Chen Sanshi covered his face, with a long spear and bow strapped to his back. He raced like wind and lightning, reaching Second Mountain at the fastest speed possible.
The night was black and the wind was high; the bright moon had vanished.
He concealed himself in a deep mountain valley. Apart from the rustling of nocturnal creatures, there was no other movement around him.
Only in the direction of the medicine valley did a faint orange-yellow glow shine.
Quite a few martial arts school disciples stood guard at the entrance.
"Something's definitely fishy in there!"
Chen Sanshi slipped into the dense forest nearby.
With Tracking at his side, even in darkness so black one could not see a hand before one's face, he could easily perceive every movement around him. Before long, he found a rugged, difficult path that would let him approach the medicine valley without being discovered.
He climbed into a large tree above the side of the medicine valley.
Chen Sanshi quietly observed the layout within the valley.
It really was a medicinal garden, not a disguise. Plenty of Medicinal Materials were planted both inside and out.
"I'll pack them up and take them away later."
"Should've brought a sack!"
"They're all silver!"
His mouth watered just looking at them.
Even after being bled dry by Xiang Tingchun so often lately, the martial arts school was still swimming in money.
"Business first."
Chen Sanshi counted carefully.
There were roughly seven or eight disciples guarding the various entrances to the medicine valley.
Fortunately, they were fairly spread out, so they would not be hard to deal with.
With a casual touch, he accurately selected a Plum Needle Arrow from the many varieties of arrows at his waist.
This arrow lived up to its name: its tip was