Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 45 Return to the Black Market
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding," Huang Sheng suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and smiled again. "I didn't expect this to be Painter Zhong's business. It's really like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize family. Old Xu, you are so mean! You didn't tell me earlier. Well, I have some things to deal with in the gang. See you later."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

"Not urgent."

Zhong Lin put his hand on Huang Sheng's shoulder, his face full of smiles.

Huang Sheng's face changed drastically at this moment. He only felt a huge force on Zhong Lin's palm pressing him down. No matter how he struggled, his buttocks could not be moved away.

You know, Huang Sheng is also an entry-level warrior! But facing the power of Zhong Lin's palm, he has no power to resist.

Eighth grade.

Huang Sheng roared in his heart. Only an eighth-grade Yi Jin Realm cultivator could possess such power, or even be stronger.

"Mr. Huang is my first customer. Would you like to have a cup of tea before leaving?" Zhong Lin said with a smile.

"No... no thanks. Thank you so much, Painter Zhong, for your kindness. The gang leader ordered me to come and collect the fee. I can't be late, right?"

Huang Sheng suppressed his inner fear and pointed out that he also had a backer.

Zhong Lin then slowly withdrew his right hand.

Huang Sheng also quickly stood up and left with his two followers. When he walked out of the clinic, he ran away wildly.

"Master Huang, what's wrong with you?"

One of the followers asked breathlessly.

Huang Sheng ran and walked for two blocks before stopping. His face changed from gloomy to bright, and finally turned into a ball of palpitations.

"Old Xu, I'll fuck your ancestors! How dare you dig a hole for me to jump into?"

……

"Thank you so much this time." Xu Lewu said with lingering fear.

If Zhong Lin had been a little later, he would have been in real trouble. He might not have lost his life, but he would have been beaten for sure.

"You're welcome. This business is indeed ours, but you have to be careful. I see this guy won't give up. Do you want me to kill him for you?"

A cold light flashed across Zhong Lin's eyes.

"That's not necessary. Huang Sheng is a bully who only fears the strong. You just pushed him down on purpose, didn't you? He's an entry-level warrior. The fact that you pushed him down means you're an eighth-level cultivator."

Xu Lewu looked at Zhong Lin passionately.

Zhong Lin had no intention of hiding it and nodded.

"Then don't worry, as long as you're okay, nothing will happen to me."

Zhong Lin did not continue to persuade him. Since Old Man Xu said that he was fine, then he must be fine. This old man is a great doctor and has a strong ability to read people's expressions. Otherwise, he would not be able to gain a foothold in this county.

"How's the preparation of the Eight Treasures Blood-Nourishing Soup going?"

"I've prepared it a long time ago. Thirty packets, I also prepared some hemostatic powder, wound medicine, and the like. You can try it first. If the effect is good, I'll make more."

As he spoke, Xu Lewu took out a black package from under the counter, which contained medicine packs he had prepared long ago.

Zhong Lin took it, nodded, and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment."

"what happened?"

"Zhong boy, this time I want only the cost price, what do you think?"

Wow! The sun is rising from the west?

Zhong Lin looked at Old Man Xu with a smile on his face, and instead of moving, he stayed where he was to see what this old man was up to.

Xu Lewu coughed and said awkwardly, "Well... you see, this city is getting more and more chaotic. Can I bring my wife and grandson to live next door to your house so that we can take care of them when the time comes?"

Zhong Lin laughed heartily. This was Old Man Xu's true nature. He must have been impressed by his abilities, otherwise he wouldn't have been so generous. "Where do you live?"

"No. 4, Huaihua Lane."

Zhong Lin raised his eyebrows. What a coincidence? He remembered that Qin Yong, the family he had exterminated, who had collected protection money from him, lived at No. 6, Huaihua Lane.

"Is the house at number 6 still vacant?"

"It's empty. Three people died at once. No one dares to live here."

Zhong Lin thought for a moment and said, "If the rent is not expensive, please help me rent it! You don't have to move out, I'll move in."

"That's great! I'll go and rent it for you right away. I'll cover the rent."

Xu Lewu's face was full of excitement, and the wrinkles on his face were almost shaped like chrysanthemums from smiling.

Zhong Lin also laughed and turned to leave the clinic.

In fact, Zhong Lin had wanted to move to a new place a long time ago, mainly because the yard in Tianshui Lane was too small. He rented it in the beginning for the sake of cheap rent, but now the yard was too small for him to practice martial arts. Sometimes he would start banging his head against the wall before he could even start a set of boxing.

Qin Yong's courtyard had been observed before when he went in in the dark. It was larger and more spacious.

Another thing is that Xiao Shitou has been staying at home for more than half a month and has not even had a playmate. Zhong Lin is afraid that he will get sick from being cooped up.

Old Man Xu’s grandson was Xiao Shitou’s classmate in elementary school, so he could be a good partner for him.

The only trouble is that you need to dig another hole and move the food stored at home over there.

Well...it's okay not to move. The house in Tianshui Lane is still rented out, so I can use it as a warehouse.

……

Haishi.

black market.

The bearded man was still guarding the gate. Zhong Lin also knew the procedure. He silently paid the money, received the wooden sign, and went in.

Compared to last month, the black market is more prosperous now, and the items being bought and sold have also changed greatly.

For example, there are many more stalls selling daily necessities, such as roosters, eggs, soybeans, rice and flour, etc.

The reason is naturally that after the county magistrate issued regulations on limiting the quantity and price of grain purchases, many grain merchants and ordinary people turned their attention to the black market, where the price was at most a little higher.

Another ironic thing is that the order in the black market is actually better than that in a regular market. Forced buying and selling and disguised robbery rarely occur here.

As for the robbery after leaving the black market, the thieves will not target ordinary people who buy a few kilograms of noodles and rice. It is relatively safer to extort a few ounces of oil from a group of poor people.

Therefore, many people would rather pay a large entry fee to come here to trade.

Because of this, compared to the previous mystery, the black market now has a more worldly atmosphere.

Zhong Lin almost thought he had come to the wrong place.

"Brother, do you want a secret book?"

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhong Lin and took out a booklet from his pocket stealthily.

Such a scene made Zhong Lin burst into laughter. He didn't expect that after Shouhou died, there would be someone to take over his position.

Ignoring the guy who was selling the "secret book", Zhong Lin continued walking forward. After finding the position of the wooden sign, he sat down directly, then skillfully wrote words on the wooden board next to him and spread out the package behind him.

Before long, some people gathered around. Although they were masked, their body shapes showed that they were regular customers.

"What kind of medicine is this?"

"Hemostatic powder and gold wound medicine, I don't need to say much about their effectiveness!"

(End of this chapter)