Chapter 43: The Black Car

  Mingguang Bus Terminal

  Zhang Yi and Tong Hu stood quietly in a secluded corner, each carrying a travel bag.

  "Xiao Yi, it's best if we don't take the bus to Haiqing Province. The black market is in Ningxi City, so it's best if we find a taxi or even a black cab that can take us there directly." Tong Hu said in a low voice.

  Zhang Yi smiled bitterly and said: "If we charter a car to go over there, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money?"

  Tong Hu said, "Although it costs more money, for us, it will be safer. The ancient martial arts killer is like a shadow, if there are still killers looking for us, once we take the bus to leave, it will be very unsafe."

  Is it safe?

  Money?

  Zhang Yi chose safety directly.

  "I asked the two young brothers, where are you going? My car often runs long distances, and it seems like you're also heading out of town, why not use my car?"

  A middle-aged man with a pointed chin looked at Zhang Yi and Tong Hu's eyes scanning around, chuckled and walked over.

  "What bus? How much does it cost to go to Ningxi City in Haicheng Province?"

  That middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "I'm a taxi, the price is 8,000. The tolls and gas are on me! You just take care of food."

  Tong Hu and Zhang Yi exchanged a glance, then nodded and said: "Good! It's settled then. Can we set off immediately?"

  A middle-aged man secretly rejoiced in his heart and nodded frequently, saying: "Okay, okay, I'll call my wife to say something, and we can set off immediately."

  He took out his mobile phone, walked a few steps to the side, dialed a number, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Honey, I'm going to take two young men to Ningxi City for a trip. It's estimated that it will take several days to come back."

  A residential area in Mingguang City.

  Five or six burly men with tattoos on their upper bodies were gathered together playing cards, with a considerable amount of betting money placed on the table.

  One middle-aged man put down his phone, reached out to grab the money in front of him, stuffed it into his pocket and chuckled: "Got a fat sheep in the trap. Go wait at the carriage shop on the way."

  "Wow! From Mingguang City to Ningxi City, it's thousands of miles away. It seems like a big fat sheep indeed! Let's go, let's go, we brothers have been doing great business lately."

  "Haha......"

  Five or six big men quickly put on their clothes and rushed out.

  A taxi was driving on a flat highway, when it arrived at Daoli District, the young man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks looked through the rearview mirror at Zhang Yi and Tong Hu, and said with a smile: "Two brothers, my car has a bit of a problem, I need to take it to the repair shop up ahead to fix it. Don't worry, it's just a small problem, it'll be fixed in no time."

  Zhang Yi faintly responded with a "yes", turned his head to glance at Tong Hu who was meditating with his eyes closed, and also slowly closed his own eyes.

  A middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and cheekbones, looking at Zhang Yi and Tong Hu's appearance, secretly smiled in his heart. As the car drove near a repair shop, following the rotation of the steering wheel, the car drove into an alleyway.

  "Creak..."

  The taxi stopped beside a small grove of trees at the end of the alley.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at our destination."

  A middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks. A sly smile appeared on his face, he turned his head to glance at Zhang Yi and Tong Hu who were still meditating with their eyes closed, after speaking, he pushed the car door open with force, pulled out the car key, and quickly rushed out.

  Zhang Yi and Tong Hu opened their eyes, and when the two found out outside the car window. In addition to the driver with a cold smile on his face, there were five or six middle-aged men holding knives and iron bars, with malicious intentions on their faces. Suddenly, they frowned and exchanged a quick glance.

  "Could it be... we've encountered a black car?"

  Zhang Yi's face had a few strange expressions, and he opened his mouth to speak.

  Tong Hu said calmly: "I used to be abroad, encountered black cars countless times, very normal. Wait for me, I'll go and get rid of them."

  Zhang Yi stretched out his hand to stop Tong Hu, and said: "Forget it, your injuries haven't healed yet, let me do it!"

  As he spoke, he pushed open the car door.

  "What do you want to do? Robbery?"

  The middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and chin sneered: "Of course, we are going to rob you. Otherwise, do you think we want to invite you for a drink? If you know what's good for you, take out all the valuables on your body, otherwise, you will be beaten badly."

  Zhang Yi shook his head and sighed: "Since it's like this, then you can only blame your bad luck."

  A figure flashed by, and at the moment when the whip leg was drawn out, the cheekbone of a middle-aged man had already been kicked to pieces. His body, which was kicked flying, heavily knocked down two others to the ground.

  Arrow Step Dash!

  A plain and unadorned straight punch hit the chin of the sharp-mouthed monkey, and with a miserable cry from the opponent, his body flew out backwards.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Fist-to-flesh attacks, beating them until they cry out for their parents, each one curled up on the ground, loudly begging for mercy.

  It's not a fight of equal strength, it starts quickly and ends quickly too.

  "If you want to rob, I'll use the same method to treat you, take out all the valuable items on your body, otherwise you will be beaten badly."

  Zhang Yi looked at the kidnapper who was crouching on the ground with a mixture of smile and seriousness, and said.

  "Give, we give!"

  A burly man with a dragon tattoo on his neck gritted his teeth and shouted.

  A few minutes later.

  Zhang Yi drove the taxi away, leaving only those big men with only their shorts left on the edge of the small forest road, enduring physical pain and shivering.

  "I finally understand why that Hao senior in Shibei Town made you emit a killing aura, it's because you're too kind and too benevolent."

  Tong Hu sat in the back row seat, with a bitter smile on his face and said.

  Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean? Are you saying I didn't strike hard enough?"

  Tong Hu nodded and said: "That's right, if it were me, I would at least break their four limbs and cripple them, so they won't continue to harm others in the future."

  Zhang Yi fell silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "If we cripple them, they'll be done for life. Although they're not good people and what they've done is shameful, I don't have the right to deprive them of their future lives. I think today's events will teach them a lesson, and who knows, maybe in the future they can reform themselves."

  Tong Hu let out a deep sigh. He opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Yi, don't blame me for being ruthless and merciless. Over the years, I've seen too many people who are cruel and heartless, if I had been soft-hearted and weak-willed, I probably wouldn't have made it back alive to see you. The old man who saved me and taught me how to cultivate my skills once said: Greed is the original sin, desire is the source of evil. For this kind of person, it's best to eliminate their abilities, because we can't be certain that one day in the future, somewhere, we'll meet again, and we can't be certain if they harbor resentment towards us, or if they'll bring hidden dangers to ourselves."

  Zhang Yi fell silent. He knew Tong Hu said something very reasonable.

  But!

  It's too hard for him to abandon those people ruthlessly.

  The other party was after money and did not intend to take lives. He beat them up and gave them a lesson, which was already the bottom line he could bear.

  After a long time, Zhang Yi suddenly said: "Tiger, maybe in the future my mindset will change, but now, I can't do it. You know, as a doctor, saving lives and healing wounds is the foundation of being a doctor."

  Tong Hu smiled and said: "I understand..."

  What he said, actually didn't finish. What he wanted to say next was: It won't take long, I'm afraid your bottom line will keep falling, and that kindness will be abandoned many times.

  A few hours later.

  The two have arrived in Chuzhou City and abandoned the hijacked taxi, then took another taxi.

  "Master, go to the medicine market."

  Zhang Yi said.

  Tong Hu was puzzled and asked: "Xiao Yi, what are we doing at the medicine market?"

  Zhang Yi smiled and said, "Go see a senior who runs a medicinal herb business. I need some herbs. If he has them, ask him to set them aside for me; if not, ask him to help me find them."

  Tong Hu nodded slowly, he wasn't a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, although he also knew many medicinal herbs, but those were all learned from following Zhang Yi, as for using medicinal herbs to treat illnesses and save people, he was not skilled.

  Baiwei Hall Store

  Hong Zhanggui's mouth was curled up with a smile, as he flipped through the account book. Recently, his shop had been doing well, and although he had spent most of his savings to buy precious medicine for an old friend, he felt relieved and his mood was particularly pleasant.

  "Mr. Hong, it's been several months since we last met, and you look even more radiant than before!"

  A bright and cheerful laughter came from outside the shop door.

  Boss Hong looked up and saw Zhang Yi, he was overjoyed and walked out of the counter with a smile, saying: "Zhang Yi, you little devil ran to my place, absolutely good things, say it! What are you doing here this time?"

  Zhang Yi smiled and said: "It's still Old Hong who understands me! Actually, I came over this time to ask for Old Hong's help."

  "You said!"

  Hong Zhanggui's eyes narrowed slightly as he said with a smile.

  Zhang Yi said: "I need a few precious medicinal materials, if you have them here, please sell them to me. If not, can you help me find them and contact me? I'll be going out of town for some business soon and will return after a while."

  Hong Zhanggui asked: "What medicine?"

  Zhang Yi casually mentioned the names of several precious medicinal materials needed to treat Jiang Huifang, and only then did he speak up: "Old Man Hong, I don't have any money now, but please believe me, after a while, I will definitely bring enough money to come and trade with you."

  Hong Zhanggui smiled and said, "If I don't even trust you, then probably no one in this world is worthy of my trust! The several kinds of medicine you mentioned, our store only has one kind. As for the others, I'll help you find them, but whether we can find them or not, I dare not guarantee!"

  Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Then thank you, Old Hong! We still have other things to attend to, so we won't stay here any longer. Take care of your body!"

  "Go!"

  Hong Zhanggui smiled and waved his hand.

  ps：

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