Plans

"Haha, I'd heard that you'd gotten taller and stronger, kid. I just hadn't expected you to become this tall and this strong."

Qin Gang looked at the child before him and smiled helplessly. But as Qin Hao's clan uncle, he was still very happy for this parentless child.

"What is it? How did you find the time to come here? You haven't gone to the lineage to train for several days, kid."

"Hehe, isn't it time for the monthly allowance? And as for not going to train with the lineage, the clan chief agreed to let me decide for myself."

"You brat."

"As expected, you wouldn't come here if there weren't a monthly allowance."

As he spoke, he turned and walked toward the storeroom.

Before long, he came back out carrying a stack of banknotes.

"Here, one thousand taels. Keep it safe yourself."

"Don't take it out in public. Be careful someone might..."

At this point, he looked at the seven-foot-two Qin Hao and suddenly fell silent.

A seven-foot-two giant who had beaten Qin Tianze black and blue just days ago, despite Qin Tianze being at the Body Tempering Muscle Tempering realm.

He truly could not imagine who would dare provoke such a burly man for the sake of one thousand taels.

"I forgot. Even Tianze isn't a match for you, kid."

Qin Hao picked up a banknote and examined it carefully. Since being reborn into this world, he had never seen this much money.

Though once he joined the Heavenly Dragon Guard, his Attendant stipend would far exceed this amount, and it would even be in spirit stones.

Still, nobody would complain about having too much money, right?

"Little Hao, when are you planning to go out and make your way in the world?"

Just as Qin Hao stared at the banknote before him in thought, Qin Gang's voice came from beside him.

Qin Hao looked at Qin Gang with puzzled eyes. He planned to go to the Imperial Capital after some time—how did Qin Gang know?

Seeing Qin Hao's doubtful gaze, Qin Gang merely smiled faintly.

"No need to be so surprised. Your strength is already no longer suited for staying in a little place like ours."

"Although you can't cultivate, the pressure radiating from that terrifying body of yours is something anyone can feel."

"I'm afraid there isn't a single person in the village who can beat you now, right?"

"Isn't it only natural for you to go out and make your way in the world?"

Our Qin Clan has truly produced a Dragon Seed.

Qin Gang sighed as he looked at the child before him. The Qin Clan was merely a small family huddled away in Mangshan Village.

Yet it had produced someone as extraordinarily gifted as Qin Hao. He had never seen blue smoke rising from the family graves either.

When Qin Hao heard the beginning, his imagination ran wild. He had thought Qin Gang possessed mind-reading abilities. Only after hearing the explanation did he relax, or else his rebirth would have been exposed.

"Hehe, that's right. After some time, I'm planning to go out and explore."

"Nothing else, then. I'll be leaving first, Uncle Gang!"

Having received the money, Qin Hao got up, ready to head to the county town and take a look around.

"Go on, go on. Come visit your Uncle Gang when you have time."

"Alright! I'm off, Uncle Gang. See you."

With that, Qin Hao waved at Qin Gang and left the storeroom.

Qin Hao felt somewhat moved. Though he had transmigrated here and become an orphan without father or mother, he also had no talent for cultivation.

Fortunately, he still had a lineage to rely on. It was not like the novels from his past life, where he would be expelled from the family and bullied by his clansmen.

Instead, he had survived on the monthly allowance issued by the lineage, and his peers in the clan had not bullied him either. None of those melodramatic things had happened.

Thinking of this, Qin Hao felt lucky that he had not encountered all that melodramatic nonsense.

"Let's go, let's go. Time to head to the county town."

"First, I'll borrow a horse from Uncle Kang's house."

As he spoke, Qin Hao headed toward Li Kang's home.

Mangshan Village.

"Dear, did you hear? More people disappeared in the county town. They say the town is haunted."

At Li Kang's side, Li Xiaohua spoke to her husband, Li Kang.

"Who did you hear that from this time?"

Li Kang's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he looked at his wife.

"That person—Sister Xiuzhen next door. She said she heard it from Widow Zhao in the county town. She said there were ghostly shadows at the Old Zhang Family Residence, and at night there were howls and wails like ghosts crying and wolves howling."

Li Xiaohua could not help shivering as she said this.

"And I heard that many people in the county town have slowly been disappearing lately."

"And some people suddenly dropped dead at night, without even a wound on them!"

"Everyone in the county town is on edge now. You're always hunting in the mountains, so how would you know about these things?"

As he listened, Li Kang's expression grew increasingly grim.

The last time he had gone to the county town to buy Qin Hao's weapon, Boss Yang had warned him that things had been unsettled lately. It seemed it was true!

Moreover, he had encountered some problems in the mountains recently. He had gradually discovered animals that had died for no apparent reason, their bodies drained completely of blood, their flesh chewed into a gruesome mess.

They also gave off a faint Killing intent.

He had found it strange at the time. Now, combined with what his wife had said, it was highly likely that ghosts were causing trouble.

It would have been one thing in the county town, but traces of ghosts had now also been found in the mountains where he hunted.

Although he was a Body Tempering cultivator, even ordinary ghosts were not something he could handle.

At that thought, Li Kang immediately felt as though his whole world had gone wrong.

"Huh? Dear, what's wrong?"

Seeing her husband's grave expression, Li Xiaohua realized something was off as well.

"Dear, it can't be true, can it?"

"The county town really is haunted? They won't come here, will they?"

At that thought, Li Xiaohua felt as though her whole world had gone wrong too.

"Don't think so much. Aren't I here?"

Li Kang comforted his wife, though his expression did not improve much.

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Uncle Li Kang! Uncle Li Kang! Are you home?"

Hearing that voice, Li Kang and Li Xiaohua both froze for a moment.

He raised his head and looked over. The newcomer was none other than the towering Qin Hao.

"Little Hao?"

"Little Hao? This person is Little Hao?"

Li Kang was fine, but Li Xiaohua at his side could no longer remain calm. She was not unfamiliar with Qin Hao. Sometimes, she would visit him too, so she knew what he looked like.

But when her husband said that this giant over seven feet tall was Qin Hao, she found it hard to believe.

In her memory, Qin Hao had been fairly tall and sturdy, but compared to the man before her now, it was like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

Still uncertain, she called out, "Little Hao?"

"Haha, Auntie, isn't it me?"

Seeing Li Xiaohua ask in such an uncertain tone, Qin Hao was amused. His changes truly had been rather great, so he could only answer helplessly.