Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises.

Chapter 2 Black Mountain City

Qin Jiang shook his head. From the current perspective, there was a high probability that he would not have a grave after his death.

It seems that the two tomb robbers were pretty good people. They killed the person in charge of burying the bodies.

He pressed his palm lightly on the tombstone, and strands of cold air flowed into his body.

The potential points also gradually increase, 0.10.20.30.10.1
Gradually, the cold breath became subtle, and then disappeared completely, and the total number of potential points reached 1.6.

After absorbing the potential points, he looked at the sky and it became darker.

Without stopping, he quickly walked away along the same path he came.

This Big Black Mountain is mysterious and unpredictable. It is not a place where he can stay for a long time. He must not go so deep next time he comes.

As we walked out of Dahei Mountain, the sky gradually became brighter.

It was almost evening, and under the slightly yellowish sunlight, a city could be seen in the distance.

Looking back, I saw that the big black mountain was covered with dark clouds, blocking the sunlight, not allowing any light to shine through. Just looking at it gave me a feeling of heavy oppression as if the entire sky was pressing down.

Without staying for too long, he had to go back quickly.

After walking for about an hour, Qin Jiang arrived at the city gate.

There was no one guarding the city.

Or perhaps the adults in the inner city didn't consider the outer city as part of Black Mountain City at all.

Looking around, refugees were sitting in groups of three or four outside the city gate, with dull eyes and numb expressions.

Those who are in better conditions eat black 'food'.

As for the bad things, there are many refugees in the corners who died and no one cared about them.

This was the end of the dynasty. Productivity was not very strong to begin with, and the war destroyed the production system, leaving countless refugees wandering around.

He looked at the stone plaque on the city gate and could vaguely make out three words: Black Mountain City.

It got its name because it is close to Dahei Mountain. It was originally built along the river and was a small fishing village. Later, it gradually developed relying on the unique black locust trees on Dahei Mountain.

It is called a city, but in fact it is just a larger town, and the highest official of the government is still the county magistrate.

Heishan City is divided into the inner city and the outer city. The outer city is further divided into four areas according to its location: east, west, south, and north.

He lives on the northern edge of the city.

He lowered his head and walked through the crowd of refugees into the city. Torches were lit on both sides of the street, and the illuminated streets were also full of refugees. Their situation was not much better than those at the city gate.

The shops on both sides of the road were basically closed.

After all, it's going to be a death anyway, and there will always be people who come to grab food.

Qin Jiang walked through the streets. From time to time, refugees looked up at him, but they looked away after seeing his tattered linen clothes and the bamboo basket behind him.

The herbalists at Baiyun Medical Clinic cannot be moved.

Doctor Baiyun is a very nice man. He comes out to see patients for free every few days and doesn't even charge for the medicine.

After walking for a while, a checkpoint appeared in the middle of the street. The people guarding the checkpoint were not soldiers, but a dozen strong men in black cloth.

He is from the Red Tiger Gang.

In this chaotic time with warring factions everywhere, no one cares about the lives of ordinary people, and of course there will be no soldiers to maintain order in the outer city.

Every one of them is living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in the inner city.

Therefore, it is these gangs that are responsible for the order in the outer city. The largest gang in Black Mountain City is the Red Tiger Gang.

Not only does he completely rule the south and north of the city, he also holds an extremely high status in the inner city. The leader of the Red Tiger Gang is almost on par with the magistrate of Black Mountain City.

His elder sister Qin Hong is also a member of this gang, but she works in the inner city and rarely has the opportunity to come out.

"Xiao Qin, are you picking herbs again?"

The leading member of the Red Tiger Gang spoke with a smile. He had dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked like an honest man.

"Well, I just came back."

Qin Jiang looked at the other person, who was in charge of the checkpoint in the northern part of the city. His name was Wang Dali, also known as Brother Li.

"Okay, let's go in."

As he spoke, Wang Dali patted Qin Jiang on the shoulder.

He knew Qin Jiang's sister, a fierce woman who was not easy to mess with. He heard that she had recently hooked up with a big shot in the inner city.

Another thing, he also knew that Qin Jiang went out to collect herbs for the old doctor at Baiyun Medical Clinic.

Although most of these gang members will listen to whoever gives them food, they still have some respect for such people. In other words, if they dare to mess around, they will be looked down upon by the gang members.

After passing the checkpoint, the city gradually became lively. Although most people were pale and thin, they were much better than the refugees outside the city and those who had just entered the city.

Not long after, Qin Jiang arrived at a medical clinic.

The left doorpost reads "Baiyun Medical Clinic", the right one reads "Treat Everyone Equally", and the plaque on the wooden door has four big characters "Xuanhu Jishi" inscribed on it.

When I walked in, I saw two apprentices wiping the counter. The rags in their hands were so black that you couldn't even tell their original color.

In the lobby, an old doctor with white hair and beard was taking the pulse of a middle-aged woman.

Qin Jiang didn't disturb him. He brushed the dirt off his body, found a chair and sat down, waiting quietly.

After a while, the old doctor wrote the prescription, waved his hand, and an apprentice came over to take the prescription and get the medicine.

The old doctor looked at the old lady and said, "It's nothing serious. You will feel better after taking the decoction tonight. Half of a dose will be enough, but you still have to finish the whole dose."

"Oh, I see. Thank you, doctor." The old lady looked grateful and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her greasy sleeves.

The old doctor nodded slightly, and when he saw Qin Jiang, his eyes were a little surprised. Then he nodded to signal him to wait a moment.

After a while, the apprentice prepared the prescription, wrapped it in yellow paper, tied it up and brought it over.

The old doctor took the medicine bag and handed it to the old lady, "Even if it's twenty"

He looked at the old lady's somewhat tattered linen clothes, which were not even as neat as Qin Jiang's. A trace of sympathy appeared on his wrinkled face.

"Just give me ten cents."

The old lady quickly put her hands together and kept thanking him, "Thank you, thank you, you are such a good person! Such a good person! Thank you!"

He took out ten blackened copper coins and kept thanking the old doctor before leaving.

Qin Jiang looked at the old lady's back as she left, and couldn't help feeling inexplicably depressed.

Ten cents, in terms of purchasing power, is about thirty yuan.

He didn't want to see himself become humble because of ten cents one day.

"Xiao Jiang, why did you come back so late today? Did something happen to you?"

The old doctor hunched over and sat down beside him.

Qin Jiang thought about it and didn't tell anyone about the tomb robbers, but he couldn't help but say, "We ran into thick fog, and probably encountered the legendary monster."

The old doctor frowned and said, "Stretch out your hand for me to see."

Qin Jiang stretched out his hand, and the old doctor placed three fingers on his wrist.

After a while, the old doctor looked at him with some doubt, "Have you mastered the Five Animal Exercises?"

Qin Jiang raised his eyebrows and asked with a surprised smile, "How did you know?"

Is it so amazing? You can even see this?
He wasn't worried about being exposed. In the outer city, everyone was busy with their own business and no one cared about these things.

"Have you really mastered it? I'm just asking, your Qi and blood are stable, and you don't look frightened. Normally, ordinary people would have unstable Qi and blood when encountering spirits."

The old doctor took his hand back and pointed at Qin Jiang's medicine basket. "Give it to me. It's getting late today. I'll give you the money and you can go back and rest early."

Qin Jiang handed over the medicine basket and couldn't help asking, "Doctor, how do you know that encountering a spirit will cause unstable blood and qi? Do you have any explanation?"

He will have to go to Dahei Mountain to collect herbs in the future, so it’s not a bad thing to know more strange things. Maybe they will be useful someday.

The old doctor counted the herbs and said, "It's nothing special. I encountered this several times when I went to Dahei Mountain to collect herbs a few years ago.

It’s just that I haven’t heard of any monsters appearing in Dahei Mountain in all these years, so I forgot to tell you.”

After counting the herbs, he took out four strings of copper coins and said, "Four hundred coins. These Lingzhi plants haven't been sprayed with powder yet, so they are more valuable."

In today's world, people can't even get enough to eat, and they may die from any minor injury or illness, so medicinal herbs are naturally more valuable.

Qin Jiang put away the copper coin and looked at the old doctor, "You haven't told me yet, what did you forget to tell me?"

The old doctor looked away from the herbs with some confusion and raised his head to look at him.

"Oh, yes, I am really old and can't remember things."

As he said this, he looked at the two apprentices and said, "I don't know if I can see them graduate."

He lowered his head and muttered to himself, "It's almost there, it's almost there, just hold on for a few more years."

Qin Jiang looked at the lonely and absent-minded old doctor, and hesitated to speak, "Doctor, so what exactly do you want to tell me?"

(End of this chapter)