Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 162 More money is needed

Wu State, Changling County.

Changling County is a large county located on the banks of the Wujiang River and adjacent to the border of Anguo.

Yang Heng came to Changling to inquire about the news, and immediately learned that the merchant ship he had been on was detained by Anguo, and all the people on the ship were detained and interrogated.

Not only that, news also came from Anguo that an evil god appeared on the river, and from then on, people were strictly prohibited from offering sacrifices to the river privately.

He also asked the State of Wu to cooperate in finding the location of the evil god.

Even in the State of Wu, the existence of the Wujiang Water God was not a public matter, and only a few people knew about it.

Yang Heng knew that An Guo already knew about the situation, but he had not made it clear because he had not found any evidence yet.

Until now, Yang Heng still hasn't figured out how they were exposed.

Knowing that his plan had failed, Yang Heng was in a very gloomy mood.

He changed his disguise and came to a remote street in Changling County.

When he arrived at the door of a pharmacy, Yang Heng looked at the sign and walked straight in.

In the shop, a young pharmacist was calculating with an abacus out of boredom.

The young man saw Yang Heng coming in, turned his head and said with a smile, "Sir, what medicine would you like to get?"

"Death potion."

Yang Heng's tone was a little cold, and he casually took out a sign and shook it.

The young man's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to greet him. "So you are an honored guest. Come on, come on, please come in. I will take you to see a doctor."

The young man led Yang Heng to the back hall, outside a room.

"Doctor Xu, a patient wants to get you some medicine!"

The boy knocked on the door and whispered.

"Come in!"

A deep old man's voice came from the room.

The young man pushed open the door and invited Yang Heng in.

After Yang Heng entered the house, the young man closed the door with a smile and went back to the front hall.

An old man with a greasy face was sitting in the room, drinking tea leisurely.

Doctor Xu looked at Yang Heng, took a quick glance, and then said leisurely, "Which medicine do you want, young man?"

Yang Heng walked closer, not bothering to play tricks anymore, and said bluntly, "Help me kill someone."

Yang Heng took out a piece of paper and handed it to Doctor Xu. It contained some information about Lu Zheng.

Doctor Xu sat up straight and read the information.

"Lu Zheng, a native of Kaiyang County, Anguo, came from a poor family with no relatives... In June of that year, he was promoted to the rank of Tiandi Xiucai (a scholar of heaven and earth). He possessed a righteous spirit and was skilled in mathematics..."

Yang Heng looked at Doctor Xu and asked, "Can he be killed?"

Doctor Xu grinned, "He's just a newly promoted scholar. What's so hard to kill? He's a native of An Country... As long as the information provided by the client is correct and the price is affordable, everything will be fine."

Upon hearing this, Yang Heng said, "This is the information I gathered while visiting Anguo. There's nothing wrong with it... As for the price, it's one hundred spirit stones. Find a master of the third realm. Make sure to complete the task in one go. No mistakes."

"Hmm?" Doctor Xu's eyes flashed with a strange look.

One hundred spirit stones are worth no less than a thousand taels of gold.

He was just a newly promoted Tiandi Xiucai, offering such a price and sending a master of the third realm...

Doctor Xu felt that Lu Zheng had some secrets that were not written in this information.

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his goatee, saying leisurely, "We have no shortage of masters in the third realm, but they don't make a move easily and their asking price is a bit high, so you'll have to pay extra."

Yang Heng narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that the other party was raising the price.

However, Lu Zheng's strength is unknown. He was able to destroy a divine thought from the Wujiang Water God, and he might have some treasures on him to protect himself.

He also didn't want to just hire someone to assassinate Lu Zheng.

Yang Heng couldn't help but say, "Add another fifty spirit stones. If you find anything valuable on him, I can buy it at a high price."

Doctor Xu was moved when he heard this, but he remained calm and said, "No problem! The customer pays first, and I guarantee that the task will be completed within a month. If it's not completed, the customer will be refunded."

Yang Heng said, "Don't let anyone know it was done by the Wu people."

Doctor Xu smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, my friend. We have people in Anguo as well. We can pass the message over shortly and have them do this. No one will suspect us, the Wu Kingdom."

Yang Heng nodded and took out a small bag.

Doctor Xu took the bag, looked at it, smiled, and then put it away.

He picked up the pen and paper again and wrote a prescription for Yang Heng.

"If our people succeed, this mark will be painted on the door of the store, and when customers see it..."

Doctor Xu pointed to a mark on the prescription.

Yang Heng just took a look at it and put the prescription away. It was called a prescription, but it was actually a certificate.

Before leaving, Yang Heng couldn't help but say, "Don't make a mistake. If this boy grows up, he will become a disaster for the Wu Kingdom."

"Guests, rest assured, we are professionals."

Doctor Xu smiled and thought to himself, if you had said that earlier, I would have raised the price.

Seeing this, Yang Heng said no more and left the pharmacy in a hurry.

Doctor Xu picked up the information on the table and read it again. "Lu Zheng, why does this person's name sound familiar?" He thought about it carefully and remembered that a poem about the fall of a country that had been widely circulated recently seemed to have been written by this person.

The content of his poem somewhat mocks the State of Wu.

Doctor Xu stroked his beard and muttered, "Forget it. What does the affairs of these scholars have to do with me? Professionals do their professional work. I, an old man, will just take care of the killings."

After saying that, Doctor Xu wrote a note, then summoned a spirit bird to pass the message to Anguo.

On his way back, Yang Heng was still a little worried, feeling that the assassination of Lu Zheng was unlikely to succeed.

He originally wanted to send assassins, but was afraid of exposing something, so he chose a civilian killer organization.

The organization he found was relatively powerful, and they had cooperated with it several times before without any failures.

Yang Heng raised his hand and rubbed his brows, whispering, "What's wrong with me? He's just a genius, why would he make me so upset?"

Yang Heng pondered for a moment and could only blame it on his previous defeat at the hands of Lu Zheng, which had been too much of a shock to him and had become a psychological barrier.

Thinking of this, Yang Heng's expression turned cold. "So what if he's a genius? Throughout history, there are countless young talents who died young..."

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"The flesh here is already rotten. It must be cut off. Otherwise, the wound will fester and become infected. You won't be able to save your leg, and it might even be life-threatening..."

In a courtyard of the mountain village, Lu Zheng was checking the physical condition of a victim.

Taking advantage of this moment of free time, Lu Zheng thought of examining these people carefully, so as to improve his medical skills.

Next to them, Zhang Bo and others did not go to rest either, but helped out, also wanting to learn some medical skills.

The lame man gritted his teeth and endured the pain and said, "My life was saved by you, sir. I will do whatever you say!"

"it is good."

Lu Zheng didn't waste any words. He first fed the man some pain-relieving pills, and asked Zhang Bo and others to help prepare various necessary things.

Soon, Lu Zheng cut off the rotten flesh on the man's body, treated his wounds, and asked others to carry him away to rest.

Then, Lu Zheng checked the next person.

We were busy for a while until it was dark.

The county magistrate has already taken people to handle the matter and is waiting to set off back to the county government office tomorrow to make further arrangements.

When he learned that Lu Zheng and others were still treating the wounded, he came over to take a look.

The county magistrate was surprised to see Lu Zheng's technique, which he felt was more professional than some doctors.

He couldn't help but ask, "Lu Zheng, you've been studying medicine for quite some time, right? Hasn't that affected your reading of sage books?"

While treating a person's wound, Lu Zheng said, "I've only been learning for a few days. I'm just getting started. I need to learn more and practice more."

"Oh? Why did you suddenly think of learning medicine?" the county magistrate asked curiously.

Lu Zheng whispered, "Because it will benefit the people, I will go and learn it."

The county magistrate was shocked, and the smile on his face became more and more intense. He stroked his beard and sighed, "Well, well, well, the ancient sages are referring to people like you, Lu Zheng."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. For an elderly elder, who was also a county magistrate, to give such an evaluation of a young man was extremely high praise.

Zhang Bo had never heard the county magistrate praise a student like this.

However, no one present disagreed with this evaluation of Lu Zheng.

You are respected by everyone and have a reputation for virtue. Your literary spirit +50!

Lu Zheng's eyes moved slightly. The county magistrate's words actually resonated with everyone present, increasing his literary aura, which surprised him a little.

In response to this, Lu Zheng was neither proud nor happy and continued to do his own thing.

He then said, "Sir, please have someone cook some porridge. They are weak and need something to nourish their stomachs."

The county magistrate smiled and said, "I've asked someone to prepare it."

"Okay." Lu Zheng nodded.

After treating the last injured patient, he went to check the food and said he needed to add some food so that the injured could recover as soon as possible.

As for the added ingredients, it was some dragon meat. The amount was not large, but it was enough to help the victims heal their injuries faster and regain their energy.

The sun sets and a bright moon rises.

The village was brightly lit, but the people walking around inside had changed and the atmosphere was different from before.

An official stood on the top of the blockhouse, inspecting the surrounding situation.

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the mountains.

Several blurry figures came over quickly.

The officer glared at him and shouted, "Who are you?"

The officer's voice was loud and resonant, allowing everyone in the village to hear it clearly.

Originally, Lu Zheng and a few others were about to have dinner with the county magistrate. When they heard the noise, they reacted immediately and went to check the situation.

Then a figure appeared outside the village.

Bai Fei came with a few tall monkeys. They not only brought a jar of spiritual wine, but also brought a living half-grown sika deer.

The deer was hunted by a monkey demon in the tribe, and Bai Fei just happened to send the deer over when he saw it.

Bai Fei bowed towards the mountain stronghold and said, "We are monkeys practicing in the mountains. We heard that the county magistrate was here, so we came to pay our respects and give him a small gift!"

The officer on the roof was stunned. It was the first time he had seen such a scene and he didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)