30: Tongling Peak! Go up the mountain!

Thankfully, when I entered the city today, I didn't go with this guy and chose to enter separately.

County Yamen!

In the Yamen morgue, Zhang Heng's and the Huang Family's bodies were laid out on several simple wooden beds.

"Uncle Chen, what's there to be conflicted about? Both parties in the murder are lying here."

"In my opinion, it's better to just let the Huang Family take these domineering beasts back."

"Leaving them here at the Yamen is really bad luck!"

Liang Cheng looked at the corpses on the wooden beds with a disgusted expression, especially the pile of red and white mixture wrapped in thick cloth, and a still-opaque white bone next to it.

This beastly thing was still so repulsive even in death!

"Alright, go tell the people below to get some ice from the ice cellar; these bodies still need to be kept for a few days."

"Tomorrow morning, I will personally report to the County Magistrate, and the County Magistrate will make the final decision."

Chen Shi did not adopt Liang Cheng's suggestion. He saw that there were still some unresolved doubts in this case.

Moreover, the deceased was the County Assistant's biological son, so this case could only be reported to the County Magistrate.

As the morning sun first shone, golden rays pierced through the clouds, and the city walls of the county town seemed to be draped in a thin veil.

Shortly after the county gate opened, a horse galloped out from within the city at an extremely fast speed.

And the person riding on the horse's back was Lu Xuan!

To avoid further complications, Lu Xuan wasted no time and immediately headed to Tongling Peak, as Zhang Heng had mentioned, to search for the purple blood spirit herb.

Tongling Peak?

Regarding the purple blood spirit herb Zhang Heng mentioned and its location, Tongling Peak, Lu Xuan did not fully trust his words and rashly went to search for it.

Lu Xuan, who was well-versed in the experiences of countless Dao Seniors, naturally maintained a cautious attitude towards everything.

Therefore, before heading to Tongling Peak, Lu Xuan specifically sent people to investigate some detailed information about Tongling Peak.

After understanding the situation of Tongling Peak, Lu Xuan finally lowered his guard.

Tongling Peak was only a two-hour journey from the county town, and there was a village at the foot of the mountain where people had lived for generations.

Lu Xuan rode at full speed without stopping, advancing along the official road.

In less than two hours, Lu Xuan rode his horse off the wide official road and galloped towards a secluded path.

Soon, a large village appeared in the distance, looking several times larger than Liugou Village, which he had visited last time.

Along the small path, Lu Xuan slowed his horse until he reached the village entrance.

By the roadside at the village entrance stood a polished stone tablet with the three large characters "Chenpo Village" written on it.

It seems I'm right, this is the place. Lu Xuan carefully scanned the stone tablet.

Not far inside the village entrance, there were also villagers who had woken up early to do farm work.

Some of them even looked up and saw Lu Xuan at the village entrance.

Before long, a strong man with sun-darkened skin walked over. His hands were covered with calluses from heavy labor.

As he approached, he saw Lu Xuan's exceptionally handsome face and the Young Master's pampered demeanor.

The strong man, with doubt and his hands clasped nervously, then slowly spoke: "Young Master, are you...?"

Lu Xuan sat on his horse, glanced at the strong man, then dismounted, cupped his fists, and politely said to the strong man: "Brother, I am from the county town."

"May I ask if this is Chenpo Village?"

Seeing Lu Xuan being so polite, the strong man quickly said: "Oh, so Young Master is a distinguished guest from the county town. My name is Uncle Chen Dachun, and this is Chenpo Village."

"What brings the distinguished guest here?"

"I have come for Tongling Peak. May I ask, Brother Dachun, if you could tell me the way to Tongling Peak?"

Lu Xuan only knew that there was a Chenpo Village at the foot of Tongling Peak, but he didn't know the specific direction to go up the mountain.

"Tongling Peak? Then the distinguished guest has asked the right person. Our village has lived at the foot of Tongling Peak for generations. That one over there is Tongling Peak."

Zhang Dachun understood Lu Xuan's purpose and unhesitatingly raised his hand, pointing behind Chenpo Village.

Lu Xuan looked in the direction Zhang Dachun pointed, and in the distance, there was a tall and majestic mountain peak, so high that it seemed to pierce the sky.

However, before Lu Xuan could observe it carefully,

Zhang Dachun suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Lu Xuan with some hesitation, slowly saying: "Distinguished guest, you wouldn't be thinking of going up Tongling Peak, would you?"

"That absolutely cannot happen!"

Seeing Zhang Dachun looking scared and trying to stop him from going up the mountain, Lu Xuan was a bit confused: "Why?"

"Tongling Peak is too dangerous now. Half a year ago, something unknown happened on the summit of Tongling Peak.

All the wild beasts living on the summit went mad and ran down to the mountainside and foothills, sometimes even attacking villagers.

Fortunately, we have the village's Martial Artist security team, who can kill those wild beasts attacking the villagers.

If the distinguished guest goes up the mountain now, I'm afraid you will encounter those fierce wild beasts on the mountain."

Wild beasts from the summit running down to attack villagers?

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, but he wasn't too worried and spoke again.

"Regarding that, Brother Dachun, you don't need to worry. I have practiced Martial Dao, and dealing with some mountain beasts is not a problem."

"Besides, I'm just going to a place a little ways up the foothills to collect some herbs that are not available in the county town."

"Herbs?"

Zhang Dachun was startled, then realized that there were indeed many herbs on Tongling Peak.

A portion of their village's income came from collecting herbs from the mountain.

Lu Xuan then pulled out a string of copper coins from his Arms, about 20 of them, and handed them over.

"Thank you for leading the way, Brother Dachun. This is a small token of my appreciation."

"Ah? How can this be, distinguished guest, you...?"

Zhang Dachun looked at the copper coins in Lu Xuan's hand, appearing a bit at a loss.

"Brother Dachun, there's no need to be polite. I'll still need your help. When I go up the mountain, please help me look after this horse."

Lu Xuan directly put the copper coins into Zhang Dachun's hand.

"This, this, this!"

Zhang Dachun held the copper coins, looking somewhat excited.

After all, the money in his hand was equivalent to a month's income for him.

Zhang Dachun's face was beaming with an excited smile, and then he bowed to Lu Xuan, saying flatteringly.

"Alright then, distinguished guest, please come this way. As for leading the horse, leave it to a rough fellow like me."

A long while later, after Lu Xuan had settled his horse, he followed the strong man to the foot of Tongling Peak.

What greeted their eyes was a small path leading up the mountain.

According to Zhang Dachun, this path had been developed by their villagers for generations.

"Distinguished guest, this is the way up the mountain. Do you want me to go up with you? That way, I can also look after you."

Zhang Dachun scratched his head sheepishly, clearly feeling that he had taken too much advantage by accepting Lu Xuan's money, so he felt a bit embarrassed.

"No need, Brother Dachun, I appreciate your kindness. I will take my leave now."

Before Zhang Dachun could react, Lu Xuan's figure had already moved far down the path and then gradually disappeared.