Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 30: Motivated by wealth
After some attempts, Zhong Lin roughly figured out the ninth level.

Simply put, the ninth level realm has thick skin and flesh, and is a bit stronger. It can be understood as an armored soldier, or a fully armed soldier. Ordinary people cannot get close to him at all.

"system."

Host: Zhong Lin

Skills: Archery (max level), Locust Stone (max level), 3D Painting (max level), Calligraphy (max level), Cooking (max level), Iron Mountain Skill (max level)
Skill Points: ∞
Looking at the system panel which remained unchanged, Zhong Lin couldn't help but curl his lips. He had thought that the system panel would automatically update after he entered the level, such as adding a realm column, but unfortunately he was wrong.

"Iron Mountain Kung Fu cannot be neglected. When I return to the yamen tomorrow, I can learn some weapon techniques to increase my combat effectiveness."

The main reason why he didn't learn some weapons before was that there was no pressure, and Zhong Lin's energy was all focused on "Iron Mountain Kung Fu". Now "Iron Mountain Kung Fu" still cannot be neglected, but he also has to take some time to learn some moves and weapons.

Although fists and feet are powerful, they are still not as lethal as swords.

By this time, it was completely dark. Zhong Lin took advantage of the moonlight and carefully moved the soil he had dug out with a bamboo basket, pouring it all into an abandoned dry well a hundred meters away.

Fortunately, not much was dug. Zhong Lin did not plan to finish it in one go. He went back and forth several times and finally cleared away all the soil in the yard. It was not until midnight, which was around twelve o'clock, that he finally went to bed.

Time passed slowly, and Zhong Lin spent three days in fear.

On this day, at the hour of Yin in the middle of the night, the entire Heishan County was silent except for some special places where lights were still on, and only the voice of the night watchman could be heard.

A man in black quickly flashed past at the corner, weaving through the streets, avoiding the watchman's gaze and quickly disappearing into the alley.

"This is it, Zhong Lin. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not keeping a low profile. You don't even understand the principle of not showing off your wealth. You deserve to die."

Wrapped in black clothes, only a pair of eyes were left. His eyes swept across the yard where Zhong Lin lived, full of viciousness and ferocity. If someone from the yamen was here, they would definitely recognize that this person was Chi Yan.

Sometimes people wearing black and masks are not unrecognizable like in the movies. In fact, familiar people can be recognized just by their body shape and eyes.

Chi Yan quickly walked to the wall and jumped over the two-meter-high wall. He fell into the wall like willow catkins and landed silently, just like a civet cat.

After Chi Yan landed, he looked around. The yard was not big, with a kitchen and a study on each side. Only the faint sound of breathing could be heard from the main hall facing the gate.

Chi Yan's breathing quickened a little, and his eyes were full of heat, especially when he thought of the hundreds of taels of silver that might be stored in Zhong Lin's family, his heart was beating wildly.

He had specifically investigated Zhong Lin, especially the income from selling paintings. He earned at least three taels of silver for a painting, and the amount for painting in Nuanxianglou was even more outrageous. He had even seen with his own eyes a girl from Nuanxianglou give her twenty taels of silver as a reward. If she had been more diligent in the past half month, she would have earned a hundred taels of silver.

One hundred taels of silver is enough to keep Chi Yan happy for a long time.

With his mind calm and his feet not stopping, Chi Yan tiptoed lightly and moved cautiously towards the main hall.

"Pfft!"

Chi Yan had just stepped forward with his right foot when he saw the ground suddenly sink and half of his leg fell into it.

Although Chi Yan quickly adjusted his body with his agility, slapped the ground with his right palm, jumped up, and landed steadily, it also made a noise.

"Who?"

Zhong Lin, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes, moved his body, and rushed out of the main hall like a rabbit.

In the yard, Zhong Lin and the man in black looked at each other in silence, both feeling a little awkward.

"Chi Yan?"

Zhong Lin's voice was slightly doubtful. Although the man was cloaked in black, revealing only his eyes, Zhong Lin easily recognized him as Chi Yan based on his familiar figure and eyes.

Then a look of alert appeared on his face. In the middle of the night, a man in black clothes and a mask climbed over the wall and entered, holding a weapon in his hand...

"Chi Yan, what do you want to do?"

Chi Yan was also stunned when Zhong Lin called out his identity, but then he suddenly jumped up and slashed the dagger in his hand directly towards Zhong Lin's neck.

The hairs on Zhong Lin's back stood up. It was fast, too fast. Is this the ability of the eighth level Yi Jin realm?

The eighth-grade Yi Jin has a strength of 500 kilograms, strong fascia expansion and contraction, fierce explosiveness, and agile body.

This is more than just agility, it is comparable to a cheetah. In an instant, it appeared in front of Zhong Lin, and the short blade in its hand swept through the air, vowing to chop Zhong Lin down with the sword.

At the critical moment, Zhong Lin lowered his head and rolled over to avoid the fatal blow.

"屮."

Zhong Lin cursed in his heart. He never thought that Chi Yan would be so crazy that he would actually do something like murder for money.

"Chi Yan, you are also an official. Such an act of robbery and murder is punishable by death, not to mention that the person is your colleague. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the chief constable?" Zhong Lin shouted angrily.

"Humph! If I kill you, no one will know it was me. Then I can just pin the blame on Shan Wenlong."

Chi Yan stomped his foot on the ground suddenly, and his speed increased several times like a cheetah, and the short blade in his hand came towards Zhong Lin's face.

At this time, Zhong Lin finally retreated to the window of the study. He grabbed a cloth bag on the window frame with his right hand, took out something from it, and threw it towards Chi Yan.

call out!
Chi Yan saw clearly that the flying object was actually a caltrop, with four sharp corners flashing with cold light pointing directly at his right eye.

"what?"

Chi Yan's face changed, and the short blade changed direction, blocking in front of his face.

Ding!
With a clear sound, the caltrops and the short blade collided with each other, and a spark burst out from them.

Zhong Lin's mind moved, and he took out another caltrop from the cloth bag and threw it out.

Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
The full-level Locust Stone skill allowed Zhong Lin to always throw the caltrops at incredible angles, but they were easily blocked by Chi Yan.

"Zhong Lin, I didn't expect you to have such a good hidden weapon skill. Unfortunately, I'm an eighth-grade Yijin realm warrior. You can only use this little trick of yours... shameless."

Chi Yan was furious.

Zhong Lin threw out another object, and Chi Yan chopped and blocked it skillfully, but there was no familiar sound of impact. Instead, he was directly chopped in half by the short blade, and then a stream of white powder spread out, which was lime powder.

"good chance."

Zhong Lin did not continue to retreat, but instead rushed towards Chi Yan, and a dagger appeared in his hand, flashing coldly in the moonlight.

Chi Yan looked at that flash of cold light with a frightened look, and said in horror: "Instant Kill Technique!"

He was very familiar with this move. His method of practice was displayed in the military pavilion of the yamen. It was called "Instant Kill Technique", also known as "Green Snake in the Sleeve". It emphasized hiding the sword in the body and killing in an instant.

(End of this chapter)