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If the profession of killer wasn't too dangerous, Chen Mu would have been unable to resist signing up with Zhuyi Pavilion.
"I bought a store in Nanshi and plan to open a pharmacy." Jie Jia said suddenly.
"Sanyang Liujun Pills?" Chen Mu understood. This was a big deal.
"The medicine shop is only a channel for purchasing raw materials. We still have to go to the ghost market to sell them." Jie Jia said, "And we have to change the name."
After all, it is a counterfeit of the Zhuyi Pavilion's secret medicine, so it cannot be so blatant.
"You provide the herbs and I'll make the products, and we'll split the profits in half!" Chen Mu said immediately.
"Sanqi." Jiejia said lightly.
"Me seven?!" Chen Mu pretended to be surprised.
Jie Jia looked at Chen Mu calmly without saying anything.
Chen Mu immediately waved his hand in boredom: "Okay."
It must be painful to have a heart. Who wouldn't be envious of money?
But I am satisfied thinking that I am only responsible for production and don't have to show up in public.
What if you encounter someone with bad intentions who is ready to rob you?
With Jie Jia protecting you in front of you, it's nice to just earn your hard-earned money with peace of mind.
"Have you found out about the ghost market? I want to go take a look." Chen Mu asked.
Now that everything is settled, it is time to get some information about the new form-training technique.
"I'll pick you up in two days." Jie Jia said lightly.
……
Two days later in the evening, a carriage stopped at Chen Mu's door.
Chen Mu, dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat, jumped onto the carriage from the shadows.
Silently, the carriage disappeared into the night.
"What is this?" Chen Mu asked as he took the two porcelain bottles handed over by Jie Jia.
"One is called Huanglong Powder, and the other is called Yusui Pill. Both are precious medicines for healing and are very expensive. Let's see if we can crack and copy them." Jie Jia said.
"Where did it come from?" Chen Mu pulled out the cork and smelled it.
"Zhuyi Pavilion."
"You catch a sheep and just pull it to death." Chen Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Their own killer is always thinking about imitating their own high-end products. I wonder if Zhuyi Pavilion will be so angry if they find out and offer a bounty to Jie Jia.
Chen Mu put away the porcelain bottle and glanced at the street outside through the gap in the carriage curtain: "Isn't this the way to the outside of the city?"
He had wandered around a bit in the past few days and knew all the main streets nearby.
Jiejia leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Chen Mu shrugged. Is the ghost market in Nanyang Prefecture so blatant? Opened directly in the city?
Chen Mu soon realized that he was wrong.
The Jinshui River has a branch called Luohe River, which has clear water and excellent water quality. It runs from west to east, through the city of Nanyang.
Most of the city's domestic water comes from this broad river.
The carriage stopped at a deserted little pier on the bank of Luo River.
Jie Jia took Chen Mu onto a black-sailed boat and handed the boatman a black wooden sign.
The boatman nodded without saying anything and rowed off, passing through the mist-covered river surface and soon stopped in front of a huge boat.
"The ghost market here is on a boat?" Chen Mu stood at the bow of the small boat, looking at the huge ship that was pitch black and of unknown length, his face full of curiosity.
"I've learned a lot."
Jie Jia took Chen Mu and boarded the ship with familiarity.
Under the guidance of two men in black, he walked into the cabin through a small door.
It was pitch black outside, but the lights were on in the cabin. Apparently the entire hull had been specially treated. The exterior was sealed, and no light could penetrate.
Compared to the ghost market in Qingshan County, this place is much more lively.
There were people hawking and bargaining. If everyone hadn't been wearing masks, Chen Mu would have thought he was in a busy street market.
……
Hongliuzhai
There are few shops with single rooms and signboards on the big ship in the ghost market.
It mainly deals in various ancient books and secret volumes, including secret techniques and martial arts.
"Our store has three types of body-building techniques." The shopkeeper wore a mask of an evil spirit, but his voice was gentle and polite.
"The Black Tiger Shape Training Technique, the White Ape Shape Training Technique, and a rare book that was just delivered by the head office." The shopkeeper took out a long scroll from behind his back.
"This rare book has clear illustrations and detailed annotations, and is a rare and wonderful piece."
"Please look at it objectively. This is the secret Red Falcon Form Training Technique."
Chen Mu looked at the familiar scroll in front of him awkwardly.
"I've never seen a secret book with such clear and concise drawings." The shopkeeper's tone was full of pride.
Chen Mu didn't say anything.
He wanted to tell the other person that not only had he seen it, but he could also tell him that there was a secret date label in the lower right corner at the end.
This was the fifth painting he had made. How much did it sell for?
Oh, I remember now, ninety-seven taels.
"Very good." Chen Mu's tone was full of admiration.
"Then..." The shopkeeper's enthusiasm increased three points.
"Show me the White Ape Shape Training Technique."
"Okay." The shopkeeper was full of disappointment.
"The White Ape Form Training Technique originated from Ganzi Prefecture. It has a history of hundreds of years and has been practiced by countless people."
"It's easy to practice and achieve, and it's also a rare skill." The shopkeeper explained in detail.
"Is there any divine intention?" Chen Mu asked.
"What is that?" the shopkeeper asked.
Chen Mu was stunned.
This person who sells body-building techniques doesn't even know God's intentions?
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
The monopoly of knowledge by the upper echelons of Daliang is tighter than he thought.
If Jie Jia hadn't told me, I would never have heard of God's intention.
Just like the shopkeeper in front of him. He didn't know that without divine intention, he couldn't cultivate courage, so he could only go around in circles in the stage of practicing form.
"Nothing?" Chen Mu waved his hand, not daring to continue asking: "What's the price?"
"Only six hundred taels."
Chen Mu's mouth twitched.
Six hundred taels? And only?!
After spending all his family fortune, he still had two hundred taels left.
"Well, the food is still cooking on the stove at home, please go ahead." Chen Mu left Hongliaozhai in dejected manner.
Hong Liaozhai is the largest bookseller on the ghost market ship.
They don't have God's intention, and it is even less likely that other families will have it.
"Aristocratic families, gangs, and the military, are we going to take these paths?"
It's really difficult for him, a otaku, to hang out in these places.
……
Taohuafang, Chen family residence, under the grape vines.
Chen Mu bought a rocking chair and half-lying on it reading a book.
The title of the book is "Essential Tangye", which is a collection of herbal recipes he bought from the ghost market.
Since we have decided to go the route of counterfeit precious medicine with Jiejia, we must have strong skills.
Chen Mu has asked Jie Jia to help collect medical books again in preparation for brushing up on his pharmacy skills.
While reading, he adjusted his breathing, and his muscles all over his body twitched slightly.
This is a completely new breathing method for the Red Falcon Form Training Technique.
Hongjian completed the marrow change after practicing the shape technique, and there was no more practice after that.
But Chen Mu found that as long as he continued to practice, his proficiency could still be improved. But the effect was greatly reduced, almost halved.
What concerned him was that as his proficiency improved, a red shadow would always flash through his mind in a trance.
As proficiency increases, the shadows gradually become more solid.
"Could this be the so-called God's will?" Chen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Don't rush to find the Form Training Technique." Chen Mu made a decision: "Practice the Red Falcon Form Training Technique to a higher level!"
"Let's see the changes first." Chen Mu suddenly felt a little expectant.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 60 Courage