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Chapter 65 Avoiding the Storm
Inside the warehouse, four corpses lay side by side. Their necks had all been snapped, and they had been stripped naked.
Zhou Ye then put the corpses into burlap sacks one by one, stuffed in a lot of large stones, and finally tied the sacks tightly with hemp rope.
Hemp rope is a common type of rope used on ships and is very common at docks. It doesn't easily rot when soaked in water, so it has a long service life.
In any case, Zhou Ye only needs to guarantee six months or a year. By the time that much time has passed, these rotting corpses, without any markings or clothing, will be unrecognizable even to ghosts.
After doing all this, Zhou Ye couldn't help but let out a few helpless, bitter laughs.
To be honest, Zhou Ye didn't want to kill anyone, nor did he enjoy killing. That's why even the poisons he developed were mostly non-lethal.
He entered the martial arts world solely for self-defense. But what kind of godforsaken world is this? In such a short time, he's already taken seven lives?
Why--!
It was already past midnight when they discovered the body; it was the perfect time to destroy the evidence.
Zhou Ye loaded the sacks onto the cart. Masked, he pulled the cart out of the yard and along the road used by smugglers to transport their goods, quickly arriving at the county town's dock. He then walked along the river for several miles until he reached a secluded riverbank.
Then we heard a few splashes of water, and all the sacks had sunk to the bottom of the river.
They pulled the cart away from the riverbank and walked another mile or so, this time just finding a random spot to dump the cart. Then they quickly returned to their home at the dock…
Because there are many large trucks transporting smuggled goods here at night, even if they happen to encounter other people on the road, both sides will tacitly avoid them. Many people will also wear masks to conceal their identities. And the government and the transport gangs will similarly tacitly avoid interfering…
Although killing is unpleasant, counting the spoils is very enjoyable.
They threw all the clothes into the stove to burn. Who would have thought that the first time they lit a fire in their new house would be because of this?
Next were the weapons carried by the four men, including long swords, daggers, and all sorts of other weapons.
Because martial arts were so popular in the county town, there were many people carrying swords and knives on the streets, so they didn't attract any attention.
For example, Zhou Ye, this woodcutter, often carries a long knife at his waist, a bow and arrows on his back, and several javelins on his shoulders. Doesn't that seem strange to anyone?
The two henchmen had a few taels of silver and a handful of copper coins on them. The charcoal shop owner, on the other hand, had more than 50 taels of silver on him.
On that stone-wielding man was a 100-tael silver note and five one-tael gold leaves. The price of gold was about 10 taels of silver. So that's 50 taels.
Undoubtedly, gang members also have their own survival experience. They usually keep this money on them at all times, so they can take it with them if they're ready to flee.
Actually, this situation is similar to Zhou Ye's. Didn't Zhou Ye always have quite a few silver notes on him? He had the same purpose.
There was also a gold chain and a jade pendant. These pieces of jewelry were not only good for showing off, but also easy to convert into cash, so they could be used when running away.
Interestingly, a carefully preserved package was also found on Stone Brother. Inside the package was a map and a small notebook filled with notes—clearly handwritten by Stone Brother himself.
After a quick glance, it turned out to be a treasure left behind by some bandit leader.
Legend has it that the notorious bandit had reached the pinnacle of martial arts, but was later wiped out by the authorities. However, his treasure has never been found, and is now beckoning to a destined individual…
Ok!
So it was because of this bandit treasure that Stone and the others forced themselves to explore the deep mountains?
According to the notes in the notebook, Stone should have already led a group there once before; the bandit's treasure was somewhere deep in the mountains. It's just that they suffered heavy casualties, and Stone himself was injured and escaped?
Seeing these things, Zhou Ye sneered. "I'm still waiting for Qin Shi Huang to send me money."
Putting aside whether this bandit treasure is a scam, the sheer distance of the mountains makes it impossible for me to risk going there. So... for now, I'll just keep it!
……
Early in the morning, Zhou Ye packed his things and went out. He had already left secret marks throughout the area. If anyone broke in, they would be immediately detected.
A short while later, Zhou Ye arrived at the Fenglei Martial Arts School. He exchanged a few words with Du Juan, explaining that he was leaving for a while and would be heading into the mountains again to "find some wild beef for his junior sister."
Finally, he returned to his home in the outer city. He also left behind many secret marks. After leaving, he chatted and laughed with his neighbors for a while, revealing that he had gone hiking.
Although the woodcutters will definitely search everywhere after Stone and the others "disappeared," and they won't be able to find him anytime soon, it's still best to take precautions and, ideally, return to his small home in the mountains to hide for a while...
Two weeks later, at the small community.
Zhou Ye was practicing basic shield bashing. His whole body was shrouded in mist. He finally put away the fish-scale shield in his hand and revealed a joyful smile.
Just now, my basic shield bash finally reached the maximum level, and I received the maximum level reward—1 free attribute point.
In the past few days, he had also made breakthroughs in other cultivation techniques and skills, which made Zhou Ye very happy.
First, I mastered the basic stealth and concealment technique.
While learning this skill is slower, yielding only 2 experience points per day, it is not subject to the time constraints of practicing martial arts techniques or other skills.
As long as you persist every day and maintain a state of concealment from time to time, even practicing while traveling in the wild, you can ensure steady growth.
In other words, it's actually a slow and meticulous process!
Furthermore, once mastered, one is significantly superior to a beginner. Whether it's concealing one's tracks or hiding one's breath, one is much less likely to be discovered by others or wild animals.
In addition, the Small Wind and Thunder Stance has also been mastered. Furthermore, the twenty-four acupoints of the dragon bone have been opened, and the work has begun to penetrate the acupoints of the hands.
In fact, according to martial arts classifications, opening all the acupoints on the dragon bone signifies the completion of the initial stage of entering the realm of internal strength, entering the middle stage. Opening all the acupoints in the hands and legs signifies entering the late stage of entering the realm of internal strength. Opening all the acupoints in the torso and head signifies the completion of entering the realm of internal strength, preparing one to break through barriers and attain manifest internal strength.
In reality, very few people categorize things this way, and some don't even categorize their own character data in this way. This is because the difference in strength is not significant, and they are generally referred to as "Entering the Core Stage."
Of course, the cultivation of the dragon bone is very important, as it is the foundation of all martial arts.
Therefore, after breaking through to the next level, Zhou Ye clearly felt that his innate talent had greatly improved. Although his innate talent didn't gain any points, it had improved significantly...