The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 10 Old and New Grudges
In the memories he got from his original body, the cause of death of his original body's father Su Dahe was that he took the risk of picking mountain products on the cliff in order to pay off his debts.

As a result, he accidentally fell and his body was not found.

And wasn't it this awesome guy who lent money to the original body's father?

Now that Wang San suddenly shouted this, things became interesting.

Wang San finally breathed a sigh of relief and told what he had been holding back, in exchange for a chance to survive.

"I can tell you, but...but you have to promise not to kill me. Everything here is my fault!"

Before he could finish his words, the arrow that Su Yan had just wiped clean pierced Wang San's palm.

The pain made Wang San's monkey face almost twisted, making his appearance even uglier.

"Say"

Su Yan only uttered one word, but Wang San felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

He didn't dare to state any more conditions: "It was Niu Han and the others. Uncle Yamato said he had found Bao Zhi's whereabouts, so he borrowed 10 taels of silver from him."

"Uncle Yamato thought he could fill the hole by finding the precious plant, but he didn't know that Niu Han and his gang were greedy and had their men keep an eye on him in the forest... Later, I heard that Uncle Yamato fell to his death while collecting stone ear grass... It must be them who did it."

Wang San told everything in exchange for a chance to survive. He carefully glanced at Su Yan's face.

But he looked calm, as if his father had not died, and my heart skipped a beat.

"It's over, this guy might be murderous."

He kowtowed repeatedly, and the wounds on his body were pulled by the kowtow, causing him to suffer so much pain that his face turned pale and distorted.

But even so, he didn't dare to stop for a moment.

"Brother Yan, this is really none of my business. This is all done by Niu Han and his gang."

"Really?" Su Yan stretched out his voice, speaking meaningfully, "Then how did you know?"

Wang San froze in place, meeting Su Yan's gaze, and hurriedly explained, "I wasn't told by Niu Han's men to keep an eye on you. They said, 'That kid is innocent, his parents are dead, he's definitely not going to survive, and when they want to collect the debt, they'll sell him off to be a servant to a lord in the city, and then take over the house.'"

"Skinning and tearing bones, drinking blood and sucking marrow, it's really powerful."

Su Yan's eyes flashed coldly. With old grudges and new hatreds arising, it seemed that a fight was inevitable between Niu Han and his group.

“It’s none of my business.”

"puff"

Su Yan raised his hand and shot an arrow, killing Wang San.

Wang San was following him, and he was originally an accomplice of Niu Han so that he could integrate into their group.

However, he didn't want to bring up the matter of following and stealing the treasure first. This was just a coincidence.

"Niu Han's group of scoundrels are not like Wang San, a vagrant and scattered soldier. They lend money to the village and have some influence. It seems we need to think of a way."

Su Yan searched all four bodies. Apart from finding two taels of silver on Zhao Fu, he could find no silver at all on Wang San and Huang Tian.

The Yinshui centipede bit the wound until it became blurred, and then added a mouthful of venom to corrode it, completely destroying the injury.

Su Yan concealed his footsteps, then carried the backpack and walked towards the woods in the other direction.

Li Hu and his men gave away twelve taels of silver for free, and together with his own savings of thirty-seven taels, he had a total of forty-nine taels of silver.

If I go to pay the tuition for the martial arts school, it will be enough to sell some of the inventory in the insect world.

But Su Yan couldn't go down the mountain immediately. He had to return with a full load and at a different time so that if someone really found out that Li Hu and the others were dead, they would not notice him.

After the Yinshui centipede grew into a period of growth, it became more and more magical. Su Yan let it lead the way in the old forest for half a day and found a lot of Danzhi. He also dug up some Polygonum multiflorum in the ground, and the backpack was almost full.

Seeing that the weather was suitable, Su Yan found another way down the mountain.

Perhaps Wang San and his companions were afraid that the news would leak out, so these actions were all conspiracies. Although a day had passed, no one seemed to notice.

On the morning of the second day, after refining a wisp of insect essence, Su Yan, as usual, carried his backpack and headed straight for Shanji.

There were many mountain people going to the market together. When they saw Su Yan going with them, they couldn't help but show envy in their eyes.

The heavy backpack must be filled with mountain products. With this ability, let alone paying taxes, it would be easy for him to marry one or two wives, build a big yard in this village, and buy a few acres of land.

Su Yan's pace was extremely fast. It took him about a month to refine the Yinshui Centipede and constantly use insect essence to temper his body and hone his body.

Although his appearance had not changed much at this time, his body was no longer the same as before and was as strong as two or three strong men.

With a body like this, he is naturally faster than others.

Arriving at the Shanji Market, Su Yan went straight to the Baicaotang shop. Bai Shan saw Su Yan from a distance and immediately smiled: "Brother Yan, what mountain products have you been looking for today?"

"Wild Polygonum multiflorum, about ten years old, and Danzhi."

Bai Shan had dealt with Su Yan several times and was quite familiar with him. Knowing Su Yan's abilities, he naturally would not treat him as an ordinary mountain villager.

Taking the backpack from Su Yan, Bai Shan carefully took out the things, weighed them, and said in surprise, "I'm afraid it's more than ten years. I need to ask Manager Song to take a look."

Neither of them hid anything, and the mountain herders and herbal farmers who were queuing up were already whispering to each other, their eyes full of envy.

An old man in a gray-black coarse linen shirt smacked his lips and pursed them, saying, "It should be two or three taels of silver, right?"

He said this to his companion, but couldn't help but glance at Baishan.

Bai Shan said loudly, "As long as it's a potent herb with a long history, my Baicaotang will definitely not disappoint you with its price. If it's really fifteen years old, or even thirteen years old, this Polygonum multiflorum will be worth five taels of silver."

Polygonum multiflorum is quite large and is indeed worth the price based on its weight.

Not to mention the discussions among the three or five mountain people, Bai Shan asked another waiter to help and led Su Yan into the store.

Su Yan was slightly surprised. Bai Shan came over and explained in a low voice: "Brother Yan, Manager Song has already instructed that if you come here to sell medicine, he will bring you to see him."

'Meet?'

Su Yan suddenly felt confused. Although they had met occasionally, they were just nodding in recognition. This sudden meeting might have something else in mind.

"Brother Bai, what's the matter?"

Bai Shan shook his head and smiled awkwardly: "How would we know what's going on with Manager Song?"

As he spoke, he led Su Yan across the lobby, and after just a few steps, they arrived at the inner hall.

A small patio with corridors on three sides, all with wooden doors and windows, and the left and right sides are closed, making it look more like a warehouse.

In the middle of the patio, there is a rockery and a pitch-black water tank with water lilies planted in it.

Next to the water tank, Song Qi was sitting on a rattan chair with his eyes closed.

"Baishan, you go out first."

Song Qi seemed to have noticed them before the two of them came in. Bai Shan had only taken half a step into the patio when Song Qi's voice rang out.

"Yes," he bowed slightly, "Manager Song, if you need anything, please call me. I'll be waiting up front."

Bai Shan left, and Song Qi opened his eyes and stood up. "It's only been a few days since the last sale, and you've got some old medicinal herbs. It seems you have quite a bit of experience in finding medicine."

Su Yan's eyes flashed with a strange color, but his face remained calm. He thought to himself: "Bai Cao Tang has been established for 200 years. Even ordinary precious plants are just slightly more expensive medicinal herbs. They shouldn't be spying on my methods."

"It's all luck. I live off the mountain."

"With a few dozen taels of silver, you can neither enter the city nor buy land, nor contribute to your family fortune. Do you want to practice martial arts?"

Song Qi's deep eyes seemed to emit a ray of light as he stared at Su Yan with a firm tone.

"Yes"

Su Yan looked up at him without saying a word and replied.

"Not bad, not bad, that's an idea."

"Let me ask you, what's the difference between Three-Line Red and Blood Vein Flower?"

Suddenly, the old fellow Song Qi changed the subject and asked about identifying medicines.

Su Yan was confused for a moment and didn't know what Song Qi was planning.

"Three-line red has a boiling blood poison. If infected, the blood in ordinary people will become dry and boiling, and the body will turn red. If left untreated, the patient will die within three to seven days. It likes the sun, and the vine grows on the rock walls. It is red all over, and the flowers have four petals. The three black lines at the bottom of the flower give it its name."

"Blood Vein Flower, one of the precious plants, strengthens blood and qi and repairs tendons. It has no particular sunlight requirements, but is usually found in carnivorous areas. The flower is bright red and slightly thick, with veins on the back, shaped like meridians, and has no fixed shape. It can have three or four petals."

Su Yan looked at Song Qi: "Regardless of the efficacy, the difference between the two lies mostly in the back of the flower."

"Okay, okay, you really did memorize this Hundred Herbs Map."

After hearing this, Song Qi smiled and seemed very happy.

"Manager Song, I wonder why you called me in today?"

"Make a deal."

Song Qi raised his eyes and said seriously, "If you want to learn martial arts, I will show you the way, but you have to help me find blood tendon flowers in the mountains. I don't want them for free, I'll charge you 30% of the price, how about that?"

(End of this chapter)