Chapter 76 A Beautiful Misunderstanding
Chu Qinghe turned his eyes slightly and looked at a herb placed on a small stall nearby.
It was called a small stall, but in fact it was just a piece of coarse cloth with dozens of herbs placed on it.
After looking at it for a few times, Chu Qinghe walked to the stall curiously, then squatted down, and kept observing the herbs.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man, also wearing linen clothes.
It seems that he is a herbalist from the area rather than a traveling merchant.
Seeing that Chu Qinghe and the others were dressed in extraordinary appearance and demeanor, the stall owner did not dare to be careless. He quickly stood up from the ground and waited carefully.
After a few breaths, Chu Qinghe pointed at a few plants on the stall and asked, "Uncle, how much are these?"
The middle-aged man pointed two fingers and said, "They are all top-quality yams, freshly picked today. Each one is 20 wen. If you want to buy more, I can give you less, 15 wen will be fine."
He said this as if he was worried that Chu Qinghe would think it was too expensive and leave.
Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Chu Qinghe could immediately tell that the middle-aged man was not a businessman.
What kind of businessman would say such things right from the start?
Then, after taking a look at the dozens of herbs on the stall, Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "I want all of these, pack them up!"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe reached into his pocket, took out a few pieces of silver from his purse and handed them to the middle-aged man.
Seeing that Chu Qinghe wanted all of them, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and then showed great joy on his face. He quickly wiped his hands and wrapped up the herbs on the ground with the coarse cloth spread on the ground.
Wait until the dirt around the coarse cloth is gently brushed off before handing it out.
After Qu Feiyan took the medicinal herbs wrapped in coarse cloth, the middle-aged man wiped his hands on his clothes and then stretched out his hand carefully.
However, at the moment when the middle-aged man took the silver, Chu Qinghe flicked his fingers, and a few pieces of scattered gold fell silently into the arms of the middle-aged man.
The cleverness contained in it was so great that the middle-aged man didn't even notice that there were a few pieces of gold in his arms.
Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao were not strong enough to notice it, but what about Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue?
Chu Qinghe's actions at this moment were naturally seen clearly by the two women.
After the middle-aged man took the silver from Chu Qinghe's hand with both hands, Chu Qinghe nodded politely to the middle-aged man and then waved to the few people to walk aside.
After walking a distance, Dongfang Bubai asked, "Are these herbs precious? You actually secretly gave five taels of gold to the stall owner?"
Qu Feiyan, who was standing by, asked in surprise, "Sir, did you just give the stall owner an extra five taels of gold?"
In response to what the two women said, Chu Qinghe said "hmm" softly.
Then he said, "The other herbs are quite common, but the Acacia Linglong Grass inside is priceless."
Qu Feiyan was puzzled and asked, "It's worth a fortune? What is the Acacia Linglong Grass? How could it be so valuable?"
Chu Qinghe said softly: "It is a very poisonous substance, but when mixed with other medicines, it has a miraculous effect and can make people immune to all poisons."
"Immune to all poisons?"
Hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Qu Feiyan's eyes suddenly widened.
Even Yao Yue, Dongfang Bubai and Xiao Zhao held their breath and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Obviously no one expected that this Acacia Grass would have such miraculous effects.
What is the most frightening thing about being in the underworld?
One is the human heart, the other is poison.
Throughout the ages, countless strong men have fallen victim to poison.
Of course, what does this immunity to all poisons represent?
Full of sense of security.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it means losing a few more lives.
But after a short moment of shock, the women's eyes lit up again.
Now that Chu Qinghe is willing to directly tell them about the effects of the Acacia Linglong Grass, it naturally means that the others will also get a share of the benefits.
After a while, Qu Feiyan asked, "Since you want to give money, why only give five taels of gold?"
Chu Qinghe is usually generous.
Logically speaking, after knowing the value of the Acacia Grass, the compensation to the stall owner should not be so little.
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe said calmly: "Sometimes, giving the right amount of money is compensation, but giving too much may be harming people."
The middle-aged man just now was too honest. If such an honest man suddenly had a large sum of money, he would inevitably bring disaster upon himself.
After Qu Feiyan's thoughts turned for a moment, she immediately understood what Chu Qinghe meant.
Perhaps knowing the value of these herbs at this time, Qu Feiyan changed from carrying the coarse cloth package casually to holding it in his arms.
And he didn't dare use too much force with both hands, as if he was afraid of hurting the Acacia grass inside.
Such an action also made Chu Qinghe chuckle in his heart.
However, when they walked towards the city gate, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue seemed to sense something and their eyes narrowed slightly.
Following closely behind was Chu Qinghe, who also noticed the same thing.
While looking around, Chu Qinghe glanced towards a position about twenty steps away from the others.
Looking at the men pretending to walk nonchalantly, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Well, you're being targeted again?"
Major festivals are supposed to be a time to be happy.
But there are some short-sighted people who just have to find something to do.
While complaining in his heart, Chu Qinghe shook his head, retracted his gaze and continued walking towards the city.
Although it is New Year's Day, the city gates will be closed at midnight.
However, Yu Shui City is a small border town, far away from home, so naturally there is no curfew like some other towns.
Compared to the decrease in the number of people outside the city, the city is still bustling and lively.
Especially those street food stalls that used to be packed with people.
When they returned to the city and walked towards the south of the city, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them.
Immediately afterwards, two figures walked quickly past Chu Qinghe and his companions, one on the left and one on the right.
As the two men walked quickly past Chu Qinghe and the others, a very faint strange fragrance instantly entered Chu Qinghe's nose.
The moment Chu Qinghe sensed the strange fragrance, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Incense?"
He raised the long sleeves in his hand instantly and glanced in front of the women one by one.
Noticing Chu Qinghe's actions, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao didn't care.
On the contrary, Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai were the first to realize that something was wrong.
Then, another sound of footsteps emerged from behind them.
There were actually five people who quickly walked behind Chu Qinghe and his companions.
When they approached Chu Qinghe, Qu Feiyan and the other girls, they raised their hands one after another, as if ready to support them.
"Oh, you are well prepared."
However, before these men's hands could touch Yaoyue and the other girls, Yaoyue instantly raised her hand and flipped it lightly.
The next moment, several streams of energy passed over Chu Qinghe and the others like floating objects and then fell on their bodies respectively.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang"
As five muffled sounds were heard, the five people who rushed behind Chu Qinghe and the others all froze.
At the same time, Chu Qinghe's voice also sounded slowly.
"It's better not to scare other people during the holidays."
The moment the voice reached his ears, Yao Yue raised his eyebrows slightly and suddenly turned his palm over.
During the movement, under a special force, the five people behind him, who should have been dead, continued to walk as before like puppets.
Seeing this scene, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.
Then he said "tsk tsk" twice in his heart.
"Can this "Transferring Flowers and Jade" be used like this?"
Chu Qinghe also learned the martial art of "Yihua Jieyu" from Yao Yue.
But Chu Qinghe didn't expect that Yao Yue could think of using "Yihua Jieyu" in this way.
Even Chu Qinghe couldn't help but feel that he had gained some new knowledge.
However, from the fact that Yao Yue was controlling five people at the same time, we can see the extent of her mastery of true Qi and the martial art of "Yihua Jieyu".
That's so precise.
Afterwards, more than a dozen internal forces burst out from Chu Qinghe's body. The internal forces mixed with special energy instantly swept out from Chu Qinghe's back and then fell on the major acupoints of the five people around him.
This action caused Yao Yue to look at him inquiringly.
In response, Chu Qinghe said calmly: "You have shattered my heart meridians. If I don't take care of it, I will bleed from all seven orifices while walking. It will be bad if it scares people."
After understanding the reason why Chu Qinghe took action, Yao Yue withdrew her gaze.
Under Yao Yue's control, these five corpses looked the same as ordinary people at first glance, with nothing unusual about them.
At the street front, the two people who had just quickly walked past Chu Qinghe and his companions and secretly poisoned them were now following the five people obediently behind them, and their faces were full of confusion.
A man standing on the left couldn't help but ask: "What are these guys doing? Why don't they do anything yet?"
Hearing what the man said, another person beside him lowered his voice and said, "Nonsense, why did you do it? Didn't you see that those people didn't faint? Did you take the wrong incense?"
"Shouldn't it be?"
As he spoke, the man on his left pulled out a small bottle from his sleeve and took a look at it.
"That's right! It's the incense we used before. Where's yours?"
The companion next to him checked it and said, "Mine is also fine."
"Hey, that's weird, why doesn't this thing work today?"
The man on the left suggested, "Why don't you ask?"
After hearing this, the companion next to him looked at the man on the left as if he was a fool.
"You're crazy. What if this thing actually works?"
However, just as the two were wondering, a lazy voice suddenly came into their ears.
"How about I help you take a look?"
Hearing the voice coming from behind, the two of them stiffened for a moment.
However, before the two turned their heads, they both felt a pain in their chest and a chill running down their spine.
The next second, Chu Qinghe tapped the two men on the back several times, then quickly took a step forward and supported one of them with one hand, preventing the two from falling directly to the ground.
When Dongfang Bubai and the other women and the five corpses caught up, Yao Yue looked at the corpse beside Chu Qinghe, which was obviously lifeless, and said, "You were decisive ."
Chu Qinghe said lazily, "It's OK!"
After a simple reply, the group, led by Chu Qinghe, walked into the alley nearby.
There were many people in the city at this time, and everyone's attention was attracted by the lanterns and other things around them.
Even if someone noticed Chu Qinghe and the others, their eyes would be attracted by the beauty of Chu Qinghe and Yao Yue and the other girls at the first moment. They would not have time to pay attention to the ordinary-looking people around Chu Qinghe.
Naturally, no one noticed anything while walking along the way.
As Chu Qinghe and his companions entered the alley, after several corpses were thrown into the alley, Chu Qinghe took out corpse-dissolving powder and poured half a bottle on the bodies.
The next moment, the powder that looked ordinary before dissolved the bodies of these people as quickly as sulfuric acid when it touched them.
After withdrawing his gaze from the corpses, Qu Feiyan asked, "Sir, did you just kill them all like this without interrogating them?"
Chu Qinghe said, "Since half a year ago, women have been disappearing in the city, but the number is not large. After the government and the underworld forces in the city failed to track them down, the matter was dropped. Judging from the behavior and cooperation of these people, this kind of thing should have happened more than once. I guess these guys were also responsible for the disappearance of women in the past."
Qu Feiyan suddenly realized, "No wonder you acted so decisively, it turns out these people are human traffickers."
In response, Chu Qinghe gently said "hmm" as a gesture.
Chu Qinghe is not without kindness.
But it also has to be done towards people.
Chu Qinghe would never show mercy to those who deserved to be killed.
Even when I'm not in the mood, I'm too lazy to say a word.
Killing these guys would be considered a good deed, so Chu Qinghe naturally wouldn't have any concerns.
Then, Qu Feiyan asked, "Shouldn't we interrogate them? What if these guys have accomplices?"
Chu Qinghe raised his chin towards Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai and said, "Aren't there the two of them?"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe also looked at Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai.
Given Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue's identities, investigating this ordinary human trafficking gang would be a piece of cake.
Chu Qinghe just needs to give a direction, why bother about the rest?
Listening to Chu Qinghe's words, Yao Yue glanced at Chu Qinghe and said, "You are good at ordering people around."
Chu Qinghe spread his hands and said, "Those who are capable should do more work!"
Noticing Chu Qinghe's lazy posture, Yao Yue turned her gaze and said to Dongfang Bubai in a calm tone, "I have already taken action just now."
What he meant was that the subsequent problems of this human trafficking gang would be left to Dongfang Bubai to solve.
If it had been in the past, facing Yao Yue's hands-off behavior, Dongfang Bubai would have been unavoidable in making cold remarks.
But regarding today's incident, Dongfang Bubai just snorted lightly but did not refuse.
Nowadays, strictly speaking, Yu Shui City is already a force under her Sun Moon Divine Sect.
If something like this happened in Yu Shui City, even if Yao Yue didn't say anything, Dongfang Bubai would naturally find someone to deal with it.
After a dozen breaths, as the corpses melted away, only a few people's clothes were left on the ground.
Taking in the effect of the corpse powder, Dongfang Bubai nodded and said, "Your corpse powder is quite effective."
In response, Chu Qinghe said calmly: "If you want, I'll give you a few bottles another day."
Dongfang Bubai nodded and said, "Okay!"
After taking a quick look at the few pieces of clothing left in the alley and making sure that all the bodies had turned into powder, Chu Qinghe turned around and said, "Let's go!"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe walked leisurely out of the alley.
"Oh, be gentle, there are so many people here."
"What are you afraid of? There's an alley right next to it, and there's no one in it."
"You are so impatient, damn it."
"Is this not urgent?"
…
However, just as Chu Qinghe and his companions were walking out of the alley, a sound suddenly came into their ears.
Hearing this sound, Chu Qinghe froze for a moment and exclaimed in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, to Chu Qinghe's astonishment, a man and a woman also entered the alley.
When they walked in quickly and saw Chu Qinghe and the four women of Dongfang Bubai in the alley, the couple was stunned for a moment.
Although it was dark in the alley at this time and the appearance of Qinghe, Yaoyue and the other girls could not be seen clearly, the gender of Chu Qinghe and the others could be vaguely distinguished.
Then, the woman who had just spoken in a seductive way quickly turned her head away and covered her face, while the man said, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't know there was someone inside."
As they talked, the man and woman walked quickly outside.
However, when walking out of the alley, he glanced at the four women behind Chu Qinghe, and the man couldn't help but give Chu Qinghe a thumbs up.
As a man, Chu Qinghe knew what the other party's thumbs-up meant.
"Brother, you have great stamina."
In response to the man's gesture, Chu Qinghe gave a thumbs up out of politeness.
If it weren't for the dim light in the alley, one would have been able to see Chu Qinghe giving a thumbs up and proudly showing off his neat and white teeth.
However, after the couple left, Yao Yue asked curiously, "What did you two mean by the thumbs up you just gave me?"
Facing Yao Yue's words, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a beautiful misunderstanding."
Hearing this, Yao Yue frowned slightly, still with a hint of doubt on her face.
However, Chu Qinghe did not explain much about this. He smiled lightly and walked out of the alley with the girls.
As he walked, thinking about what had just happened in the alley, Chu Qinghe found it more and more interesting.
If Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue hadn't been present, Chu Qinghe might even have laughed out loud.
Thinking back on tonight's experience, Chu Qinghe felt that it was not bad to go out for a stroll occasionally like today.
At least it's interesting in the middle.
Just when Chu Qinghe and his companions were slowly entering the west of the city, a voice suddenly sounded from the side.
"Sir, do you want to have your fortune told?"
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe, who was walking, subconsciously looked in the direction where the voice came from.
