Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 7 Weird Power
In every county town, there are three to five permanent martial arts masters, which corresponds to the teachings of learning literature.

Under the martial arts master there is a martial arts coach. To make a horizontal comparison using the modern system: the martial arts master is similar to the management of a school, and the martial arts coach is similar to the teacher who gives the lessons.

Their duty is to pass on skills and techniques, select "immortal seedlings" and "martial seedlings" from among the children, and then enrich the strength of the cultivation world and various countries.

The status of a martial arts master seems to be similar to that of a private tutor, teacher, or mentor who teaches cultural knowledge, but in fact, both the status and power are much greater.

Because their disciples can be said to be spread all over the county, and there is a very special friendship between the brothers. Especially in some wealthy families, the relationship between brothers may not be as close as that between brothers.

Therefore, even though martial artists are rotated every five years, they still have a great say in the county's public security, catching thieves, training, exterminating beasts, and destroying monsters.

If there were no immortals in this world who suppressed everything, then the martial arts system would inevitably become the biggest political risk for mortal countries, without a doubt.

The martial arts master Luo who appeared at this time was a member of the martial arts school in Maoshan County.

Soon, Master Luo learned the truth from others. He snorted coldly and came to Xiao Song and said:
"Is what they said false?"

Xiao Song was about to speak with a sad face when Master Luo Wu slapped him hard in the face, knocking him to the ground. Half of the boy's face was swollen and he rolled over on the ground twice in pain. He spat out three teeth and could only groan in pain.

Luo Wushi then scolded Hu Chaofeng:

"From today on, I'm targeting Hengchangtai. If something like this happens again, don't blame me for being rude! I'll punish you tenfold for every mistake you make!"

Hu Chaofeng was speechless and could only nod with a sad face.

A group of idle people nearby suddenly burst into sporadic cheers.

Then Master Luo Wu asked for the jade hairpin, and carefully lifted up the head of the ice corpse and examined it for a while. He nodded slowly, then looked at Gong Tianwu and said:

"Did you kill this ice corpse by yourself?"

It was the first time that Gong Tianwu had dealt with such a big shot. He said excitedly and nervously:
"Yes, it is."

Master Luo Wu said with a pleasant expression:
"This hairpin is great. I'll take the fifty silver coins. You can kill the zombies on the ice sea by yourself, so you are a promising talent. Third brother, give him another iron plate."

A lean and capable man next to Master Luo nodded and said:
"Yes, Master Luo."

Then the third man nodded to Gong Tianwu and threw a purse to him, inside which jingled fifty silver coins.

The standard silver coins circulating on the market at this time were not round, but oval like a tortoise shell. The positive side had the word "China" and the negative side had a five-pointed star pattern.

Its surface will appear obviously golden under the sun. Of course, this does not mean that it contains gold. This is a special anti-counterfeiting effect achieved by means of cultivation, which basically eliminates the possibility of counterfeiting.

It is worth mentioning that it is only the size of a one-yuan coin, much smaller than a silver dollar, and easier to carry.

After seeing this thing, Gong Tianwu was filled with emotion. He hadn't touched this little cutie for ten years.

In his first life, he once listened to an old teacher in a private school telling stories, in which he said that three or four hundred years ago, countries still used silver for circulation in the market.

Especially for small transactions in the market, it was very inconvenient to cut and weigh silver, and there were also heavy losses. Therefore, the Tianyuan Emperor who was in power at the time ordered the minting of silver coins, and personally made the corresponding designs. He also set up a special mint in the court.

Later, after Emperor Tianyuan ascended to the upper realm, some curious people also tried to find the secrets of Yinbao's design. Finally, they found the origin of the word "Zhonghua" in an ancient book: Tianwen Jingxing·Zhonggong:

The second star is called Cixiang. To the north is the eastern gate of China.

Therefore, this standard silver treasure is also called Huayuan, or Guiyuan. One standard silver treasure is equal to one or two taels of silver, which is two to three thousand yuan according to the purchasing power on earth.

Later generations therefore believed that Emperor Tianyuan was unparalleled in talent and sentiment:

He was a wise and powerful emperor, and the people under his rule were full of vitality. Many of his governance methods were regarded as guidelines by later generations, attracting other countries to emulate them.

As a cultivator, he was even more talented. After being accepted as a disciple by the elders of Zhushan Sect, his cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds. In just forty years, he took control of the sect and made Zhushan Sect very powerful.

Not only that, he also helped the Miaoyin Sect where his Taoist partner worked to regain its strength within 20 years and surpass the Kunlun Sect.

Finally, Emperor Tianyuan also set a record of achieving the golden elixir after ninety-seven years of cultivation and directly ascending to the upper realm.

At this time, the third man coughed lightly, waking Gong Tianwu from his distraction, and handed him a palm-sized iron plate.

Gong Tianwu took it and looked at it, and found that on the front of this thing was a picture of a horse with its hooves raised, and on the back were eight words written: "Breaking attack, brave and diligent."

At this time, Gong Tianwu noticed that the thin man had turned and walked away, and hurriedly shouted:
"I haven't asked for your name yet?"

The man turned around and said calmly:
"I'm Xie Qing, the third disciple of my mentor, so you can call me Xie San. I'm the current head coach of the martial arts school. If you're interested in martial arts, then take this sign and come to the martial arts school to find me."

After saying that, he left directly. Looking at his departing back, Gong Tianwu suddenly shuddered, because he saw the eyes of the people around him - that was not kindness and excitement, but outright greed! Now he was carrying a huge sum of money.

Therefore, Gong Tianwu immediately grabbed the head of the ice corpse and shouted in a ferocious tone:

"Get out of the way. I'm going to martial arts school after I finish my work. Don't block my way!"

Obviously, the ferocious human head and the reputation of the martial arts immediately intimidated the idle men nearby, and they could only walk away cursing.

Gong Tianwu seized this opportunity and rushed to the silver shop, deposited most of the silver treasures there, and received a small silver voucher. In the future, he could withdraw the money with the silver voucher and his own password.

Next, Gong Tianwu went to the market to purchase. He was not like Tian Dachun, a bad person who did not recognize his relatives and was stingy. Since he had made a fortune this time, he would definitely not treat the people around him badly.

Perhaps it was because of the happy events that happened, Gong Tianwu was humming a little tune all the way, and walked three miles swayingly, but suddenly two men jumped out from the side.

The leading man was tall and strong, with a scar on his face. The most obvious feature was that his right hand was broken and replaced with an iron hook. He looked at Gong Tianwu and grinned:

"Xiaotian, when will you pay me back the two hundred silver treasures you owe me?"

The people behind the man also laughed, and the looks they gave him were like red-eyed hyenas seeing a dead body, greedy and salivating.

The man with the iron hook was called Qian Fei. He had been in the militia for six years, and then lost his position because of a broken arm. However, because he was ruthless and had currying favor with an important figure, he mixed with the lower class to make money.

Before, Tian Dachun didn't know what was good for him and owed Wu Shan a gambling debt of silver treasure, which has now increased two hundred times.

Seeing this scene, Gong Tianwu immediately cried out in his heart, "Oh no!", because this group of people were notoriously ruthless and valued money over life. He was really careless this time!

So Gong Tianwu picked up the thing in his hand and threw it without saying a word, then turned around and ran away.

Qian Fei had a sarcastic smile on his face. He reached his left hand into his hair to scratch it. He looked confident and didn't care about Gong Tianwu's escape at all.

Sure enough, the next second two burly men jumped out from the bushes nearby and pressed Gong Tianwu to the ground.

Qian Fei walked up slowly, first swung his palm as big as a palm fan and slapped Gong Tian five, seven or eight times, making him dizzy and bleeding from the nose, and then punched him in the ribs, making him convulse and curl up in pain, with his mouth open and retching!

At this time, Qian Fei snorted coldly:
"Run? Where can you run to, you bastard?"

At this point, Qian Fei kicked Gong Tianwu in the face twice, then tilted his mouth to signal his men beside him:

"Search for me!"

This group of people were used to doing these bad things and had a very skilled process. They quickly searched out all the valuables on Gong Tianwu.

Then a bandit discovered the ring that Gong Tianwu was wearing. Yes, it was the mysterious vine bone ring that was taken out from the ice corpse's belly.

This thing seems to be useless after it conveyed a lot of information to Gong Tianwu, but Gong Tianwu still put it on casually. After all, it was something he got from his abortion.

There is no doubt that a thief never leaves empty-handed, so the man wanted to take off the ring, but the thing was stuck very tightly on his finger, and he couldn't pull it out after two or three attempts. He was also very cruel, so he simply took out a sharp ox-ear knife and planned to cut Gong Tianwu's finger directly!

Seeing this, Gong Tianwu must have struggled with all his might. As a result, as soon as he moved, the robber's razor knife cut his ring. Immediately, there was a crisp sound, and the ring broke into pieces directly, and turned into a ball of gray mist and quickly disappeared into the air.

But at the moment the ring broke, a faint mist suddenly appeared around it, and then a dry, hoarse, and cold voice was heard:

“This song breaks my heart! Where can I find a soulmate in this world!!”

As soon as the voice came out, all the robbers present froze in their places. An indescribable fear came from their hearts, making it difficult for them to even move their fingers. Qian Fei, who seemed to be the most ferocious, soaked his pants and peed himself out of fear! !
Immediately afterwards, the sound of "Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng" was heard coming from the void. The sound was also extremely harsh. After only two sounds, the head of a robber suddenly fell off, and blood spurted into the sky!

This was like the beginning of a feast of killing. The rest of the robbers fell to the ground one after another and died in despair. It looked like they were hacked to death by swords. Especially the bandit leader Qian Fei, who suffered a serious wound from a sword through the throat. He fell to the ground and convulsed in pain for a long time before he died.

Seeing this scene suddenly, Gong Tianwu was also dumbfounded. He never expected that this seemingly ordinary ring actually contained such a strange power!!!
It’s a pity that after it burst out with such power, it itself turned into ashes, leaving Gong Tianwu with a strong sense of loss.

After panting for a while, Gong Tianwu climbed up and found that his body was covered with flesh wounds. He gritted his teeth and searched the body, pushing the body under the cliff next to him.

This place is very remote and a snowfall would bury all the bodies. It would be lucky if the bodies could be found in the early spring next year.

When searching the body, Gong Tianwu did not find many valuable things, but he found a few pills of medicine and a gourd of good wine. Gong Tianwu decisively took a pill and then gulped down two gulps of the liquor. He immediately felt a warm current flowing through his chest, and he felt much more comfortable.

After picking up his things and walking another two miles forward, Gong Tianwu found a sheltered place to stay. While resting, he took out something to play with.

This thing is actually a seal, very small in size, black and inconspicuous, with the following engraved on it: Kongzhu Jushi Bell Seal.

It was searched out from Qian Fei's body, but Gong Tianwu found it pleasing to the eye and thought it might be worth some money, so he took it.

(End of this chapter)