Starting as the young master of a medicine shop, he practiced swordsmanship for twenty years.

Chapter 30 Tongling Peak! Go up the mountain!

Fortunately, when I went into the city today, I didn’t walk with this guy, and chose to go into the city separately.

County government office!

In the government office's morgue, the bodies of Zhang Heng and the Huang family were placed on several simple wooden beds.

"Uncle Chen, why are you still agonizing over this? Both parties involved in the murder are lying here."

"In my opinion, we should just take these bullies back to the Huang family."

"It's really unlucky to let them stay here in the government office!"

Liang Cheng looked at the corpse on the wooden bed with disgust, especially the pile of red and white mixture wrapped in thick cloth, and the uncut white bones next to it.

This thing is worse than an animal, and it is still so disgusting even after its death!

"Alright, go get someone down there to get some ice from the ice kiln. These bodies will need to be kept here for a few more days."

"Tomorrow morning, I will consult the county magistrate, and he will make the final decision."

Chen Shi did not adopt Liang Cheng's suggestion. He saw that there were still some doubts in the case that had not been resolved.

Moreover, the deceased was the biological son of the county magistrate, so the only way to deal with this case was to consult the county magistrate.

At the first light of dawn, the golden light penetrates the clouds, and the wall of the county gate seems to be covered with a thin layer of gauze.

Not long after the county gate opened, a horse was running out of the gate at a very fast speed.

And the person riding on the horse was Lu Xuan!
In order to avoid any further complications, Lu Xuan did not waste any time and went directly to Tongling Peak as Zhang Heng mentioned to look for the purple-blood Ganoderma lucidum.

Tongling Peak?

Lu Xuan did not completely believe what Zhang Heng said about the purple-blood Ganoderma lucidum and its location at Tongling Peak, and went to look for it rashly.

Lu Xuan, who is familiar with the experience of countless Gou Dao predecessors, naturally has to be cautious about everything.

So when heading to Tongling Peak, Lu Xuan also sent someone to check some detailed information about Tongling Peak.

Only after understanding the situation of Tongling Peak did Lu Xuan let down his guard.

Tongling Peak is only two hours away from the county town. There is a village at the foot of the mountain where people have lived for generations.

Lu Xuan rode at full speed without stopping, and continued along the official road.

In less than two hours, Lu Xuan rode his horse off the wide official road and headed towards a remote path.

Soon, a huge village appeared in the distance, which looked several times larger than the Liugou Village we visited last time.

Along the path, Lu Xuan slowed down his riding until he arrived at the village gate.

Beside the road to the village gate stands a polished stone tablet with three big characters "Chenpo Village" written on it.

It seems that this is the right place. Lu Xuan carefully scanned the stone tablet.

Not far from the village gate, there are villagers who get up early in the morning to do farm work.

Some of them looked up and saw Lu Xuan at the village gate.

Not long after, a sturdy man with tanned skin came over. His hands were covered with calluses from doing heavy work.

When he got closer, he saw Lu Xuan's handsome face and the pampered temperament that he possessed.

The sturdy man was puzzled, holding his hands tightly, looking a little nervous. Then he slowly said, "Sir, who are you?"

Lu Xuan sat on the horse, glanced at the burly man, then dismounted and said politely to him with his fists clenched: "Brother, I'm from the county town."

"Excuse me, is this Chenpo Village?"

Seeing Lu Xuan being so polite, the strong man quickly said, "So you are a distinguished guest from the county. My name is Chen Dachun, and this is Chenpo Village."

"What brings you here, distinguished guest?"

"I came here for Tongling Peak. I wonder if Brother Dachun could tell me the direction to Tongling Peak." Lu Xuan only knew that there was a Chenpo Village at the foot of Tongling Peak, and he didn't know the specific direction to go up the mountain.

"Tongling Peak? You asked the right question, my dear guest. Our village has lived at the foot of Tongling Peak for generations. That's Tongling Peak over there."

Zhang Dachun knew Lu Xuan's purpose and raised his hand without hesitation, pointing behind Chenpo Village.

Lu Xuan looked in the direction Zhang Dachun pointed. In the distance, there was a tall and straight mountain. The top of the mountain was so high that it seemed to pierce the sky.

However, before Lu Xuan could take a closer look.

Zhang Dachun seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He looked at Lu Xuan hesitantly and said slowly, "My dear guest, you don't want to go up Tongling Peak, do you?"

"That's absolutely not possible!"

Seeing Zhang Dachun looking frightened and trying to stop him from going up the mountain, Lu Xuan was a little confused: "Why?"

"Tongling Peak is too dangerous now. Half a year ago, someone on the top of Tongling Peak happened.
The wild animals living on the top of the mountain all went crazy and ran to the mountainside and the foot of the mountain, sometimes attacking the villagers.
Fortunately, the village's warrior defense team was able to kill the beasts that attacked the villagers.
If you go up the mountain now, you might encounter ferocious wild animals."

A wild beast on the top of the mountain runs down and attacks the villagers?

Lu Xuan frowned, but was not too worried and spoke again.

"Brother Dachun, don't worry about this. I've practiced martial arts, so dealing with wild beasts in the mountains shouldn't be a problem."

"Besides, I'm just going to a place a little above the mountain to pick some herbs that are not available in the county town."

"Herbs?"

Zhang Dachun was stunned for a moment, then realized that there were indeed many herbs on Tongfeng Ridge.

Part of their village's income comes from picking herbs from the mountains.

At this time, Lu Xuan took out a string of copper coins from his arms, about 20 in total, and handed it over.

"Thank you, Brother Dachun, for leading the way. This is a small token of my appreciation."

"Ah? How can this be, distinguished guest?"

Zhang Dachun looked at the copper coin in Lu Xuan's hand, seeming a little at a loss.

"Brother Dachun, you're welcome. I still need your help. Please look after the horse while I go down the mountain."

Lu Xuan stuffed the copper coin in his hand directly into Zhang Dachun's hand.

"This, this, this!"

Zhang Dachun held the copper coin and looked a little excited.

After all, the money in his hand is equivalent to his monthly income.

Zhang Dachun's face was filled with an excited smile. He then bowed to Lu Xuan and spoke in a flattering manner.

"Well then, my dear guest, please come this way. I'll take care of the horses."

After a long time, after Lu Xuan placed the horse, he followed the strong man to the foot of Tongfengling Mountain.

What comes into view is a small path leading up the mountain.

According to Zhang Dachun, this path was developed by his villagers over generations.

"My dear guest, this is the way up the mountain. Do you want me to go up with you so that I can take care of you when the time comes?"

Zhang Dachun scratched his head in a naive manner, obviously having taken Lu Xuan's money before.

He still felt that he had taken advantage of someone, so he felt a little embarrassed.

"No thanks. I appreciate Brother Dachun's kindness. I'll take my leave now."

Before Zhang Dachun could react, Lu Xuan's figure had already gone to the far end of the path and then gradually disappeared.

(End of this chapter)