One pound of meat equals one attribute point.

Chapter 16 Green Spear
"I'll go there myself." Su Heng thought for a moment and then made up his mind.

"you?"

Su Gui hesitated, "This is not a good idea. What if we encounter danger?"

"It's dangerous to continue staying here." Su Heng said, "The things in the well are not clean. Hei Kui Mountain, even if this incident didn't happen, I would have to go and take a look. Besides, other people would just be sending it away for nothing if they go except me."

Since learning martial arts, Su Heng has become more decisive.

In front of his son, Su Gui gradually felt a lack of confidence.

"How about sending two people to go with you so that we can look after each other." Su Gui suggested.

"No." Su Heng shook his head, "The gap is too far."

If we really encounter a dangerous situation, even if we bring two bodyguards, they will only be a burden.

On the contrary, Su Heng went there and came back quickly alone, and it didn't take him long.

"Well... okay." Su Gui sighed, feeling a little helpless.

This world...

He became more and more unfamiliar and could not make up his mind when encountering things.

Unknowingly, Su Heng has become the backbone of this big family and the real person in charge.

"Then I'll leave now."

Su Heng didn't want to waste time, so he said a few words and then pushed the door and left.

He strode forward with great vigor, and the two ornamental trees planted in the yard swayed with him, making rustling sounds.

in a blink,
Su Heng's back disappeared from Su Gui's sight.

The latter raised his head. The sky was gloomy with low-hanging leaden clouds. Dull thunder came from the wilderness outside the city, indicating that it was about to rain.

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Haw!
A bird with a white head and black feathers circled and flew over the wind of the city.

Su Heng stopped.

This is a slum area on the west side of Changqing County near the city wall, called Laoshufang, where all kinds of people mix together and the environment is the worst.

There was no light in the garbage-filled and yellow-gray alley, and the houses on both sides were dark and low.

Patched and worn clothes were hung on bamboo poles outside the houses, with only slight differences in color between men's and women's clothes.

There is also a shabby stool in front of the door.

There was a pile of dog shit not far away, which had been trampled into pieces.

Su Heng heard coughing coming from the alley, as well as the creaking sound of wheels rolling over the ground.

in the dark.

A wheelbarrow was pushed slowly out of the alley.

There were three corpses piled haphazardly together on the cart. The man pushing the cart had a gray cloth covering his face, but his eyes still showed a sickly look.

Su Heng moved sideways to avoid the road.

He narrowed his eyes and looked deeper into the alley.

In the darkness, human figures stood silently, their bodies were skinny, their faces were numb, and their bodies and faces were covered with scabies caused by pollution.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion,

Su Heng always felt that he saw some strange yellow light in their eyes.

“So many people are infected by the plague.”

I remembered the incident that happened not long ago where a rotting corpse injured someone in front of the Xu family’s door.

Looking at the lower-class people in front of him whose condition was obviously not right, even someone as strong as Su Heng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Leaving Changqing County, head north along the official road.

When you come across a huge banyan tree, turn left to a mountain road and go further, you will reach the Jiuqu River where the guards usually come to fetch water.

There are low shrubs on both sides of the road, dotted with dark red fruits.

This fruit is called Di Ren and is said to be a traditional Chinese medicine.

Su Heng had no idea about the specific effects of the medicine.

But he did remember that after eating this fruit, his mouth was full of black, and he couldn't wipe it clean.

Go around a steep mountain wall.

Su Heng stood on a big rock and soon heard the sound of gurgling water coming from afar.

Jiuqu River, located in the north of Changqing County, flows from west to east all year round.

When they were young, the three siblings Su Heng, Su Shang and Su Li often came here to fish and have picnics accompanied by their family members.

It's just that in spring, the river water appears a little turbid because the ice and snow on the mountains melt and the flow increases.

These fragmented memories slowly came to his mind, but Su Heng did not act rashly.

The forest was foggy.

The turbid and black river water flows from west to east, while white mist like a stream covers the surface of the river and automatically flows westward, which looks extremely strange.

The cold mist flowed over the rushing water, over the abandoned and broken dock on the Jiuqu River, over the low bushes and rocks in the mountains and forests, and finally over Su Heng's ankles.

A bone-chilling chill seeped into Su Heng's bones. His muscles tensed and his eyes flickered with the fire of pure Yang Qi.

This fog is very abnormal;

Not only was the sight blocked, but even the sound of the water in Jiuqu River gradually became distant.

Soon, Su Heng's eyes were filled with whiteness, and he could only see rocks and forests within a three-meter radius.

"Pullingleng!"

There was a strange noise overhead and the branches shook slightly.

Su Heng looked up and saw a brown owl on the tree trunk, tilting its head and looking at him curiously.

Take your gaze back.

Su Heng stepped on the ground with his black cloth shoes and continued to move forward.

Even if his vision and hearing were disturbed, Su Heng's sense of smell could still function.

Another benefit of the attribute panel is that he is extremely sensitive to the smell of demons. As long as the demon appears near him, Su Heng will definitely notice it.

But before he sensed the breath of the demon, another smell appeared in Su Heng's nostrils.

It was the smell of stale, corrupted blood.

"Those guards who came to Jiuqu River to fetch water?"

Such a thought flashed through Su Heng's mind, but he quickly thought it was not the case.

The smell of blood was not fresh. It was mixed with soil, damp and rotten. It was obvious that the person had been dead for some time and his body had been eaten by wild beasts and birds, leaving only a few traces of life.

Su Heng rushed towards the direction where the smell of blood came from.

Pushing aside the bushes in front of us, we entered the forest and soon arrived at our destination.

The remains of two bodies were placed one after the other on the ground. The bodies were torn apart, the flesh and blood had been devoured, and the remaining heads were highly rotten. In the dark eye sockets were two fat, white worms that were burrowing around.

The ground exploded, the trees broke and felled, the bushes were blown up and torn apart...

There are signs of fierce fighting around.

Su Heng's nose twitched slightly. Under the smell of rotting human blood, there was another faint bloody smell with a light fragrance.

That smell does not belong to humans or beasts, it can only come from demons.

Moreover, this fragrance is very refreshing, and the strength of its owner must not be underestimated.

Holding back his nausea, Su Heng carefully turned over the corpse.

Under the bones and torn clothes, Su Heng found a wooden token in the blood-stained mud.

Su Heng held the token in his hand and looked at it carefully.

hiss……

Su Heng's heart tightened and his pupils suddenly contracted.

But on the back of the token, the words "Qingmao" were written in ancient seal script.

(End of this chapter)