The God of Flowers Also Bows
Chapter 3
Where there were people, there was Jianghu.
Three years ago, Yang Muzhi saved Lu Xiaofeng's friend, Mr. Xiang Zhi, and the news that Mr. Xiang Zhi cured the Tang Sect's incurable poison had spread like wildfire.
If Lu Xiaofeng could think of asking Daechi Chase where Mr. Xiang Zhi lived, other people could certainly do the same.
Therefore, even if Yang Muzhi's shop was located in a remote area, there would still be Jianghu people coming in and out from time to time.
This kind of person who didn't want to get involved in Jianghu had become half a Jianghu person.
When Hua Manlou heard his "half a Jianghu person" theory, a smile appeared in his eyes. "That's an interesting way of saying it. Brother Lu is a complete Jianghu person, Brother Yang is half a Jianghu person, and only Hua Manlou is a Jianghu person who is far away from Jianghu."
When he said this, he was watering the flowers on the second floor of Hundred Flowers Tower. His light yellow clothes were as low-key and quiet as his personality.
But Yang Muzhi, who was sitting in the inner room surrounded by flowers and drinking tea, heard a hint of schadenfreude from his words. He shook his head and laughed. "If Hua Manlou is a Jianghu person, how many people would die?"
Take watering the flowers as an example. Although the person in front of him was blind, he could take care of every flower and every leaf in every pot. How meticulous and sensitive was this?
In such a big Jianghu, there were no more than ten people who could do this.
Taking care of the colorful flowers under his hands, Hua Manlou seemed to ask casually, "Two days ago, when I went to Brother Yang's zither shop, I found that the jasmine on the counter was missing. Was it bad?"
Speaking of this, Yang Muzhi wrinkled his brows.
It turned out that three days ago, two enemies had fought somewhere else and both sides were injured. After that, they came to his shop to seek medical treatment. It was said that when enemies met, their eyes would turn red and they would fight again. The fight was so fierce that it almost hurt the innocent customers.
Humans were living creatures. Even when they saw danger, they knew how to hide and almost got hurt, let alone Jasmine who didn't have any legs.
Right now, it was already April. Originally, it was supposed to bloom in another month. However, it had been so badly damaged that its leaves and branches had been separated. Who knew how many people had stepped on its roots? It was likely that it would not be able to survive.
When he told this to Hua Manlou, even the usually good-tempered man frowned. "Even if he has a grudge against you, he shouldn't act so presumptuously in front of you, Brother Yang. Are you hurt?
What happened next? "
What happened after that?
Of course, they were thrown out of the door one by one by Yang Muzhi.
In ancient times, Bian Que once said, "There are six diseases that cannot be cured. Arrogance is unreasonable, one cannot be cured. Light body and heavy wealth, two cannot be cured. Inadequate food and clothing, three cannot be cured. The combination of Yin and Yang, the Qi is unstable, four cannot be cured. If you cannot take medicine, five cannot be cured. If you believe in witchcraft but do not believe in medicine, six cannot be cured." Here he added two more, "If you do not believe in medicine, no treatment, no treatment."
Those two people happened to violate his taboo, so naturally, they did not have a good ending.
When Hua Manlou heard him talk about how the troublemakers were thrown out of the door, he chuckled. In these three years, Yang Muzhi was not as cold as before. He gradually became more lively, and his clear distinction between love and hate became clearer.
It was also this clear distinction between love and hate that made the people of Jianghu both love and fear him. They loved his superb medical skills, but were afraid that he would hate them and not be able to get treatment.
"It's just a pity about that pot of jasmine. I think it will definitely bloom well this year."
Moving one or two steps to the left, he accurately found a pot of jasmine with dew. Hua Manlou took it out and faced Yang Muzhi with a chuckle. "How about I apologize to Mister Xiang Zhi on behalf of those two people?
Is this pot of jasmine acceptable? "
"Usually, you always like this pot of jasmine. Are you willing to give it to me now?"
"Of course I am willing to give it to Brother Yang."
While the two people were chatting, the street not far away was in a mess.
A fifteen to sixteen year old pretty girl tightly held a small bronze tablet in her hand. As she ran, she overturned the stalls on both sides of the road. She wanted to use them to block the five or six burly men chasing after her.
The burly men held all kinds of weapons in their hands. With a kick, they kicked the pedestrians blocking the road to the side. They looked very fierce.
The pedestrians on both sides of the road saw this and scattered. A man who was protective of the fairer sex was curious about what the pretty girl had done to provoke such a chase. As a result, his ear was twisted by his wife.
Without any pedestrians blocking the road, the burly men were about to catch up to the girl. The girl had no choice but to use her qinggong to step on the railing on the second floor of a small building. Her foot slipped and she was about to fall.
That small building happened to be Hundred Flowers Building.
Hua Manlou's long arm wrapped around the girl to protect her. After standing steadily, he immediately let go. "Miss, be careful."
The girl acted as if she had found her savior. She said to him, "Young master, there are people chasing after me. Can I hide here for a while?"
As soon as her voice fell, one of the burly men behind her used his qinggong to land next to the two of them. The girl did not wait for Hua Manlou to answer. She directly hugged his left arm and hid behind him.
Yang Muzhi, who was drinking tea in the inner room, saw this scene. However, his attention was on the small bronze tablet in the girl's hand.
That tablet was not a rare object. In the past few months, he had thrown more than a dozen of them into his glove box.
The burly man holding the acupoint pen did not want to give up. He viciously said, "Stinky girl, where are you running to? You dare to steal my things!"
Hua Manlou smiled. "Since she is already here, there is no need for her to run."
The burly man said, "There is also a busybody pretty boy. Let me tell you, don't meddle in our Tsing Yi Lou's business."
The burly man originally wanted to intimidate the person in front of him. Who would have thought that when he said the name of the Tsing Yi Lou, the person in front of him smiled even more deeply?
In the past few months, why did Yang Muzhi like to hide in Bai Hua Lou to drink tea? Wasn't it because the people of the Tsing Yi Lou always took the trouble to invite him out of the mountain to be their personal doctor?
Therefore, at this time, Hua Manlou asked, "Are you one of the Tsing Yi Lou's people?"
The burly man holding the pen seemed to be very proud. Even his voice became louder. "Yes, I am the Iron Face Magistrate of the Tsing Yi Lou. This stinky girl stole my Tsing Yi Lou waist tablet. Quickly return it to me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The girl hiding behind her savior poked her head out and confidently said, "What's so great about a broken tablet? Why are you so fierce to people?"
The burly man who called himself the Iron Face Magistrate was angered by her words. "Damn girl, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. I think you don't want to live anymore."
The girl's eyes immediately widened in fear. She looked at Hua Manlou and said, "Young master, you won't ignore me, right?"
The Iron Face Magistrate didn't give her a chance to answer. He was about to attack.
At this time, a cold light flew past. The Iron Face Magistrate was frozen in place. Yang Muzhi, wearing a blue robe, was finally willing to put down his teacup and walk out.
Hua Manlou smiled at him. "After all, you are one of the Tsing Yi Lou's people. I thought you wouldn't come out."
If other people were present, they might have thought that this person didn't dare to become enemies with the Tsing Yi Lou, so he didn't come out.
But how could Yang Muzhi not understand his meaning? He wanted to say that he couldn't avoid the Tsing Yi Lou enough, so he didn't come out.
"I'm just afraid that you guys will really hurt the flower and repeat the mistake from three days ago." This was said to Hua Manlou.
"Carry him back and pull out the needle on his Baihui acupoint. He'll be fine in four hours." This was to the Tsing Yi Lou who had just come upstairs?
Tie Bi
A silver needle was used to resolve a dispute in a few words.
The girl hiding behind Hua Manlou saw Yang Muzhi's ability and her eyes lit up. She jumped out and said, "You're really amazing!"
But Yang Muzhi turned a deaf ear to her compliment. He looked at the bronze tablet in her hand and said indifferently, "But you really shouldn't have stolen his things."
After saying this, he didn't stay any longer. He went straight back to the inner room and sat down. Hua Manlou followed behind him and poured tea for him.
The girl was lonely and unwilling to give up. She chased after them and said, "My name is Shangguan Feiyan, Shangguan Feiyan from Jiangnan. What about you guys?"
The one drinking tea didn't want to pay attention to her, but due to his cultivation, he said coldly, "Yang Muzhi."
Shangguan Feiyan might have felt that the person's attitude towards her was really cold, so she focused all her attention on the one making tea.
Hua Manlou was naturally an easy person to get along with. He gently introduced himself, "My name is Hua Manlou."
Shangguan Feiyan quickly chatted with Hua Manlou. Yang Muzhi didn't interrupt. He only spoke when the girl asked to stay in Bai Hua Lou temporarily. "Little Phoenix and I have rooms on the second floor. Why don't we let Miss Shangguan stay on the third floor?"
Hearing his words, Hua Manlou looked at him and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking."
Since the three of them got to know each other, it didn't take much effort for them to become best friends. Therefore, Hua Manlou specially prepared rooms for them in Bai Hua Lou.
Shangguan Feiyan was like a little girl who was curious about everything. She asked repeatedly, "Who is Little Phoenix?"
Hua Manlou explained to her in a good mood, "He is a good friend of Brother Yang and I."
"Friend?
Who is he? "
"His name is Lu Xiaofeng. He is a person with four eyebrows."
"Four eyebrows!
How can a person have four eyebrows? "
Yang Muzhi, who was sipping tea and watching flowers, heard Hua Manlou's introduction of Lu Xiaofeng and smiled.
Three years ago, Yang Muzhi had indeed helped Lu Xiaofeng's friend get rid of the remaining poison. However, the heart disease that came from the womb was already incurable.
Since that girl's death, Lu Xiaofeng's temperament had changed greatly. He had grown a beard.
From then on, there was one more person who called himself "Four Eyebrows Lu Xiaofeng" in Jianghu. There was one less person who was infatuated with love that very few people still remembered.
Hua Manlou and Yang Muzhi had witnessed his rise from a nameless nobody to his current fame. At first, they didn't like his licentious behavior. Later, they even got used to adding "four eyebrows" when introducing him.
No one knew whether he had forgotten that girl or not. However, perhaps every lone wanderer had a longing heart.
Yang Muzhi looked at Hua Manlou. The person surrounded by the lively girl's chattering also looked at him as if their hearts were connected.
The two people looked at each other. Yang Muzhi's eyes darkened.
It has been three years since he came here. Even though he had Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng, his best friends, by his side, he still could not ignore the influence of his previous life.