"My surname is Bai, what can I do for you?" As soon as Bai Shaoliu heard this, he knew that someone was looking for him and Zhuang Ru. Who could it be?
Man: "Are you the one posting online about buying Chinese medicinal herbs? I know the ones you're looking for."
I didn't expect Zhuang Ru's online message to get a response so quickly, Bai Shaoliu asked excitedly: "Do you know? Do you have it in your hands? I'll pay a high price!"
The man did not answer but instead asked a question: "Mr. Bai, are you looking for 'Golden Fracture Continuous Glue'?"
Bai Shaofeng was taken aback for a moment, and then his heart skipped a beat with excitement. It seemed he had met someone who understood the trade: "Yes, yes, I'm looking to prepare this medicine. Do you have it?"
Man: "I have some medicine powder in my hand, but you need to mix it with something else to use it. I don't know what you're using it for?"
Bai Shaofeng: "New injuries treat old ones, I use it to remove scars."
Man: "Since you know about Jin Pei Duan Xu Jiao, you should also know that using it this way will make the medicine lead to temporary preparation for yourself."
Bai Shaoliu: "Got it, got it. Are you at the Shangri-La Hotel? Can you have them send a luxury car to pick me up right away? I'll cover all the expenses."
Man: "How did you know where I live? You want to buy medicine, why didn't you come in person?"
"I'm in the hospital and it's inconvenient... This is the room number where I'm staying, easy to find."
Man: "I know, you must be hurt. No wonder you want to buy gold ointment. Wait for me, I'll be there in half an hour."
Twenty minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Bai Shaofeng called out, "Come in, the door is open." As he spoke, he had already gotten down from bed to greet the visitor. However, when he saw clearly the person who pushed open the door and walked in, his mouth agape, he stood there for a moment, forgetting to speak. The man was someone he knew, the very same mysterious man who had used a hundred-meter-long silk thread to injure Qingchen in the mountain valley!
The mysterious man saw Xiao Bai's expression but didn't find it strange, closed the door and walked to the sofa, sat down himself and smiled to introduce: "My surname is Mei, you can call me Mr. Mei. Are you Mr. Bai? Please tell me how did you know the prescription of Jin Chuang Duan Xu Jiao?"
Bai Shaoliu: "When I was young, in my hometown, there was an old Chinese doctor with the surname Jin who told me." Xiao Bai finally reacted and remembered to answer, his expression also returned to normal. The man in front of him, smiling and looking ordinary, was actually a mysterious and unfathomable master, but Xiao Bai didn't want to expose him and simply pretended not to recognize him. The people killed by Qingchen were all real sinners, but the ones who caught Qingchen weren't necessarily all bad people, such as Xiao Zhengrong. This Mr. Mei's good or evil was unknown, if he was a good person there was no need to say anything, and if he was a bad person, exposing him now would not make Xiao Bai his opponent, let alone that he still had something to ask of him.
Mr. Mei was delighted to hear Xiao Bai's words and asked, "Mr. Bai, are you from Wucheng? I also know the old Chinese doctor, Master Jin, we were from the same village when we were young!"
"Call me Xiao Bai, it turns out we are from the same place. Mr. Mei is from Shizhu Village? I am from Sanjiangkou Xiaobai Village. How's Grandpa Jin doing?" As he spoke, he secretly wondered - how could someone from Shizhu Village be surnamed Mei? It was said that except for Grandpa Jin, all the men were surnamed Shi, but listening to him speak didn't seem like a lie.
Mr. Mei: "He passed away five years ago, but his prescription was left behind, and I happened to have prepared some. I see that you have a bandage on your leg, this should be enough for the wound, how long is the scar?"
"It wasn't me, it was someone else. The scar is on my face, about this long - probably even longer." Bai Shaoliu stretched out his arms to the sides and gestured a distance as he spoke.
"Who has such a big face?"
"There's not just one scar, there are three big scars and many small ones. Added up, they're this long."
Mr. Mei: "Isn't that a fishnet on your face? The medicine powder I'm carrying isn't enough for you to use." As he spoke, he took out a white porcelain bottle the size of his palm from his bosom and placed it on the tea table.
"Is there anything else, Mr. Mei?"
Mr. Mei: "I don't have it, but I know who does. I'll leave you an email address, and you can contact a person named Dan Zicheng. Just say that Mr. Mei introduced you to buy medicine from him. His family has been in the traditional Chinese medicine business for generations, so they should have all the ingredients you need. They can prepare the medicine powder and send it to you, but as for the medicine guide, you'll have to figure that out yourself. As for the price, you can negotiate with them yourselves. Anyway, it's definitely going to be more expensive than what I sell." Mr. Mei stood up, walked over to the bedside table, picked up a piece of paper and pen, and wrote down a name and email address.
Bai Shaoliu: "Thank you so much, how much does this bottle of medicine cost?"
Mr. Mei: "Originally, it should be at least 50,000, but you're my fellow townsman, so I'll just charge you the lowest cost price for everything, this bottle is 30,000."
It's so expensive! Xiao Bai was standing by the bed and almost fell to the ground when he heard this. There was no need to haggle with the person in front of him, Xiao Bai sensed his tone and emotions, speaking directly without hesitation, since he said that price then it must be that price. Xiao Bai gritted his teeth: "Alright, three hundred thousand is three hundred thousand, Mr. Mei can you wait for a moment while I make a call to have someone bring the money over?"
Mr. Mei smiled and shook his head: "No need, I'll leave you the account number of the money shop, when you're discharged from the hospital, take the money and transfer it to me, and just keep the medicine for now."
Bai Shaoliu: "Mr. Mei believes in me so much?"
Mr. Mei: "Why shouldn't I believe you? You don't look like someone who would welch on a debt either, are you?"
Bai Shaoliu: "Then thank you Mr. Mei, I'll pay you back as soon as I leave the hospital."
Mr. Mei: "That's all right, I'll take my leave then. Wishing you and your friend a speedy recovery." After finishing speaking, he stood up and walked out, with Xiao Bai following him to see him off. Just as they were about to exit the doorway, Mr. Mei suddenly turned around: "Almost forgot, considering our hometown connection, there's something I want to give you. Take it, it'll definitely come in handy."
Mr. Mei took out a silver-glinting, carved knife-like object from somewhere, about seven inches long with one end being a sharp, slanted blade. Xiaobai saw it clearly, it was the same kind of "scalpel" used by Old Man Jin in Dingjing. Mr. Mei placed the knife in Xiaobai's hand: "This was left behind by Wu Cheng's old Chinese doctor, Old Man Jin. Since the prescription is in your hands, I'll give you this divine scalpel as a keepsake... Hmm? A group of mummies are coming from over there, seems like they're looking for you. I'll take my leave first, see you later!"
This knife also has a name, called "Shen Xiao". Mr. Mei's actions are really different from others. He put down the 30,000 yuan medicine and didn't even ask for his contact information before leaving, just leaving an account number behind. Before he left, he even gave him a strange knife. He had hurt Qingchen before, so it should be that Xiaobai wouldn't have a good impression of him, but strangely, Xiaobai felt a kind of inexplicable intimacy and familiarity with him. When did he see him? Thinking again, he laughed - of course, he saw him when Mr. Mei came to his house for dinner at the age of 7!
Time didn't allow him to think much, a person walked from the other end of the corridor, followed by eight wheelchairs, and another eight people in black suits pushing the wheelchairs rushed over. The leader shouted from afar: "Is that Mr. Bai Shaoliu? I've finally found you!"
Bai Shaofeng responded with a "It's me!" and turned his head to look at Mr. Mei, who had already disappeared down the stairs on the other side of the corridor. The stranger who had come from that direction was now standing in front of him, grabbing onto Bai Shaofeng as if he had found a lifesaver. Little White didn't recognize this person, and instinctively dodged back, flipping his left hand to grab the man's wrist and asking, "Who are you?" He coldly sized up the man, who was in his thirties or forties, with a buzz cut, wearing a very high-end black suit, and was about the same height as Little White.
"Mr. Bai, I am Liu Peifeng, the leader of the Black Dragon Gang. I have come to apologize to you in person and ask that you please spare us. As long as you don't pursue the matter further, if there's anything you need in the future, my brothers and I will be willing to risk our lives for you..."
"Stop! You'd better make yourself clear, I haven't caused any trouble for your Black Dragon Society, have I? How can you let me off the hook? ... What's with those eight big dumplings behind you?"
Only to see Liu Peifeng followed by eight people sitting on wheelchairs, lined up in a row in the hospital corridor, with bandages wrapped around their foreheads, arms and thighs, each one looking like a mummy. Liu Peifeng said with a bitter face: "These are the eight golden warriors of our Black Dragon Gang, I brought them all here today, Mr. Bai wants to beat or punish us, just give us a clear explanation."
Bai Shaoliu: "Eight Great Golden Vajras, how did you all end up like mummies?"
Liu Peifeng: "Mr. Bai said this because he is still angry..."
At this time, Bai Shaofeng's mobile phone rang. He said to Liu Peifeng: "Liu Lao Da, wait a minute, I'll answer the call." After answering the phone, Xiao Bai's expression was somewhat strange, and he said to Liu Peifeng again: "Bring those eight mummies in too, it's too ugly to block them in the hospital corridor."
Liu Peifeng waved his hand, and eight subordinates pushed in eight wheelchairs one after another into the ward. Fortunately, Bai Shaofeng's ward was not small, and they were all squeezed in tightly on both sides of the bed, four on each side. Liu Peifeng waved his hand again, and the eight wheelchair pushers exited the ward and closed the door. He introduced to Xiao Bai sitting on the hospital bed: "These are the Eight Golden Guards of our Black Dragon Society. The four on this side are Smoke Golden Guard, Wine Golden Guard, Cloud Golden Guard, and Blood Golden Guard. The four on that side are Flower Golden Guard, Martial Golden Guard, Fire Golden Guard, and the last one is Iron Golden Guard, Mr. Bai should be familiar with him."
Bai Shaofeng: "Tie Jingang? I knew you before, but now that your head is all wrapped up like this, I don't recognize you. I remember my hit wasn't that heavy, and the injured area isn't even right!"
Liu Peifeng: "I got hit on the forehead again, and it woke up my post-concussion symptoms. My head hurts even more! ... Mr. Bai's friends are really skilled, these people were injured without even seeing who attacked them. That hero left a message for us to come find you and beg for mercy... Later, Mr. Feng instructed me, and we all came together in line."
"Mr. Feng just called me, I also know about the Black Dragon Society's affairs, push these mummies out, except for these two - Hua Jinguang and Wu Jinguang stay behind." Xiaobai said in a commanding tone, while secretly thinking - who was it that hurt these eight great heroes? In terms of martial arts skills, Xiao Zhengrong has the ability to do this, but he is not likely to do such a thing, could it be Qingchen?
Everyone else had left, leaving only Liu Peifeng and Hua Jingga, Wu Jingga in the house. The people who just left looked exaggerated, but they were not seriously injured, only strained muscles without breaking bones, and not all over their bodies. Xiao Bai's heart was empathetic, he could feel the same way, and with a glance, he knew where each person was hurt. He pointed at Wu Jingga and asked Liu Peifeng: "Liu Lao Da, this gentleman is injured in his back, no harm to his bones, just internal injury of chest tightness, no wounds all over his body, does he need to be bandaged like that and sit in a wheelchair?"
Liu Peifeng: "Mr. Bai indeed has a good eye! This is the first-rate master of my Black Dragon Society, Wu Jingang Wu Dan. Wu Dan, greet Mr. Bai."
Wu Dan removed the gauze wrapped around his head, revealing a lean and handsome face, about thirty years old, with extremely clear and spirited eyes, without any scars on his head or face. He stood up from his wheelchair and said calmly: "Hello Mr. Bai! It was Tie Jingang's fault for offending you unintentionally, I hope Mr. Bai won't be angry with everyone."
Bai Shaoliu: "The Black Dragon Society's affairs have nothing to do with me, and the trouble caused by Tie Jingang will also be investigated by someone. I just want to ask you, with your skills, didn't you see clearly who made the move?"
Why did Xiao Bai ask this? In fact, as soon as he saw Wu Jin Gang's boldness, from his sitting posture and breathing, he gave people a very special feeling. When he stood up, his unintentional movement was obviously that of a master. Xiao Bai's Bagua Palm had not been fully learned, but his ability to read people had improved significantly. This Wu Dan was an expert, although he couldn't be compared to Xiao Zheng Rong, at least he was more skilled than Tan Ming and the like.
He let out a sigh, his expression somewhat downcast as he replied: "He attacked me from behind. I used my hearing to gauge the position and knew I couldn't win, so I could only use brute force to withstand one blow. By the time I fell to the ground and turned around, that person was already gone."
Bai Shaoliu: "So you didn't see the person who hurt you either? Never mind, I won't ask. ... Miss Huajin, you're not injured at all from head to toe, so why are you bandaged up like a rice dumpling? What's wrong with your face? Undo the bandage and let me take a look."
Among the eight strong men, there was a woman. Xiao Bai knew it at a glance, because her bandages were wrapped tightly around her body, making the curves of her body under the bandages even more seductive and alluring, like a fairy's. Especially the white gauze wrapped around her calves, which made people think she was wearing white silk stockings. Huajin Gang removed the bandage from her face, revealing a charming and flirtatious face with big, shining eyes that threw a coquettish glance at Xiao Bai. Her skin was delicate and tender, as if it would ooze water if pinched, but on the right side of her cheek, there was a noticeable swelling with a clear fingerprint mark.
Looking at the shape of the fingers, this person's hand is absolutely not big, if it were a man, it would be too small. Xiaobai suddenly realized that the one who made the move was probably Qingchen. Just as Xiaobai was stunned, Huameng said with a coquettish tone: "Mr. Bai doesn't understand how to cherish and pity at all? He actually sent someone to hit a woman's face, next time you hit me yourself, can you hit somewhere else?"
Hua Jin Gang opened his mouth to speak, and a pair of charming eyes also looked at Xiao Bai. As soon as their eyes met, Xiao Bai felt that her gaze was very special, twinkling like it could talk, with the meaning seeming to say: "Do you like me? What do you like about me? Come on, like me!" Xiao Bai had always been able to see through people's hearts, but being infected by someone else's emotions through their eyes was a first for him.
Xiao Bai smiled and asked faintly, "Hua Jingang, right? Why do you look so familiar? I remember now, you're the manager of Manbu Yun Duan. ...Don't look at me with that kind of gaze, you can cover your face."
The smile on Huajin's face stiffened slightly as she spoke, her seductive charm having no effect. As it happened, Xiao Bai was not in luck today, his mind was extraordinary, and he could sense the tempting intention in Huajin's eyes, but that kind of disturbing mental power had no effect on him. Liu Peifeng watched with some embarrassment and praised: "At first sight, Mr. Bai is indeed a master! ... The Night Club Wandering Clouds is also an industry controlled by the Black Dragon Gang, if Mr. Bai wants to go and play, he's welcome anytime."
Bai Shaoyu waved his hand: "Let these two Jīn Gāng go out, Liu Lao Da stay behind, I have something to ask you alone."
Hua Jin Gang and Wu Jin Gang both stood up, pushing their wheelchairs out by themselves. Liu Pei Feng asked Xiao Bai with some unease: "Mr. Bai, you truly have good martial arts skills. There have been rumors that you are the number one master of Wuyue, and now it seems they're not false. My eight useless subordinates couldn't even withstand your first move."
Bai Shaofeng knew he had misunderstood and explained: "Liu Lao Da, you've got it wrong. The one who hurt someone with his hands isn't me, maybe it's one of my friends."
Liu Peifeng's eyes widened: "Mr. Bai, don't call me Liu the Great, just call me Big Old Liu. Don't be modest, we all truly admire you and wouldn't dare to blame you! ... If it weren't for your personal intervention, how would you have known at a glance whether they were injured or not, and where their injuries were?" Today, as soon as he met him, Xiao Bai had subdued the entire Black Dragon Gang. First, he had seen through Wu Dan's injury, and secondly, he had ignored Hua Mei's seductive techniques. Liu Peifeng said that his admiration was genuine, and now that he was alone in the hospital room, he even felt a little scared.
Bai Shaofeng: "If I say it's not me, then it's not me. How would I know where they're hurt? You don't need to ask...I just want to ask you, what made you think of bandaging them up like that?"
Liu Pei let out a sigh: "Alas! It was I who sought Mr. Feng's guidance, and he pointed it out to me. Mr. Feng told me that if I didn't want the Black Dragon Society to be destroyed by Luo Shuihan, it would be best for me to go through the streets in a miserable state myself. All of this happened after those eight powerful men were injured."