Starting with fishing, I've traversed a chaotic world of demons and martial arts.

"I am indeed a lousy fisherman now, but I can't stay that way forever!"

Wu Da and Shrimp, I'll remember you...

At this moment, a plan was already silently unfolding in Li Tianxing's mind.

The Grim Reaper's scythe is about to be swung!

……

Li Tianxing followed behind Wang Li and said sincerely, "Thanks, Brother Li."

"It's alright... I'm still hoping you can catch the treasure fish in the future."

I feel you have a talent for fishing, quite like I was back in my day...

"When you catch the treasure fish, you absolutely must sell it to me! You can't sell it to any other foreman!"

"A treasure fish?"

"Yes, but they are mostly in deep water, with very few in shallow water."

This stuff is extremely rare, especially for martial arts practitioners; it has many wonderful uses after consuming it.

Li Tianxing asked curiously, "What does this treasure fish look like?"

"Hmm...it's hard to say, because they come in all shapes and sizes."

But you can tell it's a treasure fish just by looking at it, because it looks different from ordinary fish!

Li Tianxing nodded silently...

A treasure fish? This world is truly amazing!

Next time, we need to pay close attention to Baoyu's movements.

Catching ordinary fish is no longer enough to meet the requirements for upgrading "fishing".

The rate at which proficiency increases begins to gradually slow down.

It seems that once we have a bit more strength, we can try to explore the deeper waters...

……

After thanking Wang Li, Li Tianxing and Zhang Wei left the fish market.

The two took a side path and headed home.

Zhang Wei offered words of comfort:

"Tianxing, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head! Don't do anything foolish or think things through..."

Li Tianxing was carrying two bags of crisp candy. He handed one bag to Zhang Wei:

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You can have this; I remember your sister likes it."

Crispy candy is made from flour, granulated sugar, sesame seeds, osmanthus flowers, and other ingredients.

It was considered a "high-end snack" in Anlan County, and the price of one pound was about 150 copper coins, which was more expensive than pork and almost twice as expensive as pork.

Li Tianxing bought a pound and divided it into two bags.

One bag was given to Zhang Wei, and the other was to be taken back for Xiao Yuan to eat.

Zhang Wei accepted the candy with some embarrassment:

"Why did you insist on buying this? It's so expensive. This is something we only eat during Chinese New Year!"

Li Tianxing patted the other person on the shoulder:

"Thanks, Zhang Wei. I know you were the one who called Wang Li..."

Zhang Wei held the sugar candy tightly, afraid of dropping it:

"Oh, it's nothing. I wish I knew kung fu."

"They could have stood up for you then; there would have been no need to ask anyone else for help."

Are you interested in learning martial arts?

Li Tianxing understood the meaning behind Zhang Wei's words.

"Yes, my family has discussed it and they're planning to send me to learn martial arts."

But I definitely can't afford a big martial arts school like Hongyun Martial Arts School...

"Where do you plan to go to learn martial arts?"

"I'm going to the 'Wind Eagle Martial Arts School'. My family has already contacted the master there."

This martial arts school is located in the East Market, but the apprenticeship fee alone costs twenty silver dollars, not including the subsequent training fees...

To be honest, my family has emptied our savings and even borrowed some money to send me to learn martial arts.

Although Li Tianxing knew that learning martial arts was expensive, he did not expect that a little-known martial arts school would charge twenty silver dollars, and that was just for the apprenticeship fee!

Li Tianxing comforted him:

"Not bad, Zhang Wei. After training, it's definitely better than fishing. At least you don't have to kneel down to everyone."

Zhang Wei scratched his head, his face full of longing for the future:

"I don't know if I can endure the hardships of training..."

The two walked and talked, and soon they came out of the side path and onto the main street.

Just as they were about to leave the East Market, Zhang Wei pointed ahead and said:

"Come on, it's on our way, I'll take you to check out the Wind Eagle Martial Arts School."

"good!"

Li Tianxing did not refuse; he also wanted to see what kind of skill the so-called martial arts school practitioners actually possessed!

……

The two arrived at a large courtyard, where a crowd had gathered at the entrance.

There was even a patrol team!

Li Tianxing looked up and saw the four large characters "Fengying Martial Arts School" hanging above the courtyard.

"But... why are there so many people gathered in front of the Wind Eagle Martial Arts School?"

Even the police have come? Did someone from the Wind Eagle Martial Arts Academy commit a crime?

Li Tianxing and Zhang Wei exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes!

Zhang Wei whispered to Li Tianxing:

"Look at the leader of the patrol team, isn't that the Commissioner of Police, Feng Lin?"

Li Tianxing squinted and looked closely.

It was a man wearing a blue police uniform.

He was different from the other people around him who were wearing police uniforms...

He was very tall, with a middle parting and leather boots.

In particular, a black officer's pistol hanging in the holster at his waist was extremely conspicuous under the sunlight.

Li Tianxing nodded and said, "Yes, it's Police Commissioner Feng Lin."

What could have happened to warrant his personal visit? Could it be that Song Ming, the young master of the Song family, was killed by the Fengying Martial Arts School...?

Li Tianxing squinted, still not understanding what had happened.

Just then, Li Tianxing's ears twitched slightly.

Using his ability to hear the waves, he vaguely heard the hushed conversation of a few people nearby...

"I heard that the master of the Wind Eagle Martial Arts Academy was just found dead in his training room?"

"Yes, yes, I heard from my younger brother who trains at the Wind Eagle Martial Arts School that the corpses were gnawed beyond recognition."

"Ah! Could it be the work of a demon? Otherwise, how could an ordinary ferocious creature possibly be a match for the master of the Wind Eagle Martial Arts School?"

"Feng Xiong's strength has reached the combined power of the four stages of skin and flesh becoming armor."

"At this stage of combined effort, even a dozen people working together couldn't subdue him; something strange must have happened!"

Li Tianxing frowned...

This way of dying is the same as what Xiao Yuan and Zhang Wei described.

Didn't Foreman Zhang die in the same way?

Is it really a demon...?

……

Feng Lin led a team of patrol officers and strode into the gate of the Fengying Martial Arts School.

As he walked, he frowned and asked his deputy beside him:

"What's going on? Feng Xiong is a prominent figure in the county, and he's also a martial artist who has reached the Great Perfection of Body Tempering Realm."

He died in his own training room, without any explanation?!

"And it took you forever to find out? Are you guys useless?!"

The deputy replied, forcing himself to speak:

"Director, I asked Feng Xiong's wife. She said that Feng Xiong was going into seclusion to practice his martial arts last night, but he died in the training room..."

Today, the servants from the Wind Eagle Martial Arts School went to call him for dinner, only to discover his body!

Feng Lin angrily put his hands on his hips and cursed:

"Useless! This is already the extent of the cases!"

It's one thing for ordinary people to die, but Zhang, the foreman at the fish market, also died recently!

Another Feng Xiong died today. What if one day someone we can't afford to offend gets bitten to death?

I can still keep my hat, can you?!

The deputy standing beside him could only force a smile:

"You're right, Director. Our people have already found clues about this beast."

There's still a little trouble...

It seems that foreigners live in the place where it is hiding.

Feng Lin took a deep breath and said furiously:

"Solve problems quickly!"

The day for "worshipping the river god" is almost here...

So many people have died recently!

If this bloody smell...

"If they attract anything from the bottom of the river, that'll be a real mess!"