Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

"Yes, it's me."

Jiang Chuan stopped and turned around, his face still showing just the right amount of confusion.

He turned around and saw who it was.

His face was dark and expressionless.

"Sir...is there something you need from me?"

As he spoke, he subtly took a small step back.

This distance allows for both offense and defense.

His face remained calm.

In reality, his muscles were already tense, ready to strike at any moment.

He sensed a clear sense of threat from Song Kun.

That sense of threat was like being stared at by a venomous snake, sending chills down my spine.

The other party is definitely a martial artist who has officially entered the ranks.

But at the same time.

Jiang Chuan also had a strange sense of unease.

He sensed that the other party's vital energy was not as strong as his own...

Song Kun did not answer; his cold eyes swept over Jiang Chuan from head to toe.

After a long pause, he slowly asked, "Where did you go on the night of September 19th?"

September 19th.

It was on the very day that Master Qi died.

Jiang Chuan immediately recalled it, but his face remained blank:

"In reply to you, sir, I rest after returning from hunting each day and never go out at night."

"Neighbors can all testify for this villain."

Song Kun stared into his eyes.

Jiang Chuan neither dodged nor flinched, but calmly looked back at the past.

His acting skills were superb, and his words were impeccable.

If it were an ordinary official, he would have been fooled.

But Song Kun is no pushover.

He came with suspicion from the start.

As for the power of the Wang family...

Even if it's just a suspicion.

That's enough.

Moreover, Song Kun had already noticed that the knife wounds on Master Qi's body were different from those of the other deceased.

now.

He had basically made up his mind.

This Jiang Chuan is definitely the second murderer hiding in the shadows!

but……

At this moment, Song Kun had lost interest in investigating whether Jiang Chuan was the murderer.

This was because he had discovered some other things in the past few days.

Before September.

Jiang Chuan was nothing more than a poor scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken.

Then one day, he suddenly became proficient in hunting and was able to catch something every day.

They even hunted large prey such as wild boars.

And more than once!

The neighbors all praised him for his abilities.

But where does this skill come from?

Now that he has seen Jiang Chuan in person, Song Kun's confusion has reached its peak.

Let alone a hunter, even a martial artist, using the best cultivation resources, could never possess such abundant blood and qi in just half a month!

Song Kun could only think of one reasonable explanation for what happened to Jiang Chuan.

Yes, he definitely has an incredible opportunity hidden within him!

Therefore, Song Kun did not immediately make a move against Jiang Chuan.

Instead, the interrogation was halted.

You have to cast a long line to catch a big fish.

In reality, after learning that Jiang Chuan might be hiding a treasure, Song Kun would never pass this information on to the government or the Wang family.

Because once he hands it over, even the most precious treasure will have nothing to do with him anymore.

"It's alright, let's go."

Song Kun didn't ask any more questions, waved his hand, and let him leave.

Jiang Chuan thanked him and turned to walk towards his own courtyard gate.

The gaze behind him remained fixed on his back.

It wasn't until the courtyard gate closed behind him that he noticed a fine layer of cold sweat on the back of his neck.

Just then.

From the other end of the alley, two men came running over, stumbling and crawling.

"Master Kun! Master Kun!"

The two ran up to him, clutching their knees, breathless:

"Found it, found it..."

"The brothers have surrounded us now!"

Upon hearing this, Song Kun was not particularly pleased.

Compared to the mysterious swordsman, he now wants to uncover Jiang Chuan's secrets.

But he was still working for the Wang family and couldn't just stand by and do nothing about the swordsman.

Moreover, taking action against Jiang Chuan now would alert him.

With this leverage over him, I doubt this kid can escape my grasp.

Song Kun withdrew his gaze from the courtyard, a cold smile playing on his lips.

We have a long future ahead of us.

"Take me there."

He waved his hand.

The group quickly disappeared into the streets and alleys.

……

A dilapidated temple in the east of the city.

A mysterious swordsman?

Jiang Chuan stood in the courtyard and heard the entire conversation between the two parties. A thought suddenly struck him.

The mysterious swordsman had been dealing with the Wang family for half a month, but he was eventually caught.

So it is said that...

That swordsman's skill level probably isn't that high either...

Jiang Chuan was conflicted.

Should we help or not?

"Xiao Chuan, who's outside?"

Liu Yue'e peeked out from inside the house.

"Someone asking for directions."

Jiang Chuan casually replied, his expression unchanged, but he had already made up his mind.

We must help!

He wasn't stupid; he had already realized that Song Kun had definitely become suspicious of him.

For some reason, they didn't lay a hand on him.

However, not taking action now does not mean he is safe.

Looking at the entire Zhang County.

Who among those targeted by the Wang family will have a good ending?

He absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die!

After returning to the house.

Jiang Chuan then placed the hunting bow on the table.

The bow has a body made of mulberry wood and a bowstring made of ox sinew, with a layer of tung oil coated on the string for moisture protection.

This bow was bought with money he had saved up over the past few days, costing him more than one tael of silver.

This is a six-force bow.

That means it takes 60 pounds of force to pull it apart.

For someone with the strength of a thousand pounds, it's no different from a toy.

However, a six-strength bow is already the highest standard that a hunting bow can possess.

It has even reached the limit of light military bows.

Going further up.

That falls under the category of controlled arms.

Even if he could get his hands on it, he wouldn't dare to use it in public.

Otherwise, if discovered, it would be considered a crime of illegally possessing military equipment.

During the Jing Dynasty.

This is a serious crime on par with treason.

However, the Six-Force Bow is only good for killing ordinary people; trying to injure a martial artist who has reached the rank of a certain level is probably just wishful thinking.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan simply put the hunting bow aside and took out another bow from the pile of firewood next to the stove.

After all, he once possessed the top-tier forging talent of "The Creation of Heaven and Earth".

The foundation is still there.

It's not difficult to make a heavy bow by hand.

This bow was something he made privately with the materials he found, specifically to deal with today's situation.

This is a five-stone bow, requiring five hundred catties of force to draw!

of course.

It's still a bit lacking for Jiang Chuan.

But there was nothing he could do; with the materials he could find, making a five-stone bow was the limit.

To create a ten-stone bow that matches his current strength, ordinary materials might not be enough; he would probably need to find some extraordinary materials.

Jiang Chuan then counted out thirty more iron-tipped arrows.

Put it into the quiver.

This is an arrow with a triangular iron tip, which has extremely strong penetrating power, and it is what he uses specifically to hunt wild boars.

Wild boars have thick hides that ordinary arrows cannot penetrate, but only this kind of arrow can pierce them.

He took everything with him, including the wood-chopping knife he had sharpened to a fine point.

Seeing his posture, Liu Yue'e, who was standing to the side, naturally knew that Jiang Chuan was going out to do something important.

But she didn't ask where they were going, nor did she ask Jiang Chuan what he was going to do.

She simply stepped forward and gently hugged his back.

She opened her mouth, her face full of worry.

"Ogawa..."

"Wait for me to come back."

Jiang Chuan only said one sentence before walking away without looking back.

Liu Yue'e chased after him to the courtyard gate, watching his back disappear into the night.

After a long while, he gently closed the door.

The night was deep.

Jiang Chuan, carrying a bow, walked towards the east of the city.