I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Originally, Zhang Lin, who looked dim, suddenly had a bright light in his eyes, "Please tell me, old brother."

Xie An spoke of his analysis: "The stall owners who died yesterday and today... are all mobile vendors whose businesses have been booming recently, and they have somewhat led the trend of our black market business. As a result, they have been killed one after another..."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Zhang Lin's mind, and he immediately took over the conversation, "The Plum Blossom Monster can't stand our black market doing well. He wants to curb the development of our black market, and even bring us down!"

Pa!

Zhang Lin slammed the table angrily, got up and left, "This evil thief is so vicious! I will report to the incense master immediately."

Xie An wanted to stop Zhang Lin.

After all, going to the hall to report such a major event to Incense Master Wei was also an opportunity to show off, and it should have been Xie An, the "number one leader," who went.

Zhang Lin's move was intended to steal credit.

"I haven't finished speaking yet..."

The above-mentioned purpose of the Plum Blossom Monster is only Xie An's preliminary speculation, and further verification and investigation are needed. What if it's wrong?

Xie An called Liang Zhi and carefully inquired about the business situation of mobile vendors in the recent period.

Finally, Xie An noticed two rather strange vendors: one was a fat man selling medicinal herbs, and the other was a brawny hunter with a beard selling the internal organs and tendons of fierce beasts. These two vendors suddenly appeared in the black market recently, and their business was doing quite well, and they came and went mysteriously. Every time Liang Zhi went to inquire and win them over, they dodged and prevaricated, and were very repulsive.

Because the two stall owners wore masks every time they came, Liang Zhi did not know their identities, but he could recognize them by their appearance.

Xie An asked Liang Zhi to pay special attention to these two vendors in the future, and to report immediately if he found them coming to the black market.

After dismissing Liang Zhi, Xie An returned to the room in the backyard, boiled water, filled the bathtub, and poured in Tiger Skin Yuan Soup, preparing for a medicinal bath.

Hoo hoo.

After the medicinal ingredients dissolved and emitted a strong medicinal smell, Xie An took off his clothes and sat in the bathtub, began to absorb the medicinal power, and temper his skin and membranes.

Suddenly, a whole day passed quickly.

As dusk approached, Xie An ended his day's medicinal bath.

Adjust the panel:

[Current Longevity Fate: Level 1!]

[Five Animal Mimicry Exercises: Nourishing Internal Qi (0/100)]

[Fetal Breathing Technique: Yin and Yang Intercourse (48/100)]

[Remaining Years: 33 years]

"Huh? Strengthening the internal organs... is complete! Stepped into the last stage mentioned in the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises book... Nourishing Internal Qi?"

"The remaining years have also increased by 3 years!"

Seeing the data changes on the panel, Xie An was overjoyed.

According to the records in the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises book, it is divided into five stages: Initial Understanding, Combination of Movement and Stillness, Combination of Spirit and Form, Strengthening Internal Organs (Strengthening Five Organs), and Guiding Qi with Intention (Nourishing Internal Qi).

It has been more than a year since Xie An practiced the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises. Finally, the internal organs were filled, and he stepped into the last stage.

Kung fu pays off.

"Let me see the progress of the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises now..."

Xie An left the bathtub, put on thin clothes, and practiced the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises in the room.

Fierce tiger descending the mountain, giant bear shaking the tree, white crane flying, ape arm climbing rocks, young deer wading in the stream...

Every move was released in Xie An's hands, causing bursts of sharp explosions in the surrounding air, and the ground also trembled slightly.

"I feel that if I continue to practice, the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises seem to have a tendency to advance to a killing skill?"

This was the first time Xie An had this illusion since practicing the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises.

In Xie An's impression, the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises has always been a gentle health exercise, similar to Tai Chi, light, slow and soft. Now that he has stepped into Nourishing Internal Qi, Xie An has found that the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises seems to be a little different.

But it's just a vague feeling, and it can't be realized yet.

After a moment of stunnedness, Xie An swept away this thought and continued to focus on practicing the Five Animal Mimicry Exercises.

"It seems... my strength has increased a lot!"

Now... it's very easy.

Obviously, it hasn't reached the limit yet...

Since there were no stone locks weighing more than 800 pounds in the yard, Xie An found another 200-pound stone lock. Then he tied the two stone locks together with a rope to test his lifting limit.

The result was that he couldn't lift it, but it was close.

"It seems that my single-arm lift should be 900 pounds. This has exceeded the power of a martial artist who has just entered the Refined Flesh Realm. I will go to the black market to buy a four-stone bow and match it with armor-piercing arrows. Even the Plum Blossom Monster can't stand it!"

If it was a three-stone bow, Xie An was not sure to shoot the Plum Blossom Monster to death.

But a four-stone bow is definitely enough.

You must know that the Great Qian Dynasty's measurement of heavy bows is much higher than that of ancient times in the previous life. In ancient times, the pulling force of a one-stone bow was about a little over 100 pounds. The Great Qian Dynasty is 200 pounds.

A four-stone bow has a pulling force of 800 pounds. With armor-piercing arrows, its power is extremely terrifying! Even a master who has just entered the Refined Flesh Realm will die if shot with an arrow.

Xie An suppressed the joy in his heart and began to feel the effect of Nourishing Internal Qi.

The result... is that there is no effect.

Except for the five senses being more sensitive and the six senses being clearer... there is no other obvious difference.

The sense of qi that Tang Qingfeng and Tang Qingyun mentioned many times... did not appear.

This made Xie An feel very disappointed.

After doing a lot of psychological construction, Xie An attributed the reason to the progress of Nourishing Internal Qi being too low. When the progress is improved... perhaps the sense of qi will appear.

Thinking this way, he felt much more balanced.

"Go change the bow, buy arrows. Deal with the Plum Blossom Monster..."

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Xie An put on his uniform, took the previous three-stone bow and quiver, and found a shop that specialized in selling bows, arrows, armor, and clothing.

The shopkeeper was an old fat man. He was very enthusiastic when he saw Xie An wearing a mask, "Executive Officer, what wind brought you here? Come in and sit down, I'll make you tea."

"Shopkeeper Liu, no need to bother, I want to find you to exchange for a heavier bow." Xie An directly took out the three-stone heavy bow and quiver hanging on his waist and put them on the counter.

Shopkeeper Liu looked very surprised, "A three-stone bow is already rare, you want to exchange for a four-stone one?"

"Yes."

Sensing the seriousness in Xie An's eyes, Shopkeeper Liu didn't ask any more questions, picked up the old bow on the counter and looked at it, "This bow is still very new. If you exchange it for a four-stone bow, I will charge you fifteen taels of silver more."

The greater the pulling force of the heavy bow, the higher the requirements for materials and workmanship, and the cost increases geometrically. A four-stone bow is not uncommon, but for the heavy bows later... ordinary craftsmen can no longer make them.

Xie An readily agreed, "Okay. Also, I want to buy a batch of armor-piercing arrows, do you have any here?"

Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile: "Armor-piercing arrows are prohibited items, and you can't buy them outside. But you've come to the right person to find me. I'll get them for you."

Soon Shopkeeper Liu brought a four-stone heavy bow and a handful of armor-piercing arrows, "Thirty arrows, I'll count you five taels of silver."

Xie An checked them carefully one by one.

The so-called armor-piercing arrows are specially made to break through the enemy's armor, and their penetrating power is extremely strong.

This batch of armor-piercing arrows is thinner and longer than ordinary cone-shaped arrows, and has a cross-shaped blade, so its resistance when penetrating armor is very small, and it can easily break armor with a strong bow and crossbow. If dealing with those infantry who are not wearing armor, it can even penetrate three people with one arrow, which shows its power!

Xie An picked up the heavy bow, pulled it to its full extent, and felt an extremely strong force. Then he put on the arrow, which was slightly heavy, but it did not affect the accuracy.

"Okay, this batch will do. Twenty taels of silver, take it."

Xie An paid the money, took the heavy bow and arrows and left.

Not long after, the black market opened.

Liang Zhi came to report that the fat man selling medicine and the brawny hunter with a beard had arrived as scheduled.

Xie An observed near their stalls, and sure enough, their business was booming, attracting buyers from all directions, and they even had to queue up. These two stalls alone were comparable to the business of dozens of other stalls.

After observing carefully for most of an hour, Xie An felt that there was nothing special about these two vendors. He couldn't help but wonder: Would the Plum Blossom Monster really attack these two people?

Xie An's understanding of the Plum Blossom Monster was very limited: he only knew that the Plum Blossom Monster was a bandit from Dayin Mountain, and he injured Wei Dian when he robbed the Chen family mansion last time.

Therefore, it seems reasonable for the Plum Blossom Monster to take the opportunity to suppress the Blood Ridge Black Market controlled by Wei Dian.

At this time, Wang Xiang hurried over and cupped his hands to Xie An: "Executive Officer, Great Executive Officer Lin Yun is here. He is in the villa right now, calling you to discuss matters."

Xie An was not surprised by this.

Zhang Lin had gone to the hall early in the morning to report, and since the matter was of great importance, Wei Dian would definitely take action.

However, Xie An had no intention of going, but said to Liang Zhi beside him: "Liang Zhi, you go back to report to the Great Executive Officer... just say that I am stalking the next potential target of the Plum Blossom Monster, and I can't leave for the time being."

Wang Xiang opened his mouth wide, feeling unbelievable.

The Great Executive Officer summoned him, but he didn't go to see him?

Liang Zhi was a clear-headed person, cupped his hands slightly and dragged Wang Xiang away.

After walking away, Wang Xiang asked in confusion, "Brother Liang, if the Executive Officer does this, isn't he afraid of offending the Great Executive Officer?"

"Idiot!"

Liang Zhi scolded: "Zhang Lin is rushing to report in front of the Great Executive Officer to show off. But our boss is steadily stalking the vendors who may be attacked by the Plum Blossom Monster next. Tell me, what will the Great Executive Officer think after knowing this?"

Wang Xiang finally understood, "One is rushing to show off to the superiors, and the other is steadily doing useful things... hiss. Our Executive Officer is really amazing."