Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 394 Twin Swords Combined

Ma Lu nodded, then shook his head, "I've temporarily wrapped things up on my end, but there's something else that came up, and I can only stay in this city for half a day. After half a day, I need to head out again."

"Ah?" Gu Qingyi was slightly disappointed, but she quickly composed herself, "No problem, it's great that you're able to keep the appointment. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you outside the city, I hope you won't hold it against me."

"Has something happened?" Ma Lu asked.

Gu Qingyi bit her lip, "Um... let's agree on this first, after I tell you, you can't laugh at me."

"Don't worry, Brother Gu, we have a bond forged through life and death. How could I possibly laugh at you?" Ma Lu said earnestly.

"Alright, the truth is I am not a man, and I ran away from home."

It seemed to take a lot of determination for Gu Qingyi to confess this, yet after she did, she realized that Ma Lu's expression didn't change much.

"Eh, you're not surprised?"

"This... to be honest, I had already guessed as much."

"Ah?" Gu Qingyi was taken aback, "Is my disguise that poor? No, that's not it, you and I are alike in loving to investigate cases, and you observe more closely than most. No wonder you could see through my disguise so quickly."

After coming to this conclusion, Gu Qingyi seemed relieved, and continued, "That Divine Detective Token is also something I took without permission. It originally belonged to one of my elders, but my family has some connections with the Iron Clothes Sect, um... they probably won't pursue this matter.

"It's just that if the other Divine Detectives from the Iron Clothes Sect find me here, they will force me back home.

"Right now, there are two Divine Detectives from the Iron Clothes Sect in Yuchang County. That's why I didn't leave the city to meet you today. We'll have to be more careful with our actions from now on."

After Gu Qingyi finished speaking, Ma Lu pondered for a moment, then said, "Going home isn't necessarily a bad thing, is it...?"

Gu Qingyi's eyes widened, "I've finally escaped, and I've only investigated one case; how could I possibly go back so soon."

"The main reason is that Jianghu is indeed quite dangerous." Ma Lu said, "Last time at the Ruined Temple, didn't you almost lose your life to Yan Wuji?"

The actual reason was hearing that there were two other Divine Detectives from the Iron Clothes Sect in Yuchang County; Gu Qingyi's counterfeit Divine Detective Token probably wouldn't work anymore.

Ma Lu didn't necessarily have to keep teaming up with her.

With this money, Ma Lu went to the pharmacy and ended up buying less than 50 jins of secret medicines.

Most of them were 1-star ingredients, with only the Red Chaste Tree and Bright Eyes Honeysuckle being 2-star. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire

It wasn't that Ma Lu didn't want higher-starred ingredients; it was just that the secret medicines in this place were genuinely expensive, with the cheapest 2-star ones costing a silver ingot per mace.

When Ma Lu came in, he felt quite wealthy, but he fell silent after hearing the prices.

Han Guangzhong was right; even the most common Dandelion that enriches blood was priced at a hundred wen per mace.

As for the Green Cloud Lotus Leaf that Ma Lu wanted the most, it was even more expensive, at two hundred wen per mace. No wonder the owner of that cartload of medicines had hired an armed escort, and not just any, but a skilled one like Shen Zhou.

With the money Ma Lu had, buying nothing but Dandelions to cool the blood would only get him seventy jins, and he also wanted to buy some Green Cloud Lotus Leaves. After much picking and choosing, he barely managed to gather forty jins of medicinal ingredients.

For martial artists who truly rely on secret medicines for their practice, this amount of ingredients isn't too little; it would be enough to make elixirs to last a person three to five years.

But Ma Lu intended to use them for cooking, and for that purpose, this amount seemed somewhat insufficient.

This won't do, he thought. He had to find a way to get more money, or this trip would be too much of a loss.

Ma Lu stepped out of the pharmacy and casually tossed the several packages of medicines into his Collection Bag before considering where he could get more money.

Making money wasn't difficult in and of itself; the main issue was that he needed a sizeable amount quickly, which made it rather troublesome.

But he did find an option. Ma Lu turned his head and looked back at Gu Qingyi.

"By the way, you were saying you had to wait in Yuchang County for the people from the Zhengqi Academy. Have they arrived?"

Gu Qingyi nodded, "They have, and I've handed over Yan Wuji's widow and daughter to them."

"Did you get the reward money?"

"What?"

"Didn't the Zhengqi Academy post a reward for Yan Wuji before?"