Starting with the flesh-based stimulant

Seeing that Zhou He had already guessed, the peddler didn't mince words, chuckled softly, and continued:

"Young Master Zhou is clever. I've been wandering around Tuozi Township lately, and I saw something that's quite nice."

He paused, pointed upwards, and said:

"I accidentally brought it home..."

Zhou He was somewhat speechless.

It seems Old Han was right; these peddlers really are skilled at petty theft.

"I won't ask you whose it was from, or what it was, because you wouldn't tell me anyway, right?"

Zhou He looked at the peddler, his eyes still filled with vigilance.

Don't be fooled by her current submissive, pleading appearance.

Judging from Qin Niangzi's appearance, Chen Erlu's actions were probably quite significant.

Old Han said that these peddlers, besides stealing chickens and dogs, also had a habit of cheating and swindling.

It's quite obvious that the other party is still hiding something from me.

Of course, Zhou He understood.

It was originally just a relationship of mutual exploitation. As Lao Han said, all he had to do was carry this load of meat.

Therefore, there are actually only two things I need to care about.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou He asked the first question:

How dangerous is it?

The peddler chuckled and waved his hand:

"It's not big, it's not big. If it weren't for this business deal, I would have settled it long ago. Besides, didn't I already give you that item?"

Zhou He nodded, not entirely trusting the other party, but he didn't need to press further.

Since he had already decided to continue carrying this load of meat, asking any more questions would be superfluous. It was better to ask something practical:

"This item is what you're supposed to give me to save my life. If there's any real danger of dying, it has to be worth the price. Don't say you'll give it to me after it's delivered; I want it now!"

The peddler, feeling a pang of regret, pulled another item from his sleeve.

"The guide, the guide for meat cutters to get started. With this item, you can save up enough money to get started and become a meat cutter."

Zhou He reached out and took it, without even looking at it closely, awkwardly stuffing it into the metal box on his chest. He smiled slightly, hoisted the weight onto his back, and said proactively:

"Let's go, the road is long."

The road signs weren't so easy to get.

Either those important figures who passed the five trials distributed the gifts to their disciples who roamed the martial arts world.

Either you do what Zhou He did, and kill someone to take it.

There's basically no other way to get it besides that.

The old hunchback had been a meat vendor his whole life, but he couldn't even save enough for his travel expenses, let alone the money for meat.

Zhou He was a little curious about where the peddler got these things from.

But he didn't ask, because even if he did, the other party wouldn't tell him.

This isn't like other trades where you can just buy it with money.

Following the peddler, Zhou He quickly descended the embankment and arrived at the stage where Qin Niangzi had performed earlier.

At this moment, smoke and dust filled the air, and everything was in complete chaos.

Regardless of gender or age, they all got into a brawl.

They all looked like they had gone mad.

A slender, delicate woman, holding a white waxwood spear from the martial arts actor on the stage, rushed towards an old woman while shouting. With precise aim, she thrust the spear into the old woman's throat.

The shaft was soft, and the spearhead was made of dyed wood.

Not only did it fail to penetrate, it also provoked the old woman's anger. She snatched the gun, threw it aside, hunched over, hugged the slender woman, and bit her face.

The old woman, with only a few teeth left, hunched over as she embraced the slender woman, her throat emitting angry hissing sounds.

"You old beast! You dare bite me!"

The woman screamed in pain and shoved the old woman forcefully.

Further away, some were wielding sickles, some hoes, some had grabbed stones, and many more were fighting bare-handed.

The scene was extremely chaotic, and Zhou and Yi were both unsure of which way to go.

"Keep up!"

With a shout, the peddler pushed his cart with all his might and charged into the crowd, causing chaos and confusion. Some of the more hot-tempered individuals even abandoned their partners and pounced on the peddler's cart, punching and kicking him.

Some people who couldn't squeeze in simply grabbed the tires and vented their anger on the car. Zhou He saw two of them gnawing on the tires.

"Hurry up and keep up!"

The peddler shouted again, and the whole cart suddenly became somewhat surreal. The next second, a dull thud landed on the spot.

The dust kicked up made Zhou He glance at him, and he hurried forward.

At this point, the peddler's cart also changed its appearance.

Sharp parts emerged from all four sides, gleamingly embedded in the vehicle, as it hurtled towards the crowd.

People gasped and scattered, and many were grazed and fell to the ground.

The smell of blood reached Zhou He's nose, causing him to frown. Without saying a word, he quickened his pace and followed the peddler outside.

It didn't take too long; they broke through the crowd in just a few minutes.

Zhou He looked back and saw that the road was covered with fallen people and messy traces.

The few who weren't seriously injured were struggling to crawl toward their opponents, their eyes gleaming with ferocity, as they wrestled together.

Seemingly influenced by the chaos on the field, the fighting crowd in the distance became even more out of control, with one or two even dropping their weapons and lunging at the others to wrestle.

"call--"

The peddler caught his breath and looked at Zhou He, saying:

"That Lady Qin is truly insane!"

Before Zhou He could ask a question, he pushed the cart forward quickly, shouting as he went:

"Hurry up, the chaos won't last long!"

Zhou He followed closely behind, pondering.

So... this chaos was caused by Lady Qin?

What is her purpose?

Did they stop the two of them?

No, that's not what the peddler meant.

Zhou He carefully recalled that when he was almost controlled by anger, it was the peddler's rattle drum that brought him back to his senses.

So why is he rushing out like this now?

Is it not possible?

Or do you not want to?

Is it possible that this chaos was orchestrated by Madam Qin to cover for the peddler and herself?

Zhou followed the peddler closely, his suspicions growing stronger.

These two probably have a relationship that goes beyond what they just showed.

And what about the meat mines, and the meat bosses and meat sellers there?

Why didn't they come out and stop them?

As more and more problems arose, Zhou He touched the iron box on his chest, gradually calmed down, and stopped thinking about it too deeply.

Thinking about it now is useless. No matter what the other party is hiding, this business deal is the key.

He stretched out a hand, patted his tattered fisherman's hat, and followed the peddler forward.

Fortunately, once we left the field and got onto the road, there was hardly anyone around, or rather, everyone was already inside that yellow earthen field.

When we reached the three-way intersection, two young men were squatting by the roadside. They were dressed in black with black headscarves, and one of them was carrying a bundle.

The peddler ignored them and pushed his cart back home, with Zhou He following behind him.

The two men in black remained silent, simply following Zhou He at a distance.

Zhou He looked into the distance, where there was a birch forest.

The forest is dense, making it ideal for murder and robbery.