Chapter 93: Panic and huge reward

Chapter 93: Panic and huge reward

Chapter 93: Panic and huge reward
A few days later, the body of Captain Chang's daughter was found. She had been raped before her death and it was a horrible sight.

The flower thief is so cruel and insane that this action is a blatant provocation and he is no different from an animal.

The whole city was shocked, residents were all in danger, and the streets became much quieter.

Flower thieves have become a cancer that needs to be addressed urgently.

All the victims jointly offered a reward for the flower thief, each offering treasures and large sums of money, which accumulated into a sky-high bounty.

Gold, silver, jewelry, food, real estate, magic weapons...

It is estimated that the total value is as much as 5 to 6 taels.
It is no exaggeration to say that anyone who receives this bounty can save ten lifetimes of struggle.

The warriors in the city, both local and outsiders, were jealous of the generous reward.

But the flower thief traveled alone and never left any trace. Even though there were many people who coveted him, they could not catch any clues.

After Zhou You drank at the wedding banquet, he returned to the martial arts hall with medicinal herbs the next day.

"Have you heard that after Yang Xi died, Captain Chang was angry at him for not doing his job well, and ordered that his body not be buried, and that it should be left at home to stink."

"Hey, the flower thief is a Qi and blood warrior, he can't be stopped no matter how hard he tries!"

"This is the result of working for a noble, what is the point of learning boxing and martial arts?"

The atmosphere inside and outside the martial arts hall was tense, and the apprentices were all talking about it.

As a martial artist of strength, Yang Xi has already cultivated his strength to perfection, ranking top among many outer courtyard apprentices.

He found a good job and everyone envied him. However, if he failed in his job, he would not be buried after his death and his body would be left exposed and humiliated.

The impact of the flower thief was huge, and the city was in turmoil, affecting all the major martial arts schools.

Jianxiong Martial Arts School is also involved. You must know that the owner of the school has a beautiful daughter, who is also a potential target of the flower thief!

The master of the martial arts hall issued a strict order that all apprentices must patrol inside and outside the martial arts hall day and night and not let any flying insects in.

Zhou You returned to the workshop as usual. He brought the remaining medicinal materials from home and concentrated on preparing them.

"Zhou You, stop for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Xu Ying sat in front of him and spoke with a serious expression.

"Woolen cloth!"

Zhou You wondered if he had been discovered doing private work.
Then he made up his mind and said, "Brother Xu, I'm sorry..."

"Zhou You, logically speaking, your work in the workshop should have been finished a long time ago, but you are still working in the workshop."

Xu Ying pinched his chin and analyzed, "Also, after you went to Xingren Hall with me last time, you went there three or five more times in private. Every time you went to buy medicine from the eldest daughter of the Hua family and consult medical knowledge."

"Well, are you..."

Zhou You lamented that even though he had been careful enough, he still exposed himself, and now he had to silence him!

Xu Ying said confidently, "...he fell in love with Miss Hua and used refining medicine as an excuse to get close to her?"

What?
Zhou You blinked his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and subconsciously said, "Senior Brother Xu, this is unjust, a huge injustice!"

I am fully focused on practicing martial arts and have no time to care about matters between men and women. Why would I waste my time on this?
I swear to God, he went to Hua Youxing to ask for advice just because he wanted to make medicine.

Xingren Hall is an old pharmacy. Although it has secret recipes that are not passed on to others, the detailed techniques of preparing medicines have been honed through thousands of years of practice, which has benefited Zhou You a lot.

"Skill: Alchemy Iv9."

The words on the panel flashed by, and this was the harvest of Zhou You's travels during this period.

Zhou You didn't expect that what he did would be seen by Xu Ying and misunderstood as him pursuing Hua Youxing.

Having said that, Hua Youxing's conditions are indeed what the young boy admires.

"Zhou You, good boy, you really use your brain and know how to cater to the other party's interests."

Xu Ying was full of praise, “Hua Youxing comes from a medical family, so you study medicine and use this as an excuse to get along with her and win her heart.”

"Unlike other suitors, who foolishly bumped into walls and got their heads broken and bloodied." Zhou You argued with difficulty, "In fact, learning to refine medicine is also very interesting."

"What's the point of refining medicine? It's so boring."

"I understand, I understand, this is your strategy!"

Xu Ying waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone."

Then he frowned and said, "But you won't be staying in the workshop for long. The young lady is short of people and she wants you to go."

Zhou You is really having a headache, he has no interest in being a flower protector, he has a lot of things on hand to do!
"Brother Xu, is there any way to replace someone? I can pay for it."

Zhou You is not short of money, at least he has enough on hand.

"No room for negotiation. There has been a lot of flower thieves lately, and the eldest lady is the owner's favorite. She is the top priority right now."

Xu Ying said one more thing, "By the way, Li Hao is injured and recovering. You can go see him and ask him about it."

Li Hao was injured?
Zhou You thought he couldn't go empty-handed, so he brought ten kilograms of beef to the patient's home.

"How did you get hurt?"

Li Hao lay on his side on the bed, flipping through the pages of a book with difficulty, his arm wrapped in white cloth.

Zhou You glanced at the book. It was a vernacular novel "Er Gou's Search for the Cauldron" that was popular in the market. It was used to kill time.

"Oh, don't mention it. Instead of encountering a flower thief, I got into bad luck!"

It turned out that during his time as Wang Yan's bodyguard, he had always been conscientious and fearful of any mishaps.

Everyone has seen what happened to Yang Xi. Since the flower thief couldn't be caught, the victim took it out on you for not doing your job well and tortured you to death.

The guards of each family were treading on thin ice, trembling with fear, and cursed the flower thief ten thousand times.

Originally, the martial arts gym was the safest place because it had a large population.

If Wang Yan stays in the martial arts hall obediently, with the owner, the martial arts master, in charge, nothing will happen.

"Too arrogant, can't listen to anything."

When Li Hao talked about this young lady, he slapped the edge of the bed hard despite his injured arm.

Regardless of the danger, Wang Yan goes out to visit her close friends every day, which puts tremendous pressure on apprentices such as Li Hao.

They returned to the martial arts gym after dark, and everyone in the gym was terrified, fearing that something might go wrong.

At the beginning, Li Hao was fascinated by her beauty and fell in love with this young lady. However, as their contact deepened, he found that Wang Yan had a bad temper, picky tastes, and was self-centered and didn't care about other people's feelings.

According to Zhou You’s understanding, it is definitely...princess syndrome.

Well, she is the apple of the owner's eye, the little princess of the martial arts school, that's normal!

"What's the use of being beautiful? I wonder who would dare to marry a woman like this in the future."

Li Hao complained bitterly, holding Zhou You's hand, "Really, don't marry a wife like this even if you kill me."

"So how did you get hurt?"

Zhou You listened to Li Hao chattering for a long time and couldn't help but urge him to get to the point.

Li Hao couldn't help but wipe his eyes, "This matter has become a laughing stock. I am too embarrassed to see anyone."

It turned out that one day Wang Yan went out and ran into Bao Tiefeng's daughter going out.

"The owner of the Mastiff Fist School, the one who married a local poor man?"

"That's right. She was a married woman who went to the street to buy groceries for no reason. She didn't offend her, but she was sarcastic and mocked her for being a refugee. She tried every means to marry a local man and thought she had found a treasure by marrying a prodigal son and a broke man!"

Wow, this mouth is so poisonous.

Zhou You didn't expect that Wang Yan, who was also a little beauty, could say such words!
Moreover, the two parties had never met each other before, so it didn't seem like they had any hatred against each other!

Do women also look down on each other like scholars?
(End of this chapter)