Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 91 Ji Lang
Within one day, the news that the two masters of Yaowang Hall accepted the same person as their disciple quickly spread among all the major forces in the city.

"I heard that the young man named Chen Ku picked up Master Yang Luchan's Water and Fire Dragon Head Stick with one hand."

In the residence of Sui Youshiye.

Miss Sui Qingfang, who was applying flowers in front of the mirror, listened to the maid combing her hair from behind, saying as she did so:
"Besides, that young man doesn't have internal energy yet. I can't imagine how much strength he can develop if he develops internal energy."

The maid's fingers were tied together in Sui Qingfang's hair, and she combed it down row by row. Sui Qingfang's hair was very shiny and silky, like satin.

Sui Qingfang couldn't help but think of the small gathering that day and said:
"I have seen this person before, but I didn't think he was anything special at the time. I didn't expect... that he actually had such potential and talent. It seems that I underestimated people with grassroots backgrounds before."

This is really a tiger hiding in the field.

……

As for the sensational news in the county, Chen Ku's incident was just a small addition, just gossip among people after dinner.

What really caused a sensation in the county was the vegetable market incident two days ago.

Because Ping An Dao was involved in the robbery, the county government has issued a clear document defining Ping An Dao, which is active in the towns and villages of Baojiao County, as a "cult."

This is what the masters of various forces in the county really need to pay serious attention to.

…………

Chen Ku held a grand banquet in Hongyan Tower. Two tables of food cost him more than three hundred taels of silver. All the ingredients served were the best in Baojiao County, including precious fish and precious shrimp.

However, compared with the cost of this banquet, his daily income was dozens of times his expenditure.

With the momentum of the two masters accepting him as their apprentice, he solved the problem of sales of Wuchensha in his shop without any effort. At the end of one day, he signed a Wusha order worth 15,800 taels.

If you add the three thousand taels of silver that young master Chai Tiangui brought with him.

He earned nearly 20,000 taels of silver that day.

This is the benefit of having resources, connections, and a background. If you have one of them, you can live a decent life. If you have all three, it's hard not to get rich.

Soon, the banquet was over, and Chen Ku bid farewell to his two masters, senior brother and Master Ke one by one.

After returning to the Iron Bank.

The shop owners of those iron shops quickly sent people to sign the orders and presented a deposit of nearly 10,000 taels of silver.

And after getting the ten thousand taels of silver.

The changing chart that had been silent for a long time had traces of text again.

[The owner of the diagram meets one of the conditions for practicing the fourth transformation diagram]

【Fourth Change Diagram】

[Awakening conditions: 10,000 taels of silver, 10,000 jin of iron mother, one unique skill, strong cultivation, one breath of evil spirit of a peak demon, and 100 jin of demon blood of a peak demon]

(Note: After the transformation diagram is completed to the fourth transformation, the distance of the evil spirit that is unfavorable to the owner of the diagram can be increased to ten miles)
Chen Ku saw the last note.

Slightly absent-minded:

"So the Transformation Map can sense malicious intent and unfavorable factors towards me, and there is still a distance?"

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that before this, we always met in person or at a distance of two or three miles.

Now, after completing the fourth transformation, the range can be increased to ten miles.

He thought to himself:

"In the future, if I can expand this range infinitely, wouldn't it mean that in the whole world, if someone silently recites my name in their heart, disrespects me, or harms me, I will be able to sense it?"

I was guessing in my mind.

Then he looked up at the conditions for awakening the fourth transformation.

There are a few more things than what is required in the third picture, but it is basically the same.

"Iron mother? It seems that the water and fire dragon head stick of Master Yang contains iron mother. This kind of mineral material does not seem to be produced in abundance in Baojiao County. It can only be obtained in Qiulong Mansion. This is a bit difficult. Do I have to go to Qiulong Mansion?"

If he wants to master the unique skills, the Chaotian Stick has already achieved some success. With Master Yang's careful guidance, if he wants to master just one move, it may not take a long time, but considering his aptitude and talent, it will probably take about a year or two.

Qi Zhuang's cultivation level is in the late stage of internal energy, which is the same level as his senior brother Yang Shaoqi. He has not yet broken through the internal energy, and it is still a long way to go.

On the contrary, the evil spirit of a peak demon and a hundred kilograms of blood of an ordinary demon are easier to obtain.

A thought:
"The Tujie Institute has the opportunity to encounter a monster of this level. At the very least, it is already a peak monster, which means that the internal energy is perfect. Perhaps, I can try to play the role of a ghostwriter again and see if I can find a chance to kill a criminal with perfect internal energy."

The idea came to me to ghostwrite.

He couldn't help but think of the two human heads sprinkled with lime in the yard, which he had not had time to exchange for money.

"It's a good opportunity to go to the black market and ask about the procedures for ghostwriters to close cases."

Before Chen Ku left the iron shop, he assigned Wu Gui another task, which was to find a courtyard for him in the inner and outer cities.

Now that the shop is open and I'm starting to make big money, it's time to fulfill the big promises I made to my mother and sister-in-law before I left the village.

Bring your family to live in the city.

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There is a black market near Sheyu Town, and there is also a black market in Baojiao County, but it is not as big as the small black market around Sheyu Town. It is located in a small mountain valley.

This black market in Baojiao County is called a black market, but in fact it is a grocery market, and the power of the Liangjiang Guild Hall is behind it.

The Liangjiang Guild Hall was a brokerage firm that did middleman business. Some people even suspected that some small black markets in other counties were secretly controlled by people from the Liangjiang Guild Hall.

This is a grey area, but many people know about it. Even so, it can still be opened in the inner city, which is enough to show the relationship and power of the Liangjiang Guild Hall in the government.

Chen Ku secretly guessed: "For all these years, the Liangjiang Guild Hall has been able to stay in the city. I think it is not enough to rely on Huang Muxia, the eighth master. Based on my experience in my previous life, he is at most a white glove of someone in the government. I just don't know who is the third in command of this county and who is the umbrella behind the Liangjiang Guild Hall?"

County magistrate? County assistant? County lieutenant?

Chen Ku felt that it was most likely the county lieutenant.

After all, ghostwriting means that the government uses the power of civilian warriors to assist the government in solving cases.

As for the gray area like the black market, whether to clear it out or not is actually a matter of a word from the county lieutenant who is in charge of punishment and catching thieves in the county.

Since there is a black market right under our noses, but we don't crack down on it, it's like wearing leather pants over cotton pants. There must be a reason.

But whether all this was true or false, he could only guess and could not touch the truth.

This level is a bit far from his current status, and it is like looking at flowers in the fog and unable to see clearly.

No matter how you say it.

The black market made things convenient for Chen Ku.

Chen Ku wore a bamboo hat and put on the transformation of Du Xiaodao whom he had killed before. He only used nine ordinary wild beasts as sacrifices to completely transform the appearance of the leader who instigated the refugees.

He entered the outer city market which was under the influence of the Liangjiang Guild Hall. After entering, he saw everyone in the market. The people here lived here without hiding their identities, but everyone's face showed a murderous aura that showed that they were not good people.

It was like entering some low-down castle.

Chen Ku had been here several times, only to sell medicine and had nothing to do with other industries. This time, in order to understand the stronghold of the ghostwriter industry, he spent some money and asked the name of a building in a random shop in a local market.

"Gray Building"

Chen Ku walked towards the two-story restaurant which looked unremarkable and looked like a small inn.

When he arrived at the door, it was closed in broad daylight. Chen Kubangbang knocked on the door and it opened automatically, leaving a gap for him to enter.

There is a hall inside, which is connected from top to bottom. There is almost no one in the living room except for a masked man in gray at the counter.

I don’t know if he was the one who opened the door for Chen Ku just now.

Looking at the man of normal height wearing a bamboo hat coming in, the masked man in gray at the counter asked, "Ghost killer? Assassin? Customer?"

In a word, three questions, all of which are about identity. For a ghostwriter, he basically does the work that is visible, while a killer will take any job, and as for the client... he will naturally offer a reward.

After he finished speaking, he saw two packages behind Chen Ku, and it was basically confirmed that the person who came was not a guest.

Chen Ku said slowly:
"In my bag are the heads of two death row inmates who escaped from Caishikou two days ago. I came here because I heard that if I don't want to go to the government to claim the reward in person, you can hand it over to the government on my behalf and issue the reward at the same time."

"That's true, but there will be a handling fee."

The masked man in gray said calmly:
"You said those two heads are the death row prisoners who escaped from the execution ground two days ago? Are they Ni Kun and Lin Jiu? Two days have passed and there are only these two death row prisoners. No one has come to close the case. According to the government's reward, the reward for Ni Kun is one thousand taels, and the reward for Lin Jiu is five hundred taels. If you need us to hand it over to the government, we will take fifty taels of silver from the one thousand five hundred taels as the cost of keeping your identity confidential."

"can."

Chen Ku could accept the handling fee. After all, what he wanted was safety and security. If he didn't have to go to the government office in person, he could avoid the chance of some unexpected crisis.

Be steady, stability comes first in everything.

After saying that, he placed the package on the counter and asked the masked man in gray to verify his identity.

The masked man opened the package, looked at the human head preserved with lime powder, and simply probed Ni Kun's head with his fingers, as if he was using his internal energy to sense the structure of the head to see if there was any disguise or something.

A moment later, another head was examined using the same method.

Finally, he nodded to Chen Ku and said, "The head is real, I can give you 1,450 taels of silver, but there is one thing, if it is convenient for you, you can leave a code name instead of your real name."

"Code name?"

Chen Ku thought for a moment, then said:

"Codename 'Ji Lang'."

"Erlang?"

The man in gray showed no emotion when he heard this ordinary code name, which was as simple as "Big Boss, Number Two". But what Chen Ku noticed was his next action.

Then he took out a few silver notes from under the counter, added up the total of 1,450 taels, and handed it to Chen Ku.

Chen Ku accepted the banknote and asked:

"Is there any latest wanted list in the building?"

"Of course, it's free."

After the masked man in gray finished speaking, he took out another document from under the counter, unfolded it, and handed it to Chen Ku.

"This is a bounty list posted in this building. It contains not only government bounties, but also private bounties. If you are willing, you can accept private bounties. This building only recognizes heads and business, and will not ask about anything other than your code name."

Chen Ku casually flipped through a few pages and found that there were at least hundreds of people who were secretly bountied in this booklet. Some of them had crosses drawn on them, proving that the mission had expired or the bounty-bearing person had been killed.

On this list, the strength is arranged from small to large. The weakest bounty target is an ordinary person, worth ten taels of silver.

Chen Ku read from the beginning to the end. When he saw the person with the highest bounty, his heart skipped a beat.

"First on the bounty list: Yang Luchan of Yaowang Hall. His latest public strength is known to be at the fifth level of strong cultivation. With the help of the Violent Ape Thousand-pound Staff, he can exert a force of ten thousand pounds. Anyone who can take his life will be rewarded with 10 million taels of silver!"

Chen Ku was shocked.

Who is offering a bounty for Master Yang? !
Does Master Yang know?
As if sensing Chen Ku's emotions, the man in gray was basically certain that this was a new ghostwriter.

Then he said calmly: "The bounties for the first three have been posted in this building for many years. Not only Yang Luchan from Yaowang Hall, but also Nanli Li Yutang from Yulong Society, and the Thirteenth Young Master Xie Qingfeng from Chai Tie Pu, even those three know that they are posted here, but no one has ever been able to successfully take the bounty."

Chen Ku was shocked.

He knew that the reward for himself was posted here, but he remained indifferent. This shows his courage and confidence.

but,

The top three people with the highest bounty are actually the most powerful among the three giants in Baojiao County.

Who issued the reward?
He saw that from Master Yang and below, the rewards were 10 million taels, 8 million taels, and 7 million taels respectively.

Chen Ku continued to scroll down in silence.

Then, I saw an interesting bounty.

“A bounty is offered for the demon of Ping An Dao.

The reward for killing a Huajin-level monster ranges from fifty to one hundred taels of silver.
The first level Qi realm monsters have a range of one thousand to two thousand taels.

The second level Xuanguan realm monsters are worth between 3,000 and 5,000 taels.
The third level Jade Muscle Realm monsters can earn between 10,000 and 30,000 taels.

The fourth level Tongmai realm monsters have a price ranging from 100,000 to 1 million taels.

Kill a Ping An Dao incense master and you will be rewarded with one million taels of silver
Kill a leader of Ping An Dao and you will get a reward of 5 million taels of silver

Kill the leader of Pyeongan-do and you will be rewarded with 10 million taels of silver."

This is not an official wanted warrant issued by the government.

Who is it, or what force, that wants to make the entire Pyeongan Province disappear?
"Has anyone come to claim the reward for the head of the Ping'an Dao monster in the past few days?" Chen Ku asked.

The masked man in gray shook his head and said, "Yes, just two days ago, a few assassins killed a few people when the demons robbed the execution ground."

Chen Ku calculated the time.

I secretly said:

"Why does it seem like this was issued when Master Yang and Master Shang came back injured... Could it be that this bounty order was issued by Medicine King Hall?"

So he continued to look downwards.

Suddenly, at this moment.

[There is a person called Yao Wensu, the incense master of Ping An Dao, who wants to offer a reward for the master's life, which is bad for the master...]

Chen Ku's heart shook violently.

The perception distance of the changing map was, according to the previous farthest, that of Xie Gouzi, about a mile or two away.

just now……

At this time, a master of Ping An Dao was approaching here and offering a reward for him.

Chen Ku's heart was shaken.

Incense owner?

Judging from the levels on the bounty list, every leader of Ping An Dao is at least at the peak of the fourth realm, such as Yan Hongwen who fought with Master Yang that day.

why?
Why would Pyeong An-do offer a bounty to a nobody like me for no reason?

Or the incense master himself will come.

Just when Chen Ku's heart was shaking and his head was numb with thoughts.

Bang bang bang.

There was a knock on the door outside the building.

Immediately, Chen Ku's body tensed up. Although his shape and appearance had changed, he was still inexplicably nervous. After all, he had never missed the reminder of the change chart.

The man in gray just waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew over, immediately opening a gap in the door.

I don’t know whether this method is the ability of the Xuanguan realm or the Tongmai realm.

After the door opened, Chen Ku heard the footsteps of someone coming in from outside and spoke lightly:
"Open a private room upstairs and find someone to receive you. I want to offer a reward."

(End of this chapter)