Chapter 19: Harvest, Six Arm Strikes

"Young Master, please come inside. Someone, a big guest has arrived!" The appraiser's voice rose slightly, and a servant greeted him.

The pawnshop business is about recycling items, so naturally, there is pawning, selling, and buying.

"Master, please follow me." The servant bowed his waist with a smile.

Walking into the back room of the pawnshop, sunlight shone in from the window, making it look very transparent.

The servant poured tea. "Master, please wait a moment; I will go invite the manager."

After saying this, he walked to the side, lifted the curtain, and went in.

Before long, a wealthy-looking middle-aged man walked out, wearing green brocade clothes, with the servant following behind him.

Seeing Qin Jiang, he looked him up and down, but didn't look down on him because of his ordinary attire, and said with a smile, "Guest, I am the manager here, Li Fu. Are you here to hunt for goods?"

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. "Preferably some ancient objects used for sacrifices."

Compared to calligraphy, paintings, and clothing, sacrificial items were more likely to contain potential points.

Li Fu played with the beads in his hand, his eyes showing a bit of surprise. "Yes, please come this way."

The three walked through a long corridor and arrived in a room. The room was somewhat dim and emitted an old, musty smell.

Qin Jiang scanned the surroundings; there were all kinds of things placed there.

"These are all items that have been forfeited. Guest, you can rest assured, there won't be any problems," Li Fu said with a smile.

Afterward, he pointed to a table on which many bronze utensils were placed.

"Look, it's a coincidence. Some time ago, the master of the house asked to collect some old objects used for sacrifices. This batch hasn't been sent yet. If you like them, feel free to take them."

Generally speaking, most of these sacrificial items had unclean origins, and no one wanted them on weekdays.

But a few days ago, the master suddenly asked to collect these things, and today Qin Jiang specifically asked for them, which was why he was somewhat surprised.

However, this had nothing to do with him; it was better to avoid trouble than to seek it, and not asking questions was the mark of a good manager.

Qin Jiang was also somewhat surprised; he knew that the "master" Li Fu mentioned was Li Songzheng.

He couldn't help but recall the Dharma Assembly that day; this old thing collecting sacrificial items probably didn't have good intentions.

He walked to the table and touched these utensils one by one: bronze altar, wine vessel... Just when he was somewhat disappointed, thinking his guess was wrong, his fingertip brushed over a jade pendant.

【Potential Points Absorbing... 0.1... 0.1... 0.1】

Got it!

Qin Jiang showed joy and took the jade pendant into his hand. It was a dragon-shaped jade pendant, carved with simple beast patterns. The material wasn't good, and a small part was even ordinary stone.

Li Fu to the side had slightly bright eyes. "Guest, do you like this jade pendant?"

Qin Jiang glanced at him, shook his head, and put the jade pendant down. "Let me look at others."

The potential points had been absorbed, so it was of no use to him.

His fingers continued to sweep across other items in turn. After looking at the sacrificial utensils, he set his target on other items. Not long after, he had touched everything in the room.

During this period, he kept nodding, and Li Fu's arm also followed, raising and lowering.

"Guest, have you chosen?" Li Fu said with a smile. Having mingled for many years, he certainly wouldn't show anything because of this little matter.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and picked up a jade ornament on the table. "Just this one."

This jade ornament was brownish-green, the material wasn't good, it could only be called ordinary, and it was carved with an unknown strange beast.

The reason he bought it was because this jade ornament was different from the other items containing potential points.

Its potential point absorption speed was very slow, but it was continuous. He estimated there were at least two potential points, but he didn't know how many days it would take to absorb them completely.

Li Fu walked over and carefully took the jade ornament. "Guest, the origin of this jade ornament is not simple; it was brought out from Daheishan!"

As he spoke, he gestured. "You should know Daheishan, right? That's not a place an ordinary person can go." Qin Jiang raised his hand slightly. "Stop, do you take me for someone who doesn't know goods? I'll give you one chance to name a price. If it's suitable, I'll take it; if not, forget it."

Li Fu looked troubled. After considering for a moment, he held up two fingers. "Three taels of sycee silver."

"Deal." Qin Jiang took the jade ornament directly and then took out three taels of broken silver from his bosom and handed them to Li Fu.

Li Fu felt somewhat annoyed when he saw this; he asked for too little!

But with this attire, he didn't see that he was a wealthy master.

Qin Jiang took the jade ornament and put it away. "Manager, goodbye. I'll come again when I have time."

Li Fu nodded repeatedly when he heard this. "Alright, please go slowly, Guest!"

Coming out of the pawnshop, Qin Jiang looked at the panel. 【Potential Points: 7.6】

If he added the jade ornament, he might be able to scrape together ten potential points!

*Hoo~* Adjusting his breath slightly, he stepped away.

After crossing several streets, he looked at a mansion across the road. Two stone lions stood at the entrance, majestic and flamboyant, the pitch-black gate was shiny, and the plaque read "Li Mansion" in two large characters.

Two guards stood outside the gate, tall and sturdy; one could tell at a glance that they had practiced martial arts.

Of course, they were definitely not real martial artists. Real martial artists, even Li Yuanwai himself would have to show respect; it was impossible for them to guard a door for someone.

Earlier in the pawnshop, he heard from the manager that more than one batch of sacrificial utensils had been sent to the Li Mansion. He planned to sneak in and take a look after mastering the Iron Arm Fist.

On one hand, it was for potential points; on the other hand, he also wanted to see what exactly this Li Yuanwai was up to.

Without lingering too long, he headed straight for Master Wang's courtyard. Arriving at the alley, Li Lang's group was not there, and it was still Li Bo guarding the courtyard gate.

"You're here? You're a bit late today," Li Bo said with a smile.

Qin Jiang nodded. "Went to Daheishan, got delayed for a while."

Li Bo's eyes changed slightly. Went to Daheishan? Good courage.

"Alright, after going in, you can find any wooden stake to practice the Iron Arm Fist. By the way, you know the rules, right?"

"Every three days you can ask Master Wang for guidance, the medicine bath is once a month, five taels each time, a meal in the cafeteria is twenty wen, you can pay for a month at a time."

"Understood," Qin Jiang said.

Walking into the courtyard and looking around, it was already dark when he came last night, so he hadn't looked carefully.

In the center of the courtyard was a stone path connecting the courtyard gate to the house where Wang Minglang lived.

On both sides against the wall, there was a room, and in the corner was the kitchen, where cooking smoke was already rising.

On the open space on both sides of the stone path, several bowl-thick wooden stakes and iron stakes were inserted, very smooth, corresponding to the training of the first and second layers of the Iron Arm Fist.

At this time, three people were already practicing the Iron Arm Fist, but all three were still using wooden stakes, clearly not having reached the second layer.

Walking to a wooden stake in the corner, he took out two jars of medicinal liquid from his bundle; this was the Arm Training Secret Medicine and Arm Washing Secret Medicine prepared at the old physician's place.

Taking off his upper garment, he revealed his upper body, which wasn't strong but looked lean and tough.

Opening the jar of Arm Training Secret Medicine, he smeared the brown medicinal liquid on his arms.

Standing in front of the wooden stake, he spread his legs and set his stance.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! * Stepping on the Iron Leg Footwork recorded in the Iron Arm Fist manual, his arms alternately struck the wooden stake, followed by his shoulders, chest, and back.

This was the training method recorded in the Iron Arm Fist: first use the wooden stake to strike the upper, lower, and outer sides of the forearm, then the pectoralis major, the outer side of the shoulder, and the three sides of the rear scapula, collectively known as the "Six Arm Strikes."

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