The young man in white is sitting on a chair, facing the east, breathing quietly to warm and nourish Qi and activate Qi and blood.
The excess Qi that overflowed from the Dantian rose to the atrium again, gathered into one Qi, and condensed into the Hunyuan Qi Sword.
On his shoulder, there is a light-colored cloud snake, also facing the east, its eyes twinkling.
The rising sun from the east casts a faint luster on the man and the snake.
The sun is rising, the sun is rising.
People who practice Buddhism, eat the clouds, drink the dew, absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, this is the scene.
"call……"
Zhuang Ming exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, and looked full of energy.
Thanks to his cultivation of this true energy, he could maintain a perfect spirit at all times and be able to think carefully about various things.
If he had not cultivated this Qi, perhaps his weak body and mind would have been overworked over the years, leading to premature aging, and he would not be able to make such clear decisions when faced with problems.
"Sir, breakfast is ready."
"Please have a meal with Mr. Bai."
"Okay, sir."
Shuang Ling hurriedly responded and trotted towards Lao Bai's residence.
Zhuang Ming put the baby dragon into his sleeve and pondered slightly.
This time, the Huaibei secret village incident is inevitable.
Even if there is no Hundred Gods Pot, he will still work for the "Jade God Flower".
But now that we have the Hundred Gods Pot, we need not say more, and we must never give up.
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"Son."
"Are you ready for silver?"
"The price of the Jade God Flower is one thousand taels, but to avoid any surprises, I asked the accountant to raise funds. Currently, we have prepared sixty thousand taels."
"Not enough." Zhuang Ming responded.
"Ah?" Bai Lao was stunned.
"Prepare one hundred thousand taels first," Zhuang Ming said.
"Sir, is this... too much?" Mr. Bai hesitated and said: "In recent years, Zhuang's Trading Company has been expanding and expanding. It has established shops everywhere, recruited people, operated business, traded goods, and invested countless silver taels. At present, it can
There is not much spare silver left to use."
"When buying the Jade God Flower, avoid accidents and prepare some extra silver taels to be prepared." Zhuang Ming said slowly: "For me, if this flower can really cure the disability of my legs, not to mention a hundred thousand taels, it will be a waste of money.
Millions, what's the harm? What's more, what I want is not just the Jade God Flower."
"Young master, are you interested in other treasures?"
"discuss later."
Zhuang Ming nodded and waved: "Sit down and have a meal."
Mr. Bai didn't hesitate and sat down on the table.
Shuang Ling also smiled and sat next to Zhuang Ming.
The Dongsheng Dynasty paid attention to the order of superiority and inferiority.
It's just that Zhuang Ming is an outsider, so he doesn't think much of him.
Especially for Bai Lao and Shuang Ling, there is not much unfamiliarity.
Shuang Ling was rescued by him, and as his personal maid, he has always been close to her.
As for Bai Lao, he lost his son in middle age and is now alone, with no descendants or descendants to take care of him. He has nothing to worry about. Over the years, he has been working in Zhuang's business as if he were his own family.
In fact, to put it bluntly, Bai Lao has no heirs and no worries, so he has fewer selfish paths than ordinary people. This is one of the reasons why Zhuang Ming values him.
"Over there with the Song family in Xuancheng..."
Zhuang Ming said: "Let Manager Sun prepare the business in Fengcheng and free up manpower earlier. When I come back from fetching the Jade God Flower, I will meet Song Tianyuan again and restore the situation in Xuancheng."
Having said this, he silently thought in his mind: "The premise is that Song Tianyuan can still hold on after this time."
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The Song family in Xuancheng.
Manager Sun's letter was sent back to Xuancheng.
Song Tianyuan took one look and immediately smiled.
"Want to regain control of Xuancheng?"
"When you come back from Huaibei and wake up, the world has been turned upside down. No matter how clever you are, you can't turn the tide under Song."
"What's more, whether you can come back from Huaibei alive depends on how smart you are and how prepared you are in advance."
He laughed, raised his tea cup, and drank it all in one gulp, leaving no trace behind.
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Zhuang Ming is here and is ready to leave for Huaibei Anzhuang.
This time when entering the dark village, only four people are allowed to accompany them.
Yin Ming was accompanying him as his escort, Shuang Ling, the maid who served him in daily life, Bai Lao, who took care of his accounts, and a servant who carried his luggage.
In addition to these four people, six other guards were selected to accompany them.
Including Zhuang Ming, there are only eleven people in this group, and including Yin Ming, there are only seven guards, which is not too many.
However, with Yin Ming here, looking at the martial arts world, no one can hurt Zhuang Ming.
Zhuang Ming considered that even if Yin Ming's ability was invincible in the world of martial arts, if an accident really happened and there were so many opponents, no matter how strong Yin Ming was, it would be difficult for one person to protect them all, so he brought more people with him.
There were six guards.
"Sir, we should be able to reach Anman Village before the sun goes down."
Zhuang Ming was sitting on the carriage.
Shuang Ling and Bai Lao were also in the car.
Yin Ming acted as the driver.
Behind this carriage, there was an accompanying carriage, which was full of luggage, and the servant was driving.
As for the six guards, they were divided into left and right sides, with three people on each side, walking on foot.
"Well, I understand."
Zhuang Ming responded. He looked at the book in his hand and put it down after a moment.
After a pause, he looked at Shuang Ling and said with a smile: "Girl, are you not familiar with this place?"
Shuang Ling nodded in agreement, her eyes full of curiosity.
Zhuang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "The dark village exists in a dark place and cannot be seen in the light. The businesses conducted in it are all kinds and strange. Some are slightly normal, such as money transactions, treasure exchanges, etc., but they tend to be dark and evil.
Yes, there are people buying murders, human trafficking, etc.”
"Such a place is obviously not tolerated by the imperial court, but it has still existed for many years. The background is extremely complex, and the backer behind it is most likely to be in a high position in the imperial court."
"In addition, the order in the dark village is very strict. Outsiders are not allowed to do anything when they enter. Otherwise, experts will intervene. At the least, they will be expelled and they are not allowed to enter the dark village again. In the worst case, they will be killed on the spot to warn others."
"So it's stable inside and there won't be any trouble, but outside, no one may be keeping order."
"Although most of the people who enter the secret village are not ordinary people. They are either rich, powerful, or armed. But if the treasure touches people's hearts, it may attract the attention of some people and lead to robbery and murder."
"There is precedent for this."
"but……"
After a pause, Zhuang Ming continued: "This kind of dark village does not only exist in the Dongsheng Dynasty. Looking around the world, including the overseas places where Fu Lao went, there are similar forms of existence. Of course, Dongsheng
Outside of Sheng Dynasty, it may not be called a dark village, but generally speaking, these transactions that exist in dark areas always have some mysterious places."
Shuang Ling seemed to understand, blinked and nodded.
Zhuang Ming patted her little head and said, "Remember it carefully. It may be useful to you in the future."
When Bai Lao heard this, he was slightly surprised and took a deep look at Shuang Ling.
In the past few years, the young master seems to have taught this little girl a lot of things.
For example, things about the secret village are not something that a little maid should learn.
"By the way, according to Lu He's news, Song Tianyuan also set off for Anzhuang at noon yesterday." Zhuang Ming muttered: "Based on the distance, Xuancheng is a little closer than us. Presumably Song Tianyuan has already entered Anzhuang."
We’ve arrived at Anman Village.”
"The old slave has ordered people to investigate and see what Song Tianyuan is asking for in the secret village." Bai Lao was a little hesitant and said: "The old slave is afraid that he also knows the function of the Jade God Flower and leaves for the Jade God Flower."
"It doesn't matter." Zhuang Ming said slowly: "He just went because of me. I would like to meet him for a while in the secret village."