What a lucky world!

Chapter 3 The way to solve a problem is to solve it!

Zhang Mu felt that his brain was not enough.

It was already unbelievable that a talking blood fox head appeared on the corpse, and now a black cat could also talk.

Is the world upside down?
"Monster?" Zhang Mu looked at the black cat and asked tentatively.

In his memory, this world was full of spiritual energy and indeed contained numerous demons and monsters. However, Zhang Mu had just crossed over and was still unable to react.

"Hmph~" The black cat snorted disdainfully, its tail wagging behind it as it lazily said, "That stinky fox you offended is the monster!"

The black cat stretched her body and lightly jumped from the windowsill to the table. She looked at Zhang Mu with her golden eyes and said:

"Young man, tell me the secret of your resurrection, and I will tell you what happened just now, how about it?"

Zhang Mu was stunned, and then he remembered that the black cat was by his side when he traveled through time.

After a brief silence, Zhang Mu said with a nostalgic expression: "I don't know either."

"I just remember walking down a long road, just going straight ahead, and suddenly, a voice said, 'I shouldn't be here.'"

"Then I was blown away by a gust of wind. When I opened my eyes again, I was alive again."

Black Cat:
"That's it, meow?"

Zhang Mu nodded seriously: "That's it."

"Who said that?"

"I do not know either."

A human-like expression of suspicion appeared on the black cat's face. Meeting Zhang Mu's sincere gaze, it hesitated for a moment, then jumped back onto the windowsill and pretended to leave. However, it stopped, turned around, and said, "You've been targeted by that fox demon, meow."

"If you don't want to die, don't leave the county."

"Let's go, meow..."

After saying that, the black cat jumped off the windowsill, and before it hit the ground, its body turned into a ball of black smoke and dissipated.

Zhang Mu watched the black cat disappear from his sight with a serious expression.

Fox demon locked?

I just came here to recover the stolen goods, but ended up provoking a monster?
Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and let out a long breath.

Things have come to this, there is no point in thinking about it any further.

But according to Black Cat, as long as he doesn't leave the city, he will be safe for the time being.

Let’s solve the current problem first.

Zhang Mu's eyes fell on the precious medicine.

Originally, he planned to take back the precious medicine, make Liu Zuo confess his guilt, and then get himself out of this matter cleanly. But now Liu Zuo has turned into ashes, so this plan naturally won't work.

Zhang Mu glanced outside. Dawn was approaching, but the night was at its darkest. It was pitch black outside, even the moonlight had disappeared.

"While no one notices, put the precious medicine back to its original place and pretend nothing happened." Zhang Mu quickly thought of a solution.

Zhang Mu quickly stood up, first took back the dagger that fell on the ground, then felt around where Liu Zuo had turned to ashes, and found the key to the account vault that was covered by clothes.

Zhang Mu closed the medicine box and was about to go out, but then he seemed to think of something. He lay on the ground again, found the secret compartment under the bed, and groped inside with his hand.

Since it is a secret compartment, there should be something else in it.

Sure enough, Zhang Mu found a few paper lists. In the dark, he couldn't see what they were, so he stuffed them into his arms, picked up the medicine box, and walked out of Liu Zuo's house.

……

Yuanwei Escort Agency is one of the most powerful forces in Wan'an County, located in the inner city.

When Zhang Mu arrived, the sky was already turning pale.

Zhang Mu did not enter through the main gate, but went around to the side door near the accounting office and walked into the escort agency. On the way, he encountered two patrolling guards, but he greeted them with the information in the original owner's memory and fooled them.

Rushing to the courtyard where the account vault was located, Zhang Mu put the precious medicine back to its original place, then locked the door of the account vault and returned to the accounting office, pretending to have been guarding it all night.

Just as Zhang Mu finished these things, two burly young men walked into the courtyard. One of them bowed to Zhang Mu and said, "Good morning, Brother Mu. Thank you for your hard work."

"I'm here to get the precious medicine I put into the treasury yesterday!"

Zhang Mu remembered him; it was the escort who had delivered the precious medicine yesterday. He quickly returned the greeting and said, "It's not hard at all. But I don't have the key to the vault, so I have to wait..."

"No need!" The young escort took out a key from his waist, "I brought it with me."

With that, the two escorts walked straight to the tent, opened the door, and walked in. A moment later, they came out with a precious medicine box.

"Is the precious medicine okay?" Zhang Mu asked with concern.

"It's just a one-night stand. What's the problem?" The escort smiled, waved his hand, and left the accounting office with his companions.

Zhang Mu watched the two of them leave without relaxing. He kept watching through the window for a full quarter of an hour. Seeing that no one came to cause trouble for him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the escort agency's procedures, such a long time is enough for the precious medicine to be inspected and distributed to the escort team.

It seems that this level has been passed! Zhang Mu let out a long breath. This night, from traveling through time to breaking through the predicament to survive, he also killed people, provoked monsters, and encountered a strange black cat. He was really exhausted.

"That's right!" Zhang Mu suddenly thought of something, reached into his arms, and took out a few pieces of paper.

This was what he had taken out from the secret compartment in Liu Zuo's house before.

"House deed?" The deed on the top was that of Liu Zuo's house. Looking at the deed, Zhang Mu hesitated. Although Liu Zuo's house was a bit dilapidated, it had its own door and yard after all, which was much better than the slum where he lived.

But the title deed alone was useless. The government had a record of it, with fingerprints on it. No matter if he tried to sell or pawn the title deed, if the fingerprints didn't match, no one would accept it.

After taking away the house deed, Zhang Mu's eyes lit up at the things underneath.

It's a banknote!
The denomination was not large, five taels each, two in total, for a total of ten taels of silver.

Twelve!

You know, the original owner worked as a clerk in the accounting office of the escort agency, and his monthly salary was one or two taels of silver.

Zhang Mu roughly calculated using the current grain prices and found that the purchasing power of one tael of silver was equivalent to seven or eight hundred Chinese yuan before he traveled through time.

This amount of money, after deducting the rent, is just enough for the original owner to support himself.

For Zhang Mu now, these ten taels of silver are like a windfall!
"Sure enough, the original accumulation of capital is bloody." Zhang Mu complained in his heart and carefully hid the banknotes close to his body.

Silver notes themselves cannot be traded and need to be exchanged for cash at a money shop.

After collecting the banknotes, Zhang Mu thought for a moment, seeing that it was still early, then stood up and walked out of the accounting office, heading towards the Fengwu Pavilion of the escort agency.

The Fengwu Pavilion, as the name suggests, is a place where records of local customs and landscapes are stored. The Yuanwei Escort Agency has been established in Wan'an County for sixty years, and its routes cover the entire Yongning Prefecture. Therefore, many escorts would record the bandits, monsters, and anecdotes they encountered during their escorts, and store them here for future escorts to deal with.

After resolving the issues with Liu Zuo and the precious medicine, Zhang Mu was still a little worried about the fox demon that the black cat mentioned, so he planned to go to Fengwu Pavilion to see if he could find some more useful information.

Fengwu Pavilion is not far from the Accounting Courtyard, just a few steps away.

The person guarding Fengwu Pavilion was a blind old man. Zhang Mu only knew that his surname was Li. He was practicing a martial art similar to the "Five Animal Exercises" in the yard. When he heard Zhang Mu's footsteps, he immediately stopped.

"Grandpa Li, I'm Zhang Mu from the accounting office." Zhang Mu greeted with a smile, "I'm here to check something."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Li nodded and started boxing again.

Zhang Mu passed by Old Man Li and walked into Fengwu Pavilion.

……

There are six bookshelves in Fengwu Pavilion, filled with various books. Zhang Mu began to look for all the records about monsters on them.

"Forty miles southwest of Anyang County, there's a river. In it, there's a giant fish that's become a spirit. It likes to spit water to tease people. Bring fish food as a bribe."

"Thirty miles east of Yulin County, there's an inn called Yuelai. The owner is a toad transformed into a demon. If you stay overnight, he'll use his toad-eye magic to inspect the room and charge a fee for wear and tear. It's very dark, so don't enter! Don't enter! Don't enter!"

"The mountain road is rugged, with no village in front and no shop behind. There are often bees that act like monsters, selling candied flower cakes. The flower cakes are layered and the fragrance is overwhelming. When you ask for the price, it is in kilograms, but after you buy, they charge you in ounces. It's very shady. Don't buy! Don't buy! Don't buy!"

Zhang Mu flipped through many books and read a lot of random monster stories, but he didn't find what he was looking for.

Looking at the volume at the back of the bookshelf, Zhang Mu reached out and took it down. He flipped through two pages and suddenly got a shock.

"Hunting Technique: A common demonic technique that uses demonic energy to enter the body to mark prey. The presence of prey can be sensed within a certain range."

"Before the demonic energy enters the body, warriors can activate their innate martial luck to resist it, and ordinary people can also wear amulets to resist it."

"Once demonic energy enters the body, unless a Grandmaster intervenes, the only way to dispel it is to kill the demonic creature that originated it."

"Pay special attention. Demonic energy is poisonous and will slowly devour life force, requiring blood and food to replenish it. All escorts, whether escort masters or escorts, should wear luck charms to prevent this technique. If you are caught in a hunting technique and marked by a demon, be sure to kill the demon on the spot."

Zhang Mu's face was serious. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he suddenly felt a little cold.

"A Grandmaster? Forget it..." Zhang Mu shook his head. A Grandmaster-level figure wouldn't be found in Wan'an County, let alone the entire Yongning Prefecture. It was said that the founder of Yuanwei Escort Agency was just a servant in the household of a Grandmaster.

"I can only find a way to kill the fox demon myself." Although Zhang Mu was a little worried, he still rationally chose the only solution.

As long as the source of the problem is solved, the problem is no longer a problem.

"Since I want to kill monsters, my boxing and kicking skills are definitely not enough. I still need to learn martial arts." Zhang Mu thought further.

There are many monsters in this world, but why can humans still dominate?
Because the ancestors of the human race opened up a brilliant martial arts path that is enough to suppress demons.

This martial art is not some fancy trick, but a serious method that can help one ascend to heaven and become a saint, and overturn the world.

I remember a storyteller once described it this way:

The mad sword burns all the water in the lake, and the cold spear pierces the strong spring atmosphere.

Fly the sword into the sky for thousands of miles and kill any dragon you see.

However, the original owner was already seventeen years old and worked in a place like an escort agency. Why didn't he practice martial arts?
Is it because you don't like it?
Thinking of this, Zhang Mu's face fell.

What the hell!

This body seems... seems... maybe...

No talent for martial arts!

　New book released, begging for support~Jiomi~
　　
　
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