The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

"A unique poison?"

Jia Daoshi became even more curious.

Sure enough, Jia Bing is no simple character.

“That’s right, but this poison needs to be prepared.” Jia Bing continued to explain, “On Black Tiger Mountain next to Jiajia Village, there is a kind of wood. If you cut a hole in its root, a white liquid with a fishy smell will flow out. This liquid can paralyze the nerves of the prey.”

"This one kind of poison alone is not enough!"

"We also need to find a golden-yellow unicorn scorpion from the mountains. The venom inside this scorpion is fatal if touched!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Daoshi immediately perked up: "Then, can we find this kind of one-horned scorpion now?"

If I could concoct this venom, my peacock feathers would definitely become a deadly weapon!

However, scorpions usually hibernate during the winter.

Hard to find.

"It shouldn't be a problem. I know where to find it, it just will take some time," Jia Bing nodded.

“Alright!” Jia Daoshi knew that there was no time to lose, so he immediately said, “This matter is entrusted to you. You must prepare this poison as soon as possible.”

"Alright! Don't worry, Master! Jia Bing will definitely do a great job!"

Jia Bing was very excited because he did not expect Jia Daoshi to value his opinion so much.

To enable Jia Bing to travel faster, Jia Daoshi specially assigned a carriage to him.

Next, Jia Daoshi instructed Jia Hu to operate the bellows and increase the firepower, as he now wanted to produce more needles.

These are like bullets!

Ammunition is always better the more it is!

With the Peacock Feather and Jia Bing's unique poison, if the Sun Moon Cult or the Fifth Prince's people came, it would definitely give them a big surprise!

The flames inside the stove were leaping very high.

The blacksmith's workshop was steaming hot.

But then the sky darkened again, and snowflakes began to fall intermittently.

Today is not a market day. Because of the sudden snowfall and the cold weather, there are very few pedestrians on the streets of Yilan County.

Even if there were people there, they were just a few small vendors who packed up their stalls and hurried home, cursing and swearing.

The streets were sparsely populated, but one figure stood out.

The man was wearing a black brocade cloak, which alone distinguished him from the ordinary people around him.

Ordinary people, who can afford to wear such fine fabric?

Moreover, this person was holding a paper umbrella with a full lace pattern. The inner frame of the umbrella was made with colorful silk threads, and it would take more than 2,500 stitches to make up a peony flower.

This type of umbrella was used exclusively by the imperial court.

Baozhilin is the largest herbal medicine shop in Yilan County, besides Guangshenghao Pharmacy.

Many medicinal herbs that cannot be found in the market can be bought here.

At this moment, the old shopkeeper was dozing off behind the counter, warming himself by the brazier.

The weather is getting colder every day in winter, and I don't think there will be many customers today, so I might as well close early.

Just then, a person walked into the pharmacy.

The newcomer was tall and slender, his body shrouded in a black cloak, and his oil-paper umbrella was covered with snowflakes.

After putting away the oil-paper umbrella, a very clean face was revealed, with a neatly trimmed mustache and occasional flashes of shrewdness in his phoenix eyes.

"Sir, what do you need? Our shop has all kinds of top-quality medicinal herbs. Just tell us what you need."

The young waiter immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"I'm not buying medicine," the man said coldly. "I'm just asking for some information."

Upon hearing this, the young shop assistant immediately became displeased: "Asking for information? We at Baozhilin only sell medicine, not information. Besides, we don't sell information here."

The master hates fighting and killing in the martial arts world the most, so there's no way he can find out any information about it!

The visitor was not angry. He reached into his pocket, took out a heavy silver ingot, and placed it directly on the counter.

It looks like it's official silver, a full fifty taels.

"Wow! That's incredibly extravagant!" the waiter muttered to himself.

"Now, can you ask around?" The man asked expressionlessly, his tone indifferent.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" At this moment, the old shopkeeper also came to his senses and said with a smile, "Sir, please feel free to ask whatever you need."

"Do you have Donglong grass in your shop?"

“Yes! Sir, you’ve come to the right place. In the entire city of Yilan, only I have Donglong grass for sale. This grass is very rare…” the old shopkeeper immediately introduced.

"Who has come here to buy this herb these past few days?" The visitor interrupted the old shopkeeper.

Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper's face showed a thoughtful expression: "Yes! This Donglong grass is not usually bought by many people, so I remember clearly the people who have bought it. Just in the last few days, someone bought a lot of Donglong grass and almost emptied the shop's inventory."

"Who is the other party?"

"He looks like a butler, doesn't he?"

"The housekeeper? Which household's housekeeper? Do you know?"

"I know, it's in a manor in the eastern suburbs outside the city. That manor is huge and easy to find. It used to be the property of Guanglong Sword Shop and has been vacant for a long time, but recently someone has moved in."

Upon hearing this, the man nodded, asked no further questions, turned around, opened his oil-paper umbrella, and slowly left.

……

At this time, Jia Daoshi had crafted two more peacock feather shells and was polishing some of the mechanisms inside.

At the entrance of the manor, Steward Sun, accompanied by two maids, was trimming the greenery outside the wall.

Just then, a figure carrying an oil-paper umbrella slowly walked to the manor gate and said softly, "I didn't expect there to be such a joyous occasion at your residence. Old man, may I have a bowl of celebratory wine?"

Butler Sun turned around with a suspicious look: "Are you a friend of our master?"

"No, it's not that. I was just passing by Guibao Manor and saw that there was a happy occasion there, so I wanted to share in the joy. Also, I wanted to ask your family head about some things."

"I see. You want to drink some wedding wine? I'll go get it for you. As for asking about things, you don't need to ask my master. Just ask this old servant. My master is busy right now!"

Steward Sun didn't want to disturb Jia Daoshi at this time.

Once Jia Daoshi entered the blacksmith's workshop, apart from his wives, no one dared to disturb him.

"This matter should be discussed with your family head." The visitor seemed quite stubborn.

Steward Sun turned to look at the man again and found that he had an extraordinary bearing and seemed to be someone of great importance. After hesitating for a moment, he went back into the manor and found Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu: "Mistress, a strange person has come to the manor. He says he wants a cup of wedding wine and insists on finding the head of the family to ask for some information. What do you think?"

"A strange person?" Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu exchanged a glance.

“Since we’re already at the door, let’s invite them in. I’ll go find Daoshi.” Di Qinglin nodded.

"Yes! I'll go right away."

Butler Sun turned and walked towards the manor gate.