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Chapter 100 Herb Picking Team

A massive manhunt was launched in Tianyang County, but unfortunately, there were no results for several days. None of the five people in the portraits were found, and only some human traffickers were arrested.

The county magistrate was furious, but in the end he could only let the matter go.

Zhong Lin didn't care about what was happening outside. Before his master came back, his task was to practice martial arts. Anything involving strange beasts was not something a small fry like him could handle.

Time passed slowly, and half a month had passed in a flash.

The red sun rises.

In the huge martial arts training ground, Zhong Lin was moving around with a pair of copper hammers in his hands. The copper hammers were made of purple copper and shone with a purple halo in the sun. Each hammer was the size of a pumpkin and weighed more than a thousand pounds, but in Zhong Lin's hands they were like pieces of wood, and he swung them around with great power.

As his cultivation level entered the fifth level of inner strength, coupled with the practice of "Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Skill", Zhong Lin's strength is now getting stronger and stronger. He has a strength of six thousand kilograms, which even Mei Weixuan cannot compare with.

Suddenly, Zhong Lin jumped up suddenly, raised his two hammers above his head, and then smashed them to the ground.

boom!
With a loud roar, the entire training ground began to vibrate violently. With the landing point as the center, fine spider-web-like cracks spread out in all directions. There was no doubt that if the hammer head hit a person, would the person be beaten into a meat paste?
In the corner, Xiao Shitou was also waving his fists. He was very used to the blow from his second brother and was not surprised at all.

The two of them stopped only after the sun had risen to three o'clock in the afternoon, when a servant had already brought them towels.

Since reaching the fifth level of Inner Strength, Zhong Lin directly changed his training time to the night. The rest of the time he practiced "Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Skill", "Five Animal Frolics" and a variety of martial arts. In comparison, he had much more time.

At this time, 90% of the bones in Zhong Lin's body have transformed into jade bones. It won't be long before he can complete the cultivation of golden muscles and jade bones. He can also feel that the bone marrow in his body has also subtly changed. However, this is probably the limit. After all, it is only a lower-level martial art, and the bone marrow is a realm that can only be touched by the fourth-level divine power realm. However, this is enough. Not everyone can lay the foundation for the next realm in advance at a low level.

Zhong Lin closed his eyes and sensed himself. Even with the help of breathing techniques and the Five Spirit Pills, the warming of his lungs was only half completed in half a month.

"The fifth-grade inner strength realm is indeed a very slow process of cultivation!" Zhong Lin complained.

However, it is understandable that the internal organs are extremely fragile. When nourishing the qi and blood, the qi and blood turn into threads, and then proceed bit by bit, for fear of hurting them in the slightest.

Many fifth-rank warriors in the wild are eager for quick success and instant benefits at this level, which leads to sequelae of various injuries. In Baicaotang, there was a fifth-rank member of the guard team who injured both lungs while warming his internal organs, leaving him with a dry cough, and in severe cases he could even cough up blood.

Of course, if one can complete the strengthening of the five internal organs, then people at this level will have a long life and will be free from all internal diseases. The book records that if the internal organs are strong, fine liquids will continuously be produced in the mouth, and there will be no impurities between the lungs and intestines, and the physical fitness will be improved again.

"Sir, Steward Deng is here."

Yunxiu walked over quickly.

Zhong Lin wiped the sweat from his face and said casually, "Let him in."

After a while, Deng Yunsheng walked over with a look of anger on his face.

"Sir, something happened to the herb-picking team."

"Ok?"

……

There were dozens of corpses lying on the ground in Baicaotang Square.

There was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Many apprentices, alchemists, doctors, and guards were standing in the square, silently looking at the corpses on the ground.

The entire square seemed to have fallen into deathly silence.

As Zhong Lin approached, the onlookers stepped aside, revealing a passage.

Zhong Lin looked at the corpse on the ground, his eyes narrowed, his face expressionless, it was unclear whether he was angry or happy.

The dozens of corpses died in extremely tragic conditions. Several of them had collapsed chests, and it was obvious that their internal organs were shattered by the powerful palm force.

Others were killed by swords, with long wounds on their chests or necks. Most importantly, all of these bodies showed signs of falling, which clearly indicated they had been thrown from a height after death.

"What's going on?" Zhong Lin asked in a cold voice.

"Sir, these are the members of the herb-gathering team. They went to Turtle Back Mountain three days ago to collect Red Fruit Grass. They were supposed to return yesterday, but they haven't returned yet. This morning, a hunter went hunting in the mountains and found the bodies at the foot of the cliff. Because the hunter knew someone from Baicaotang and came to inform us, we learned that all the members of the herb-gathering team were killed."

Turtle Back Mountain is a high mountain located a hundred miles west of Tianyang City. It is named Turtle Back because it looks like a turtle.

As for the red fruit grass, it is a small and vibrant plant with bright green leaves and a bunch of plump and bright red small fruits. The fruits will emit an attractive aroma when ripe. They can replenish qi and blood, improve complexion, and are a good beauty product. They are also the main ingredient of beauty pills.

"Sir, the mission of the herb-collecting team is to go into the mountains to collect herbs. We never make enemies with anyone. But now they have been brutally murdered. I hope you can seek justice for them."

"I hope you will uphold justice and avenge them."

Zhong Lin pressed his hands together and said coldly, "You dare to kill someone from Baicaotang? You're courting death, Xing Kui."

"My subordinate is here."

"Call the troops and take revenge."

"Yes."

"The others dispersed and waited for news."

"Yes."

When the crowd dispersed, Zhong Lin glanced at Deng Yunsheng and asked, "Old Deng, what do you think?"

"Based on the injuries on the bodies, the killers are highly skilled in martial arts, at least mid-third-grade warriors who have condensed qi and blood, and there are more than one of them."

"The herb-gathering team's mission was only to gather herbs. They never made enemies. Furthermore, all the nearby factions all knew about our Baicaotang and would not take action. Now, they have all been killed, leaving no one alive. I believe the herb-gathering team saw something they shouldn't have, and that's why they were silenced."

"If they were just trying to silence the witness, why would they throw the body over the cliff to destroy all evidence?"

Zhong Lin asked back.

"This……"

Deng Yunsheng was also speechless. If they wanted to kill someone, then they had to kill them. Why did they have to go to so much trouble to throw all the bodies into the cliff? If a hunter hadn't just happened to find the bodies under the cliff, it would have been difficult for them to find them.

"Unless someone doesn't want us to know the location, Old Deng, are there any areas for the herb-collecting team to collect herbs?"

"some."

"That's good. I want to see what secrets they have to hide by killing people."

While the two were talking, Xing Kui had already called the guards to wait outside the door.

There were a total of thirty people, eight of whom were sixth-grade warriors who had condensed their qi and blood, and Xing Kui was a fifth-grade internal strength warrior who could nourish his internal organs.

"Set off."

Turtleback Mountain is a hundred miles away from Tianyang City. It is surrounded by clouds and mist all year round and is teeming with birds and beasts. Therefore, apart from the herb-collecting team and hunters from Baicaotang, few people would enter it. Even collecting firewood is too far.

It didn't take long for everyone to arrive at Turtle Back Mountain. To be honest, these thieves were too clever for their own good. If they hadn't thrown the body into the cliff, it would have been difficult to find them.

The herb-collecting team goes into the mountains to collect herbs according to time and area divisions. After all, the growth of medicinal herbs also has a cycle. The unnecessary actions of these thieves will make it easier to locate their location.

(End of this chapter)