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Chapter 562: Qianmiantang vs. Du Taiyue
What is the background of Qianmiantang that makes it dare to take this business?

Zhou You was a little curious. Du Taiyue was not someone to be trifled with. He could become a strong warrior by playing with poison. His talent, hard work and means were among the best in the world. He had many disciples under his command and the Wanli Swamp Sea was his strong rear base.

It is no exaggeration to say that killing Du Taiyue is as difficult as starting another war with the witches.

Offering a bounty would at most anger Du Taiyue, but it would have little effect other than that.

Generally speaking, people would stay as far away from such thankless tasks as possible.

Qianmiantang chose to intervene in this matter. They accepted the one-cent reward even though they knew there was something fishy about it. What confidence did they have?

"Qianmian Hall, um, I heard that the owner of the hall came from Dijing and came to the capital city to do business."

"There is another saying that he used to lead a powerful martial arts sect, but he lost in an internal struggle and fled to other places to start a business in the capital."

"There is also a legend that the founding fathers of Qianmian Hall were all floating boat warriors who came from the sea."

Zhou You obtained no less than a dozen versions, and finally confirmed that the origin of Qianmiantang was well hidden, and different news were spread to confuse the public.

What is particularly novel is that there is also a 'Haiwu' version, which involves overseas warriors.

In ancient times, there was no division into fifty states. There was only one land and one sky in the world.

After the Nine Cauldrons came into the world, various races fought endlessly, the earth's crust collapsed, the soil layers wrinkled, and mountains, rivers, oceans and other landforms were born.

Beyond the land lies the vast ocean and no roads. It is said that the area is ten or a hundred times larger than the fifty states combined.

Because it is sparsely populated and even more dangerous than the barren northern border, it hides many giant beasts, flowers and plants left over from ancient times, and even the remains of ancient warriors.

Driven by the legend, many warriors went out to sea on floating boats, looking for various opportunities and honing their boxing skills by fighting against the power of nature.

Over time, the warriors at sea formed a group. They were independent of the land, roaming in the vast ocean, walking on the waves to drive away whales and diving into the sea to grasp the moon.

To the warriors of the fifty states, the sea and sea warriors are undoubtedly mysterious and far away.

If Qianmiantang had Haiwu's background, it would not be afraid of Du Taiyue. There are countless rare treasures overseas, and many things that can resist and avoid poison.

The day after the reward was announced...

More than one hundred people died suddenly at the gate of Qianmian Hall. They were all warriors in the city who had gathered at the gate yesterday to watch the bounty.

This is undoubtedly a show of force and a warning from the Wandu Secret Shop.

It is obvious that Du Taiyue, who occupies the Wanli Swamp Sea, is not an old otaku who never goes out of the house. His minions and spies are distributed throughout the city.

Zhou You had expected this. Wanli Swamp Sea was rich in resources and often sold large quantities of supplies to the outside world. Among them, the most popular were the highly poisonous substances and snake slaves. The former were used for assassinations and the latter were used as suicide squads.

Where there is white, there is black. There is no shortage of black gloves to do the dirty work. Du Taiyue and Wan Du Mi Fang specialize in this area.

In addition to Vip Manlun, his inner disciples also include several notorious killers who will do the job for money.

News soon spread that the attacker was one of Du Taiyue's disciples, Xizhong.

Lizard Swollen is a high-level martial artist who is skilled in poisonous arts and keeps strangers away. He also likes to change his appearance and go in and out of the bustling city. Whenever he has a conflict with others, he will poison and kill all living people within a ten-mile radius.

A few years ago, he had done the same thing once in the city, but was beaten half to death by the strong men in the city, and never dared to set foot here again.

Later, people only heard that the lizard was roaming in other cities and committing numerous bloody crimes. Ten cities under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital had bounties and bans on him, and if he was seen, he would be killed without mercy.

Zhou You was also lucky. During his time living in Gongliang City, he did not encounter any evil people like Lizard Swollen.

Lizard Swollen killed people in the city and poisoned more than a hundred warriors in front of the Qianmian Hall. Obviously, this represents the attitude of the Ten Thousand Poisons Secret Workshop. In the past, Du Taiyue would have restrained his disciples' behavior, but now...

The bounty offered by Qianmiantang tore the relationship apart. The tacit understanding between the two sides that they had been living in peace was gone, and a faint smell of blood could be smelled in the air.

We have lived in peace for so many days, and now there is another big war!

"As I said, the powerful warrior from the Thousand Faces Hall has shown up."

"The commander of the city gate guards took the lead, and the other noble families came forward together to invite Qianmiantang to come out and explain."

"This matter has become a big deal. I heard that Du Taiyue has said that if he is not satisfied, he will kill a million people."

A million lives. Are they going to harvest half of the city's population?
Qin Lie and other martial arts gym owners who were on good terms brought some news circulating in the market.

The order in the capital city cannot be disturbed. Even if we want to fight Du Taiyue, it cannot happen in the capital city. There are so many noble families in the city!
Everyone knows that poison is extremely lethal and has no eyes. No one, rich or poor, can escape its effects.

During the great battle with the sorcerer, the terrifying killing power of the doll cup held by Fu Manlun had spread to the provincial capital and other cities afterwards.

Will this negotiation determine whether there will be another battle with the Wan Du Secret Shop?

Let’s see what Qianmiantang’s trump card is.
If Qianmiantang's trump card is not enough to offset Du Taiyue's power, then the final outcome may be... Qianmiantang will have to pay a price for the bounty, and by that time the number of deaths will be more than a hundred, perhaps even a hundred times more.

Zhou You was in Daqian Martial Arts Hall, paying close attention to Xiang all the time. As a result, a few days later...

"A strong warrior from the Thousand Faces Hall intercepted the lizard in the downtown area, broke his poison with one palm strike, and killed him with two palm strikes."

"The swollen lizard's body was hanging on a pole next to the reward for Du Taiyue. Flies were swarming around it, and its belly was swollen."

Good guy!
"Can you find out the name of the powerful warrior in Qianmiantang?"

"The day is long, the boxing skills are the Hundred Tribulations Swords, containing the killing power of all the weapons in the world and the palm and finger strength; he tore open the poisonous armor of the swollen lizard with his bare hands, destroyed the protective poison, and broke the innate poison that dissolved the muscles and bones."

As a disciple of Du Taiyue, Xizhong practiced high-end poison weapons. The poison he refined could even make powerful warriors retreat. His body also had two layers of defense, outer armor and poison energy, but he was still easily killed in two hits.

This is undoubtedly a show of force from Qianmiantang. Anyone who dares to come will die, unless Du Taiyue takes action himself!

After hearing the news, Zhou You had a hunch that Qianmian Hall and the aristocratic families had reached a consensus.

As expected, Qianmiantang then threw out another big order, offering a bounty for the assassination of all members of the Wandu Secret Workshop outside.

This time it was an all-out war.

Unlike the one copper coin reward for Du Taiyue, the rewards for ordinary apprentices are quite generous.

Although poison skills are dangerous, money is attractive, and many warriors have selected a number of rewards to try their luck.

Then, Zhou You found that the melon had fallen on his head.

Because they were going to fight against poisonous warriors, many warriors wanted to be prepared and frantically purchased secret medicines for detoxification, poison avoidance and resistance. Massive orders that increased a hundredfold flooded into various pharmacies in the city.

Xingrentang's business is growing at a rapid pace.

When Zhou You rested at night, he suddenly realized that the bed was too big and it was too spacious for one person to sleep on.

His wife and concubine were working overtime all night, leaving him alone in the empty room and unable to sleep!

Alas, it is me, the Ganoderma lucidum pharmacist, who has to take action!

(End of this chapter)