The days of doing business in Jiangling Prefecture were quite pleasant. Shen Yuelan felt that the next time she was on a mission, if the environment was right, she could try to dress up as a merchant woman and do business. After all, she had been dressed as a little Taoist nun for more than ten years, which was somewhat boring.

As for now, it was time for them to leave Jiangling Prefecture. According to the news from Ningchen Pavilion in Tokyo, Zhao Er in the palace had heard of the reputation of Gan's Medical Clinic and had ordered the two to come to Beijing to treat him.

Therefore, everyone had to pack their luggage and transfer funds overnight to go to Xiangyang Prefecture to join Fu Xi's casino. When the eunuch who delivered Zhao Er's imperial edict arrived at Gan's Medical Clinic, he found that the store was already empty.

The prefect of Jiangling Prefecture was therefore subjected to a lot of harassment from the domineering eunuch. Only after he said a lot of nice words and gave a lot of gifts did he finally send the "God of Plague" away.

The prefect, with a big belly, returned home extremely tired. After ordering people to close the door, he became extremely excited as if stimulated by something.

He ran happily into his backyard and looked at the mountain of copper coins. The prefect's fat face was smiling like Maitreya Buddha.

Yes, Shen Yuelan and others only took away the unsold wine and medicine pills, as well as the gold and silver in the warehouse. The huge amount of copper coins that could not be handled in a short period of time were given by Shen Yuelan as bribes to the prefect of Jiangling Prefecture in exchange for his protection.

At the same time, Shen Yuelan also asked the prefect to help her find the contract money. Yesterday at midnight, she led people to the prefect's yard, pouring copper coins in carts, and made up a story full of loopholes, hoping that the prefect would help.

The prefect had never seen such an arrogant person in his life. The crisp sound of carts of copper coins pouring out was like a beautiful woman blowing in his ear, which made the prefect tremble with fear.

Although Doctor Xiao Shen was a real beauty, the prefect's life experience of more than 40 years told him that such women were the most terrifying. And it was such a woman who was pouring copper coins into his yard at this moment, under the pretext of bribing him and asking for his help.

The first thing is to help them cover up their tracks. This is not a big deal. The old emperor doesn't have many years left to live anyway. As long as the prince is taken care of, everything will be fine. At most, he can spend some money to deal with it.

The problem lies with the second thing. Doctor Xiao Shen asked him to help her find a Qin Banliang that was her family's ancestral heirloom that was scattered outside. The prefect always felt that there was something fishy about this, so he wanted to refuse several times.

But every time he showed a look of refusal, Shen Yuelan would snap her fingers, and then there would be the metallic collision sound of carts of copper coins pouring out. No cadre could withstand such a test.

As a result, the prefect finally succumbed to Shen Yuelan's [money offensive]. After all, it was just helping to find something, and it was not something against the law, so the prefect agreed immediately.

In this way, even if Shen Yuelan and others left Jiangling Mansion, the search for the contract money here would not be terminated, and the burden that caused everyone a headache could be cleared away, which was simply killing two birds with one stone.

This was the first time in Shen Yuelan's life that she felt the power of money. Money makes the world go round. The ancients were right. Looking at the more than ten carriages loaded with gold and silver behind her, Shen Yuelan suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

Not long after, the prefects of Daming Prefecture, Jiangning Prefecture, Xiangyang Prefecture and other places all received a very generous gift. The task required of them was quite easy. They just had to help find a special Qin Banliang. If they could find it, they would receive more generous gifts as a thank you.

At one time, Daming Prefecture, Jiangning Prefecture, Jiangling Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture all started to collect large quantities of half-liang coins, just to find that special half-liang coin.

You know what, this is quite effective, except that it makes a little noise.

Just look, in the first month of the third year of Zhidao, when these prefects received generous gifts, a month later, Shen Yuelan received greetings from Daming Prefecture. A contract fee was successfully deposited into her account.

Shen Yuelan also kept her promise and ordered people to send three carts of gold and silver to the prefect of Daming Prefecture, and leaked the relevant news to the other three prefectures through various means.

After learning that Daming Prefecture had successfully found a contract coin and received an extremely generous return gift, the prefects of the three southern prefectures became even more crazy and began to collect half a tael of money under various pretexts, just for the wealth and glory of the three carts.

But this effect is exactly what Shen Yuelan wants to see. She has spent too much time looking for the contract money, so she plans to spend some money to speed up.

After completing the task of transporting gold and silver, Xu Hanyue, Xia Longque and others returned to Shen Yuelan, but what made Shen Yuelan speechless was.

These guys seemed to prefer participating in Fu Xi's casino business rather than their own and Sister Yue Long's medical clinic business. Obviously, their business in Xiangyang Prefecture was also very good, and sometimes they made more money than the casino.

But Lu Lingjia said that yours was not exciting enough and was not interesting at all. Casinos are so interesting. There are people making trouble every day and fights every day.

Shen Yuelan twitched her lips. Really, not elegant at all. Wouldn't it be better to be a doctor? She had to be a thug. However, Shen Yuelan didn't force it. After all, not everyone could be like Lu Meng of Wu, who could make people look at him with admiration after three days of separation.

[Speaking of which, news came from Lao Ning that Zhao Er's condition had worsened and he could no longer attend court. The court had tried every possible method, and the civil and military officials had even gone to the Buddhist temple to burn incense and pray for him.]

Gan Yuelong turned the medicinal herbs that were being dried from time to time, and then chatted with Shen Yuelan about the latest developments in Tokyo City.

[Burning incense to pray for blessings? In the Song Dynasty, that seemed to be a last resort? ]

[Yes, but you and I both know that Zhao Er will only live for two or three months. Of course, this is not the point.]

[The point is, recently I don’t know who is the one who brought us up again, saying that we haven’t tried it yet. ]

[Zhao Er, who was seriously ill, seemed to have grasped at a life-saving straw and began to send people to Jiangling Prefecture to search for us.]

Shen Yuelan was a little confused when she heard this. She was not afraid of going to the palace to treat Zhao Er, but she was a little afraid that her recent action of collecting Qin Banliang would attract Zhao Er's attention. After all, Qin Banliang could be used as medicine among the people.

If he heard the rumors about those special Qin Banliang and asked the governors of various places to present him with Qin Banliang, then all his planning over the past few months would be in vain.

[Alas, I don't know if Lord Zhang can handle it. How about I ask someone to send another cart of gold and silver over? ]

Chapter 78: The old nest was destroyed

In fact, Shen Yuelan's worries were unnecessary. These old hands who had been in the officialdom for many years naturally knew how to judge the situation.

The old emperor's illness was not known to everyone in the past two years, but at least the provincial and city-level officials were well aware of it, although they would not openly oppose the old emperor.

However, they have been doing a lot of things of pretending to obey but actually disobeying the emperor's orders recently. They are all waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne. Even if they can't get the credit of following the emperor like Kou Zhun did, at least they should not stand on the wrong side.

As for Shen Yuelan, a big sponsor who paid real money for the car, they had no reason to offend her for the sake of a dying old man.

Therefore, in the next two months, Shen Yuelan received good news from Jiangning Prefecture and Jiangling Prefecture respectively. The one from Jiangnan was brought back directly by Su Shang who was with the team.

However, something went wrong with the one in Jiangling Prefecture, because the prefect Zhang of Jiangling Prefecture attached great importance to this contract money and thus arranged for a heavy military escort. As a result, it was mistakenly thought to be a rare treasure.

On the way to Xiangyang Prefecture, when passing through Dangyang County (Jingmen), it was robbed by a group of outlaws. It was said that the name of the mountain king there was also Li Shun, which made Shen Yuelan very angry.

I was about to obtain the true scriptures, and you did this to me. It was really... really disappointing! Shen Yuelan immediately decided to go and meet him in person to find out who this [Dangyang Li Shun] was.

When Shen Yuelan went there, in addition to Huanyan, she also brought the three sisters Su Shang, Su Yi and Su Xin, as well as a group of demon sword ladies, and went to kill them aggressively.

[Dangyang Li Shun] occupied a hill called Shengjing Mountain. In later generations, this place was a very good scenic spot, but in the Song Dynasty it became the lair of a group of green forest heroes.

Of course, these rookies were no problem for Shen Yuelan to defeat. The thirty demon sword girls directly split the camp gate in two. More than two thousand powerful Song Dynasty imperial guards followed closely and broke into the mountain stronghold under the cover of night.

Many people in the village were still asleep and had no time to react, so they were hacked to death by the imperial guards who rushed in. Occasionally, there were a few who woke up, but they were outnumbered and were surrounded and killed by the army.

Nearly a thousand bandits in the village were completely wiped out by Shen Yuelan's troops in just half an hour. Because no one knew what Dangyang Li Shun looked like, he was mistaken for an ordinary bandit by the imperial guards and hacked to death.

It was when Shen Yuelan's Red Eyes activated her skill and searched for the last piece of contract money that she found the target on him and indirectly confirmed the man's identity. After Xu Hanyue and others stepped forward to take a closer look, they all shook their heads, indicating that this Li Shun was not that Li Shun.

Not alone? Really, I waited in vain, there was no drama at all. The reason why Shen Yuelan came here in person was to see if something else would happen between Su Yi and Li Shun, and to eliminate any possible hidden dangers.

But I didn't expect the plot to be so dry. The story of the last contract coin has no dramatic conflict at all. It makes people sleepy. What a rubbish author!

Since it was not the same person, Shen Yuelan no longer cared about the body and only sent someone to Jiangling Prefecture to deliver a letter to Magistrate Zhang.

Tell him that since his service was not good enough, and she had to go to pick it up in person, she would not give him gold or silver. She could just eliminate the banditry in Shengjing Mountain as a reward for his achievement and for finding the contract money.

After getting the last contract coin, Shen Yuelan now only wanted to rush back to Xiangyang Prefecture and stuff the remaining four soulless contract coins into Su Chang's mouth.

Among the Zhao brothers who had a causal relationship with Su Chang, the only remaining Zhao Er is about to die. This means that the last factor that could lead to a rift between him and Su Chang is about to be removed.

The bond between himself and Su Chang could perhaps be elevated to a higher level. Before long, he would be able to possess a powerful and loyal enchantress worth a million.

Looking at her silly master staring at her with a silly face, Su Shang curled her lips speechlessly. She had been with Shen Yuelan for more than ten years, so she naturally knew that she must be fantasizing about something beautiful related to her at this moment.

However, Su Chang was quite happy about this. Being able to keep her master firmly by her side and not be seduced away by other little fairies was her own ability. Mi Yuan was just an accident.

After sorting out her thoughts, Shen Yuelan happily hugged Su Chang and pampered her for a long time. After seeing that everyone had looted the village, she stopped being affectionate with Su Chang and chose to order them to return and leave.

When leaving, Shen Yuelan did not ask everyone to clean up the scene. After all, she had already notified the prefect of Jiangling to take over the scene, and he would take care of the rest. It was already dawn, and it was time to go back.

Shortly after Shen Yuelan and others left, the prefect of Jiangling received the news and rushed to Shengjing Mountain with his garrison. When he arrived at the mountain stronghold, the tragic scene frightened him.

A captain of his guard who was a former imperial guard told him that judging from the knife wounds on the body, it was definitely the work of the Central Imperial Guards, and it was even possible that it was done by the guards directly under the Emperor!

The fat prefect was so frightened that he fell off his horse. He felt that he had been involved in a power struggle among the royal heirs without knowing it.

The only ones who can mobilize the guards in front of the palace now are the emperor himself, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and perhaps some princes and kings who are hiding in the dark and plotting to take the throne.

The prefect of Jiangling suddenly felt that the mountain of money in his backyard was no longer attractive, and the performance in front of him was also a little hot. In front of the village gate, the prefect paced back and forth in sweat, not knowing what to do.

Looking at the village gate in front of him that seemed to be split open by a mighty sword, the prefect of Jiangling made up his mind. Since he had already followed the path of this prince, he might as well stick to it until the end. Maybe he could even get the credit of following the dragon. He took the gamble!

So, Shen Yuelan, who was on her way back, soon received a letter of allegiance from the prefect of Jiangling. Shen Yuelan was confused. What the hell was this? When did she say she wanted to fight for the throne?

What is this fat guy thinking about every day? However, loyalty? Maybe I can introduce it to Liu E in the future. I think she should like this gift.

Just when Shen Yuelan and her group happily returned to Xiangyang Prefecture and were planning to celebrate, something shocking happened: their lair in Xiangyang Prefecture was raided.

Fu Xi's casino was fine, no different from when everyone left, but the Shen's Clinic where Gan Yuelong was seemed to have been robbed.

Fu Xi's casino was fine, no different from when everyone left, but the Shen's Clinic where Gan Yuelong was located looked like it had been smashed and was in tatters.

Not only was the storefront smashed to pieces, but all the medicinal herbs, medicinal liquors, and medicinal pills in the front hall were also taken out. However, the gold and silver in the warehouse remained untouched, and the same was true for the money in other people's rooms.

The most important thing is that Gan Yuelong and Wanchuan who stayed here are also missing. Oh, and Mi Yuan. Hey, why can't I sense Mi Yuan's core?

Chapter 79: Yuelong is not that kind of person

Upon hearing this, Su Chang instantly recalled Gan Yuelong's previous words. Could it be that Mi Yuan had betrayed her? If someone hadn't done something dirty, with Gan Yuelong's skills, no one could touch her as long as she didn't want to.

When Su Chang turned around and was about to say something, she found that Shen Yuelan's face was already cloudy and her eyes were bloodshot. She tried her best to suppress her emotions and said to Su Chang:

[Just now, the contract between Mi Yuan and me was broken. It was different from the feeling just now. Just now, I could still sense the other party's existence, but I couldn't contact her. But now, I feel that the contract line on my side is like a kite with a broken string, and it has lost the anchor point on the other side. ]

[Huanyan is also unable to contact Wanchuan, and the phone call to Yuelong is also unavailable. What is going on? I have never heard of this mission, and there is no such thing as Yuelong failing? ]

Su Shang pondered for a moment and decided to tell Shen Yuelan about Gan Yuelong's speculation about Mi Yuan and what Gan Yuelong said to her, and suggested that Shen Yuelan call Si Ziqian and Ning Chen Pavilion for help.

Shen Yuelan sat on the kicked over stool and thought for a moment. She felt that things were indeed beyond her ability. It was not that she could not win, but that things were a little confusing for the time being and she had no clues or ideas.

So, Shen Yuelan first called Si Ziqin, told her what had happened, and asked her what she should do next.

After listening to Shen Yuelan's description, Si Ziqin asked a lot of details about Mi Yuan. After pondering for a moment, she complained to Shen Yuelan in dissatisfaction:

[When I first met you, I warned Gan Yuelong about the red-haired girl, but she said that as long as the contract was real, she would have a hundred ways to deal with her. Humph, now you've fallen into a trap.]

[However, you don't have to worry about her. Yuelong is a veteran. A character like Mi Yuan is still young in front of her. The reason why she lost contact now may be because she wanted to know what Mi Yuan wanted to do by coming to you.]

[Also, the Monetary Authority will conduct health monitoring on every inner world civil servant on a mission. Um, well, forget it. You don’t have it now, and you haven’t had time to enter it into the system yet.]

[In short, what I mean is that the monitoring data here shows that Gan Yuelong is very healthy and there is no threat to her life. Moreover, the data here shows that she is in a very happy mood at the moment.]

Shen Yuelan felt relieved after hearing this, but when she heard the word "pleasure", she felt uneasy and didn't know whether she should say some things to Si Ziqin.

But after thinking about it, how could the mean Shen Yuelan miss this opportunity to make Si Ziqin upset? What's more, Shen Yuelan still wanted Si Ziqin to find someone.

[Hey, Director Si, what does this pleasure mean? Is it the kind of pleasure I understand? Sister Yuelong is not being pressed on the bed by someone, doing something comfortable. ]

【ha? 】

[Hey! Is your brain filled with yellow garbage? You think about all kinds of nonsense every day! ]

[Yuelong... Yuelong is not that kind of person at all. She... Even if she is bullied, she will not feel happy. No way! ]

Very good, Shen Yuelan clearly heard a crying tone in Si Ziqin's rebuttal, and Shen Yuelan's purpose of disgusting this guy was actually achieved.

The next step is to take advantage of the situation and make her think that it is true. Then, whether for the purpose of catching an adulterer or for the purpose of saving someone, he will ask her to help him find Gan Yuelong.

[Oh my god, Director Si, Sister Yuelong's emotional curve is intermittent, and the ups and downs are particularly rhythmic? What on earth is Sister Yuelong doing? Hiss, don't you want to go and see what's going on? ]

[Ha, what are you talking about? How can you see the monitoring system? You... you ...

[No, I have to go confront her. What is going on? ]

[Beep…beep…beep…]

Si Ziqin's faith was ultimately broken by what Shen Yuelan said. She hung up the phone in a panic and went back to look for someone.

Shen Yuelan looked at the hung up phone and revealed a rather evil smile. Her red eyes were actually tinged with a hint of purple at this moment. This is probably what is meant by red turning purple, um, probably.

Su Shang who was standing by, and Meng Anran, Fu Xi, Xuanyuan Minghong and others who came into the room later, all looked at Shen Yuelan who was holding the phone with disdain. Although she did achieve the goal of saving people, the means were a bit too dirty.

Shen Yuelan had no idea what these bastards meant, but the wise saying "It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat" is not something you guys can understand, humph!

[Okay, okay, stop looking. We can't put all our hopes on Chief Si. We have to take action. Fu Xi, take the sisters in your team to knock on the doors of the neighbors around and ask what happened here?]

【promise!】

[Anran, take your team to the prefect of Xiangyang Prefecture and cause him some trouble. I don't believe that he is not involved in this. You must get the whereabouts of the attacker from him.]

【promise!】

[Xuanyuan, lead the team to explore the area around Xiangyang Prefecture and find out where the enemy left. The words of the Xiangyang prefect cannot be trusted. We need to confirm them.]

【promise!】

Under Shen Yuelan's command, everyone acted quickly. On weekdays, Gan Yuelong often provided free medical treatment to the neighbors nearby and was kind to others, so he was quite popular in the neighborhood. Therefore, Fu Xi's team made unusually smooth progress.

They soon learned from the neighbors' conversations that the people who came to smash the clinic were a group of officials, led by a rather domineering eunuch who was in charge of delivering imperial edicts. At that time, Gan Yuelong took the remaining two people out to purchase things and were not in the store.

Seeing that there was no one in the clinic, they ignored the people around them who tried to stop them, smashed the front hall, stole the wine and medicine, and captured ten people who came to stop them, and forced them to kneel in a row in front of the clinic.

He threatened that if the owner of the clinic did not show up within ten days, he would kill these ten thugs!

Fortunately, the Xiangyang prefect arrived in time and led his troops to stop the atrocity before the eunuch counted to one. However, the eunuch showed no sign of restraint and became even more arrogant. He held up an imperial edict and threatened everyone present:

[This is the Emperor's order. No one can stop it. Violating it will result in death penalty!]

Chapter 80 It’s terrible!

As he said this, he was about to use a knife to chop the Xiangyang prefect. Fortunately, Gan Yuelong and others rushed back in time and rescued the prefect. The eunuch saw that Gan Yuelong was the person it was looking for, so he took out the imperial edict and read it out while cursing.

But who is Gan Yuelong? How could he obey the orders of a local emperor for a piece of tattered silk? He immediately beat up the eunuch and his lackeys.

But just when the eunuch was being beaten, he suddenly took out something from his arms and handed it to Gan Yuelong, and said something to her. Then Gan Yuelong and Mi Yuan had a fierce quarrel because of this thing.

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