Sweeping Through Martial Arts: My Clone's Extraordinary Talent

"Mr. Ugly Face!"

The Taoist priest almost cried out in surprise when he saw Shen Han.

Shen Han immediately made a shushing gesture and pulled him to a secluded corner.

"Master Xuanyangzi, how have you been?"

Shen Han said with a smile.

The yellow-robed Taoist was none other than Xuan Yangzi. Upon seeing Shen Han's incredibly ugly face, he was filled with excitement.

For Xuan Yangzi, the ugly-faced man first helped him kill the Three Rivers and Five Ghosts at the Shi Yang Town restaurant, and then treated his sister Li Xiaohuan with acupuncture. It was no exaggeration to say that he had been given a second life.

However, this ugly-faced man is elusive and difficult to find.

"How is your sister?"

Shen Han asked.

Xuan Yangzi exclaimed excitedly, "My condition is getting better and better! Thank you so much, Mr. Ugly Face!"

"That's excellent."

Shen Han nodded. "I noticed you seemed to be in a hurry, Daoist. Is there something important?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yangzi leaned closer and said, "Magistrate He sent me to Sanhe County to help him investigate a murder case. I didn't expect that you, Mr. Ugly Face, would be living in the county town."

"The five murders near Zhuque Lane in Dongcheng yesterday?"

"right!"

Xuan Yangzi said, "Mr. Ugly Face is indeed sharp of hearing and sight!"

Yesterday, five people, including Grandpa Qin and Bai Jie, were brutally murdered. In order to quell public anger, County Magistrate He Guitu ordered the head constable to go to Shiyang Town to summon Xuan Yangzi, so that the case could be thoroughly investigated.

After a pause, Xuan Yangzi continued, "I have carefully examined the five corpses. The murderer should be a woman, and her cultivation level is not low, at least reaching the Tendon Refining stage."

Shen Han said calmly, "Is your next step, Daoist Master, to find the murderer?"

Xuan Yangzi sighed: "To be honest, even if we find the murderer, with my limited strength, it would be impossible for me to capture her. Moreover, there are no clues about the murderer's identity left on the body, so I have no way to investigate."

"Taoist priest, report directly to Magistrate He that the murderer has been brought to justice and that no one else will be harmed in the future."

Shen Han said casually.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yangzi asked, "Is...is this really true?"

Shen Han laughed and said, "Could it be that you, Daoist, don't trust me?"

"No, no!"

Xuan Yangzi hurriedly said, "With Mr. Ugly Face's words, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, if I were really asked to deal with the murderer, I would definitely be the one who dies! I'll go to the county office right now and tell Magistrate He this good news!"

Just as he was about to leave, Xuan Yangzi suddenly stopped: "Mr. Ugly Face, I've always had a question in my mind."

"Go ahead and say it."

"Did you kill Cao Lin, the young leader of the Green Robe Gang, and Du Chong, the young leader of the Black Dragon Gang?"

This question has been swirling in Xuan Yangzi's mind these past few days.

Although he and Qingyunzi of Wuzhuang Temple both had this guess, it could never be confirmed.

"Haha, those two guys shouldn't have died?"

Shen Han gave a half-smile, without giving a direct answer.

However, that's enough.

Xuan Yangzi understood: "Then... what happened at the Two Immortals Bridge was also the work of the Ugly-Faced Master?"

Shen Han slowly said, "The four people who are at odds with Li Kong, just like Cao Lin and Du Chong, deserve to die."

My God… Xuan Yangzi was shocked.

It really was all your doing. With your meager strength, you killed so many martial arts masters. Mr. Ugly Face, you are indeed no ordinary person!

It seems you were the one who killed that female killer yesterday!

Seeing Xuan Yangzi's dazed expression, Shen Han got to the point: "Daoist Xuan Yangzi, I also have something I'd like to ask you."

"Please speak, Mr. Ugly Face."

"I have a few items that are difficult to sell. I wonder if there are any underground trading places in Sanhe County?"

"Well……"

Xuan Yangzi stroked his chin, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

Shen Han said solemnly, "Please speak frankly, Daoist Master."

"Yes, there are."

"Where?"

"What Mr. Ugly Face is talking about is the Ghost Market. Every place above the county level has a Ghost Market," Xuan Yangzi said. "The Ghost Market is a mixed bag, and you can buy and sell anything there."

Our ghost market in Sanhe County is located in a pine forest, about twenty miles north of the city.

"Ghost market, interesting..." Shen Han thought to himself.

"Mr. Ugly Face, there's one thing: the Ghost Market isn't open every day."

"Oh?"

"The Ghost Market in Sanhe Pine Forest opens every ninth day of the lunar calendar."

Xuan Yangzi explained, "It's only open three nights a month, on the 9th, 19th, and 29th of the month."

"Today is the ninth day of the sixth lunar month," Shen Han said.

"Yes, so if Mr. Ugly Face is really interested, he can go and take a look tonight."

"Alright, thank you, Taoist priest. Farewell."

After saying that, Shen Han used the Wind and Thunder Steps and drifted away.

This scene left Xuan Yangzi completely stunned.

In less than ten days, Mr. Ugly Face has learned such difficult light-body skills. He is truly gifted!

Before we knew it, it was evening.

After finishing his work at the clinic, Shen Han did not go home, but went straight out of the north gate and quickly headed to the pine forest twenty miles away.

His cultivation had reached the Tendon Refining Realm, and with the added boost of the fully mastered Wind and Thunder Steps, his movement speed was incredibly fast.

Before long, we arrived at our destination.

This is a large pine forest, in which a huge clearing has been carved out. Strings of lanterns hang from the trees, illuminating the clearing brightly.

"incredible……"

Shen Han murmured to himself.

If it weren't for Daoist Xuanyangzi informing him, he would never have known about this place.

A number of people had already gathered in the open space under the cover of night.

The vast majority of them wore masks, clearly not wanting others to see their true appearance.

Shen Han strolled around the open space in silence.

Soon, he completely understood the rules of the Pine Forest Ghost Market.

In this ghost market, anyone can be both a stall owner and a buyer. There are hundreds of pine tree stumps in the open space. If you want to sell something, just occupy a stump and put your items on it for sale.

"A nearly new Fire Stick! Don't miss out!"

"Do you need any Viagra?"

"I have a unique, ancient secret technique here; the price is negotiable!"

Many vendors were hawking their wares.

Over time, Shen Han saw many strange and unusual things.

Of course, there is no guarantee that these items are genuine.

Whether you buy genuine or fake, whether you buy at a higher price or lose money, it all depends on your personal judgment. Once the money and goods are exchanged, you bear all the consequences yourself.

This is precisely where the value of the ghost market lies.

Shen Han scoffed at the few so-called secret manuals available. Both Guard Zhan and Young Master Lin had said that truly good secret manuals would never circulate on the market.

"I'll start setting up a stall too..."

A moment later, Shen Han found an empty wooden stake and was just about to quietly take something out of the bronze mirror when he glanced at the wooden stake next to him and saw a familiar herb piled up.

Babel grass!

He could see clearly that the herb was the Tongtian Grass, one of the three most difficult herbs to collect among the essential ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing and Tendon Strengthening Water!

Surprisingly, the Ghost Market actually sells Heavenly Grass.

The sellers were a young brother and sister, both of whom were calm and did not shout out their wares.

"May I ask, how much is the Heavenly Grass?"

Shen Han asked in a low voice.

The elder brother quickly replied, "No problem, thirty taels per catty, no bargaining."

Shen Han immediately calculated in his mind that according to the recipe of the Marrow Cleansing and Tendon Strengthening Water, one serving requires eight qian of Tongtian Grass. In other words, one jin of Tongtian Grass can only make twelve servings, but it costs thirty taels of silver. It has to be said that it is indeed expensive.