"In that case, Li Putou, you can continue your search for clues about the Black Wind Stronghold bandits. We won't keep you company."
After saying this, Liu Hengchang waited for Qin Hong to walk out of the room, then turned around and left with Lin Xiaofei and the other person.
"Li Shopkeeper, they are all carrying large and small bags. Why don't we confiscate them as stolen goods from the bandits?"
One of Li Putou's men spoke softly.
"You little rascal, didn't the mayor say that the Qingfeng Gang would also be involved in the search for bandits? How can I confiscate their things?"
Besides, those three people are all inner disciples of the Qingfeng Gang, each with superb martial arts skills. Two of the young men have good talent in martial arts and may achieve great things in the future.
If we offend them now, and they grow stronger, our future will be bleak, and we probably won't be able to stay in Qingshan Town anymore.
Li Putou said irritably.
If Lin Xiaofei and his companions weren't members of the Qingfeng Gang, and promising young men at that, he would have simply used the pretext of the constables searching for clues about bandits to confiscate their belongings.
Soon, the three of them crossed a bustling street and arrived at the entrance of a large restaurant. They entered a private room, enjoyed a delicious meal, divided the silver and spoils equally, and then left with happy expressions.
"This time the harvest was good. I got a total of more than 1,600 taels of silver, a large bag of herbs and a nice longsword."
As Lin Xiaofei walked out of the restaurant, he smiled broadly, reflecting on his gains.
During this mission, they amassed a considerable amount of silver, which they split equally among the three.
The large number of herbs he dug up were not mature, and many were still tender seedlings. Since Liu Hengchang and Qin Hong had no place to plant them and were worried that the dug-up herbs would not survive, they felt that the herb seedlings were useless and lost interest in them. Therefore, he accepted the entire bag of herb seedlings.
For Lin Xiaofei, he has a portable spatial bead that ensures that as long as the herbs are not dried out, they will survive once planted in the black soil.
Moreover, the herb seedlings planted in the spatial bead were excellent for him to accelerate his cultivation. Since Liu Hengchang and Qin Hong didn't want them, he naturally took them all.
As for the longsword he put back on his waist, it was the weapon he had taken from Ye Chong after killing him with a sword mark.
The opponent's longsword was much harder than the one he had broken; it was a fine, high-quality iron longsword.
"I made a lot of money this time, a lot of herbs, and even a nice longsword. I've really struck it rich."
As he walked and laughed, Lin Xiaofei had never been as happy as he was today. He had been in the gang for several years and had never gained so much at once.
He walked slowly down the street and soon returned to the Qingfeng Gang compound, heading directly towards the east courtyard.
"I have enough silver now, and I can finally exchange it for a top-tier cultivation technique openly and legitimately."
I remember the Golden Lotus Technique costs six hundred taels of silver, while the corresponding entry-level technique of the Crimson Copper Body Technique, the Golden Copper Body Technique, costs eight hundred taels of silver.
As Lin Xiaofei walked, he thought to himself, a hint of excitement still lingering in his heart.
The Golden Bronze Body Technique is better than the Golden Lotus Technique.
In particular, the Golden Copper Body Technique can resonate with the Red Copper Body Technique, which can improve the body and enhance one's own strength.
Therefore, in order to better improve his strength, Lin Xiaofei naturally had to choose the best entry-level martial arts technique.
Upon arriving at the East Courtyard, we entered a quiet pavilion, which was the place to exchange cultivation techniques.
As soon as Lin Xiaofei stepped into the pavilion, he saw an old man taking a secret manual from a large bookshelf and handing it to a disciple dressed in inner sect robes.
After the disciple left, Lin Xiaofei quickly stepped forward and whispered:
In exchange, I will receive a basic martial arts technique, the Golden Bronze Body Technique, and five bottles of Heart-Nourishing Pills.
The old man glanced at the young man before him, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He was somewhat taken aback to see that Lin Xiaofei was so young and was already about to begin cultivating a high-level technique.
After a pause, without much thought, the old man took the thousand taels of silver handed to him by Lin Xiaofei, and then took out a secret manual and five small porcelain bottles from the bookshelf behind him and placed them in front of Lin Xiaofei.
"Thank you very much, Senior Zhang."
Lin Xiaofei thanked him, took the things, and left.
At this moment, he finally obtained the advanced cultivation technique he wanted. His master might find out about this, but he wasn't worried. At most, his master would say something like that he was being too ambitious, but he would just listen and move on.
As soon as I stepped out of the Inner Affairs Hall, I heard many disciples discussing the Black Wind Stronghold bandits.
"I was in a hurry to come back and hand in my mission. When I passed through Dongcheng Street, I saw the town mayor chasing after the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold and fighting him. The second leader of Black Wind Stronghold also appeared."
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Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei was startled and immediately ran towards the outside of the inner mansion.
The arrival of the second leader of Black Wind Stronghold in the town was a shocking development, as it was highly likely that a major battle was about to break out. He decided to go and see for himself.
"The bandits from Black Wind Stronghold brazenly stormed into the town. Is the government of Qingshan Town really that incompetent?"
Lin Xiaofei muttered to himself.
He speculated for a moment and felt that in this world of cultivation, remote towns like Qingshan Town, far from the emperor's reach and teeming with strange beasts and monsters, would be too much for the imperial court to handle.
Moreover, according to his understanding, there is a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining and the town mayor in the government of Qingshan Town to manage Qingshan Town. It is conceivable that it is very difficult for two people to manage Qingshan Town.
In addition, there are a large number of bandits outside Qingshan Town, such as the bandits of Black Wind Village who are ruthless and could very well break into the town. This shows that the government forces in Qingshan Town are not very strong.
Using his Light Cloud Steps, Lin Xiaofei quickly headed towards the town's inner gate, eager to see how the town chief would deal with the Black Wind Stronghold bandits.
Before long, we arrived at the East Street area.
Outside the shops on both sides of the street in the East District, there were many corpses lying on the ground, including the bodies of bandits, townspeople, and soldiers.
Among them, some people sat on the ground clutching their chest wounds, while others knelt before their husbands' corpses, weeping bitterly.
The scene before me was a display of the brutal methods employed by the Black Wind Stronghold bandits.
As Lin Xiaofei approached, he heard people crying out because their relatives had been killed by the Black Wind Bandits. From the front of the East District came the sound of weapons clashing.
"Haha, Mayor Zhao, I've already rescued the person."
If you want to keep chasing us, then come on! If you can catch up to Black Wind Stronghold, then come on!
"Perhaps I'll let you be the fifth leader of my Black Wind Stronghold, since we share the same surname. What do you think?"
A loud and heavy sound rang out, and a man grabbed Ding Baiyu, the third leader of the bandits, by the shoulder and leaped onto the top of the east gate.
"Don't be so smug. One day, I will wipe out your Black Wind Stronghold."
Soon, a deep and powerful voice rang out; it was Mayor Zhao.
Immediately afterwards, another voice rang out, saying:
"Zhao Baifang, I admit you have some skill, but you think you can wipe out my Black Wind Stronghold? You'd better train properly and improve your strength, otherwise you have no hope."
Lin Xiaofei walked on the streets of the East District and saw many corpses on both sides of the street. He then looked at the two men standing on the East Gate. These two men were the second and third leaders of Black Wind Stronghold. Immediately afterward, they turned around and jumped out of the city from the East Gate.
Beneath the city gate, a town mayor named Zhao, with a long sword in hand and a gloomy face, slowly walked towards the government office.
At the same time, a group of soldiers and constables followed behind him.
"It seems that the town chief failed to kill Ding Baiyu, the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold."
On the street behind Lin Xiaofei, someone spoke in a low voice.
"The second leader of Black Wind Stronghold arrived just in time, and rescued Ding Baiyu, the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold."
However, this time, it's said that all the bandits from Black Wind Stronghold who had infiltrated the town were found and killed, which was a relief.
Another person quickly said.
"What's the use of venting your anger? As long as those Black Wind Stronghold leaders are alive, our Qingshan Town will never be peaceful."
Moreover, although Ding Baiyu was seriously injured when he fought with the town mayor, he was not killed. Once Ding Baiyu recovers, he may become even more arrogant.
Moreover, I also discovered that Ding Baiyu released a burst of internal energy during the fight, which shows that the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold is no ordinary person.
And then there's Zhao Baichuan, the second-in-command of Black Wind Stronghold. His strength is no less than that of the town chief. Our town chief has the strength of a third-rate martial artist, so Zhao Baichuan's strength is naturally obvious.
Then, a tall, middle-aged man with a long sword at his waist quickly spoke up.
"What?
"You mean the second-in-command of Black Wind Stronghold has the strength of a third-rate martial artist?"
The person who had spoken earlier stared wide-eyed, looking utterly astonished.
"That's right. I've practiced martial arts since I was a child and have a certain understanding of martial artists. I saw everything clearly when the town mayor fought with the second leader of Black Wind Stronghold."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man, with a smug look on his face, continued:
If someone possesses the strength of a third-rate martial artist, then they are a top expert in our Qingshan Town.
However, to reach the level of a third-rate martial artist, one must at least cultivate one's internal energy to its peak before having any chance of breaking through to the third-rate level.
Third-rate martial artists only need to convert their internal energy into internal force; the more internal force they generate, the stronger they become.
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