Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises.

Chapter 3 Iron Fist

The old doctor looked at Qin Jiang, then looked at the sky outside which was already getting dark.

"Oh~ It's getting night again. This is the downside of practicing the Five Animals Exercises to the third level. If you don't control yourself at night, your body's energy consumption will automatically decrease, causing you to become a little sluggish."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Qin Jiang, “There’s actually nothing to pay attention to when going to Dahei Mountain.

Generally, when a spirit appears, there will be fog. All you have to do is find a locust tree, sit under it and wait for the fog to disappear."

After thinking for a while, he added, "Ghosts usually won't hurt people on their own initiative, except for fox spirits. If you see one, apply garlic juice on your face. They don't like garlic, so maybe this will help."

Qin Jiang's expression was a little strange when he heard this, garlic juice. So, how did you know all this?
"Okay, go back and rest if you have nothing else to do. After you have mastered the first level of the Five Animal Exercises, you will have more energy. You must be restrained, even when using your hands." The old doctor warned.

Qin Jiang's face froze, "I understand."

Dahei Mountain, under the old locust tree.

Three figures stood in front of the tombstone, and the fire illuminated the dark dense forest within a radius of ten meters.

Leading the group was a young man in brocade clothes, holding a landscape-patterned folding fan.

There were two figures behind him, one tall and thin, the other short and fat. They were dressed very simply, even a little sloppy.

The short and fat man was peeling an apple with a dagger in his hand, while the tall and thin man was holding a torch and standing still.

The young master in brocade clothes listened to the 'squeak' sound of peeling and couldn't help but turn his head with an angry look on his face, "Eat, eat, eat! You only know how to eat! If you don't peel the skin, you can't eat it, right?!"

The short and fat man was stunned, then he raised his eyelids and looked at the young man in brocade clothes. He was stunned for a few seconds, his eyes switching back and forth between the apple in his hand and the young man in brocade clothes.

She raised her hand and handed the apple to the young man in brocade clothes, "It's delicious."

suck--!
The young man in brocade clothes looked at the apple with black fingerprints on it and pursed his lips, his forehead wrinkles appeared. "Eat it! I let you eat it!"

He knocked the apple away and pointed his finger at the short and fat man's head, "Didn't I tell you to finish off the enemy? Where's the man?! Tell me where's the man?!"

The short and fat man glanced at the flying apple, then looked at the empty grave mound, "Obviously, it ran away."

Upon hearing this, the young man in brocade clothes slightly bowed his body, put his hands on his waist, put the fan on his belt, and could not help pacing back and forth.

"I didn't know I ran away?! I was asking you why you ran away! Didn't you stab me again?! Didn't I tell you to stab me again? Stab me again!"

This mission was assigned directly by the superiors, and he must ensure that no information leaks out!

Even though he was just an unlucky guy who came from nowhere, he had to make sure to silence him!

The short and fat man scratched his head with his dagger, "Didn't I finish off the enemy?"

He looked at the tall and thin man beside him. The tall and thin man felt his gaze and tilted his head to look at him, "Yes, I saw it."

As he spoke, he also made a gesture with his hands as if he was stabbing someone with a knife.

"Right? I told you I'm a professional, why wouldn't I finish you off?" The short and fat man looked at the young man in brocade clothes.

The young master in brocade clothes pointed at the grave impatiently, "Okay, okay, I don't care how you did it, just find him and kill him! Kill everyone who has come into contact with him! Understand?"

The short and fat man raised his head slightly, "Understood!"

The young man in brocade clothes suppressed his anger and put his hands on the short and fat man's shoulders. "This time, don't kill him again. Just cut off his head and give it to me, okay?"

"No problem, we'll do whatever you say. Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem this time!" the short and fat man assured.

The young man in brocade clothes forced a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

After saying that, he was about to turn and leave, but the short and fat man suddenly slapped him on the forehead, which scared him.

Before he could say anything, the short and fat man spoke, "I know! This kid's heart must be on the right side! I told you, how could I make a mistake when I shot?"

As he spoke, he gestured with both hands on his right chest.

The tall and thin man beside him nodded in approval, "Yeah, a rare species."

The young man in brocade clothes closed his eyes slightly and pressed half of his face with his right hand.

So, I must have been crazy to have chosen these two idiots among so many people.

He shouldn't have believed in that bullshit about eight generations of single inheritance!

"Check it for me right now! This batch of goods is very important! There must not be any mistakes! If there is any problem, you will all die! All of you will die!!"

In the north of Heishan City, Qin Jiang crossed several streets and walked along the route he remembered. After a while, he passed a small alley. He looked into the alley and saw only a small courtyard, about 40 meters away from the alley.

The gate was open and a torch was stuck in the door frame, illuminating the dim path.

A sturdy man stood by the door, his arms crossed over his chest, his bulging muscles pushing up his black cloth shirt.

His face was cold and hard, with an indifferent look that said "no strangers allowed".

From the courtyard gate to the intersection, there were several thugs in gray cloth clothes leaning against the wall of the alley and chatting.

"Have you heard that there is another group of refugees coming from the north? How about we go over there tonight to take a look?"

"What? Have you contacted the adults in the inner city?"

"Oh, if you get the goods, there will be plenty of people who want them! I just don't know if there are any good ones. I still like something more aggressive. These people are too boring."

"You're the only one who's so aggressive? Aren't you afraid that I'll be ruined by you?"

"Hey! You don't treat me as a human being, do you? Can I let a woman destroy me?"

"Oh, right, right, let's wait until it gets darker and then go over to take a look."

"Okay, no problem. If they are selected, it will be their blessing, and we will have saved a life, right?"

Qin Jiang raised his head slightly and looked into the yard. As it was already dark, he could only vaguely see a figure standing in the yard, seemingly hitting something.

He tightened his collar, grasped the copper coins he got in exchange for the herbs in his hand, and left quickly.

This was the purpose of him collecting herbs in exchange for money.

In Heishan City, there are actually quite a few people like him who practice the Five Animal Exercises or one or two styles of free-hand fighting.

In this chaotic world, everyone will learn some means of self-protection if given the chance.

But people like them can't be considered real warriors at all.

In the entire Black Mountain City, especially in the outer city area, there are not many true warriors, and there are even fewer who can teach others martial arts like the owner of the courtyard.

Iron Arm Fist, the name sounds very ordinary, and in fact it is quite ordinary, and it is not considered to be a profound martial art at all.

But these are the only two places in the north of the city that teach martial arts for money.

As for the other one, he was taught soft line palm, which was not suitable for him.

The registration fee for learning martial arts is twenty taels of silver, which is twenty thousand copper coins. It can be said to be very expensive. An ordinary family in Heishan City cannot save up so much in one or two years.

After all, not everyone can identify herbs like him and has the courage to go to the Great Black Mountain.

After leaving the Iron Arm Fist yard, we walked for a while and came to a dilapidated path. This place was close to the edge of the north city and was considered a slum.

There are low earthen houses on both sides of the road, and the courtyard walls are simple fences inserted into the ground. You can see into the courtyard without looking up.

Walk to a dirt courtyard at the end of the path, push open the wooden door and go in. There are people planting leeks and raising captured pigeons.

There is no need to worry about someone stealing things because the door is not locked and people can just push the door open and take things.

He walked to the door, took out the key, opened the door, pushed it open and walked in. A musty smell hit his nose. The damp breath made him feel like he was covered with a layer of glue.

He came to the bed, pulled out a wooden box from under the bed and opened it. There were many sundries inside and about a hundred copper coins placed in the corner.

This is used to confuse would-be thieves.

He put down the medicine basket, took off the sickle, and used the blade to pry open a gap in the edge of the box. He took out the copper coins in his arms and stuffed them in one by one. After putting in more than a hundred coins, the box was full.

The gap in the box can hold about two thousand coins, or two taels of silver.

It is also used to confuse thieves.

He stood up and looked around, then sealed the only window, closed the door, and lit the half-burnt candle that was left in the room.

He crawled under the bed and stuck the sickle blade about two inches into the soil.

After prying hard, a stone slab was lifted up. Under the stone slab was a hole about one foot long and wide. There were a few pieces of silver scattered around, and a lot of copper coins piled up, at least four or five thousand coins.

(End of this chapter)