Rebellious Contract Beast

He Jian Chuyun put his hand on Shen Yi and shook it, but it didn't move.

Shen Yi shook his head and lay down, feeling the warmth coming from the Dan fire. He closed his eyes comfortably and chatted with the other party from time to time. They were talking about nothing but the same few issues.

It was easy for the old witch to make elixirs for the Zhao family, but the biggest difficulty was how to transport them.

After all, the Zhao family in Hengzhou City is thousands of kilometers away from the old witch. The fastest transportation would take at least half a month, and if it is slower, it would take several months.

This is very unrealistic and has a very low cost-effectiveness. We also have to consider whether we will encounter bandits robbing us on the way. If the bandits happen to get the right idea, those pills will amount to a loss of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Moreover, whether the elixir can enter Pengshan Pass is also a difficult problem. After all, it is difficult to determine whether there are people from the Daliang royal family watching the Zhao family.

Therefore, the Zhao family is unlikely to allow people to travel back and forth between Hengzhou and Jiangzhou, and the best solution is to build a teleportation formation. However, this formation cannot be the one that the old witch used when she escaped from Tsurumi Mansion.

Because the teleportation formation is disposable and it doesn't take long to set up, it will be useless after use. If there is any benefit to it, it is that it prevents others from tracking where the people in the formation have been teleported to.

The teleportation array specifically used to transport goods naturally needs to be a two-way one that can be used continuously. It can teleport people from Hengzhou to Jiangzhou, and also from Jiangzhou to Hengzhou.

As for the difficulty in establishing such a teleportation formation, there is actually no difficulty. The trouble lies in the fact that the process of breaking through the void will make a lot of noise.

You know, the main reason why the Tsurumi clan was hastily wiped out was that in the process of opening up the void, the strong men who were stalking outside were alarmed. They were afraid that the Tsurumi clan would make preparations to escape, so they launched the annihilation operation in advance.

If the teleportation array had not been set up, the people in the Tsurumi Mansion could have lived at least ten more days or half a month, because one minute before the extermination began, those people headed by King Geng Liang Congyin were not fully prepared. If they wanted to exterminate a large family, how could they do so without a Xuan-level Venerable in charge?
In addition to the fact that opening up the void is likely to attract the attention of those who are interested, setting up a permanent two-way teleportation formation will also consume a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. Even if it is set up, each activation of the formation will consume a large amount of spirit stones. However, given the current situation of the Zhao family, the consumption of these resources is no longer the focus.

Although the situations of the Chen family and the Zhao family are similar, there are many differences between the two in detail. The former has simply grown too big and is about to break the balance, so it is restricted by the royal family. It has no grudges with the Dahong royal family, and if it really needs elixirs, it can still get some by thinking of a way.

The Zhao family had directly offended the royal family and was blocked. All avenues for obtaining elixirs were cut off. It was almost impossible to find an alchemist willing to cooperate with them within the territory of Daliang. If they wanted to continue to develop, they could only seek alchemists outside the territory of Daliang.

In short, the fact that the old witch could become an alchemist was already a way out for the Zhao family from God.

There has never been such a thing as "giving up" among big families. Once they are surpassed by others, the price they have to pay is extremely heavy, unless they have never participated in worldly disputes in the first place.

Just like endless gambling, once you sit at the table, there are only two ways to quit: win the chips in other people's hands or lose everything.

But no matter what happens to the Zhao family, it depends on what choice Zhao Shangchun will make at that time.

……

"Miss, Madam said that she is going to Langshuang Mountain outside the city to enjoy the spring in five days. Would you like to go?"

At the gate of Jiangzhou capital, Zhuhong asked her young lady cautiously.

Upon hearing this, He Jian Chuyun turned his head and looked back. This Langshuang Mountain was just twenty miles south of Jiangzhou City. The grass and trees at the foot of the mountain were lush and green, while the top of the mountain was covered with snow that never melted all year round. It was a great place for a walk and enjoying the flowers.

Langshuang Mountain is a thousand feet high. Even in the city you can see its towering figure, as well as the ancient road pavilion on the mountainside.

She wanted to shake her head. After all, the pills that were supposed to be given to the Chen family were used by her to provide emergency relief to her own mother's family. She had to make the pills that she promised to give to the Chen family from scratch. Although there was still early, He Jian Chuyun was not the kind of person who liked to experience sweetness first and bitterness later. She was anxious because the work was not finished. She just wanted to finish making the pills that she promised to give to the Chen family before thinking about other things.

But when the words "not going" came to his lips, looking at Zhuhong's hopeful eyes, He Jian Chu Yun hesitated again. After thinking about it, it was actually no big deal to take a day to walk around. Anyway, there was still a month and a half before the delivery day, so he heard her say: "Okay, it's not bad to look around."

"Okay, miss! I'll tell my wife you agree when I get home."

Hearing He Jianchuyun say this, Zhu Hong danced with joy, and Shen Yi in the consciousness space couldn't help but twist his mouth when he saw this scene, muttering: "What's so fun outside..."

But he quickly came to his senses after muttering, wasn't his original idea in this world to just walk around and have a look?
Okay, I’ve forgotten my original intention again.

People always don't know how to cherish the present moment...

Outside the city gate, Zhao Liwen and the other two had already prepared their horses. They turned around and said to the others while riding on their horses: "Chu Yun, it's time for us to leave. Just send us here."

"Cousin, please walk slowly. It's a long journey, so be careful."

"Yes, I will." Zhao Liwen responded seriously, then looked at Yang Bayuan who was also beside He Jianchuyun and shouted, "Yang Bayuan."

"Third Master, I'm here."

"Take good care of Chuyun. If anything happens to her, I won't forgive you!"

"Don't worry, Third Young Master. If anyone wants to harm the young lady, they should step over my dead body first!"

"Yeah, well, we should go now, you guys go back."

"Third Master, please drive slowly!"

"Goodbye, chariot."

"..." Watching the three people ride away on horseback, He Jianchuyun couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

My cousin Zhao Liwen came to Jiangzhou City for two days. I thought we could have a good reunion, but we only met for less than a day. I didn't expect that he left so soon. The short reunion only made me feel upset.

But all good things must come to an end, and people will always return to their own lives.

Watching the three people riding horses gradually going farther and farther away and disappearing on the horizon, He Jianchuyun also withdrew his gaze and looked at Yang Bayuan.

"Yang Bayuan?"

"Miss."

"Have you checked the matter I asked you to check not long ago?"

"Of course I checked it out, and I was just about to tell you, young lady."

"How is the result?"

"Miss, after much inquiry, I found out that the assassin who wanted to kill you was not from Jiangzhou City."

"and then?"

"This man has been in Jiangzhou City for only about half a month. Before he assassinated you, he had been near the Zhu family's residence many times. Yesterday, Li Rong asked someone and learned that this assassin often appeared in a rice shop on Huaxin Street in the north of the city. Later, I sent someone to check the rice shop and found that their owner had sold the shop two months ago."

"Who is the current owner of the rice shop?"

"I'm sorry Miss, my ability is limited, and I haven't been able to find out who the current owner of the rice shop is. But I followed the clues and got some unexpected gains."

"What is it?" "A man named Lu Jian."

"Lu Jian?" He Jianchuyun was puzzled and was about to ask who this person was. Yang Bayuan didn't wait for her to speak and said directly: "Miss, it doesn't matter if you don't know Lu Jian. He is just an ordinary mortal. He is the former owner of the rice shop. Five years ago, Lu Jian was a servant who followed Zhu Yixuan and took care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation. This person is smooth in dealing with people. When he was still in Zhu's mansion, he won Zhu Yixuan's favor, so he got rid of his slavery not long after and started a business in the city."

Having said that, Tsurumi Hatsuyun suddenly realized, but at the same time his face turned cold.

Now she and Shen Yi understood that Zhu Yixuan must have reached a cooperation with a deacon in the Lonely Guest Alliance and gave them the rice shop as a branch in Jiangzhou City. From then on, the Lonely Guest Alliance's sphere of influence would be further expanded, and a large number of Lonely Guest Alliance members would enter Jiangzhou City to accept commissions.

Before this, there was no Lonely Guest Alliance in the entire Jiangzhou area.

With Zhu Yixuan's help, the Lonely Alliance was able to quickly gain a foothold in Jiangzhou City, and helping him kill someone was just a piece of cake.

"So what do you mean?"

Yang Bayuan looked at her with a worried look on his face, and said, "Miss, if it is true as you said, that the assassin is a killer from the Lonely Alliance, then things will be difficult. That damn Zhu Yixuan brought the Lonely Alliance people in...Miss, you should know something about the Lonely Alliance. Once this organization receives a commission or accepts a commission, it will not give up until the task is completed. Although the assassin with the Xuan character order has failed, the next assassin who comes to murder you will only be more dangerous than him!"

"I know."

"Miss, would you like me to go to the Samsara Sect? I know a few people there. With some money, I should be able to hire a few experts to protect your safety. If not, I will ask the Chen family for help on your behalf. With more people around you, it will be able to buy you some time when the time comes!"

Yang Bayuan said sincerely that hundreds of years ago, the Lonely Guest Alliance was already a very powerful assassin organization, and now, the Lonely Guest Alliance has grown dozens of times larger, and the shadow of the Lonely Guest Alliance can be seen almost everywhere, and even the secluded families have to give way to it when they see it.

It was precisely because he was aware of the terrifying nature of the Lonely Alliance that Yang Bayuan acted so worried.

But after he finished speaking, He Jian Chu Yun said, "Let's see when the time comes. There's no need to rush now." She said this casually, but with a blank expression on her face.

Upon hearing this, Yang Bayuan was stunned, thinking that she really didn't understand the Lonely Alliance and didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, so he hurried to explain.

"Miss, listen to me..."

"Okay, let's go back first. We've been outside long enough. Let's talk about this another day. Maybe there's another way."

"But……"

"Let's go, there's still a lot to do."

"Yes...Miss."

He Jianchuyun shook his head, and took Zhuhong and others towards the Zhu family mansion.

She is a native of this world, not a time traveler like Shen Yi. How could she not know about the Lonely Alliance?

It was because of this understanding that she did not choose to do things that might be a waste of effort.

As a first-rate killer organization, the assassins within it have methods of assassination that are hard to guard against. Even if a first-rank official in the dynasty is targeted by an assassin from the Lonely Alliance, he may die inexplicably in the court.

If they wanted, they could even assassinate the emperor.

However, this is just an exaggeration. Killer organizations like the Lonely Alliance often have an internal rule that they will never assassinate figures like emperors.

What a joke! If even the emperor could be assassinated so easily, the Lonely Alliance would have been crushed long ago.

Along the way, Tsurumi Hatsuyun deeply understands the saying "It is better to rely on yourself than on others". Others can protect you for a while, but they can't protect you forever, right? She wants to find other ways to solve this matter thoroughly and once and for all. If there is really no other way, she will ask others for help.

But who knows when the next assassin will kill you?

You only have one life. If you are careless one day, you won’t even know how you died.

So as soon as she returned to Mingyanyuan, she locked herself in the room and began to think hard.

First of all, we need to know who the current owner of the rice shop is. Once we have a clear understanding of the situation, what to do next depends on the situation.

To put it bluntly, I can't make up my mind.

"So annoying!"

"Old witch, have you come up with an idea? A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. The assassin almost took me away a few days ago. I don't want to happen again."

"Can you be quiet and let me think about it?"

"Okay, okay, whatever you want."

"Ah~ I want to make an elixir, I can't calm down!"

"Hey, didn't I hear you say before that you hated making pills? Why do you want to make pills now?"

"I'm just saying it casually, huh? Xuanli, you have no way to deal with it."

Seeing the old witch suddenly approaching, Shen Yi slowly closed his eyes. Although he looked very old, he actually had a bit of the air of a wise man.

"Xuan Li? Xuan Li? What do you say?"

"Well, I have an idea..."

"And then? But it's coming?"

"Yeah! But! I don't know if this will work."

"Good master, can you tell me first? We can consider whether it will work or not later, okay?"

"No, this premise is very important. Without this premise, my method would be a waste of time."

"What premise?"

"I want to know the quality of the top assassins in the Lonely Alliance, how many there are, what level of strength they are, whether they often attack, and most importantly, whether they are mysterious or not."

"Do you want to..."

Shen Yi's words made He Jian Chuyun react immediately. She straightened up and sat cross-legged, facing the alchemy furnace and the lavender alchemy fire slowly jumping at the bottom of the furnace. She stopped talking and no one knew what she was thinking. (End of this chapter)