Chapter 64: Finding The Whereabout
Jia Hao’s expression turned strange when he realized what sort of place Phoenix Cloud Pavilion was.
‘ Eh? So my wife really gave permission to go there? Why? Because I have not consummated my marriage with her?’
Jia Hao could see the train of her thoughts. After all, she doesn’t want to be labeled as a wife who deprived her husband of the physical pleasure of women.
However, she was also not ready to give her body to Jia Hao. So, the only thing she can do is to allow Jia Hao to go to Phoenix Cloud Pavilion.
” Well, Does…Anyone else from our household goes?” Jia Hao asked in a low voice.
” Many elders go in the weekend.” Old Yang answered in a similar low voice.
” What about Father in Law?”
” He…” Old Yang hesitated. ” Why should he go to such a place?”
” Really?” Jia Hao raised his brows as he looked at Old Yang skeptically.
” Well…” Old Yang looked around as he whispered ” One year ago, Patriarch slipped to the Phoenix Cloud Pavilion.”
” Then?”
” After that, Madame Li… I don’t know anything particular.” Old Yang was about to say something but refrained.
” Everything got restricted for Patriarch for six months. Now, if someone utters the name of Phoenix Cloud Pavlion, Patriarch would beat him up.”
‘ Damn, Is my Mother in Law that fierce?’ Jia Hao couldn’t help but sigh.
No matter how powerful a man becomes, his wife truly becomes his bane at home.
” Why do you ask, Young Lord?” Old Yang looked at Jia Hao with suspicious gaze.
” What? I am just gathering some information. That’s all.” Jia Hao shrugged as he turned around, walking away.
” Haah, It’s good to be young.” Old Yang sighed as he saw him leaving.
Jia Hao’s mind raced with many possibilities as he walked our from the Cai Family mansion.
‘ Well, Now I have reached Earthen Organ Stage, I can easily sprint to the city easily.’ Jia Hao mumbled inwardly as he took a deep breath and started to jog.
In fifteen minutes, he reached Nanhai City streets without breaking much sweat. Looking at his body, Jia Hao nodded with satisfaction.
‘ Not bad. My physical condition really improved a lot.’ Jia Hao looked at the bustling market as he strolled in the streets. However, unknowingly, he came near the Fragrant Medicine Store.
” Ugh! That damned beast! What a bad day it was.”
” Hehe, Ol’ He, You should be grateful to the heavens that it’s only a minor injury. Otherwise, the Black Ointment of Fragrant Medicine Store wouldn’t have helped you.”
Jia Hao saw one injured hunter walking with the support of another. However, seeing the injured hunter, Jia Hao’s mind stirred as he thought of a thing.
‘ Wait, If that Moonlight Rapist was severely injured, then he would have sought medicine to heal himself, no? But on the other hand, there is no way he would appear directly as the City Guards have spies planted everywhere.’
‘ A place which is out of suspicion…And easily available medicine…No, he wouldn’t have relied on a single medicine store.’
Suddenly, Jia Hao felt his brain was much clearer when he was thinking about such things. He realized that after the Earthen Organ Stage, his brain was also tempered by the flow of energy, making all his neurons hyperactivate.
Although he didn’t feel much upgrade in his vision as he already had Sage’s Divine Eyes, his other senses were sharpened even more.
Especially when Zhu Wuya attacked him, Jia Hao’s brain processed everything so fast that he felt his attack pretty slow. In the meantime, he had already picked which move to use to counterattack and poured all his energy into his.
That and his Sage’s Divine Eyes found a weak spot and Jia Hao delivered a fatal strike.
‘ I really didn’t want to kill him. But in panic, I squeezed all my strength. Besides, I think he has gotten old so…Well, He died so who cares…’
Thinking about that, Jia Hao walked to the Fragrant Medicine Store.
When Pharmacist Mo heard Jia Hao came to the store, he personally walked to greet him.
” Ah, Young Master Jia, It’s good to see you here.”
” Elder Mo, No need for pleasantries. I am here to inquire about something.” Jia Hao sat before him as he spoke.
” What is it, Young Master Jia? I will definitely help you.” Pharmacist Mo nodded.
” Have you heard about the Moonlight Rapist getting injured and might be staying somewhere in Nanhai City?”
” I have heard. The City Guards informed all the medicine stores to remain alert in case of any theft of rare medicines.” Pharmacist Mo nodded.
” As far as I know, his right arm was injured along with his dantian. So, he might need some special and aged medicinal herbs at this moment.”
” However, I believe there is also a chance he already escaped from the city. Otherwise, the City Guards would have caught him till now.”
Hearing Pharmacist Mo, Jia Hao grasped the situation even better. ” But, He is injured, no? How could he have gone outside without any suspicion?”
” Hmm, That’s also true.”
Jia Hao suddenly thought of something. ” Then, Assume he wants to heal himself at home. What sort of medicines he would need?”
” For example, A two hundred year Blood Lingzhi, a century old Spotted Condopsis Root, A century old Azure Light Flower, and…” Pharmacist Mo gave a list.
” And after that, take small portions of them and prepare some ointment to apply outside and a soup to drink. These herbs are very rare and expensive and our store only has a few.”
” And even if he takes all of them, it will take at least two months before he recovers.”
” Then, May I see if any of these herbs were sold past fifteen days?” Jia Hao asked. Pharmacist Mo nodded as he called the receptionist with the account book.
Sure enough, someone paid more than 10,000 taels of gold and purchased a century old Spotten Condopsis Roots. And it was sold twice in last month.
” One was from our regular customer Mr. Ning. He is a merchant and he has been purchasing the root once in every two months since last year.” The receptionist replied.
” As for the other one…She was a woman wearing expensive jewelry. She said it was for her…Child, I think?”
” She was a middle aged woman holding a basket of vegetables and meat.”
Jia Hao’s eyes narrowed when he heard that. It aligned with a theory he thought earlier.
Disguise.
After knowing the description of the woman, Jia Hao nodded as he turned around before rushing away.
There are three main medicinal stores with rare herbs. Excluding Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, There should be Purple Pine Store and Xian Medicinal Pavilion.
‘ If my guess is correct, that woman must have gone to these places together with other ingredients.’
Checking one by one, and bribing the receptionists and accountants a a few hundred taels of gold, Jia Hao got the information he wanted.
And behold! It was the same middle aged woman who purchased the two century old Blood Lingzhi and Azure Light Flower!
‘ That bastard! He is here!’ Jia Hao’s mind raced as he formed a map of Nanhai City.
‘ Now the last question. Where is he hiding?’
