"Well, the ninth level warrior the day after tomorrow is another murder case. He is indeed better than the little thieves who are locked up." Shen Zhui thought to himself.
The acquisition of good deeds is related to the target's sin value and cultivation level.
Generally, the higher the cultivation level and the deeper the sin, the more good deeds will be obtained.
Once the number above the head is red, it means that the person's sins have reached the killing level.
"For Houtian warriors, from level 1 to level 9, no matter how deep their sins are, there is a limit to the amount of good deeds they can obtain, and it will basically not exceed 10,000, depending on their cultivation level.
Liu Bin is a ninth-level acquired warrior and has given 7,600 good deeds, which is considered a normal level." Shen Zhui thought to himself.
If only sins were counted and cultivation was not considered, then Shen Zhui would not look for someone with high cultivation, but directly look for someone with low cultivation.
Of course, the system couldn't allow Shen Zhui to take advantage of such a loophole.
"It seems that if you want to accumulate military exploits, you still need to find those who are extremely evil and can be killed directly. Moreover, it is best to have a higher level, the better."
He previously captured Yang Cheng, who was in the sixth level of Houtian, and his good deeds were only 160.
Now, by killing Liu Bin, 7600 good deeds have been obtained. The speed of accumulating good deeds is completely different.
Of course, the difficulty is not at the same level.
To catch Yang Cheng, Shen Zhui spent almost no effort, but to kill Liu Bin, he almost lost his life.
Now I have to rest for more than half a month.
Sighing softly, he realized that the strong smell of medicine was coming from the furnace. Shen Zhui stopped thinking about it and concentrated on boiling the medicinal ingredients that he bought for dozens of taels of silver.
Fortunately, it was common for the county government to get injured while handling cases, so he was very familiar with how to prepare all kinds of medicines.
After the medicinal soup was boiled and he drank a large bowl, Shen Zhui felt a trace of heat rising in his body, his face became rosy, and the emptiness in his body finally eased a little.
"Dong dong dong!"
Just when Shen Zhui was about to drink the second bowl of medicinal soup, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.
When he opened the courtyard door, he saw a clerk who often followed Mr. Liu.
The clerk held a wooden box in his arms. As soon as he opened the door and saw Shen Zhui, he explained his intention.
"Captain Shen, I'm here to deliver something on the order of the chief clerk."
Shen Zhui quickly bowed his hands and then took the box.
"May I ask, sir, what is in this?"
The clerk smiled and said, "I'll just give it to you. As for what it is, I'll find out later when Shen Captou opens it and takes a look. This is a reward from the county magistrate. The chief clerk knows that you need to rest, so I will definitely deliver it to you. I think it should be It’s related to this matter.”
"Shen Zhui has thanked the county magistrate and the chief registrar. I'd like to trouble you to go there in person, and please come in and take a rest."
"Captain Shen is too polite. Chief Liu said that Capt. Shen will just rest at home and decide when to return home. I still need to go back to resume my life, so I won't disturb Capt. Shen and take my leave."
"Sir, walk slowly."
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"The county magistrate gave me something?" After seeing off the visitor, Shen Zhui returned to the room and put the square box on the table.
"Let's see what it is." Opening the box, there was a blue silk cushion inside, with two white porcelain bottles sealed with soft stoppers placed across the cushion.
A faint fragrance came, and Shen Zhui suddenly felt refreshed.
"This scent is..." Shen Zhui was stunned and quickly opened one of the bottles.
"The Great Returning Pill? It's actually the Great Returning Pill!"
Shen Zhui was a little excited. These two bottles actually contained ten large pills!
"Well, the county respects me well..." Shen Zhui couldn't help but sigh.
In this world, one tael of silver can support the life of the lower household for two months, and the expenses of the middle household for one month are only ten taels of silver.
And the market value of this Great Returning Pill is five hundred taels!
Five hundred taels is enough to buy a nice house in the county!
Ten big return pills, worth five thousand taels!
Given that Shen Zhui is currently under ninth-level arrest, his monthly salary of fifty taels, even if he adds in the rewards he received for handling the case, he will have to save for nearly ten years even if he doesn't eat or drink!
"I was promoted earlier and was given a Great Return Pill. Now I am given ten more pills..." For some reason, Shen Zhui felt that the reward was a bit heavy in his hand.
He is not a fool, there is never a free lunch in this world.
In Shen Zhui's heart, the county government, the county magistrate, and him are just the company, the relationship between the boss and the employees.
As for the previous exceptional promotion, Shen Zhui also felt that it was because his performance was worthy of the reward.
So now, with this tenfold reward... in this world, the meaning is actually very obvious.
"This is life money..." Shen Zhui muttered to himself.
Regardless of whether the county official thought so intentionally or not, when this reward fell into Shen Zhui's hands, Shen Zhui should have had this realization.
Shen Zhui pondered for a while and made a decision in his mind.
"Now even without this reward, in the eyes of outsiders, I am still regarded as a respected person in the county."
"The county magistrate represents the orthodoxy of the government, follows the law in doing things, and is an official in a good manner. He has been in office for two years, and he has been able to attack the powerful clans. He is a rare good official."
"I am a little commoner, and I am promoted and valued by the county magistrate. This is the kindness of knowing someone."
"What's more, for whom is it not selling? If I don't work for the county magistrate, why should I rely on the Li and Yang families?"
"Furthermore, as long as I have this awareness, I don't necessarily need to do anything to endanger my life for the county. As long as I have enough strength to protect myself and show greater potential... even if something big happens. Yes, in this contest between the county magistrate and the wealthy family, I will not be the kind of pawn that can be discarded casually."
"The better I am, the more resources I get, and my safety is more guaranteed."
"On the contrary, if I am like Yang Wu, or I take refuge with the Li and Yang families, then it will be a real danger if the situation changes."
After thinking about this, Shen Zhui opened the cork of the bottle happily, poured out a round and light green pill, and swallowed it happily.
The power of the medicine spreads in the body, and a majestic vitality travels along the meridians and acupuncture points, gently repairing the meridians and replenishing the previously lost vitality.
The Dahuan Dan is not a healing elixir, but a vitality tonic, which just makes up for the lack of vitality in Shen Zhui's body caused by injuries.
A Great Returning Pill had previously helped Shen Zhui break through the eighth acupuncture point and successfully reach the eighth level of the day after tomorrow.
Now it is just used for recovery, and the effect is naturally more outstanding.
"Boo~"
There was a slight sound in the body, and an essence of vitality was formed instantly.
Then the speed increased and a series of sounds appeared.
"Boobobobo~"
By the time Shen Zhui opened his eyes, fourteen vitality essences had been restored in his body.
It only takes two or three days of rest to fully return to the peak state of the Sixteen Paths.
"In this period of gain and loss, the third level of the blood-burning technique has become more refined. As expected, the warrior can only make a breakthrough in the battle between life and death."
"Right now, my body skills are still far away from the Dacheng realm, but I am not in a hurry to continue taking on the ninth-level cases the day after tomorrow. I will first use my understanding time to practice my body skills to the Dacheng realm!"
After getting out of bed, Shen Zhui opened the door.
"The system will exchange half of the good deeds for 'enlightenment' time."
"3800 good deeds can be redeemed for 38 seconds of enlightenment time. Would you like to redeem it immediately?"
"yes."
"The exchange is successful! The 38-second countdown to enlightenment begins, 37, 36,..."
Shen Zhui walked into the courtyard calmly and began to practice the "Flowing Cloud Step" technique.
At the moment when the countdown to enlightenment began, Shen Zhui suddenly recalled the battle with Liu Bin before his eyes.
"Death!" An illusory figure seemed to appear in his eyes. The figure was exactly the same as Liu Bin. He struck directly at Shen Zhui's head with a knife.
Shen Zhui stepped lightly, took a step sideways, and slashed across Shen Zhui's chest with the short knife, slashing into the empty space.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The illusory figure Liu Bin wildly drew his sword.
But Shen Zhui was unarmed and moved wildly, constantly 'dodging' Liu Bin's attacks.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
In a few breaths, Shen Zhui moved around and dodged Liu Bin's thirty-four blows.
Shen Zhui was immersed in this imaginary enemy, and kept repeating his evasive movements, becoming more and more proficient in Liu Yunbu's movements.
"Seeing and understanding is the basis for enlightenment."
I discovered my own shortcomings time and time again and quickly made corrections based on previous scenes.
Shen Zhui's movement skills gradually took on a natural flavor.
Liu Bin's sword was faster than the other, and after a while, Shen Zhui had dodged more than twenty swords!
"Buzz~"
There was a slight shock gradually in Shen Zhui's mind.
There was a mistake in dodging!
On the twenty-ninth knife, Shen Bin's dagger slashed across Shen Zhui's ribs.
Shen Zhui suddenly realized something and continued to dodge.
But then, the thirty-second knife slashed his left arm again!
Shen Zhui's consciousness began to become a little chaotic, and a trace of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
"Shuashua~"
Fifty-sixth knife! Shen Zhui bent over and the blade of the knife passed through the tip of his nose!
The sixty-sixth sword! Liu Bin's short sword struck back, and the light of the sword passed over Shen Zhui's face.
Seventy-eight swords! The short knife hanging under the arm was suddenly raised!
The eighty-third knife...
The ninety-fifth knife...
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"ah!"
Shen Zhui woke up with a start!
Liu Bin's hundredth sword 'directly chopped off' his head!
"Three, two, one, this time of enlightenment is over."
The countdown is over.
There was nothing in front of Shen Zhui, not Liu Bin, and no one was injured.
Everything just now was just an illusion that he was in a state of enlightenment. But the sweat stains on his body couldn't be fake.
"I used Liu Bin's battle as an imaginary battle. I couldn't dodge any moves, and I survived a hundred moves. Among them, only sixty-eight swords were completely avoided. There is still a gap between the seventy-five swords of the Dacheng Realm. "
Shen Zhui frowned, carefully recalling the movement drill he had just performed during his enlightenment time.
"We're still a little short of reaching the realm of Dacheng. What's the problem..." Shen Zhui muttered to himself.
"Especially Shen Zhui's desperate blow of the hundredth blow, and the last blow, which was impossible to dodge. If you don't resist, you will die. I'm afraid even with the Dacheng realm's movement skills, it is difficult to say that you can completely avoid it."
After all, the 38-second experience of realizing time still failed to make his body skills break through.
In fact, it's not that Shen Zhui doesn't want to exchange his good deeds into more powerful "enlightenment" time.
But he only had 7,600 good deeds. If converted into 'enlightenment' time, the experience would last only seven and a half seconds, which is not enough at all.
"I originally thought that I was only one step away from the Dacheng state, and there was no need to accumulate good deeds to redeem the time for enlightenment. Now that I think about it, this Dacheng state body method is far more difficult to break through than I thought."
Shen Zhui shook his head, but he was not discouraged.
"The system will continue to convert the remaining good deeds into 38 seconds of enlightenment time."
"The exchange is successful, the 38-second countdown to enlightenment begins, 37.36.35..."
Time passed minute by minute, and this time, Shen Zhui remained motionless.
Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully thought about the thirty-two knives he had just been 'hit' by.
When the countdown ended, Shen Zhui opened his eyes.
"The body technique takes the waist as the axis and requires the coordinated expression of all muscle groups in the waist, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and back. The general methods used by each practitioner are different. The main ones include telescopic opening and closing, flashing and pitching, twisting and turning, and collision and squeezing. Just wait."
"I already understand why I couldn't dodge two of the knives. It was a problem of insufficient strength in the waist and abdomen... If I try it again, I will definitely be able to dodge..."
Shen Zhui smiled.
Although all 7,600 good deeds were used up, he still failed to achieve the ultimate level of body skills.
He was only five swords away from being able to dodge seventy-five swords at the Dacheng level.
This means that his body evasion success rate has improved slightly.
"It's good if it improves. Other warriors, even if they practice for three to five years, may not be able to practice for one hour under my enlightenment time... I'm afraid that during this 'enlightenment' time, I won't make any progress, then It’s miserable.”
Understanding time is not a panacea. It requires a certain amount of accumulation.
For example, for a warrior who has never learned swordsmanship or even knows what swordsmanship is, it is useless even if he is given a day to realize it. Because there is no way to understand.
Or maybe he is a fool with a brain problem, and there is no enlightenment.
The time for understanding requires, first of all, accumulation, and secondly, one must have a certain amount of understanding.
Of course, like the level of 'enlightenment' time, Shen Zhui probably has some effect on breaking through to the realm of Dacheng. If he wants to break through to the realm of 'consummation' later on.
Then I’m afraid the effect of ‘enlightenment’ time will not be so obvious.