Yangping Mountain

After hearing about the benefits Tian Hu mentioned, Lin Sheng couldn't help but click his tongue.

With a monthly salary of three to two taels of silver, plus 20 jin of rock sheep meat, ordinary disciples of the Beast Hunter Hall received compensation worth five taels of silver per month.

This was truly unimaginable on Crock Street. A month at the Beast Hunter Hall was equivalent to more than half a year of hard work at the slaughterhouse, and on top of that, they could cultivate martial arts.

"Of course, besides these things, you will also be truly qualified to be taught martial arts."

Seeing the change in Lin Sheng's expression, Tian Hu smiled and said as he took out a small booklet from his怀.

"Raging Bull Fist is one of the basic martial arts of our Town Mountain Tower. It has unique advantages in strengthening the body. Although it is only a third-rate martial art, if cultivated to perfection, it can allow you to enter the Muscle Forging realm."

Lin Sheng took the booklet and flipped through it a couple of times. He felt a little disappointed because the booklet only recorded the methods to cultivate Raging Bull Fist to minor success.

At this, he couldn't help but ask.

"Captain Tian, is this just the method for achieving minor success? What about the subsequent cultivation methods..."

Hearing this, Tian Hu's brow furrowed slightly, and he replied.

"Minor success in Raging Bull Fist is already enough for you to cultivate. When you successfully complete Initiation and officially enter the Body Tempering realm, you will naturally be taught the subsequent cultivation methods."

After speaking, Tian Hu patted Lin Sheng's shoulder again, saying with a teaching tone.

"The Martial Way requires steady progress. Don't be overly ambitious. Otherwise, even if you have some talent, it will be difficult to achieve anything."

In his opinion, Lin Sheng came from a poor background but had decent talent. If it were any other new disciple joining the Beast Hunter Hall, he would have already reprimanded them.

"Lin Sheng understands."

Hearing this, Lin Sheng understood that obtaining the follow-up cultivation methods for Raging Bull Fist would not be easy. He could only sigh inwardly, but his face showed respectful agreement.

"Alright, you go change your clothes first. Someone will lead you to the barracks later."

Tian Hu beckoned a hall guard and had him take Lin Sheng to collect clothes and other miscellaneous items.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Crock Street.

In a courtyard with a considerable area, quite rare for a place like Crock Street, more than a dozen people stood.

A middle-aged man of medium build, with a gloomy expression and a beard, squatted on the ground, staring motionlessly at a corpse covered with a white cloth.

After a while, the bearded man slowly pulled up the white cloth, seemingly hesitant to face what was underneath.

Finally, as the white cloth was lifted, the head was revealed.

When the bearded man saw the head, which no longer resembled its original appearance and was not even human-shaped, the hand holding the white cloth tightened, and the sound of cracking bones could be heard.

Only when the white cloth was completely removed did he recognize the corpse as his beloved younger brother from its build and clothing.

The bearded man closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then covered the corpse with the white cloth again. He stood up, his gaze extremely cold, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes. He scanned the Tooth Gang members standing in the courtyard one by one.

The group immediately lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze. Most of them were Liu Yuanshan's trusted subordinates. They knew very well how obsessively devoted their second gang leader was to his younger brother. Now that his brother was in such a state, they could imagine Liu Yuanshan's mood.

Considering Liu Yuanshan's usual brutal nature, if they happened to cross him at this moment, they wouldn't even know how they died.

"Tell me about the killer you saw. Tell me everything, without any omissions."

The bearded man, Liu Yuanshan, spoke slowly.

The Tooth Gang members exchanged glances, and someone immediately spoke.

"The killers were two men in black. They were quite agile and managed to evade the crossbow bolts. Both should be Body Tempering realm martial artists."

After saying this, the gang members stopped talking, as that was all the information they had.

"Is that all?! A bunch of trash."

Liu Yuanshan spoke coldly. Before the others could react, he had already appeared in front of the gang member who had spoken, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up.

The gang member's face instantly turned red, and he struggled to breathe. He quickly said with difficulty.

"One... one of the men in black was hit by an arrow. Your subordinate... your subordinate has already sent people to guard the city gates..."

Hearing this, Liu Yuanshan still showed no intention of letting go. Instead, he tightened his grip on the man's hand until a chilling bone-cracking sound came from the unlucky gang member's neck.

Only then did Liu Yuanshan release his hand. The Tooth Gang member had already gone limp, with large amounts of blood flowing from his nose and mouth, clearly dead.

"Send people to monitor all the pharmacies in the city. Capture anyone suspicious. If you can't find the killers, you trash will go down to accompany my brother... Also, find out everyone who had a conflict with my brother during this period, anyone at all!"

A detached yet twisted voice came from Liu Yuanshan's mouth. The Tooth Gang members quickly responded and then hurried away, not daring to linger, lest they become the next unfortunate victim.

Soon, only Liu Yuanshan was left in the courtyard.

He quietly looked at Liu Ergou's corpse and murmured.

"Don't worry, brother. No matter who it is, I will find the killer and make their entire family pay..."

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, frowned, and turned his head to the side.

"Who?"

At some unknown time, a figure had appeared in the courtyard. It was a tall, thin middle-aged man with prominent cheekbones and a ferocious scar running down his face.

"Boss!"

Seeing this tall, thin man, Liu Yuanshan's expression of twisted grief eased slightly as he cupped his hands in greeting.

That's right, this tall, thin man was none other than the Tooth Gang boss, Meng Hongsheng.

"I already know what happened. Don't worry, this matter will be addressed."

Meng Hongsheng's gaze swept over the corpses of the Tooth Gang members on the ground as he spoke calmly. He then went directly to Liu Ergou's body, pulled back the red cloth, and paused his gaze on him, especially on his severely injured head. Afterward, he examined the other corpses one by one.

"Boss, can you tell anything?"

Liu Yuanshan couldn't help but ask. Although they were both at the Muscle Forging realm, he understood the gap between them. In terms of strength, insight, and experience, the other man was far superior.

Especially since Meng Hongsheng, in addition to being a martial artist, was also skilled in medicine. Perhaps he could discern something from the corpses.

"It was the same person who attacked. They had great strength, and their skill level should be in the upper tier of the Body Tempering realm. However, their movements lacked any discernible pattern, making it impossible to identify their specific style. Of course, it's also possible they did it intentionally."

Meng Hongsheng stated his opinion directly.

"Huh."

Suddenly, his brow furrowed, and his nostrils twitched as if he had smelled something. He leaned closer to Liu Ergou's body and began to sniff carefully.

"This... smells like Fish Fat Grass..."

After a while, he seemed to recall something and murmured.

He was indeed skilled in medicine, and his talent was extraordinary. His sense of smell was naturally much stronger than that of ordinary people. At this moment, he had already determined what the strange scent on Liu Ergou's body was.