Black List Fugitive

The next day, Yang Ling had just gotten up when he saw Zhang Wei wandering around nearby.

When Zhang Wei spotted Yang Ling, he approached with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Brother Yang..."

"Yeah?"

Yang Ling glanced at Zhang Wei.

"I was wrong before. For the sake of us both being players, can you forgive me, Brother Yang?"

Zhang Wei repeatedly cupped his hands.

"If you've got something to say, say it. If you've got a fart to let out, let it out. I don't have time to waste arguing with you."

Yang Ling said.

Zhang Wei's expression shifted slightly. He gritted his teeth.

"Brother Yang, can we level up?"

"Level up?"

Yang Ling looked Zhang Wei over from head to toe.

Zhang Wei took a deep breath.

"I know why you're so strong and why you mine so fast."

"Go on."

"A while ago, I went to mine Fire Crystal Rock. As I kept digging, I suddenly felt a warm current flowing through my body."

"Then my strength increased by quite a bit!"

Zhang Wei said seriously, "I'm not superstitious, but I know this kind of strength isn't normal. It's impossible to change this much after mining for just a few days in the real world.

So I think that, as players, we can level up."

"Congratulations. You've discovered the secret of the Divine Realm."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

"Yang Ling, don't be so sarcastic. You knew about this from the beginning, but you never told me.

So I don't think I did anything wrong either."

Zhang Wei said.

Yang Ling waved a hand. "Get lost. I can't be bothered talking to you."

"Feeling guilty, huh? Hmph."

Zhang Wei said coldly.

"For the sake of everyone being players, I hope you'll share information with me."

Yang Ling immediately laughed. "What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Wei's expression eased somewhat.

"I want to know how long we have to mine before we can level up. Is there a way to see an experience bar?

Besides strength, what else can we level up?

There must be martial arts in the Divine Realm, right? Is there a way to learn them?

Or perhaps life professions? Where can we accept quests?"

"First, I have no reason to share any information with you."

Yang Ling smiled faintly. "Don't try to morally blackmail me, or I'll beat you to death. Here, you're a vagrant. If you die, you die. No one will care."

Zhang Wei's face changed dramatically.

Yang Ling continued, "Second, I haven't figured out any of the things you're asking about either. Once you figure them out, come tell me."

With that, he strode away, leaving Zhang Wei standing there with an ugly expression.

"Yang Ling, you haven't been here much longer than I have. Even if you can level up, you're only a few levels ahead of me. I refuse to believe I can't catch up to you.

You want to beat me to death? Then we'll see who kills whom!"

Zhang Wei muttered under his breath.

At the mine vein, the atmosphere was somewhat off today.

All the miners stood together, trembling with fear.

Quite a few mine guards stood around them, their gazes grim.

Steward Niu was currently following behind Supervisor Wu, speaking to him quietly about something.

After Yang Ling arrived, he too was shouted at and made to stand in the line.

"Could this be because of Fifth Brother? Does Supervisor Wu value his brother-in-law that much? That doesn't make sense."

Yang Ling remained outwardly calm as he stood among the miners.

Several veteran miners nearby were whispering to each other.

"Uncle Wang, what happened?"

Yang Ling asked curiously.

Uncle Wang made a silencing gesture, then whispered.

"A bad person has infiltrated our group."

"What kind of bad person?"

Yang Ling asked quietly.

Surely they aren't talking about me?

What kind of bad person am I?

"A fugitive. Someone on the Black List."

Uncle Wang looked solemn. "It seems he escaped from Green Mountain City and mixed into our group of miners.

Supervisor Wu is gathering all the miners to find that bastard."

So it wasn't because of Fifth Brother.

But what was the Black List?

Yang Ling humbly asked for advice and gradually learned some important information from Uncle Wang.

"The Black List is used by the Zhao Kingdom to hunt down martial artists.

Any martial artist who makes it onto the Black List can take on ten men alone, and they're all ruthless people.

You have to have committed the crime of slaughtering an entire household before you can get on the Black List."

As a native of Green Mountain City, Uncle Wang knew quite a lot.

"Martial artists? Slaughtering entire households?"

Yang Ling immediately grew tense.

Such a dangerous person had infiltrated the mine vein?

About an hour later.

All the miners from the village had been summoned to the mine vein.

Even Blacksmith Wang and the others were no exception.

"Is everyone here?"

Supervisor Wu asked blandly.

Steward Niu checked the roster, then whispered a few words.

"Fifth Brother? It doesn't matter if they aren't here."

After saying that, Supervisor Wu took out a portrait and held it high.

"This man is a fugitive on the Black List. His alias is Prisoner Slayer. The Green Mountain City yamen says he ran to our mine vein.

Now they need us to cooperate with the investigation. Look around yourselves. If you see any unfamiliar faces, report them to me immediately.

There will be a hefty reward!"

The miners looked at one another.

When some miners heard there would be a hefty reward, their eyes immediately burned with excitement.

"Hey, you look really unfamiliar!"

A voice suddenly rang out.

But the moment that miner spoke, his throat was slit, and blood sprayed wildly.

He clutched his neck in despair and collapsed to the ground.

The nearby miners panicked, and the scene became somewhat chaotic.

Zhang Wei and Lin Guoliang had never seen anything like this before. Their faces turned pale with fright.

Yang Ling's expression tightened slightly, and he immediately gripped the refined steel pickaxe at his waist.

His 12 points of strength gave him a deep sense of security at that moment.

"Prisoner Slayer, you came to my territory and still think you can leave?"

Supervisor Wu suddenly revealed a savage grin.

A figure came charging through the crowd, directly knocking several miners flying as he tried to break out of the encirclement.

Yang Ling hurriedly looked over, and the other man's status panel immediately appeared.

Name: Zhang Hao

Profession: Martial Artist

Strength: 13

Agility: 18 (8)

Spirit: 3

Martial Art: Zhang Family Leg Technique (Proficient)

Does he have some equipment that increased his agility by 8 points?

The thought flashed through Yang Ling's mind.

Zhang Hao was moving extremely fast and was about to break out when he saw constables appear in the distance.

He gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

But when he turned around, he saw Supervisor Wu.

Black Tiger Fist!

Supervisor Wu grinned and threw a punch.

Yang Ling instinctively glanced at his status panel.

Name: Wu Que

Profession: Martial Artist

Strength: 24 (12)

Agility: 8

Spirit: 3

Martial Art: Black Tiger Fist (Proficient)

24 points of strength!?

Didn't he only have 12 points of strength?

In an instant, Yang Ling seemed to understand something!

Whether it was Zhang Hao or Wu Que, their agility and strength boosts were probably related to martial arts!

"So that's how it is."

Yang Ling subconsciously clenched his fists.

He wanted to obtain martial arts more than ever!

Even the lowest-grade martial art would be of immense use to him!

Bang!

Zhang Hao's face was shattered by that punch. He fell in a heap of mangled flesh, but he wasn't dead—only unconscious.

Supervisor Wu looked as if he had done something insignificant, his expression calm.

After the thousand or so miners present witnessed this, their gazes toward Supervisor Wu became even more reverent.

That was a fugitive on the Black List!

And he was taken down with one punch?

"Brother Wu, your Black Tiger Fist has become more and more fierce. Hahaha!"

"I think before long, you'll be able to join the Mountains and Rivers Sect and become an official disciple of the Mountains and Rivers Sect."

A middle-aged man who looked like a constable captain walked over with a laugh.

Supervisor Wu smiled modestly. "No chance. I'm getting old, and my aptitude is lacking. Don't flatter me."

Mountains and Rivers Sect?

Yang Ling immediately remembered this useful piece of information.

Zhang Wei, Lin Guoliang, and the others silently remembered those three words as well!