Chapter 113: The enemy of my enemy is the best partner
The reason why Selangor is called Selangor is not because of the frequent snowfall, but because of a plant called Edelweiss.
Its spreading method is similar to that of dandelions, but its growth method is similar to that of moss. No matter whether it is a tile or a wall, as long as it touches the edge a little, it can grow into a large patch in a few days, and it is not afraid of cold or heat, and can be found in all seasons.
However, this thing is not only harmless, but can also be used to fill the stomach, make tea, and be used as medicine. It is like a gift from God to the people of Selangor.
Only wealthy families who don't care about such tiny profits would hire people to sweep away the edelweiss to reveal the original color of the building and show their status.
Especially the capital city of Shuanghua Prefecture.
As the power center of a province, there is almost no edelweiss in the city.
Even the Taiping Dao branch is like this.
Jimin Medical Shop.
A middle-aged man with a strong build and elegant clothes walked in.
Strangely, the middle-aged man had covered his eyes with a piece of black satin.
"Sir, what medicine do you want?"
The drugstore clerk's eyes lit up and he came forward with a wry smile.
“I don’t buy medicine.”
The middle-aged man shook his head, took out a fiery red rhizome-like plant, flashed it in front of the waiter, and then put it in his arms, "I need money urgently, and I went to several stores but none of them recognized it. Go and tell your shopkeeper. If he doesn't recognize it, forget it."
“…This is good.”
The surprise and greed in the guy's eyes flashed away, "Wait a moment."
After saying this, he winked at the other waiters, then lifted the curtain and went into the back hall.
Not long after, the clerk found the slightly plump shopkeeper in the study: "Sir, there is a man outside who wants to sell medicine. It is red hibiscus root."
"Chifugen?"
The shopkeeper frowned, "The Chifu root is not an ordinary medicine. Even if it is to open the eighth to ninth level, you only need one root to break through... What else did he say?"
"Your Excellency, the man said he needed money urgently and he tried several places to sell it but failed. If we can't recognize it, forget it."
The waiter replied in a deep voice, his face expressionless, "He covered his eyes with black satin. It must be a recent injury. He needs money urgently, probably because of this."
"Is that so..."
The shopkeeper pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's just a red lotus root. It's an emergency right now, so it's better not to draw attention. Just say I didn't recognize it and ask him to go to another store and ask again."
"yes."
The guy clasped his fists and bowed, with a flash of joy in his eyes.
"Everyone who comes is a guest. Why should we keep them away?"
A faint voice suddenly sounded beside the two of them.
The blind middle-aged man just appeared in the study.
"you!"
The waiter was so shocked that he was interrupted by the shopkeeper just as he opened his mouth to speak.
"What do you mean by 'you'? How can you address a distinguished guest like that?"
The shopkeeper waved his hands in mock anger, "Get out."
The guy crawled away.
"What's your name, distinguished guest?"
The shopkeeper bowed and said, "May I take a closer look at that medicinal herb?"
"Okay, I'm not here to sell medicine."
The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "I want to see your hall master."
"Master?"
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible shock, and he said with a smile: "I'm afraid you have come to the wrong place. There is no position of hall master in the pharmacy."
"In seven days, 477 people entered the pharmacy and 474 people left the pharmacy, while the number of shop assistants, accountants and other miscellaneous staff remained the same."
The middle-aged man said calmly, "Why, did you use those three people to make medicine?"
"you……"
The shopkeeper's face turned cold, "Who are you, sir?"
"You don't need to know who I am."
The middle-aged man took a step forward, "But from your actions just now, I can see that the bookshelf behind you is the entrance to the secret passage... Either die or get out of the way."
As soon as he finished speaking, an incomparable murderous intent emanated from his body.
The shopkeeper was shocked.
He swore that he had never seen such intense murderous intent in his life. Not even mentioning the action, if he showed the slightest resistance, he would most likely die.
So the shopkeeper quickly made way.
Not only that, he quickly said, "The book "Drug and Poison Theory" in the middle of the second bookshelf, turn left three times."
"Um."
The middle-aged man suppressed his murderous intent and did as he was told.
Click, click, click…
With a slight sound of mechanical rotation, the bookshelf sank inward.
A deep passage sloping downward appeared on the empty ground.
"Hold on here . If cooperation is achieved, you will gain a lot of benefits."
The middle-aged man turned around and said something, then walked down.
cooperate?
The shopkeeper shuddered, and his fear gradually disappeared, turning into ecstasy.
After restoring the secret passage to its original state, the shopkeeper walked to the corner again, pulled out the unknown plant directly from the vase, and then said a few words respectfully to the mouth of the vase.
…
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The blind middle-aged man was none other than Xu Chong, who had changed his appearance with the formless clothes.
Even Dou Tianyuan has concluded that he cannot kill Xie Changqing, so why does he still insist?
Of course it’s because of Taiping Dao.
Although he had no good feelings towards Taiping Dao, at least the two were highly consistent in wanting Xie Changqing dead.
The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend, but he is definitely the best partner.
So he came to Selangor and spent a lot of time to find the branch of Taiping Dao.
"I hope I can get some useful information."
Xu Chong did not hide his tracks and just walked down the stairs boldly.
The main road of the underground palace is only ten feet wide, but there are corridors extending out on both sides, leading to unknown places.
It is probably either an office space, a residence, or some other entrance or exit.
Xu Chong didn't turn, just went straight forward.
The people below should have received the news, and no one jumped out to shout for fighting and killing.
This is how Xu Chong reached the bottom.
A square underground hall, its layout is no different from that of an ordinary reception room, except that there is no light and no room for flowers and plants.
Sitting in the main seat in the middle was a big bearded man, to his lower left was an old woman in sackcloth clothes, and to his lower right was a woman of extremely great appearance.
There were only four people in the room, and the three sitting there were obviously of higher status.
But Xu Chong's gaze lingered more on the person standing.
Snow-white long skirt with tulle cover.
Sun Yourong.
"Are you pretending to be blind just to make it easier to glance around?"
The old woman spoke in a sinister voice, her facial features looking extremely scary under the light.
Xu Chong nodded with satisfaction.
This is what a rebel should be like.
"Master Nan, please be patient."
The bearded man comforted the old woman and looked at Xu Chong: "You said you wanted to cooperate with us, what do you want to cooperate with?"
boom!
Just as he finished speaking, the bearded man seemed to be hit by a punch, and was knocked sideways, knocking over a brazier in the corner.
"You don't even offer your seat to a guest. You have no manners at all."
Xu Chong clapped his hands and sat down in the main seat.
"!!!"
The remaining three people didn't react until this moment, and they were all horrified.
They actually didn't see what happened just now at all!
What is this concept?!
People in the Taiping Dao have the habit of hiding some of their realms, and they don't .
But there will never be too much of this hiding.
In other words, even if the bearded man is not the strongest among them, he is not much different from them.
How could the blindfolded man easily knock the bearded man away?
The old woman and the woman exchanged glances and quickly made a decision.
Join forces to attack, and regardless of whether it succeeds or not, retreat immediately, letting as many people as possible escape.
However, just as they were about to take action, the bearded man's shouts were heard.
"slow!"
The bearded man flashed back and stopped the two men. "Your Excellency, please hold back. I am not injured."
Hearing this, both the old woman and the girl froze.
At that speed, it can ensure that no one is hurt and the person is just knocked out.
That means killing is just a simple matter.
"May I ask what advice you have?"
The bearded man clasped his fists towards Xu Chongyi.
"Not urgent."
Xu Chong knocked on the armrest of the chair and said, "Please introduce yourselves."
This attitude of taking the initiative is really a bit disrespectful.
If it were placed in the imperial court, no matter how powerful it was, people would still feel resentment.
But this is the Taiping Road.
It is only natural that the strong are respected.
Therefore, they did not feel any dissatisfaction.
"My name is Zheng Wu. I am the head of the Xuezhou branch of the Taiping Dao. I am from the Zheng family."
After the bearded man finished speaking, he took the initiative to introduce others. "This is Nan Hongzhi, the head of the Wuzhou branch, who is from the Nan family, one of the six major families. This is Hua Nongyue, the head of the Yongzhou branch. This is Yourong, a descendant of the White-robed Taoist. They are all from the Hua family, one of the six major families."
“…”
Xu Chong was somewhat speechless and asked, "Why don't you make up some fake names?"
All he wanted to know was the identities of these people. Their names didn't matter. He wasn't trying to make friends.
But I didn’t expect…
The two names 'Hua Nong Yue' and 'Sun Yourong' are enough to prove that the other two are also real names.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare."
Zheng Wu said bluntly, "We don't know your background, nor do we know whether you know our background. It would be a shame to lose our lives because of such a trivial matter as your name."
"Okay, that makes sense."
Xu Chong nodded and suddenly said, "I am from the imperial court. I won't tell you my identity. If I tell you, it will be fake."
These people had expected this and did not seem surprised at all.
There were more than just one or two people who had dealings with the Imperial Court and the Taiping Dao, and most of them chose to hide their identities. Even if they could not hide their identities, they would not leave any traces that could prove their identities.
"Can you tell me what you were discussing before?"
Xu Chong chuckled, "The three hall masters gathering together is probably not a small matter."
Zheng Wu and the others looked at each other, not knowing how to start.
"let me guess."
Xu Chong knocked on the armrest again, "You are looking for a way to kill Xie Changqing, right?"
Several people were shocked!
"take it easy."
Xu Chong raised his lips, "My goal is the same as yours - to kill Xie Changqing!"
"this……"
They looked at each other again, all with a look of disbelief.
"Please forgive me for the offense."
Hua Nongyue spoke in a clear and pleasant voice, "We are determined to get rid of Xie Changqing as soon as possible, and we have also tried to get information from some officials in the court."
"But the problem is that the court attaches too much importance to Xie Changqing... As a result, the court officials who have had contact with us in the past dare not reveal anything about this matter."
"In fact, many people have already severed their ties with the Taiping Dao. Under such circumstances, I don't think anyone in the imperial court would dare to kill Xie Changqing."
After a pause, Hua Nongyue's beautiful eyes moved and fell on Xu Chong's face: "In other words, I don't trust you, sir."
"oh?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
Zheng Wu was afraid that Hua Nongyue would anger Xu Chong, so he quickly added, "In fact, there were one or two people who provided information about Xie Changqing, but they were all useless and could not find any flaws in Xie Changqing."
"Not only that."
Nan Hongzhi nodded. "Even one of the fourth-rank officials was executed by the imperial court just for leaking a little useless information."
"Is that so...that's all."
Xu Chong pondered for a while, shook his head, and reached out to untie the black satin covering his eyes.
