The night was as dark as ink, so thick that water seemed to drip out of it.
Xia He cautiously approached the bodies lying on the ground. Although he had some guesses in his mind, when he reached out and gently lifted the masks, a chill still rose up from his spine involuntarily.
"Spirit Snake Martial Arts School...it's really them!"
He had already anticipated this result in his heart, so he quickly calmed down after confirming it.
On the other side, Chai He was looking at the bloody scene in front of him with horror.
The blood and corpses all over the ground made his stomach churn. A strong feeling of nausea rose to his throat, and he almost wanted to vomit.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came into his ears: "Master Chai, are you okay?"
When Chai He heard the voice, his whole body shook violently, and his originally terrified expression instantly turned into disbelief.
He hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xia He walking towards him quickly. "Brother Xia, how...how could it be you!"
Chai He stammered as he frantically tried to stand up by holding onto the donkey cart beside him.
Perhaps because he was too nervous and scared, his legs went weak and he had to use a lot of effort to barely keep his body steady.
"Master Chai, it is not advisable to stay here for long."
Xia He looked around solemnly and spoke in a low voice.
Although this place is remote, it is inevitable that no one will pass by here after daybreak. The large patch of blood on the ground that has not yet dried is too conspicuous and cannot be completely covered up.
What's more, since these killers all came from the Spirit Snake Martial Arts School, once they are found not to have returned for a long time, someone will definitely come to track them down.
Thinking of this, Xia He no longer hesitated. He strode to Chai He's side, bent down, and moved the guard's body into the car.
Then he stood up, said a few simple words to comfort Chai He, and walked to the donkey cart.
Grabbing the wooden support, he pulled the donkey cart slowly, and rushed along the road towards the government office. The wheels rolled, raising a cloud of dust, and soon disappeared into the night.
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"They are so crazy and have absolutely no conscience. A martial arts school... are they planning to rebel?"
In the dim room at the back hall of the yamen, Chai He's chest was rising and falling violently, and he was breathing heavily. It was obvious that he had not yet fully recovered from the thrilling scene before.
His most loyal guard died right in front of him, and if Xia He hadn't appeared, he would have died too.
And all this was done by the martial arts school in the town. They actually had the guts to attack and kill the imperial officials? How is this different from treason!
"Master Chai, think carefully. How could a martial arts school be so brave? Why would they want to kill you?"
Xia He suddenly spoke, causing Chai He's expression to freeze.
"Yes... I have no grudge against them, why do they want to kill me?"
"I'm new here and haven't offended anyone..."
"Master Chai, does your Chai family still have any connections in the capital?"
Chai He looked at Xia He in astonishment and asked in confusion,
"What's the meaning?"
"I mean, Master Chai, run for your life."
After saying that, Xia He turned around and left.
Chai He's face changed and he hurriedly chased after him, only to find that Xia He's figure had disappeared into the night.
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"Spirit Snake Martial Arts School... Could this be Captain Fan's intention? It should be."
Just because you blocked his path to wealth, you want to kill people to silence them?
I'm afraid that's not entirely true.
Spreading blood diseases to make money is a capital crime once it is exposed, so all risks of exposure must be avoided.
"Isn't it possible that the previous town commander died in the same way?"
"Killed by barbarians... that's bullshit."
only……
If a sheep dares to eat grass today, it will dare to eat meat tomorrow.
Since Captain Fan failed to test him before, might he not attack him?
"I just want to practice martial arts well."
"Why do you force me?"
"This martial arts gym is their pawns. Captain Fan doesn't dare to act openly, so he lets them do it secretly."
"If one day it really affects me..."
It is better to strike first.
Thinking of this, Xia He no longer hesitated, turned around and went back home.
Under the dimly flickering candlelight, daughter-in-law Li Huilan sat at the table, needle and thread tightly in her hands, concentrating on mending clothes for Xia He.
Her focused expression is like a quiet and beautiful painting, which makes people intoxicated.
Xia He stared at the quiet scene for a while.
He would never allow anyone to disturb or destroy such beauty.
Not wanting to disturb his daughter-in-law who was concentrating on her work, he tiptoed towards the backyard.
Next to the water tank, Xia He reached out and picked up the newly made javelin in the guard post.
The arrowhead of the javelin was made of red gold, flashing a chilling cold light; the spear body was made of precious black gold wood, feeling heavy in the hand and having a chilling feeling.
Even if a warrior has mastered blood refining, he will be seriously injured if he is stabbed.
Xia He turned and disappeared into the darkness, heading straight towards the Lingshe Martial Arts School.
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Spirit Snake Martial Arts School.
"Young Master, this batch of medicinal herbs and food has been transported as you ordered, and I have also informed Lord Fan."
"Also, after we kill that Chai... we will continue to capture people to spread the blood disease. According to the original plan, it will not end until the beginning of next spring."
"But Young Master... the warehouse doesn't have much stock left. If this continues, I'm afraid our martial arts school will run out of resources."
An old man who looked like a butler reported respectfully, but his words revealed worry.
The young man had a mean look on his face. He was wearing a gray close-fitting training suit. He couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.
"Why are you panicking? All this is in preparation for the annihilation of the barbarians."
"If you want to make those army ruffians fight to their death, how can you not give them some benefits? Once they are fed and the barbarians are killed, our martial arts school will also have contributed a lot."
Although this amount of resources is a waste at the moment, if we rely on military merits and allow Captain Fan to be further promoted to a deputy governor, several surrounding towns can be used.
"Young Master is wise..."
"Oh!"
"Have you found the superior breathing method I asked you to find earlier?"
"Found it, young master. I'll have it brought to you right away."
Soon a servant brought up the booklet.
Chen Su looked quite excited after seeing it!
As the young master of the Spirit Snake Martial Arts School, he knows a lot of martial arts, but they are all inferior.
Now that he had achieved great success in blood refining, the next step was to train his bones. However, he did not dare to proceed rashly because he did not have a suitable breathing method.
From entry-level to advanced bone training, bone strength will be greatly improved.
However, if you practice the lower level breathing method, your Qi and blood will be fixed, and the upper limit will be locked in the future.
So he went through untold hardships, collected materials everywhere, and spent a large amount of money, before he finally obtained a superior breathing method.
"White Ape Breathing Technique!"
Chen Su was excited, he finally found it!
Combined with the resources that the young master of the martial arts school can call upon at will, he is only in his early thirties this year and it won’t take him ten years to enter the bone training stage. His future is promising!
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