Chapter 14: Qingyang City Yamen!

No more fighting.

Lin Xiaotian's heart jolted, and he quickly waved his hands, saying: "You've won; I can tell you anything you want to know. Qingyang City indeed has a place to obtain Blood Strengthening Pills, and my Blood Strengthening Pills all come from the yamen."

Yamen?

Fang Yi inquired.

Yes, speaking of the greatest power and organization in Qingyang City, it is the Qingyang Prefecture Yamen personally established by the city lord Fan Dongyang. Blood Strengthening Pills are of great importance; without the city lord's approval, no faction dares to sell them privately, so only the yamen has dared to distribute Blood Strengthening Pills to the outside.

But there are two ways to obtain Blood Strengthening Pills from the yamen.

First, become a yamen bounty hunter; this bounty hunter is not subordinate to the yamen but merely a cooperative relationship—by capturing the yamen's wanted criminals, one can exchange for rewards, and some of those bounties are extraordinarily expensive, including Blood Strengthening Pills.

Second, without becoming a bounty hunter, one can directly purchase with silver, but Blood Strengthening Pills are extraordinarily expensive; the yamen never sells them singly, always in batches of twenty, starting at one hundred taels of silver,

Moreover, to buy Blood Strengthening Pills from the yamen, one must also register and file one's information with the yamen; only after the yamen verifies the information correctly will it sell them; otherwise, one cannot buy them even if they want to.

Lin Xiaotian quickly said.

Really?

Fang Yi pondered in his heart.

What a grand scheme!

The city lord's yamen doing this undoubtedly monopolizes all Blood Strengthening Pills.

They make Blood Qi Realm martial artists register and file, which is tantamount to controlling all martial artists.

Anyone, any background, before the yamen will have nowhere to hide.

Truly formidable.

Besides Blood Strengthening Pills, the yamen's interior also sells all kinds of things; as long as you can afford the price, even entry-level secret manuals, they can hand over to you.

Lin Xiaotian's face turned pale as he desperately tried to neutralize the toxin in his body.

But he only felt that the toxin in his body clung to his bones like glue; no matter how he circulated his blood vigor, he could never expel it.

Entry-level secret manual?

Fang Yi's mind flashed like lightning.

He only knew that most martial arts in this world are ordinary, just as he, although he had cultivated six martial arts, they were all ordinary.

Whatever reaches the entry grade is extraordinarily expensive.

They belong to some secret sects or great clans, only they can cultivate.

Each entry-level martial arts manual possesses all kinds of inconceivable power.

This yamen actually can sell entry-level secret manuals.

Besides the yamen, are there other places where one can obtain Blood Strengthening Pills? Qingyang City spans thousands of li; I don't believe only the yamen can obtain them.

Fang Yi's voice was hoarse.

There are, but the quantities are even smaller; I've heard that some cult figures, mist hunters, and great clans have Blood Strengthening Pills circulating in their hands, but I've never been in their circles, so I don't know how to purchase them.

Lin Xiaotian responded, saying: "Right, besides Blood Strengthening Pills, monster beast inner cores also have the same effect; a first-tier monster beast inner core equals the effect of two Blood Strengthening Pills, but the inner core's energy is overbearing and needs to be harmonized with a secret medicine before consumption; I have that secret medicine formula, if you need it I can give it to you, let's just consider it making friends."

Please hand it over.

Fang Yi stretched out his hand.

Hunting monster beasts, although extremely dangerous.

But what if one day we encounter a monster beast?

Having this formula also counts as being prepared.

Good, I'll write it for you right away!

Lin Xiaotian nodded, walked to the side round table, picked up his brush, and began writing.

A secret medicine formula was written by him.

Chief Lin, there is something else I need to ask of you.

Fang Yi took the medicine formula and suddenly said.

Speak.

You didn't say that to buy Blood Strengthening Pills from the yamen one must register and file, letting the yamen verify the information? I intend to ask you to help me purchase a batch of Blood Strengthening Pills; what do you think?

Fang Yi said hoarsely.

Sure, that's no problem.

Lin Xiaotian directly agreed.

Obviously he has done this kind of thing more than once.

Many people have sensitive identities, unwilling to go to the yamen to register and file, so they entrust others to help purchase.

In his mind, he undoubtedly also regards Fang Yi as such a person.

Very well, here is a hundred-tael silver note; I will come to pick up the pills tomorrow evening.

Fang Yi took out the silver note from his bosom and placed it on the table.

Although he could coerce Lin Xiaotian into helping him purchase Blood Strengthening Pills.

But he cannot force Lin Xiaotian to help him pay money.

Because if he overly coerces Lin Xiaotian, harming Lin Xiaotian's own interests, it's hard to guarantee Lin Xiaotian won't bear a grudge and thus stop at nothing to find someone to deal with him.

He now prioritizes steady development above all.

If he can avoid acting, he naturally will not act.

Of course, if Lin Xiaotian wants to blackmail his silver, he will also not hesitate to kill Lin Xiaotian.

Chief Lin, I have disturbed you just now; farewell.

Fang Yi left a sentence, his body flickered like a shadow, and vanished in an instant.

Lin Xiaotian couldn't help but feel startled in his heart.

What fast speed!

He is also quite accomplished in lightness skill, but he himself thinks it absolutely impossible to be like the other party, disappearing instantly, like a ghost.

"Who exactly is this person? His poison technique is unfathomable, and his speed is also terrifying."

Fortunately, the Black Tiger Gang hadn't completely offended the other side before.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be a huge trouble?

Lin Xiaotian suddenly looked at his own palm, his expression drastically changed.

His palm was completely black; the poison that had just entered his body became even more severe.

"Oh no, I need to find a doctor!"

He sealed the meridians in his arm, not caring about the beautiful woman's resentment in the room, and rushed straight outside.

"Someone come, quickly come."

Another direction.

Fang Yi took off the head covering on his face, exhaled lightly, and stuffed the head covering into his bosom.

He was pondering Lin Xiaotian's words.

Although the government office sells Blood-Strengthening Pills and entry-level secret manuals externally, the price is indeed too high.

With his wealth, it's fundamentally impossible to last long.

The silver obtained from previously looting the Zhang family has basically been exhausted now.

Not to mention him, even if Lin Xiaotian, who controls a gang, faced the appetite of the government office, wouldn't be enough to fill it.

If he later wants to obtain more pills and entry-level martial arts, becoming a constable or hunting demons is indeed a good choice.

Of course!

The premise of everything is to ensure one's own safety.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later when we really have no other way."

Fang Yi thought to himself.

Unknowingly, he wandered to the vicinity of the prefectural office.

Just as he was about to leave, his face suddenly changed.

Only saw that on the walls outside the government office, densely covered were many notices and bounty orders.

His gaze was calm, as he quietly observed these bounties.

As expected.

Those whom the government office personally puts a bounty on, their strength is not weak.

Each person has an unusual identity.

Some come from the Heavenly Principle Sect, some are wandering out-of-town bandits, and there are even some other cult cadres.

In this world, mist shrouds, crises abound, the proliferation and spread of cults surpass imagination.

Almost every so often, a new cult appears.

"Their strength is generally at the second and fourth levels of the Qi-Blood realm, the strongest even reaching the Bone-Exchange realm."

Indeed impressive.

However, as he looked at the notices one by one, Fang Yi suddenly noticed a notice.

"Huh? The Heavenly Principle Sect has actually been defeated?"

The notice showed that not long ago, the city guard militia found the Heavenly Principle Sect's lair, attacked and wiped it out, beheading hundreds; the remnants of the Heavenly Principle Sect have scattered everywhere, please all forces remain vigilant.

If one can report or kill the remnants of the Heavenly Principle Sect, a great reward!

Not far from this notice, there are also many wanted posters, which list specific information and bounties.

Some important figures can even exchange for entry-level secret manuals.

Fang Yi remained still, quietly paying attention to each bounty on it.

After observing for a long time, he then turned and left.

Not long after, he arrived at the place where martial arts were sold before, and first purchased a 【Qingyang City Masters Compendium】.

This Masters Compendium records many masters in Qingyang City who have cultivated blood strength, including their secret techniques, weapons, fame deeds, etc.

Buying this book is purely to broaden one's horizons.

In case one day he suddenly encounters an unknown master.

Afterwards, he again used his remaining silver to purchase two new martial arts.

One is the Bone-Shrinking Technique; when mastered, it can move the bones of the whole body, change physique, alter appearance, and is an unparalleled secret skill for wandering the jianghu.

One is the Soft Cloud Palm; its palm style is gentle, movements slow, appearing powerless but actually hiding needles within softness, containing latent firm strength; when mastered, a single palm strike leaves the opponent's exterior unharmed but shatters their internal organs.

These two martial arts are both wonderfully useful for Fang Yi.

Especially the Soft Cloud Palm.

According to the shopkeeper, this martial art seems to have a vast origin.

It cost him thirteen taels of silver to obtain it.

(End of Chapter)