As time passed, the disappearance of several herb collectors was like tiny pebbles falling into the lake, causing some ripples, but they soon returned to calm, and no one mentioned them again...
In the mountains and forests, it is as quiet as ever.
Phew~
The sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and a sharp arrow was shot out, accurately hitting a big tree.
"It's not difficult!"
More than ten feet away, Jiang Ming was holding a hunting bow, his eyes calm.
Since that day when he and Lao Zhoutou agreed to learn martial arts, the other party did not hide his secrets. When they drank together, he would often teach him some basic preparations that needed to be made before officially learning martial arts.
Learning martial arts is not about playing tricks. If the basics are not up to standard, it is possible to become disabled after practicing.
The first is physical fitness. Jiang Ming's current physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people, so naturally there is no problem.
In addition to this, what is more important is the internal breathing method.
If the external refining method is an arrow that explodes power, the internal refining breathing method is a bow that controls power. If the breathing method is not practiced correctly, not only will it be difficult to make progress in martial arts, but it will also be extremely easy to harm the body.
If you want to learn the internal breathing method, you must first control your own breathing style.
Archery is a skill that requires extremely high levels of breath control.
In order to practice controlling his own breathing, Jiang Ming spent thirty copper coins to buy a hunting bow. He has been practicing archery in the mountains for the past few days, and his progress is quite fast.
Now, within ten feet, he can accurately shoot a tree as thick as a person. There is still a big gap between him and those experienced hunters, but he is already far better than ordinary people.
"Perhaps it's because I'm immortal, so I don't feel impatient when practicing archery. Instead, I make rapid progress while calming down..."
Jiang Ming made a guess in his mind.
The method of internal refining is indeed closely related to the state of mind. Martial arts practice is a grinding effort. The more eager you are to achieve success, the easier it is to fail...
As evening approached, Jiang Ming shook off his sore shoulders, picked up his hunting bow and returned to the cave where he lived.
Most of the medicinal materials in the cave were missing, and he transported almost all of them down the mountain in batches. Except for selling some of them himself, he also secretly shared some with Lao Zhoutou.
After all, if you want to learn martial arts from Old Zhoutou, you must give the other party some benefits...
The next morning, there were overcast clouds and light rain.
Jiang Ming finished his boxing practice as usual and set up a small stove at the entrance of the cave. The clay pot was steaming on the fire, and the tea soup was bubbling inside.
He sat casually on the ground, poured himself a bowl of crude tea, ate dry biscuits, and sipped slowly...
Life is long, but you must also know how to enjoy life.
Gugu~
A plump gray rabbit jumped out of nowhere and circled around Jiang Ming.
"Master Hui, have you found another medicinal material?" Jiang Ming looked happy and asked quickly: "What kind is it?"
The gray rabbit hurriedly rushed to the cave, pulled out a yellow rhizome the size of a thumb cap from a pile of different medicinal materials, and raised it back to Jiang Ming with its two front paws.
"Really? Take me there quickly!" Jiang Ming's eyes lit up and he stood up.
In order to train Master Hui to find medicine, Jiang Ming did not hesitate to spend hundreds of copper coins to buy a little bit of all kinds of precious medicinal materials.
This yellow rhizome is a top medicinal material. If you can find it, you will definitely make a fortune.
Soon, one person and one rabbit set off towards the depths of the mountain forest.
Half an hour later, in a dense forest that never sees sunlight all year round.
Jiang Ming held a golden rhizome that resembled a combination of worm and ginseng, with a look of joy on his face.
"One plant of Golden Insect Ginseng can be sold for five hundred copper coins!"
Moreover, as long as one golden ginseng is found, there must be more nearby...
"Master Hui is so arrogant. If I have something to eat from now on, you will never be hungry!"
"Gu Gu Gu~"
Hui Ye jumped up and took credit, and then a reckless man sprinted deeper into the jungle.
"Hey, wait a minute..."
Before Jiang Ming finished speaking, a roar suddenly came from the dense forest.
"Roar~"
Then there was a fluttering sound!
"grass!"
When Jiang Ming arrived at the scene of the crime, he only saw a mottled bobcat biting Master Hui's neck...
Jiang Ming immediately rushed forward with a hatchet and stabbed Hui Ye's murderer to death. Unfortunately, he only saved half of Hui Ye's body.
"Master Hui, you are so impulsive..." Jiang Ming sighed, dug a hole and buried him properly.
Jiang Ming had already prepared for Master Hui's sacrifice. After all, the mountains were dangerous and unpredictable... But he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
"Master Hui, without you, I don't want to collect medicine anymore." Jiang Ming sighed and decided to go home for a few days to pay homage.
Of course, there is another reason. Jiang Ming has to re-purchase the medicinal materials for refining the beast-control red liquid. After enjoying the feeling of getting something for nothing, he can never go back...
Ping'an Town was as it always was, and the few herbal pickers who disappeared seemed to be of no importance. Even the conversation in the tavern no longer mentioned them.
However, Jiang Ming found that there always seemed to be some vague eyes in the town, sweeping over him.
In the tavern, Jiang Ming and Lao Zhoutou gathered at the same table. This time they ordered the more expensive Laoshen wine, and there were two more dishes to go with the wine.
As the money in his pocket increased day by day, Jiang Ming's living standard also improved a lot. Even the firewood, medicine, sickles and other equipment that he brought into the mountains were replaced.
"A Ming, do you still remember that Mr. Lu?" Lao Zhou chewed some peanuts and asked with squinted eyes.
Jiang Ming said calmly: "What? Are you dead?"
Lao Zhou was stunned for a moment and looked up at Jiang Ming, as if he was meeting this young herb collector for the first time.
He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "He's not dead, but his tongue was pulled out and all his money was lost. Now he's going crazy every day..."
"You have sold a lot of medicine during this period, and many people have noticed it!" Lao Zhou nodded meaningfully at some dishes on the table.
Jiang Ming smiled and didn't take it seriously: "We didn't sell much, so those people wouldn't break the rules just for this little money."
Old Zhou frowned slightly: "Of course Lao Scar and those officials are too lazy to care, but there are still many idle gangsters in the town..."
"Master Zhou!" Jiang Ming gulped down the wine in the bowl and exhaled a long breath: "There is not only one way to live, I have my own way, just wait until I save enough money, and I can learn martial arts from you.
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Lao Zhou was stunned, then sighed and said nothing more. He just thought that this young man was young and frivolous, and maybe he would suffer some more losses before he could be smoothed off.
Jiang Ming also didn't speak much. It was useless to argue, only the final result was convincing.
After drinking in the morning, shopping and shopping in the afternoon, and buying some tea, rice and noodles, Jiang Ming wandered home. Such a life full of human fireworks was quite peaceful and interesting.
"Huh? Are you in such a hurry?" Jiang Ming suddenly slowed down.
This is a narrow dirt road in the fields, usually almost deserted, but today there were two idle young men blocking the road in front of it.
He turned around and saw that there were several young men in tattered clothes behind him. Their eyes were evasive, but they were moving forward step by step.
"A Ming, I heard that you are getting lucky these days!"
The leader in front was a young man with dark skin and thick limbs. He walked slowly in front of Jiang Ming with a hatchet dangling in his hand.
"Brothers, money is a bit tight at this time, so I came to you to borrow some money to spend..."