The Wheel-Turning Master

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past ten days, Lin Bai only went out to the morning market stall every day, and spent the rest of his time practicing Wuji Kung Fu.

However, the atmosphere in Huaxi County has become increasingly tense. The county magistrate is strictly investigating anyone who has been to Tianlang Mountain within half a month, whether they are hunters, villagers, or even people who go to the mountain to enjoy the cool weather.

Not only that, they were still searching for missing people in the city, mainly looking for short men in their thirties.

There was even a portrait of Pei Wuyong posted at the city gate, but Pei Wuyong's name was not mentioned, only that he was a gangster.

Beicheng was not at peace either. The Qinglong Gang regained their composure and actually helped the county government investigate the missing people in Beicheng.

Lin Bai finally understood that the backstage of the Qinglong Gang was probably the county government. In other words, at least it is related to the county government.

This morning, Lin Bai opened his eyes.

A surging hot current gushes out from the Dantian, like a rushing river, washing away the limbs and bones, and finally converges at the Dantian.

After two years of practice in the Stone Plate Space, Wuji Kung Fu has broken through to the second level.

This progress is not slow, but Lin Bai knows that the Wuji Kung Fu becomes more and more difficult the further it goes.

Although he has the Stone Plate Space, he cannot change his qualifications, he just has more time.

"My qualifications seem to be pretty good, right?"

"Then what is my current level in martial arts? Third rate? Second rate?"

Lin Bai compared carefully and found that he was far better than Xue Ba and Dong Chao, but far inferior to Pei Wuyou...

Of course, even the three Taoist priests who besieged Pei Wuyou were far superior to him.

"Only when you are at least as strong as Pei Wuyou can you go out and enter the world."

Lin Bai silently made up his mind and prepared to find someone to find out who Pei Wuyou was. But you can't ask directly, you need to make insinuations.

It stands to reason that such powerful people cannot be unknown people.

After breakfast, Lin Bai changed into clean clothes, put on the cloth shoes given by Mu Zhen, and set out for Baicaotang.

You need to learn martial arts, and you also need to learn medical skills. These are essential skills for killing people and stealing money.

Moreover, when the three Taoist priests touched the corpses, they got several porcelain bottles. Lin Bai still doesn't know whether they were poison or good medicine, whether they were aphrodisiacs or kidney tonifiers.

When I arrived at Baicaotang, I bumped into an acquaintance.

Niu's two heads were wrapped with white cloth, but his face was glowing. He didn't know whether his wife had died or he had been promoted.

"Second Master!" Lin Bai yelled to catch the thief, and said in surprise, "Who dared to kill the Second Master?"

When Niu Er saw it was Lin Bai, he laughed loudly, stood in the middle of the Baicao Hall gate, and said proudly: "They are all minor injuries! Without this scoop, how could I have destroyed the Ax Gang? This is my first achievement!"

After saying that, Niu Er felt even more proud.

"I have long heard that the Qinglong Gang destroyed the Ax Gang. It turns out that the second master was the first to do it! I admire it!" Lin Bai praised perfunctorily.

"Hehe, not worth mentioning!"

Niu Er became more and more excited. He looked Lin Bai up and down and asked, "What are you doing here at Baicaotang? Can't you pick up the wheel? Or can't you turn the wheel?"

Lin Bai regretted not using more force that night to make Niu Er's gourd open wider.

"Second Master is joking." Lin Bai endured it and prepared to ask Niu Er's wife Bai Bai some other day.

"I haven't been to the gate of Beicheng recently, how's it going there? How are your straw sandals selling?" Niu Er was quite talkative today.

"It's not very good. I'm going to change my career." Lin Bai told the truth.

"You should have changed it a long time ago!" Niu Eryi became excited after hearing this, and the flesh on his face rolled up, "What's the future of weaving mats and selling shoes?"

Lin Bai retorted: "I heard that a mat weaver and shoe seller became emperor."

Niu Er smiled, "Why don't you say that the beggar became the emperor?"

"I've heard of this. It was said that there was a monk who later begged for food..." Lin Bai said.

"Come on, come on!"

Niu Er waved his hand, interrupted impatiently, and asked: "What are you going to do for a living? Let me tell you."

"I want to study medicine." Lin Bai took out two medical books from his arms and said, "I asked Doctor Bai to read some medical books. In the future, I also want to help the world."

Niu Er laughed again, shook his big fat head, and said: "Old man Bai is just a dabbler. What can you learn from him?"

"Niu Er!" Doctor Bai in the room couldn't stand listening anymore, "You said I'm half-assed, then don't come to me if you have the guts!"

Niu Er smiled and did not talk back to Doctor Bai. Instead, he looked at Lin Bai, lowered his voice and said, "Listen to me, don't think about becoming a doctor! By then you won't even have enough money to pay for whoring!"

"Isn't that true? I heard that secret doors have become cheaper recently." Lin Bai said.

"..." Niu Er was stunned for a moment and said: "That's because the Ax Gang has been disbanded. The sluts are left unattended for the time being, so they have lowered their prices to attract customers! In two days, our Qinglong Gang will take over, and we will have to increase the price. !”

"That's it." Lin Bai nodded, thinking it was you who were driving up the price of...that one!

"Don't think too much. Just listen to what I'm saying. While you're young and have the capital, work hard for two years! If a noble lady likes you, wouldn't it be possible to leave this mud pile in Beicheng?" Niu Er said meaningfully.

Should you co-author it or let me sell it?

"Let me think about it again..." Lin Bai changed the subject and asked casually: "Second Master, what's happened to the county magistrate recently? He's checking someone who has been to Tianlang Mountain, and he's checking a thirty-year-old short man again. . Could it be that the county master’s concubine really ran away with the coachman?”

Lin Bai’s words were not without purpose.

People in Beicheng are spreading rumors that the concubine of the county gentleman ran away with the coachman and is hiding in Tianlang Mountain! Moreover, although the coachman was short in stature, he was very capable in bed, which made the concubine of the county lord follow him desperately.

Poor people don't have much knowledge, so they just like to talk about the following three ways. This is normal.

"You kid! You don't want to say this nonsense!"

Niu Er chuckled, then lowered his voice and said, "The gang leader said that the water is very deep here! Don't ask around, and don't go up."

"Don't worry, I'm the most timid. I don't even dare to listen to what others say to me!" Lin Bai said seriously.

"Okay, I'm leaving. Think more about what I just told you!" Niu Er patted Lin Bai's shoulder expectantly, and then walked out swaggeringly.

Lin Bai sighed and looked at Doctor Bai, who was also looking at Lin Bai with a smile.

"Young people should be careful about sex. You must not listen to other people's temptations, which will damage the foundation of your life." Doctor Bai opened his mouth with words of advice.

"Yes, please keep this in mind, junior." Lin Bai stepped forward, handed over the borrowed Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Baicao Pu, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Doctor Bai, for borrowing the book."

"Easy to say. Have you finished reading it? Do you remember it?" Doctor Bai asked kindly.

"I remember everything." Lin Bai replied.

"That's good." Doctor Bai did not ask any questions this time, but just said: "But you have to remember that books are books. Just like this book of herbs, there are various herbal medicines painted on it, but you still have to see it with your own eyes. Touch it with your own hands, smell it, even taste it.”

"Yes." Of course Lin Bai understood this truth, but he still wanted to learn the theory first and then practice it.

Just as he was about to ask for two more medical books, Zhong Xiuxiu walked out from the back of the hall.

She was dressed very smartly, with her hair tied into two buns and solid cuffs. She carried a medicine basket on her narrow shoulders and a short-handled medicine hoe in her hand.

"It's Doctor Lin here." Zhong Xiuxiu spoke very nicely when she saw the medical books on the table.

Doctor Bai glared at Zhong Xiuxiu, then took out another book and handed it to Lin Bai.

"This is a diagnosis of febrile disease. You can take a closer look when you go back." Doctor Bai had a smile on his face and was very gentle.

"Thank you, Doctor Bai. I will study it carefully."

Lin Bai bowed his hands, then looked at Zhong Xiuxiu and asked, "Xiuxiu, are you going to collect herbs? Do you want me to go with you?"

When Zhong Xiuxiu heard this, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She quickly jumped to Dr. Bai's side, pulled Dr. Bai's sleeves, coquettishly and happily, and said:

"Grandpa, let him go with me to collect medicine. He can't read our medical books for nothing, right? Just sit in the medicine hall. It will be bad if someone is seriously ill and can't find you."

After hearing this, Lin Bai realized that Doctor Bai was also going to collect medicine.

Although Doctor Bai's health is still good, he is old after all.

Lin Bai hurriedly spoke and said: "Doctor Bai, Xiu Xiu is right. I can't read your medical book in vain. Since I met you today, why not just let me go. And the mountain road is slippery. If you have an accident, what will happen to you?" The medicine hall cannot be opened.”

"That's right! Just let him see the real herbal medicine!" Zhong Xiuxiu followed.

Seeing that Lin Bai was not being polite and pretending, Doctor Bai said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you to look after Gu Xiuxiu more."

"Don't worry, Doctor Bai." Lin Bai smiled.

Over there, Zhong Xiuxiu has already brought the medicine basket and medicine hoe.

"Where to collect medicine?" Lin Bai asked, raising the medicine basket.

"Tianlang Mountain, where else can we go?" Zhong Xiuxiu looked like a fool.

Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, only regretting that he agreed too early.

Although murderers have the habit of revisiting their old places, Lin Bai is very timid and doesn't dare to go.

But that’s it for now, you still have to go, just be cautious.

"I heard something happened over there in Tianlang Mountain. The police are going out every day. Don't go too deep. Also, if you meet an official, don't contradict him." Before leaving, Doctor Bai warned him again and again.

Lin Bai and Zhong Xiuxiu naturally agreed.

On the street, the two of them walked side by side.

Zhong Xiuxiu tilted her head to look at Lin Bai and said, "Let me tell you first, there will be no wages for collecting herbs this time."

"Yes, yes, I haven't forgotten the three cents of silver for the soup and medicine." Lin Bai smiled.

Zhong Xiuxiu was very happy to see Lin Bai's interest. She asked, "I went to the market at the gate of the city a few days ago and heard someone calling you Lin Zhuanlun. When did you get your nickname? Do you have any explanation?"

"Don't ask about this kind of thing!"

Lin Bai was very serious. He changed the topic again and asked, "I remember, don't your medicine halls all purchase medicines from drug dealers? Why did you remember to collect medicines?"

Zhong Xiuxiu looked at Lin Bai faintly and said, "They have increased the price, and you... there are too many people like you."

"I can pay back the soup and medicine money soon..." Lin Bai felt a little embarrassed.

"I hope so." Zhong Xiuxiu said with no hope at all. She took out a sachet from her sleeve and said, "Here you go."

Lin Bai took it and sniffed it, knowing that it was used to go up the mountain to avoid insects and ants.

"You haven't made an engagement yet, have you? Do you want me to help you find a matchmaker?" Zhong Xiuxiu was quite serious.

"No need." Lin Bai refused.

"Are you embarrassed?" Zhong Xiuxiu smiled, "Don't think I'm young, I've met a lot of people, and I will definitely be able to find a good family for you."

Lin Bai said nothing and just walked.

"I see that you are not short in stature and good-looking. Although you are a little poorer and a little weak in culture, you still have no worries about getting married." Zhong Xiuxiu became excited.

"I like married women." Lin Bai said.

"It's easy. I'll go back and help you find someone... eh?" Zhong Xiuxiu's eyes suddenly became confused.

"You are not right!" Zhong Xiuxiu caught up with Lin Bai and started talking about the way of life.

Anyway, her little mouth was chattering and she couldn't stop.

Lin Bai could see that this girl was a bit talkative. Maybe Doctor Bai was a man of few words and no one usually talked to her. She would chat as much as she could when she caught Lin Bai.

The two of them left the city and climbed Tianlang Mountain again.

However, it was different from the route Lin Bai took last time. Zhong Xiuxiu had obviously been here before and was very familiar with it.

She carried a medicine basket with a medicine hoe in it. She picked up a stick and beat the weeds in front of her.

"There are snakes and insects in the mountains in summer. If you are bitten by a bamboo green snake, you will get a lot of blisters on your legs." Zhong Xiuxiu walked in front carefully and seriously.

Lin Bai listened to her chattering while paying attention to his surroundings.

At the same time, when walking on the mountain road, he also pressed his steps a little heavier and breathed a little faster, trying to look like a teenager.

The two walked into the mountains for a while, and Lin Bai saw Zhong Xiuxiu's teacher-like side again.

When she found a herb, she would definitely ask Lin Bai if he knew it, what medicinal properties it had, and what kind of disease it could cure.

If Lin Bai answered correctly, she would nod, look calm, and pretend to say: You are quite attentive.

If Lin Bai couldn't answer, or answered incorrectly, this girl would put on a serious face and talk about some great principles that doctors should be rigorous.

Anyway, whether right or wrong, she can always make a point.

The two walked along the mountain road for a long time and picked many medicinal herbs such as Schisandra chinensis, Motherwort and Bupleurum.

There are also common honeysuckle, mugwort and safflower.

Lin Bai's eyes are clear, and he has the responsibility of guarding, so he keeps observing the surroundings. He picked more herbs than Zhong Xiuxiu.

After walking along the mountain road for a while, Lin Bai suddenly felt panic for no reason, as if he was stared at by a ferocious beast.

He looked sideways at Xiuxiu beside him. The girl was not working properly. She was lowering her head, taking two dogtail grasses and happily weaving rabbits.

Lin Bai raised his head, holding a medicine hoe in his hand, and saw a person standing ten steps ahead.

The man was wearing green clothes, about forty years old, tall and thin, pale, with deep eye sockets, and holding a long sword.

Lin Bai was very panicked. He was very confident in his hearing and vision, but he had no idea when the man in green appeared ten steps away.

This shows that the difference in strength between the two is very large!

Moreover, Lin Bai could not be sure whether the man in green had just arrived or had been observing for a long time.

If he had observed for a long time, he might be able to see that he had kung fu. At least he could see that his muscles and bones were much stronger than ordinary people...

Although he had been prepared for a long time and acted like an ordinary person, it was hard to guarantee that there were no flaws in front of the real person.

Although Lin Bai was panicked in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He just made a puzzled look and held the medicine hoe to protect Xiuxiu.

This is consistent with the action of encountering a stranger in the mountains.

The man in green did not say anything, and his face was expressionless, just looking at Lin Bai and Zhong Xiuxiu.

Lin Bai bowed and said, "My brother and I are here to pick herbs. It is really presumptuous to disturb you."

Zhong Xiuxiu heard Lin Bai talking and then found the man in green. She hurriedly hid behind Lin Bai, peeking at the man in green, and whispered something about pale face, mostly due to deficiency of blood and qi...

"Leave here." The man in green said.

Lin Bai bowed and retreated. Zhong Xiuxiu also saw that the man in green was not easy to mess with, so she followed Lin Bai to retreat.

After stumbling down the mountain for a quarter of an hour, the feeling of being stared at by a beast finally disappeared.

"I shouldn't have gone up the mountain today!"

Lin Bai felt it necessary to make a few flying knives in case of emergency.

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