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"Here, this month's dividend." Shang Huan handed Chen Mu a gray cloth bag.
"More than last month?" Chen Mu weighed the cloth bag in surprise.
"Business is good this month." Shang Huan said proudly.
"The price of the boat tickets has increased, and many people will buy more in order to make fewer trips. Isn't that good for business?"
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
"The Shuifu has raised its prices, have you raised yours?" Old Hao asked curiously?
"Most of the people who buy intoxicating bait and insect repellent incense are poor barbarians. If the price goes up, no one will buy them." Shang Huan looked shrewd, and then laughed softly, "Besides, even if the price doesn't go up, I can still make more money."
Chen Mu looked at Shang Huan speechlessly.
"Just like the barbecue seasoning that had the scent of nightshade grass, this time it's barbecue seasoning that has the scent of insect repellent?"
"Not really." Shang Huan chuckled, "It's only one-third of pearl rice flour."
Chen Mu: “…”
You are such a black-hearted profiteer!
……
Chen Mu glanced at Shang Huan and suddenly said calmly, "Business is good, but I don't know how long it can last."
"Last time, Senior Brother Mo said he might be leaving. It's been over a month, maybe the time will come soon."
Shang Huan frowned immediately.
"I just ordered a batch of raw materials."
Chen Mu was delighted and continued to subtly provoke Shang Huan: "If you leave in the near future, your raw materials will be a waste!"
"Can the materials be returned?" Mr. Hao suddenly asked worriedly.
"It's too late." Shang Huan frowned even more tightly.
"Why not speed up production and then clear out the stock at a low price?" Chen Mu gave Shang Huan an idea that he would never accept.
"That would be a big loss." Shang Huan was indeed unhappy.
Become!
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and said casually, "It would be nice if I knew when I would leave."
In this case, you should go to Mo Wuzhou to find out the news, right?
"So you want us to go to Senior Brother Mo to inquire for information, right?" Shang Huan suddenly stared at Chen Mu with a smile.
Chen Mu: “…”
So obvious?
"I finally figured it out. It was you who instigated me to look for Senior Brother Mo the first two times!" Shang Huan glared at Chen Mu.
It's been discovered.
"Then go or not?" Chen Mu stopped pretending.
"Go! How can I not go! Otherwise, what should I do with that batch of goods?" Shang Huan smiled bitterly.
……
The next evening, in Mr. Hao’s room.
Chen Mu used his fifth-level cooking skills to prepare a table full of fish feast.
The delicious taste that rolled in Shang Huan's throat did not arrive for Mo Wuzhou.
"Xiao Mo has something to do and can't come." Old Hao's face was solemn.
"What happened?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.
"Just last night, Supervisor Song teamed up with the senior masters of Jilong Dao to raid the Chongshan Dao stronghold."
This……
No wonder Liang Yi and Leng Yuechan left together.
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
"Is Daoist Master Dongli back safely?"
Otherwise, how would Song Wuji and the others dare to fight back against Chongshan Dao.
"Not back yet."
"But the message has been received."
"What is certain is that Master Baita will never come back."
Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief.
Taoist Master Dongli is safe.
The situation in Jilong Road has stabilized.
They, the disciples of the lower academy, are no longer rootless duckweeds who are in danger of losing their jobs from day to day!
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 308 Cloud Bat
a few days later.
On the third floor of the inn near Tongtian Tower No. 9 in Gengzi District.
Chen Mu leaned against the pillow, half lying on the couch.
The fifth-level listening method activates the passive listening ability.
The noisy sounds in the hall on the first floor kept coming into my ears.
"The Chongshan Sect is finished. It is said that several Ningqiao masters have died."
"Alas... I shouldn't have used such harsh measures. Just expel him. If Master Baita comes back for revenge, there will be chaos again."
"The abbot dared to do this, probably because Daoist Master Dongli had some news. That's why they have something to rely on."
"I just care about what we should do?"
"The land we have seized back will definitely need people to run it, and there are few people but a lot of land. You can plant as much yellow sprout rice as you want."
"It's a pity that it's not Pengyue Mountain. The monthly salary is probably only two white jade coins."
"Be content. Look at these wild cultivators hanging around in the Water Palace. Can they be as miserable as them?"
"Wild cultivators aren't bad, right? No one's watching over them."
"Then you can become a wild cultivator..."
Wild cultivators cannot exchange secret techniques or secret skills.
Not hearing any definitive news about leaving the Water Palace, Chen Mu shook his head and stopped listening to the meaningless discussions in the hall.
"Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors."
"Instead of spending time on gossip, it's better to gain more experience."
He sat up straight and looked at the black alchemy furnace on the low table in front of him.
The alchemy furnace is about the size of an electric rice cooker in previous lives.
The three sets of ears are matte black throughout, with cloud patterns and exotic animal patterns carved on the surface.
When you tap with your fingers, there is a tinkling sound, which is pleasant and crisp.
There is a lid on the top of the furnace, and there is a spherical knob on the lid.
He had tried several times before, but unfortunately he couldn't open it. Later, after looking through the jade slips that came with the alchemy furnace, he realized that a special spell was needed.
The Wind and Fire Cardinal Mantra has four abilities: opening and closing, cold and heat, thunder sound, and air restraint. It is the key mantra to control the Hunyuan Five Qi Furnace.
Different elixirs require different environments for their formation.
Some need to be burned by fire, some need to be cooled by ice, some need to be kneaded by air, and some need to be bombarded by thunder.
The Wind and Fire Cardinal Spell can control the alchemy furnace and create a corresponding environment to complete the alchemy.
"I have mastered four of the five spells needed for the Bigu Pill, and the only one missing is the Wind and Fire Mantra."
For the next few days, he stayed in the inn.
I would occasionally use the Divine Listening Method to gather information every day, and spend more time pondering the Cardinal Mantra.
……
three days later.
Near the No. 9 Dragon Gate in Gengzi District.
More than two hundred people gathered together, preparing to take a boat to Tianhefang.
Chen Mu was carrying a gray cloth bag and standing on the edge of the crowd with Hao Laoshang Huan and others.
"Do you know where we are going?" Chen Mu asked, retracting his Di Xuan Fa.
"It should be the lower house that was snatched back by someone." Mr. Hao guessed.
Chen Mu nodded silently. Most of the people discussing in the crowd also held this view.
"That's not necessarily true." Shang Huan shook his head.
"Do you have any gossip?" Mr. Hao looked at the other party in surprise.
"No gossip." Shang Huan laughed softly, "But Young Supervisor Liang asked someone to buy a large batch of insect repellent incense from me."
Insect repellent incense?
The lower house that was snatched back has complete basic facilities, but there is no need for insect repellent incense.
Are we going into the mountains again?
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.