Chapter 608 Reunion after a long absence
Just because the female shopkeeper is none other than Lilac!
When they said goodbye to Kyoto, Gu Chan and she hadn't seen each other for more than a year. Gu Chan really didn't expect that the two of them would meet in a place like this today.
At this time, Ding Xiang hadn't noticed Gu Chan's arrival yet, and was still sitting behind the counter with her head down settling accounts as usual.
After Gu Chan was dumbfounded for a while, she finally came to her senses, quickly walked to the counter, stretched out her hand and knocked on the countertop.
Ding Xiang raised her head and saw Gu Chan for the first time. She froze on the spot, then stood up in shock and said, "Why are you here? Am I not dreaming?"
"Of course not!" Gu Chan said with a smile.
Ding Xiang laughed out loud for a moment, then she quickly ran out from behind the counter, opened her arms and gave Gu Chan a warm hug.
The big guys sitting in the lobby were all stunned.
Ding Xiang let go of Gu Chan, looked around and said, "This is my friend, you are busy with your business."
"This is not the place to talk. Let's find a room and chat slowly." Gu Chan whispered.
Ding Xiang agreed and immediately took Gu Chan and the others to a wing room on the fifth floor.
Dingxiang ordered her servants to bring a pot of fragrant tea to entertain her, and Dingxiang said, "Go and call the master."
"Yes, madam." The servant responded respectfully, excused himself and left.
Gu Chan looked surprised and said, "The boss? You mean Wang Tianxiao?"
"Yes!" Lilac said with a smile.
"So, this Wuyuanfang is opened by the two of you?" Gu Chan asked.
Lilac nodded affirmatively.
Gu Chan couldn't help but raise her thumb at Ding Xiang. She never imagined that these two people could open such a large pharmacy in Yaoye City on the border of Yexing Kingdom.
You know, when they parted ways in Kyoto, when Wang Tianxiao and Ding Xiang left, they said they would go to the Jiangnan area of Tiancang Kingdom to develop, but they didn't expect that they would come here all the way.
It's no wonder why Gu Chan can't find the two of them despite being a lord in Jiangnan for so long.
Thinking of this, Gu Chan couldn't help but say with emotion, "You guys really gave me a surprise! I used to think that you were in the Jiangnan area, but I just didn't know where you were. I didn't expect you to come to Yexing Kingdom."
"We had no choice. When we went to the Jiangnan area, we found that there was too much competition. Moreover, the second prince was the lord at that time. The officials, merchants and wealthy people in various places had extremely bad habits. We didn't earn as much as we paid in taxes, so we could only go out at night. The biggest advantage of Xingguo is that we don't have to pay the head tax and the business environment is good," Ding Xiang said with a grimace.
Gu Chan said seriously, "Then do you want to consider returning to Jiangnan City in the future? I am now the lord of Jiangnan. When I go back, I will have a meeting with them to discuss reducing the head tax for the people in Jiangnan."
"This is impossible! Can the prince allow you to do this?" Ding Xiang said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter whether he gives in or not, I am the lord and I have the final say." Gu Chan said firmly.
Ding Xiang was about to speak when the door was pushed open from the outside, and Wang Tianxiao walked in from the door wearing a handsome white robe.
After seeing Gu Chan sitting at the table, he happily walked over, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Brother Gu, long time no see, how are you?" "Oh! You are so handsome! You are really different from before. It looks different." Gu Chan said with a laugh.
"Isn't this all thanks to you? If you hadn't awakened me in the beginning, I'm afraid I would still be doing nothing!" Wang Tianxiao said gratefully.
While saying this, he sat across from Gu Chan and enthusiastically filled a cup of fragrant tea for her with his own hands.
Gu Chan knocked on the table in return, and then the three of them chatted while drinking tea, each telling the other about their experiences in the past year or so.
After hearing the other party's experience, Wang Tianxiao couldn't help but sigh and said, "You are more powerful. In just over a year, you have become a lord of Jiangnan. I really admire you."
"Awesome ass, I am the scapegoat who was made to do this. Do you think I am happy to be the lord of Jiangnan? You don't know that the prince has done me several times before, and he almost killed me. "Gu Chan said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"We believe in you. With your ability, it is absolutely impossible for the prince to kill you." Wang Tianxiao said.
Gu Chan waved her hand and stopped talking about this topic. She turned to the topic and said, "By the way, I came to Wuyuanfang today to ask you something."
"But it doesn't matter." Wang Tianxiao said nonchalantly.
"I think you should know that the guard in the City Lord's Mansion was infected with a strange disease before. I am now helping City Lord Ye investigate the matter and found that his saber was contaminated with Green King Powder, and this poison is only You sell them here," Gu Chan explained.
Wang Tianxiao and Ding Xiang looked at each other, with solemn expressions on their faces.
Gu Chan frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Brother Gu, let this girl go out and wait!" Wang Tianxiao said in a deep voice.
Gu Chan did not hesitate and immediately ordered the little maid standing next to her to wait outside the door.
After she went out, Wang Tianxiao whispered, "If it's you, then I'll tell you the truth. Our Wuyuanfang was robbed more than two months ago. Not only was a bottle of Green King Powder stolen, but also Five thousand taels of silver were also stolen.”
"Yes! It turned out that not long after, the guard in the city lord's palace contracted a strange disease, which caused panic throughout Yao Ye, so we didn't report the case. The loss itself was not big for us, and we didn't want to cause any trouble. "Ding Xiang shouted.
Gu Chan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. She believed in her two old friends, and what they said was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with them.
Wang Tianxiao quickly assured, "Brother Gu, you know very well how we two are as human beings. This strange disease must have nothing to do with us. We don't know why the stolen Green King Powder poison appeared in that place." On the guard's saber."
"Then have you found out who stole the Green King Powder?" Gu Chan asked.
Wang Tianxiao and Ding Xiang both shook their heads.
Gu Chan's face stiffened and her mood suddenly deteriorated. She originally thought that she could use this clue to find out something useful, but judging from the current situation, she was indeed overthinking.
If nothing is found here in Wuyuanfang, this clue will be lost.
Just as Gu Chan was thinking this and looking helpless, Ding Xiang said, "Gu Chan, I don't understand how this Green King Powder is related to the strange disease. Is it possible that the Green King Powder on the saber has something to do with it?" The strange disease has nothing to do with it at all, it’s just someone with ulterior motives, deliberately trying to confuse you!”
"It's possible, but if that's the case, it's not to confuse me, but to confuse Ye Tianyang." Gu Chan said with a smile.