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"You're clearly an expert!"
The shopkeeper spoke with a smile, weighing and packaging the medicinal herbs, and then calculating the amount using an abacus.
Watching the abacus rattle incessantly, Su Feng felt his money steadily dwindling.
After all the medicinal herbs were packed, the shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his brow. He hadn't expected that even though the shop was about to close, a big customer would still come to visit.
"Sir, that's six thousand silver dollars in total!"
The shopkeeper said with a smile.
Su Feng nodded, then took out a silver note, placed it on the table, picked up the medicine packet, and left.
"It is said that the poor study literature and the rich study martial arts. These medicinal herbs cost several thousand silver dollars. Even wealthy families may not be able to afford such an expense."
Su Feng sighed and walked towards his home.
He can't afford such expenses in the long run.
Fortunately, although the world is in chaos, it is generally stable and has not yet reached the point of widespread warfare; only a few regions are in this state.
However, a few days ago, a large order came in from the provincial capital. It was all furniture ordered by wealthy families, which made him a lot of money. Then Ma Linxiang also received tens of thousands of yuan, so he was not short of money.
His furniture factory operates on two fronts: various Western-style furniture that is popular with many wealthy people, and affordable, low-end furniture that is also popular with ordinary people.
As Su Feng walked along the road, he was considering whether to focus on drawing talismans or practicing martial arts once he got back.
A rustling sound came from the air, immediately catching his attention.
"what happened?"
It had already gotten dark, and only the lanterns cast a small amount of light around us.
A glint seemed to appear in Su Feng's eyes as he looked in the direction from which the sound came.
rustling!
It sounded like the flapping of wings.
Su Feng looked into the distance. Although there was no light, he could see a black object flying towards him.
"What is this?"
Su Feng placed his medicine packet on the board beside him, squinted slightly, and walked towards the flying object.
Swoosh!
A strange insect, carrying an odd aura, rushed toward his face.
Su Feng's gaze sharpened, and he reached out and pinched the insect, then crushed it to death.
"This is?"
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Chapter 43 The Source of the Gu Insects: The Black Wizard; Su Feng Heads to the Back Mountain
Using the light of a nearby lantern, Su Feng examined the insect's corpse and immediately gained a lot of related knowledge.
"Gu worms? Shouldn't they be on the mountain? Why are they appearing in a place like this?"
Su Feng looked at the increasingly approaching swarm of Gu worms, his mind filled with confusion.
These gu worms are usually found deep in the mountains. They are carnivorous and have a certain degree of toxicity, but their numbers are generally not large, and they do not come to these towns on their own. Such a large number of them seems to be deliberately raised by humans.
The swarm of Gu worms rushed towards Su Feng, clearly with a purpose.
"Looks like this is coming for me!"
Su Feng's face revealed murderous intent. He stepped back, used his magic power to bite his finger, and drew a talisman in his palm.
The swarming black Gu worms were quite fast, rushing towards Su Feng.
"Perfect timing, let you try out the Flame Talisman!"
Su Feng slammed his hand forward.
A large ball of flame suddenly erupted, like a fire dragon rushing into the swarm of Gu worms.
Almost nothing in the world is immune to fire; even if it is, it means the temperature isn't high enough and the fire isn't big enough.
The surroundings were illuminated by the flame, and Su Feng was able to see the shape of the Gu worm clearly. He retreated again, circulated his magic power, and struck the Gu worm with several more palms.
A large number of Gu worms were attached to the flames, emitting a slight scream, and then fell to the ground.
Su Feng dodged and quickly eliminated all the Gu worms.
Looking at the remaining sparks on the ground, Su Feng frowned.
“This shouldn’t be the work of ordinary people. Uncle Nine’s two apprentices? Uncle Nine is a man of upright character. He wouldn’t allow Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to do this. Nor do the two of them have such great power.”
Su Feng thought to himself and began to calculate with his fingers.
A moment later, Su Feng revealed a cold smile, picked up the medicine bag, and headed towards the back mountain outside the town.
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"Xiaozhu, Xiaozhu!"
Zhu Dachang hugged his pillow, muttering to himself and kissing it as he slept soundly.
Little did they know that a swarm of black worms was constantly squeezing in through the cracks in the window and hovering around the room.
The talisman that Su Feng had given Zhu Dachang was placed next to his bed.
At this moment, the amulet emitted light, keeping the Gu worms out.
rustling!
All that could be heard was the sound of the Gu worms crashing against the barrier, being burned by the power of the amulet, and falling to the ground.
Zhu Dachang was still sleeping soundly, completely unaware that the Gu worms were there to kill him.
"Xiaozhu, let's elope!"
Zhu Dachang slept peacefully, talking in his sleep, unaware that he had unknowingly escaped a calamity.
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In an open space outside the town, Young Master Shi watched the black wizard perform his ritual with great interest.
"Master, will this work? These insects look quite ordinary!"
Young Master Shi said with some disdain.
Upon hearing this, the black wizard in the center of the altar sneered and glanced at a mountain rat in the corner.
A small swarm of Gu worms burst out of the black cloth cage and immediately surrounded the rat.
Chirp, chirp, chirp!
The rat immediately let out a scream, and after only a few breaths, the worm returned to its cage.
Looking at the mouse again, all that remained was a skeleton.
Ouch!
Young Master Shi was startled and couldn't help but shiver.
"That's impressive. Kill those two, especially that fatso."
Once he came to his senses, Young Master Shi immediately grinned wickedly.
The black wizard also wore a confident smile, as if victory was assured.
Suddenly, the black wizard's expression changed.
"My Gu worms have been destroyed!" The black wizard made a hand seal, his face looking rather grim.
"What? Even these powerful Gu worms won't work?"
Young Master Shi hurriedly inquired.
"It seems that brat has some strength. He must have used fire, otherwise my Gu worms wouldn't have died so quickly!" The black wizard sneered, his face full of murderous intent.
"What should I do?"
Young Master Shi couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"It's alright! There will be other opportunities later. After all, the main purpose today was to kill that fat guy."
The black wizard waved his hand, indicating that he had already made a mental note of what had happened.
"After that? I'm afraid there won't be another chance!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out and entered their ears.
"Who?"
Young Master Shi was startled and quickly moved closer to the black wizard.
The black wizard suddenly turned his head to look at the woods to the side.
By the light of the moon, the two saw a figure carrying something slowly walking out of the woods.
Su Feng, carrying a bag of medicine and wearing a cold smile, approached the two men.
"It's you!"
Young Master Shi also recognized Su Feng and was shocked.
"Young Master Shi, you are a wicked man. No matter how much wealth you have, you will squander it all. If you associate with someone like this, you will probably die without even knowing how you died!"
Su Feng sneered.
"None of your business. If it weren't for you that day, would I have lost so much face? Today, I'll have the master destroy you."
"Oh right, I'll take over your businesses too."
Young Master Shi immediately said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Su Feng sneered and ignored Young Master Shi.