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"Don't play dumb." Jie Jia stared at Chen Mu expressionlessly: "You have lime powder hidden in your sleeves, right?"
"Father-in-law, you misunderstood. It's just a sachet." Chen Mu took out a cloth bag from his sleeve and said sincerely.
"You were not even born when I used lime powder to kill people." Jie Jia snorted coldly.
"Father-in-law, you really misunderstood. If you don't believe me, I can open it and show it to you." Chen Mu said seriously.
"If you dare to open the cloth bag and sprinkle it on me now, I will kill you immediately!" Jie Jia stared at Chen Mu coldly.
"Alas, father-in-law, you have misunderstood me too deeply. I am really not that kind of sinister person." Chen Mu put the cloth bag back into his sleeve with a helpless look on his face.
"You are very lucky. The employer who killed you is dead. I never do business that will lose money. You can rest assured." Jie Jia said lightly.
Chen Mu looked at Jie Jia in astonishment: "Kill me? My father-in-law is really joking. I am just a scholar. How could anyone kill me?"
"Duty? Which dutiful scholar carries lime powder with him to stab people?" Jie Jia sneered.
As he said that, he reached out to take Chen Mu's water bag.
He had rushed all the way here, looking for people and preparing assassination methods, so he was indeed a little thirsty.
"Forget it. People's prejudice is like a mountain. It can't be moved away. No matter how I explain it, you won't believe it." Chen Mu walked back to the cabin dejectedly, carrying the water bag.
Jie Jia's hand was empty: "Hey... this stubborn scholar."
"Is my suspicion wrong?"
"Is that the smell of lime?"
"No!" Jiejia's face darkened: "Could this little bastard have poisoned the water?"
Is your prejudice still like a mountain?
You really act like it!
Chapter 18 Chief
Inside the hunter's cabin.
Chen Mu stared at the white-haired old man outside through the gap in the window.
Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party seemed to be strolling in the garden but disappeared very quickly.
When he touched his forehead, he found that it was covered with sweat.
"The old man is a killer?"
"Who wants to kill me?"
"What happened to the employer's death?"
"Could it be that he is trying to trick me and kill me when I am relaxed?"
Chen Mu was in a state of confusion.
I was practicing calligraphy and painting honestly, earning my hard-earned money, but someone wanted to kill me? !
Times are tough and people’s hearts are vicious!
"We must master the power as soon as possible!"
The figure of the white-haired old man has completely disappeared.
Chen Mu tied a water bag containing a mixture of several types of poisonous snake venom around his waist.
Tidy up the lime powder in your sleeves.
His right hand clenched dozens of sharp-edged gravel.
Don't hold the hatchet on your lower back.
Chen Mu picked up the processed hare, used the Red Falcon Shape Training Technique with all his strength, and headed straight to the side of the forest.
That was the exact opposite direction from where the old man left.
Although it's a long way to go, he feels more at ease.
He absolutely did not want to meet that white-haired old man.
……
Be careful all the way.
Chen Mu was like a frightened bird, and any slight movement made him tremble with fear.
It was not until the evening that he sneaked back to his home in Qingshan County.
"If they can find Chenjia Village, they will most likely find this place as well."
“We have to move as soon as possible!”
Today’s experience made Chen Mu feel extremely insecure.
After putting his things away and quickly eating dinner, Chen Mu did not rest at home.
Carrying bedding, he climbed over the wall and ran to the adjacent yard.
After living here for so long, Chen Mu has found out everything.
The west courtyard has been vacant for a long time.
He decided to stay here for the night.
"We have to find a way to rent this yard as well."
"No, it's still too close." Chen Mu looked to the west.
“This house seems to be quite nice.”
……
The next day, Chen Mu went to the East Market Yahang and rented the two neighboring houses.
The annual rent is only one or two taels of silver, and Chen Mu can now fully afford it.
After locking the door, he began to climb over the wall and move basic living supplies to his new home.
Sleep in the westernmost yard.
Practice in the middle courtyard.
The old house was not returned and was intended to be used as a cover to fool people.
After that, he went on a big shopping spree, bought a large amount of medicinal materials, and then started practicing.
The secret medicine that comes with the Red Falcon's body training technique can improve physical fitness and repair injuries.
Previously he only took it once a day.
Now Chen Mu is eager for strength. He takes the secret medicine twice a day, takes moderate rest in between, and increases the number of times he practices.
In the past, he would practice the form exercises six or seven times a day, and his body would become so sore and painful that he could no longer continue.
Now with the help of secret medicine for recovery, I can practice eight or nine times a day.
Proficiency increased rapidly.
Feeling his muscles becoming stronger and his speed and reactions getting faster, Chen Mu became more and more devoted.
I even deliberately reduced the number of times I went out to do portrait painting.
……
One month later
Writing: 1336/10000/Level ;
Picture: 1034/10000/Second Order;
Throw: 2465/10000/second level;
Red Falcon Shape Training: 5352/10000/First Level;
"It's almost done. Yi Jin will be completed in two months at most."
There are three levels of changes in the body-building technique: changing tendons, changing bones, and changing marrow.
The name is just a rough description.
According to Sheng Hong, the three levels of change mean that the human body breaks through its limits three times, and its overall quality continues to transform and enhance.
Every change is earth-shaking.
You can't achieve it without years of practice.
But once the transformation is complete, one can easily surpass ordinary people.
"It would be great if I could practice like this forever." Chen Mu frowned.
He practiced martial arts for a month, and his consumption of medicinal materials and food increased greatly.
The number of times I go out to take photos has decreased, and my savings have shrunk significantly.
All the silver, copper coins and small change in the pottery jars were counted clearly.
Forty-three taels...
"I have to paint a few more portraits this month."
Increase the amount of secret medicine used.
The cost increased significantly.
Purchasing the herb directly from the herbalists does save a lot of costs.
But the remaining medicinal materials are still not cheap.
Without more income, he can only hold out for another month.
“Still poor.”
In the following days, he appropriately slowed down the pace of his practice and gradually resumed his previous frequency of portrait painting.
Fortunately, my drawing skills have been improving, and my speed has increased. It only takes half a day to draw a portrait for someone.
The remaining half day can still be used to improve your proficiency.