My martial arts skill bar can be infinitely merged.

Upon hearing this news, Lu Feng was speechless and completely stunned.

He might not have felt much about anyone else, but Sanya was someone he remembered somewhat.

The other party's family was quite well-off in the outer city. They were the managers of a restaurant and managed a restaurant for their employer. Their residence was in a much better location than his family's, very close to the inner city.

Even so, they could not escape the Night Demon's attack.

Tiger's eyes were filled with tears, clearly showing his deep sorrow. Judging from their daily interactions, he had feelings for Sanya, perhaps even romantic love.

Upon receiving this news, Tiger, being a young man, panicked and went to find Lu Feng, wanting to talk to his brother.

Lu Feng reached out and patted the other person on the shoulder, sighing, "I get off my early shift tomorrow, let's go take a look together."

For the first time, a familiar face from this world disappeared before his eyes. Even though it was only a familiar face from his memories, this news made Lu Feng clearly realize how fragile the people of the outer city were.

This made him even more anxious, and he longed even more to improve his strength and join the Dao Academy.

The two agreed on a time and place to meet the next day, and then parted ways again. Watching Tiger's back, Lu Feng looked for a while and sighed again.

The sunset today was just like any other day, with the sky ablaze with crimson, enveloping Cangwu.

When he returned home, there were only women and children at home. His father, Lu Chen, was still on duty and had not yet returned. His second uncle was even further away and probably wouldn't be home for the next few days.

As usual, he handed over the meat in his hand and went to the yard alone. Under the jujube tree, whose branches and leaves were still lush, there was a clean corner with a stone, the kind of slightly larger stone that you see by the river.

This stone was carefully selected by Lu Feng. It is rectangular in shape, with gaps left on the edges by the water flow.

The stone serves no other purpose than to test strength and incidentally train the body.

Standing before this gray long stone that only reaches the calves, I opened my hips, bent over, and channeled my power through my spine, mobilizing my muscle groups.

"Oh!"

With a soft sigh, he gripped the edge of the rock with his ten fingers and lifted the rock, which weighed about fifty pounds.

The stone, held upright, was quietly lifted by Lu Feng in a horse stance, his back straight. With the power of his three innate abilities, his strength seemed to be released.

Ten breaths.

Twenty breaths.

Lu Feng silently counted in his mind, and only after three hundred breaths had passed did he gently put the stone down.

Swinging your arms, the sore muscles feel exhilarating, and the exposed muscles bulge with veins due to blood flow, each muscle clearly defined.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Lu Feng felt a sense of satisfaction.

There are twenty more breaths than yesterday.

He used time to distinguish the degree of improvement in his body. When he first carried the stone home to practice, he could only hold it for about two hundred breaths. After that, he made progress every day.

After taking a shower and having a meal, the day passed like this.

The next day, as dawn broke, Lu Feng set off from home at the same time as the day before, heading to the butcher shop.

The process of tying up the pig, slaughtering it, and dividing the meat was the same as yesterday, except that I had become more proficient in what I learned today.

As the sun began to set and dusk began to fall, Lu Feng, carrying the meat packets divided into two equal portions, went to the place he had agreed upon with Hu Zi.

Shikeju (食客居)

As the sun approaches evening, most people go home, and there are hardly any outsiders around at this time; there are only a few pedestrians.

Tiger was standing on the path opposite the restaurant, dressed in a gray linen coat. He was tall among the pedestrians and could be seen at a glance.

Lu Feng walked over to him, stood beside him, and seeing the other man's dazed expression, tossed one of the paper packets over.

"Don't say I don't care about my brothers, take it back to eat."

Tiger instinctively squeezed the paper package he received, sniffed it, and realized it contained meat.

"I don't feel comfortable taking this."

An embarrassed expression appeared on his sad face.

Lu Feng chuckled: "You saved my life, and now you're getting uneasy over a little meat?"

In my memory, if it weren't for Tiger's quick thinking, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to come back.

You have to understand that he stepped in to take over the body the moment the original soul was destroyed. If he had been a little later, he would have been saying goodbye to his second life.

The two did not remain deadlocked on the matter. Tiger put away the meat and walked side by side with Lu Feng, passing through several small paths where the number of pedestrians became even smaller.

Finally, the two stopped deep in an alley. Without Tiger reminding him, he knew they had arrived.

A smear of black liquid, which he found extremely conspicuous, hung on a tightly closed wooden door.

Tiger stood in front of the wooden door, looking sad, as if he was reminiscing about the past.

Unfortunately, the striking, cheerful girl from my memories will never reappear.

Lu Feng reached out and wiped away the black liquid, which disappeared silently, and his martial arts points increased by one.

[Martial arts points: 3]

After standing there for a while, Lu Feng spoke up, "I'd also like to check out the other ones."

He said it very naturally.

Tiger was a little confused when he heard this, but he still responded.

"I've found out very clearly that besides Sanya's family, there are four other families not far away. This night ghost has been appearing far too frequently lately."

Before Hu Zi could finish speaking, he learned that matters involving ghosts in Cangwu County were under the jurisdiction of the county government, and only secondarily under powerful organizations like the Yunxia Taoist Temple.

So many people are dying now, and the county government hasn't said a word, which is infuriating.

Lu Feng nodded and followed behind, heading towards the other four families.

One of the houses continued through a passageway into the second alley. The others were not far away. After walking through the remaining three houses, Lu Feng concluded that the five houses were within a range of no more than five alleys.

This discovery made Lu Feng frown subconsciously. Why did it seem like the wounded murderer from his previous life was huddled in a corner of the city and then committed a series of crimes?

The sense of déjà vu is just too strong.

But do Night Demons have any sense?

Lu Feng didn't understand, and no one told him. In his memory, when ghosts were mentioned, he only felt fear, terror, and running away. There was no other useful information.

After collecting the black liquid from all four locations, the martial arts points successfully reached seven.

There are no talents that need to be downloaded now; the only way to improve one's strength is through hard work and perseverance.

However, he is only three points short of the ten points required for his innate talent.

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon."

Lu Feng suppressed his emotions, parted ways with Hu Zi as usual, and embarked on his journey home.

Just as he reached his doorstep, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and looked at the two people who had appeared at the gate of the yard.

Wearing a blue hat and a blue feathered robe.

This is typical attire for constables from Cangwu County. Unlike the constables you usually see carrying fire pokers, these two men have swords hanging from their waists.

The courtyard gate was open at this time, and Yuan Shi was there, as were Second Aunt and Xiao Wei.

Lu Feng remained calm, adjusted his expression, and quickened his pace to walk over.

The sound of footsteps attracted the attention of everyone at the door. When Yuan saw who it was, a look of relief appeared in his eyes.

When the two constables saw that the people coming were heading this way, one of them instinctively stepped forward to block their path.

"Stop! Who are you?"

"My name is Lu Feng. May I ask what brings you two officers to my home?"

Lu Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute, but did not speak rashly.

Yuan spoke up, her voice filled with anxiety: "They're talking about your father, your father..."