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Lu Jin felt relieved.
“He has taken Five Qi Pills in a row before, and his life potential is about to be exhausted. If he takes two more, it might be drained out. Even if his injuries are healed, he won’t live for a few days.” Chengyi frowned slightly.
Lu Jin froze.
Draining life potential, draining it, not living for more than a few days...
Isn't the Five Qi Pill a precious medicine that replenishes life potential? !
Lu Jin stared at Master Fengren and his disciple in horror.
"Reuse waste." Feng Ren glanced at Lu Jin and said, "Bring out all his life potential, take his five internal organs, and use them to refine the Heartless Bell."
"Yes." Sincerity dawned on him.
Lu Jin suddenly felt like he was falling into an icy cave.
……
"Master, will we be exposed?" Cheng Yi looked at the strong man's body and asked worriedly.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Feng Ren pondered.
"Then..." Sincerity was a little anxious.
"It's not a big problem." Feng Ren thought for a moment and said, "Lu Jin doesn't know much either."
"Yes! Even if someone investigates, they will focus on killing people to make elixirs." Cheng Yi calmed down immediately.
"But we can't help but be on guard." Feng Ren said in a deep voice: "Notify Li Qing tomorrow and ask him to urge the workers to speed up the construction of the altar."
"Okay." He nodded sincerely.
Feng Ren kicked the strong man's body into the Bailang River like a rag doll with a kick of his toes.
He glanced at Lu Jin, who was lying on the ground, twisting and wriggling his body, trying to escape.
Feng Ren said indifferently: "Take him back to the temple."
"Yes." Chengyi stepped forward, grabbed Lu Jin's belt and lifted him up.
"Five people...the fifth person..." Lu Jin said with a weak breath, using all his strength.
Chengyi stopped and looked at Fengren: "Master, we have found four of the five human tripods, and the last one is missing."
"Don't worry about him, I have a backup candidate." Feng Ren said without turning his head.
Lu Jin suddenly fell into despair.
……
As the sun sets, Chen Mu sits on a bamboo chair.
There was a black pottery casserole sitting on the red clay stove in front of him.
Flames licked the bottom of the pot and gurgling white steam rose from the edge of the lid.
Chen Mu stared at the red fire pit, adjusting the size of the fire from time to time.
"My heart has grown cold, too."
Just over a year ago, he was a cowardly office worker with good intentions.
Although it won't do much, it won't cause much harm either.
Now he ended a life easily without any ripples in his heart.
Thinking of the burly man, Chen Mu sighed.
"Why can't we just live in peace? Why can't we just be good people?"
"Always forces me to kill."
"It is these evil people who make my heart harder and colder, and make me hate this world more and more."
Chen Mu picked up the lid of the casserole and put in the sliced and boneless fish meat.
An enticing smell goes straight into the nose.
“Mmm… smells good!”
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 49 Third Level
The gathering area at the foot of Xiaodong Mountain.
Chen Mu's residence.
In front of the door of the wooden house is a wooden floor that is half a meter high and two meters wide.
The eaves above are extended and stick out like a hat brim, serving as the ceiling of the corridor in front of the house.
At this moment there is a square table on the corridor.
Two lanterns were hung above, and not far away, flames flickered in the fire pit. The square table was brightly lit.
"We're leaving on the 21st, so make preparations early." Jiejia put down his chopsticks slowly and said calmly.
Is there still half a month left?
There is enough time to prepare supplies.
Chen Mu nodded.
"Do you want me to hire a carriage?"
"No need." Jiejia shook his head: "I'll prepare it."
Chen Mu immediately looked sideways with a suspicious look on his face: "You won't charge extra for travel expenses, right?"
Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu and nodded calmly.
Chen Mu stared at Jie Jia in silence.
He actually admitted it?!
Are all the tricks so blatant?
Jiejia calmly took out a piece of white silk cloth to wipe his mouth, and then threw it into the fire pit not far away.
Chen Mu's mouth twitched.
In order to make money, Jiejia was frugal in everything except personal hygiene.
Chen Mugan guaranteed that the white silk cloth would never be used more than twice! It was even disposable!
"The journey is long, so bring enough dry food." Jiejia emphasized the word "bring enough".
Chen Mu rolled his eyes: "Including yours."
Jiejia looked as if it was a matter of course.
Chen Mu discovered that proficiency cheats were not always a good thing.
My cooking skills have indeed improved, but I can’t get rid of this freeloader.
"Don't worry, I have nothing else but plenty of fasting pills!" Chen Mu waved his hand generously.
Jie Jia looked at Chen Mu expressionlessly.
"Rice balls, rice balls, meat floss rice balls are ok!" Chen Mu said unhappily.
Isn't it just a name? Is it necessary to ridicule it endlessly? Isn't it enough that it tastes good and can satisfy your hunger?
……
The next morning, after breakfast.
Chen Mu put on Yang Zhi's vest as expected.
Carrying a small bamboo basket as high as his knees, he walked along the familiar road to the Bailang River.
As we walked along, the market in the gathering area was still bustling, and Old Liu was shouting about Dali Pills early in the morning.
Someone actually bought that flour ball.
Chen Mu nodded as a greeting, and walked straight through the market street. Following the workers who were preparing to go up the mountain, he left the gathering area.
"Which unlucky guy got his intestines ripped out by wolves today?" a laborer asked in a low voice.
"I haven't heard of it." The companion beside him shook his head in confusion: "Did those yamen runners really go to clean up the wild wolves?"
"Unless the sun rises from the west!" another companion snorted coldly.
"Speak softly and don't cause trouble," someone reminded.
"Don't count on them. Try not to go out at night and be careful."
The workers nodded in agreement.
Chen Mu silently collected gossip in the gathering area.
But he didn't hear the news he wanted to hear.
We separated from the laborers at the foot of the west side of Xiaodong Mountain and soon arrived at the stone bridge last night.
Chen Mu walked onto the stone bridge with a natural expression and nothing unusual.
Take a casual look at the scenery on both sides of the Bailang River.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of two pools of black blood on the ground.
The strong man's body had disappeared, and Lu Jin was nowhere to be seen either.
Who took the two away?
Was Lu Jin rescued?
Will the government intervene in the investigation?
Chen Mu walked steadily, with thoughts churning in his mind.
One died, the other was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
One is a brutal bandit who killed an entire family, and the other is the chief constable of the county government.