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Chapter 86 The Fourth Layer of Iron Shirt, Wanted: Zhu Bao (Please Subscribe)

Three hundred and twenty-seven taels!

Zuo Chong alone had 280 taels of silver, which was quite a fortune!

"What a pleasant surprise! What a wonderful surprise!" Su Chen exclaimed with delight. "With these three hundred taels, I can finally upgrade my Iron Shirt skill!"

Without hesitation, Su Chen silently said to the panel, "Recharge!"

In the blink of an eye, all the silver notes in Su Chen's hand disappeared, and the number of times the simple mode of Iron Shirt was used on the panel increased by one.

"Activate Easy Mode!"

[Easy Mode Activated: Take a warm bath for forty minutes to upgrade Iron Shirt - Remnant Training to Level 4.]

A notification sounded on the panel.

"Let's not use the simple mode yet; we'll talk about it when we get back."

Su Chen shook his head. He was still in the middle of nowhere, where could he find warm water? He could only wait until he got back.

However, he had no intention of going back now. While he was secretly observing, he overheard Zuo Chong talking to himself and had an idea in mind.

"So, the purpose of Zuo Chong and the others' trip is to capture Zhu Bao, and Zhu Bao is very likely in Lianyun Village?"

This does fit the principle that 'the most dangerous place is the safest place,' but isn't this usually something that movies and TV shows deliberately portray?

He was a little unsure. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't choose to stay in Lianyun Village. If he wanted to heal, he could find any place. Why would he go back to Lianyun Village?
But then I thought about it, and realized I wasn't Zhu Bao. Maybe Zhu Bao really was staying in Lianyun Village.

"Lianyun Village has captured Linjiabao, and with their own wealth, they must be quite rich. Now that Zhu Bao is injured, if I can really get Lianyun Village's money from Zhu Bao, it will be very beneficial to me."

With my current strength, killing Zhu Bao would be as easy as crushing an ant... no, crushing a chick. I might as well go check it out tonight. If he really is in Lianyun Village, then we'll rob and kill him."

Having made up his mind, Su Chen spurred his horse and hurried towards the direction of Lianyun Village. If it were in the past, it would probably take him at least half a day to reach Lianyun Mountain.

With the help of Thunder Kick and Wind Chaser Step, his travel speed increased significantly, and he arrived at the foot of Lianyun Mountain in just two and a half hours.

He didn't know the location of Lianyun Village, and it took him a lot of effort to find the traces of Zuo Chong and the others. Following their footprints, he finally found the stronghold of Lianyun Village.

Just as Zuo Chong had predicted, Lianyun Village was burned to the ground, leaving behind dilapidated buildings that looked particularly eerie in the quiet night.

"Is there really anyone in such a godforsaken place?"

Looking at the dilapidated Lianyun Village before him, Su Chen became suspicious.

After observing for a while, he did not notice any unusual sounds, so he quietly entered Lianyun Village, grabbed a handful of ashes, and felt them.

"The temperature is freezing, but judging from the state of the village, it seems to have been burned down not long ago. Could it be that Zhu Bao came back on purpose to set it on fire?"

Su Chen guessed, and then wandered around the village, but still found nothing unusual, which made him slightly disappointed. Although it confirmed his idea, it also showed that Zhu Bao was not in Lianyun Village at all.

"Forget it, let's go back!"

After settling into a nearby inn, Su Chen asked the waiter to prepare a bucket of warm water for him. He then ate a simple meal. After finishing his meal, the waiter had already prepared the warm water, so Su Chen took off his clothes and soaked in the bucket.

After enjoying the experience for forty minutes, Su Chen's eyelids twitched, and the panel in his mind suddenly changed; the Iron Shirt technique went from the third layer to the fourth. "The strength...it suddenly became so much stronger!"

Su Chen carefully experienced the changes in the fourth level of Iron Shirt, and the most obvious feeling was that the force had become thicker and stronger.

This change is even greater than the change from the second to the third level of the Iron Shirt technique.

If the Iron Shirt Force of the third level is only as thick as a blood vessel, then the Iron Shirt Force of the fourth level is as thick as a middle finger, almost tripling in quantity!
"The three forces within my body have all become as thick as my middle finger. Judging from the force, my strength has at least tripled, but without a reference, I cannot confirm the exact amount."

Su Chen pondered, feeling both happy about his increased strength and helpless about not knowing the true extent of his power.

"I remember Master mentioned that Tao Dingfang's strength was at the Refining Internal Organs Realm. With my current strength, I wonder how I compare to him?"

Training the internal organs is a higher level than training the internal strength. It emphasizes the penetration of internal strength into the internal organs and mainly uses internal strength to temper and strengthen them.

Once you reach the level of "Refining the Organs," your five internal organs will undergo astonishing changes. When refined to the extreme, your internal organs will become as hard as iron, and you will not be easily injured even if attacked by force.

In terms of pure realm, Su Chen is definitely no match for Tao Dingfang, since he hasn't reached that level yet. But in terms of the amount of internal force, that's another story, since he has three types of internal force.

Shaking his head, Su Chen stopped thinking about it and lay down on the bed to sleep. After a long day of running around, he was also a little tired and soon fell asleep.

The next day.

Before dawn, Su Chen set off to return to White Stone City.

However, before returning, he changed his clothes. Yang Guo's identity had already been exposed, and Tao Wenxuan might have spies in Baishi City. Entering the city like this might expose him, and he would have to shake off the government officials.

It took Su Chen an hour to return to White Stone City, just as dawn was breaking.

Before even entering the city, Su Chen sensed something was wrong. The city guards were unusually vigilant today, questioning almost everyone they passed.

"It must be Zuo Chong's body that has been discovered."

Su Chen guessed, but didn't pay much attention to it and entered the city as if nothing had happened.

He was also questioned a few times, but Su Chen made up a random excuse and was then let go.

After entering the city, Su Chen inquired a little and learned that early that morning, Tao Dingfang was furious upon learning that Zuo Chong and others had been killed. He issued a city-wide arrest warrant and offered a large reward for Zhu Bao's head.

Security in White Stone City has become even tighter, which is why the city guards are questioning people entering and leaving the city.

To Su Chen's surprise, the wanted poster was not for him, but for Zhu Bao. Tao Dingfang probably believed that Zuo Chong and the others were killed by Zhu Bao, which is why he issued the warrant.

After all, Lianyun Village was wiped out in the morning, while Zuo Chong and the others were killed at night, making it easy for people to connect the two.

Su Chen didn't pay much attention to this. After returning home, he changed his clothes back into them, then slipped into the Lin residence and went back to his room.

Not long after, Hong Ming and the others got up and practiced martial arts. When they saw Su Chen, they all greeted him.

Another boring day began and ended, and so it went until the next morning when news finally came from Tao Dingfang.

(End of this chapter)