My strength increases by a hundred catties every day

Chapter 42 Practice!

"We are villagers from a nearby village. We originally went up the mountain to collect herbs, but when we passed Caishen Town, we wanted to see if there were any valuable things left in Caishen Town. Don’t blame a good man.”

A man in a bunt spoke in a flustered tone.

"Yes, man, we are really from the nearby village. If you don't believe me, you can go back with us and have a look."

Another man also quickly spoke.

"is it?"

Jiang Shi looked at them carefully, and saw that they were holding things like steel forks and hatchets, and bamboo baskets behind them, as if they had really gone into the mountains to collect herbs.

"What happened in Caishen Town?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"Five days ago, a group of bandits from Qinglong Mountain descended and swept through Caishen Town overnight, killing the entire Caishen Town."

The man in the bunt spoke.

Jiang Shi frowned secretly.

Sure enough.

He thought for a while, then suddenly looked at the group of men, and said: "You just said that you went to the mountains to collect medicine? So you are all medicine people."

"Yes man."

A man spoke.

"Then your village also has medicinal materials?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"this···"

Several men looked at each other, feeling uneasy.

"Don't worry, I won't do you any harm. I'm going to buy some medicinal materials from you. I wonder if you will sell them?"

Jiang Shi opened his mouth, took out some pieces of silver from his pocket, and threw it down as a deposit.

"I don't know what kinds of medicinal materials a strong man needs?"

A man picked up the broken silver and asked carefully.

Jiang Shi immediately said a few names.

Undoubtedly, they are all used for practicing [Chiyang Exercise].

The faces of those men suddenly changed, and they seemed to be hesitating quickly.

But when he saw the silver in his hand, he quickly let go of his mouth.

"To tell you the truth, these kinds of herbs are indeed found in our village."

said the man in the bunt.

"That's good, take the trouble to lead the way, don't worry, I will never treat you badly."

Jiang Shi smiled.

Several men nodded slowly.

Along the way, Jiang Shi directly asked them about the general situation in the vicinity.

"The strong men don't know. Now the life of our medicine people has become more and more difficult. In the past, everyone could go to the mountains to collect medicines in exchange for some money to make ends meet, but now all the medicines purchased must be handed over to the army. Fang, after being selected by the military, the rest is our own, the key is that the prices given by the military for the medicinal materials taken away by the military are so low that we are struggling to make ends meet now.”

The man in the bunt sighed, and said after a pause: "It was only later that I found out that the medicinal materials taken away by the military are extremely important and are used for martial arts. They don't seem to plan to let these medicinal materials go to the civilian population."

"is it?"

Jiang Shi spoke expressionlessly.

"I think the medicinal materials bought by the strong men are also forbidden. Fortunately, our village has lived on collecting herbs for generations, and every family has a lot of them, so they can provide them to the strong men."

said the man.

"Don't worry, as long as you can get me medicinal materials, money is easy to discuss."

Jiang Shi spoke.

He thought quickly in his heart.

The military's monopoly of medicinal materials is estimated to be the first step.

If the world is in chaos for a long time, it is estimated that other types of things will also be monopolized by them one after another.

The people are in dire straits, it is just the beginning...

After half an hour.

Under the leadership of the two, Jiang Shi finally came to a small mountain village at the foot of a mountain.

The village is not big, about a hundred families.

As soon as he came back, many people gathered in the village.

"Er Huzi is back?"

"Did you pick anything good this time?"

"Damn it, the military is getting stricter and stricter. They don't dare to fart outside, and they are squeezing inside!"

"Who says it's not? In Fengcheng, there are bandits and rebels everywhere, and I don't see them going to suppress them, but they want to keep an eye on the three melons and two dates in our hands?"

Many villagers complained.

But they soon saw Jiang Shi riding on a horse and carrying a mace, and they were slightly taken aback.

Good guy!
This is···
"Village Chief, this little brother's name is..."

The man in bunt ran up to a 50-[-]-year-old man, and was about to introduce him when he suddenly paused and looked at Jiang Shi quickly.

"In Xiajiangshi, I am just an unknown person who came to buy some medicinal materials. Don't worry, I will never say more to the outside world."

Jiang Shi spoke.

The old man's heart was awe-inspiring, and he stared closely at the mace in Jiang Shi's hand.

This thick mace is not low in weight...
And it's covered in blood...

This guy definitely killed someone.

He complained a little in his heart that Erhuzi and the others shouldn't have brought such an unknown person into the village.

But now that the other party has come, if he directly refuses or drives him away, he is afraid that this guy will be angered, and it will inevitably bring about a bloody disaster.

"Okay, what kind of medicinal materials does a strong man need?"

The four 50-year-old old man asked.

"Can we talk somewhere else?"

Jiang Shi smiled.

There are so many people, it is better to avoid it a little bit.

The village chief nodded slowly, and finally led Jiang Shi to his residence.

Jiang Shi got off his horse, carried a mace, walked into the lobby, and directly said the medicinal materials he needed.

The village chief frowned suddenly, with a heavy heart, and took a deep look at Jiang Shi.

Sure enough, they are all used in martial arts!
and···
Still practicing hard skills!
"Hero, we do have medicinal materials, but the price..."

He didn't dare to refuse, because the two Huzi and the others had probably already confessed to each other along the way.

"Don't worry, the price is easy to negotiate."

Jiang Shi took out a 1000 tael bank note and put it on the table.

The village chief's eyelids twitched, he took a light breath, and said, "Rong Laoshi will go out and help you collect."

"Village chief, the more the better, and I may live here recently, help me arrange a place to live."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"Live here?"

The village chief was surprised.

"Yes, not in vain!"

Jiang Shi spoke.

The village head nodded again, put away the banknotes on the table, and walked directly outside.

Nothing unexpected happened next.

Jiang Shi was quickly arranged by the village chief and settled in a room with a courtyard.

In the evening, the village head carried two packages and entered Jiang Shi's residence.

"Hero, have you seen enough of these?"

The mayor smiled.

Jiang Shi's eyes flashed, he stepped forward to check carefully, and soon frowned slightly.

There are not many medicinal materials, so it can be used three or four times.

Is the village chief still hiding his secrets?
"Okay, I'll use it first, and ask the village chief to continue to help me collect it."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"Try to be old."

The village head laughed.

"By the way, don't call me a hero from now on, just call me by my name."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"This... I'll call you Brother Jiang, right?"

The village chief hesitated.

Jiang Shi nodded slightly.

The village head quickly said goodbye and left.

Jiang Shi started to boil water directly in the yard for refining.

Not long after, a large bucket of medicated bath was ready.

He took off his clothes, sat cross-legged in the bathtub with his whole body, and began to practice [Chiyang Exercise].

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the other direction.

Under the escort of two burly men, Lu Chengtian finally returned to the Yiming Army stronghold and met his father.

"What did you say? You met the Green Forest Army halfway? Was it aimed at you?"

Lu Chengtian's father was an old man in his sixties, dressed in a purple robe, very majestic, his brows were tightly frowned, and he asked.

"Yes, father, someone must have leaked my whereabouts. There are spies in our stronghold."

Lu Chengtian gritted his teeth and whispered.

"Ok?"

Lu Chongshan narrowed his eyes, and a cold light appeared, and said, "A spy? You actually plotted against me, are you okay?"

He looked at Lu Chengtian again.

"Father, I'm fine, thanks to the help of a chivalrous man, by the way, that chivalrous man is simply weird, born with supernatural power, infinite power, and can kill a master who entered the tenth level with his body alone."

Lu Chengtian's eyes were excited, and he said: "I have never seen such a genius before. If I can be recruited under my father's command, I will be able to feel proud in front of my grandfather from now on. And if I have his help, the world will be settled!"

"What did you say? You can kill a master who entered the tenth level with his body alone?"

Lu Chongshan was shocked.

Are you kidding me?
"It's absolutely true, Fan Hu and Liu Long beside me have seen it with their own eyes."

Lu Chengtian said excitedly.

"Yes, handsome!"

"It's a pity that we recruited him, but he was not moved."

The two burly men clasped their fists together and said.

"Tiansheng King Kong, could it be that this is the second Mengfang?"

Lu Chongshan murmured.

Meng Fang, the governor of Youzhou, was a natural born King Kong, with a phoenix wing plated with gold to suppress the world, beating all the rebels and sects of the rivers and lakes to their knees.

It can be called invincible!
And now another one pops up?
"Where did he go?"

"Going to Caishen Town, father, this person must not be forced, you can only invite him in person, and you must be sincere."

Lu Chengtian hastily opened his mouth.

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Transition chapter~

(End of this chapter)