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West Desert.

Two horses trod on the yellow sand, slowly heading towards the hay store.

Liang Jin rode one horse, while the other horse dragged a large bag of spoils on its back.

He had already killed all the horse bandits led by 'One-Blade' Ke, and his gains were quite substantial.

Besides a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry looted by the horse bandits, there were also some intact weapons.

These weapons could also be sold for a good price at the hay store.

Thanks to the [Thousand Mile Tracking] ability, Liang Jin didn't have to worry about getting lost in the desert.

Before long, the hay store appeared in sight.

This place could be considered a supply point in the desert, so there were many merchants coming and going.

Even during the day, it was bustling with people.

As Liang Jin led the horses to the front of the inn, several people ran out from inside.

"Brother Meng!"

"That's great, you've finally returned safely."

Gao Hongzhe said excitedly.

He felt that Liang Jin had changed a lot.

Now, Liang Jin exuded an undisguised aura of killing intent, and the bloody smell on his body was also very strong.

If Gao Hongzhe hadn't known Liang Jin for a long time, he wouldn't have been willing to get close to such a person.

Liang Jin glanced at Gao Hongzhe, not expecting that this guy was really waiting for him here.

He looked past Gao Hongzhe and saw a slender woman.

It was Liu Yuan.

"I don't want to be a prostitute anymore, so I might as well wait to travel with you."

Liang Jin smiled faintly; this Liu Yuan was quite straightforward at this time.

But unfortunately, he didn't plan to take Liu Yuan with him.

This woman was beautiful but full of lies.

Such people were the most difficult to deal with and the least trustworthy.

Liu Yuan seemed to have guessed Liang Jin's thoughts; she came closer, her beautiful eyes looking up at Liang Jin on horseback:

"You two, since you're outsiders, there are things you'll need me for."

Liang Jin glanced at Gao Hongzhe.

This guy had been staying at the hay store with Liu Yuan for a few days, and he had probably already revealed everything to her.

Liu Yuan continued:

"The prostitute groups travel everywhere, knowing the most secrets of this desert."

"In this vast West Desert, there's no place I'm unfamiliar with, and no secret I don't know."

"You're going to Dingfeng City next, but that's a den of dragons and tigers; without my information, you'll suffer."

Her vermilion lips were red, and a confident smile played at the corners of her mouth.

Gao Hongzhe also chimed in:

"Brother Meng, I've indeed heard some things about Dingfeng City these past two days; as Miss Liu Yuan said, that place isn't peaceful."

"Dingfeng City is my necessary route and your destination, Brother Meng; Miss Liu Yuan might be able to help."

Liang Jin shook his head slightly.

Gao Hongzhe must have been given some kind of bewitching potion, as he was also speaking up for Liu Yuan.

He had heard some things about Dingfeng City at the hay store.

It was indeed a mixed bag of people.

But Liang Jin had even killed fifth-rank experts with his war puppets, so he wasn't afraid of those small fry.

But it was easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark; knowing more information was always better than wandering around like a headless fly.

Liang Jin dismounted and opened the package on the other horse.

Large chunks of silver appeared in the package.

Liang Jin asked Liu Yuan:

"How much silver will buy your information?"

When Liu Yuan saw the silver, a flash of annoyance crossed her beautiful eyes.

It was as if using silver to pressure her was a kind of humiliation to her.

But she didn't flare up; she simply covered Liang Jin's package again:

"I don't want silver."

"You protect my safety, and I'll tell you everything I know."

Liang Jin frowned slightly.

Things that money can't solve are often more troublesome.

When prostitutes don't want money, their motives must be significant.

Liang Jin pondered for a moment and asked:

"In this West Desert, do you know many bad people?"

"Do you know their names or titles?"

A confused expression finally appeared on Liu Yuan's face.

She was very puzzled as to why Liang Jin suddenly asked this question.

But she still answered:

"In the desert, no one knows more about the evildoers than the prostitutes."

Liang Jin finally nodded in satisfaction:

"Okay, you can follow me for now."

"Tell me everything I want to know, and I'll keep you safe."

The [Thousand Mile Tracking] ability required him to kill many people.

But Liang Jin wasn't an antisocial personality and hadn't reached the point where he needed to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Then killing bad people was a good choice.

The more names of bad people Liu Yuan knew, the more useful she would be to Liang Jin.

This made Liu Yuan a little confused.

Had she succeeded in negotiating just like that?

Liu Yuan had thought that it would be difficult to impress the man before her without revealing some extremely valuable information.

But the progress of things was really beyond her expectations.

This made Liu Yuan feel uneasy and begin to suspect Liang Jin's true intentions.

"I'll rest for a day before deciding on the itinerary."

Liang Jin made a decision.

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He had been traveling for many days, and his body needed a good night's rest.

Just then.

Suddenly, a large group of people ran over, arriving in front of the three of them in the blink of an eye.

These were all teenagers, holding wooden sticks or forks in their hands, their clothes were ragged, but their spirits were high.

As soon as they saw Liang Jin, they shouted in unison:

"Boss Meng! We want to follow you!"

Hearing this, Liang Jin looked at Gao Hongzhe in confusion.

Gao Hongzhe explained in a low voice:

"Brother Meng, you don't know, the story of your battle against One-Blade Ke at the hay store has spread throughout the surrounding hundreds of miles these days."

"So it attracted this group of teenagers to gather at the hay store, waiting for you for many days."

"Brother Meng, this group of teenagers must be guided well, and they must not be allowed to go astray."

Liang Jin didn't expect that killing One-Blade Ke would attract so many young people.

Looking at these teenagers, they were all from poor families, and only children from such backgrounds liked to yearn for a life of swords and shadows.

Liang Jin looked at the group of teenagers, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The rewards for this clone required him to kill people to obtain them.

The more people he killed, the more generous the rewards.

And killing people wasn't easy to do.

Liang Jin had been chasing horse bandits in the wind and sand these days, but he had only killed a dozen or so.

But in this process, Liang Jin had made an unexpected discovery.

One of the horse bandits wasn't killed by him personally.

That horse bandit fell off his horse and died during Liang Jin's pursuit.

At most, it could only be considered indirect manslaughter.

But it was actually counted as Liang Jin's kill.

This made Liang Jin think of the [Talisman Water Healing] ability.

He only needed to concoct talisman water, and he didn't need to personally heal people.

As long as those who drank the talisman water recovered from their illness, it could be counted as his treatment.

If that was the case.

Then, as long as he locked onto a target with [Thousand Mile Tracking], even if he didn't kill the person himself, he should be able to obtain the reward.

Especially since the rewards for [Thousand Mile Tracking] only said [Successfully kill the target locked by Thousand Mile Tracking], but it didn't say that it had to be killed by the host.

In that case, things would be interesting.

So Liang Jin immediately began to experiment in the process of pursuing horse bandits.

Soon, he figured out the key—connection.

Liang Jin found it difficult to explain the word "connection".

Simply put, if a bad person was locked on by [Thousand Mile Tracking] and killed by someone unrelated to Liang Jin, then the kill wouldn't count towards Liang Jin.

But once this bad person was killed by someone who was being pursued by Liang Jin or had a connection with Liang Jin, then the kill would count towards Liang Jin.

As for the extent to which this "connection" had to reach to be considered Liang Jin's kill, that was even more mysterious.

Liang Jin had captured a horse bandit as a prisoner; the two had spent many days together, but when that prisoner killed other horse bandits, it didn't allow Liang Jin to get the kill.

But at the same time, Liang Jin had also encountered a person who had been harmed by horse bandits; he only had a simple interaction and conversation with that person, but when Liang Jin injured the horse bandit and handed him over to that person to kill, it actually counted as Liang Jin's kill.

Liang Jin had tried many times, but the results were mysterious.

Until the end, he didn't fully understand it.

The only thing he could be sure of was.

That was that those who had a connection with Liang Jin, a kind of "bond", and spent enough time together, could definitely get kills for Liang Jin.

This discovery gave Liang Jin the idea of finding helpers.

If he had enough helpers, he could kill enough people.

The most efficient way to kill people was naturally the army.

Unfortunately, it wasn't realistic for Liang Jin to lead an army now.

Now that someone wanted to join him, it was like getting a pillow when you were sleepy.

Once these teenagers were screened, those who met the requirements were worth cultivating, and bonds and connections would inevitably arise during cultivation.

The people they killed could be counted as Liang Jin's kills.

Just as Liang Jin was preparing to select these teenagers.

Suddenly—

Only to hear a merchant in the hay store pointing into the distance and shouting:

"My God! Look! ! !"

"It's... it's... it's Desert Blade Madman! ! !"

Rattle!

The entire hay store was like a powder keg ignited by a spark, becoming lively in an instant.