He achieved the pinnacle of martial arts starting with breaking through the limits of Tiger Fist.

As it turns out, my senior sister's fragrance is undeniably amazing.

Before it even got dark in the afternoon, Senior Sister Long brought warmth.

"Each of you will receive a bottle of these Blood Nourishing Pills as a belated congratulatory gift to celebrate Junior Brother Jiang's breakthrough."

The two bottles of pills were a belated congratulatory gift from Senior Sister Long, but Jiang Lin felt it was a sign of her affection.

This senior sister is "tsk tsk," not only is she worthy of being licked, but she is also worth licking a lot.

Lin Zheng is no longer hesitant. After all, when it comes to favors, owing someone once is the same as owing them twice, and you get used to it after a while.

In fact, Jiang Lin had already noticed by noon today that the effects of the herbal medicine at the martial arts school had weakened.

The medicine that had barely sustained him for two days before he entered the gate was now used up in half a day, forcing him to spend money to drink another bowl at noon.

It wasn't even dark yet, and the medicine had already worn off.

Jiang Lin looked at the nearly empty money bag and thought, "Damn it, this is forcing me to commit murder and arson!"

"Thank you, senior sister."

Jiang Lin beamed with joy and couldn't help but ask, "How much does a bottle of this medicine cost?"

Long Susu was a little unhappy, thinking that he was afraid of owing favors.

"Why ask about money? Just eat."

"Oh, senior sister, don't be angry. I truly feel your care. I was just thinking that if we finish eating, we can buy more!"

Seeing Jiang Lin's sycophantic manner, Senior Sister Long burst into laughter, drawing everyone's attention in the courtyard.

"A bottle costs twenty taels and contains ten pills. They're not some extraordinary elixir; they're sold in the pharmacy within the establishment."

After saying that, he glanced at the two of them again, "If you don't have enough money, you can borrow from me, interest-free."

After Sister Long finished speaking, she left, and the two of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I definitely can't borrow it..."

Jiang Lin glared at him. "You old bastard, what do you take me for?"

Lin Zheng silently breathed a sigh of relief. "Practice, practice..."

"You'd better take it easy these next few days and get your injury healed quickly, so you don't hold us back."

Jiang Lin stopped wasting words, poured out a pill and swallowed it directly, then silently began practicing his stance.

[Proficiency +3]

[Proficiency +3]

As expected, the high price reflects its value; the potent medicinal effect could probably last all day.

……

Three days later, a rest day will be taken, outside the city's shantytowns.

"Why would you buy a tattered fishing net?"

"Just leave it alone and hurry up and plant the nails."

This area is now outside the shantytown, and the houses are starting to look decent, at least they have walls and roofs, and some of the wealthier ones even have earthen walls around them.

People in shantytowns are indeed much poorer than those in villages; this is the difference between property owners and propertyless people.

Seeing that Lin Zheng had planted the nails, Jiang Lin continued, "Remember these two intersections. If anything seems amiss, run this way. You've memorized the locations of the nails, right?"

Lin Zheng nodded. "I've memorized them all."

Lin Zheng couldn't help but admire him; he had considered the possibility of defeat before even thinking about victory, and his escape route was perfectly planned.

This is much better than me. At that time, I only thought about launching a sneak attack and didn't consider any escape route at all.

"Then let's go."

At Jiang Lin's command, the two slowly made their way towards a courtyard.

This courtyard, with its blue brick and tile houses surrounded by walls, is small yet exquisite.

What's even more amazing is that this house is far from other houses. Isn't that a coincidence?

It was already late at night, and apart from a faint light in the courtyard, the rest of the place was pitch black.

Lin Zheng led the way carefully, with Jiang Lin following behind.

Thanks to their improved cultivation levels, they were able to see things with difficulty in the dark.

Otherwise, on this dark and windy night, you won't be able to see the road clearly.

Pushing aside the withered branches and weeds in the corner, a dog hole was revealed.

"A dog?"

Jiang Lin felt a chill run down his spine.

"No, they killed and ate them a long time ago." With that, Lin Zheng scurried inside.

Fortunately, the two were not very old and both practiced martial arts every day, so they were in good shape. Otherwise, if a strong adult man had come, he might not have been able to squeeze in.

Having finally squeezed his way in, Jiang Lin straightened the knife tucked behind his waist.

The knife is as long as an arm, with a narrow body and a pointed tip, making it easy to chop and slash; it is a typical horizontal knife style.

"Normally only three people live here: the gang leader and two deputy gang leaders."

Lin Zheng pointed to the main room where the oil lamp was lit and continued in a low voice, "Apart from the leader who has attempted to break through twice, the other two are all at the level of attempting to break through once."

The gangs in this shantytown are utterly despicable, far inferior to those in the fish market and firewood market outside. No wonder they can only do such heinous things in this shantytown.

As far as Jiang Lin knew, Chen Sanlang, the leader of the Water Tiger Gang, was a martial artist at the Skin Refining Realm, making him far superior in comparison.

"Crawl forward."

Lin Zheng was taken aback, and asked in a low voice, "Huh?"

"Climb over there."

The two lowered their bodies and quietly crawled towards the outside of the main house.

"That damned Water Snake Society, unable to survive by the Great Swamp, has come to the outskirts of the city to steal food from us poor wretches."

A resentful voice rang out, followed by a sharp, shrill sound.

"Boss, don't be angry. We've made quite a bit of money these past two years, and it's all sitting in this house. Tomorrow we'll head far away and make a living somewhere else."

Inside, they were chatting animatedly, while outside, two old men were silently planting nails.

One hundred nails were hammered in total, and two were buried on the retreat route outside. Fifty remain.

The two of them spent a lot of time burying a dense area at the entrance, ensuring that anyone who went out would be caught in the trap.

Just as we were about to continue with the plan, a voice started speaking from inside the room.

"Yeah, brother, if they don't want us here, there are plenty of other places that will. With this money, who knows, we brothers might be able to break through to the next level. When we advance to the next level, we'll come back and slaughter all those bastards from the Water Snake Society."

The gang leader's voice rang out again, "Third brother is right, but while this money seems like a lot, it definitely won't be enough for the three of us to use for martial arts training and advancement. What should we do?"

"Ah, well... naturally, the eldest brother should use it first."

"Yes, yes, the third brother is right."

"I was truly moved by what my two brothers said. But I can't do that; I can't let my brothers down."

These words immediately eased the atmosphere, and another round of toasts ensued.

After an incense stick has burned.

"Bang!" The sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground rang out.

"Uh, you actually poisoned it."

With a "clang," the sword was drawn from its sheath, followed by two sharp screams.

The sound stopped abruptly as soon as it began.

The two people outside the door looked at each other in bewilderment. This was not what they had planned!

Jiang Lin quickly made a hand gesture, signaling Lin Zheng to hide.

Just as the two had hidden themselves, voices came from inside the house again.

"I'm still grateful for the trust my two brothers have placed in me; they actually planned to take all their wealth and run away with me."

"Alas, although I killed you all, I've at least made sure you can keep each other company on your journey to the underworld. So, let's call it even. Remember this in your next life: don't ever be my brother again."

That settles everything, right?

Jiang Lin almost fainted upon hearing this.

Then came the rustling sound of tidying up coming from inside the house.

Half an incense stick later, a fierce-looking man, carrying a powerful bow on his back and holding a large package, strode out of the main room.

"puff."

"Pfft."

Both feet are on the ground.

A loud shout of "Ah!" echoed far into the darkness.

Two bags of lime flew out of the darkness and hit the big man in the face, followed immediately by a large net covering his head.

"Perfect." Jiang Lin secretly praised, this net is much simpler than fishing.

The net was cast so wide that even those who were not injured would find it extremely difficult to escape.

In a fit of rage, the burly man ran a few steps with the fishing net in his hand.

"Pfft, pfft... pfft."

Step three times in a row.

Jiang Lin's face twitched and his scalp tingled. That was a full three inches long and as thick as a chopstick!

A series of heart-wrenching howls rang out as the burly man, in excruciating pain, reached out to lift the fishing net.

Suddenly, a gleaming blade of light rose from behind him.

It slashed down from the shoulder, tearing through the fishing net, breaking the bow, and then continued downwards, carving an exaggerated gash into the big man's body.

The burly man was struck so hard that he was sent staggering forward, but in doing so, he broke free from the fishing net.

The package fell to the ground. Just as the burly man was about to turn around, the blade flashed again, this time aimed straight for his neck.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Lingang pulled the knife from his lower back.

Then a huge human head shot into the sky.

Having lost the support of life, the headless corpse's knees buckled, and it slowly knelt down.

Just then, a large gushing of blood gushed from the severed neck, spraying more than a meter high and drenching Lin Zheng's head and face.

In the darkness, Lin Zheng was covered in blood, looking like a demon god.

Jiang Lin's mouth gaped open at the sight, and his scalp tingled even more.