After Long Xiao left the Donghai Pharmaceutical Building, he took a taxi to the shopping plaza in the eastern district to purchase the items needed for making human skin masks.
The human skin masks recorded in "Long Zang" are not made of real human skin, but are made by refining various materials to obtain a gelatin-like substance. After obtaining this substance and covering a human head model with it for a period of time, a mask can be obtained. The art of disguise recorded in "Long Zang" is far superior to the art of disguise passed down in China, and making human skin masks is just the basics.
After browsing in the shopping plaza for a while, Long Xiao bought several bags of items and then took another taxi back to Xinglin Grass Hall.
"Master, why did you buy so many things?" Mingyue asked curiously, seeing Long Xiao carrying two large bags.
Long Xiao pointed to the people queuing for medical treatment and said, "Hurry up and finish seeing these patients, then come to the warehouse to find me."
"Master, are you going to refine medicine again?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Not refining medicine, I'm going to make some masks."
Long Xiao carried the bags to the warehouse, which he had already converted into a place for refining medicine. After putting down the items, Long Xiao went to the pharmacy to get several large bags of Chinese herbs. After all the ingredients were put into the large pot and boiled, Long Xiao thought through the process of making human skin masks again before starting to make the human head models.
This time, he made a total of four human head models. Two models had no prototypes, but were made with distinctive features, with sharp facial contours that made them unforgettable at first glance. The other two models were of the old man Long Xiao had followed. Although he was only five years old at the time, Long Xiao had never forgotten the old man's features. The other one was of Director Zhao, whom he had personally killed.
When the four human head models were finished, Mingyue also pushed the door open. Seeing Long Xiao boiling a large pot of things, he asked, "Master, what medicine are you boiling?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "This is not medicine, I'm going to make four human skin masks."
Long Xiao explained the entire process and basic principles of making human skin masks to Mingyue, and asked Mingyue to memorize all the required items and medicinal ingredients.
"Master, why are you making human skin masks?"
"Disguise. Sometimes, to avoid trouble, changing one's appearance is also necessary."
Mingyue thought for a moment and nodded, "Master, I understand what you mean."
Everything in the large pot was boiled for an hour. After filtering and cooling, a thin layer was applied to the four human head models. After the four masks were made, Long Xiao explained the basic knowledge of disguise in the warehouse.
As they left the warehouse, Long Xiao said, "Mingyue, whatever you do, don't tell anyone about this."
"Don't worry, Master, I won't say anything."
After locking the warehouse, Long Xiao left Xinglin Grass Hall, went to the vegetable market to buy large prawns, and rushed back to the Lin family.
In the evening, as soon as Lin Xuan returned home and before dinner, Long Xiao received a call from Lu Tianxing. Lu Tianxing hoped that Long Xiao would go to the Lu family villa, as some people wanted to meet him. Long Xiao had expected someone to call him tonight, but he hadn't expected it to be Lu Tianxing.
The Lin family was preparing to eat. After Long Xiao finished his call, he came to the dining room and said, "Wife, some classmates want to get together, so I won't be eating at home tonight."
Lin Xuan was quite satisfied with Long Xiao's cowardly demeanor during the day, but also felt a little disappointed.
"You go, come back early, and don't drink too much."
"Don't worry, wife, I listen to you the most, I definitely won't drink too much." Long Xiao said with a smile, then turned and went back to his room to get a set of 'Beauty Pills' before leaving.
Watching Long Xiao's retreating figure, Nangong Yue said, "Lin Xuan, what's so good about this flippant guy? Hurry up and divorce him, I'll find you someone better."
In the past, whenever Nangong Yue mentioned divorce, Lin Xuan would immediately object. This time, she didn't say anything and started eating her meal with her head down.
Long Xiao took a taxi to the Lu family villa, where Lu Tianxing, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stood up to greet him. In the living room of the Lu family villa, the people sitting there also stood up to welcome Long Xiao. Long Xiao recognized most of these people. Only two ordinary-looking middle-aged men and a charming woman were unfamiliar to him.
Luan Jiping saw that Long Xiao didn't speak, clearly still angry. After a few pleasantries with Lu Tianxing, Long Xiao smiled and walked up to Luan Jiping, handing her the 'Beauty Pills' and saying, "Sister, this is for you."
Luan Jiping glared at Long Xiao and said, "Stop flattering me, Grandma doesn't fall for this trick."
Luan Jiping didn't reach out to take them. The woman standing behind him smiled and said, "Brother Long, if she doesn't want them, give them to your sister."
Luan Jiping snatched them back and said, "Don't even think about it, my brother gave these to me."
Lu Tianxing laughed heartily and said, "Jiping, I told you Long Xiao wouldn't ignore this matter, didn't I?"
Luan Jiping sat back on the sofa and asked, "Brother, what did you mean today?"
The middle-aged woman sat next to Luan Jiping and said, "Sister, don't you understand? Brother is afraid of his wife. I guess his wife was definitely at the venue today."
Luan Jiping glared at the middle-aged woman and said, "Sister Hong, I'm warning you, this is my brother, don't have any ideas about him."
Lu Tianxing waited for Long Xiao and the others to finish speaking before introducing everyone present to Long Xiao. The middle-aged woman was Ban Jiang Hong, one of the Four Great Dark Forces of Donghai, known as Sister Hong. The other two middle-aged men Long Xiao hadn't met were Di Long Xue Nian and Ren Long Lu Tiankui. Long Xiao looked at Bao Erhu, Zheng Dongyang, Luo Caishen, and Nangong Fu. He noticed that among the Three Dragons, Two Tigers, One God, and Four Dark Forces of Donghai, everyone except Tian Long and Ji Tianhu was present.
"Long Xiao, what are your thoughts?" Lu Tianxing said as he saw Long Xiao observing everyone present.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "I know why you're all looking for me. Don't worry, I, Long Xiao, will stand with you through this crisis."
With Long Xiao's promise, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although some of these people admired Long Xiao's medical skills, and others his strength, they all believed that Long Xiao could help them and Donghai. Once Long Xiao's participation was confirmed, everyone began to discuss countermeasures. The situation was clear: the Donghai Pharmaceutical Association wanted to be the boss of the pharmaceutical industry and integrate the entire Donghai pharmaceutical sector. Japan's Jingkou Pharmaceutical wanted to extend its reach into Donghai, control the Donghai pharmaceutical industry through the Donghai Pharmaceutical Association, and establish a firm foothold in China's pharmaceutical industry. To deal with them, a targeted plan had to be formulated. The people present were all the big figures of Donghai. In the past, they had both cooperation and conflicts with each other. Although they were sitting together now for common interests, each person considered their own interests when thinking about problems.
Lu Tianxing first let everyone state their opinions. After everyone had spoken, he said, "We can unite against foreign enemies because we have common interests. I suggest that everyone set aside any minor differences for now and resolve them later. We will present a united front now."
"Director Lu is right. We seek common ground while reserving differences. Now we only talk about cooperation," Sister Hong was the first to express her stance. Subsequently, everyone expressed that they would no longer bring up any differences and would present a united front.