It was getting dark quickly!
It is not a dark and windy night tonight, but because this is on the mountain outside the imperial capital, there are not many people living here. After dark, the patches of woods on the mountain become a natural barrier. Although it is pitch black in the forest, it is not easy to be seen.
The mountain is called Bijia Mountain. It is outside the north gate of the Imperial Capital City. It got its name because of its shape which resembles a pen holder. There is a village at the foot of the mountain with hundreds of households living there. There are a few families living scattered on the mountain, but they are all small. Among those families, the residence of the current Imperial Physician is on Bijia Mountain. People living at the foot of the mountain say that the Imperial Physician does not like to live in the city because every inch of land in the city is worth a lot of money and a big house is worth a huge amount of money, which he cannot afford. He is not comfortable living in a small house by himself, so he built a house on Bijia Mountain, opened two medicine gardens in front and behind the house, planted some medicinal herbs, hired some servants to help take care of it, and lived a semi-secluded life outside the Imperial Capital City.
In addition to the fact that the Chief Physician lives on Bijia Mountain, the spring water transported to the Imperial Medical Bureau in the city these days also comes from Bijia Mountain. To be precise, it is transported from the Chief Physician's house on the mountain. There happens to be a living spring in the Chief Physician's house, which is said to be particularly spiritual. The Chief Physician chose to build a house here because this spring is suitable for cooking and making medicine. So the Chief Physician directly had the water from Bijia Mountain transported to the backyard of the Imperial Medical Bureau's office, and made the spring water into Ganlan Water, which was used to prepare Yuanqi Soup.
In addition, the Chief Physician also asked his servants to help deliver the mountain spring water, and they did not charge a penny. Everyone who knew about this gave him a thumbs up, praising the Chief Physician for his benevolence and medical skills, and for always considering the people, and calling him a good official.
Yan Liqiang worked in the backyard of the Imperial Medical Bureau's office for twelve hours, a full hour, and only received a few dozen copper coins. Then he handed in his work and left the backyard of the Imperial Medical Bureau's office. Several workers who were working with him were exhausted after a day's work, so they took the money and went home. Yan Liqiang took the money and went out of the north gate of the Imperial Capital City. He waited outside the north gate for a while and saw several carriages delivering water to the Imperial Medical Bureau coming out of the city and preparing to return to Bijia Mountain. He followed the carriages from a distance and came to Bijia Mountain outside the city. He did not stop until he saw the carriages enter a house halfway up the Bijia Mountain. He then flashed into the woods beside the mountain path. The man turned into a shadow in the woods, stepped on the tree trunks and walked through. In the blink of an eye, he came to a tall birch tree outside the house. He hid behind the branches and leaves of the tree, watching the scene in the yard.
Having worked in the backyard of the Imperial Medical Service for a whole day today, Yan Liqiang learned everything he needed to know. He knew that this house in the mountains was the home of the current chief imperial physician, and it was also the source of the mountain spring water that was transported to the backyard of the Imperial Medical Service.
The carriages and horses carrying spring water stopped after entering the front yard of the house. Lanterns were hung in the yard and braziers were lit, making the yard brightly lit.
"Everyone, work harder. We have to deliver water to the city one more time today before the city gates are closed. You can rest when you come back..." The coachman disguised as a master of the Night Ghost Army recognized by Yan Liqiang shouted loudly when he jumped off the carriage, urging the servants in the yard to quickly unload the buckets of water from the carriage.
After stopping the carriage, several servants in the mansion and the coachmen of several other carriages quickly unloaded the wooden barrels on the carriage, and then moved the barrels filled with water back onto the carriage. In just five or six minutes, the carriages were filled with water again. Then the coachmen drove the carriages again, shouting and going down the mountain to transport the water to the Imperial Medical Office.
Yan Liqiang was watching from the side. The servants and coachmen in the whole yard had a clear division of labor and a tacit understanding. Several of the servants were much stronger than others, and their lower body skills were very stable. One of them could load a large bucket of water onto the cart with one hand. It was obvious that they had practiced martial arts, and were at least masters who had advanced to the level of martial arts masters. Judging from the tacit understanding of these people and their aura, these people were definitely not ordinary servants, and were very likely members of the White Lotus Sect.
The wooden barrels unloaded from the carriage were taken by the servants and walked towards the inside of the house!
Yan Liqiang flashed and changed his position, leaping onto a tree not far away, hiding high up, and staring at where the servants took the empty barrels.
The servants passed through two doorways and carried the barrels directly to the backyard.
The backyard of the house was next to a moss-covered mountain wall. There was a cave entrance under the mountain wall, and a trickle of water flowed out of the cave. The servants in the house placed the wooden barrels they had brought at the entrance of the cave, then moved the wooden barrels filled with water away from the entrance of the cave and returned to the front yard. The division of labor was very clear.
Yan Liqiang was looking at the wooden barrels placed at the entrance of the cave. He was secretly wondering whether he should go down and take a look when a man walked out of the cave. He looked around vigilantly, then picked up two large wooden barrels with one hand and walked back into the cave.
When he saw that man, Yan Liqiang was shocked again. Although it was dark, Yan Liqiang's eyesight still allowed him to see the man's face clearly. That man was also Lu Tianxing, one of the Eight Vajras of the White Lotus Sect, whom Yan Liqiang had met before. He had fought with Yan Liqiang in Huizhou City last time.
At this moment, Lu Tianxing changed his clothes and looked like a manager. The skin on his face had more wrinkles and was darker, and he had a beard. He must have used simple disguise to modify and change his appearance. It would be difficult for people who had never seen him to recognize him, but in Yan Liqiang's eyes, he recognized him at a glance.
Half a minute later, Lu Tianxing came out again, took away a few large wooden barrels, walked into the cave, and after running four times in a row, he finally brought all the wooden barrels outside the cave into the cave.
After watching Lu Tianxing carrying the big wooden barrel into the cave for the last time, Yan Liqiang looked at the backyard and observed the surrounding environment. Finding that no one was paying attention, his whole body suddenly bounced up from the tree, and his body changed like a dragon in the air. In a few stretches, he flew more than ten feet and landed on the wall of the backyard without a trace of wind. Then he flashed and came to the entrance of the cave.
As soon as Yan Liqiang reached the entrance, he heard a click from the cave, as if the iron door was locked. Then, two people's footsteps came out of the cave and walked out. Yan Liqiang flashed and rose several feet high. He stuck tightly behind a protruding cliff above the cave and hid his body...
"Damn it, today's work is finally over. I can take a break and go back to have a drink..." Lu Tianxing's voice came from the entrance of the cave, "I'm really exhausted these days!"
"Don't be careless. The more times like this, the more careful we must be. If something goes wrong and the Holy Lord's plan is ruined, we can't afford it!" Another voice came from the cave entrance. As soon as he heard the voice, even without seeing the person who spoke, Yan Liqiang knew that this person was another one of the Eight Vajra of the White Lotus Sect, Situ Fei...
I came to Bijia Mountain to explore the area, but I didn't expect that I would end up in a den of thieves. The White Lotus Sect's base in the Imperial Capital City is actually hidden on Bijia Mountain, in the home of the current imperial physician who is praised by countless people in the Imperial Capital City. Who would have thought? This is really crazy...
Hiding behind the stone wall, Yan Liqiang quietly licked his lips, feeling that he had really hit the jackpot this time...
(End of this chapter)