Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 31 The Diamond Mountain Leopard

Another month passed in a flash, and it was already March in Yangchun, with spring flowers blooming.

Zhao Lin has been practicing martial arts in Liuhemen for more than two months.

Through iron sand grinding and drug stimulation, Zhao Lin completed two molts in one and a half months.

The first molt is relatively easy, but the second molt becomes more difficult because the skin is tougher and more tolerant.

Yuan Cheng told him that he had to molt five times before he could truly reach the first level of strength.

There are two dilemmas in practicing skin: one is to endure unbearable pain for ordinary people. Many people who start martial arts give up because they can't bear this kind of pain.

The second is to have a sufficiently strong body. The stronger the body, the faster the skin transformation process.

Zhao Lin molted twice in just over a month, and he attributed this to the work of the spirit beast map. If he had a small physique before, he probably wouldn't be able to persist.

The martial arts practice is progressing smoothly, but Zhao Lin is worrying about another matter - money.

Spring plowing is approaching, and it seems that the poll tax will be paid.

The head tax is also called the Dingkou tax. Adult men pay 120 renminbi, while minors and the elderly pay half of it. Zhao Lin is considered an adult at the age of 16, so the Zhao family has to pay a total of 360 renminbi.

In fact, this is not a lot of money, but it is another expense to buy seeds, rent farm tools, etc. in the future.

Although my elder brother made a little money selling bamboo tools, it was definitely not enough for spring plowing.

Zhao Lin will have to pay for the second season of martial arts training next month, and the money on hand is not enough. If he pays the poll tax and rents farm tools, the difference will not be a star.

In fact, according to his original intention, he didn't want to farm any more, not to mention suffering and suffering, but also depended on the sky to eat. If he caught up with the disaster year like last year, he would lose all his money.

It would be best to sell the land, but Zhao Lin knew that he couldn't force his family members to do this, as it was the land reclaimed by generations of ancestors.

Although he couldn't understand it, he fully understood the love of farmers for the land in this era.

He even thought about going back to the wharf to work as a martial artist, earning money while practicing martial arts, but the amount of money he earns is too little to support his martial arts training at all...

"The essence of boxing lies in momentum, so don't use old moves. When the strength is exhausted, use the breathing technique I taught you, the diaphragm will rise and fall, and the strength will be alive again..."

In the front yard of Liuhemen, Zhao Lin was practicing with an apprentice named Sun Xiaofan.

Zhu Huaishan's six disciples each lead two or three apprentices, Zhao Lin and Sun Xiaofan are under Yuan Cheng's supervision.

Sun Xiaofan has already mastered Liuhequan for more than half a year, especially the extremely fast movement speed.

When Zhao Lin fought against him, he was often dazzled by his dazzling movements.

After more than [-] rounds of sparring, Zhao Lin was punched in the shoulder. He immediately stopped, clasped his fists and said, "Senior brother Sun is superb in boxing skills, and my younger brother is willing to bow down."

Sun Xiaofan bared his teeth and said with a grin: "Junior Brother Zhao's punches are too fast. A few days ago I was able to beat you within ten strokes, but now it's almost thirty strokes."

"Also, your strength is too great, I'm afraid of being punched."

Yuan Cheng laughed and said, "If it was a martial arts competition, Xiaofan would win this round, but if it was a life-and-death fight, Zhao Lin might be the one who survived in the end, because your punches won't kill anyone!"

After commenting on Sun Xiaofan's performance, Yuan Cheng said to Zhao Lin again: "Don't always think about defeating people with one punch, haste makes waste, always remember the meaning of our Liuhequan, hands, eyes, body, method, steps, Mind coordination."

"Yes."

Zhao Lin nodded to show that he was taught, and stood aside to watch the other apprentices practice, trying to figure it out.

……

In front of a cave in Laoluling, dozens of men with knives and guns and fierce eyes stood awe-inspiring.

Three strong men were dragging the corpses out of the cave. After a while, all seven corpses were dragged out. They were the Bandit Beards who were killed by Zhao Lin, Zhou Paotou and others two months ago.

"Is it Diao Liu and the others?"

A middle-aged man with eagle eyes, hooked nose, thin lips, and bearded face spoke in the crowd.

The bearded man had a long and half-cut scar on his face. If people outside the mountain saw it, they would definitely recognize him as the bandit Diamond Mountain Leopard that made people look around in the Paektu Mountain area.

The portraits of the Zanshan leopard can be seen everywhere in the counties and towns around Mt. Baekdu.

"The head of the family is Diao Liu and the others. It seems that they have been dead for some time."

After inspecting the corpse, a strong man stood up and said, "The corpse hasn't decomposed just because of the cold weather."

There was a hum among the bandits.

"Damn, what kind of hatred is this? I almost can't recognize it!"

"Hiding in such a hidden cave, no wonder we haven't found it after searching for so long!"

Drilling Mountain Leopard's face was gloomy, and he went to the corpse to examine it carefully, and said in a deep voice, "Diao Liu has a heart, and swallowed a musk pill before he died."

"Originally, we could find him soon, but the entrance of the cave was sealed by heavy snow, so the smell of musk couldn't come out, and we couldn't find him even after smelling the mink, until now the snow has melted."

After the Zhanshan Leopard finished speaking, it whistled, and a silver-gray ferret emerged from Diao Liu's clothes, and quickly climbed up his legs and onto his shoulders.

Smelling mink is a kind of northern ferret with a very sensitive sense of smell and likes to eat fragrant things.

The bandits raised this mink and fed it musk since childhood, and they could track it for hundreds of miles as long as it smelled of musk.

Therefore, bandits often use it as a tracking contact.

The third shopkeeper with a swollen face and a mountain ax in his hand said harshly: "Damn, who dares to kill my brothers? If I catch them, I will chop them up!"

The second shopkeeper stepped forward and looked at it for a while, then shook his head and said, "The body is so ruined, it may not be easy to find the murderer."

Drilling Mountain Leopard did not speak, but looked at the person beside him, "What did Tuo Tianliang say?"

Tuo Tianliang is the same role as the military adviser in the bandits.

However, the military advisers in the bandits look different from the military advisers dressed as Confucian scholars in the drama, not only fat, but also ugly.

Tuo Tianliang laughed and said, "The assailant was very clever. Not only did he destroy the corpse, but he also hid it so secretly."

"However, the wind leaves a sound, and the geese leave traces. It is impossible to eliminate all traces, and evidence will still be left."

The third shopkeeper couldn't hold back and said, "What evidence? Tell me quickly."

Tuo Tianliang pointed at the corpse and said: "The destruction of the corpse is evidence. If someone other than Baitou Mountain committed the crime, he could just leave after committing the crime. Why bother to destroy the corpse and hide it in a hidden cave? "

The third shopkeeper heard the words: "You mean the murderer is from Qinghe County?"

Tuo Tianliang said: "It's very possible, at most not a hundred miles away, otherwise there is no need to waste so much effort."

Diamond Mountain Leopard nodded and agreed: "It makes sense, is there any more?"

"Have!"

Tuo Tianliang took off the scabbard on his waist and turned over the corpse, "The murderer probably went hunting in the mountains."

"Look: Gu Ba, Hu Mazi, and Diao Liu all have arrow wounds on their bodies."

"The government can't help it with swords and guns, but ordinary people can't carry bows and arrows. Only hunters in the mountains can hold bows."

The third shopkeeper frowned and said, "Going into the mountains to hunt? Then why did you offend Diao Liu? We have always been against them."

Tuo Tianliang shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, maybe they are looking at the same prey, or there was a past festival, so people recognized it."

"I specifically told him to wear a face towel when he went out, and he said that it is impossible for anyone to enter the mountain in three or nine days."

The second shopkeeper held his chin and thought for a while, then asked: "It's possible, but ordinary hunters have the ability to kill our people?"

"Diao Liu is at the second level of strength, he is not made of mud, and the brothers who are with him are also good players. Could it be that he has encountered a large group of hunters who are besieged?"

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