Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 170 0169: Ambush!

A quarter of an hour later, a frightened cry was heard from the bamboo forest:

"Damn it! Captain! We're still going in circles!!"

However, before the middle-aged man could speak, everyone saw one of his companions suddenly get off his horse, rush to a bamboo nearby with crazy eyes, pick it up, kiss it madly, and say with a big laugh:

"Hahaha, beauty! Don't worry, I will definitely take you home and love you well!"

The next moment, everyone saw that the surrounding environment was suddenly shrouded in thick gray fog.

As the gray fog surged, the companion who was hugging the bamboo trunk and kissing it madly disappeared.

When everyone saw this scene, they were not angry but shocked and horrified!

"Everyone gather together and don't move!" The middle-aged man had cold sweat on his forehead.

He had lived for so long and had never seen anything so bizarre and horrifying! Everything was fine when he came here, but now something so bizarre had happened when he returned!

What was that gray fog? Why did it appear in an instant?
The only possibility is that the people from Daliang set an ambush!
Or he used a method that they had never seen before to confuse everyone!

"Xu Xing, you beast! I finally get to see you! I'll avenge you today!"

Suddenly, another person in the crowd looked at his companion with bloodshot eyes and swung his knife to chop him.

The companion beside him saw that another person had been tricked, and he shouted in fear: "Tu Liu, wake up! I am An Fu!!"

While roaring, he also held a knife to resist the opponent's crazy attack, then slowly separated from the crowd and disappeared into the gray fog.

At this point, the others wanted to stop them but were stopped by the captain. Then they heard their captain shout:

"Everyone close your eyes and stop thinking! Hold hands together and walk in one direction..."

But before the captain could finish his words, another person in the crowd shouted in fear:

"Don't come over here! Don't come over here! I didn't kill your family, I didn't mean to! The one who killed your family was Chen Tuliu! Go find him, he said there was...ah~don't come over here..."

Another person broke free from the crowd, as if nothing was chasing him. He rushed into the gray fog in a panic and disappeared.

"damn it!!"

The middle-aged man growled angrily. He knew they were in danger, but he could do nothing about it!

It’s just that the gray fog is too strange and cannot be dispelled!

"Listen to me, everyone, go... ugh!"

Suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the next moment, an iron arrow pierced through the heart of the middle-aged man in the lead, completely interrupting his subsequent words.

The man looked down at the arrow that pierced his heart, his eyes full of disbelief!
He never thought that he, a seventh-rank warrior, would not die on the battlefield, but die here in miserably!

I don't even know who the other person is.

As soon as his strength was gone, his body suddenly went limp and he fell to the ground, breathless.

"Team, captain!"

The remaining seven people all looked at their strongest captain with fear, who was suddenly killed by an arrow shot from nowhere!

"Who is it!? If you have the guts, come out and fight face to face. What kind of sneak attack is that!"

But what greeted them was a barrage of iron arrows.

As people were shot by arrows and fell to the ground one after another, the rest of them completely lost their spirit and ran around like crazy.

Next to the Soul Gathering Monument, Cheng Zongyang put away his Hundred Forged Bow and looked towards the official road with a calm expression.

Seven of the twelve people in the group fell to the ground, and the remaining five were spinning in the area about ten meters away from the spot because of a ghost wall. They ran, shouted and begged for mercy.

The fear in those eyes is almost impossible for them to erase in their lifetime.

Cheng Zongyang patted the soul-gathering monument beside him, feeling very emotional.

"With the help of the Soul Gathering Monument, it's like killing a chicken."

When those people gathered together and didn't move, they looked like targets. If he hadn't wanted to see the psychedelic effect at the beginning, he would have taken action long ago.

But on the other side, thirty young and strong men who were hired as laborers were all drugged.

Their willpower is not as strong as that of warriors. Their desires, fears or greed are magnified, and they run around like crazy.

Cheng Zongyang took out his Tang sword and walked towards the remaining five warriors.

There were not many surprises and the result was accomplished very smoothly.

He thought he would need to fight, but he suddenly had the idea of ​​trying the Soul Gathering Monument, which gave him unimaginable power.

Next, Cheng Zongyang looked at the thirty coolies and frowned.

Then he thought about it and knocked them all out.

In the psychedelic state, they could not see themselves, and were unaware of the deaths of these foreign warriors.

When they wake up, they will only know that they had a dream. Cheng Zongyang is not worried about being discovered by them.

The next step is to clean up the battlefield.

Grain, carts, horses, corpses, bloodstains, etc., everything was cleaned up and the scene was restored to its basic appearance.

Cheng Zongyang ignored the remaining thirty people, took away the soul-gathering monument, and turned back to the county town.

Even if these thirty people woke up, they would only see an empty space around them. Maybe they would think that the foreigners had left alone, but they would not think that they were all dead.

Cheng Zongyang was not worried that they would leak the secrets after they came back. When they came back later, Cheng Zongyang would also start to arrange a place for them to go.

Killing thirty ordinary people who knew nothing for no reason? Not really.

With just a little guidance, and letting them move out of the county town and live in Tianduan Village, the current problem will be solved.

As for when the third group of people will come and how many people will come, he is not worried. The second group was separated from the first group by such a long time, so the third group should be about the same, right?
Looking at the bad side, if two more groups of people come, it will be almost time for the summer harvest.

Next, Cheng Zongyang placed the three soul crystals he wanted to buy at the Requiem Slope, the prison, and the mass grave respectively.

There is probably not much left in the Soul Slope after it was absorbed by the Soul Gathering Monument. Placing three soul crystals will affect the progress, so it is better to place them separately.

When he returned to his residence in the county town, Zhang Chuqi reported:

"Master, Zhao Laoqi has been here. According to your instructions, he said you were going to the new village. I guess he went there to look for you."

Cheng Zongyang smiled when he heard this: "It's okay. If he comes again later, just bring him here."

"Yes, Master!" Zhang Chuqi said with a bow. "The second thing is that the ingredients for the Neibu Pills have all been prepared and are currently in the warehouse."

Cheng Zongyang said: "Then process the grains according to my instructions and send them to the warehouse when they are ready."

"Yes. I'll arrange it right away."

Only after Zhang Chuqi left did Cheng Zongyang return to the study.

The maid immediately made a cup of tea and brought it to the study.

Half an hour later, Zhao Laoqi came again. There was nothing else important, just to inform him of the situation after the foreigners left.

Cheng Zongyang asked Zhao Laoqi to find a dozen chefs to stand by in the warehouse.

Next, Cheng Zongyang began to make the internal tonic pills himself.

It is not difficult to make this thing. As more than a dozen chefs gathered in the warehouse, Cheng Zongyang began to assign manpower.

Under his arrangements one by one, the cooks began to get started, just like kneading flour balls.

There is no technical requirement to make the Five Grains Tonifying Pills, anyone can do it as long as they have nimble hands.

Hiring a cook is one of the reasons, the second is that they don’t understand medicine.

So, in the following time, Cheng Zongyang prepared the ratio, instructed them how to make it, and then handed it over to the cooks, while he went to check the soul crystals. In almost a day, the progress of the three soul crystals was also full.

Immediately, he rushed into the wilderness world and reshaped four new soul slaves, lest the corpses expire after a day.

The facial features are randomized, and after adding points and copying the skills, the new attributes of the four new soul slaves are also completed.

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Zhang Lan: Unwavering (defense increased by 20%), archery expertise;
Zhou Zhihua: Mastery of boxing (boxing skills increase their power by 30%), mastery of archery;

Chen Ziming: geomancy (specializing in feng shui), pharmacy;

Ding Xing: Excellent comprehension (with 20% comprehension bonus); Pharmacy;

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Looking at the four new talents, Cheng Zongyang didn't know how to describe them.

The talents of three of them are pretty good, but what the hell is this geomancy?

"This is a Feng Shui master. Is he going to do Feng Shui for graves?"

Cheng Zongyang was also speechless. Even if Zhang Lan was the first one who stood firm, he could still be the tank in the team.

Even Ding Xing at the end can help to comprehend some things.

When the soul slaves had already appeared, Cheng Zongyang did not bother to think about it anymore. He just complained a little and then regained his focus.

Next, Cheng Zongyang introduced the talents and abilities of the four of them to Luo Dingran who was watching from the side, and finally said:
"I'll leave the arrangements for the four of them to you."

Luo Dingran bowed and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will make arrangements. Zhang Jinquan just said that he wants to arrange one or two more people, and Chen Ziming and Ding Xing can be temporarily deployed. I will make arrangements later."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Cheng Zongyang returned outside only after the urgent matter of the soul slaves was dealt with.

Later, he concentrated on dealing with the matter of the Five Grains Tonic Pills.

As plates of tonic pills were made and placed in the room to dry, the number of wooden shelves in the empty rooms of the warehouse increased.

But if we want to supply so many people in the county, we have to use these grains and five-grain pills together.

That evening, when Cheng Zongyang was reading the Book of Heaven and Man at home, Zhao Laoqi appeared in a hurry.

"Sir, the people who left this morning are back! It seems something happened. I have arranged them in the backyard of the county government office. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Cheng Zongyang heard this and didn't expect those people to come back just now. He pretended to be surprised and said, "Let's go and take a look."

He already had a plan for those thirty people, so he wasn't worried about leaks.

He was not a murderer, and these people had never seen him kill anyone. Even before he killed the first person, these ordinary people had already been under the influence of hallucinations, not to mention knowing anything.

In the backyard of the county government office, Li Xian and others were staring at the thirty people who had returned. They were also very curious about why these people had suddenly returned.

In fact, not only them, but people in the entire county felt that they would never come back.

"The master is here." Zhao Laoqi shouted first.

Suddenly, everyone looked towards the door with torches in hand.

A crowd of people gathered in the brightly lit backyard of the county government office. Seeing their frightened faces, Cheng Zongyang started questioning them directly.

When asked various questions, the answers Cheng Zongyang got from them were basically that they fell asleep in the bamboo forest, and when they woke up they found that all the foreigners had left, so they turned back.

The suspicions of the crowd were similar to Cheng Zongyang's initial guess - they all thought that the foreigners thought they were too slow, so they knocked them out and left.

But Cheng Zongyang didn't want to listen to this kind of reason full of mistakes and omissions, so he said to them with a serious look on his face:

"What you said is totally untenable. If they really left, that's fine. But if something unexpected happens and new foreigners come, you will definitely be the ones to be arrested and questioned."

After hearing the last part, the thirty people immediately panicked.

"Sir! That's none of our business."

"We are all unconscious, and we don't know what happened. Sir, you have to save us!"

"No, it's none of my business!"

"..."

Cheng Zongyang waved his hand, silenced them, and said, "Don't worry, if you want to escape this disaster, then follow my arrangements. Otherwise, if you are killed later, it will be your own fault."

Suddenly, everyone rushed to kneel down and kowtow.

Cheng Zongyang had to stop them again and said:
"Tonight you and your families will move to a village outside the city. Most of the houses there are ready, so you can stay there temporarily.

Remember, don't tell your family anything else, just say that those people sent you back because they thought you walked too slowly, ate too much, and didn't have enough energy. After that, if someone asks you, just say this. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"understand."

"I'll remember that, little one."

"..."

"Also." Cheng Zongyang added: "Before the summer harvest, you don't have to go into the city. If you need anything, just ask for help. I will arrange for more people to live there later. You don't have to worry about no one to take care of you. After the summer harvest, you can live in the city again."

"Yes, thank you, sir!"

"That's good, that's good!"

"Thank you, sir! Your kindness..."

"..."

Cheng Zongyang immediately said to the four district gang leaders:
"The four of you arrange for your men to help them move their belongings to Tianduan Village overnight. Then arrange for these families to go together, and find a few of your brothers to stay there as well, and help out a little."

"Yes, sir!" The four of them bowed at the same time.

After everyone left, Cheng Zongyang no longer paid any attention to this matter.

For him, it was just a simple matter. Even if there were more foreigners coming in the future, he could continue to "bewitching and killing" them!

The next day, the production of Nei Bu Wan continued. There were a lot of raw materials, and it would take some time to make them all. In addition, it would also take some time to dry the Nei Bu Wan in the shade. This would make it easier to store.

These cooks also take internal tonic pills.

When they tried it and found that they didn't need to eat for three days, their eyes lit up and they were extremely excited.

The raw materials were running low, and trays of Neibu Pills filled up the warehouse. Time passed quickly and it was the end of March.

The city has been peaceful for the past seven days.

Cheng Zongyang's practice was basically automatic, and he didn't need to practice deliberately.

But because of this, his progress in opening up the meridians was not very fast. He basically took steady steps to open up the meridians and break open the acupoints for two days.

Now he has broken through the three acupoints of Chize, Tianfu, and Xiabai. Including Zhongfu, there are four acupoints.

Therefore, apart from reading the Tianren Health Preserving Exercises recorded in the Tianren Book, Cheng Zongyang spent the rest of his time dealing with the Neibu Pills.

As for the farmland outside the city and the construction of new villages, he basically doesn't have to worry about them.

As he sealed the jars of tonic pills one by one and stored them into the wilderness world, the last of the materials were used up.

Also on the last day of March, Li Xian brought a piece of news.

The exploration team that went to Qingfeng County in the north is back!

(End of this chapter)