Huang An held the silver in his hand, his eyes dark.
He stared at the clear, transparent and fast-flowing spring water at his feet, and was filled with emotion for a moment.
Yang Lianghui couldn't even imagine that the sick man who kicked him that day would be stabbed to death by the sick man today.
It's a pity that he didn't know until his death that the person who killed him was the sick man who bullied him at will - Huang An!
It was still more than an hour before noon, and Huang An felt hungry in his stomach.
There was no one here, so there was no need for him to eat the unpalatable dry food in the package.
Huang An stood up and looked around, finding a good place to light a fire.
Gathered the leaves and picked up some dry firewood.
He stretched out his hand, and a packaged roast chicken and a lighter appeared in his hand.
Just looking at the roast chicken in his hand, the scene he just watched suddenly appeared in Huang An's mind, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable in his throat.
"Eat pancakes!"
The roast chicken was put back intact, and several large pancakes suddenly appeared in Huang An's hand.
The flatbread is already cold, and he plans to bake it before eating it.
Seeing Lao Ma staring straight at him, Huang An smiled, stretched out his hand, and three more raw eggs appeared in his palm.
Crack the eggs and roll them into cold pancakes, then throw them to Lao Ma while Huang An concentrates on making hot pancakes.
The red flames rose, and a warmth suddenly emerged from his whole body. Huang An sat on the clean stone in the downdraft, with one hand on his knees lying horizontally, and the other hand fanned the smoky smoke.
The flames that rise and fall are burning in the reflection of the pupils.
"Yu Mao's purpose should be twofold. One is to rob goods and livestock, especially medicinal materials and cloth from the Yunshan Chamber of Commerce. The other may be for my master!"
Huang An also calmed down at this moment, and had a clearer understanding of some of Yu Mao's actions.
Although I don’t know why Yu Mao let himself take action and personally kill eight people from the Yunshan Chamber of Commerce and the Yang Family Martial Arts School.
However, it was still very obvious that Yu Mao's purpose was that batch of medicinal materials and livestock.
The Yunshan Chamber of Commerce's goods alone are worth at least five thousand taels.
Counting everyone's livestock, there are more than eighty animals in total.
From this transaction, Xialin Village and Huilongshan could receive a total of at least 8,000 taels of silver.
This is not a small amount of money. No wonder he would rather bear the burden of a failed escort and lose his reputation when he went to Linzhai to commit such evil deeds.
Huang An took out the envelope hidden in his arms, and the next moment, two more pieces of paper appeared in his hand.
One is the voucher from the Zhao Family Martial Arts School, and the other is the letter handed over by Xiao Wu and left by his senior sister.
The last one was an envelope given to him by Yu Mao, telling him to hand it over to his master in seven days.
The envelope is sealed and should be sealed with batter.
He wanted to take it apart and take a look, but he still stopped what he was doing.
Forget it, give it to the master in seven days.
Huang An read the letter left by his senior sister and knew that Master Zhao Dun was not as ruthless as he showed in front of him that day.
Although he was expelled from the Zhao Family Martial Arts School, there was still some friendship.
With this kind of friendship, Huang An was embarrassed to open the envelope again.
After all, the education he received since childhood was to respect other people's privacy.
People, after all, are human, and they still have a little persistence in their hearts.
Some things are better not known.
With a thought, the three pieces of paper disappeared from his hand, as did the lighter and the bag of the big pancake.
Of course, there is also the fifty taels of benefits that Yu Mao gave himself.
Huang An took the hot pancake and smelled the aroma of wheat. Suddenly, he felt peaceful and his appetite improved a lot.
Open your mouth and devour it.
It was still early, so after Huang An finished eating, he tied up the old horse and started boxing on the spot. This was a good way to waste time.
He arrived in Youzhou City at around four o'clock in the evening.
Queue up from the west gate of Youzhou City to enter the city. The towering dark city walls and the scene of people coming and going make Huang An finally feel like he has traveled from a remote country to a big city.
Of course, this feeling is only for a moment.
Compared to its towering grandeur, how can this Youzhou City compare to my hometown?
However, the weight of history cannot be faked, and Huang An likes it very much.
As a frontier of the Ming Dynasty, Youzhou was overall poor and weak.
Among the passers-by on the road, there are some who are beautifully dressed, some wearing silk and satin.
But most of them are skinny and skinny people.
Even though it was cold now, they were still wearing thin clothes, and the thick dirt and thin clothes formed a sharp contrast.
The chest is wide open and dark.
They are the mainstream of this era.
There is no need to pay money to enter the city, and there is no inspection of packages or luggage.
Huang An had a certain understanding of Youzhou before escaping from Feng'an City.
The city lord of Youzhou City is basically a transparent person in Youzhou City, and manages mostly trivial matters.
Because in Youzhou City, all the dignitaries from the entire state gathered.
The other three government forces in Youzhou are the real behemoths.
The governor is in charge of all government affairs and part of the military power, the state commander is in charge of the army and horses, and the martial arts department is in charge of the warriors and martial arts resources in the state.
In front of these three people, the City Lord's Mansion is just a little daughter-in-law who takes offense at will, with no sense of existence.
What Huang An has to do now is to find a place to live, make some inquiries, and then go to the government office where Mr. Wu Jiang, the deputy head of the Martial Arts Department, as mentioned by Old Man Ding.
The Yamen of Youzhou Martial Arts Division is in the north area of the city.
The Wu Mansion of Mr. Wu Jiang, the deputy head of the department, is also located in the northern area of the city.
Youzhou City is quite large. Huang An pulled the old horse and finally reached the area near the north of the city before sunset.
I found a suitable large inn and had a temporary residence.
This inn is crowded with people and is located at the intersection of three major roads.
It is quite large in scale and has frequent personnel movements, so it seems very safe.
Huang An walked and searched all the way before deciding to live here.
The room he chose was at the far side of the inn and cost two hundred copper coins a day. Huang An observed it and asked the waiter.
Compared with other houses, this house is relatively clean, with less flow of tourists, and it is also convenient for him to do things.
Since it's on the first floor, he can even get up early to practice martial arts.
If he is careful, he can even find time to go back to the Wanjie Garbage Dump or his hometown.
Although it is still some distance from Wu Mansion, half an hour is enough.
If you get up early tomorrow, you can still get to Wu Mansion around eight o'clock.
Huang An encountered a lot today, especially the bout of vomiting that spread for more than five kilometers, which drained most of his energy and energy. At this moment, he felt exhausted both physically and mentally, and just wanted to have a good sleep.
But there were still things to deal with, and he couldn't rest.
After settling in, the man sent the man to settle down the old horse. While he was feeding the old horse, he gave the man five copper coins and asked about the way to Wu Mansion and Wu Jiang!
The clerk seemed to be very familiar with this process and didn't doubt Huang An's purpose. He just collected the money and said so.
And it seemed that Huang An's attitude towards him was very easy-going, which made him feel inexplicably comfortable, and he was willing to talk more.
Unexpectedly, Huang An was surprised after the waiter said less than five sentences.
Master Wu Jiang actually came to Youzhou City six years ago and served as the deputy head of the Martial Arts Department.
The stewards of the Martial Arts Division in the county are changed every three years, such as the deceased Guo Silang.
The senior leaders of the martial arts department within a state, such as the chief and deputy directors, must be replaced every five years.
I just don’t know why, but Wu Jiangdu has been here for six years and has no intention of leaving.
Has the imperial court's control over those below weakened to this extent?
Or does Mr. Wu have a great background in the capital that allows him to obtain such privileges?
Huang An was surprised, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just came to Youzhou City to buy the skills of the Six Fu Realm. He didn't need to worry about these things.
There's no point worrying about it. Anyway, there shouldn't be any hindrance to him buying the Six Fu Realm exercises.
The waiter continued to talk nonchalantly. According to what he meant, in the past two or three years, many warriors had asked him about the way to the Wu Mansion.
However, these warriors were all in groups. It was the first time for him to see a person like Huang An who came alone to inquire about the Wu Mansion's route.
It seems that Old Man Ding's move to tell him to keep it secret was very necessary.
This guy is well-informed, and even he, a native of Youzhou, doesn't know about the Wu Mansion directly selling exercises.
This guy was also a talented person, and he actually took the initiative to ask Huang An why warriors like them were asking for the specific location of the Wu Mansion?
Huang An chuckled and covered it up with a haha.
The waiter also smiled regretfully. He knew the rules and didn't ask any more questions.
"Do you know what level of cultivation Master Wu has?"
Hearing Huang An's question, the waiter looked at Huang An in surprise, staring at Huang An without saying a word.
Huang An was speechless and could only take out another five copper coins to make the waiter smile again.
"Sir, fortunately you are asking me today. If you were asking someone else, they must not know. Let me tell you, my second aunt's brother-in-law's family..."
"Master Wu Jiangwu is a master in the late Iron Bone Realm. He is also ranked among the top five in the entire Youzhou."
Late stage of Iron Bone Realm?
Huang An looked surprised, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He turned out to be a warrior in the late Iron Bone realm, only two realms higher than his master.
He thought this person was a big shot in the Golden Body Realm, but he didn't expect that his martial arts cultivation level was in the Iron Bone Realm.
Moreover, Wu Jiang, who is in the late Iron Bone Realm, is already ranked in the top five in Youzhou.
This shows that the status of Iron Bone Realm martial arts masters in the Ming Dynasty may be beyond Huang An's imagination.
However, there is still a certain gap between this and what I heard.
After all, there were no less than seventy-five people in the Iron Bone Realm that he heard about.
There must be a misunderstanding here, but if I ask this guy, he doesn't know.
Huang An sent the waiter away and asked him to prepare the meal.
I patted Lao Ma on the head and walked into the house, thinking to myself:
"Judging from the fact that Wu Jiang, who is in the late Iron Bone Realm, serves as the deputy director of the Martial Arts Department, my master is now a big shot at this level?"
But soon, Huang An came to his senses.
He must have been confused by his master. The master had been right in front of him before and had taught him several times. Even his martial arts door was opened to him by the master himself.
In this situation, I unconsciously raised my horizons, making myself think that my master's cultivation and status were not that good.
But in fact, after the master broke through to the Iron Bone Realm, the entire Feng'an City changed overnight, and the dirty grudges in the past disappeared instantly.
Feng'an City is a county town with a population of 300,000.
Although it was still considered a small county in the entire Ming Dynasty.
However, the master's influence is still the undisputed number one among these 300,000 people.
"Besides, in my hometown, students from Tsinghua University and Peking University have very different careers after graduation! Some people sell pork, while others become generals and prime ministers."
Thinking of this, Huang An felt relieved.
The master's status is higher than he thought, but it is not that unattainable.