Chapter 47: Slaughter

  "If it's really as you say, then this time is indeed not suitable for taking risks——"

  Listening to her son's explanation, Yue Zhang's body stood upright without realizing it, feeling a chill that pierced through her bones. At this moment, Yue Zhang was still reeling from the aftermath, and if anything were to happen to these two children of hers, she couldn't even be sure if she could continue living with any faith.

  Yue Yu couldn't help but smile wryly, the situation at that time was completely out of control. That's why they used money and medicine to lure those onlookers into action, rather than their own martial artists guarding the house. It wasn't just to eliminate the impact of Mo Ze carrying a coffin and blocking the door on their family's pharmacy reputation. But also to reserve enough strength to deal with unexpected changes.

  What would bring the greatest joy to the father and son of the Jin family was a chaotic scene, and he could even imagine what kind of drama would unfold next - Hong Fei would 'righteously' take action, and the scene would become even more chaotic, so it would be only natural that his daughter-in-law, Yu Ru, would be killed in the chaos.

  This little unexpected event, the Yue family at this juncture, even more impossible to seriously investigate the responsibility of the young master of Tan Yun City.

  At that time, there were still many enemies lurking around, and it would be best to let those women and children go in exchange for Mo Ze's peaceful death. Yue Yu knew that among those women and children, not all of them were necessarily Mo Ze's relatives, but there must be some of his family members present.

  To be honest, Yue Yu wasn't necessarily afraid of a second-grade martial artist's final blow. However, at this moment, he still didn't want to reveal his true strength.

  "We can't just let them off so easily!"

  Yue Zhang took a deep breath, suppressing the trembling in her heart. Her expression at this moment was like that of a mother beast protecting its young, with an unshakeable determination in her eyes. "I will find someone to investigate this matter!"

  Yue Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and she sighed secretly. Those women and children would not survive after all. If they wanted to investigate who was behind it, they couldn't avoid the "living witnesses" who survived today. Yue Zhangshi was preparing to force those behind-the-scenes black hands to take action and clean up their own mess.

  "Heh heh! Actually, I think it's not bad this way. With twenty fewer people, we'll also save several hundred taels of silver in the future. Apart from spending too much money, Young Master's response this time can almost be considered flawless..."

  Ran Lian couldn't forget the rewards that Yue Yu had promised this time. Although the largest part didn't have to be paid immediately, it was still a considerable burden for the already financially strained pharmacy.

  Yue Zhangshi let out a soft hum of discontent, but in her eyes, as long as she could cut off all future troubles and curb certain people's ambitions, then no matter how much money was spent, it would be worth it. Although she was a woman, she had a magnanimity that ordinary people did not have. When it came to spending money where necessary, she would never be stingy in the slightest.

  "And what about Hong Fei? How did he get dragged into this again?"

  "I had the shopkeeper specifically investigate, and two days before this incident occurred, the bosses of six pharmacies in the city jointly visited his lodging house —"

  Yue Yu spoke, and again thought of yesterday. That old shopkeeper named Huang Fan, whose ability was once again making him look sideways. It only took an afternoon to find out the ins and outs of things, really don't know how such a person's mother was dug up?

  Yue Zhang's expression turned silent for a moment, and the rest of the matter didn't need to be asked. Although Hong Fei was the young master of Baiyun City, his position wasn't very stable. To maintain his position without being shaken, sufficient financial resources were one of the pillars that supported him.

  The six major pharmacies that came this time, the amount of silver used at Hongfei's place is certainly not small. And after these people, there is also Jin Xu's power, pushing and helping, borrowing momentum to do things.

  At this thought, Yue Zhang's hand involuntarily tightened around the handkerchief in her hand. She knew that this time, she had indeed taken a step too far, and ultimately triggered a backlash from her fellow practitioners in the city.

  At this moment, Yue Yu was also silent. He was recalling the look in Hong Fei's eyes before he turned around. He had a feeling that was almost certain, that this storm was far from over.

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  The next morning, Yue Yu didn't rush to the martial arts training ground for morning training after getting up early, but instead pulled Rang Li and rushed straight to the smelting workshop in the south of the city.

  Like the pharmaceutical industry, clans have a monopoly on fourth-level and above weapons, but there are no other restrictions. However, control is much stricter in this field, and outsiders are absolutely not allowed to intervene. Even within the controlled area, others are not allowed to intervene.

  Yue Yu had some admiration for the ancestors of the Yue family. Compared to lightweight and portable medicine, this weapon was easier to control. Mastering this skill was equivalent to mastering all the military power around the city of Yuejia.

  The manufacture of arms, armor and farming tools is included, and the Dongsheng continent is also a place where everyone practices martial arts, so its overall profit is several times higher than that of the pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, in Yuejia City, there are more than 20 large and small iron shops. And the closer to the South Gate, the better the business, and the more reputation it has.

  However, after arriving in the south of the city, Yue Yu led Ruan Li into a small alley. At the end of this muddy and dilapidated alley, a blacksmith shop that looked extremely shabby sat there, desolate and forlorn. Although it was not yet noon, the door had already been opened early.

  Although the shop was shabby, the weapons were quite good. Yue Yu walked into the store and picked up a sword to take a look. There were no overly luxurious decorations, its strength should be between fourth-grade to fifth-grade steel swords. The price tag was less than one or two silver threads, which could be considered a bargain.

  Using his true energy to repeatedly probe the structure of this sword, Yue Yu felt a slight sense of disappointment. This world had already grasped the methods of alloying metals, hundred-refined steel and cast steel, and had even applied them to the manufacture of weapons. Unfortunately, the techniques of folding steel and sandwiching steel had not yet appeared, and the methods for quenching were somewhat monotonous. If it weren't for this, with the bizarre metals in this world, the quality of those weapons would definitely be able to surpass several levels.

  Just like the long sword in his hand, if he has enough conditions to forge it himself with the same material, he can at least improve its quality to around level 6. However, judging from the forging standards of this era, the iron sword he forged is already extremely high-level.

  Just as he was lost in thought, the back door of the smithy made a few noises, and when he turned his head, he saw a blacksmith-built man, second only to Rong Li in stature, walking out from inside, looking at Yue Yu with a surprised face.

  "Hey, isn't this Xiao Yu?"

  The man walked over, initially preparing to pat Yue Yu's head, but was deterred by the latter's icy warning gaze. Perhaps feeling his hands were too dirty, he hastily wiped them with the apron hanging in front of him, then flashed a flattering smile. "You're here so early, is it another business opportunity for you, Uncle Ning?"

  Yue Yu also put away the cold expression and replaced it with a smiling face. "Get me three horizontal knives, ten steel swords, this time don't follow the old 20% discount rule, I'll pay you in full. However, before afternoon dusk, I want to see them!"

  "What time is it in the afternoon?"

  Yue Youning shook his head vigorously. "How is that possible? Thirteen fourth-grade weapons, you give me three days in advance, and I may not be able to make them." Although he was a bit envious of this deal, his expression and tone were extremely firm. Now it's only 7 o'clock, but wanting to forge a good weapon, without several hours of hammering is absolutely impossible.

  "I heard you've recently taken on a few apprentices? With the stock in your shop, it should barely be enough, right? What I want isn't top-notch quality, as long as it meets the standards, that's fine!"

  Seeing Yue You Ning's moved expression, Yue Yu smiled calmly, then his face suddenly became extremely solemn. "Also, I want a sword of level 7 to 9, the higher the better! I'll give you 50 taels of silver, and for each higher level, add another 20 taels!"

  Yue Youning's pupils suddenly constricted, and she felt her breathing become extremely difficult.

  "Ah, Xiao Yu, selling precious arms is forbidden!"

  "Breaking the rules? Don't think I don't know, you've done this kind of thing before! I can add twenty taels to your pay, if you're not willing to do it, I'll find someone else!"

  Yue Yu's lips curled up slightly, and he chose to purchase arms here not because of the fair price or the quality of the arms, but simply because Yue You valued Ning's boldness and willingness to take risks. At critical moments, it could be useful.

  And those 70 taels of silver, he used that price yesterday to buy the lives of two low-level martial artists!