Plans

"Haha, I'd heard about you, kid. Heard you got taller and stronger, but I didn't expect you to get this tall and strong."

Qin Gang chuckled helplessly, looking at the young man before him. As Qin Hao's paternal uncle, he was genuinely happy for the orphan.

"What's up? What brings you here? You haven't been training with the clan for days."

"Heh heh, it's payday! Besides, the clan leader agreed to let me skip training and decide for myself."

"You rascal."

"Wouldn't come around here if it wasn't for payday."

With that, he turned and walked towards the storeroom.

A moment later, he emerged with a stack of silver notes.

"Here, a thousand taels. Keep it safe."

"Don't flash it around outside, be careful someone..."

He trailed off there, glancing at the two-meter-tall Qin Hao and suddenly freezing.

Just a while ago, this two-meter-tall behemoth had soundly defeated Qin Tianze, who was skilled in Body Tempering and Muscle Tempering.

He couldn't imagine anyone picking a fight over a thousand taels with such a strong man.

"I forgot, kid. Even Tianze is no match for you."

Qin Hao took a silver note and examined it closely. Since reincarnating into this world, he had never seen so much money.

Although he would receive far more once he joined the Heavenly Dragon Guard, and it would be in Spirit stones, who would say no to more money?

"Xiao Hao, when are you planning to head out and explore?"

As Qin Hao was contemplating the silver note, Qin Gang's voice reached his ears.

Qin Hao looked at Qin Gang with a questioning gaze. He had planned to go to the Imperial Capital in a while, so how could Qin Gang know?

Seeing Qin Hao's confused look, Qin Gang smiled faintly.

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

"Even though you can't cultivate, the aura your terrifying physique emits is something everyone can feel."

"I doubt anyone in the village can match you now."

"Isn't it natural for you to go out and explore?"

Truly, our Qin family has produced a Dragon Seed.

Qin Gang sighed, looking at the young man. The Qin family was just a small clan nestled in Mangshan Village.

And now, they had produced someone as exceptionally talented as Qin Hao. He hadn't even seen his ancestors' graves smoking with good fortune.

Hearing the first part, Qin Hao's mind raced, thinking Qin Gang had mind-reading abilities. Only after hearing the explanation did he relax, otherwise, his transmigration would have been exposed.

"Heh heh, you're right. I do plan to go out and explore in a while."

"Alright then, kid, I'm heading off now, Uncle Gang!"

Having received the money, Qin Hao prepared to set off for the county town.

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

"Sure! I'm leaving now, goodbye Uncle Gang."

With that, Qin Hao waved to Qin Gang and walked out of the storeroom.

Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion. Although he had transmigrated and become an orphan with no parents and no cultivation talent, Thankfully, he had a family to rely on, and unlike in many novels from his past life, he wasn't kicked out of the family or bullied by his clansmen.

Instead, he had survived on the monthly allowance from the clan and wasn't bullied by his peers. No overly dramatic events had occurred.

Thinking about it, Qin Hao felt very lucky not to have encountered such dramatic situations.

"Off I go, time to head to the county town."

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

Saying that, Qin Hao headed in the direction of Li Kang's house.

Mangshan Village.

"Master, have you heard? Someone else has disappeared in the county town. They say there's a ghost causing trouble there."

Li Xiaohua said to her husband, Li Kang, beside her.

"Who told you that?"

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

"It was Sister Xiuzhen next door. She said she heard from Widow Zhao in the county town that there were ghostly shadows in the Old Zhang Family Residence, and wailing at night."

Li Xiaohua shivered involuntarily as she spoke.

"Also, I heard that many people in the county town have slowly disappeared recently."

"Furthermore, some people suddenly died in their sleep, without even a scratch!"

"Everyone in the county town is panicking now; you've been hunting in the mountains, so you wouldn't know about these things."

Upon hearing this, Li Kang's expression grew increasingly grim.

The last time he went to the county town to buy weapons for Qin Hao, Boss Yang had warned him that things were unsettled lately. It seemed that warning was true!

He had also encountered some problems in the mountains recently, slowly discovering that some animals had died mysteriously, their entire bodies drained of blood, and their flesh gnawed beyond recognition.

They also emitted a faint killing intent.

At the time, he had felt something was strange. Now, combined with what his wife had said, it was very likely the work of ghostly creatures.

In the county town, it was still manageable, but he had found traces of ghostly creatures in the mountains where he hunted.

Although he was a Body Tempering practitioner, he couldn't even handle ordinary ghostly creatures.

Thinking of this, Li Kang suddenly felt terrible.

"Eh? Husband, what's wrong?"

Seeing her husband's somber expression, Li Xiaohua also noticed something was amiss.

"Husband, could it be true!"

"Is the county town really haunted? What if they come here?"

Thinking this, Li Xiaohua felt her stomach churn.

"Don't worry too much, you still have me."

Li Kang comforted his wife, but his own expression didn't improve much.

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

"Uncle Li Kang! Uncle Li Kang! Are you there!"

Hearing this voice, Li Kang and Li Xiaohua were momentarily stunned.

He looked up, and the person arriving was the tall and robust Qin Hao.

"Xiao Hao?"

"Xiao Hao? Is that person Xiao Hao?"

Li Kang was fine, but Li Xiaohua, standing beside him, was unsettled. She wasn't unfamiliar with Qin Hao; she sometimes visited him and knew what he looked like.

However, when her husband said this two-meter-tall figure was Qin Hao, she found it hard to believe.

Although Qin Hao had been tall in her memory, compared to the person before her now, he was like a drop in the ocean.

Still unsure, she called out, "Xiao Hao?"

"Haha, Auntie, aren't you happy to see me?"

Seeing Li Xiaohua ask him with uncertainty, Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh. His changes had indeed been quite significant, and he could only respond helplessly.

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