Wu Sheng: I can adapt to evolution

Chapter 27 Climbed over the wall... and ran away?
"Is Master Lu here?"

"It's like this. The Martial Temple wants to investigate the abduction of the Heart-Eating Ape, and they think there might be other monsters in the mountains. So the government has issued a call for Master Lu Ming to join them in the mountains."

Outside Lu Ming's residence, the officers were talking politely to the martial arts disciples.

Several disciples were a little confused. Same recipe, same taste.

Didn't you come here just a few months ago? Why are you here again? We've already lost one of our masters, you wouldn't want this uncle of ours to die too, would you?

The officers looked embarrassed when they saw the questioning looks from the martial arts school disciples. They were just following orders.

Not only did someone die in your martial arts school, but one of our captains also died.

"My uncle is at home, I'll ask for you..."

Despite this, several disciples still turned around and went inside to report.

But they soon returned.

"Unfortunately, our uncle went to the capital to take the exam, and he just left not long ago."

The martial arts school disciples quickly came out to reply, but the content of their reply made the officers look at each other in bewilderment.

Are you kidding me? We just arrived and your uncle went to take the exam. This is too much of a coincidence. Is he deliberately avoiding the imperial court's call?

But these disciples had no choice. When they went to report, Wu Ma told them that just a cup of tea ago, the master suddenly shouted that he wanted to go to the provincial capital to take the exam, and then he climbed over the wall and ran away.

Climbed over the wall... and ran away?
……

"It's really funny. You actually want to summon me into the mountains? No way."

At the south city pier, people were coming and going. Lu Ming was playing with two iron balls in his hands, strolling leisurely along the river.

Although there was still only a layer of stubble on his head, the muscles on his face adjusted slightly, so that even the disciples of the martial arts school would not dare to recognize him when standing in front of him.

Lu Ming's hearing had evolved several times, and he could clearly hear the voices outside.

The last batch of warriors were recruited by the county government. Not only did they wander around in the mountains for more than a month, but in the end only one of them died. Lu Ming must have been crazy to play with the people from the Martial Temple.

If this delays my provincial examination, won’t I have to wait another year?
If you have the guts, just come to my house and deprive me of my qualification to take the exam. Even if I have to change my identity and start over, I will never tolerate you.

Anyway, for Lu Ming, all these assets were acquired in vain, so he didn't feel sorry at all.

"However, I've heard that warriors from martial arts temples are very powerful and can fight monsters of the same level head-on. I guess their martial arts skills are extraordinary..."

"How about sparring with them?"

There was still more than half a month left before the provincial examination, so there was plenty of time. Lu Ming thought it would be a good idea to contact the people from the Martial Temple in advance.

I heard that in the next exam, there is a high probability that I will meet disciples from the Martial Temple.

Just think of it as a warm-up in advance.

Lu Ming found an empty corner along the river, poured the liquid into the water, and then sank into the water like a swimming fish, without even a splash.

As soon as he entered the water, his gills opened quickly, his body secreted a layer of mucus, and the faint texture on the surface of his skin allowed him to better break through the fluid.

His body also began to swell. Not only were layers of firm, undulating muscles covering his body, but his stature also grew to over eight feet.

The arms stretched out, as if they could reach all the way to the knees, the hands became wide and broad, and the ten fingers grew nails like metal.

In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have turned into a monster that was the size of a human but not human.

And this is Lu Ming's true form.

He kicked off with his feet and shot out like an arrow.

Although the county magistrate was furious at not finding Lu Ming, this matter was an internal matter within Changning County, and it was not easy to complain to the envoys of the Martial Temple. Of course, the Martial Temple was certainly too lazy to bother with such trivial matters.

There was no other way, so the county magistrate had to ask for help from Old Man Yang, the Iron Spear. However, Old Man Yang had just lost a son, and when he saw that the court came to summon him again, he did not give him a good face.

The Yang family has people in the court, so they are not afraid of a county magistrate.
But in the end, he couldn't bear it any longer and had to send a few disciples at the [Strength Training] level to fill the number.

Then the county government found a few people from the Luo family martial arts school and the Chu family martial arts school, and selected a few yamen runners, and finally got the required number of people together.

……

"Master Yan, do we really need to ask them to go up the mountain with us?"

"I think...it might be faster if we act on our own."

The group went up the mountain, but most of the warriors in Changning County were at the [Strength Training] level, and they stumbled along the mountain road. The young man among the three Wu Miao people finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Not only did these people move slowly, but they also slacked off at every turn. In half a day, they had only walked less than ten miles.

Even the leading county lieutenant Lu Gao looked half dead, which made people really hate him.

The middle-aged man in the Martial Temple twisted his beard, thinking that this group of recruited warriors was really inappropriate.

Little did they know that so many people died in the last round of suppression of the monsters that the warriors of Changning County had long been frightened out of their wits. The fact that they were able to insist on going up the mountain with them was already a testament to the reputation of the Martial Temple.

If the county government relied solely on its own appeal, I'm afraid this group of people would rather run away than stay.

"Bu Chen, you're in charge of this area to the east. Find a few people and have them light the [Beast Attracting Incense] and keep moving east."

"Mingshu, you're in charge of the west. Have them light the [Beast Attracting Incense] and head west into the mountains."

"I will lead the remaining men south... If they disobey orders or slack off, I allow you to make an example of them."

"If you find anything unusual, release the signal fireworks immediately and I will come to your rescue."

The middle-aged man thought about it and decided that even though these people were of little use, since they had been called over, he might as well use them.

The young man and the youngster immediately responded to the order, each selecting a few people and heading off in different directions.

"County Lieutenant Lu, you and the officers from the yamen should follow me south."

The middle-aged man turned his head and looked at Lu Gao.

"Ah...ah! Let's go into the mountains, huh? Okay, let's go into the mountains."

Lu Gao looked absent-minded, which made the middle-aged man sigh in his heart. After all, he was a martial artist of the third level, so how could he be so miserable?

Although this civilian warrior is not very strong, his character is also so bad.

"These are animal-attracting incense. Light them up, then head south along this mountain path. My requirement is that each of you must advance twenty miles of mountain road today. If anyone dares to slack off..."

The middle-aged man gave some instructions, and seeing that everyone still looked listless, he frowned and suddenly stomped on the ground.

"boom."

The entire lying cow stone under his feet was crushed by him, rocks flew everywhere, smoke and dust rose up, and everyone was immediately startled.

The eyes of everyone in the county government office suddenly became clear.

Oh my goodness, this monster is not easy to deal with, and this old thing is not easy to deal with either.

Alas, why is our life so miserable?

(End of this chapter)