Chapter 375

"I am Master Jingmu, the senior brother of the Maoshan Sect leader."

Inside Tongren Hall, an old Daoist with white hair and beard said to Gu Qing, "Huang Qing, who ordained you, is a disciple of the 'Zhen' generation in my Maoshan Sect; back then..." The old Daoist Master Jingmu spoke implicitly, climbing up the relationship, said a lot of things before and after, and said, "Now the number of days has changed, and Ancestor Ye Fashan asked us to find you; we didn't investigate clearly and thought it was a vendetta..."

The old Daoist Master Jingmu was not arrogant at all, and his speech was respectful.

Ye Fashan was a famous Daoist in Maoshan; according to the records in the talisman, Gu Qing knew that this person served as the Left Immortal Elder in Ziwei Palace, was said to have been born during the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, and attained the Dao during the Tang Emperor Xuanzong period, with miraculous spells, and once took Tang Emperor Xuanzong to the Moon Palace.

"According to seniority, should I call you grandmaster?"

Gu Qing's words showed neither joy nor anger.

"Heaven, Earth, Sovereign, Kin, Master; the Sovereign is before the Master."

The old Daoist Master Jingmu was respectful and said, "Now that we have a distinction between sovereign and subject, this talk of seniority is killing us."

This was very sensible.

Gu Qing was very satisfied; listening to these Maoshan Daoists being good at treating illnesses with talisman water, driving away ghosts and subduing demons, communicating with gods, etc., Gu Qing took Master Jingmu to the pier in Hangzhou; the village here had gathered people's hearts after Gu Qing's several treatments, so Gu Qing united the people here, established the Cao Gang, and declared that the Ziwei Star had descended to the world and the heaven and earth were about to change, etc.

Most of these Cao Gang members were poor people, and with the Maoshan Daoists manifesting miracles, the fist and foot skills Gu Qing taught, and the strength in their hands becoming stronger, their lives could improve; combined with the business Gu Qing pointed out, more and more poor people were attracted to join, and for a time, it was booming.

Tongren Hall.

Gu Qing had just returned from outside and saw Xiao Qing sitting restlessly; after seeing Gu Qing, she immediately stepped forward, blaming and complaining, saying that Gu Qing had always been outside recently.

"It must be because the Dragon Boat Festival is coming."

Gu Qing cradled Xiao Qing and comforted her in a low voice.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a test for both Bai Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing; Bai Bai Suzhen has deep cultivation and can withstand it, while Xiao Qing has shallow cultivation; even with the Antarctic Immortal Elder's oral formula, it is hard to ensure safety; now that the Dragon Boat Festival is near, Xiao Qing is already hot and restless, and seeing Gu Qing still busy with Cao Gang affairs every day, she is naturally annoyed.

"I am going back to the mountain to avoid the heat."

Xiao Qing said with raised eyebrows.

"You cannot go!"

Gu Qing stopped her immediately and said, "Recently, I have been cultivating techniques, my soul has sprouted, and I have had dream omens at night; if you are separated from us, you will definitely encounter a tribulation."

Gu Qing had deeply offended Seeing Fa Hai and became a stumbling block for Seeing Fa Hai's revenge; now Seeing Fa Hai peeks at him all the time and already knows that Gu Qing and Xiao Qing have become a couple; if they separate on the Dragon Boat Festival, it will only lead to trouble.

"Then what should I do?"

Xiao Qing said unhappily, "If I stay at home, I will definitely reveal my true form."

In this kind of weather, Xiao Qing was too uncomfortable.

"I have already found a place for you."

Gu Qing cradled Xiao Qing, came to the wellhead, bowed toward the well, and the Well God appeared, looked at Xiao Qing with a smile, and said, "Little girl, when the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, jump into the well to hide; this well water will naturally protect you."

Xiao Qing used to be good at offending people, but she also understood etiquette toward the gods Gu Qing respected, and recently she had also pleased the gods in this courtyard; upon hearing the Well God's words, she bowed gracefully, overjoyed.

"Go, go inside!"

Gu Qing cradled Xiao Qing and was about to walk into the room.

Xiao Qing's body was hot and dry; at this time, even if she wanted to, she couldn't muster any interest; being pulled by Gu Qing, she hurriedly hung up a "no-war" sign and said, "It won't work these few days."

Gu Qing's cultivation of the Solar Golden Core was already hot; Xiao Qing was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold back, reveal her true form, and give Gu Qing an unprecedented experience.

"Then you still blame me for not accompanying you?"

Gu Qing pinched Xiao Qing's face; it was smooth and delicate, and the feel was excellent.

"Companionship is companionship."

Xiao Qing walked slowly beside Gu Qing and said, "We are also newlyweds; after you established the Cao Gang, you have been busy all the time..."

Gu Qing, Bai Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing did not disturb too many people in their marriage; the three of them wore new clothes and worshipped heaven and earth; the whole process only involved Xu Xian, Li Li Gongfu, Wang Wang Fengshan, Pei Squire, and the five ghosts; everything was simplified; now Gu Qing, Bai Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing were still in the honeymoon period of their new marriage.

Gu Qing had too much marriage experience; at this time, looking at Xiao Qing's demeanor, he knew that Xiao Qing just wanted to be by his side; at the moment, he reached out and cradled her, saying, "I am also planning for our long-term future."

This wife was pregnant with the Ziwei Star; from now on, even if Gu Qing lay flat, he could become the Retired Emperor like Li Yuan; but calculating the time, the opponent of his own son who would unify the world in the future was one side Zhao Gou and the other side Hailing King Wanyan Liang; the character of these two people was hard to describe, but they both had two brushes.

Gu Qing also had to lay a foundation for the child, and on the other hand, he had to borrow the accumulation of the Maoshan Sect to forge some magical artifacts.

After entering the house, Gu Qing followed the usual practice, went to offer incense to the medicine gods, Lu Lu Dongbin, Chang'e, the Caiyun Xianzi of the Hundred Flowers, etc.; among them, when offering incense to Chang'e, the incense smoke pressed down, obviously this immortal was very displeased.

"Husband, don't bother Caiyun Xianzi Chang'e tonight."

Bai Bai Suzhen saw this kind of incense smoke, her face flushed, feeling very embarrassed.

Every time she consummated her marriage with Gu Qing, she had to ask Caiyun Xianzi Chang'e to come and block the investigation; this seemed a bit disrespectful to Caiyun Xianzi Chang'e.

"There's no other way."

Gu Qing was also in a difficult position; Caiyun Xianzi Chang'e was unwilling to pass on the method to Gu Qing, so she could only have a sense of participation; however, when offering incense today, Gu Qing held an extra scroll in his hand; after burning it, he said, "Caiyun Xianzi Chang'e is pure and true, bright and flawless; gorgeous clothes and bright pearls are already hard to add luster; this humble Daoist has designed two sets of clothes for the Caiyun Xianzi, only wishing the Caiyun Xianzi's pearl light to be eternal and her jade face to be forever young."

The clothes in the scroll Gu Qing designed were completely stitched together from the skins in Honor of Kings, adding pants and inner linings; for the current time, it could be considered novel and bold; Gu Qing didn't know if Chang'e liked it, but he liked it anyway.

After this incense offering, Gu Qing took care of the emotions of Chang'e and the Bed God, and also took into account the approaching Dragon Boat Festival and the physical discomfort of Bai Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing; tonight he really didn't toss and turn, just chatted simply, and then went to sleep early.

May 5th, this day is called the Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Bathing Orchid Festival.

For the people of Hangzhou on this day, everyone had to burn noon incense; those with abundant family wealth also had to burn it for a month; Xiao Qing hid in the well early; Gu Qing took care of Bai Bai Suzhen and did not handle Cao Gang affairs today; he rarely sat in Tongren Hall, looked at illnesses for the common people here, and then grabbed some realgar wine... of course, Gu Qing would not force Bai Bai Suzhen to drink this.

After handling this one after another, by noon, Gu Qing intended to close the door for the festival, but an uninvited guest came outside.

"Yo, Physician Shi."

Gu Qing called out.

The person who came to Tongren Hall was tall and thin, already old; after entering the main hall of Tongren Hall, his gaze turned left and right, he knocked on the table, and said, "Physician Gu, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

The last time they met was when they were admiring peach blossoms at Baojia Mountain; Gu Qing relied on his medical skills to humiliate this person; after that, Gu Qing became famous in Hangzhou, and many of Physician Shi's patients came to Gu Qing for treatment, sweeping away years of chronic illness.

And this Physician Shi also knew that Gu Qing was not to be trifled with, so he didn't go to Qin Gui to take the lead, but instead operated several times and entered the People's Livelihood Pharmacy; not long ago, Gu Qing was treating illnesses at the pier and was pointed out by Lu Lu Dongbin, only then knowing that this person had updated the People's Livelihood Pharmacy's medicine again, harming people in a different way.

"This time I came to find you, I want to do a business with you."

While this Physician Shi was speaking, there was another person standing outside who had not come in.

"What business, tell me."

Gu Qing raised his eyes slightly and said.

"I heard that Physician Gu recently obtained a batch of good medicine."

Physician Shi leaned close to Gu Qing and said, "It just so happens that I have a friend who sells medicinal herbs; there is a pharmacy in Zhenjiang that needs good medicine; if you turn around this batch of medicinal herbs in your hand, you can get a 30% profit for nothing; I heard that you are also short of money recently..."

Gu Qing picked his ear, blew on his fingernail, and looked at Physician Shi's words with disdain.

Seeing this, Physician Shi's words gradually decreased.

"The medicinal herbs have all been sent out; what medicine should I use to see patients?"

Gu Qing looked at Physician Shi who stopped talking, only then said.

Gu Qing did indeed obtain a batch of good medicinal herbs recently; these medicinal herbs even came from the Antarctic Immortal Elder; Gu Qing used these things to save people and would not use them for trading.

"Use the medicine from our People's Livelihood Pharmacy!"

Physician Shi said immediately, "Physician Gu, I can guarantee quality and quantity to supply medicine to your Tongren Hall."

Gu Qing raised his head, looked at Physician Shi's expression, and then looked at the medicine merchant waiting outside; the Golden Core vibrated, the soul sprouted, and he naturally understood the other party's identity, saying, "Is that Xu Gongye Qian from Zhenjiang?"

Physician Shi nodded and smiled, "So Physician Gu also knows him."

Gu Qing smiled.

This Xu Gongye Qian was a medicine seller; in the White Snake, he played an important role, which was bringing Xu Xian to Jinshan Temple, thereby triggering the flooding of Jinshan Temple; in the story, this Xu Gongye Qian relied on a portrait, took a fancy to the beauty of Bai Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, was obsessed with Bai Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, and even demanded to marry Xiao Qing; when Bai Bai Suzhen saw Xu Gongye Qian, she felt terrified, feeling that something was going to happen to her.

This could also be considered a small tribulation for Bai Bai Suzhen.

And in the story, this Xu Gongye Qian took a fancy to the beauty of the Bai Niangzi, so he deliberately set up a banquet, asked the Bai Niangzi to wait in the backyard, and when the banquet was in full swing, this person wanted to go to the backyard to violate her; he could be considered an old villain.

"Go back."

Gu Qing waved his hand, pushed Physician Shi out the door, and said, "I won't do business with you."

Xu Gongye Qian outside saw Gu Qing and was about to arch his hands to recognize him, only to hear a "bang," and Gu Qing had already closed the big door tightly.

"It seems it didn't work."

Xu Gongye Qian said with a bitter smile.

"It's okay!"

Physician Shi sneered coldly and said, "If one plan doesn't work, there is another."

The words of the two were all known to Gu Qing, but at this time, Gu Qing had to accompany Bai Bai Suzhen for dinner, so he didn't bother with them; after all, it was noon, and they were against Gu Qing, so something would happen sooner or later.

Evening.

Physician Shi led a group of servants and was escorting medicinal herbs; during this walk, a commotion suddenly came from the front; Physician Shi looked over and saw two vendors fighting, one holding a kitchen knife and the other holding a rolling pin; the two were fighting fiercely, and the one holding the rolling pin was fighting and running, and in his panic, he rushed into Physician Shi's motorcade; the person holding the kitchen knife behind him was very fierce and slashed with the knife, scaring the servants to run around, and even Physician Shi retreated to the side.

"Watch out when you fight, don't hurt my goods!"

Physician Shi shouted at the two and retreated to the side; just as he retreated into the crowd, his two arms were suddenly restrained, and a rag-like thing was covered on his face; Physician Shi felt the fragrance of medicine overflowing, and before he could speak, he fainted.

What's going on...

Before fainting, Physician Shi still couldn't figure out the situation, until a basin of cold water was splashed, and Physician Shi suddenly woke up; he looked left and right, saw the torches were bright, and they seemed to be in the deep mountains; there was a large group of people around, most of whom were kind-looking.

"Physician Shi, we meet again."

The person in front glared at Physician Shi and shouted sharply.

"Do we have any grudges?"

Physician Shi felt it was not good, hurriedly changed his words and said, "I can give you money."

"Money?"

The person holding the torch glared at Physician Shi and said, "Who covets your black-hearted money!"

Upon hearing such questioning, Physician Shi looked at the person before him, pondered repeatedly, and suddenly shouted, "You are Wu San." After knowing this person's name, Physician Shi immediately felt a sense of superiority and wanted to scold him sharply.

"Comrade Wu San, calm down first."

Someone behind pulled Wu San and said, "This person replaced medicinal herbs, followed Qin Gui, learned to use medicine secretly, bound patients, and is already guilty of countless crimes, but we still have to follow the procedure."

"I don't care!"

Wu San said angrily, "He harmed me so bitterly; after killing him, I'll just go to the countryside."

The people nearby hurriedly persuaded him.

Physician Shi listened from the side, feeling that this was a huge organization; listening to them, they seemed to be Daoists, upholding the Daoist concept of "equality and kindness, different surnames as one family," but they did not call each other brothers, but comrades, and said that the Ziwei Star was about to descend to the world, etc., and their ambitions were not small.

While observing, Physician Shi was sent to a high platform; there was dark blood on the left and right, and it seemed that many people had already been killed; this made Physician Shi tremble with fear, and just as he was about to beg for mercy, he heard the people above start to host a public trial for him.

As soon as these people opened their mouths, Physician Shi felt that his internal organs had been seen through, and many small secrets had been dug out; these crimes were listed one by one, and then the people below started to vote, determining whether this Physician Shi was good or bad, and whether he should be killed.

Physician Shi knelt on Mount Tai, looked at these people preparing properly, his heart was already extremely panicked, and he kept begging for mercy, wanting these people to be lenient, but as the crimes were counted one by one, Physician Shi himself remained silent, and in the end, he could only look at the crowd below with a pale face.

"Kill him!"

Gu Qing's voice came from inside.

Only then did Physician Shi look closely and know that Gu Qing was also involved...

(End of chapter)