Chapter 46 When the world meets each other, it is fate
Su Chuo got out of the carriage gracefully, pointed to a pair of horn-like peaks in the west, and said to Luo Ning:
"In Wangyou Township at the foot of Qingniu Mountain, they only grow poppies but not grain. There are as many longevity ointments as wheat cakes, and every household is full of money."
Her heavenly voice recited a catchy limerick, which sounded a bit cute.
Lu Pianpian secretly sneered: "Hey. This little thief didn't ask you, what are you showing off? Are you looking for an excuse to get close?"
"Sister, let me tell you, don't be obsessed with the little thief. You are no match for him, understand?"
Su Chuo retorted: "Lu Pianpian, you have been the head of a great religion, and you are also a big shot. Why don't you know the principle of helping each other in the same boat, and you always get involved in matters between men and women?"
"You are so narrow-minded and mean, and you always talk about men and women to push me. Don't you think it is vulgar and boring, and it is beneath your status?"
Lu Pianpian chuckled: "You saw that he was a handsome young man and a capable monk, so you were moved by love and had evil thoughts. Do you think I didn't know about it?"
"I advise you to stop thinking. Don't say that your face is ruined. Even if it is not ruined... you are an ordinary woman with no cultivation, and he will not marry you as his wife."
The elegant Su Chuo retorted without showing any signs of weakness: "You treat a gentleman like a villain and mock me over and over again. It's just because you are afraid... that he will be tempted by me!"
"You're afraid that if he really falls in love with me, then you'll be ashamed of yourself, right?"
"You regard my body as your own. How would you feel if he was really close to me?"
Lu Pianpian suddenly became silent and silent!
Su Chuo took advantage of the victory and pursued: "So, you'd better be polite when you speak. I have a good upbringing and a thin skin, so I can't stand your crazy words."
Lu Pianpian stopped talking completely.
Su Chuo smiled slightly and continued to say to Luo Ning:
"Brother of the Luo family, the "County Chronicle" says that the area around Wangyou Township has been deserted for many years for dozens of miles. We have to be careful."
Luo Ning didn't expect that there was a place for growing drugs ahead. Because he asked: "What else does Chuo'er know about Wangyou Township?"
He has always been a cautious person. Since the Wangyou Township he was passing through was so weird, of course he had to ask questions.
Su Chuo said without thinking: "The "County Chronicle" said that decades ago, Wangyou Township was found to be extremely suitable for growing poppies, so it began to grow poppies secretly."
"The villagers are slowly making a fortune by growing opium poppies. When they have money, they spend their money to buy fortune-telling talismans and spiritual elixirs, and to select people in the village who have the qualifications to practice."
"I spent a lot of money and found several people with the qualifications to practice. These people became monks with the financial support of the villagers."
"With the protection of a few monks, they spent money to manage the government and bribe officials, so they planted poppies on a large scale. At its peak, there were hundreds of workshops making Fushou ointment, and Fushou ointment was sold throughout Yizhou."
"Most of the Fushou ointments in Yizhou come from Wangyou Township. In any city market, there are Fushou ointments under the Wangyou brand, and people with a little wealth love to smoke them.
"In less than twenty years, every household in Wangyou Township has become extremely wealthy. The big families have hundreds of thousands, and the small families have tens of thousands of dollars, making it the richest town in Yizhou."
"For a time, Wangyou Township was as rich as Yizhou, and a lot of the gold and silver that was exchanged for the longevity ointment also entered the officialdom, and I don't know how many officials' private pockets were enriched."
"Originally, with the protection of a group of monks and officials, there were no taboos in Wangyou Township. But..."
"But suddenly one day, 10,000 to 20,000 people died in the entire township. Everyone died of poisoning. The strange thing is that the cause of their death was overdose of Fushou Ointment."
"It's as if under some kind of weirdness, everyone is crazy about taking Fushou ointment until they suck themselves to death."
"Even a group of monks are all dead."
"What's even weirder is that all the money, gold, silver, copper coins, and valuables in the entire town have disappeared. It doesn't look like they were robbed by bandits, but it seems like they evaporated out of thin air."
"It has been twenty years since this happened. But all the people in this village have died, and this place has become a dangerous area. Who dares to move here? It will be completely abandoned."
When Su Chuo said this, his tone was a little trembling.
"What is the conclusion of the government spiritual officials?" Luo Ning asked, "It is impossible for the local spiritual officials to be completely unaware of such a big matter."
Su Chuo shook his head: "This... little sister doesn't know. I only know that this matter has become an unsolved case and is still unresolved."
"I know." Su Xian came over, "Brother, that day happened to be Master Minshan's birthday. All the spiritual officials at that time went to Master Minshan to celebrate his birthday."
"It is precisely because the spiritual officials are not on duty that the disaster can happen. Otherwise, why can't we find any clues about such a big event as the death of the whole town? The murderer is nothing more than monsters and monks, and it cannot be a god."
"Master Minshan?" Luo Ning sneered, "A fifth-grade mountain god is really very proud."
"I heard from Cai Ji that this Master Minshan is Xuan Qian's backstage."
Su Xian looked at the misty Wangyou Township with a playful look on his face: "Brother, it is said that Wangyou Township is the most dangerous place for death in the entire township. There must be so much resentment and evil energy. However..."
"However, the strange thing is that there are no ghosts here. Even if the ghosts enter this place, their souls will fly away. It is like a curse, and the ghosts have nothing to do."
"It's so cruel."
Luo Ning said: "Since there are no ghosts causing trouble, why are there no immigrants from other places entering?"
Su Xian replied: "Because this township has become the territory of the Shu Palace, which common people dare to move in?"
"The Prince of Shu's Mansion must have taken a fancy to Wangyou Township as a treasure land for poppies, so he took it for himself. Yizhou Mu doesn't want to offend the Prince of Shu's Mansion for this, so of course he won't stop it."
"It's just that for some unknown reason, the Prince of Shu didn't immediately resume poppy cultivation, so it's been abandoned to this day."
Luo Ning shook his head: "The King of Shu is the hereditary prince of Daxia. He has more than ten thousand hectares of land and estates, but he still wants to expand his private domain. He has no support from the nobles."
Li Dingguo sneered and said: "Nowadays, most of the clan kings in Daxia are like this. The clan's land in the Prince of Shu's Mansion accounts for 20% of Yizhou!"
This statement is by no means an exaggeration. The Shu king's family has more than 20 county and prince mansions, and the combined land they occupy really accounts for 20% of Yizhou.
Excluding the large amount of land owned by powerful families and bureaucrats, the hundreds of millions of people in Yizhou only have 40% of the land in the state, but they bear all the taxes and corvees.
The rich will die rich, the poor will die poor. The idle will die idle, and the tired will die from exhaustion.
Su Xian smiled and said: "The King of Shu himself may not know what the King of Shu's palace is doing. He is so aloof and devoted to studying Taoism, how can he care about these business matters?"
After Luo Ning learned about it, he took the people away from the official road and headed towards the abandoned rich family's villa.
Since it has become the territory of the Shu Palace, at least it will not be too dangerous. In Yizhou, the power of the Shu Palace is second only to the Zhou Mu Palace.
When I arrived at the rich family's villa, I saw that there were already people inside.
In front of the overgrown house, there were more than a dozen carriages parked. One of the carriages had a escort flag with the words "Ji Feng Escort Agency" on it.
It turned out to be an escort team.
There were twenty or thirty people in the caravan plus bodyguards. As soon as Luo Ning's consciousness spread, he realized that four of the bodyguards were monks.
The strongest monk was a perfect eighth-grade martial artist. He was full of blood and energy, giving people a strong pressure.
This man is tall and tall, but his temperament has a hint of gloominess.
When he saw the flag of the Luo family class, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
When he saw Luo Ning's figure, his heart moved slightly.
Is it him? Is it such a coincidence?
This head escort is the head of the killer organization Night Guest Clan, Mo Gu!
In fact, there are quite a few people in this county who know about Mo Gu's dual identity.
However, no one cares or cares.
Whether it was the escort business or the murder business, Mo Gu did well. His reputation in the world was not bad either.
Because everyone who knows knows clearly that when Mo Gu receives an escort order, he is devoted to bodyguarding, and when receiving a killing order, he concentrates on killing people.
When you are a coward, you will not be a killer. When you are a killer, you will not be a bodyguard.
Very dedicated.
Luo Ning didn't know Mo Gu, but he keenly noticed that there was something different in Mo Gu's eyes.
"I'm the class leader of the Luo family. I'm staying here with you. Sorry to bother you." Luo Ning took the initiative to say hello.
The so-called first come, first served, after all, the other party comes first, so etiquette is indispensable.
"It turns out to be Master Luo. We are destined to meet each other in the world. Please excuse me." Mo Gu also returned the gift.
We are all monks, so of course we must have a minimum of politeness.
The Luo family's men entered the deserted courtyard with five carriages, ten horses, a cow, and a dog.
Mo Gu's cold eyes glanced over, and he felt relieved immediately.
In this Luo family class, there is only one monk, Luo Ning.
After everyone settled in, just as it got dark, the sound of horses being reined in could be heard outside.
Immediately, a ninth-level martial arts cultivator entered the deserted courtyard.
He glanced at him and immediately held up his hands and said: "I am the head catcher who is going home to visit relatives. I passed by this place and spent the night. We are destined to meet each other in the rivers and lakes. Thank you."
This person is none other than Chen Dalang who followed him after receiving the killing order!
Chen Dalang's eyes swept over Luo Ning without any trace, and there was nothing strange about him.
Mo Gu knew Chen Dalang and knew that Chen Dalang was no longer a headhunter.
What is this guy doing here?
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