Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 36: Killing Him Should Be Okay
Outside the county town, a rugged mountain road winds upward, covered with a thin layer of white snow.

A seemingly tired horse, with white air exhaling from its nostrils, was pulling an old cart and moving slowly forward on this quiet mountain road.

The wheels made a dull squeaking sound as they pressed over the snow.

The bare branches along the way stretched out in a vigorous posture. Occasionally, a cold wind blew, causing the branches to tremble slightly, and the snow on the branches fell off.

"Brother Qingzi, how did you find them just now?"

After a period of self-comfort, Shen Xiaohu has gotten over the initial guilt of murder and his heart has become much more open.

Shen Qing glanced at Shen Xiaohu and said truthfully: "I wasn't very sure either, so I shot an arrow in advance and tried it."

"Ah? What if you kill the wrong person?"

"It's wrong." Shen Qing didn't have any psychological burden and said softly, "Sometimes if you are not ruthless enough, you can't survive in this world. Don't think too much."

Death is too common in this world.

Even in their small village, people often have accidents and are eaten by wild beasts.

Not to mention a county town with a population of more than 100 or 200,000, where people probably die every day.

One more or one less person will not have any impact at all.

If Shen Qing doesn't want the missing person to be him, he must not be indecisive.

Shen Xiaohu fell silent after hearing this and did not refute.

Because he knew that what Shen Qing said was true, and that was the way the world was.

Zhang Shuyuan, who was riding a small horse, heard the conversation between the two brothers and interrupted, "You killed them today and escaped, but you may not be able to escape next time you enter the city."

Shen Qing heard that Zhang Shuyuan seemed to know something, so he cupped his hands and asked, "What's the explanation here? I hope you can enlighten me."

Zhang Shuyuan seemed to be somewhat pleased with Shen Qing's respect, and continued, "These low-class people living in the outer city are not fighting alone. Today I saw that some of their group were following them and some were fighting. There must be a leader above them."

"They are very loyal people. If the brothers below get into trouble, they, the leaders, will definitely step in to settle the matter. Otherwise, it will inevitably lead to disunity. From now on, if you go to the county town, you will not be able to escape."

"But the good news is that we live in Hongshan Village. These leaders can only take care of their own little piece of land. They can't reach that far and can't take care of us. As long as you don't go to the county town, it won't be a big problem."

After hearing Zhang Shuyuan's words, Shen Qing, the person involved, frowned slightly.

He had just obtained a place to study martial arts in the inner courtyard of Linfeng Hall. This opportunity was extremely rare and he couldn't give it up so easily.

He must go to the county town.

"Are these leaders very strong?" Shen Qing asked.

"Those who live in the outer city are definitely not as good as the real martial artists in the inner city. Most of them are at the perfect stage of Qi and Blood, and have one foot stuck at the door of martial arts. They are more than capable of dealing with ordinary people like us."

Great perfection of qi and blood?
Shen Qing frowned slightly.

Although he has not yet reached the state of great perfection in practicing the Nine Merits Brocade, the distance he is away from it is not too far.

In this case, all we need to do is kill the leader and that should be all that matters.

Shen Qing thought so in his heart and let out a long sigh.

...Time passes little by little.

Wait until evening, when it is still light.

Relying on his superb driving skills, Zhang Shuyuan safely sent Shen Qing and Shen Xiaohu to the village.

"Thank you for your help today, sir. This is your reward for today." Shen Qing took out the money he had prepared earlier and gave it to Zhang Shuyuan in full according to the agreed 200 coins. Not only that, he added 20 coins and said, "You helped me a lot today, sir. This 20 coins is an extra gift from me."

Zhang Shuyuan didn't count the money in front of Shen Qing, but put it in his pocket and said, "Remember to come and continue learning Thousand Character Classic tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go there early tomorrow morning."

After seeing Zhang Shuyuan off, Shen Qing looked back at the sky and felt that it was still early before dark. He hurried home, tied up the horse, unloaded the items from the cart, kicked open the dilapidated door, and shouted, "Sister, I'm back."

……

At Shen Er's home.

Shen Xiaohu, who returned to the village with Shen Qing, ran home immediately after getting off the car.

As soon as he opened the door, he shouted, "Grandpa, Mom, I can enter Linfeng Hall to learn martial arts! I can enter Linfeng Hall to learn martial arts!"

As soon as Shen Xiaohu rushed into the house and saw the scene inside, his voice was stuck in his throat and he became choked.

In addition to his father Shen Er, Tian Xiaohu and Zhang Baoqing were also in the room, seemingly discussing some matters.

"Cough, cough..." Uncle Shen Er coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention back. He glared at Shen Xiaohu and said, "Why are you making so much noise after coming back from a trip to the county town? You are so unruly. What did you say just now?"

Shen Xiaohu immediately lost the excitement he had when he first entered the sect. His voice dropped several degrees, and he said honestly, "Grandpa, the head of Linfeng Hall said that my physique is not bad. I only need to give seven taels of silver to let me enter the outer sect to learn martial arts."

Uncle Shen Erteng suddenly sat up from his chair, ran to Shen Xiaohu and said in disbelief: "You can go to Linfeng Hall to learn martial arts?! Is what you said true?"

He had wanted his children to learn martial arts in the past and had put a lot of effort into it, but practicing martial arts was not that easy and he had long given up hope.

He didn't expect it to be realized. How could he not be excited?
Shen Xiaohu nodded heavily and said, "Aunt Li Linfeng has verbally agreed to let me enter the outer sect to practice for three months."

"Three months, three months is fine." Uncle Shen Er looked Shen Xiaohu up and down and was very satisfied.

Tian Xiaohu and Zhang Baoqing in the room looked at each other, then stood up and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Brother Shen. When your son learns martial arts, he might soon be able to become a martial artist and become a superior person."

Uncle Shen Er was rarely happy, and a gratified smile appeared on his wrinkled old face: "It's still early, it's still early."

Although he said this, Tian Xiaohu and Zhang Baoqing could still see the smug look on Shen Er's face.

There is Shen Qing in front and Shen Xiaohu behind.

It seems that Hongshan Village will be ruled by the Shen family in the future.

Shen Er patted Shen Xiaohu on the shoulder and said happily: "How did you get into Linfeng Hall so smoothly this time? I remember that they are very strict in accepting disciples. Tell Grandpa how you did it?"

Shen Xiaohu said excitedly: "This is all thanks to Brother Qingzi. You don't know how powerful he is. Uncle Li Linfeng checked his physique on the spot and directly accepted him into the inner sect. When he left, he also gave him some medicine. The sect leader said that this is the treatment of a personal disciple."

boom!
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.

Shen Er, Tian Xiaohu and Zhang Baoqing were all stunned.

(End of this chapter)