My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 34: Being Too Greedy is Not Good

Returning to the black market street, Chen Wuji strolled around for a while before entering a meat shop.

Hmm, a proper butcher shop.

Upon entering the door, one could immediately see various types of meat displayed on the counter.

Tiger meat, deer meat, crocodile meat, bear meat...

All sorts of fierce beasts and precious poultry, but no common pork or mutton.

Chen Wuji quickly scanned the area and his gaze stopped on a piece of peeled meat.

Taking a step forward, he approached the counter and stared at the meat, which didn't look very fresh and had coagulated blood, but had particularly delicate fibers. He said in a low voice, "Is this Monster meat?"

"Yes."

Behind the counter, stood a burly man wearing an apron. He said in a deep voice, "This is Violent Rabbit meat. It was killed just two days ago. Five taels of silver per catty. Do you want to buy some and give it a try? I guarantee it's delicious. Once you eat it, you'll want more."

Violent Rabbit?

Chen Wuji searched his original memories and learned that it was a type of non-ranked Monster.

But that made sense. Only at the True Qi Realm could one kill a ranked Monster.

If a true kill occurred, Monster meat would rarely make its way to the black market. It was already scarce to eat it oneself.

As for non-ranked Monster meat, it also contained abundant energy. Eating it before reaching the Body Refining Sixth Layer would be quite helpful.

Because of this, the effect of Chen Wuji eating this piece of Violent Rabbit meat was average.

But for his disciples, the effect was significant.

Thinking of this, Chen Wuji took two steps closer and carefully sensed the meat with his spiritual power. He confirmed that it was still edible and nodded, saying, "I'll take it all. Pack it up for me."

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, the burly man's eyes filled with joy. He quickly weighed and packed the meat.

Chen Wuji took out the silver notes he had brought and paid the bill. He casually asked, "Can you get tiger hearts here? Just an ordinary tiger will do."

"Well, it depends."

The burly man thought for a moment and replied, "Sometimes we have them, sometimes we don't. If you need it, I'll keep an eye out for you and let you know the next time we have a black market. How about that?"

"Alright, thank you."

Chen Wuji picked up the packed rabbit meat and bid farewell before leaving.

"Take care."

The burly man called out from behind.

Chen Wuji raised his hand and left quickly.

Sometimes they have it, sometimes they don't.

Saying that was as good as not saying anything.

It's possible that this burly man is from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa.

Or perhaps, the goods came from Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa?

In any case, Chen Wuji didn't have much hope.

He checked the time.

No longer lingering, Chen Wuji left the black market while carrying the rabbit meat.

He walked straight ahead and entered the mountains.

Unexpectedly, after only a few steps into the mountains, he suddenly stopped and blinked at the two groups of people confronting each other in front of him.

It was said to be a standoff, but in reality, one side had more people and surrounded the other side with fewer people.

The three people being surrounded, two men and a woman, had their faces covered with cloth.

The seven people surrounding them, on the other hand, didn't conceal their faces. Each one had a fierce and malicious expression.

Chen Wuji accidentally stumbled upon them, and both groups were startled, revealing a sense of wariness.

Following the principle of avoiding unnecessary trouble, Chen Wuji paused for two breaths before retreating.

As soon as he retreated, one of the seven men, a bald man with fierce eyes, immediately shouted, "Don't let him go! Lao Si, Lao Wu, go and deal with him!"

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, the two burly men grinned and pounced towards Chen Wuji.

"I'm just passing by."

Chen Wuji continued to step back, his deep voice low, "Passersby, are you going to kill too?"

"Hehe, whether you're passing by or not, since you've seen it, just stay obediently!"

"If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck for choosing this path!"

Two burly men brandished their long knives, one on the left and one on the right, swiftly pouncing forward.

Chen Wuji stepped back, sensing the aura emanating from the two men.

Body Refining Fourth Layer?

No, the burly man on the left doesn't even have Body Refining Fourth Layer.

Then it's simple.

Whoosh!

With a sudden step, he borrowed force to move forward.

Roar~

A faint roar suddenly exploded, tearing through the air.

With the power of his blood and qi, Chen Wuji's fist was like a giant hammer. With a "bang," he sent the long knife flying and fiercely smashed his fist into the chest of the burly man on the right.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed in the ears.

The chest of the burly man on the right caved in, leaving an imprint resembling a fist that pierced through his chest from the front to the back.

"Old..."

The burly man on the left was about to exclaim.

Swish!

A figure flashed by.

Smack!

Crack, crack, crack!

The sound of bones breaking resounded again.

The head of the burly man on the left rotated 360 degrees on his neck.

When it stopped, the back of his head was facing his chest.

"Ah!"

The five burly men who were still surrounding him saw this scene and immediately exclaimed.

"Fourth Brother! Fifth Brother!"

"I'll kill you!"

"Run!"

The five of them shouted different words.

Three of them, with bloodshot eyes, charged towards Chen Wuji. The other two, with terrified expressions on their faces, turned and fled.

Swish!

Swish~

The long knife brought up a gust of wind as it directly slashed towards Chen Wuji's forehead.

In an instant, the burst of blood and qi made the air whistle.

Unfortunately...

"Bang!"

Chen Wuji leaned to the side, first smashing one of their heads with a punch.

"Boom!"

Then, he smashed the second person's chest with another punch.

"Crack!"

He kicked the remaining person, who was in mid-air, spitting blood. All the bones between his waist and abdomen shattered, and he flew more than ten meters away, crashing into a tree and dying on the spot.

Chen Wuji quickly picked up the two dropped knives from the ground, aiming slightly at the two fleeing individuals.

Shua!

Shua!

In the midst of a piercing sound that shattered the air, two knives shot straight through, lightning fast, catching up to the two individuals. With two strange sounds of "puchi, puchi," they pierced through their backs and into their chests.

From then on, all seven people were taken care of.

The pungent smell of blood permeated the mountain forest.

The three masked individuals stood there dumbfounded, frozen in place, not daring to move. They instinctively held their breath.

Chen Wuji paid no attention to them.

Among the seven people, three were at the Fourth Layer of Body Refining, and four were at the Third Layer of Body Refining.

With Chen Wuji's strength, he could easily crush them.

Turning back, Chen Wuji went over to each corpse one by one, picking up the dropped packages.

When he picked up the package from the last person--

"That's ours..."

The exclamation was cut off abruptly.

Chen Wuji picked up the package and turned to look at the three masked individuals.

"Good sirs, please calm down, good sirs." The man with half-white hair met Chen Wuji's gaze, bowed and clasped his fists, smiling apologetically. "These things belong to the adults. By the way, we forgot to thank you, sir, for saving us."

"You two, thank the gentleman!"

The other two quickly bowed and expressed their gratitude. The woman among them seemed a bit reluctant.

Chen Wuji glanced at them, waited for a moment, and when he saw that the three of them were no longer speaking, he turned his gaze back.

Without paying them any further attention, he took the spoils and left quickly.

They were smart enough.

If they weren't, he wouldn't mind taking them out together.

...

Walking quickly along the same path he came from.

Getting further away from the mountaintop.

Chen Wuji found a secluded place and counted the spoils.

There were five packages. One contained various medicinal herbs, with one ginseng plant stored in a specially made wooden box, sealed to prevent any scent from leaking out. Chen Wuji liked it at first sight.

The second package was a pile of jewelry, stained with some blood.

The third package was all silver, nearly two hundred taels.

The fourth package contained various bottles and jars, with labels such as "Heartbreaking Powder," "Corpse Dissolving Powder," "Heartbreaking Pill"...

All kinds of poisons!

In addition, the silver notes he found on the seven people added up to another two hundred taels.

The last package contained four secret manuals.

"The Five Mountains Knife Technique," "Diamond Finger," "Iron Back Technique," "Red Sand Palm."

Chen Wuji picked them up and flipped through them. They were all complete martial arts techniques.

"Heh, it's really a case of killing and setting fires to get rich. What a harvest."

The total value of all the items added up to about two thousand taels.

"No wonder so many people like to plunder..."

Chen Wuji sighed.

Of course, Chen Wuji also understood that if he were to be like these people and rob everywhere, he would only die faster.

Just like the seven people who died in his hands. When they encountered Chen Wuji and tried to attack to silence him, they ended up being wiped out by Chen Wuji.

Because Chen Wuji was stronger than them.

This was the fate of bandits. They never knew when they would run into someone stronger than themselves and die a miserable death on the spot.

"Hmm, what's this?"

After reading the secret manuals, he discovered that there was something else at the bottom.

The tattered animal skin scroll was unfolded, and upon seeing its contents, the pupils involuntarily contracted.

"This is a map!?"

Chen Wuji carefully examined the map in his hand and compared it to the incomplete map he had obtained from the iron box hidden by the Wang family.

The two maps seemed to be able to be merged together?

"Hiss, could it be that these two maps come from the same complete map?"

Although the carriers are different.

But the geographical features depicted on the map are of a certain area in White Water County.

If this map involves some secrets, it must be significant.

The Wang family had one, which can be understood since they have been a family for hundreds of years.

But what's the story behind this incomplete map in his hand?

Chen Wuji was able to obtain it purely by chance and luck, as it was taken from the seven guys who robbed him. They had kept it with their martial arts secrets in their package, which eventually ended up in Chen Wuji's hands.

"With this one, I have two."

"I wonder how many more copies are needed to complete the map?"

After sighing, Chen Wuji muttered to himself.

Quickly, he repackaged everything in his hands.

Just as he was about to get up--

"It seems like my friend has made a good harvest."

A deep voice sounded.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Figures suddenly rushed out from all directions, swiftly surrounding Chen Wuji.

Chen Wuji remained calm, holding the package, and looked around. His gaze fell on a man with the most imposing aura and a mask on his face.

He recognized this person.

They had bumped into each other face to face when he came out of "Third Master's" wooden house in the black market.

He didn't expect that this person would now surround him with others.

Judging from the situation, it seemed that they hadn't left the black market yet and had already set their sights on him.

"Do you need something?"

Chen Wuji calmly spoke, his gaze fixed on the leader.

"Haha, no need to be nervous, my friend."

The man chuckled lightly, "I've come to buy something from my friend."

"The Dream Incense!"

"The two Dream Incenses that my friend bought from 'Third Master,' I am willing to pay double the price to buy them back from my friend."

Dream Incense?

Surprised and enlightened, Chen Wuji spoke, "I'm sorry, but I also need the Dream Incense. If you want it, you can buy it from 'Third Master.'"

"Isn't it urgent?"

The leader sighed, "I need it urgently and can't wait for a month. I hope my friend can help me out. How about double the price?"

"It's not about the money."

Chen Wuji calmly said, "You're in a hurry, and I'm in a hurry too. So, I can't sell the Dream Incense. You should go find someone else."

The leader fell silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"It's not good to be too greedy."

In the silence, the leader suddenly spoke coldly, "Those who push their luck often end up dead."

"Just like you, refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

"Die for me!!"

(End of this chapter)