Fantasy: I can equip everything

"Still haven't found it?"

"It's been three days. We've mobilized people to search almost the entire North Mountain area, but we still haven't found anything."

The county government office of Qinghe County.

Li Zhiyuan sat in his study, rubbing his temples as he listened to Zhou Shouzheng's report.

After sighing, he continued, "What about other aspects? Wasn't it said that he had been taking care of two disabled people before?"

Zhou Shouzhen smiled wryly and said, "I did look for them. I went to look for them as soon as I got the intelligence yesterday, but those two left the day before yesterday."

"The soldiers guarding the city said that an old man who sold medicine led the two of them away."

Li Zhiyuan's face showed even more pain.

"So, you mean we let the Blood Demon Cult leader escape? The Canal Gang's internal energy experts hunted him down, and now even his two henchmen have disappeared?"

Zhou Shouzhen was completely numb.

He nodded helplessly.

"If I tell this to my superiors, do you think they'll believe me?"

Zhou Shouzhen said guiltily, "I think...it's possible?"

That's a load of rubbish!

If that person really was sent down from above to secretly investigate the Blood Demon Cult, then no matter how hard they try, they can't clear their name now.

Li Zhiyuan took a deep breath and asked, "Where is Wang Xingzhou?"

Zhou Shouzhen said softly, "They left Qinghe County overnight the day before yesterday, saying they were going back to the capital."

boom!

Li Zhiyuan threw the paperweight away.

"He caused the trouble, and now he's just walking away?"

Zhou Shouzhen sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. The Wang family has a huge influence within the Grand Canal Gang. If he returns to the capital, they can really protect him."

"What the hell are we going to do?" Li Zhiyuan sat back in his chair, covering his face in anguish.

He caught a glimpse of a document on the table out of the corner of his eye, picked it up and took a look, his face immediately turning bright red.

"The Grand Canal Gang! It's the Grand Canal Gang again!"

"The tax silver being transported from the county government to the capital was robbed, and the escorting canal gang warriors were killed. Only three people returned!"

He suddenly stood up and roared, "Tell Zhao Qianhe! I'll give him three days. No matter what it takes, find these river bandits and take back the tax money."

"And another thing! You've brought this upon yourself, so you have three days to find that secret envoy, dead or alive!"

"If he fails to accomplish either of these tasks, I will send him to the execution ground!"

......

On a mountain road in the northwest of Qinghe County, a group of more than ten people were drinking and eating meat in a dense forest.

"Boss, you're amazing! That guy claimed to be an external martial artist from some gang, but he couldn't even withstand one move from you!"

"Yes! Boss, you're amazing! Now your reputation as the Little Black Dragon of the Hunjiang River is truly established!"

Among the crowd, the dark-faced, bald man, Little Black Dragon, grinned broadly, clearly enjoying the praise from his subordinates.

"The Canal Gang? Hmph, I might be a little intimidated by the martial artists from the main Canal Gang headquarters, but what kind of skilled fighters could a branch of the Canal Gang in this small county town possibly have?"

"Back when I was in the Xuanwu Army, what kind of beings did I fight against?"

"Which of these—the internal energy masters of the northern grasslands, or the hordes of demonic beasts in the western mountains—is easy to deal with?"

"I've weathered those storms before, these are nothing compared to what's to come!"

The little black dragon boasted, eliciting gasps of surprise from his subordinates.

After a hearty meal and drinks, one of his men said, "Speaking of which, boss, there are plenty of fat sheep in Qinghe County. We just arrived and already robbed ten thousand taels of silver. If we rob a few more ships, we won't have to worry for the rest of our lives. But why did you bring us to these mountains?"

"Hmph! Brainless idiot!" the little black dragon sneered, cursing, "Didn't you see that the chests containing the silver are all sealed with official documents?"

"What we robbed was probably the tax revenue from the Qinghe County government!"

"This thing was stolen, how could the Qinghe County government not care? The government of this county has countless experts. Even if your boss is made of iron, how many nails can he crush?"

The subordinate scratched the back of his head, then suddenly realized, "I see. So that's why you brought us to these mountains?"

Little Black Dragon tore off a piece of mutton leg, chewed it, swallowed it, and said in a deep voice, "More than that! We'll stay here for three days. If we find a fat sheep, we'll slaughter it; if not, we'll head north to Liangzhou!"

The subordinate, puzzled, asked, "Boss, if that's the case, why don't we just head east to Yuzhou? Why go through all this trouble to bypass Qinghe County and come to this northwest corner?"

"What do you know?" The little black dragon glared at him and said in a deep voice, "This is called going against the grain. Would the Qinghe County government have thought of this?"

"Oh, the boss is indeed brilliant!!"

My younger brother is praising him like crazy.

But the little black dragon only glanced at the big hammer at its feet and sighed helplessly.

He doesn't want to run to Yuzhou?

Yuzhou has countless lakes and marshes, a large population, and many wealthy people.

It's perfect for these water bandits.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Who told him to trick a disciple of the Xingtian Sect, one of the seven major sects in Yuzhou, by poisoning him and stealing his cultivation technique and this giant hammer?

If he goes to Yuzhou and is discovered by the Xingtian Sect, will he still have a chance to survive?

But this time, everything will be alright after we go to Liangzhou.

With the mountains high and the emperor far away, and with the resources he had seized over the years, he could easily find a place to quietly cultivate.

Who knows, he might even be able to change his ways, open a martial arts school, and become a wealthy and influential local gentry.

Just as the little black dragon was lost in thought, a henchman suddenly ran in from outside the forest.

"Brother! Someone's here! Someone's come from the mountains."

His underlings immediately became excited.

"Great! We've been doing nothing these past few days and are pretty bored. Finally, we have some easy prey to kill some time with."

But the little black dragon's expression was somewhat solemn.

"What did you say? Alone?"

"Yeah, brother, it's just one person! The brothers don't dare get close, they can't see his face clearly, but they're sure there's only one person."

"What weapons did you bring?"

"Weapons? No, I only saw him carrying a long strip of cloth on his back and a cane in his hand."

The little black dragon was filled with confusion.

In this world, when ordinary people go out, who doesn't invite friends and family, the more the better?

If someone dares to go out alone, they must have some skills.

But he didn't bring any weapons...

How strange.

Touching his bald head, the little black dragon stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go take a look!"

......

This world is really not peaceful.

As Chen Chuang walked along the mountain path, he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).

Instead of heading south from Beishan back to the city, he took a detour and went west.

But this detour led to bad luck.

No wonder the world outside the county town was fraught with danger in the original owner's memories.

Along the way, Chen Chuang encountered at least a dozen monsters.

The most ferocious of them all was a flying eagle.

Its wingspan was ten zhang, covering the sky and the sun, its demonic power overwhelming.

Fortunately, they were far enough away that the guy didn't notice Chen Chuang.

Besides the giant eagle, Chen Chuang also encountered a leopard that was entirely black.

With internal energy level strength, he was not as strong as the previous tiger demon, but his speed was extremely astonishing.

They chased Chen Chuang for an entire day before giving up.

Chen Chuang avoided the troublesome monsters.

He did encounter a snake demon, who dared to bare its teeth at him despite only having external strength cultivation.

Then it turned into a hearty barbecue for Chen Chuang.

A piece of equipment also dropped from his body.

Chen Chuang gently waved the snake-headed staff in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

【Grey Snake Stick】

Grade: White

[Attribute Bonus: Strength +5]

[Special Effect: Attacks that hit the flesh will inflict a slight paralysis effect.]

[Equipment Requirements: Strength 5]

The snake demon couldn't understand why the monkey in front of it had rushed up and killed it when it had simply yawned after eating its fill.

The effect isn't outstanding, but the feel is excellent.

It would be quite interesting to use it to kill the bandits who were spying on me earlier.