"Although the spirit stones are few, it's really lucky to get a few spirit stones in Qingshan Town. Plus, there are a few bottles of strength pills, which is pretty good."
Lin Xiaofei looked at the six spirit stones and several bottles of pills in front of him and said calmly.
The "Power Pill" is a pill that improves the body and increases one's strength. This pill is also quite helpful for martial artists to cultivate their skills. It's just unexpected that Zhang Shuanghai would have such a pill.
Next, Lin Xiaofei checked the other items and felt that he had gained a lot this time. The more than 4,800 taels of silver, two magic artifacts and six spirit stones would be of great help to him.
"I never imagined that escorting a shipment would bring in so much money."
Lin Xiaofei beamed with joy, unable to contain his excitement.
After a while, he calmed down a bit and realized that he would soon be leaving Qingshan Town for Xiagu County. Now that he had so much silver, he couldn't possibly spend it all by himself.
After thinking about it, he felt that his parents' shop was still too small and should be expanded. This would increase his parents' monthly income and help improve their living standards.
As time went by, the sun gradually rose in the sky, and its rays shone on the city walls of Qingshan Town.
Lin Xiaofei carried a large bundle filled with silver coins on his back before confidently walking into the east gate of Qingshan Town.
As Lin Xiaofei entered the city gate and walked down the main street, he saw many people gathered together, whispering and laughing.
"News came in early this morning that something big has happened. You must have heard about it, right?"
Liu Shao Neng, the chief manager of the Qingfeng Gang, went to Wushan Road yesterday but died on the gang's own territory.
By the way, Steward Liu's steward, Master Bai, also died. I heard that they were both killed by some kind of sharp weapon piercing their chests. This incident angered the high-ranking members of the Qingfeng Gang, who dispatched many disciples from the Enforcement Hall to investigate the matter.
Now, the Liu residence has also been taken over by the Qingfeng Gang.
"This matter is not a big deal compared to another matter."
Just yesterday, the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold looted all the grain from more than fifty villages within a fifty-mile radius, including Mist Dragon Mountain, Pear Blossom Mountain, and Willow Forest Mountain, and killed more than one hundred villagers.
"The bandits of Black Wind Stronghold are really restless. Not long ago, they killed more than fifty members of the Zhang family, and now they've killed so many more. They want to make the whole Qingshan Town restless."
Lin Xiaofei walked slowly down the street, listening to the discussions of some people, and seemed to be deep in thought.
He knew better than anyone else about the deaths of Liu Shao Neng and Master Bai.
Although Qingfeng Gang disciples are currently investigating the deaths of Liu Shaoneng and Master Bai, he is not worried at all, because when he killed the two men, he had drugged everyone in Wulu Mountain beforehand, and no one noticed him.
Moreover, he killed the two men decisively, leaving no evidence behind, and he believed that the Qingfeng Gang disciples would not be able to find anything.
As for Black Wind Stronghold, they used to rob people traveling on official roads and mountain paths of their money and valuables. But now, they have robbed the grain from more than fifty villages. This has never happened before.
After all, the villagers don't have much food. If they rob all of it, many people will starve to death. If things get out of hand, it won't be good for Black Wind Village either.
Moreover, the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold often fight with each other, and once their numbers decrease, they often rob people from various villages. Otherwise, over time, the number of people in Black Wind Stronghold will be greatly reduced.
However, this time, Black Wind Stronghold's behavior was too abnormal, clearly indicating that something big had happened.
Lin Xiaofei thought about it and had some guesses in his mind.
"Recently, Zhang Shuhu has gathered a large number of martial artists in Qingshan Town. It can be said that he has gathered all the martial artists that can be gathered in the town, in order to deal with Black Wind Stronghold."
The people of Black Wind Stronghold must have known about this, so their looting of grain from various villages must be related to this matter.
It seems that Black Wind Stronghold is stockpiling grain. Could it be that they intend to wage a protracted war against Zhang Shuhu?
If the Black Wind Stronghold bandits really intend to wage a protracted war, then Zhang Shuhu has gathered many martial artists from Qingshan Town, and who knows how many will die? After this battle, it's estimated that nearly half of the martial artists in Qingshan Town will be gone.
Lin Xiaofei guessed, a hint of worry in his heart.
The attack on Black Wind Stronghold should have been led by the town mayor, but Zhang Shuhu, in order to avenge his deceased elder brother and the more than fifty members of the Zhang family who had died, obtained a letter from the county magistrate of Xiagu County, thus gaining the town mayor's support.
At the same time, Zhang Shuhu also recruited a group of experts from Xiagu County. With the participation of people from Qingshan Town, they might really be able to wipe out the bandits of Heifeng Village.
But even if we could wipe out Black Wind Stronghold, it's impossible to predict how many people would die.
Lin Xiaofei thought about it and felt a vague unease in his heart.
Although he killed the fourth leader of Black Wind Stronghold, weakening a small part of its strength, the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold still managed to take away half of the goods that the little bully was escorting, including a large number of weapons and healing herbs.
Having long knives and swords increases the Black Wind Stronghold bandits' lethality, while healing herbs can treat injuries, thus restoring the Black Wind Stronghold bandits' fighting strength.
At the same time, the bandits also took away a lot of poisonous herbs. If the poisonous herbs were ground into powder and released, their power would be even greater. Even an ordinary peak martial artist would quickly lose his fighting ability if he inhaled a little bit of the poisonous herb powder.
Thinking about all this, Lin Xiaofei didn't know how to tell Zhang Shuhu, otherwise Zhang Shuhu would lead everyone to attack Black Wind Stronghold and they would suffer losses.
After hesitating for a while, Lin Xiaofei decided to go back to the gang first.
As soon as Lin Xiaofei stepped into his room, he saw the little black cat walk over, circle around his feet, and meow a few times.
Lin Xiaofei ignored it, and the little black cat wisely walked away, then ran and pounced on the snake meat placed in the corner, tearing at it with large bites.
Lin Xiaofei walked to the table in the room, placed the large package in his hand on the table, glanced at the little black cat eating heartily, and suddenly felt hungry himself, so he walked towards the gang's canteen.
After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Xiaofei was passing by the reception hall of the gang when he saw two figures walking out of the hall. The two were chatting with smiles on their faces. One was his master, Zhou Huanshan, and the other was a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe.
He glanced at the man in the Taoist robe from afar; he had seen this man once before, and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "
Why is he here? What are he and my master talking about?
More than three years ago, he visited the Yudu Taoist Temple and saw the middle-aged man in the Taoist robe, who was none other than Master Zhang.
The other party is a cultivator who is proficient in the art of beast control and is skilled at dealing with wild beasts and strange creatures.
Within Qingshan Town, the other party helped many wealthy families eliminate ferocious wild beasts and strange creatures, thus gaining a good reputation in Qingshan Town.
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