Chapter 16

"A fox spirit! You encountered a fox spirit?!"

A rare look of shock appeared on the old physician's face, even containing a hint of panic.

"Yes, very strong; it took a lot of effort to kill it." Qin Jiang replied.

"Dead?!" The old physician stood up 'with a start,' his gaze becoming panicked.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly.

The old physician's expression was stagnant; a moment later, he sat down on the chair powerlessly, "Forget it, forget it; humans and demons are on different paths. I should have thought of this result long ago."

Qin Jiang didn't speak; he untied the scroll and placed it on the table to unfold it.

The old physician looked over, his eyes regaining some luster; his fingertips touched the scroll lightly, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

"This is what she asked me to bring back; she asked me to ask you why you haven't gone to see her for so many years, and also said to let you collect her corpse." Qin Jiang said.

Sigh~ The old physician sighed and carefully rolled up the scroll.

"Back then, when I traveled the world, I met several confidants and close friends, but later I discovered that they were not humans, but demons in human form.

But at that time, I didn't show it and still treated them as close friends. Until later, due to some things, we went our separate ways.

Afterward, I returned here; when I went up the mountain to collect herbs, I also encountered fox spirits several times. I knew that was her. But humans and demons are on different paths; we had no future.

Later on, for many years, I never encountered her again. I thought she had left, and from then on, I stopped going to Daheishan to collect herbs.

But I didn't expect that for so many years, she had actually been there all along..."

Speaking of this, the old physician's eyes were desolate, "Shuang'er, it was I who failed you."

After a moment, he looked at Qin Jiang, "Can you take me there tomorrow? I need to prepare a little today."

Qin Jiang nodded, "That is naturally fine."

After speaking, he hesitated for a moment and looked at the old physician, "Old physician, I have something to say; I am going to learn boxing, and I might not go into the mountains to collect herbs in the future."

Upon hearing this, the old physician was stunned, then nodded slightly, "That's fine too; making a living in a chaotic world, all kinds of skills are ultimately not as good as practicing martial arts."

Coming out of the Baiyun Medical Hall, Qin Jiang changed into a new black cloth garment at a tailor shop on the street and headed straight for the Liu Family Blacksmith Shop.

The curtain of the shop was hung to the side of the door; before he even walked into the blacksmith shop, he saw the lackey from the morning leaning against the shelf, bored.

Yawn~ The lackey looked up slightly, and then saw Qin Jiang outside the door.

Immediately, he walked over hurriedly, "Master Qin, you are...?"

Didn't he just come this morning? Why is he here again? Could it be that he regretted it? Tsk, also, that Daheishan is not a good place to go.

"Where is your boss? The things have been brought back." Qin Jiang said.

The lackey was stunned, blinked, and asked somewhat uncertainly: "You mean the blood gold?"

Qin Jiang nodded, "One hundred catties."

The lackey's eyes widened, "Eh! Master, please wait, I'll go call..."

Da, da, da! Da, da, da! The sound of urgent horse hooves came from the end of the street, with great momentum, directly interrupting the lackey's words.

Qin Jiang looked over; armored soldiers were riding warhorses and moving forward at high speed. From the warhorses to the armor and weapons, everything was pitch black, like a black torrent, and the fierce momentum was fully revealed.

The leader had thick eyebrows and big eyes, an extremely sturdy body, and the warhorse under his crotch was also much larger than the ones behind; he carried a black long spear on his back.

Just looking at him gave one a heavy feeling like a mountain pressing down.

Whoa——! In just half a breath, the team stopped at the door of the blacksmith shop; roughly looking, there were about thirty or forty people.

"Is the Liu Family Head here!"

A soldier dismounted and walked to the lackey.

Qin Jiang looked at the other party; he was wearing black scale armor, his hand was on the short blade tucked at his waist, and the armor plates on his body were stained with blood that hadn't dried yet. His eyes were full of murderous intent; one could tell at a glance that he had just returned from a bloody battle.

The lackey was intimidated by this murderous intent and said tremblingly: "He is, he is, I'll go call someone..."

After speaking, he turned around tremblingly and ran quickly toward the backyard.

The soldier glanced at Qin Jiang, didn't speak, turned directly toward the sturdy man at the front of the team, knelt on one knee, and cupped his hands.

"Report to the Lord! Someone has been sent to invite the Liu Family Head!"

"Mount!" A vigorous voice sounded, carrying a bit of vibrating force, like a great bell.

Qin Jiang's eyes brightened slightly; presumably, this was the Commandant, Long Yuesheng. He was indeed powerful! Just a casual remark naturally carried a vibrating force.

"Yes!" The soldier mounted his horse directly.

Tap, tap, tap! Before long, footsteps sounded, and Liu Yize's figure walked quickly from the backyard, putting on his robe as he walked.

Seeing Qin Jiang, he nodded slightly to signal, and then looked at Long Yuesheng and cupped his hands slightly, "Lord Long! Why are you here? I have already prepared tea in the inner courtyard."

"No need, things are urgent today; I'm just passing by." Long Yuesheng said while holding the reins.

"How is the Blood Flame Golden Spear?" he asked.

Liu Yize raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Qin Jiang with a questioning look, and Qin Jiang nodded slightly.

Liu Yize showed a smile and looked at Long Yuesheng, "The materials have been prepared today; we can start the furnace tonight!"

Long Yuesheng looked at Qin Jiang with some surprise, "Oh? That blood gold, you brought it back?"

The weird mist had appeared more and more frequently during this period; he had originally planned to go there himself in the next two days. This trip was to get the map to the blood gold mine from Liu Yize.

However, looking at it now, it seemed it was unnecessary.

Qin Jiang took down the bundle and opened it; ten pieces of blood gold were neatly arranged, reflecting colorful light in the sunlight.

Long Yuesheng looked Qin Jiang up and down; his spirit was full, his blood and Qi were abundant—a good young man!

He nodded slightly, "You are not bad; I have remembered you. When you want to move to the inner city, report my name!"

After speaking, he looked at Liu Yize, "In half a month, I will come to take the spear!"

Liu Yize cupped his hands, "Lord, rest assured! With the help of my brother Qin Jiang, there will be no problems!"

Long Yuesheng nodded, remembered Qin Jiang's name, waved his big hand, and the reins in his hand danced, "Go!"

The sound of urgent horse hooves shook the street, and the black-armored torrent left quickly.

Liu Yize breathed a sigh of relief, walked over directly, and held Qin Jiang's hand, "Brother Qin, I really didn't expect you to bring back the blood gold so quickly! You really helped a lot! Hurry, hurry, hurry! I have already prepared tea in the backyard! Let's rest for a while!"

In the backyard guest room, Qin Jiang drank some tea and took the silver notes handed over by Liu Yize.

"This is one hundred taels; excluding the blood gold and the eleven taels promised to Brother Qin, the extra twenty-nine taels are my thanks to you. Don't refuse; there will be a long time to come." Liu Yize said with a smile.

This time, it was all thanks to Qin Jiang bringing back the blood gold; otherwise, he really wouldn't have known how to explain it.

However, he really didn't expect Qin Jiang's speed to be so fast! It only took half a day to bring back the blood gold.

Moreover, this time he was appreciated by Commandant Long; after entering the inner city in the future, he would have a backer.

Not to mention running rampant in the inner city, at least no one would dare to provoke him easily.

After all, Lord Long's own strength in Black Mountain City was ranked in the top five, not to mention that he also controlled the county soldiers; he was definitely one of the strongest forces in Black Mountain City!

Qin Jiang looked at the ten silver notes in his hand, did not refuse, and put them away.

He had heard others say that the practice of Iron Arm Fist required various medicinal liquids to temper the arms, which was not a small expense.

"Thank you, Brother Liu."

"Brother Qin, you're welcome! Feel free to visit often when you're free! Hey, come, come, come! Drink tea! Drink tea!"

Leaving the blacksmith shop, the sky had already dimmed; he didn't stay too long and headed straight for the alley where the old Iron Arm Fist master lived.

On the way, passing by his original home, he glanced at it.

The white thread was gone.

He didn't show anything, pretended not to see it, and left directly.

Before long, he arrived at the entrance of the old master's alley; the few hoodlums he saw the day before were also there, and a sturdy man with his arms crossed was still standing in front of the courtyard gate.

Ignoring the hoodlums, he walked past from the side.

'Slap'

An arm blocked his path and pressed against the wall, "I say, brother, you don't take me as a person either? We brothers are here; do you really think we are idle?"

(End of chapter)