Chapter 247: Chapter 247: Zhen Haoren’s Cunning Plan_1
Since there was no one in the Medicine Saint Hall anymore, Qin Feng didn’t stand on ceremony. He opened the medicine cabinet and started rummaging through it.
This operation left Xue Xiaochan dumbfounded.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Stealing medicine! Zhen Haoren harmed so many people, I’m just taking some precious medicinal ingredients to treat and save others—it’s like performing an act of justice on behalf of heaven!"
Xue Xiaochan rolled her eyes in disdain and said, "You make stealing medicine sound so righteous. You really have some nerve."
"What’s wrong with stealing medicine? At least I didn’t steal a person."
"You dare to steal a person? If you dare to steal, I’ll..."
Xue Xiaochan stopped talking and instead picked up a pair of scissors from the counter, snipping at the air.
This terrified Qin Feng so much that he shuddered and did not dare to utter another word, holding his breath.
Half an hour later, Qin Feng had packed two sacks of valuable medicinal ingredients and slung them over his shoulder, like a peasant worker entering the city. He waved his hand grandly and called out to Xue Xiaochan, "Wife, let’s go!"
"What did you call me?"
"Wife!"
"It sounds terrible. I’ll kill you."
Xue Xiaochan began throwing punches at Qin Feng, her small fists waving.
Meanwhile, Zhen Haoren went straight to the Pei Family Courtyard.
The Pei Family and Zhen Haoren never interfered with each other and rarely had any contact.
Pei Yuanbing was quite surprised by Zhen Haoren’s sudden visit.
"Yo! Isn’t this Immortal Zhen? What kind of wind blew you in today?" Pei Yuanbing asked.
"A sinister wind," Zhen Haoren replied.
"What kind of sinister wind?" Pei Yuanbing asked again.
A big man is injured, could it be because of a woman?
Zhen Haoren could only speculate as much.
He was well aware of Pei Yuanbing’s reputation.
All the beautiful women in the surrounding villages who caught his eye, none could escape his clutches.
Even some women who entered the Pei Family Courtyard never came out again.
Zhen Haoren pointed and asked with a grin, "Pei, did you get hurt?"
Because Pei Yuanbing was the eldest son of the Pei Family, the villagers had to deferentially call him Pei out of fear of the Pei Family’s influence.
Zhen Haoren only called him that to tease.
He was unafraid of the Pei Family, let alone Pei Yuanbing.
"Heh!" Pei Yuanbing sneered and said, "Spare me the phony compassion. It’s none of your business whether I’m injured or not."
"But I’m a doctor, and my medical skills are decent. I’ve even earned the nickname Immortal Zhen. If you need it, Pei, just say the word and I can take a look for you." Zhen Haoren offered voluntarily.
"I don’t need you to take a look. If there’s nothing else, please leave!"
Pei Yuanbing pointed towards the main gate, giving him the brush-off: "The Pei Family and the Medicine Saint Hall have always kept to their own waters. Immortal Zhen, you better not come here to cause trouble."
"You misunderstand, you misunderstand, Pei, you’ve got it all wrong. I didn’t come to the Pei Family Courtyard to cause trouble today, but to bring you news," Zhen Haoren said.
"News? What kind of news?" Pei Yuanbing asked.
"Recently, a man and a woman entered Anlong Town, Pei, you should know about this,right?"
The man looked rather ordinary, but the woman, she was exceptionally beautiful.
I’ve lived most of my life, nearly buried in the ground, and it’s the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful woman."
Pei Yuanbing certainly knew whom Zhen Haoren was talking about, but he shook his head and said,"I don’t know."
"Anyone who comes to Anlong Town, even if it’s just a female mosquito flying in, Pei, you have to check if it’s pretty or not?
Such a stunning beauty not only entered Anlong Town but also Qiuniu Village, and you’re telling me you don’t know?
Could it be, Pei, that you’re hiding something?"
At this point, Zhen Haoren suddenly had an epiphany.
"All the beautiful women and young wives in Anlong Town have been tamed by your Pei Family.
Even if Pei goes against their wishes and forces himself on them, they wouldn’t dare say a word against it or show any resistance.
So, the injury you’ve suffered must have been caused by that Qin Feng, right?
You tried to sleep with his wife, so he crippled you?"
Pei Yuanbing did not answer Zhen Haoren’s question but instead counter-asked,"Have you seen that Qin Feng?"
"Yes! I have seen him. He just ran off to my Medicine Saint Hall, pretending to seek treatment."
"So, you suffered a loss at his hands and came to me, is that it?"
"Not exactly a loss, I just didn’t gain any advantage."
Zhen Haoren stroked his white beard and said,"Qin Feng came to me to inquire about Luo Qiujue."
"Luo Qiujue? Are you talking about the Luo Qiujue who raises chickens?"
"Yes, that’s her. Luo Qiujue encountered the Black Dragon in the mountain cave behind your house when she was three months pregnant, resulting in a son born with deficiencies.
Qin Feng went to inquire about Luo Qiujue because he is investigating the Black Dragon in your family.
That young man came to Anlong Town with the intent to deal with the Black Dragon. So, your Pei Family better be careful."
"Immortal Zhen, you came to Anlong Town sixty years ago, didn’t you? When you first came here, weren’t you also intending to deal with the Black Dragon, just like Qin Feng?
And what happened? You never managed to get the better of the Black Dragon, and ended up trapped here, a prisoner for sixty years.
The Pei Family has been rooted in Anlong Town for eight hundred years. Countless people have come to challenge the Black Dragon but only Immortal Zhen has managed to live through sixty years, and you’re the only one."
"I won’t beat around the bush with you, Pei. That Qin Feng surely can’t beat the Black Dragon, but you’re well aware that the Dragon is smarter than a human, truly a genius.
Currently, Anlong Town is controlled by your Pei Family and my Medicine Saint Hall. We mind our own businesses, without interfering with each other.
If another Qin Feng comes along, Anlong Town’s cake is only so big. He’ll either rob from your Pei Family or from my Medicine Saint Hall.
And clearly, the Black Dragon would very much like for all three of us to engage in direct conflict.
After all, the more fiercely we fight one another, the more peaceful it becomes for the Black Dragon."
Zhen Haoren’s words made Pei Yuanbing furrow his brow and ponder.
Before Zhen Haoren’s arrival, Anlong Town was entirely under the Pei Family’s rule.
After Zhen Haoren made his appearance, nearly half of Anlong Town was taken over by Medicine Saint Hall.
If another Qin Feng were to show up, wouldn’t Anlong Town’s rule be divided into three instead of two?
Therefore, Pei Yuanbing realized, understood why Zhen Haoren had come to find him.
