the medicinal properties, which has the effect of exercising."
The owner of the training studio was a skinny little old man. When he saw Chu Qianqiu becoming interested, he jumped out, grabbed him, and began to introduce his training studio in a eloquent manner.
"One tael of silver for an hour, right? Come here for five hours first. If you don't have enough time, don't disturb me." Chu Qianqiu directly took out 5 taels of silver and gave it to the thin old man.
Compared with the first cycle of buckle-sou-sou, he has now become a wealthy man who spends money like water.
"Well, you really know your stuff!"
"The little old man's training studio is authentic and built according to the standards of Maha Temple."
"One tael of silver per hour is absolutely worth it."
The thin old man was so excited that he didn't expect this business to fall from the sky. It seemed that his dream of making a fortune would be realized soon.
"Don't talk nonsense, I will choose the first room."
"It's time, don't disturb me. I brought my own dry food. Do you understand?" Chu Qianqiu didn't bother to argue with the old man and went directly into the training studio.
"It's time for me to get rich."
"It's not in vain that I stole my granddaughter's dowry!"
The thin old man bit the silver and found out that it was genuine, and started to get busy.
The room in the practice studio was a bit narrow, without any daily necessities. There was only a bucket and a futon for practice.
The futon was placed in the center. There was an iron frame in the center. If you looked under the iron frame, you could see a pipe opening upward.
This training studio has a blast furnace specially used to steam medicinal materials. When a customer comes, the pipes in the corresponding rooms will be opened to let the medicinal fragrance evaporate. The design is quite clever.
In addition, the entire room is covered with tight blue ceramic tiles, and only the skylight is opened to let in some sunlight.
During the first cycle, Chu Qianqiu came here to practice for several hours. It was worth ten days of hard training, and the results were very good.
But this time he didn't come here to practice, but to set a trap for Six Doors.
This trick is called hiding from the sky!
Chu Qianqiu quickly took off his gray clothes and changed into black clothes, creating the illusion that he was practicing here.
Even if the Six Doors raid reaches here, they will still doubt their true whereabouts and buy more time.
After Chu Qianqiu finished changing his clothes, he ran away from the practice studio while the old man wasn't paying attention. He walked around and returned to the market in the town. Then he spent a few pennies to buy a mask and put it on.
After making all the disguises, Chu Qianqiu walked towards the most famous drugstore in the town - Baixiang Pavilion.
Baixiang Pavilion was the earliest force to take root in Baixiang Town. It purchased natural materials and treasures here, planted elixirs, and gradually developed a village. It eventually became a prosperous town well-known far and near. Even the name of the town was named after Baixiang Pavilion.
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As the saying goes, the poor in culture and the rich in martial arts, in this world where martial arts are prosperous, almost every martial artist can be regarded as a medicine pot.
There is no business that is not booming in the pharmacy. Baixiang Pavilion sits on dozens of hills outside the town and grows various medicinal materials. Naturally, it is rich and wealthy.
Even this store has been built into a nine-story high-rise building. It is magnificent and completely different from ordinary pharmacies. Not only in the town, but also in the state capital, it is also first-class eye-catching.
It is said that in order to prevent mosquitoes, the pillars of Baixiang Pavilion are made of century-old camphor wood shipped from Southeast Asia, which is unimaginably luxurious.
It is definitely not comparable to the drug stores that ordinary people go to, and the rules are naturally very strict.
Just as Chu Qianqiu's left foot was about to step into the Baixiang Pavilion, an attendant stretched out his hand to stop him.
"No one wearing sackcloth is allowed in."
Linen clothes are very cheap, even cheaper than cotton clothes, so most of the people who wear linen clothes are poor.
Poor people are not allowed in, which is a common thing for attendants.
However, the attendant's tone was not strong. Instead, he gave some gentle instructions.
"Brother, if you want to buy some common medicinal materials, walk two hundred steps to the left. There is a medicinal street there."
Okay, I was worried that you wouldn't play this game.
"According to logic, you cannot enter if you are wearing sackcloth."
"Then if I have this, can I go in wearing linen clothes?"
Chu Qianqiu did not angrily scold the attendant. Instead, he took out a banknote with a face value of 1,000 taels from his arms and waved it in front of the attendant's eyes.
"A distinguished guest is coming, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
The attendant was indeed smart. He immediately bent down and bowed, and hurriedly summoned a maid with gestures. The maid had slender legs and a plump figure. Although she was not a shy woman, she was still pretty. At first glance, she was dedicated to serving distinguished guests.
Serving maid.
I saw the maid approaching with a smile on her face, and respectfully led Chu Qianqiu into the magnificent Baixiang Pavilion.
This is the second trick Chu Qianqiu came up with for the six doors, virtual and real!
It needs to be both low-key and high-profile.
Let the people in the six doors see flowers in the fog and not recognize themselves.
The Six Gates are indeed very powerful, and their spies and spies are everywhere in Baixiang Town.
But they had neither a video recorder nor photos, so they changed their clothes and wore masks, and came to Baixiang Pavilion to spend a lot of money. How big is the difference between this character and the original Chu Qianqiu?
Judging from the results of the previous three cycles, they did not have the luxury to send innate masters to follow them day and night.
After all, with the great master Huang Qianhu here, if Liumen blatantly sends people to follow him, he is likely to be directly killed by Huang Qianhu as a Daxia spy. At that time, Liumen will only be able to knock out his teeth and swallow blood.
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Therefore, they had to sort out all the information before they could determine their identity, which created the time gap that Chu Qianqiu needed most.
"Sir, do you want to go directly to the second floor, or enjoy the first floor first?" The maid led Chu Qianqiu into the attic. All the medicinal materials were placed in specific positions, and the air was filled with thousands of medicinal materials.
The fragrance is complex and not messy when mixed, but forms a mellow and strange fragrance.
"What's on each floor of Baixiang Pavilion?"
"See, this is your first time here. This Baixiang Pavilion has nine floors, divided into the front three floors, the middle third floor, and the back three floors."
"The first three floors are open to all guests, the middle third floor is open to distinguished guests, and the back three floors are only eligible for those who accept the invitation of the pavilion master."
Oh, that sounds interesting.
Unexpectedly, Baixiang Pavilion actually has a membership system and a VIP system from the previous life, thereby enhancing the privileged experience of customer consumption.
"Then what makes you a distinguished guest?" Chu Qianqiu asked curiously, wearing a mask.
"Anyone who spends more than 10,000 taels on the first three floors will be a distinguished guest after being certified by the pavilion master."
Even if you have ten thousand taels of silver, you can't be here——