Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 403 Hot Search
"Do you think this is Chinese cabbage? It's 100 kilograms each. The red deer antlers I have here combined don't even weigh 100 kilograms!"

The old steward said unhappily and snatched the list from Malu's hand.

Chu Qianyuan at the side coughed twice and said, "Little... um, Young Master Ma, the amount you want is really too much. It's enough for hundreds of years of cultivation."

Malu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll cut it in half."

"Not even half the amount." The old steward said coldly. He looked at Chu Qianyuan again, but this time he put away the smile on his face.

"Master Guardians, this is the second time you've come to me to get the secret medicine this month. Last time, you gave it to those kids on Ma Xing Street to practice martial arts. Those kids are at least members of our gang, but this time you gave the secret medicine directly to outsiders."

Chu Qianyuan scratched his head and said, "Young Master Ma, you are not an outsider... Uncle Xu, please be flexible. I will bring you some good liquor next time you come."

In the past, when he said this, Xu Bo would just call him a bad boy and give him the things, but this time, Xu Bo's expression was still serious.

Seeing that Chu Qianyuan still didn't understand, he sighed and had to make things clear.

"Protector Chu, the times are different now. Gang Leader Deng is gone, and the new leader has not been chosen yet. At this time, it is best for you and I to keep a low profile and not give anyone a handle. You took so many rare and secret medicines at once. If the new leader investigates, even with your status as a Dharma protector, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain."

Chu Qianyuan frowned and wanted to argue, but Ma Lu took the initiative to say, "Forget it, Mr. Chu, what this old man said makes sense. Let's wait until Master Yuan becomes the gang leader before we come again."

However, Chu Qianyuan had a stubborn temper. He got anxious after hearing this. "How can I let it go? It doesn't matter. No matter who becomes the leader, I will explain to him. Since I promised you that I would give you the secret medicine, I will definitely do it!"

"How about this..." Malu thought of a compromise and turned to look at Xu Bo again.

"It's true that I took away so many rare secret medicines at once, which is too conspicuous. But if they were ordinary secret medicines, as long as I don't tell anyone, the impact shouldn't be that big."

"What secret medicine do you want?" Xu Bo glanced at Malu.

"The dried lotus leaves in the blue sky." Malu said.

"Well, this secret medicine is quite common and not very valuable." Xu Bo nodded slightly, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed a little. "How much do you want?"

"Seven hundred kilograms."

Before Xu Bo could say anything, Chu Qianyuan spoke first, "Why do you need so many Qingyun Lotus Leaves? You can't practice that martial arts with them. You should get more precious secret medicines."

"It's okay. I can practice other martial arts first."

"Even if it's 700 kilograms of dried Qingyun lotus leaves, it's still too much." Uncle Xu said, stroking his beard.

"Then exchange it for some other secret medicine of similar price."

Xu Bo thought for a moment and said, "I can give you 300 catties of dried Qingyun lotus leaves, plus 200 catties of Posui Houpu and 200 catties of Wenzhong Amomum villosum. All these together will cost more than 8,000 to 9,000 taels of silver.

"But I can divide this bill into several parts and put them in different months, so it won't be so conspicuous."

Although I didn't get higher star ingredients, it was nice to fill up the collection bag.

The main reason is that the eldest senior brother Chu Qianyuan is a really good person. He is here to teach him skills and deliver medicine, so Malu doesn't want to skin him alive all at once.

Even after leaving the warehouse, Chu Qianyuan still felt very sorry and said that he would find a way to help Malu collect the secret medicine for practicing the Dragon Capturing Technique in the future.

After separating from Chu Qianyuan, Gu Qingyi was still not sleepy at all. She was eager to investigate Tianlongmen to see if she could find any clues about the stolen lotus bowl.

However, Malu looked at the traveler bracelet on his wrist and found that the countdown was less than an hour, so he excused himself to go out of town to do some business and parted ways with Gu Qingyi again. In addition to agreeing on the time to meet again next time, Malu also reminded Gu Qingyi that she should not only focus on investigating the Tianlong Sect, but also check the three candidates of the Beggars' Sect, especially the one named Bai and the deputy leader Jiang.

Because no matter what the case is, the perpetrator always has a motive.

Yuan Xiaoyun had already gained the support of the majority of the gang members and was about to become the new leader of the Beggars' Sect. However, the theft of the Lotus Bowl made the position of leader become confusing again.

The biggest beneficiaries of this incident were Elder Bai and Deputy Gang Leader Jiang, who were competitors of Yuan Xiaoyun. They had already put one foot in the grave, but this incident was like a resurrection match for them.

After giving instructions to Gu Qingyi, Malu returned to Deng Youtai's tombstone and disappeared there.

With the 300 kilograms of dried Qingyun lotus leaves given by the Beggars' Gang, plus the 100 kilograms bought with Yan Wuji's bounty and the silver notes on his body, the total of 400 kilograms of dried lotus leaves is enough for a long time, and Malu no longer has to worry about the raw materials for lotus leaf charcoal cakes.

However, compared to the dried lotus leaves, Millipede would rather get fresh lotus seeds and bring them back to plant on the desktop farm.

However, the seeds of the secret medicine are not cheap, and he is not well off now. If a cheap senior brother had not delivered them to his door this time, he would probably have only collected 300 kilograms of ingredients, and he didn’t know where the next secret medicine would be.

It seems that Malu really wants to work with Gu Qingyi to retrieve the Lotus Bowl of the Beggar Gang.

This would not only help his cheap senior and second brothers, but would also greatly improve his own financial situation.

But that’s all in the future. Malu gave the herbs he collected this time to Lao Wang.

"I figured out what to do this week."

"what?"

“In addition to dried Qingyun lotus leaves, I also got a lot of grass fruit and magnolia bark this time. I saw on the news a few days ago that the flu season has reached its peak, so I decided to make clear soup noodles this time.

"Noodle soup for curing diseases? It's a good choice."

Lao Wang looked inside the collection bag and said, "It just so happens that the four herbs I need are all here. I will go and prepare them now."

Malu then worked hard to finalize the other three dishes. He originally wanted to go to the bed to rest for a while and catch up on some sleep, but unexpectedly Ma Youyou ran down from upstairs and shouted as soon as he entered the room.

"Boss, boss, something bad has happened. Have you seen the trending searches on Weibo?"

"What's the trending search on Weibo?"

"Someone posted a long video on Bilibili that 'confirmed' that An Qi lip-synced at her concert. This matter is now spreading like wildfire, and people are everywhere quarreling with each other."

"Oh, is that true?" Malu raised his eyebrows.

"What's true?"

"Lip-synching."

"Of course not. The concert where Sister Anqi was accused of lip-syncing was the one we went to a week ago. Didn't you give her a singer sandwich before she went on stage?"

"Oh oh oh oh, I remember now, this is what happened."

(End of this chapter)