The few of them quickly arrived outside the noodle house. The person in charge of monitoring Zhou Han's group immediately came forward to report the situation.
"City Lord, Kong Yang and the others are eating noodles at the leftmost table," the person said.
This noodle house was quite famous in Nanjiang City. Many high-ranking officials and nobles would frequent this noodle house. Hence, the City Lord wasn't surprised that Kong Yang and the others were eating noodles here.
"Oh, is the person wearing the bamboo hat here?" The City Lord asked.
"That person is here … That person is really strange. Even when eating noodles, he still doesn't take off his bamboo hat," the person who reported the situation replied.
The advisor beside the City Lord immediately said, "City Lord, let's go to the private room upstairs. The view there is good and we can see the situation in that direction. We will then send someone over to knock off that person's bamboo hat."
"Okay." The City Lord nodded in agreement. He was naturally familiar with this noodle house.
The few of them walked into the noodle house. As soon as they entered, many people started to strike up a conversation with them.
The waiter quickly came forward to welcome them. "City Lord, do you want to go upstairs to the private room?"
The waiter naturally didn't dare to be disrespectful to the City Lord. Of course, it was the same for Zhou Han, Kong Yang, and the others.
However, Kong Yang, Zhou Han, and the others didn't ask for a private room. Instead, they just sat outside.
"Okay, we want the private room on the upper right," the advisor said directly.
"Then, follow me." The waiter quickly led the way. Soon, they arrived at the private room on the second floor on the right.
Sitting by the window of the private room, the City Lord and the advisor could see most of the situation below, including Kong Yang and Zhou Han's table. The person wearing the bamboo hat was also within their line of sight. As long as the bamboo hat was knocked off, they would immediately be able to see the person's face clearly.
They were satisfied with this position.
Once everything was in place, the City Lord ordered one of his people to take action. In order to not let the other party discover anything, that person didn't follow them to the second floor. Instead, he sat at a table below and pretended to order a bowl of noodles. When the City Lord gave the order, he immediately walked towards Kong Yang and the others.
Soon, that person arrived near Kong Yang and the others. At this time, Kong Yang and the others still didn't discover anything, which naturally made the City Lord happy.
Seeing that Kong Yang and the others were not vigilant at all, the person who went over became bolder. He pretended to accidentally fall and directly bumped into Apothecary Luo, who was wearing a bamboo hat.
Everything happened so suddenly that Apothecary Luo was caught off guard even though he knew what was going to happen.
Of course, this was related to how weak he was. If it had been Linlong, he would have been able to see through him no matter how well he tried to conceal himself.
Not only did the man who pretended to fall hit Kong Yang, but he also swung his arms and legs, sending Kong Yang's bamboo hat flying.
If you do well, I'll definitely give you a raise! This situation satisfied the City Lord.
At this moment, he naturally widened his eyes and stared at the man in the bamboo hat. The advisor beside him also did the same.
In an instant, a rather ordinary face appeared before their eyes.
On the right side of this face, there was a new scar. This scar made this ordinary face look a little ugly.
This face was a little unfamiliar to the City Lord and the advisor. They seemed to have never seen this person before.
However, it didn't matter. An artist they brought out had already picked up a brush and started drawing this person's portrait.
As soon as the artist started drawing, another person beside them exclaimed, "I've seen this person before!"
"Yes, where did you see him? Do you know who he is?" the City Lord asked hurriedly.
"I've seen him in a medicine shop in the city, but he didn't have this scar on his face," the person replied.
"This scar must be new. In order to not let others see it, he always wears a big bamboo hat," the advisor said.
"You're right, Advisor." The City Lord nodded in agreement.
The two of them didn't know that this new scar was caused by Linlong recently. At that time, it could be said that he had suddenly thought of this idea.
This way, he finally found a reason to wear a big bamboo hat.
"But since you saw him in a medicine shop, the people in the medicine shop might not know him." The advisor frowned.
After all, this person might have gone to buy ingredients. In this case, there was a high chance that the people in the medicine shop did not know him.
"City Lord, Advisor, don't worry. At that time, the shopkeeper of the medicine shop was talking cheerfully with him. They seemed to know each other. As long as we ask the shopkeeper, we should be able to find out who he is," the person said.
While they were talking, the person who had deliberately knocked Apothecary Luo down had already apologized to him.
Apothecary Luo reluctantly accepted it, but Kong Yang was not. He stood up and scolded the person who had deliberately knocked Apothecary Luo down.
After all, Kong Yang was the third young master of the Kong Residence. If he didn't stand up and find trouble with the person in this situation, it wouldn't be right.
After a series of apologies, Kong Yang allowed the man to leave.
Kong Yang and the others sat back in their chairs. At this time, they naturally pretended to not be in the mood to eat.
After receiving Linlong's signal, they pretended to leave with ugly expressions.
The City Lord and the others' actions could not be hidden from Linlong, who was hiding in the dark. After confirming that the City Lord had seen Apothecary Luo's face, Linlong naturally let Kong Yang and the others leave.
Soon, Kong Yang and the others saw Linlong.
"Young Master, did the City Lord and the others take the bait?" Zhou Han couldn't help but ask when he saw Linlong.
"Yes, they took the bait. The person who knocked Apothecary Luo was one of them." Linlong nodded.
"That's good." Hearing Linlong's words, Zhou Han and the others naturally heaved a sigh of relief.
On the other side, the City Lord directly let that person lead them to the medicine shop.
Soon, they arrived outside of a medicine shop called Xing An Medicine Shop.
"City Lord, I saw that person in this medicine store." That person hurriedly said after arriving here.
"Alright, let's go in and ask the shopkeeper to see if he knows that person," the advisor immediately said.
After saying that, the few of them walked into the medicine shop.
"City Lord, Advisor, why are you all here?" Seeing the group of people walking over, the shopkeeper of the medicine shop hurriedly came out to welcome them.
"We are here to ask a person if you have seen him before. You must answer honestly!" The advisor said with a solemn expression.
"City Lord, Advisor, don't worry. If I have seen him before, I will definitely answer honestly," the shopkeeper hurriedly said.
"En." The City Lord nodded and then said to the artist beside him, "Show him the portrait."
In a short period of time, the artist had already drawn Apothecary Luo's face. One had to admit that the artist's painting skills were extremely good. Although it was a short period of time, he was still able to draw Apothecary Luo's face. When the City Lord and the others looked at the portrait, it was as though they were looking at Apothecary Luo wearing a bamboo hat standing in front of them.
The artist immediately took out the portrait and unfurled it in front of the shopkeeper.
After taking a closer look at the portrait, the shopkeeper couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. "Isn't that Apothecary Luo?"
"Apothecary Luo? Do you know him? "The advisor hurriedly asked.
"I do. Apothecary Luo is an alchemist from a small town in Nanjiang City." The shopkeeper nodded.
"Oh? How strong is he?" The City Lord couldn't help but ask.
At this moment, he was a little suspicious. After all, an alchemist from a small town should be somewhat weak. For such a person to be recruited by Zhou Han, something was not right.
"His strength is not bad. It's a waste of his talent to be an alchemist in such a small town. In my opinion, he should have entered a large faction like the Kong Residence," the shopkeeper said.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, the City Lord didn't have any doubts in his heart. With such strength, it wasn't surprising that he was recruited by Zhou Han.
It must be because of Zhou Han's recruitment that he left that small town, the City Lord thought to himself.
"En." The City Lord nodded and continued to ask, "Other than that, what else do you know about him?"
"I don't know. Our interactions were only about alchemy. As for his daily life, he never mentioned it to me," the shopkeeper replied.
After asking a few more questions and confirming that they couldn't get any more information, the City Lord and the others left.
After leaving the shop, the City Lord looked at the advisor and asked, "Advisor, do you feel that something is wrong?"
"I don't feel anything wrong," the advisor replied.
"If that's the case, then Yang Tianming must have a conflict with Kong Yang. That's why he framed the man wearing the bamboo hat," the City Lord said with a nod.
During this period of time, they already knew that the reason why Yang Tianming's leg was broken was related to Zhou Han, Kong Yang, and the others.
The two of them didn't expect that it was all arranged by Lin Long.
"City Lord, we can't let Yang Tianming off!" The advisor frowned.
"I'll leave this matter to you, Advisor!" The City Lord immediately said.
"Alright!" The advisor replied.
Soon, the two of them left the noodle shop. Once they left, the advisor went to find Yang Tianming.
Seeing the advisor, Yang Tianming hurriedly asked, "Advisor, did you notice that there's something wrong with that person?"
"Hehe, Yang Tianming, you have guts. You actually dared to deceive the City Lord!" The advisor sneered.
"Advisor, how did I deceive the City Lord?" Yang Tianming couldn't help but be surprised.
"Let me tell you, the City Lord and I have already seen the man wearing the bamboo hat. He is a famous alchemist in our Nanjiang City. There's a reason why he wore the bamboo hat. There's a new wound on his face. This wound made his face a little ugly, so he naturally didn't want others to see it," the advisor said.
Yang Tianming was stunned and hurriedly said, "Advisor, I don't think it's that simple."
"That's just what you think. We've already seen it with our own eyes. Why would we believe your nonsense?" The advisor said coldly.
Then, he looked at the person next to him and said, "Break his left hand for me!"
"Advisor, don't!" Yang Tianming was shocked and hurriedly shouted.
However, after the advisor finished speaking, he had already walked out. The subordinate next to him immediately pulled Yang Tianming over.
Soon, a blood-curdling scream rang out. After that, Yang Tianming's left hand was directly broken.
After breaking his left hand, the advisor immediately got someone to throw him out.
There must be something fishy here. The person wearing the mask is definitely not a simple person. I must find someone who believes me! Looking at the City Lord's Mansion, Yang Tianming thought viciously.
Before he could think of anyone to look for, a person had already walked to his side.
Seeing the person's expressionless face, Yang Tianming couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"I'm Young Master Zhou Han's man," the person said.
Young Master Zhou Han? After being stunned for a moment, Yang Tianming immediately realized that Zhou Han was in cahoots with the man wearing the bamboo hat.
"What do you want?" Thinking of this, Yang Tianming's expression immediately became extremely ugly.
"It's simple. I want you to shut your mouth!" The person in front of him said.
After saying that, he directly slapped Yang Tianming. Yang Tianming couldn't dodge at all, so he was directly slapped unconscious.
This person was indeed Zhou Han's man. The reason why he came over was also because of Lin Long's instructions.
After slapping Yang Tianming unconscious, he directly stuffed Yang Tianming into a sedan chair at the side and then ordered people to carry the sedan chair to Kong Yang's residence.
Soon, he saw Lin Long, Zhou Han, Kong Yang, and the others.
"Young Master, the person in this sedan chair is Yang Tianming," he hurriedly said.
After saying that, he pulled Yang Tianming out. Looking at the still unconscious Yang Tianming, Lin Long and the others couldn't help but nod their heads because this person was indeed Yang Tianming.
"Wake him up," Lin Long immediately said.
That person immediately woke Yang Tianming up. When Yang Tianming, who had just woken up, saw Lin Long and the others standing beside him, his expression immediately changed.
"You all … What do you all want?" He said in horror.
Kong Yang sneered. "Yang Tianming, I have never treated you badly. Why did you do this?"
"I …" Yang Tianming, whose face was pale, didn't know what to say for a moment.
Then, Kong Yang respectfully looked at Lin Long and asked, "Master, how should we deal with him?"
"Do as you see fit," Lin Long said indifferently.
"If we keep him alive, he will probably find someone else to cause trouble for Master. So, I suggest that we directly kill him," Kong Yang said straightforwardly.
"That's right, directly kill him," Zhou Han also said.
"Third Young Master, don't kill me. If you don't kill me, I will do anything to repay you!" Yang Tianming, who was so frightened that cold sweat appeared on his back, hurriedly said.
"We don't need someone like you to repay us!" Kong Yang sneered.
Then, he directly attacked Yang Tianming with his sword. Yang Tianming didn't even have the chance to make a sound before he died.
This matter was resolved just like that. Next, Lin Long and Kong Yang naturally focused all their attention on learning talisman studies.
Unknowingly, a few days had passed. Soon, it was the day of the competition.
On this day, the entire Kong family who could participate in the competition came to the Kong Residence.
The competition was divided into two days. The first day was a competition of the Ice Talisman Papers, and the second day was a competition of alchemy.
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