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Be more prepared and more calm.
Next to him, the little Taoist boy Chengming was holding a large bowl and putting white and tender fish balls into his mouth one by one.
He blinked his eyes from time to time, watching Chen Mu curiously making various medicinal powders.
"Brother Chen, what are you doing?"
"medicine."
"Can I eat it?" The little Taoist boy's eyes sparkled.
"can."
"Give me a bowl!" The little Taoist boy quickly stuffed the last fish ball into his mouth and handed the empty bowl to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu: “…”
……
After lunch, the little Taoist boy took over Chen Mu's rocking chair.
He lay on his back happily, holding a wooden teacup in his hand, sipping the sweet and sour hawthorn juice.
"It tastes good. But it's a pity that I can't drink it anymore." Cheng Ming looked sad and drank half a cup of hawthorn juice in one gulp.
"Refill!"
Chen Mu's face suddenly turned dark.
So, being too good at cooking is really not a good thing.
One crab is annoying enough, and now there’s another tiny glutton.
"Brother Chen, will you stay here all the time?" Cheng Ming asked happily while holding the wooden cup that was filled again.
"will not."
Still want to rely on me? You are so beautiful!
"I don't want to go to Nanyang!" Cheng Ming yelled in frustration.
"Are you going to Nanyang Prefecture?" Chen Mu came back to his senses.
"My master said that Qingshan County is not peaceful and asked me to stay there for a few days." Chengming was still immersed in the regret of missing out on delicious food.
Chen Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
The biggest unrest in Qingshan County comes from ghosts.
Doesn’t Fengren have a way to deal with ghosts and monsters?
Even he has no confidence in himself?
Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the price issue that Jiejia had mentioned at the beginning.
"No, we really can't stay here!"
……
Three days later, the gathering area.
This place is no longer as lively as it was half a month ago.
It was quiet throughout the day, with hardly any ghosts to be seen.
It is said that anyone with intact legs and feet was forced to repair the altar.
Inside the increasingly dilapidated wooden house.
Chen Mu carefully counted the last few medicinal herbs.
Ensure good quality and pay the balance happily.
Old Liu looked pale, with dark circles under his eyes, and he counted the silver happily. The more he counted, the more excited he became.
Facing Old Man Liu's bloodshot eyes, Chen Mu couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay?"
"Oh, it's okay. I didn't sleep well because I was fighting wits and courage with Black Dog all day." Old Man Liu waved his hand.
"Brother Yang, are you ready to leave?" Old Man Liu sighed, "The gathering area is always a place of trouble."
Then he carefully inquired: "Brother Yang, are you going to settle down in Qingshan County? Or in the countryside?"
What if we can continue to cooperate in the future? He is a big money sponsor.
"Nanyang Prefecture." Chen Mu did not hide it.
"That's a big city." Old Man Liu regretted.
"I wanted to go there when I was young, but unfortunately I didn't have the ability. Now I'm old and can't go any further. It would be nice to buy a small courtyard in Qingshan County to spend my old age." Old Man Liu said with satisfaction as he put away his purse.
Chen Mu purchased in large quantities and made a lot of money.
Together with the money he had deposited in Datong Bank for most of his life, it was enough for him to live in Qingshan County in his old age.
He married a concubine and adopted a child to take care of him in his old age, and that was how his life would be.
Old Liu thought happily.
No longer paying attention to Old Man Liu who was looking forward to the future, Chen Mu turned around and quietly went into the foggy forest.
……
April 639, 12th year of Daliang.
South of Qingshan County.
As agreed, Chen Mu arrived at the Bailang River outside the city early in the morning.
But when he got here, there was no one around.
Thick fog enveloped the area.
No one can be seen beyond five meters.
If he hadn't been wandering around the Bailang River every day, he would have lost his way in the white fog long ago.
I waited and waited, but no one came.
There was rolling fog all around and everything was silent.
For no reason, Chen Mu felt a chill in his heart.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came faintly from the fog, and the ground was shaking slightly.
It was as if a terrifying giant beast was slowly approaching from a distance.
Chen Mu's heart suddenly tightened.
Chapter 52 Life and Death
The prison on the west side of Qingshan County Government Office.
The cells were packed with prisoners.
Some are street thieves, some are gang thugs, and some are ragged beggars.
Almost all the idle vagrants in Qingshan County were captured here by Li Wenlin.
At this moment, Li Wenlin was walking towards the depths of the cell with a tall and thin old man.
"Is this the gourd of immortality?" Li Wenlin looked greedily at the yellow gourd in the tall and thin old man's hand.
The yellow-skinned gourd is palm-sized, with a smooth surface and fine silver texture.
"Can it really ward off evil and protect righteousness, and can it also brew the wine of immortality?"
"Of course it's impossible to live forever." The tall and thin old man laughed: "Prolonging life is still possible."
Li Wenlin nodded in relief: "Show it to me."
"As you wish." The tall and thin old man bowed slightly and said with a smile.
A series of difficult spells came out of his mouth.
Silver threads sparkled on the yellow gourd, and a cloud of white mist spewed out from the mouth of the gourd.
The white gas circled in the air and then penetrated into the dark cell.
After a short scream, the white mist flew back.
The tall and thin old man shook the gourd, and a faint sound of liquid rippling was heard.
He pulled two jade wine cups from his sleeves and turned the gourd upside down.
Drops of light red liquid flowed out, just like fine grape wine.
He shook it vigorously until not a drop was left, and only enough to cover the bottom of two wine glasses.
The tall and thin old man put away the gourd, drank one of the cups without saying a word, and handed the other cup to Li Wenlin with a look of enjoyment.
Li Wenlin took it and drank it doubtfully.
Before this, he had already found several servants to test the elixir of life.
After observing for several days and finding no adverse reactions, he boldly drank it.
A cool feeling spread from the stomach to the whole body.
A refreshing feeling instantly hits the brain.
Thinking is quicker and clearer than ever before.
The details that were previously ignored are now clearly visible, like the lines on the palm of your hand.
More importantly, he felt that his body-building technique, which had been stuck at a bottleneck for many years, had actually shown some signs of improvement!
"With enough elixir of immortality, achieving perfection in marrow transformation is no longer a dream!"
"Okay!" Li Wenlin couldn't help laughing.
Li Wenlin glanced at the cell full of prisoners and said, "I'll leave this to you."
The tall and thin old man smiled and nodded: "Don't worry."
"Don't play tricks on me." Li Wenlin stared at the old man fiercely: "Your grandson is still in my hands."