northernbook Chapter 175 The Bird's End
Chapter 175 The Bird's End
Just then, Mei Hua Thirteen walked over, with Chen Xiaoju beside her. She was learning acupuncture from the latter, a task assigned to her by Qin Ming.
"Thirteen, what are you doing here?"
"I……"
Mei Hua Shisan looked at Chen Xiaoju, who smiled, pointed to a corner of the clinic, and said, "Come find me later."
"Yes, uncle."
They walked to a corner with Mei Hua and Eleven.
He Dachun consciously stepped aside, looking around to give the two space to talk.
"Master Uncle? Isn't your master Qingfeng? I've never heard of Qingfeng having a sect, let alone the Pill Pavilion. Are you giving up martial arts for medicine? Don't you want to defeat that old geezer anymore? Heh~"
Plum Blossom Eleven looked meaningfully at Plum Blossom Thirteen, she had never heard of this relationship between her younger sister and Plum Blossom Thirteen.
With that kind of relationship, why would you become an assassin?
"He is, after all, our father..."
"Hmph! Alright, I've had enough of your nagging." Plum Blossom Eleven interrupted her with a look of resentment, and then asked, "Let's talk about you. After you left Chicken Island last time, you returned to Xuanwu Kingdom. There seems to be a lot going on about you lately. I've heard about it too. Are you... alright?"
"I'm fine, it's all taken care of. I'll stay here and continue practicing until one day I can defeat him."
"You're still saying such unrealistic things. If that old man were so easy to deal with, Plum Blossom Manor would have been demolished long ago. But that doesn't change the fact that he abandoned his wife and daughters. Humph."
"you……"
Mei Hua Thirteen frowned. She knew her older sister's temper very well, but calling her "old thing" repeatedly was just too outrageous.
At least, although she hated her father who abandoned her, she still retained the most basic respect.
"Alright, it's good that you're alright. It's fine to stay here. I heard that your master, Qingfeng, seems to be the leader of an assassin organization now. Do me a favor, I need to leave here."
"what happened?"
Mei Hua Eleven told her about the Flying Bird Gate incident, hoping that Mei Hua Thirteen could help her and He Dachun escape.
Upon hearing this, Mei Hua Thirteen frowned slightly.
"What? Isn't your master Qingfeng the leader of the assassins? That rumor is false?"
"No, Master did become the leader of the assassins, but I can't ask him for your help..."
"Don't be so fussy, it's just a small matter, I'll figure it out myself."
Meihua Eleven was getting impatient and wanted to turn around and leave.
Mei Hua Thirteen reached out and grabbed her hand. "Wait a moment, I've thought of a way to help you leave."
"Ok?"
……
Outside the Pill Pavilion, the disciples of the Flying Bird Sect, though thrown out and humiliated, did not leave.
Instead, they were scattered around, guarding the area.
"Sect Master, that little bitch and her bodyguard still haven't come out."
"Keep waiting, and let me know immediately once you find any trace of them."
"Yes!"
The Flying Bird Sect Master's face was terribly gloomy. Buying medicine from the Pill Pavilion was definitely out of the question now, but the fact that Plum Blossom Eleven and He Dachun almost destroyed the Flying Bird Sect had to be addressed.
The fact that the Asuka Sect has fallen to such a state must absolutely not be spread!
Otherwise, Asuka-mon would really be finished.
Just then, a man arrived at the teahouse where the Flying Bird Sect Master was located and walked right up to him.
"Who are you!?"
"Hmm? Let him come over."
The Flying Bird Sect Master frowned as he watched the approaching figure. The other person was a middle-aged man with a rigid and expressionless face.
After approaching, he bowed slightly and presented a wooden box to the Flying Bird Sect Master. "Sect Master, this is the medicine that you commissioned our Ying family to help you replicate. In exchange, half of the Flying Bird Sect's shops will be handed over to us."
"..."
Upon opening the wooden box that had been delivered, the Flying Bird Sect Master frowned as he looked at the black and red pills inside. "Are these the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill and the Soul-Returning Pill?"
"There is no prescription, but our Ying family has a skilled physician who claims to be able to guarantee at least 70% of the original efficacy. However, the medicine is potent and should be used with caution."
"Hmph! Only 70% potency? That's not what we agreed on, is it?"
Upon hearing this, the Flying Bird Sect Master's face immediately darkened.
It was originally agreed that the Ying family would be responsible for refining two kinds of pills, which was his backup plan to return empty-handed from the Pill Pavilion.
As for the Flying Bird Gate, they exchanged half of their shops, which was a significant blow.
This was not the result he wanted.
"..."
The other party paused for a moment, then said, "We can accept only 30%, that's the bottom line."
The Flying Bird Sect Master breathed a sigh of relief. He was not confident in facing the fourth largest power in the Xuanwu Kingdom.
Especially since they had just been woken up by the Dan Pavilion, even the six major sects, these true giants of the Xuanwu Kingdom, were not people they could mess with.
The reason they didn't take action in the past was simply because they kept a low profile.
I'm not criticizing you because I don't want to, not because I can't.
"make a deal."
They decisively reached a deal and watched the other party leave.
A short while later, a disciple of the Flying Bird Sect approached. "Sect Master, we still haven't seen those two people, but..."
"explain."
"However, a few oddly dressed people from Dan Pavilion left and headed out of the city."
"Hmph! Leave half of them behind, the rest of you come with me to intercept them outside the city."
He got up and walked out of the city.
……
Inside a restaurant somewhere in the city.
Ying Dasheng held the shop contract of the Flying Bird Sect in his hand and casually put it back into a wooden box.
Looking at Fei Xi sitting opposite him, he asked doubtfully, "The medicine must have failed, right?"
"..."
The other person took a bite of a sesame flatbread, a bite of a side dish, and then a sip of mutton soup.
After eating his fill, he said slowly, "If it were the original, this little bit of stuff wouldn't be enough to buy it. I found dozens of divine doctors to try to replicate those two pills, but they all failed. They were all at a loss. So I decided to let the Flying Bird Sect Master try it out."
"I remember the last one only lasted about ten seconds before it exploded, right?"
"Ah."
Nodding, Fei Xi said calmly, "That's the problem. Dragon blood is inherently fierce, and most experts can't withstand it. However, top experts might have unexpected gains. Anyway... it's just making use of waste."
"Tsk tsk..."
Ying Dasheng shook his head, a look of pity in his eyes.
The Flying Bird Sect Master never imagined that he would become a lab rat.
……
On the outskirts of the city, Feibiaomen successfully intercepted Master Yang and Ouyang Zan, who were responsible for bringing the two out.
Mei Hua Thirteen asked two people for help.
Because they didn't want to trouble Qin Ming and their two senior uncles, and Long Ming and Mo Li were unlikely to help, they had no choice but to ask these two.
Although they were members of the Pill Pavilion, these two, master and apprentice, were known for their meddling in other people's business.
In some ways, it can be said that it was famous throughout the Xuanwu Kingdom.
"Rumor has it that a man surnamed Yang uses a strange fist technique to meddle in Xuanwu Kingdom, attracting a lot of trouble. How dare you show your face!"
The Flying Bird Sect Master narrowed his eyes, staring at Master Yang.
Master Yang pulled off his hood, smiled, and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "You flatter me. I'm just doing what I want to do. Why bother, Flying Bird Sect Master? As far as I know, these two shouldn't have any deep-seated grudges with your sect. Why not let this matter fade away and make things better for everyone?"
"Humph!"
The Flying Bird Sect Master, however, was unmoved and waved his hand, ordering, "Set up the formation!"
"Yes!"
The surrounding Flying Bird Sect disciples immediately flew into the air, shooting feather-shaped darts at the four. The four held iron chains, looking for an opportunity. Once they found an opening, they would throw them down.