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Chapter 51 Don’t Carry a Knife in Your Next Life

"Woo!"

Under the moonlight, Zhong Lin grabbed a thief who had just climbed over the wall and pinched his neck with his right hand.

The thief's eyes were filled with fear, and he wanted to beg for mercy, but his neck was pinched and he could only make a whimpering sound.

"It's getting more and more chaotic!"

Zhong Lin sighed, exerted force with his fingers, and with a snapping sound, the vitality in the thief's eyes disappeared.

Zhong Lin lowered his head, glanced at the dagger on the thief's waist, and said in a barely audible voice, "How can you steal things and still carry a knife? Don't carry one in your next life."

Zhong Lin would not be cruel to a petty thief who stole things, after all, he was just trying to survive. But it was a different matter if he carried a knife. That was not burglary, but robbery, and the criminal law would impose a different sentence.

He leaped up, grabbed the thief's body and disappeared into the courtyard, then found a secret place to throw it away without having to worry about being found out.

At this time, the county government office was already in chaos, with only basic operations left, let alone tracking down the murderer.

When Zhong Lin returned to the yard, he saw a dark shadow standing in the yard. Zhong Lin was so scared that he thought another thief had come and was about to take action.

"Old Xu, why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night?"

Standing in the yard was old man Xu Lewu.

"I heard some noise outside, so I got up to see what happened?" Old Man Xu frowned.

"It's okay, just a petty thief, I got rid of him."

"Thank you, Zhong Lin."

"Hey! Stop being sentimental and go take a rest!"

……

Under the sun, golden sunlight splashed across the entire courtyard. A few fallen leaves slowly fell from the top of the head, casting mottled shadows in harmony with the sunlight.

In the kitchen, Old Madam Xu was busy cooking for everyone.

In the study, Old Man Xu was holding a ruler and looking at Xiu Ge'er and Xiao Shitou in a ferocious manner while they were studying and practicing calligraphy.

Zhong Lin sat in the main hall in the front yard, guarding the door while flipping through a medical book, occasionally looking up and listening to the sounds outside.

Although he didn't have the blood coagulation technique to practice martial arts, Zhong Lin was not idle either, as he had a chance to read some medical books.

"system."

Host: Zhong Lin

skill:
Method: Iron Mountain Kung Fu (max level), Black Tiger Fist (max level)

Skills: Iron Sand Palm (max level), Rolling Stone Fist (max level), Archery (max level), Locust Stone (max level), Willow Catkins (max level), Wind-Breaking Blade (max level), Instant Kill (max level), Breath-Suppressing (max level), Breath-Searching (max level)

Miscellaneous: 3D painting (max level), calligraphy (max level), cooking (max level), medicine (max level), pharmacy (max level), disguise (max level), ventriloquism (max level), lock picking (max level)

Skill Points: ∞
The system panel has changed slightly. The main reason is that Zhong Lin complained about the skills on the panel being too messy before, and then it became like this.

It is mainly divided into three categories: "method, technique, and miscellaneous".

"Fa" can be understood as a method of martial arts. The martial arts methods that Zhong Lin is currently practicing are "Iron Mountain Kung Fu" and "Black Tiger Fist".

"Skills" refer to various types of boxing, kicking, body techniques and weapons, including some special abilities.

"Miscellaneous" is more chaotic, calligraphy, painting, medical skills, and ventriloquism are all included in this range.

Although it is still a bit messy, it is generally better than before.

Zhong Lin touched his bar and said, "So this stupid system still has some intelligence, just not much." "It's time to eat."

Madam Xu's loud shout attracted everyone's attention.

Xiao Shitou and Xiu Ge'er rushed out, leaving only Old Man Xu shouting in the study.

Zhong Lin also closed the system panel, put down the book in his hand, and walked towards the inner hall with a smile on his face.

The aroma of food filled the entire courtyard. Although the five people were not a family, they seemed to have a sense of quiet and leisure at this moment, as if the years were peaceful.

But compared to the beauty in this yard, the chaos outside has worsened.

With the defeat of the city's defenders, the rebel army led by Guo Yanhuai continued to approach the entire Heishan County.

The chaos in the city intensified, spies spread rumors, and some ruffians also started to cause trouble.

The war had not yet begun, but the entire Heishan County was already in chaos.

Yesterday's thief was not an isolated case. Some of them even climbed over the wall in broad daylight, but they were all broken limbs by Zhong Lin and thrown out.

It is not suitable to kill people during the day, otherwise they would not be able to survive with what they did.

……

Three days passed in a flash, and at the same time, a shocking piece of news came.

The chaotic army surrounded the city.

The county magistrate ordered the city gates to be closed, and the government office was urgently convened, requiring all yamen runners and police chiefs to go out on patrol to suppress lawlessness. The measures were extremely severe.

Zhong Lin was just a painter and was not included in the recruitment.

Old Man Xu suppressed his inner panic, patted his wife's hand, and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Lin, are you really okay?"

Old Madam Xu also looked at Zhong Lin timidly. At this moment, Zhong Lin was their backbone.

Zhong Lin nodded and said, "Don't worry, we are well prepared. We have money, food, and military force."

"Let's take a step back. Even if the rebel army broke into the city and the city was in chaos, those strong men who wanted to take advantage of the situation wouldn't be so crazy as to focus on ordinary people like us. Wouldn't it be better to rob pawnshops, banks, and wealthy families?"

"Even if they come, they are just some random soldiers and hooligans at most. These people... are just chickens and dogs."

Zhong Lin was telling the truth. With his seventh-grade Bone Tempering Realm cultivation and a strength of a thousand pounds, he would be a formidable general even on the battlefield, and it would not be easy for him to deal with some rogue soldiers and thugs.

At that time, I will hide Xiao Shitou and the others in the cellar, so I will have no worries. If I meet a few of them, I can kill them directly, and if there are more, I can run away.

No fear at all.

"Old man Xu, have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?" Zhong Lin turned his head and asked.

Old Man Xu nodded and said, "Okay, I went to several pharmacies and talked to some old friends, and finally got everything you wanted."

Before speaking, Old Man Xu walked into the house and took out a porcelain bottle, the size of a palm, and it was unknown what was inside.

A hint of joy appeared in Zhong Lin's eyes. He reached out to take the porcelain bottle and shook it, showing great satisfaction.

"Thanks."

This is why Zhong Lin wants to cooperate with Old Man Xu, because this old guy has a wide network of contacts!
With Zhong Lin's current medical skills, it can be said that he has completely surpassed Old Man Xu. He can easily prepare various medicines including Eight Treasures Blood-Replenishing Soup.

But some things cannot be achieved just by having the right technology. The most important thing in making various medicines is medicinal materials. Without medicinal materials, it is impossible for a good cook to cook without rice.

For example, for the Eight Treasures Blood-Replenishing Soup, if Zhong Lin were asked to purchase and collect the herbs, who knows when he would be able to get them all. But it was different for Old Man Xu. Even if Heishan County had purchase restrictions on herbs, this old guy could easily find a way.

(End of this chapter)