The murderer was a homeless man passing by. When he saw Shao Quan escorting him out of the carriage and looking very rich, he stepped forward and asked for money.
Shao refused to give it, so he was killed with his throat cut and his head cut.
Soon the homeless man was pulled out and interrogated and beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market.
All the dust has settled.
Zhang Rongfang was originally worried that he would be found out, but unfortunately, he was not suspected until the case was closed.
There was not even an inquiry from the Yamen police officer.
Everything went by in such a perfunctory manner.
Late February.
There was a flood in Huaxin County, and the water level in the nearby Duxi River rose wildly, flooding many bridge decks.
Some streets can only be crossed by boat.
Outside the city, in the mountains and forests.
Zhang Rongfang was dressed in tight black clothes, with only his eyes exposed and a black hood on his head.
His whole body, except his eyes, and his hands were all covered in thin gloves.
He did not carry the Wish Lun Li Shang, which was a bit bulky. Instead, he carried a palm-length steel dagger.
Daling's casting process is good, and steel is not difficult to make.
It's just that the Great Spirit stipulates that ordinary people are not allowed to buy weapons. To buy weapons, they must apply for weapons documents and spend money to register.
So Zhang Rongfang had no choice but to get a dagger and some treasure money from the Shao family's residence.
The dagger is the most common standard dagger. The blade is close to the hand and has the name of the craftsman engraved on it.
As for the money, when Zhang Rongfang went there, he only found more than thirty taels, and the rest was missing.
It is estimated that either the servants of the Shao family separated him first, or he was taken away by an official from the government office.
After gathering his thoughts, Zhang Rongfang quickly slowed down in the forest and stopped at the edge of a small stream.
Here is a small piece of lawn. There were two dead trees that fell down and were cleaned up by him.
Now it has become a place specially used for him to practice.
There are too many things hidden on him. If he were in the city, he would be easily discovered and unable to use them.
But in the mountains and forests, there are not so many worries.
Now that you have determined your goal and want to level up and climb to a high position, you must improve the parts that can be improved as soon as possible.
Status rating can increase the resources and power that can be used, and the circles of contact are also different.
And many good things can only be accessed in specific circles.
Zhang Rongfang has not forgotten that the purpose of his climb is for resources and safety.
Resources can further increase the speed at which one accumulates attribute points. And power can better protect oneself from harm.
Place the water bag for drinking water aside on the ground.
Zhang Rongfang closed his eyes again and stared at his eyelids, and then the attribute bar appeared.
Then he opened his eyes.
This is a new method he just discovered. Just looking at his own eyelids can also open the property bar.
Since then, the attributes this time have changed to a certain extent.
‘Zhang Rongfang—Life 25-26.
Skills: Rejuvenation and Purification Time Talisman - Yue Shape Talisman (Limit Breaking) (Limit Breaking Skill: Heavy Mountain).
Integrated limit-breaking skills: step back and climb mountains.
Available attributes: 2.’
"Life has not changed... Now apart from the Observation of Virtual Reality, there are only eight steps to catch the cicada and improve. The rest have reached the limit."
Zhang Rongfang sighed in his heart.
The attribute points that were used up before were also accumulated into two more points.
And similarly, I finally finished eating the medicinal prescriptions I bought.
Next, he has to spend money to buy it again. Otherwise, the accumulation speed of attribute points will return to the previous level.
Before, it took him two months to save a little.
Now when I take drugs every day, it has become one point every ten days.
This efficiency has improved so much
Accustomed to this kind of improvement, Zhang Rongfang is unwilling to go back to the past.
"Forget it, let's improve first."
At the moment, putting aside distracting thoughts, he carefully focused his eyes on the eight steps to catch the cicada.
Shenfa has really helped him a lot, so he must continue to maintain the advantage of Shenfa.
He has now figured it out. In one year, he will tell his master that he will break through to the second level, and then he will be promoted to a new rank.
At this time, Zhang Rongfang imagined tapping the plus sign behind Babu Cicada.
Suddenly, the words in the brackets quickly blurred, and when they reappeared, they had changed to master.
At the same time, a large number of memories and insights from practicing the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada also poured into his mind.
After feeling this way many times, Zhang Rongfang got used to it.
He just shook his head and looked down at his legs.
But this time, what made him a little disappointed was that the eight-step cicada upgrade to mastery only made his legs slightly numb and swollen, without much physical change.
He suddenly remembered what warriors said about the upper limit of the body...
Even if the limit is constantly exceeded, everyone's body will have an inevitable upper limit.
This is destined by the innate structure.
It is also the limit set by the material of the human body itself.
"Am I reaching my limit now?" Zhang Rongfang was worried.
Even if it is the Rejuvenation Purifying Time Talisman of Qinghe Palace, not all disciples can accumulate it through time and hard practice.
They all have their own innate limits.
Some people are born with weak constitutions and cannot advance to the second level at most.
Some can reach level four.
Others can reach level five.
Generally, if a martial artist cannot reach a high enough level before the age of thirty, it will be impossible for him to reach higher levels thereafter.
Because Qi and blood will start to decline after thirty.
Zhang Rongfang recalled his situation.
‘Counting all the martial arts, I have broken the limit three times, once with the Dragon Snake Lifting Technique, once with the Yue Shaping Talisman, and once with the Vigor Talisman.
In other words, I am now exactly on the boundary between the third and fourth grades?’
Zhang Rongfang suddenly recalled that the master or his senior sisters and brothers had mentioned the third-grade level.
‘Is it possible that we have reached the level three level?’
He looked at his attribute column.
Without hesitation, he continued to click on the remaining attributes and advanced eight steps to catch the cicada.
Suddenly, the brackets behind the eight-step cicada blurred, and in an instant, it turned into a new word (perfect).
A huge amount of practice memories flooded into my mind like crazy.
Zhang Rongfang swayed slightly and felt a little dizzy. This time, the strength of his legs did not change much, but the overall muscles became more symmetrical and streamlined.
It took him a while before he returned to normal.
Standing still on the grass, Zhang Rongfang took a lunge and ran forward more than ten meters.
Just like before, he ran silently and with high concealment.
But this time after improving eight steps to catch the cicada, his explosive speed was faster than before.
"The speed has increased by at least 20%. Not bad." Zhang Rongfang stopped and roughly judged the feeling.
'And small-scale steering and control are much easier. It is not as slow as before.'
Feeling satisfied.
Zhang Rongfang walked to the tree to drink some water.
"Now that my body skills have risen to this level, I don't know what level it is in the entire Huaxin County. Add in force, and I don't know what level of master I can defeat?"
‘Without comparison, there is no right to speak. Only through a lot of actual combat can I accumulate various experiences and avoid being in a hurry and being injured by surprise in the future.
It seems...we still have to go to the actual battle to see.’
Only by knowing your own position can you better calculate the appropriateness of doing things.
And how to compare...how to practice...
Zhang Rongfang already has an idea.
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Afternoon, Huaxin North District, Black Fist Gate.
Compared to businessmen like the Mi Gang, the Black Fist Sect is truly miserable.
Initially, this gang was a small organization formed voluntarily by men who were working as coolies.
The purpose is to stay together for warmth and discuss greater interests with the businessmen.
Later, after many changes and adjustments, Iron Fist Gate also gradually changed.
The gate is divided into the gate leader, the leader, the team leader, and the ordinary gatekeepers.
Compared to the Mi Bang's wealth, the strongest member of the Black Fist Sect is the sect leader Zhuang Dali.
According to rumors, this person has practiced Black Arm Boxing to the fifth level, which means breaking through the limit five times. According to the official definition, it is the fifth level.
At this time, Zhuang Dali stared intently at the moves of several disciples on the dojo.
These days, sudden changes occurred in the Mi Gang, and the Qinghe Palace ended strongly, causing an uproar in Huaxin County.
Originally, the Mi Bang was actually on the same side as the Qinghe Palace. But now...
After the Mi Bang incident, the most direct result was that the influence of Qinghe Palace in Huaxin County was greatly reduced.
Zhuang Dali was wondering if it was his turn to expand the Black Fist Sect's territory...
Bang!
Suddenly, the door of the Black Fist Gate was pushed open by a strong force.
A muscular man dressed in black slowly walked through the door.
Behind him, two disciples from the Black Boxing Sect who were guarding the door were quickly entering the door and closing the courtyard door behind their backs.
"Who!?" an Iron Fist master said sternly.
Suddenly, more than ten people in the courtyard dojo all looked at the visitor.
Zhuang Dali stared at the other party with cold eyes.
"Since my friend is here, why are you hiding your head and not showing your face?"
Without saying a word, the visitor threw a wooden board with one hand and flew down in front of Zhuang Dali.
There are clear black words written on the wooden board: Choose a restaurant.
There is also a silver ingot tied at the back. This is the rule of the Black Fist Sect. If you want to challenge, you can just bring the money, ten taels at a time.
If the challenger wins, he gets the money back.
If you lose, you keep the money.
So this money can be regarded as bonus.
Zhuang Dali's expression remained unchanged. Even now that the Black Fist Gate has been standing, there have been so many people coming to challenge him.
He looked at Yu Wenguang, who was standing up lazily.
Yu Wenguang is a tall man, more than 1.8 meters tall. Most of his hair is shaved, leaving only a piece the size of an egg, which is braided and trailed behind him.
He is an expert in the sect who is sitting here specifically today.
There are a total of five members of the Black Fist Sect sitting in the hall, and each one of them is a master who has practiced Black Arm Fist to at least the third level.
It is the force provided by the entire gang's pooled resources to suppress the situation.
"I'm here to play with you." Yu Wenguang walked to the court and stretched his joints. "What age are you now, and you still play masked challenges? Do you think others are just playing games with you? They can't even pull off your face during a fight.
Lose?"
Zhang Rongfang said nothing, with one foot in front and one behind, and his hands slightly raised.
Swish.
The two of them stepped forward at the same time without saying a word.
One person clenched his fist, the other person extended his palm, and struck each other fiercely.