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Lu Chen watched Huang Chao leave with a smile on his face, staring at his departing figure with a terrifyingly calm expression.

I'll come find you tonight, not tomorrow!

He thought to himself.

Once Huang Chao had completely disappeared from sight, Lu Chen closed the door and quickly followed quietly ahead.

Huang Chao never expected that someone was following him. He whistled as he arrived at Teng Jun's house.

Teng Jun is an orphan whose parents have both passed away. The house will most likely be given to his cousin's family in the future, but it is currently occupied by Huang Chao.

Seeing that Huang Chao did indeed live here, Lu Chen watched for a while and, not noticing Huang Chao leaving, quietly left and returned to his own room.

Looking at their worried faces, he smiled gently and said, "Let's eat."

"Brother..." Lu Ming wanted to say something.

Lu Chen simply waved his hand.

"Eat first, you'll be fine tomorrow!" He looked at Lu Tang, "Little Tang, try this pork tripe and chicken soup, it's very nutritious, it'll help you grow taller quickly!"

Lu Tang was very clever. She knew that her brother didn't want to talk about these things because he didn't want her and her second brother to worry, so she smiled and said, "Then I'm going to eat lots and lots of food! I want to grow taller than my brother!"

Lu Chen laughed and said, "You're taller than me, so you'll have a hard time getting married."

"No way!" Lu Tang pouted and said.

……

In the middle of the night, Lu Ming and Lu Tang were already fast asleep.

Lu Chen got out of bed.

He was wearing a dark-colored outfit, and his face was covered by a black cloth, with only his eyes showing.

With a machete hanging from his waist, he took a few pebbles and several sturdy short sticks that he had sharpened and carbonized the night before.

He used these wooden sticks as throwing knives, having already tested them before; they proved to be quite powerful.

He carefully closed the door, stepped into the yard, and looked up at the sky.

Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is high, unlike the few days ago when the moon was bright and the stars were few.

I have the perfect timing, location, and support!

After leaving the house, Lu Chen followed the route he had taken before, walking close to the wall, afraid that someone might get up in the middle of the night and find him.

However, his worries were unnecessary.

Even after he arrived outside Teng Jun's house and carefully observed from the shadows for a long time, he still didn't find any movement.

Only the croaking of frogs in the distance brought a sliver of sound to the silent night.

He cautiously peeked over the wall; there was no one in the yard, and the house was pitch black.

He climbed over the wall, arrived at the door, held his breath, and listened intently.

There was a snoring sound.

After a while, he confirmed that there was indeed only one person snoring, and he did not detect the presence of anyone else.

Try pushing the door gently.

The door was closed.

He wasn't disappointed. Instead, he took out a thin blade made of bamboo, inserted it through the crack in the door, and slowly pried it upwards.

The doors in the village are basically all the same; they were all made by the same craftsman.

Lu Chen knew exactly where the bolt was.

He had already tested it with his own door.

This thing opens with just a gentle touch.

It can only guard against honest people, not scoundrels.

People don't rely entirely on door latches to prevent theft; they rely on dogs instead.

But Lu Chen was an acquaintance, and the dogs kept by these villagers didn't bark.

He carefully opened the door, slipped inside, and quietly closed it behind him.

The snoring inside the house continued.

Lu Chen quietly walked to the bedside and looked at the sleeping Huang Chao. In the dim light, he could see the mole on Huang Chao's chin.

"On the road to the underworld, Lu San and the others are waiting for you!"

As Lu Chen thought to himself, he held a machete in one hand, aimed the back of the blade at Huang Chao's throat, and raised it high.

"Click!"

The machete struck Huang Chao's throat with tremendous force, shattering his bones.

Huang Chao's eyes bulged, and he couldn't make a sound.

Lu Chen threw down the knife, jumped up and sat on Huang Chao, covering Huang Chao's mouth and nose with one hand and grabbing his throat with the other, pulling hard.

Huang Chao didn't struggle much; he kicked his legs and gradually went limp.

Lu Chen remained vigilant, still covering his mouth and nose, and only released him after a minute or two.

He came up behind Huang Chao's head, like holding a watermelon, with one hand on Huang Chao's chin and the other hand supporting Huang Chao's head, and then suddenly twisted it in the opposite direction.

"Click."

The cervical spine was directly fractured.

Dead beyond dead.

[Under the host's influence, Huang Chao's fate has changed.]

[Hit Value Calculation: 60]

"Last-hitting is a good habit!"

Lu Chen muttered to himself and began searching the body, but found nothing.

He turned his head and saw that his coat was hanging on the clothes rack next to him.

I searched and found a few pieces of broken silver, which should be about two ounces.

Lu Chen stuffed the IOU directly into his pocket.

There was nothing else.

"We're so poor!"

Without wasting any time, he wrapped Huang Chao's body in his outer garment, put Huang Chao's shoes and other belongings inside, and then took out a rope and tied it tightly.

I tried carrying it on my back, and it felt okay.

He carried the body out of the house, restored everything inside, creating the illusion that Huang Chao had left on his own, and then carried the body quickly toward the back mountain.

The corpse, weighing over 100 pounds, was heavier on his back than the basket of pork he had carried that afternoon.

But Lu Chen dared not linger for a moment. When he arrived at the back mountain, he followed the familiar hunting route he had taken before. After walking for more than half an hour, he came to a steep cliff.

"In your next life, remember to be a good person!"

Lu Chen said softly, then used a bamboo knife to cut several wounds on the corpse. After the blood flowed, he used a carbonized wooden throwing knife to stab the corpse in the heart and lungs before throwing it off the steep cliff.

In a few days, the body will return to dust, back to nature, and become the excrement of some animals.

When he got home, it was still dark.

He lay in bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after his training, he checked his current stats.

Name: Lu Chen

Age: 15

[Hit Value: 93]

[Luck Value: 0]

[Entry: Cured, Normal Nutrition, Strong and Healthy, Fairly Capable]

【技能词条：投掷小成（7%）、劈砍大成（1%）、捅刺入门（11%）、步履矫健大成（1%）、气力充沛小成（2%）】

"Now that Huang Chao is dead, the Green Bamboo Gang will definitely react. We must strike first."

Lu Chen ate while thinking.

"However, their reaction certainly won't be that quick. According to the normal procedure, Huang Chao should only be back today. If something else is delaying him, it's normal for him to be back a day later. It's impossible for them to assume something has happened just because they haven't seen him for half a day. He can still attend classes this morning as usual. He can get his settlement reward first, and after class, he can go straight to the county town!"

He made a plan in his mind, and after finishing his meal, he went to the school.

Today, there were five more people.

It's estimated that his classes were quite effective, which made the other villagers who were still observing feel at ease leaving their children in his care.

After class, Lu Chen first asked them for leave, saying that he was going out for a day and that tomorrow's classes would be changed to self-study, and asked them to go back and tell their parents.

After the children had all left, Lu Chen heard a notification sound.

Under the host's guidance and impetus, the fates of twenty people, including Lu Chengzong and Lu Yaozu, have changed.

[Stage Life Points Calculation: 5]

"Huh, only 5 points?"

Lu Chen understood a bit; these five points were probably brought about by the five newly added students.

Others might not be able to provide him with life points every day.

After informing Lu Xiande and briefly inquiring about the situation in the county, Lu Chen finished his meal, took the silver and stones, and headed straight for Shahu County, which was more than ten miles away.