Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 115

Chapter 115: Mountain Bandits Attack

The eyes of the many Qin family disciples changed.

As they looked at Chu Liang again, their eyes filled with much envy, as well as jealousy.

“So young, yet his wealth already exceeds one hundred thousand taels of silver,” Qin An muttered in a low voice. Just thinking about this number made his head spin.

Such an achievement, even for the disciples of the great families in the prefectural city, would be difficult to attain, let alone these Qin family disciples?

Although the Qin family was wealthy, there were many disciples in the family, and the silver that could be allocated to each person was not much.

For ordinary family disciples, a hundred taels of silver was already a huge sum.

Even for the most talented core disciples, their wealth would not exceed ten thousand.

Only Young Miss Qin Yu was an exception.

Among the many Qin family disciples, only she remained relatively calm.

The mindsets of the other disciples were all starting to become unbalanced, especially Qin An, who also had the reputation of a genius. He clenched his fist and couldn’t help but say in a low voice, “If I had this kind of luck and so many resources, I would have condensed my second strand of Qi and Blood long ago.”

“This Chu Liang’s luck is just too good. He gained so much from just one trip into the mountains,” another young man from the Qin family said.

“Heaven is unfair, why can’t it share some of that luck with me?”

“……”

Perhaps influenced by their mindsets, they all attributed it to luck, complaining about the injustice of heaven.

Chu Liang just smiled and didn’t say much.

He had also had this kind of mindset when he was young, so he could understand these Qin family disciples very well.

Before long, the sound of wheels came from the alley entrance. Wooden wheels rolled, and a horse-drawn carriage appeared in everyone’s sight. The carriage was covered with several layers of cloth, making it impossible to see what goods were inside.

Liu Changping drove the carriage, a smile on his face, and entered the alley.

He came to Chu Liang’s side, lifted a corner of the cloth covering the back, revealing the dark red demon beast flesh inside, and said with a smile, “Brother Chu, I’ve got the goods for you, not a jin less. The seller even threw in two pieces of Ice Heart Stone. This kind of stone can emit cold air, ensuring the flesh doesn’t rot.”

“Thank you for your trouble.”

Chu Liang responded, carefully examining the dark red flesh.

His nose twitched slightly, and he smelled a strange, b*oody scent, as well as the strong smell of many medicinal herbs and incense.

Around this thousand jin of demon beast flesh, layers upon layers of strong-smelling medicinal herbs were also spread out to mask the scent of the flesh.

The Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror also sent a prompt at this time.

【Barbarian Elephant Flesh: Low-Rank Demon Beast Meat】

【Evolvable】

Barbarian Elephant again.

The ordinary demon beast meat that Chu Liang bought from Wu Dafu at the county town’s black market was also Barbarian Elephant flesh.

This kind of demon beast was unique to the Southwest Barbarian Tribes. In theory, it shouldn’t circulate to the outside world, yet these merchants somehow managed to get it.

“Brother Chu, what do you think?” Liu Changping asked, observing Chu Liang’s expression.

“Not bad, it is indeed demon beast meat!”

Chu Liang was very satisfied. He nodded and handed the two bamboo tubes filled with bee demon honey to Liu Changping.

Liu Changping beamed, rubbed his hands together, and took the two bamboo tubes.

The transaction was thus completed.

No contract was drawn up, just a verbal agreement.

After all, the Blue Flower Merchant Guild was a major power, and Liu Changping was an experienced manager here. Even among martial artists with Five Strands of Qi and Blood, he was considered wealthy. He wouldn’t cheat Chu Liang out of this small amount of money.

Liu Changping tightly held the two bamboo tubes, as if he were holding the most perfect treasures in the world, and said to Chu Liang with a smile, “Brother Chu, if you use up these demon beast meat, be sure to remember to find me. You can send a message by carrier pigeon or through the courier station.”

“Yes, I’ll remember.”

Chu Liang was also in a good mood. He had finally obtained the flesh and blood of a ranked demon beast.

After returning, the pills for tempering his Qi and Blood could be evolved again, and his treasure bow, treasure saber, soft armor, hidden weapons, and various poisons could also continue to be evolved.

This trip to the prefectural city was worth it. Fortunately, he didn’t refuse the invitation of the Qin family’s young miss.

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After this, the Qin family members began to complete the transaction with the Blue Flower Merchant Guild.

The two parties signed a contract, and the money and goods were exchanged.

Having done all this, the Qin family caravan, with their empty carriages, embarked on the return journey.

In the entire caravan, only Chu Liang’s two carriages had goods. One was his large package, and the other was the demon beast flesh.

These two carriages were arranged in the very center of the team.

Qin Zhong patted the weapon in his hand and solemnly instructed the others, “Everyone, be careful. Mountain bandits have been rampant lately. Don’t think the way back will be easy!”

“Yes!”

The Qin family disciples responded in unison, raising their vigilance.

Mountain bandits were fierce, cunning, and extremely cruel, like a pack of vicious wolves, killing and plundering in the mountains.

Qin Zhong looked at Chu Liang and said seriously, “Chu Liang, you are in my Qin family caravan, so we will naturally protect your safety. But if the situation becomes too dangerous and something unexpected happens, and we can’t protect you in time, don’t blame my Qin family.”

“I understand,” Chu Liang said, cupping his hands.

“If we encounter an extreme situation, both my Qin family and you will have to give up some of our wealth to preserve our lives,” Qin Zhong added. “This kind of situation usually doesn’t happen. If it does, we can only blame our bad luck.”

After saying this, Qin Zhong rode his horse away to instruct the others.

The entire caravan moved slowly. After leaving the prefectural city, the view became wider. Near the prefectural city were all cultivated fields, which were relatively safe.

After some more time, the fields on both sides of the road turned into mountain forests, and the surroundings were overgrown with trees.

The mountain forest in the depths of winter was bleak. The branches were bare, like a group of withered corpses, swaying helplessly in the cold wind.

Unknowingly, it was already evening.

The caravan stopped to rest as usual.

A pile of bonfires was lit. The warm firelight dispelled some of the cold.

Chu Liang sent the two little rats out to stand guard. He lay on a mat, covered with a blanket, and slowly drifted off to sleep. He slept until five in the morning without realizing it.

The two little rats woke him up.

“Master, wake up quickly. Many mountain bandits have come to the surrounding forest!”

“Mountain bandits?”

Chu Liang opened his eyes, his gaze alert, and all sleepiness vanished.

The fire had already been extinguished, and the surroundings were pitch black. It would be another hour before dawn. The Qin family disciples responsible for standing guard were all tired and yawning.

This was the time when a person was most tired and most likely to let their guard down.

In the dark forest around them, mountain bandits were quietly approaching.

Their eyes were fierce, their killing intent palpable, like beasts staring at their prey. They moved silently in the darkness, making almost no sound.

It was clear that they were familiar with the terrain of this mountain forest.

Of course, the forest floor was covered with dead branches and fallen leaves, so it was impossible to make no sound at all.

“Crack!”

A dry branch was suddenly stepped on and broken.

The sound was very soft, almost inaudible.

But this faint sound, to the experienced Qin Zhong’s ears, was like a thunderclap.

His heart trembled, and his expression changed drastically.

Clang!

Qin Zhong immediately drew his weapon and shouted, “Wake up, everyone! Mountain bandits are attacking!”