Chapter 88 Eight Feet Step! A Great Harvest!
"Alright! We'll listen to Brother Su. We'll let you know as soon as we find out any news!"
Having understood this, the two spoke again to reassure each other.
"Okay! In that case, let's take a detour out of the mountain and leave after dark."
Su Hao nodded, then picked up Li Bin's body again and headed down the mountain.
As night fell, outside Shilipo.
He Dazhong brought a tow truck and took away the bodies of Li Bin and the other man, saying he wanted to transport them to their village for burial.
In the villages near Yanshan, hunters who go hunting in the mountains die almost every day. However, the deaths of Li Bin and his companion might lead to clues uncovered by the Black Sparrow Gate, so caution is necessary.
As for why they didn't just bury the bodies on the mountain, which would have been easier, it's because hunters have an unwritten custom or rule.
That is, if a hunter dies on the mountain, for whatever reason, as long as the body is intact, his companions must bring the body down the mountain and are responsible for burying it properly.
Otherwise, if the resentment of the corpse is not dispelled, it will follow the same person who went up the mountain for the rest of their life, and then haunt them and take their life at some point.
Su Hao was speechless at these rumors. He had just casually taken two lives today and realized how fragile life was.
With just a flick of the trigger, two bloody holes shot out, and that was it. There was no vengeful spirit to haunt him.
If there were truly wandering ghosts seeking revenge, then all the evil people in this world would have been dead long ago, and the vicious Black Sparrow Sect would have ceased to exist.
Although he did not approve of these customs, he respected them, so he helped lift the body onto the vehicle and covered it with a straw mat to conceal its appearance.
Uncle Chen also said goodbye to Su Hao, then picked two pomelo leaves and handed them to Su Hao, telling him to put them in his pocket so that he could cleanse himself of the dirt.
After saying this, he left with He Dazhong.
However, before leaving, Uncle Chen told Su Hao that he had contacted some people in Shilipo who specialized in collecting information.
Given their capabilities, they should be able to investigate the hunters who have been frequently interacting with the Black Sparrow Gate recently.
And that's exactly what Su Hao wanted.
After all, no one would feel comfortable being tricked for no reason.
If it weren't for his thorough preparations and breakthrough to the Iron Skin Mirror realm, these people would probably have already perished in the deep mountains.
If someone is indeed sabotaging things behind the scenes, Su Hao will not let it go easily.
Composing himself, Su Hao casually gave Chen Bo and He Dazhong some money, put the pomelo leaves in his backpack, and did not stay in Shili Slope any longer, but returned directly to Yanshan City.
His original plan was to stay in Shilipo for more than ten days and hunt as many strange beasts as possible.
But now, on their very first hunt, this has happened, resulting in the deaths of two people, which can be described as a heavy loss.
This forced Su Hao to reconsider his plan.
Next time, if he goes into the mountains, he should either go alone or find a group to cooperate with, but he should find a team of warriors who specialize in hunting exotic beasts.
People like He Dazhong and Chen Bo, despite having rich hunting experience, lack the strength to cope with too many unknown dangers.
At least for hunting alien beasts, it's still too dangerous.
When Su Hao returned to Hongqiao Town, it was already midnight.
After washing the blood off his body with clean water, Su Hao returned to his room and began to take out the cloth bag from which he had killed two Black Sparrow Sect members that day, and started to check the loot inside.
After taking stock, Su Hao was somewhat surprised.
He discovered that the bag contained four or five hundred taels of silver, as well as some gold leaves.
These gold leaves are valuable, even more so than silver, and are considered the true hard currency of the inner city of Yanshan.
In addition, Su Hao also found a black book in one of the cloth bags.
Su Hao's heart skipped a beat. He quickly opened the book, his gaze immediately falling on the three sharp, black characters on the first page.
"Eight-foot double-shadow step..."
Su Hao murmured softly.
"It seems to be a manual on leg techniques?" Su Hao's eyes suddenly turned fervent.
"Looks like tonight will be a big success!" Su Hao thought to himself with delight.
Leg technique manuals are extremely rare because they are incredibly difficult to master, and once mastered, they greatly enhance combat power.
After all, if you can beat them, you can chase them; if you can't beat them, you can run away, which can greatly increase your chances of survival.
After all, in a life-or-death battle, only by escaping with a sliver of hope can one have a chance to rise again; otherwise, one will only fight head-on to the bitter end, and there will always be a rock harder than oneself.
Su Hao never expected that after killing two members of the Black Sparrow Sect today, he would still be carrying such a valuable item!
However, thinking about this, he had to re-examine the mysterious Black Sparrow Sect.
Judging from the skills and cultivation of the two people who fought today, their strength should be among the bottom tier in the Black Sparrow Sect.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been assigned to patrol the territory.
Even so, the money and secret manuals plundered from them were enough to prove the Black Sparrow Sect's profound foundation.
Even ordinary disciples at the bottom level enjoy resources far beyond what ordinary people can access.
Compared to those who live a frugal life, it's like night and day.
Shaking his head, Su Hao abandoned his absurd idea of becoming an apprentice at the Black Sparrow Sect and instead continued to open the manual to examine the so-called Eight-Foot Shadow Step.
He currently possesses two martial arts techniques, both primarily focused on the upper body: one is a fist technique, and the other is a palm technique.
Although the combined power of the two types of Qi and blood is not weak and can make him stand out from most people of the same level, when it comes to speed and leg techniques, Su Hao is still completely clueless.
He now relies more on the increased physical strength resulting from his breakthrough in Qi and blood to boost his movement speed.
Moreover, it lacks any refinement and is extremely crude.
His current leg techniques can just make up for his lack of speed.
Fortunately, the two Black Sparrow Sect disciples I encountered today underestimated me. Instead of using their leg strength advantage to create distance, they rushed into the limestone to test their strength against me.
This is an extremely foolish choice.
However, it was because the two Black Sparrow Sect disciples were too confident in themselves that they were careless and ultimately lost their lives.
Su Hao seized this opportunity, judging the strength of the opponent's qi and blood the moment they made contact, and then used a heavy crossbow in conjunction with a thunderous attack to cut down the two Iron Skin Realm warriors.
In a life-or-death battle, only by remaining calm and clear-headed at all times can one defeat the enemy with a single blow.
If Su Hao had panicked after being ambushed today and hadn't been able to come up with a countermeasure immediately, it would have been hard to say who would have won today.
Moreover, this was not the first time Su Hao had encountered such a situation. After his previous encounters and the subsequent killing of the members of the Jingjiao sect, he often imagined various scenarios of himself being ambushed and devised countermeasures.
Then, through repeated practice in actual combat, it is perfected and eventually becomes an instinctive combat response.