Chapter 98: The Ghost in the Martial Arts Hall
Are there a group of people trying to sneak into their martial arts school?

During the day, Di Yun had just said that someone was going to come to the martial arts gym to steal, but he didn't expect that they would come so soon.

However, it seems that these guys are not very strong and their tracks were exposed as soon as they came in.

Di Yun also had a hint of excitement on his face.

He was enjoying the feeling of having his own little nest when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from the martial arts gym.

Di Yun ran out in a hurry and just happened to see these two people running towards him, with several martial arts school disciples chasing after them.

Di Yun was standing in front of them.

In a hurry, the two men fought with Di Yun, but were beaten back by Di Yun one by one, and fell to the ground injured.

Both of them were only at the post-natal realm, but their internal strength was far inferior to Di Yun's Shen Zhao Jing, and they were unable to take even a single palm strike.

Di Yun was very excited after making a contribution on the first day in the martial arts hall. He felt that he was not a worthless person and was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

As they were talking, several martial arts disciples from the back caught up and pinned down the two injured people.

These martial arts school disciples were all a little out of breath.

They were not weak compared to the ordinary people of the same realm outside, but they almost couldn't keep up with these two guys.

The fighting ability of these two people is average, but their lightness skills are quite strong. Fortunately, Di Yun intercepted them in front.

Li Ming didn't have time to say much to them and disappeared in a flash.

When he reappeared, he was already in the backyard.

Looking around, I saw seven or eight warriors in night clothes being besieged by disciples from the martial arts school.

The disciples formed two Tiangang Beidou formations, trapped them inside, and launched wave after wave of attacks.

Yang Guo also participated in the battle, and Lin Pingzhi stood by, guarding against any other special situations.

Although there are some innate realm among the people who sneaked in, their strength seems to be very ordinary. Now they are in a dilemma and can hardly cope with it.

"what!"

"Ouch..."

Accompanied by screams, two more people were shot and fell to the ground.

The remaining people felt even greater pressure, and soon they were defeated by the Tiangang Beidou Formation.

Yang Guo's figure flashed by lightly, and he pointed the jade flute in his hand, and the powerful force shot out, easily sealing the acupuncture points on the bodies of several people, making them unable to move. Even committing suicide became a luxury.

"Master!"

"Master!"

When the disciples saw Li Ming appear, they all saluted excitedly.

Although this group of guys sneaking into the martial arts gym did make them nervous.

But the opponent's strength was not very good, and only a small number of disciples took action and formed the Tiangang Big Dipper Formation, and they were defeated, which was basically not challenging.

Now that they have gone through actual combat, the self-confidence of the martial arts school disciples has skyrocketed.

Among these guys who sneaked in, there were three at the Innate Realm, and the rest were at the Acquired Realm. Even if they were placed in the outside world, they would be a strong force, enough to challenge some small and medium-sized sects. But now they had no power to fight back against them.

This makes the disciples very proud.

The only regret is that when we first found them, a few of them ran away.

The people Di Yun stopped were two of them.

The battle came and ended quickly. Not to mention Li Ming, even Lin Pingzhi didn't have to make a move before they were all killed.

Seeing that there was no other situation around, Li Ming walked forward, and Lin Pingzhi and Yang Guo followed beside him.

Yang Guo was very perceptive and used Yu Xiao to unblock some of the acupoints of one of the captives.

The man moved his mouth and was able to speak, but Yang Guo immediately pinched his chin to prevent him from committing suicide.

"If you are not honest, the consequences will be serious."

Yang Guo threatened.

Even though Yang Guo had never done torture before, he was very skilled at it, and he learned it by himself, and it looked quite realistic.

"Who are you? Why did you sneak into our martial arts gym? What are you doing? Who asked you to come?"

Li Ming asked.

He felt that the combined actions of these warriors did not seem spontaneous and might have been organized by someone.

"I am Liu Sanqi, the Flying Jade Rat. I don't know the other people. Someone temporarily organized us together and asked us to sneak in here to steal. We were really forced!"

The man felt the oppression from Li Ming and shouted in panic.

Flying Jade Rat?

Li Ming seemed to have vaguely heard of this name. He was a thief with some fame in the underworld, and his lightness skills were not weak.

However, the martial arts school disciples present couldn't help laughing when they heard this name.

Because this guy doesn't look very good, with a huge head, ugly face, only a few sparse hairs on top of his head, and a bumpy face.

Just by hearing the nickname, I thought he was a handsome and elegant thief, but when I saw him in person, I really had no idea where the jade was.

"Someone organized you? Who?"

Li Ming frowned slightly and asked.

"I do not know about this……"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Guo's jade flute had already pressed against his acupuncture points, ready to exert its power to make him suffer.

Realizing Yang Guo's intention, Liu Sanqi shouted hurriedly.

"I'm telling the truth. We really don't know his identity. We are just controlled by him. Otherwise, with our limited strength, we wouldn't dare to come and cause trouble for Master Li!"

Seeing Liu Sanqi's face full of fear and anxiety, he seemed to be about to cry, so it didn't seem like he was lying.

Li Ming winked at Yang Guo, asking him to stop for a moment.

"Then tell me clearly how this person controls you, and..."

Li Ming was about to ask in detail when he suddenly noticed that Liu Sanqi's expression froze, then pain flashed in his eyes, and the muscles on his face began to twist.

"Ok?"

Yang Guo, who was standing next to him, was surprised and looked up at his master: "It's not me, I haven't done anything yet."

"not good!"

Li Ming hurried forward and grabbed the other person.

A trace of Xiaoyao's internal energy was injected, and he immediately noticed that a black gas was spreading in the opponent's meridians, causing great damage.

This is poisoning!
Li Ming figured it out immediately.

But now it is too late to save them.

Almost at the same time, the faces of the other restrained warriors also twitched in pain and trembled continuously.

Soon he vomited black blood and died.

Li Ming threw Liu Sanqi aside and watched his body collapse.

At the same time, Li Ming suddenly turned his head and looked around vigilantly.

These warriors who sneaked in were all poisoned, but the poison in their bodies would not break out at such a coincidence.

It's obvious that someone is secretly manipulating this!
This means that the people hiding in the dark can see what is happening here, and then use some secret method to activate the poison after they are captured to ensure that they do not leak more information.

The other party must be nearby.

Li Ming looked around but found nothing.

He then jumped up, his figure so fast that it was almost invisible, and patrolled the area around the martial arts gym in the dark.

Including places with wide views, such as rooftops and walls near martial arts schools.

However, still nothing was found.

This surprised Li Ming.

With his strength, if someone was hiding nearby, he would be able to find them.

Moreover, his perception is extremely sharp, and he will not miss anyone lurking nearby.

After a while, Li Ming returned to the courtyard and saw that the warriors were already dead.

He told his disciples to deal with it and search them for any clues.

The disciples were very familiar with these matters and quickly cleaned up the mess with swift hands and feet.

Li Ming looked around and found that these warriors who had sneaked in could only get as close as the outside of the library courtyard. They were discovered before they could get in.

There was no other loss. After looking around, Li Ming returned to the front yard.

The two people injured by Di Yun just now also died of poison and did not leave any valuable information.

While the disciples were dealing with it, Di Yun looked a little frustrated.

Li Ming came over to comfort her.

"Not bad, not bad, Di Yun, you did a great job this time."

With Li Ming's encouragement, Di Yun felt much more relaxed.

This incident passed very quickly without causing any waves, and no news of it left the martial arts school.

The disciples of the martial arts school had caught some thieves who wanted to sneak in before. This time there were just more of them and there was no major loss, so they didn’t take it seriously.

Early the next morning, I practiced martial arts as usual.

Lin Pingzhi and Yang Guo, as direct disciples, were quite concerned, but after watching for a while and not noticing anything unusual, they gradually relaxed.

After completing the morning training, lunch is the time for the martial arts school disciples to eat and rest.

But Lin Pingzhi was different from the others. He quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice to save time, and then went to the backyard alone.

After saying hello to the disciples in charge of guarding the area, Lin Pingzhi entered the backyard.

He first searched for some information in the library and studied the tricks of practicing the Red Snake Palm in the Five Poison Secrets. Coincidentally, he met Yang Guo here who was reading a medical book.

At this point, only they can appear on the second floor of the library, because no one else has the authority to enter here. Currently, during non-opening hours, only their direct disciples can come in to read.

What Yang Guo was reading was the Diegu Medical Scripture that Li Ming had placed here.

Because it is not a martial arts technique, it usually has limited appeal to other people and few people read it.

But Yang Guo was fascinated by it.

He had been learning the basics of medicine for a period of time from the doctor hired by the martial arts school. He made rapid progress and began to feel a little dissatisfied.

As soon as I came into contact with the Diegu Medical Classics, it was like opening the door to a new world, and I was immediately attracted by its contents.

Many of the concepts and techniques in Diegu Medical Classics were never heard of before. Even when he asked the doctors in Xuejiazhuang, the doctors said they had never heard of them.

In recent days, Yang Guo has been using his free time to study as if he had discovered a treasure.

Yang Guo in particular was extremely intelligent and had a very good memory. He could memorize some parts by heart after reading them several times.

As he read, he was thinking about sharing the contents with Zi Yu.

Although the girl was disabled, she was more interested in medicine than himself. After studying together for a period of time, Yang Guo and she had become very close.

Currently, Zi Yu does not have the reading privileges to access the library here, so Yang Guo plans to memorize the contents of the Die Valley Medical Classics and share them with her.

Noticing Lin Pingzhi, Yang Guo looked up and smiled at him, then continued to immerse himself in the contents of the medical classics.

Lin Pingzhi did not stay here for long. He left the library and went directly to another room.

He didn't walk in a straight line after entering the door. Instead, he walked around several floor tiles and took a few steps back and forth before turning the hidden machine in the room.

The wall next to it moved with a click, revealing the space inside.

Lin Pingzhi stepped inside, and soon the wall returned to its original state and became tightly sealed, with no sign of abnormality visible from the outside.

The space inside was connected to the passage below. After Lin Pingzhi went down, he came to the cold jade bed. He sat on it with ease and began to practice his internal skills.

This is Lin Pingzhi's daily project.

He carries a deep blood feud and is one of the hardest-working people in the martial arts gym. Even when other brothers are resting, Lin Pingzhi will seize the time to improve his internal strength.

Ever since Yue Qing transformed this place, he set up secret rooms, mechanisms and secret passages, and the cold jade bed was moved here.

The passage leading in from the outside was full of traps. Even Lin Pingzhi didn't know the full picture and could only make sure not to trigger any of the traps.

The only person who knows the entire layout here is Li Ming, besides the designer Yue Qing.

And there is more than one way leading to the cold jade bed.

Normally, if other core disciples in the martial arts hall need to use the bed, Li Ming will bring them from another secret passage and have them take turns using the cold jade bed to increase their internal strength.

The other disciples certainly were not as free as Lin Pingzhi to use it at will, and they were even less aware of the traps and ambushes along the way.

Lin Pingzhi sat upright on the cold jade bed and quickly activated his internal energy, entering a stage of concentration.

But he didn't know that after he entered the courtyard where the library was located today, a pair of eyes had been secretly observing him intentionally or unintentionally.

"Junior Brother Qian, what are you doing here?"

As I was staring at the back door, I suddenly heard a greeting from behind.

The owner of the eyes was startled and turned around quickly.

He was actually also a core disciple of a martial arts school, named Qian Shouyang.

"Ah, haha, I'm just wandering around here. Junior brothers, have you all eaten?"

"Yes, let's take a short break and then continue working hard. Junior Brother Qian, do you want to go back with me?"

"Row."

Qian Shouyang laughed to hide his awkwardness and embarrassment, then left with his other fellow disciples.

These disciples were sighing as they walked.

"I really envy my second and third brothers. They can enter and leave the library freely, but we can only read in designated areas within designated time periods."

"It's okay. The owner is very fair. If we work hard and study diligently, we will definitely be able to enjoy this treatment when we achieve something in the future."

"That's true. Besides, everyone has seen how diligent Second Brother is..."

Several people walked away while sighing.

However, no one noticed that Qian Shouyang was abnormal.

It was time for the evening rest, and the disciples in the martial arts school, tired from a whole day of practicing martial arts, were finally able to move freely for some time.

Some disciples chose to go back and rest, while others chose to hang out in the Qixia Town.

The scale of the martial arts school is now quite large, with more than 200 disciples, including the core members and other disciples.

Again, most of those who were able to join the martial arts school came from well-off families and were not short of money.

With so many disciples hanging out in Qixia Town, it can drive a lot of consumption.

In addition, Qianming Martial Arts School is there to protect the safety of the town.

Therefore these disciples were very popular in the town.

During their free time, they often go shopping nearby and buy things, which also helps nearby businesses make a lot of money.

Mixed in with them, Qian Shouyang also walked out of the martial arts hall.

On the surface, he was just strolling around, but Qian Shouyang looked around as he walked, and even walked around a few times, only to find that no one noticed him.

When he passed by an alley in the town, he slipped into it.

This is a corner that no one notices and few people come here usually.

The alley is dark and damp. There is only a back door of a courtyard here, but it is always locked and generally not opened.

Qian Shouyang walked a distance inside, looked around, and had a somewhat nervous look on his face.

Soon, he clapped his hands rhythmically, as if sending some signal.

Look left, look right...

There was no movement around.

Qian Shouyang thought there was no one there, but when he turned around, he suddenly found that a person had appeared behind him and was standing very close to him, which scared him.

Qian Shouyang hurriedly took a few steps back, and only took a deep breath after seeing the person in front of him clearly.

"I say, Senior, could you please make some noise next time? You almost scared the hell out of me."

Qian Shouyang had a bitter smile on his face.

"Stop talking nonsense. Have you found out the truth?"

The man was wearing a gray suit, but his face was covered. He asked Qian Shouyang coldly.

Judging from his voice, he is no longer young and has a bit of oldness in his voice.

"Senior, what I can confirm now is that the martial arts techniques in the martial arts hall are all stored in the library in the backyard. However, I usually cannot enter that place, so I know very little about the specific situation inside."

As he spoke, Qian Shouyang handed over a piece of paper in his hand.

"This is the rough layout I drew, and the secret to quickly improving internal strength should also be hidden here. Senior, do you really want to steal these things?"

When Qian Shouyang asked, his expression was filled with deep worry.

(End of this chapter)