My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 49: A Painting Falls from the Sky

Chen Wuji was astonished, "Who would dare to oppose the county lord so boldly?"

"I don't know," Qing Meng shook his head, "I didn't see anyone. The other party attacked from the shadows to stop me from killing the ghost slave."

"But the person who attacked is very powerful."

"At least at the Ninth Layer of the Body Refining Realm, or even at the True Qi Realm!"

A True Qi Realm Martial Master?

There is a True Qi Realm expert in the county?

Is it the mysterious force behind the "born" jade plaque? Have their envoys arrived?

Or is it the young man who destroyed the Blood Sword Sect, accompanied by the burly man?

In an instant, Chen Wuji thought of these two groups of people.

Under normal circumstances, a True Qi Realm Martial Master would not come to White Water County.

It's either the envoy of the mysterious force or the burly man from the capital.

The chances of it being one of these two groups are over ninety percent.

If it's them, then the question arises.

Why did they stop the killing of the ghost slave?

The ghost slave currently endangering the county is from the Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa, brought out from the mountains.

The envoy of the mysterious force is allowing the ghost slave to harm people in the county.

What is their purpose?

Chen Wuji couldn't figure it out.

But if it's the burly man from the capital who made the move.

Chen Wuji could think of only one person who would give such an order, the young man who destroyed the Blood Sword Sect.

The young man let the ghost slave go because more than half of the reason was to find the person who stole his secret manual.

That is, Chen Wuji!

In other words.

After searching for more than ten days without finding the person, the young man has now set his sights on the leaders of various forces in the county.

He has targeted the ten or so members of the Ghost Extermination Squad!

When Chen Wuji stole the secret manual, the most exposed thing was his lightness technique.

If he patrols tomorrow night and discovers the ghost slave.

Chen Wuji would subconsciously use his lightness technique to chase, and the burly man next to the young man would see it clearly.

His identity as Chen Wuji would be immediately exposed!

Even if it's not exposed, as long as the young man suspects him, it would still be a lot of trouble.

"He easily wipes out entire families."

"For privileged children like the young man, there's no need to look at evidence to know what they want to do, just having suspicion is enough!"

Thinking of this, Chen Wuji remained calm on the surface but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

No matter who is stopping the killing of the ghost slave.

Knowing the information in advance allows him to be prepared.

This trip to the Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa was the right move.

...

After leaving the Hunting Tiger Mountain Villa.

Chen Wuji returned to his residence, went to the stable, and pulled out a horse. He rode out of the city, heading towards Yangliu Town, Niujiao Town, and Sānhuā Town.

He sought out the hunters in these three towns to inquire about the number of times they had killed tigers and their success rate.

He learned that although these hunters had all killed tigers, the number of times was limited.

One of them even got lucky and killed an injured tiger.

As for Monster Tigers, they had never encountered them.

The ones they encountered were all dead.

It's no wonder, the strongest among these hunters is only at the Third Layer of the Body Refining Realm.

If he wants to hunt multiple tigers through them, it's better to place his hopes on natural treasures.

The Seven Treasures Tiger Heart Soup is effective for True Qi Realm Martial Masters, and it requires the heart of a Monster Tiger.

Chen Wuji originally wanted to use quantity to replace quality, using multiple ordinary tiger hearts to make the Seven Treasures Tiger Heart Soup to strengthen his qi and blood.

After this trip, he gave up on this idea.

...

Since the method of strengthening his qi and blood through the Seven Treasures Tiger Heart Soup was not feasible, Chen Wuji became even more cautious when going out.

True Qi reserves cannot be raised, and spiritual power cannot be quickly increased.

The power that can be exerted by "San Yang Jin" is limited.

The effect of activating the "San Hun Jiu Po Huan Zhen Fa" is also limited.

In this situation, on the next night, Chen Wuji and Yang Zhirui patrolled the county.

Chen Wuji restrained his breath and kept his Body Refining Seventh Layer cultivation level, never displaying his lightness technique.

Fortunately, the ghost servant did not appear after a night.

According to Yang Zhirui, although Qing Meng was secretly stopped while killing the ghost servant, it still injured the ghost servant.

In the short term, the ghost servant will only hide and not show up to harm people.

Chen Wuji partially agrees with this.

It is true that the ghost servant is injured, but if it wants to recover, simply hiding is not enough. It needs to continue to absorb the essence and spirit of human bodies. The more it absorbs, the faster it can recover.

How to handle this matter, whether to prevent or investigate, it is up to the county lord to decide.

Chen Wuji can only provide some suggestions.

...

[Your senior disciple Su Dayong has increased his proficiency in "San Yang Jin" by 2 points. His current loyalty is 92, and he has received a reward of 92 times. Your proficiency in "San Yang Jin" has increased by 184 points.]

[Your fifth disciple Duan Zhen has increased his proficiency in "San Yang Jin" by 3 points. His current loyalty is 77, and he has received a reward of 77 times. Your proficiency in "San Yang Jin" has increased by 231 points.]

[Your sixth disciple Chen Qingning has increased his proficiency in "San Yang Jin" by 1 point. His current loyalty is 56, and he has received a reward of 56 times. Your proficiency in "San Yang Jin" has increased by 56 points.]

Buzz!

In the dantian space, the Qi Sea coils, and the True Qi rotates.

The three disciples practicing "San Yang Jin" are assisting Chen Wuji in advancing his True Qi Realm martial technique, gradually approaching perfection.

After some control, it stabilizes, and Chen Wuji lets out a long breath.

"The energy in White Water County is thin. To improve my True Qi Realm cultivation, besides enhancing my vitality, there must be other methods!"

"What are these methods?"

In the study, Chen Wuji concentrates and ponders.

The methods he can think of are taking pills.

However, there are no pills in White Water County that can increase True Qi cultivation.

The county only has various Body Refining Realm medicinal soups.

Qi-boosting soup, blood-strengthening soup, marrow-cleansing soup...

Only by going to the capital or even the provincial capital can one obtain pills.

Even if one goes, it is still difficult to find a way to buy pills.

Being cheated of money is one thing, but being left with nothing is another.

"A way, a channel..."

Chen Wuji's eyes flicker as he contemplates, "Should I go to the Li family? The Li family has a heritage of over a hundred years. They should have connections and channels in the capital."

The last transaction went well and laid a good foundation for cooperation.

Decided, I will go to the Li family and inquire about the channels to purchase pills!

Lack of background is Chen Wuji's weakness.

It cannot be improved all at once.

"Master, master, look at what I found on the street."

A cheerful voice rings out, and Nie Shuangshuang runs in from outside, holding a scroll in her hand, and comes to the desk.

"What did you find again?"

Putting his thoughts aside, Chen Wuji curiously looks at the scroll, "A painting?"

"Yes, hehe~"

Nie Shuangshuang proudly says, "You may not believe it, Master, but I followed Grandpa Ge to buy groceries, and when we passed by Sifang Tower, this painting suddenly fell from the sky."

As she speaks, she opens the scroll and lays it out on the table.

"Master, take a look. Isn't this painting nice?"

Nie Shuangshuang raises her chin proudly, "It has mountains, water, flowers, grass, roads, and clouds. Isn't it quite beautiful?"

"Hmm, not bad." Chen Wuji stands up, looks at the landscape painting, and nods.

"It's good as long as it's beautiful. Disciple presents it to you, Master!" Nie Shuangshuang blinks her big eyes.

"In that case, I won't be polite."

Chen Wuji smiles, pats the little girl's head, and says, "You are filial."

"Of course, hehe." Nie Shuangshuang grins.

However, Chen Wuji's eyes suddenly freeze, staring fixedly at the scroll.

Because the content on the painting seems to be a map?

(End of this chapter)