Myriad Immortals

early morning.

A sudden rainstorm lasted all night, and spring thunder rumbled for a long time.

"The Awakening of Insects will come soon, followed by the Pure Brightness Festival, which is a good time to kill people."

Zhong Xuan walked out the door.

The cool spring breeze felt very comfortable.

Last night, he cleaned up the bodies of Ma Lao Er and two other members of the Sha Gang. The insects in the ground had already awakened, and with the help of pig manure, they would be completely turned into skeletons underground in just seven or eight days, and no one would be able to tell the difference.

"Boss Ma has gone missing."

"He must be dead."

The four Ma brothers, along with their wives and children, were all killed. Since the person who did this dared to be so ruthless, they certainly wouldn't let the eldest Ma brother, who was the most threatening, live.

Just as Zhong Xuan was pondering.

Old Wu trudged through the mud and knocked on his courtyard gate.

"Old Zhong, something terrible has happened!"

Zhong Xuan pushed open the door and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Last night, the Dragon King was enraged and captured all four troublemakers from the Ma family!"

"The lineage of Ma Geng has been completely severed."

Old Wu was panting heavily, clearly having just returned from the Ma family's residence, rushing to tell Zhong Xuan this "good news."

"Dead?!"

Zhong Xuan was surprised.

Old Wu sighed, "Yes, those two scoundrels, Ma Laoda and Ma Laoer, must have offended someone. They've disappeared, and their wives and kids have all been poisoned to death. Even Ma Si's family has been poisoned to death."

"Completely clean, not a single one survived."

Zhong Xuan: "Who is so heartless?"

"yes."

Old Wu nodded in agreement.

Such a horrific family annihilation case has not occurred in Xiahe Village for decades.

......

East end of Xiahe Village.

Many villagers gathered in front of Ma Laoda's house; some sighed, some cheered, and some were afraid.

Many others rushed into the Ma brothers' house with their families early on, taking all the valuables.

When Old Ma Fu heard the news, he rushed over.

They almost moved all the bricks from the corner of the wall.

"Old Ma, we'll take these remains back to the yamen and have the coroner examine them."

Ma Fu was the leader of a group of elderly people, and three men dressed in police uniforms stood nearby.

They were police officers who rushed over from the city after receiving the news.

"Gentlemen, thank you for your trouble. You must do justice for our Xiahe Village and find the thief."

Ma Fu looked grief-stricken.

Ma Lei, supporting his elderly father, sighed sadly, "My cousin's family is honest and law-abiding. How could they have suffered such a terrible calamity? They didn't even spare the women and children."

The official looked at the Ma family members, whose faces were horribly disfigured from being poisoned, and felt a wave of nausea wash over him. He lost all interest in staying.

I offered a few words of comfort.

Then he directed several brave and strong men from the village to carry the bodies of more than a dozen members of the Ma family to the yamen (government office).

after that.

Neighborhood chief Xu Mao and the other neighborhood elders were also present.

However, according to the rules of Xiahe Village, since it is a matter for the Ma family, Ma Fu is the person in charge, and even Xu Mao, the village head, can only be second in command.

Under Ma Fu's direction, the Ma family hastily converted the house into a mourning hall.

Then all we could do was wait for news from the government office.

It went on until late at night.

Ma Fucai led Ma Lei back to the room.

Close the door.

Both father and son were shrouded in the shadows of the night.

"What exactly happened to the Sand Gang?"

"Is Martha really dead?"

Ma Fu asked in a deep voice.

Something has happened on the Sha Gang's side. Now even Ma Lei can't get in. If Boss Ma isn't dead and exposes the truth, then he and his son will be ruined.

Ma Lei: "They say a monster broke into Langzi Bay and killed several people. I'll ask around after things calm down. Ma Da should be dead."

"Dead?"

"It would be better if he were dead."

"Father, I've already made arrangements in the interrogation room. Ma Da's branch of the family has died out, so this case will be shelved for ten or eight years, and naturally no one will remember it anymore."

Ma Lei first glanced at the embers in the brazier in the corner.

Boss Ma secretly noted down the fact that he colluded with the Sha Gang to sacrifice the lives of the villagers to the Dragon King.

Then don't blame him for being ruthless.

Then, a shadow crossed Ma Lei's eyes.

"He's still alive."

According to his original plan, Ma Lao Er would lead the Sha Gang to ambush and kill Zhong Xuan, and then he would kill the Ma brothers.

In this way, there would be no way to verify the facts, and given the previous grudge between Zhong Xuan and the Ma family, it would be perfectly justifiable to pin the blame on Zhong Xuan.

But ironically, Zhong Xuan is still alive...

......

......

Seven days later.

The house of the four Ma brothers was completely seized by several families in Xiahe Village.

This is blatant exploitation of those who have no children.

"I watched him build a tall building, and then I watched it collapse."

Zhong Xuan sighed.

One wrong step and you're plunged into an abyss.

If he hadn't awakened the destiny of "All Things Renewed," he might have ended up no different from the current Ma family in a few years.

"In all things, prudence should be the priority."

Zhong Xuan silently warned himself.

"This amount of silver is enough for two months of medicinal meals."

Ma Laoda's apology, worth a hundred taels, was only paid for with eight taels, plus the thirty taels he extorted from Ma Lao Er and two members of the Sha Gang.

He now has a huge sum of over 120 taels of silver.

This is enough to support him in making a breakthrough to the mid-stage of skin training.

Although many people in the city are wealthy, their expenses are still extremely high. Just feeding a family of several people is not easy, so not many people can actually afford to spend a hundred taels of silver on medicine.

Zhong Xuan's advantages then became apparent.

If one person is full, the whole family is not hungry.

......

"Master Zhong, what brings you here?"

In the pharmacy.

The one-eyed shopkeeper saw that it was Zhong Xuan and personally came out to greet him.

"Manager Qian, how have you been lately?"

"Thanks to Tuozhong's guidance, there is no major problem now."

The one-eyed shopkeeper said with a smile.

Severing one's own eye is no simple matter; the infection and inflammation alone almost killed the one-eyed shopkeeper. If he hadn't been a pharmacy owner who knew how to use medicine, he probably wouldn't have survived until the end of the year.

As for the younger guys.

They were thrown out of the city long ago and killed in a deserted place.

As long as the shopkeeper doesn't report it to the police, the government won't care at all.

The one-eyed shopkeeper already knew that Zheng Yue had left Zhong Xuan at the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School as an instructor. Even disregarding the instructor's status, given Zheng Yue's reputation, he dared not utter a single complaint: "Instructor Zhong, what medicine have you come to buy this time?"

Zhong Xuan asked, "Manager Qian, do you have any medicine that can help one break through to the mid-stage of the Skin Refining realm?"

"Mid-stage Skin Training..."

The one-eyed shopkeeper was somewhat surprised.

He never expected that Zheng Yue would actually let a martial artist who was only in the early stages of skin training be the instructor of the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School.

To know.

Previously, the martial arts school had nine instructors and two mentors, the worst of whom were at the mid-stage of the Skin Refinement Realm, and only one step away from the late-stage Skin Refinement Realm.

The one-eyed shopkeeper showed no emotion and continued his polite explanation:

"The bone-strengthening medicine that Zhong pointed out was mild, and he could take more than ten medicinal baths a month without leaving any hidden dangers. However, if he wanted to break through with the help of the medicine, he would have to use strong medicine."

"How so?"

As the one-eyed shopkeeper spoke, he took out a small wooden box from a locked chest.

"This is the Blood Reversal Pill. It is made from the bone marrow of demonic beasts and thirteen kinds of precious medicinal herbs. It can greatly increase blood and qi in a short time. It is extremely useful for breaking through to the mid-stage of the Skin Refining Realm. Many outstanding martial artists in our martial arts school broke through after taking this Blood Reversal Pill. Otherwise, they would have to endure several more years."

"As a member of a martial arts school, you also get a discount."

The one-eyed shopkeeper held up five fingers:

"Only fifty taels."