The thing on the ground turned out to be a black iron plate, with exquisite patterns imprinted on the surface, as if they were words, but I didn't recognize any of them.
"Miss Zhong, do you know this thing?" Shi Mu picked up the iron plate out of curiosity. After looking at it several times, he couldn't help but ask Zhong Xiu.
"I haven't seen this thing before. It should be something carried by the zombie itself. This is not surprising. Zombies are originally transformed after death, so it is normal for them to wear some accessories." The girl resisted the pungent smell.
He came over, took a look at the iron sign, then shook his head and said.
Shi Mu nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he put the iron plate directly into his arms and walked out of the door still holding the leaf-wrapped body in his other hand.
Not long after, the two were walking on the mountain road back to the city.
On the way, Shi Mu couldn't help but ask Zhong Xiu about the previous screams that caused pain to the zombie.
However, the girl looked confused, obviously not knowing anything about it.
Seeing this, Shi Mu naturally didn't want to continue questioning, but it was already getting late and the west gate of Fengcheng was closed, so he simply took the girl directly to his manor on the outskirts of the city.
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At night, Shi Mu was playing with the iron sign in his hand in his bedroom.
At first glance, this object seems to be made of ordinary black iron, but in fact it is quite heavy and cold, and the exquisite patterns on the surface give it a sense of simplicity and mystery upon closer inspection.
Although Shi Mu didn't know the origin of this iron plate, it was obviously not a mortal thing. After checking for a while and finding nothing, he put it away again and took out the wooden box that the middle-aged man Zhong Ming had forced on him before he died.
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The Zhong family's father and daughter seem to have some origins. Since this object is called a family heirloom by the other party, it must be worth a lot of money.
When the lid of the box was opened, a thick yellowed book was actually placed inside, with four red letters "Zhong Gong's Secret Book" written on the cover.
Shi Mu was stunned for a moment, then took out the book and started flipping through the pages.
The entire classic has more than 300 pages, all written in small black characters the size of ants, and many pages are also equipped with lifelike pictures.
Shi Mu only read the first few pages before a surprised expression appeared on his face.
Half a quarter of an hour later, after he hurriedly flipped through the entire book, he took a deep breath and stared at the thing in his hand without saying a word.
This "Secret Code of Bell Works" is roughly divided into two parts. The first half records the making methods of many unorthodox weapons, while the latter part records the making methods of some small tools and mechanisms and the formulas of hundreds of poisons.
.But whether it is the former or the latter, the weird and incredible things recorded are far beyond what Shi Mu could have imagined before.
For example, one of the weapons called the "Black Stone Poison Heart Sword" looks like an ordinary black iron long sword, but the sword is actually hollow and has a large amount of venom poured into it. If a warrior holds this sword against an enemy,
, with just three or five moves, the long sword will crack open, causing the venom inside to splash out, causing the opponent to be poisoned and die.
There is also a small crossbow called the "bow crossbow", which is even more vicious. A special hard crossbow is installed on the back in advance. If you bow to someone and salute, you can pull the hidden rope in the cuff and shoot from the back.
Three crossbow arrows were fired directly from the top to injure people, making them unable to defend themselves.
As for the poisons recorded in the formulas, they range from making people unconscious on the spot to causing death after a few days.
"What on earth does this Zhong family do? How could there be such a thing? Judging from the dilapidation of this book, it is probably left by the ancestors of the Zhong family." Shi Mu thought to himself with a grin.
But this stuff really opened his eyes. If he could really read it well, he wouldn't be defenseless if he encountered someone using the same method to deal with him in the future.
In addition, several things recorded above also greatly interested him.
Shi Mu quickly turned the pages of the book again, and soon returned to a picture of two weapons, large and small.
The two weapons are one large and one small, arranged up and down. The larger one is a slightly curved single sword, but the handle is longer and can be held with both hands at the same time. At the same time, there is a faint black line on the ring of the handle.
Connected. The smaller one looks like a short blade. It looks sharp but is extremely small.
The young man looked at the pictures and the annotations next to them attentively, and he was completely lost in thought.
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Early the next morning.
Shi Mu, dressed in green clothes, appeared on a certain street in Fengcheng with Zhong Xiu, whose eyes were still a little red and swollen. On one side of the street, there was a mansion occupying about a hundred acres, which was very eye-catching.
After Shi Mu looked at the blue door in front of him and the huge "Wu" character on the golden plaque above, he took a few steps forward and clicked the thick copper ring on the door several times.
"Who are you knocking on the door so early in the morning! Who are you looking for?" The door finally opened, and a man wearing a servant's clothes walked out. After taking a look at the two of them, he said impatiently.
"This is Miss Zhong and a relative of your family. Please tell me." Shi Mu reached for a jade pendant handed over by the girl next to him and handed it over directly.
"Relative? Wait a moment." The man was startled when he heard this. He took the jade pendant with some doubts and closed the door again.
Not long after, the door opened again and two people walked out.
The person in the front has a white face and a long beard, but the person in the back is a young man about the same age as Shi Mu. His face is somewhat similar to the former, but his face is full of arrogance.
"It's great that my niece has arrived. Uncle, I have been waiting for you for many days since I received the letter. Hey, where is Brother Zhong Xian? This is..." When the white-faced man saw the girl, he smiled, but his eyes wandered
After taking a look at Shi Mu, he was a little surprised.
"This is Mr. Shi. My father was killed on the road. Thanks to Mr. Shi, I was able to get here." Zhong Xiu lightly bowed to the white-faced man and said with tears in his eyes.
The boy opposite saw the cyan birthmark on the girl's forehead, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
"What, Brother Wu was killed, what's going on? Well, this is not the place to talk. My niece should come to my house first and tell me in detail." The white-faced man was shocked when he heard this and said immediately.
The girl naturally nodded in agreement.
"Oh, little brother, thanks to you for sending niece Zhong here, I can take this little money as a reward." The white-faced man glanced at Shi Mu again, frowned, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it over.
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"No need for the money. I sent Miss Xiu'er here, and my merits have been fulfilled." Shi Mu looked at the money opposite, shook his head, and turned around to leave.
"Huh, you really don't appreciate flattery! Dad, I have seen many guys like this. On the surface, they are unwilling to ask for money, but they are probably planning to make a big profit." The young man next to him snorted coldly when he saw this.
said.
"Brother Shi, you are not this kind of person." Zhong Xiu said softly.
But the white-faced man just smiled, turned around and walked towards the gate with the two of them.
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Shi Mu did not leave Fengcheng, but turned around a few streets and suddenly walked into a building with a "Liu Feng Martial Arts Hall" hanging on it.
He walked through the gate, and in front of him was a martial arts training ground covered with bluestone floor tiles, where a dozen teenagers were dancing with swords and guns.
"Brother Shi Mu, you're here." As soon as Shi Mu showed up, two young men immediately came to greet him. One looked like he was twenty-one or twenty, and the other looked like he was sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Brother Feng, Brother Gao, you are here too." Shi Mu was a little surprised when he saw the two of them, and said with a cupped hand.
"I heard that the martial arts school got a batch of cheap body-tempering drugs this time. Let's see if we can buy some. Brother Shi, you don't have to come here eagerly. You have already reached the peak of body-tempering and you shouldn't need this batch of drugs.
That's right." The older, gentler-looking young man said with a smile.
"I heard from Coach Li that your body tempering technique will soon reach the tenth level. This is true." Another young man who was younger and had a deep scar on his brow stared at Shi Mu.
asked somewhat disbelievingly.
Shi Mu met both of them after they came to this martial arts gym. The older one is called Feng Li, and the younger one is called Gao Yuan.
"I am indeed about to break through to the tenth level of Body Tempering. This time I came here not for these medicines, but because I encountered some problems during cultivation and need to ask Coach Li for advice." Shi Mu replied with a smile.
"So the rumors are true! It seems that Brother Shi is young and has a great chance to understand the sense of energy. Tsk tsk, he is truly the genius that Coach Li said. By the way, let's get together at your restaurant when you have time.
Right." Feng Li sighed in surprise.
Gao Yuan next to him also had an envious expression on his face after hearing this.
"Okay, I'll have a few drinks with you two then." Shi Mu agreed, and after a seemingly ordinary chat with the two of them, he left.
But the moment Liu Ming and Feng Li passed by each other, the other party suddenly winked at them.
Shi Mu's expression changed slightly, but he immediately left as if nothing had happened.
A moment later, Shi Mu appeared in a separate courtyard behind the martial arts training ground. Li Canghai was lying on a chair in the middle of the courtyard, his eyes narrowed and he was thinking about something. After seeing Shi Mu walk in, he smiled.
He said "Here we come" and stood up from the chair.
"Master Li, do you want to ask those senior brothers for help this time?" Shi Mu asked after bowing respectfully.
"No need. You are now at the critical stage of breaking through the eleventh level of body tempering, and I have to do it myself. By the way, you didn't tell others that you were about to break through the eleventh level of body tempering, right?
Li Canghai asked calmly.
"Don't worry, Master Li. I have always done what you said. Others in the martial arts hall have always thought that my body tempering technique was only a great one and that I was still at the ninth level." Shi Mu replied with a smile.
"Very good. In this case, your attendance at the competition between the four major martial arts schools in half a month will definitely surprise many people and bring the influence of our Fengliu martial arts school to a higher level." Hearing this, Li Canghai's smile deepened.
Two points.
("Magic Sky Chronicles" has finally been written. You can read the endings of the last two chapters!)