The spring is cold and the ice on the river has not completely melted yet. Herb collectors in Ping'an Town carry their medicine baskets on their backs and go into the mountains to start the new year's work.
Deep in the mountain forest, the ice and snow on the wooden roof slowly melted, and a few puddles dripped on the ground. Unknown small water bugs scurried around in them...
Under the eaves, a small clay stove was burning brightly, tea was gushing, and Jiang Ming was reclining on a bamboo chair with his eyes slightly closed, casually humming a tune from his past life.
"I was on the city tower...looking at...the mountain scenery...and hearing...the chaos outside the city..."
He originally wanted to stay in the town for a few more days, but he didn't expect that just after the New Year, many strangers came to Ping'an Town, wandering around mysteriously all day long. He heard that there was going to be a lot of construction in the town...
Jiang Ming was too lazy to ask more, so he left his house to Ah Fei to take care of him, picked up the medicine basket and went into the mountains, where he practiced boxing and drank tea every day, leisurely.
The prescription for the secret martial arts medicine he got was also studied by Jiang Ming, but there were a few herbs that were not available in the mountains, and the medicinal soup he made was always a bit unsatisfactory...
"But it's much better than a chaotic stew. Drink a bowl of this medicinal soup every day... My blood energy now is more than three to five times stronger than when I first became a warrior. I am only one step away from being a third-rate warrior."
"It's time to go to Fucheng to learn martial arts..." Jiang Ming took a long breath and stood up from the chair. There was no point in staying any longer.
One step away may be a natural chasm!
Lao Zhoutou has been wandering in the non-entry stream all his life, but he has never been able to cross that threshold. Now he has many hairs on his temples and has been sick for a hundred years...
Jiang Ming walked into the pharmacy. It was almost empty. Most of the medicinal materials had been carried to the drug market and sold by him.
Only some rare medicinal materials with higher prices were left. Jiang Ming stuffed them all into medicine baskets and prepared to take them into the city and sell them to pharmacies. The price would be four to five times higher than the purchase price in the medicine market.
As for the ten-fold fine, he didn't care at all. Anyway, he didn't plan to go back to being an herbal collector in the short term...
Jiang Ming took out the money bag from under the bed board again and weighed it in his hands.
With the money he earned from collecting medicines in the past six months, plus two unexpected fortunes, Jiang Ming's current wealth is nearly two hundred taels, enough to live in Fucheng for a long time.
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In the early morning of the next day, cold fog filled the air, and the slanting moon hung in the distance.
"Fourth Master, see you soon!" Jiang Ming put a white rabbit back into the mountain and waved his hand.
Wild beasts lurk in the mountains in winter, but Fourth Master Bai has survived until now. After eating the carrots, he was given a lot of medicinal herbs.
Gu Gu Gu~
The rabbit reluctantly raised its forelimbs and bowed, then disappeared into the forest...
Jiang Ming also left with the medicine basket on his back, and went directly into Fucheng without returning to Ping'an Town.
He found a medicine shop and sold all the medicinal materials in the medicine basket. He made more than twenty taels of silver, and then he went straight to Liehu Village.
"Lao Zhoutou learned Fuhu Fist from here. If I want to continue learning martial arts... naturally this is the most suitable place."
At the entrance of Hunting Tiger Villa, the door was open, and two strong men with strong energy stood casually at the door, but they looked like two fierce tigers, making people afraid to approach them at will.
Jiang Ming, carrying his luggage, slowly walked up to the two of them and slightly cupped his hands: "Jiang Ming, the herb collector from Ping'an Town, is here to ask for a way out."
"Go in." A strong man raised his eyelids and said calmly.
At the beginning of spring, it is the time when major forces recruit people, and Liehu Village is no exception. In the past few days, many people have signed up and are waiting for the assessment to enter the village.
After crossing the two dark and thick doors, Jiang Ming was led by a servant, passing through the front yard, garden and other places, and finally came to a practice square paved with bluestones.
At this time, there were about a dozen people of various ages gathered in the square, and among them there was even a dark-skinned woman with thick bones and a steady gaze... She looked like she had practiced martial arts.
In front of these people, several people in relatively uniform uniforms were competing in a trial.
To be precise, seven or eight people, armed with wooden knives and sticks, were besieging a shirtless man with a stubble on his face and eight feet tall. He struck out in all directions with his bare hands, like a tiger attacking, and it was really hard to suppress the seven or eight people.
Unspeakable.
Bang bang bang!
Those wooden knives and sticks hit the big man, making an overwhelming crunching sound. One disciple used too much force, and the wooden stick actually "clicked" and broke into two pieces.
"Did you see that this is the most powerful headhunter in our village, the second-rate warrior Master Guan Feng!" The servant said to Jiang Ming with a proud look on his face: "If you are lucky enough to pass the examination, remember to salute Master Guan Feng when you see him in the future.
,do you know?"
"I know, I know..." Jiang Ming said quickly, smiling in his heart.
Guan Feng's strength is obviously far greater than those of those few people. If he really takes action, he may be able to fly away a large area with just one slap. He deliberately shows off his strength at this time, obviously to show off his skills to these outsiders...
"Okay, it's time!" Guan Feng seemed to have just seen Jiang Ming and others, and ordered: "Close the door and start today's assessment."
The servant left quickly, and Guan Feng turned his head and stared at Jiang Ming and the others.
He still exudes heat, and no matter who he glances at with his tiger eyes, the other person's body will tense up, as if he is being stared at by a ferocious tiger that chooses people to devour.
"I know that all of you are here...to join our Tiger Hunting Village!" After Guan Feng made a tour, Fang said loudly:
"I believe you all have heard of our rules. We don't accept money from you... If you fail the test, even if you give us money, we won't accept you!"
"And if you pass the assessment, you will be a member of Liehu Village from now on, and you will share weal and woe from now on! No matter where you are bullied in Dayun Mansion, you can come to me, and I will definitely stand up for you and seek justice!"
"Okay..." Warm shouts rang out in the square. Everyone was excited and wanted to join Tiger Hunter Village immediately.
Jiang Ming also appreciated it in his heart. This approach is many times better than those martial arts schools in the city that charge ten taels of silver a month for tuition...
However... I'm afraid the assessment at Hunting Tiger Village will not be easy.
Soon, everyone was taken to a narrow side alley.
The alley is two to three meters wide and tens of meters long. It is filled with wooden dummies used for practicing martial arts. What is strange is that the legs at the bottom are thick and long, and they are intertwined with the legs of other wooden dummies.
"This is the 'Wooden Tiger Formation' of my Tiger Hunting Village. Every hunter including me...must practice this formation diligently every day!" Guan Feng introduced: "The faster the person passes, the higher his status in this village will be.
The higher it goes!”
"If you pass one stick of incense, you can pass the assessment and join the village; if you pass half a stick of incense, you can join the Tiger Hunting Team..."
"You can become a headhunter by passing ten breaths..."
Phew~
Such a simple and crude assessment method instantly made everyone breathless and excited.
There is no need to be cunning or have connections. As long as you are strong enough, you can have corresponding benefits and status. The seemingly simple rules are enough to impress anyone...