The road is vague

Chapter 6: Wandering Doctor
Not long after, a man came running out of the door.

"Doctor, please save my third brother!"

The man was wearing a bamboo hat and looked exhausted. After entering the room, he kept gasping for breath and prayed to everyone.

Li Mo noticed that there was a bleeding wound on his left arm and guessed that this was probably a gangster who had encountered a gang vendetta.

The so-called external training of muscles, bones and skin, internal training of breath.

These swordsmen and swordsmen who roam the world have tempered their bodies for many years. They are all strong and sturdy, with quick reactions and mastered many killing skills. Ordinary farmers often lose the courage to confront them just by being glared at.

However, external training is not as good as internal training.

Although people who practice external cultivation may have an advantage in survival skills in the early stage because of their thick skin and quick reactions, it is rare for ordinary people to live to the age of seventy. After people reach the age of forty, their body functions begin to decline rapidly, and it reaches its end after they reach the age of fifty. The real peak stage of external cultivation is only about ten to twenty years.

However, people who practice internal training can continuously prolong their lifespan, thereby breaking through the shackles of the body and gaining stronger abilities. The legendary mountain spirits and water monsters all absorb the essence of the sun and the moon and live for hundreds of years. Once they succeed in their practice and master profound magical powers, ordinary people will find it difficult to compete.

However, if humans want to practice cultivation, they also have to consider the so-called root bone qualifications. Not everyone is suitable for cultivation. As for how to judge whether they have the root bone qualifications, the senior brothers of Jimin Hall do not know either.

After hearing this, Ding Jie, one of the seven traveling doctors in the front hall, took the initiative to step forward and support him.

"Lead the way."

Seeing this, Li Mo also carried the medicine box and followed behind.

However, Ding Jie and the sword-wielding man were so fast that Li Mo could only barely see their backs after following them for three or five miles outside the town. Fortunately, Senior Brother Ding Jie was a man of great skill and he frequently broke branches to guide him along the way. When Li Mo arrived at the destination breathlessly, Senior Brother Ding Jie had already applied gold wound medicine to the other rough man.

In addition to the man who sought medical treatment earlier and the man who was bandaged by Senior Brother Ding Jie, there were two other people here, both holding swords, with panicked expressions, and constantly looking around.

Ding Jie was not panicked by the tense atmosphere around him. It seemed that he only had eyes for the injured person in front of him.

After he had thoroughly treated the man's injuries, he smiled slightly.

"The injuries you sustained are not ordinary external injuries. They are likely caused by a master who has cultivated internal energy. Therefore, the tendons and bones at the wound have been invaded by the opponent's internal energy. Remember, in the next few days, you must not do any strenuous activities, otherwise the internal injuries will spread and even I will be powerless to help."

After hearing the words like internal force and internal injury, Li Mo immediately suppressed his breathing and listened attentively.

But at this moment.

"Hehe, aren't the Meishan Six Devils united in life and death? Why did you four run away?"

Following a frivolous tone, a figure jumped down from a cliff more than ten meters high.

Except for Ding Jie and Li Mo, the remaining four people's faces changed drastically. They immediately drew their swords and confronted each other. A murderous atmosphere filled the air.

Seeing this, Ding Jie quickly pulled away Li Mo, who was standing there in astonishment.

After the two retreated to a distance, Ding Jie skillfully opened the oil-paper umbrella, on which were clearly written the four big characters "Xuanhu Jishi".

"Junior Brother Li Mo, I didn't expect you to see blood on your first visit with me."

Ding Jie, hiding behind an oil-paper umbrella, sighed and said, "I hope that person isn't some vicious, evil fellow, or carrying some shocking secret. Otherwise, if he kills someone to silence them, we'll all just have to flee separately and accept our fate."

Li Mo finally reacted, his face turning slightly pale.

This is no joke!

"Well, let's run now, shall we?"

"But don't!"

Ding Jie stopped Li Mo.

"Listen, brother. It's more dangerous to run away now. That person might mistakenly think we know something and kill us to silence us. We are doctors. People in the martial arts world are bound to get into trouble sometimes. Killing us is a taboo. Don't look outside now, and don't ask around. Wait until the fight over there is over, then we'll go and say a few good words. As long as our luck is not too bad, we shouldn't be embarrassed."

Having said that, how could Li Mo be truly at ease? The feeling of being worried that his life depended on someone else's thoughts was really unpleasant.

"Brother, don't you know Kung Fu?"

Ding Jie felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"I'm just bragging. I just blindly practiced some mediocre Kung Fu according to a few martial arts manuals. They call it fancy moves. Think about it, I'm busy enough practicing medicine on a daily basis. How can I have time to practice Kung Fu? Unless you are a rare martial arts genius, without three to five years of hard practice, you can't even be considered a third-rate martial arts master."

Li Mo was completely speechless.

There were constant screams coming from the distance, and now he could only follow Senior Brother Ding Jie's instructions and hide behind the oil-paper umbrella and turn a deaf ear to them.

After a while.

The sounds of fighting outside stopped, and Ding Jie slowly put away his oil-paper umbrella.

Li Mo looked into the distance and took a breath of cold air. During his nearly three years as an apprentice at Jimin Hall, although he had seen many injured people and a lot of blood, this was the first time he had experienced a scene like this with scattered limbs and flying flesh and blood. He immediately felt goosebumps.

With life and death so close at hand, he seemed unable to walk or even talk.

Fortunately, Senior Brother Ding Jie was right beside him, otherwise Li Mo would probably be at a loss now.

This battle in the martial arts world did not involve the three hundred rounds of fighting and earth-shaking moves as the storytellers had described. The winner was decided in just a moment of confrontation. Three of the four people were killed on the spot by their pursuers, including the man who had just been bandaged by Senior Brother Ding Jie. He became a corpse in the blink of an eye.

The man who had previously sought medical treatment continued to flee.

"Don't be afraid, I'm the inspector of the Lingmu Sect stationed in the Tianming Department." The man in the bird costume took out an exquisite waist badge, showed it to the two men, then glanced at the last person who was fleeing, with a playful expression of a cat playing with a mouse.

"These people are wanted criminals who have fled from Shangfeng County. They call themselves the Six Evils of Meishan and have caused countless losses. I have been ordered to arrest these six. When you two return, please report this to the local police."

Upon hearing this, Ding Jie and Li Mo quickly agreed.

As the man in the bird costume followed the fugitive away, Ding Jie and Li Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground completely limp.

Ding Jie said in a tone that said, "We are so lucky to be the inspector of the Lingmu Sect stationed in the Tianming Division."

"What is Lingmumen?"

Li Mo asked instinctively.

Then he noticed that Ding Jie slowly stood up, walked to the corpses with a chuckle, and began to search them quite skillfully, which immediately stunned Li Mo.

"It should be one of the sacred mountains in our Qian Kingdom. It is said that the inspectors of the Tianming Division in each state, county, and prefecture of Qian Kingdom are all disciples of these famous and upright sects. They are responsible for eradicating demons and monsters and maintaining order. They are all true cultivators. Any one of them can rival those top masters in the martial arts world!"

Hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but think of Doctor Zhang's advice. If he had the chance in the future, he must learn alchemy.

Unfortunately, if you want to learn alchemy, you must first become a monk.

After Ding finished explaining, he saw Li Mo still standing there motionless, and couldn't help but urge him, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take our medical fees."

"Ah? Oh!"

Li Mo was not a stubborn person. He immediately stepped forward and searched a corpse.

After a while.

Li Mo found a purse, a medicine bottle, and a book.

He first opened his purse, which contained some small change and copper coins, less than two taels of silver and about a hundred copper coins. He immediately looked surprised.

Then he opened the bottle again and his face changed.

"Heding is red."

As for the book, the cover says "Sanhe Sword Technique", which seems to be a martial arts secret book.

"A few poor fellows."

Ding Jie made a few comments and then gestured to Li Mo, saying, "Give these three swords, two martial arts manuals, and poison to the people in the front hall and have them hand them over to the government officials to avoid any trouble. As for the small change, we'll split it up and consider it our extra income."

After a little hesitation, Li Mo finally nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Li Mo got more than three taels of silver. He calculated his own wealth in his mind and felt that he was one step closer to his goal of saving thirty-five taels of silver. He was immediately happy and felt that the bloody scene here did not seem so scary anymore.

On the way back, Li Mo asked tentatively, "Can you really become more powerful by practicing according to these two martial arts secret manuals?"

"of course can."

Ding Jie initially gave an affirmative answer, but then added, "But my senior brother advises you not to practice anymore. I've heard that people who practice martial arts will gradually undergo some special changes, which seem to be related to evil spirits. It's not as simple as you think. We are doctors, so don't cause trouble."

Although he said this, Ding Jie could see that Li Mo was reluctant to leave.

So he casually handed the book "Three-in-One Sword Technique" to Li Mo.

"If you really want to understand, it's not impossible. This will be very helpful for you to improve your medical skills in treating injuries. But you must remember not to engage in violence or killing, as this will bring you evil spirits. Do you understand?"

Li Mo rolled his eyes when he heard that.

"Brother, I was almost scared to death just now. Do you think I look like someone who can kill people?"

Ding Jie couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"I still have a few third-rate martial arts manuals like this. You can pick them up anytime you want. When I was young, I was just like you, dreaming of becoming a chivalrous warrior. But now, haha, it's better for me to be a doctor."

Li Mo looked surprised, but a little surprised in his heart.

"Are these martial arts secret manuals divided into levels?"

"Of course."

Ding Jie responded, "The essence of martial arts is to strengthen the body and improve killing skills. More powerful martial arts are also accompanied by so-called mental methods. Only by mastering the mental methods can you master internal strength. However, I heard that in order to practice those advanced martial arts, you must first practice the lower-level martial arts to perfection. It seems that this will bring about some special changes to the body."

Li Mo was thoughtful after hearing this.

"By the way, Senior Brother, when you were bandaging that man earlier, you said he had internal injuries. Could it be that he was injured by a master who practiced the Heart Method?"

Ding Jie looked at Li Mo with helplessness.

"You've forgotten so quickly that the ones chasing them are inspectors from the Ministry of Destiny, cultivators from the Spiritual Eye Sect! Only those with spiritual roots can become cultivators. They are born with the ability to cultivate Qi, and their starting point is the goal that countless martial arts masters have spent their entire lives on. How can you compare them?"

Li Mo was a little confused after hearing this, and he didn't know what the relationship between the chivalrous knights and the monks was. But judging from various rumors, it seemed that the monks were much more powerful than those chivalrous knights.

(End of this chapter)