What a lucky world!

Chapter 41 A New Threat Emerges
"Yuanxi? What is that?" Zhang Mu saw Xuan Ji and was no longer surprised by her sudden appearances.

Xuan Ji jumped off the wall and onto the stone table in the courtyard. She glanced at the broken stick on the ground and said, "It's the power of the internal energy after it leaves the body and combines with the martial arts moves."

“But there are also different names.”

"For example, the energy of swordsmanship is called sword energy, the energy of knife skills is called knife aura, and the energy of spear skills is called spear light."

"The power of the attached Yuanxi will increase exponentially."

"Only those with extremely powerful internal energy can perform this technique. Generally, they need to break through the Tongmai realm and reach the Yangye realm before they can do so."

"At least he must be at the ninth level of Tongmai realm or above."

"The fact that you were able to perform it means that the move you just used is a very powerful martial art. Where did you learn it from?"

After listening to Xuan Ji's explanation, Zhang Mu understood.

It turned out to be the light of a gun.

That little bit of spear light consumed a lot of his internal energy.

"I got it from a teacher. I paid off a debt for his son, and he gave me an ancient book as payment. I accidentally discovered this martial art in it." Zhang Mu answered casually.

Xuan Ji: (ω)
Is this okay?
He is indeed a man of great luck!
Zhang Mu sat on the chair, wiped the sweat from his head, and asked, "Xuan Ji, do you have any pills to replenish my internal energy?"

"Yes, meow." Xuan Ji opened her mouth, and suddenly a round pill flew out.

"Herbal Qi-boosting Pill, one pill is equivalent to the total internal energy of a first-grade Tongmai realm."

"I'll give you a kiss price of fifteen taels."

"Fifteen taels?" Zhang Mu frowned. His current loss could be replenished by digesting food and drink worth ten taels of silver in about three or four days. This pill was still five taels expensive.

Seeing Zhang Mu's expression, Xuan Ji became a little angry. She waved her little paw and said, "We also sell them in Baicao Hall. Thirty taels each, meow!"

“I’m already cheap.”

"After all, I have costs too, meow!"

"Forget it, I don't want that." Zhang Mu waved his hand. He didn't have anything to do recently anyway, so he could just eat a few more meals to replenish his energy.

Xuan Ji did not take the pill back, but said: "Listen to the news I bring first, and then decide whether to take it or not."

Zhang Mu then remembered that Xuan Ji had said last time that she was going to investigate the tiger demon's servant.

"Have you found any clues?" Zhang Mu asked.

Xuan Ji nodded. "County Constable Qiu Yingdong, five years ago, followed the yamen runners into the mountains to kill a tiger. However, the tiger demon broke through and captured the runners. Only Qiu Yingdong escaped alive."

"Over the past few years, Qiu Yingdong has used his position to suppress rumors of the tiger demon descending the mountain to devour humans, and he has also tipped off the tiger demon. As a reward, Qiu Yingdong has also received a lot of herbs and blood to nourish him, which has accelerated his cultivation speed."

"It's already the third rank now."

"Qiu Yingdong?" Zhang Mu always felt that the name was familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately understood.

Isn’t this the guy ranked sixth on this issue’s list?

Wow, this is a bit difficult to do.

Zhang Mu’s first reaction was to tell Zhuang Xiaomeng and ask the escort agency for help.

But then, Zhang Mu himself denied this idea.

Firstly, the story about the tiger demon and the demon servant was all one-sided, according to Xuan Ji. Even if someone else said it, they might not believe it, not to mention...

Zhang Mu glanced at Xuan Ji who was licking her paws.

Especially a cat.

Xuan Ji suddenly stopped licking her paws and glanced at Zhang Mu, feeling that he was teasing her.

"Don't look at me, meow..." Xuan Ji said directly, "I won't help you..."

"I don't have such plans." Zhang Mu shook his head.

Whether Zhuang Xiaomeng believed what he said was one thing, but the more crucial thing was the identity of Qiu Yingdong.

He is a government official!

A yamen runner who is at the third level of Tongmai Realm, and according to Xuan Ji, is also one who cultivates very quickly, should be valued by the yamen.

In order for the escort agency to do business well, it must have connections with both the black and white worlds. How big of a heart would it take for the escort agency to agree to help you deal with the people from the yamen?

So I have to solve this problem by myself and keep it secret from the escort agency.

But there is also a good side.

Although Yuanwei Escort Agency would not target people from the government office because of him, Qiu Yingdong could not deal with him openly, otherwise it would be a disgrace to Yuanwei Escort Agency.

All I have to do is be careful and not give him the chance to attack secretly.

Although he said that, Zhang Mu felt anxious again.

Third grade!

I have to at least break through to the second level, and cooperate with Hanlong Shachun, and maybe I will still be able to fight.

"How is it? Do you still want this herbal invigorating pill?" Xuan Ji asked.

"Yes!" Zhang Mu nodded, took the pill, swallowed it, and said, "I have banknotes on me. Come over tomorrow and I'll give you cash."

"Okay, meow." Xuan Ji agreed readily.

"Also, bring me two small Yijing pills." Zhang Mu instructed again.

Next, he needs to continue to break through the acupoints, and the Xiao Yi Jing Dan is indispensable. "I'll listen to you, meow." Xuan Ji nodded, "But you have to know that I will give you a kiss price, it's very cheap."

"You have to remember this favor, meow."

"Remember, remember." Zhang Mu stroked Xuan Ji's head casually. Xuan Ji turned her head away and jumped off the table. "Okay, I've finished talking about things. I'm going to go get busy first, meow."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xuan Ji took cat steps and her whole body turned into black smoke and disappeared into the night.

Seeing Xuan Ji walking away, Zhang Mu had no intention of resting. He returned to his room and summoned the Tianji List again.

……

The next day.

Zhang Mu opened his eyes from meditation.

I spent the whole night yesterday, first challenging ten Tianji Rankings, consuming fifty taels of silver worth of energy, and got my name ranked ninety-first.

After these ten battles, Zhang Mu did not use the Cold Dragon Killing Spring, but instead used the Three Elements Sword Technique to kill the enemy. After mastering the Cold Dragon Killing Spring, Zhang Mu found that his Human Element Sword Technique was also more sharp, and he felt that he might be close to deducing the true Earth Element Sword Technique.

After strengthening his innate martial luck ten times again, Zhang Mu began to attack the acupoints. Not only did he break through the first acupoint that was just one step away from success, he even broke through the second acupoint in the early morning.

It’s a pity that his body has begun to send out some warnings, and he can’t make any further breakthroughs before Xuan Ji sends him the Xiao Yi Jing Dan.

But it's just right.

There is another opportunity waiting for me today.

Zhang Mu stood up and walked out of the house, washed up casually, and then went to the escort hall to report for duty.

Just as the roll call was completed, Zhang Mu was about to leave when he was stopped by Song Yuanqing.

"Brother Song, do you have something to talk to me about?" Zhang Mu asked doubtfully.

Song Yuanqing smiled, took out an invitation from his pocket, and handed it to Zhang Mu: "I'm not looking for you, someone is looking for you. This is the invitation."

Zhang Mu was stunned. He took the invitation and saw that it invited him to a banquet at Jinzui Restaurant at 10:00 p.m., and the signature was Li Mingdao.

"Hmm?" Zhang Mu was even more puzzled. He knew that this Jinzui Restaurant was the largest restaurant in Wan'an County. It was said that the owner behind the restaurant was Liu Yuan, the county's chief clerk. He had a solid foundation in Wan'an County, so the expenses were naturally high. But this host, Li Mingdao...

"It's Captain Li from the county government office," Song Yuanqing said with a smile. "The case of Wang Bo's murder has been solved. The details shocked the magistrate, who praised Captain Li for his decisiveness in investigating the case."

"Captain Li knows that this was all your idea, so he held this banquet to thank you."

Zhang Mu thought about it and thought, since Qiu Yingdong was going to deal with him, it wouldn't hurt to establish a good relationship with his immediate superior first. He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will be there on time."

Song Yuanqing patted Zhang Mu's shoulder and said, "I won't be assigning you any tasks these days. Just focus on your cultivation."

Zhang Mu nodded: "Thank you, Brother Song."

……

After leaving the escort hall, Zhang Mu went straight out of the escort agency door.

In broad daylight, I didn't expect Qiu Yingdong to do anything.

Relying on his memory, Zhang Mu walked towards the Lixing Store where Zhou Yuanguang was.

There is one last chance left.

……

At the same time, hundreds of miles away from Wan'an County, there is a large mountain village hidden among the green mountains and blue lakes.

On a training ground inside the mountain stronghold, hundreds of strong men with bare upper bodies were practicing swordsmanship, and their shouts were shaking the earth.

On the high platform in the parade ground, a big bearded man was standing with his legs crossed, holding a jar of wine in his hand and pouring it into his mouth.

At this time, a young man walked up to the platform and said with a smile: "Brother Han, you are in a good mood."

The bearded man was naturally Old Han, who had been in jail with Zhang Mu. When Old Han saw him, he laughed and said, "Have you taken Brother Chen Gui back?"

"We've gone up the mountain and are settling in."

"That's good." Old Han nodded and asked, "Did he accept the banknote I gave to the young man?"

"I've received it." The young man sat down next to Old Han. "Mr. Wu said that young brother Zhang has already entered the rank and is in need of money for cultivation."

Old Han's expression changed when he heard this, and he put down the wine jar: "What did you say?"

"I heard that young brother Zhang is short of money for cultivation..." said the young man.

"No, you mean he has already entered the realm of quality?" asked Old Han.

The young man nodded: "That's what Mr. Wu said."

"Impossible!" Old Han exclaimed in surprise, "I tested him when he was in prison and was knocked unconscious. At that time, he had only opened up two acupoints."

"It's only been a few days, and you've already reached the rank level?"

Hearing Old Han's words, the young man's expression turned serious. "On the way, I heard from Brother Chen Gui that Brother Zhang had experienced an assassination attempt and disappeared for almost ten days. The escort agency even asked the government to conduct an investigation. If he was recuperating during these ten days, he wouldn't even have the energy to practice..."

"God damn it!" Old Han stood up suddenly. "With such talent, what's the point of staying in that crappy escort agency?"

As he said that, Old Han walked down the platform.

"Brother Han, where are you going!" the young man shouted.

"Go find the village chief!" Old Han said loudly without turning his head.

(End of this chapter)