Chapter 1026: Reciprocity

It was Lu Zhensheng who started the conversation:

"By the way, how is Blade Port?"

The two places are less than 40 miles apart, and the news spreads quickly. Lu Qingan already knew that Blade Port had nearly 3,000 trees fallen and 12 ships were lost - although they were all docked, several small boats were still swept to the shore and smashed into pieces.

There were also 610 deaths, more than 2,100 injuries, and countless warehouses, goods, and houses destroyed - the arrival of Emperor Liujiang and the hurricane can make every manager anxious, not just Bailie.

In the past two days, Blade Port has been busy with post-disaster cleanup, and white cloths are often hung on the doors of houses in the streets and alleys.

It seems that the losses in Blade Port are much greater than those in Bailie. Lu Zhensheng nodded, and he felt a little better when he compared the bad things.

The Blade Port Maritime Customs only predicted the hurricane, but did not expect Emperor Liujiang to come, and was caught off guard by the two-pronged attack.

At this time, Emperor Liujiang did not look like Fu Rui, but more like a disaster!

Lu Qingan still understood this old man: "Father, do you want to ask about the Yangshan Islands?"

This time the hurricane was also very powerful. It first landed directly on the Yangshan Islands, and then slowly climbed onto the land. Fortunately, the landing point was not Blade Port, but dozens of miles to the west.

The violent storms lasted for two days, and the sky seemed to be leaking, pouring water madly.

From this path, the Yangshan Islands, which welcomed the direct landing of the typhoon, should have suffered the heaviest losses. Since God helped, Lu Zhensheng hoped that the boy surnamed He would be unlucky as soon as possible after this disaster. Besides, the Bailong people should also take advantage of the chaos to revolt, right?

Oh yes, there are also those Bega bounty hunters.

"He didn't touch the dozens of ships of the Yashan Chamber of Commerce at all." They even found someone to pass the message to Ding Zuodong, "Isn't luck always this good?"

"The current loss is unknown. After all, the news at sea is blocked and it takes several days to get back to the land." His throat was burning again, and Lu Qingan poured himself a cup of warm tea to quench his thirst, "But some merchants stayed on Soding Island during the hurricane. They said it was well built there, with ships sheltered from the wind and people on shore, and they had food, drink and shelter."

"Is the boy surnamed He okay?"

"I don't think so, otherwise they would have heard about it."

Lu Zhensheng was also a little surprised. He didn't know where Lao Yu had gone and didn't come back to report after the hurricane.

He has been busy these days, and now he has taken a break and remembered that there is such a person.

Well, could it be...?

It shouldn't be, he comforted himself, there are many things to do during a hurricane.

But he was still deeply disappointed. Those Bailong people were really useless! No wonder they were chased by Yaguo for thousands of miles.

Before the hurricane, Lao Yu came back to pass on the message that Wanqi uncle and nephew were willing to cooperate and would take action in the near future. At that time, Lu Zhensheng was very happy. After all, the fighting power of Wanqi uncle and nephew was well-known, and they also had 600 elite soldiers, which was the perfect "knife" for the strategy of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Who knew that after the hurricane and the Emperor's Flowing Water had passed, He Lingchuan seemed to be safe and sound.

Such a good opportunity was wasted.

Lu Qingan said again: "On the day when the merchant ships and merchants left, Suo Ding Island also sold pills made from Emperor's Flowing Water."

"What to sell?" Lu Zhensheng couldn't believe his ears, "Can you say it again?"

"Two kinds of pills made from Emperor's Flowing Water, one thousand each." Lu Qingan also found it incredible, "Several merchants said that they took it on the spot and it was indeed effective, so they bought some to keep or resell."

"How much Emperor's Flowing Water did the Yangshan Islands collect, and they could actually use it to make pills for sale?" Those who have such ability are not small forces.

Lu Zhensheng couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked around. "Did the merchant tell us what happened on the island?"

"Yes. There was always a breeze on Sodin Island, and the hurricane was always blocked outside, so it was much easier for them to receive the Emperor's Flowing Juice." Otherwise, whether it was the Emperor's Flowing Juice or the heavy rain, it would be blown away by the hurricane and difficult to receive.

"The hurricane was blocked?" Lu Zhensheng nodded, "Block. Mr. He also used a windproof barrier."

Blocks are nothing special, they also use them in their house, and not even a tile was blown away.

The problem is, the Yangshan Islands are so large and the residential areas are so scattered. Did Mr. He install windproof barriers in every place?

That would cost a lot!

"When the Emperor's Flowing Juice came, Sodin Island distributed containers to them and asked them to stand in the open space in front of the guest room with a white line as the boundary. A group of guards were waiting with big sticks on the side. They would swing the sticks at anyone who crossed the line, knock them unconscious and lock them in the house, and never give them a chance to receive the Emperor's Flowing Juice."

"After knocking down more than a dozen people, the others became obedient and stood at the door to receive the Emperor's Flowing Juice for the whole night."

"Distributing containers and white lines as boundaries? And sending people to wait? This was prepared in advance." Lu Zhensheng was suspicious when he heard it, "Do you remember that two days before the hurricane, someone came back from the Yangshan Islands and told us..."

"Yes. At that time, He Lingchuan notified everyone that the Emperor's Flowing Juice would come in a few days, and said that the islands had prepared all the medicines for refining pills, and those who were interested in refining medicine could buy them the day after the Emperor's Flowing Juice came. It is said that the people on the island were skeptical and talked about it."

The spies sent by the Lu family mixed in the islands and heard it, so they rushed back to report.

The father and son of the Lu family were shocked when they heard it at that time.

They have a first-hand source of information, because Lu Qinglin obtained it from Mouguo; Blade Harbor did not have it, so they suffered heavy losses.

Where did He Lingchuan get such important information?

Does this kid have any extra connections? Is there a master backing him up?

"No wonder Yangshan Islands purchased a large amount of medicinal materials a few days ago." Lu Qingan's face was as gloomy as water, "Damn it, they got away with it again this time!"

"This kid has some skills, and his subordinates are all a patchwork of people. Emperor Liujian didn't lift the table for him to cause trouble that night? Something is getting more and more wrong." Lu Zhensheng frowned, "Qing'an, we can't let this happen. Stand firm, kid, or you’ll be in trouble later.”

Lu Qingan nodded and suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, the third uncle and the sixth uncle have been in close business contact with He Lingchuan recently, and their relationship has become increasingly warm."

Hot? Lu Zhensheng knew the temperament of these two relatives best. Why the heat? You haven’t made any money yet!

"Are these two guys hanging out with our opponents?" He was a little annoyed, "Are they confused?"

Lu Qing'an coughed lightly: "I asked my third uncle, and he said it was just a business transaction and nothing else was involved."

"I know, I will have a good chat with them!"

…

Early the next morning, Lu Zhensheng's first wife, Mrs. An, got up and washed herself. At the same time, she summoned green lotus seeds, red dates and millet porridge from the kitchen.

This season, there are very few green lotus seeds, but of course Lufu can still get them. These freshly peeled tender lotus seeds open the spleen, moisturize and benefit the intestines and stomach. They can also improve skin elasticity and add luster to a woman's face.

However, the lotus seed porridge hadn’t come yet, so the servant hurried over to report:

"Suddenly there are seven more brocade boxes on Runtang's table!"

"What? The brocade box?" Mrs. An was confused, "Who put it there?"

Runtang is the living room of Mr. and Mrs. Lu Zhensheng, and is also the place where breakfast is often done. It is behind the second door and is never open to outsiders.

When someone brought a gift to Runtang, Mrs. An's first reaction was not happiness, but something strange.

The servant only claimed that he did not know. The servant who kept watch last night had clearly checked the inside and outside and locked the door. But when the rooster crowed, he opened the door and went in to clean, only to find a bunch of brocade boxes appearing out of thin air on the table.

That was the octagonal table where Lu Zhensheng and his wife ate.

When encountering such a strange thing, of course the slave did not dare to act rashly and quickly came to ask the mistress for instructions.

Mrs. An hurried to Runtang to take a look. Sure enough, there were seven square brocade boxes on the table. The outside of the boxes were all wrapped in gold silk. Not only were they luxurious and magnificent, but they also had a rich aroma.

Huh? Before sending it, it was scented with incense to show its value.

Mrs. An was full of doubts and looked around a few times before asking her servants to come forward and open the box.

The origin of the box was unknown, and she did not dare to get her hands on it herself.

The servant opened a cloth bag and then opened the lid. He shouted "Ah" and took three steps back in fright!

"Human head!"

No need for him to say more, Mrs. An saw what was in the box:

A head.

The deceased was in his forties, with a distorted face and slightly open eyes. On this sunny morning, he perfectly explained what "lifelessness" means.

Mrs. An’s scream suddenly echoed through the entire Lu Mansion!

After half a stick of incense, Mr. Lu and his son were standing in the Run Hall.

"Father, who is this?" Lu Qingan didn't recognize the head, but he knew it must be related to his father, otherwise these boxes would not have been delivered to his house.

Lu Zhensheng turned pale and murmured: "Lao Yu! This is Lao Yu."

"Who?" Lu Qingan had a bad feeling.

"Lao Yu is doing something for me." At this point, Lu Zhensheng had to tell the truth, "I sent him to contact the Bailong people."

This is the man he sent to contact Wanqi's uncle and nephew, and he is also the spy who has infiltrated the Yangshan Islands since Ding Zuodong first recruited people!

Lu Qingan pressed his eyebrows.

Lu Zhensheng said again: "The Bejia people want to deal with He Lingchuan, and I will send Lao Yu to take them to the island to join forces..."

Among Lu Zhensheng's men, Lao Yu is thoughtful, the best at disguise, and knows how to act according to circumstances.

What's more, the mission he performed was just to connect and persuade, not to personally assassinate He Lingchuan.

Therefore, even though Lao Yu didn't show up in the past few days, Lu Zhensheng didn't think anything big would happen to him.

Now he finally appeared, but he was lying in the box sent by He Lingchuan!

"Bejia people?" Lu Qing'an interrupted his father's words and raised his voice three times, "Why didn't I know when it happened!"

"Just the other day, the night of the hurricane."

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Qingan's forehead, and he said in a harsh voice: "Open the other boxes!"

Several attendants boldly stepped forward and opened the remaining six brocade boxes.

Without exception, everything inside was filled with human heads.

Six pale white heads with different expressions and disheveled hair.

Mr. Lu and his son were silent for a long time.

Lu Qingan looked at his father: "Are these all your men?"

"Yes, they are the people I sent to the Yangshan Islands." Lu Zhensheng's throat was choked and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "He Lingchuan found him."

He Lingchuan knew it all!