Starting from the pharmacy, he grew into a martial saint among men.

"Tang Sinian?"

Chu Hong turned his head and looked at him, somewhat surprised.

The newcomer nodded and said, "Senior Brother Chu, it's me."

"You now..." Chu Hong didn't finish his question.

He noticed that Tang Sinian's clothes were rather ornate.

It seems that he has found a good place after leaving the martial arts school.

Tang Sinian grinned and said, "I'm not as glamorous as you, Senior Brother Chu, but I'm doing pretty well now."

Looking at the completely different Tang Sinian, Chu Hong found it hard to reconcile him with the Tang Sinian from six months ago.

Tang Sinian then stopped smiling and said in a low voice:

"Senior Brother Chu, I'm here because I want to give you a credit."

Chu Hong was taken aback and asked curiously, "What merit?"

"Senior Brother Chu, the Qin family, who broke off your engagement, seems to be colluding with the Wuyou Sect."

What?

Chu Hong felt a chill run down his spine.

Is the Qin family also colluding with the Wuyou Sect?

He pulled Tang Sinian aside and asked in a low voice, "Junior Brother Tang, what exactly happened?"

Tang Ssu-nien admitted that after leaving the martial arts school, he looked for work everywhere to support his family.

He was very lucky and got a job working at a Qin family estate outside the city, where he was appreciated for his outstanding abilities.

In just six months, he not only achieved the Ming Jin level, but also luckily became the steward of that manor.

However, he noticed that the Qin family's business had been acting strangely lately.

Often at night, men in black would come to the manor to meet Qin Feng in secret.

Occasionally, horse-drawn carriages laden with heavy loads would arrive, stay for two days, and then quietly depart late at night.

After sensing something was wrong, he investigated the situation and discovered that the men in black were actually members of the Worry-Free Cult.

"Senior Brother Chu, I'm willing to tell you because of your high status; your words carry more weight."

Chu Hong frowned slightly; this was indeed big news.

But Chu Hong did not intend to take credit for it himself.

Chu Hong patted Tang Sinian on the shoulder and said, "Junior Brother Tang, come with me, I'll take you somewhere."

"Keep the credit for yourself, I don't want it."

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On the way, Chu Hong was still thinking about his previous doubts.

The woman in green is the head of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion in Yunxi County, so she must have trusted confidants under her command.

For some private matters, you can simply entrust them to trusted confidants.

Why did it happen to me?

This question lingered in his mind for a long time, and he could not figure it out until he finally gave up.

When Chu Hong arrived at the top floor of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, the woman in green had already brewed tea and was waiting for him.

"Young Master Chu, have some tea first to sober up."

With a gentle flick of her wrist, the teacup in front of the woman in green slid to Chu Hong's feet.

Chu Hong took a sip of tea, the lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth made him feel much clearer-headed.

He first introduced Tang Sinian to the woman in blue, and then briefly recounted the situation of the Qin family.

The woman in green glanced at Chu Hong, her expression full of approval:

"Young Master Chu, you are truly my lucky star."

"My undercover agents were just looking for an opportunity to investigate the Qin family, and you've delivered a perfect solution to my problem."

Chu Honglian said no, he just happened to be there.

The real credit should go to Tang Sinian.

The woman in green was not stingy; she turned to Tang Sinian and said, "Young Master Tang, would you be willing to become a secret agent in the Patrol Division?"

"The Patrol Division? Secret agents?"

Tang Sinian was taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening, feeling both surprised and delighted:

"I do, I do."

Although he was the steward of the Qin family's manor outside the city, he was ultimately just a commoner.

If one could obtain an official position, it would be an absolute source of honor for one's ancestors.

Even this official position can only be kept hidden and cannot be exposed for the time being.

The woman in green nodded and told Tang Sinian to go downstairs to find the shopkeeper so she could make further arrangements for him.

After Tang Sinian left, Chu Hong sat motionless, looked at the woman in green, and spoke first:

"Master, let's get down to business."

The woman in green raised her eyes, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Young Master Chu seems to be in a bit of a hurry."

She didn't say much, but took out a map and pointed to a location on it, saying:

"Young Master Chu, my request is very simple: I need you to retrieve something for me from Black Dragon Abyss."

Chu Hong focused his gaze.

This map is actually a detailed map of Yunxi County.

The map clearly marks the mountains, rivers, monster lairs, and herb-producing areas of Yunxi County.

This map can be considered a priceless treasure of Yunxi County.

Chu Hong was slightly shaken. He saw a continuous stream of martial arts training resources on the map.

If we could get our hands on it, let alone reaching the Transformation Realm, it wouldn't be impossible for us to even reach the Condensation Realm, which is above the Transformation Realm, within a year.

The woman in green noticed Chu Hong's expression, tapped the table lightly, and said with a smile:

"So, are you tempted?"

Chu Hong quickly drank some tea to clear his head and spoke rationally:

"Master, since you've marked it so clearly..."

"This means you or your subordinates have already scouted Yunxi. Given your strength, why don't you go and retrieve it yourself?"

"But... they specifically chose to come to me."

The woman in green shook her head, her expression somber, a hint of nostalgia flickering in her eyes, her tone calm.

"I had no choice but to come to you. Now, apart from Xiao Cui, I have no one else I can trust; even Qing Qing is no exception."

"As for my strength... to be honest, the only strength I can truly unleash right now is Ming Jin."

"The reason I chose you is because you caught my eye very early on."

Only Ming Jin?

Did it catch your eye very early on?

Chu Hong looked at the woman in green with a puzzled expression.

The woman in green took a sip of tea, but did not explain Ming Jin's matter. Instead, she said, "Your father was doing things for me before."

Upon hearing this, Chu Hong suddenly understood.

No wonder the woman in green said that.

Didn't he previously make a trip to Huang'an County for the woman in blue?

It turns out that he had already been noticed by others back then.

The woman in green explained to herself, "That pharmacy in Huang'an County is extraordinary; its medicines are very helpful to me."

"Therefore, every few months, I need your father to make a trip there."

"Last time your father was injured, you faced many dangers but still brought me medicine. That's when I started paying attention to you."

Chu Hong understood, turned his head to look at the map, and his gaze fell on the Black Dragon Abyss that the woman in green was pointing to.

This place is marked with a deep red mark, which looks ominous at first glance.

He frowned and pointed at the Black Dragon Abyss mark: "Sect Master, this mark seems quite unusual to me."

It was a small triangle marked in red, and it looked quite unusual.

"Here..." the woman in green murmured, beginning her story to Chu Hong.

This is an extremely dangerous marking.

Because Black Dragon Abyss is a real gathering place for poisonous insects.

Legend has it that a black dragon once fell here, and its blood eroded the land, forming this landscape.

This place is home to a wide variety of countless poisonous insects.

If a martial artist falls into this place and does not have a proper way to deal with it, he will become a pile of dry bones in less than a quarter of an hour.

What Chu Hong needed to do was go to Black Dragon Abyss and collect a medicinal herb called Purple Cloud Grass.

"Although the insects inside are not very strong, this herb is protected by a poisonous insect at the Transformation Realm level."

"If Young Master Chu goes, he should be careful."

"Transformation Realm?" Chu Hong paused, then directly refused, "Then I'm afraid I can't help the Pavilion Master."