Lu Sheng shook his head, said nothing more, quickly got off the boat with his things, called Ning San, Xu Chui and others who were waiting, and rushed towards the Golden Jade Flower House.
When he rushed to the flower house, he immediately found Yulianzi and asked him to prepare to move into Yanshan City. In the city, there was a large population and the court was there, so Hongfang might not take action aggressively, so as not to anger the world's aristocratic families.
But outside in the wilderness, there is nothing to worry about.
"The Liu sisters are not here? What do you mean?" Lu Sheng was stunned when he looked at his subordinates who came back after going to call for help.
"Reporting to the foreign leader, my subordinate knocked on the door and there was no response, so I asked the female helpers to break in through the window. I only saw this letter and this small box on the table." The subordinate respectfully handed over the things.
Lu Sheng sat in the hall and took the envelope and small box that were delivered.
What surprised him was that this small box was actually a jade box. It was cold and unusual. He didn't know if it was a good thing brought by the Liu sisters from home.
"Go down and collect ten taels of silver from the accountant." With the recent price fluctuations, the purchasing power of one tael of silver is only equivalent to 80% of the usual price. These ten taels of silver are equivalent to eight thousand yuan. It is equivalent to the income of ordinary people for several months.
That’s quite a lot.
"Thank you, sir." The subordinate slowly left.
Lu Sheng sat alone in the hall and unfolded the envelope.
"Young Master Lu has great righteousness, and we, the sisters, have nothing to repay him for. We only have a Huarong Pill to condense our energy to help you improve."
A few days ago, we had a premonition that there would be great danger. In order to avoid injuring others, we had to leave first. I hope you will not look for me. If we meet again in the future, I will repay this kindness. ——Liu Caiyun, Liu Qin.
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Lu Sheng put down the letter and sighed, leaving now. With the ability of the Liu sisters, they might be able to avoid disaster, so that's fine.
The two of them were able to escape from Yunzhou all the way here, with such immature skills, and still be safe and sound. They must have a big secret and a big support. But now he has no time to take care of this.
"We must start improving our hard skills as soon as possible. I have the Yin Qi items I received before. I can go further!"
That night, Lu Shengyu Lianzi, along with the hundreds of gang members stationed at Jinyu Flower House, as well as Ning San, Xu Chui, and Duan Meng'an, returned to Yanshan City and stayed at Fuming Casino, the largest casino among them.
Lu Sheng took the time to return home and reminded his father, Lu Quan'an, not to go out of town recently, and then returned to the casino.
Lu Quan'an listened to his warning before and stocked up a lot of grain and oil at home. With all his strength, the grain and oil reserves were enough to feed hundreds of people for more than a year. This was still a short time and he could not get more.
.But the backup plan is not a hindrance.
Lu Sheng then arranged for all gang subordinates in the city, together with Feiyingtang, to speed up the pace of stocking up on food, and at the same time pay attention to news from other gangs and sects outside the headquarters.
He himself handed over the affairs to Yu Lianzi, told him not to leave the city, and then announced his retreat.
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Quiet room.
Lu Sheng was sitting cross-legged in the middle, with a huge Chinese character Jing posted on the wall behind him. It was surrounded by dark stone walls, which cost a lot of money to build.
A small jar of golden ointment was placed in front of him, which exuded a strong aroma of heat and medicine.
"This newly brewed ointment is really extraordinary. A single dose is worth a thousand gold." Lu Sheng said with emotion as he looked at the ointment in front of him.
Such a small jar of ointment for practicing was only enough for three uses, but the cost was an astonishing one thousand taels of silver.
In his previous life, it would have been equivalent to millions of dollars. With such expenses and these medicinal materials, if he hadn't been in a high position, held power, and had money, he might not have been able to purchase enough medicinal materials.
"This is the supreme holy product for practicing hard skills, the golden ointment. When you take one sip during practice, it can turn into essence, nourish yin and moisturize the whole body."
Lu Sheng also searched in the alchemy room for a long time before he took out the only jar of golden ointment from the steward on credit.
Originally, this stuff was to be diluted in water and soup, divided into hundreds of portions, and given to hundreds of people.
But he took them all away by himself.
After getting ready, Lu Sheng took out the first hard work book he wanted to practice from his arms.
"I have Jiujiang Tiexuo Gong and Xiong Boushou. They are both at the level of Dacheng. Xiong Boushou is only a fraction, but Jiujiang Tiesuo Gong is a hard Qigong at the tongli level. It is still somewhat powerful after Dacheng. It can withstand blows from ordinary people with blunt objects.
"
"Then, what I should practice next is the Golden Sha Kung Fu, which focuses on cutting with sharp weapons."
At that moment, Lu Sheng stood up and pulled the bell.
Quickly following the instructions, people from outside brought in a bucket of thick, pitch-black medicinal soup, which filled most of the entire bath bucket.
After Lu Sheng and others went out, they quickly took off their clothes and jumped in.
hiss.....
A stream of scalding heat continuously poured into the body from the skin.
The Chi Ji Jiu Sha Gong in Lu Sheng's body naturally started to operate, resisting the heat. His skin quickly turned red, like a cooked shrimp. White water vapor was constantly exhaled from his mouth and nose, which was extremely hot.
Jinsha Gong is also a hard-working skill with two levels, namely silver yarn and golden yarn. It mainly focuses on the external skin membrane. After mastery, the skin will be extremely hard and can withstand the stabbing and cutting of sharp objects.
But it has no effect on heavy blows with blunt objects.
What Lu Sheng values is precisely its ability to withstand sharp objects.
Soaked in the medicinal soup, Lu Sheng quickly followed the method of Jinsha Gong, using an iron brush that had been soaked in water to slowly brush against the skin.
The shape of this brush is no different from an ordinary bath brush, but it is made of black iron throughout, and the end is extremely sharp. It is exactly what is mentioned in the Golden Sha Gong and is necessary for practicing this skill.
Lu Sheng sat in the bathtub, brushing the iron brush back and forth on his chest, abdomen and back.
His movements were very light, but as time went by, he continued to intensify and speed up, and the skin on his body became redder and redder.
Originally, he was capable of two powerful hard skills, and his body was tough and strong. Now that he was practicing hard skills such as Jin Sha Gong, he would get twice the result with half the effort.
Soon, as time passed, Lu Sheng clearly felt a chill rising in his lower abdomen. Then the pores on his body shrank suddenly, and with the stimulation of the iron brush, he began to react instinctively, absorbing the power of the medicinal decoction.
"Fight the fire! Put out the fire quickly!!"
"There's a fire! Where are the barrels? Where are the people in the fire extinguishing building!!?"
"This way, hurry, hurry, hurry!!"
Chen Yunxi stood on the pavilion, looking at the busy scene in the distance, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
The sky turned white, and a touch of blue mixed with a little red appeared in the eastern sky.
Chen Yunxi was wearing a white dress and had been standing on the terrace for a while. Behind her was the study room where she drank tea, practiced calligraphy and read.
And here is the Yingyue Building, a five-story building specially built for her by her father. Every floor from top to bottom is filled with all kinds of her things and furnishings.
"Xixi, are you still watching the fire?" While he was distracted, an old man with long white hair and a rich voice slowly walked into the room.
"I saw that the door was open, so I came in to take a look." The old man said with a smile. He was wearing a brocade robe, with fish-patterned jade beads hanging on his waist, but on his hands he wore a pair of silk gloves that were neither gold nor silver, but had gleaming scales.
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"Dad...that fire is so scary...how many years has it been since the city along the mountain saw such a big fire?" Chen Yunxi turned around and whispered.
"It wasn't a fire...but...it is now...I heard that something happened to a gang outside. These gangsters are not good people. They extort money and suck blood. It's best if they die." The old man said
He is Chen Yunxi's father, Mr. Chen Daozao, a wealthy man from Yanshan City.
The experience of this old man is a legend. From starting from scratch to the current Fujia Yanshan City, he almost managed it with his own hands.
His original name was Chen Daozao. The Tao in his name was changed by himself later. The original name meant that he disliked him for being born too early.
This man grew up in a poor and poor family, and his parents disliked him because they thought he was dragging down his eldest brother's academic achievements.
But he never expected that decades later, he would be the only one in the Chen family to become a prosperous person. Although he was a businessman, his family's business was far greater than his parents imagined.
What's even more valuable is that after he gave birth to his eldest son, he also had a daughter, Yunxi. His children were filial, and he could be considered a virtuous man.
"Tomorrow, the prince is going to be a guest at home. You must dress up well and show up to be greeted." Chen Daozao warned.
"I don't like Wang Shunyong." Chen Yunxi whispered.
"That's impossible. We are businessmen, and our lives are in the hands of official families like them. My daughter...we were born in such troubled times, and we can't help ourselves..." Chen Daozao said helplessly.
He never thought that his daughter would be a concubine for Wang Shunyong, the son of the deputy commander of the army, but what could he do? It was peaceful in the past, but now there are turmoils one after another, the trade routes are almost cut off, and the city's supplies are becoming increasingly tight. And the city that stores the most supplies has
The Chen family has become the best fat sheep in the eyes of those in power.
Although I manage a lot of relationships on weekdays, in this tense period, those connections that are only obtained by money are not reliable.
Therefore, although this move wronged my daughter, I had no choice but to do it forcefully.
When Wang Shunyong arrives, he is the only son of the Wang family of the deputy commander-in-chief. As long as he uses some... uncooked rice to cook cooked rice... and a large dowry of gold, silver and food, Yunxi will not be able to escape her status as a concubine.
Yes.
Chen Yunxi was helpless. She didn't know her father's little plan, but after all, father and daughter were connected, and she could more or less see what Chen Daozao was thinking.
My elder brother, Chen Jiorong, had just made a marriage arrangement with the daughter of the prison warden in the city.
The prison chief is an official in charge of prisons in the prefect's yamen. He is considered one of the top ten big shots in Yanshan City's yamen today. To be able to establish a relationship with such a family, the Chen family is the one who ranks high.
Speaking of which, the Chen family seems to have a great business, but in fact they all rely on the favor that Chen Daozao received when he helped the prefect. But now the favor is fading day by day, and it is about to run out. Another big event has happened to the city along the mountain, and it is no longer possible.
Find some backers, I'm afraid something will happen.
"Xixi, dad can't help it. Do you know what conditions your brother Jiao Rong asked for when he asked for marriage?" Chen Daozao showed a trace of helplessness and powerlessness on his face.
"What conditions? Isn't it ten thousand taels of gold and silver? Ten pairs of jewels, and some authentic works by famous artists?" Chen Yunxi asked doubtfully.
Chen Daozao looked at this innocent daughter, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"That's just the surface. Master Prisoner, what he really wants is half of our Chen family's wealth..."
"Ah!?" Chen Yunxi was suddenly shocked.
Half of the family wealth... This is simply...
"If you can succeed this time, we may still be able to retain 20% of the remaining half of our foundation, but if you fail..." Chen Daozao smiled bitterly. To outsiders, he looked good, but the suffering involved was unknown to many. Know.
It seems that the family has a big business, but in fact, it is a fat sheep in the eyes of many people.
Chen Yunxi fell silent.
She lowered her head and then slowly raised it after a moment.
"I see....."
"As long as you understand..." Chen Daozou nodded and said happily. Isn't it just for this moment to adopt a daughter?
"I want to visit the college finally..." Chen Yunxi said in a low voice.
"Are you looking for that Lu Sheng again? They don't want you anymore, so why are you looking for him? He's just a small family! After learning a little martial arts, you don't know how high the world is!" Chen Daozao suddenly became dissatisfied. Although he was doing well in business, He is big, but he is not from the Jianghu after all, and is not familiar with the high-level changes in the Red Whale Gang. Naturally, he has never heard of Lu Sheng's reputation. Maybe he has heard a thing or two about it, but he thought it was the same name and didn't care.
Seeing his daughter's stubborn and silent expression at this time, his heart finally softened.
Wang Shunyong was drugged to bewitched, and he was the only son of the deputy commander who had clearly rejected his daughter before. Even if everything goes well and the Wang family admits it, Yunxi will definitely suffer humiliation after marrying her, plus she is a concubine... .Life in the future will definitely be extremely difficult.
Thinking of this, Chen Daozao finally sighed.
"Go, go, but don't be impulsive...Don't be impulsive, otherwise our Chen family will really..." He sighed, turned around and left without saying another word.
Chen Yunxi watched her father leave and walk out of the room. She finally couldn't bear it anymore and squatted down, tears sliding down her cheeks.