Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 395 Two Swords Combining

Ma Lu nodded, then shook his head, "I'm done there for the time being, but I have other things to do, so I can only stay in the city for half a day, and I have to go out again after half a day."

"Ah?" Gu Qingyi was a little disappointed, but he quickly regained his composure, "It's okay. It'll be great if you can come to the appointment on time. I didn't go out of the city to greet you. I hope you don't blame me."

"Did something happen?" Ma Lu asked.

Gu Qingyi bit his lower lip, "Well... let's talk it over first. I'm going to tell you. You can't laugh at me."

"Don't worry, Brother Gu, we have been friends for a long time, how could I laugh at you." Ma Lu said seriously.

"Well, I'm actually not a man, and I ran away from home."

Gu Qingyi seemed to have made a lot of determination and confessed. However, after speaking, she found that Ma Lu's expression did not change much.

"Hey, aren't you surprised?"

"This...to be honest, I have already guessed some things before."

"Ah?" Gu Qingyi was startled, "Is my disguise bad? No, it's not right. Like me, you like to investigate cases and observe more carefully than others. No wonder you can see through my disguise so quickly."

After deducing this conclusion, Gu Qingyi seemed to be relieved, and continued, "I also stole the arrest warrant. It originally belonged to an elder of mine, but my family has some connections with the Iron Clothes Sect, well... they shouldn't This matter will be pursued.

“It’s just that if the other gods from the Iron Clothes Gate discover that I’m here, I’ll have to be escorted home by them.

"And Yuchang County now has two magic arresters from the Iron Sect. This is why I didn't go out of the city to see you today. We have to be more careful in our actions in the future."

After Gu Qingyi finished speaking, Ma Lu pondered for a moment, and then said, "There's nothing wrong with going home..."

Gu Qingyi's eyes widened, "I finally escaped and just investigated a case. How could I go back so soon?"

"The main reason is that Jianghu is indeed quite dangerous." Ma Lu said, "Last time in the ruined temple, didn't you almost die at the hands of Yan Wuji?"

In fact, the real reason is that I heard that there are two arresters from the Tieyi Sect in Yuchang County, and the arrest warrant for the fake arrester in Gu Qingyi's hands is probably not going to be used.

There was no need for Malu to team up with her.

However, Gu Qingyi patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's why the two of us have to join forces. With my brain and your martial arts, our two swords will be perfect, and those young men in the world will no longer be our opponents."

Well, Gu Qingyi really regarded him as Yuan Fang.

And before Ma Lu could agree, the girl had already pulled him to sit down at the wine table, looked around, and then lowered her voice and said excitedly.

"You know, just three days ago, a shocking case happened in the city. It's a great opportunity for us to show off our skills and become famous in the world!"

"What big case?"

"That day was originally the day for the Beggar Clan to elect a new leader. The martial arts comrades, several elders of the Beggar Clan, and the three gang leader candidates all arrived. But guess what, the Beggar Clan's lotus bowl actually disappeared in full view of everyone. Fly away!

"Lotus bowl, what is that?"

"It's a small bowl with a missing mouth. It's actually not worth much, but it was left by the founder of the Beggar Clan and it's also a token of past leaders of the Beggar Clan.

"If we can't find this thing, then even if the Beggar Gang elects a new leader, he will still have a reputation that is not justifiable, and it will be difficult to convince the public, so it was already the last moment that day. Several elders of the Beggar Gang and the helmsman also I chose someone to support, but in the end it had to be invalidated.

"The last three candidates agreed that whoever can retrieve the Lotus Bowl first will become the new leader of the Beggar Clan. Now the three of them and the supporters behind them are frantically searching for the whereabouts of the small bowl.

"It's just that there are not many clues at the moment. According to the law enforcement elder who took care of the lotus bowl before, he just checked the lotus bowl in the morning, and the small bowl was still in the wooden box. "But later he opened it during the ceremony. The wooden box and lotus bowl are gone. "

Gu Qingyi said with great interest, but Ma Lu on the side was not interested in this case.

It is true that, as Gu Qingyi said, this case is indeed very big and can be said to be a sensation in the martial arts world, but it is just a theft case.

No one died, which meant there was no opportunity to touch the body.

However, seeing how excited Gu Qingyi was, Ma Lu couldn't refuse her face to face, so he had to eat first. Fortunately, the Zaobai duck recommended by Han Guangzhong tasted really good.

Malu estimated that according to the rating of the recipe, it should be ★★, and there should be a secret medicine in it, otherwise it would not be sold at such an outrageous price of eight taels of silver each.

After dinner, Malu excused himself as he didn't have enough medicinal materials for cultivation, so he went to Baicaomen's pharmacy in Yuchang County.

He had a banknote found on his person from Yan Wuji, worth seven hundred taels, and there were also pieces of silver picked up along the way, which added up to another twenty-six or seven hundred taels.

Malu took the money to the drug store and ended up buying less than 50 kilograms of secret medicine.

Most of them are 1-star ingredients, and the only 2-star ingredients are red dogwood and honeysuckle.

It's not that Malu doesn't want higher-star ingredients, the main reason is that the secret medicine here is really expensive. The cheapest one with 2 stars or above costs one ingot of silver.

When Ma Lu came in, he thought he had a lot of money, but after asking the price, he fell silent.

Han Guangzhong really didn't lie to him. Even the most common blood dandelion costs one hundred cents.

As for the Qingyun Lotus Leaf that Malu wanted most, it cost two hundred coins a piece. No wonder the owner of the previous cart of medicinal materials asked for an **** to **** it, and he hired an expert like Shen Zhou.

Even if all the money that Malu had had was spent on Liangxue Dandelion, he would still be able to buy 70 kilograms of medicinal herbs. Besides, he also wanted to buy some Qingyun Lotus Leaves, so in the end he picked and scraped together 40 kilograms of medicinal materials.

For martial arts people who really rely on secret medicine to practice, this amount of medicinal materials is not too small, and the elixir refined into it is enough for one person to use for three to five years.

It's just that Malu planned to take it back to cook, so this was a bit unsatisfactory.

No, I have to find a way to get more money, otherwise this trip will be too much of a loss.

After Malu went out, he threw the packages of medicinal materials into the collection bag, and then thought about where he could get more money.

In fact, it is not difficult to make money in a single round. The main reason is that he needs it urgently and the amount is not small, which makes it more troublesome.

But he did find a way, and Ma Lu turned to look at Gu Qingyi again.

"By the way, you said before that you would wait for the people from Zhengqi Academy in Yuchang County. Are their people here?"

Gu Qingyi nodded, "Here we come, I have handed over Yan Wuji's widow and daughter to them."

"Did you get the bounty?"

"What?"

"Didn't Zhengqi Academy offer a reward to Yan Wuji before?"

(End of chapter)