My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "We can build a morgue in the back mountain. I don't think it will have much impact then."

But Simu still didn't agree and was still looking for excuses to shirk. Jiang Li saw something wrong and said to Uncle Jiu, "Since Master Uncle doesn't want to, Master, don't force it. We can build a morgue and Master Uncle can stop by to rest when he passes by."

Seeing Jiang Li said so, Uncle Jiu no longer forced him and started chatting with Simu about daily life.

From the conversation, I learned that Simu had been to Qingyun Temple more than a month ago, so he was impressed by the increase in the number of pilgrims this time, instead of being surprised that his senior brother could build a Qingyun Temple.

After a day's rest, Simu set out again the next night.

Uncle Jiu found Jiang Li who was feeding the chickens and said, "You made such a wish for me before, why didn't you help me persuade your Uncle Simu yesterday?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't ask?"

Uncle Jiu pretended to be angry and said, "Let's talk about business, stop smiling."

Jiang Li continued to laugh and said, "Didn't you notice the reasons why Senior Uncle Simu refused? The first one made sense, but the next few were just perfunctory."

"So he must have some unspeakable difficulties, otherwise he wouldn't have told you the truth."

Uncle Jiu thought back after hearing this and said, "That's true, but why can't you tell me, my senior brother?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I don't know about that. Why don't you ask him next time he comes? But I don't think he will tell you."

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "Forget it. When he figures it out or the problem is solved, he will tell us naturally. It's useless to think too much about it now."

Then he looked at the unusually active chickens on the ground and said, "Have you found anything unusual after observing them for so long? Do they show any signs of being poisoned or going crazy?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I only saw that they were full of energy and jumping around. I didn't see any signs of being poisoned or going crazy!"

Uncle Jiu asked tentatively, "How about we try refining the elixir?"

Jiang Li said in a daze, "That's good, but how can I make the pill without the recipe?"

Uncle Jiu said sadly, "Yeah, what should we do? We can't find someone to test the medicine!"

Jiang Li tried, "Why don't we let Wukong try? He looks so much like a human, so he should be able to get some results."

In his previous life, Jiang Li had seen a video introducing that humans and chimpanzees both belong to the human race, and their genetic similarity is close to 99%. If nothing happened after eating it, then it really is fine.

Uncle Jiu hesitated for a moment but decided to give it a try. After all, the temptation of the blood mushroom was too great.

Soon, the two of them made Wukong "accidentally" eat the blood mushroom, and he showed obvious symptoms half an hour after eating it. He was completely unable to calm down and kept walking around the Taoist temple square.

He jumped up and down from time to time, obviously very excited. It took him half a day to calm down without any discomfort, not even a hint of lethargy. This made the master and disciple very puzzled.

Two days passed like this. Every day Jiang Li would let Wukong and the chickens eat a blood mushroom, but every time they would be excited for a while but then there would be no follow-up.

In desperation, Jiang Li had to give the remaining blood mushrooms to Uncle Jiu for safekeeping, while he returned to the shed where he planted the blood mushrooms to think of a solution.

Finally, Jiang Li made up his mind and brought 16 cavalrymen to Teng Teng Town. He found Jiang Youyi and asked, "Have you found any clues about the bandits I asked you to find out about before?"

Jiang Youyi said, "We found two bandit lairs, and we are still investigating the others."

Jiang Li asked, "How do they behave? Have they done any evil?"

Jiang Youyi frowned and said, "There is a group of black wind bandits with more than 20 people in Heifengpo. I don't know where they got more than a dozen guns. They specialize in robbing passing merchants."

"But because they never provoke towns with security teams, they have been at large until now."

As soon as Jiang Li heard it, he guessed that this might be the white gloves of a certain country gentleman, specially used to do some dirty things.

So he quickly ordered Jiang Youyi to find the whereabouts of this group of people, and he wanted to get rid of this group of bandits.

...

Three days later, after obtaining detailed intelligence, Jiang Li decisively led his men to their lair, and captured them all while they were sleeping, and brought back three captives.

They were locked in a secret room to try out the effects of the Blood Evil Mushroom. After trying it, they came to a surprising conclusion: this thing is completely harmless. On the contrary, it can greatly increase a person's strength and strengthen their physique.

After receiving the news, Jiang Li immediately had an idea. He wanted to form a group of soldiers to protect the religion. They would not cultivate magic power but only the physical body. Then, when the time comes, they would hold dual guns and become a Yan Shuangying Legion, right?

So Jiang Li began to cultivate more blood evil mushrooms, and the sixteen cavalrymen were the first batch of Taoist soldiers.

...

Two months later, Jiang Li, through taking drugs, had broken through to the level of a human master, and his Xuanjia Gong had also achieved some success.

At this time, he can condense a thin layer of qi on the surface of his body. Although it does not have much defensive power, it is still somewhat intimidating to ghosts.

The sixteen Taoist soldiers take blood mushrooms every few days. Now each of them can lift a 300-jin stone, and can be called a strongman. The price they pay is that their appetite has more than doubled.

Moreover, these people can recite the Divine Mantra for Purifying Heaven and Earth. Although they have no magical powers, they can calm their minds, which should be enough to deal with ghosts.

As there are more and more livestock on Caoping Mountain, Jiang Li moved the blood mushroom cultivation base here. Instead of the previous pergola, he built a small courtyard with high walls.

That day, Jiang Li brought 16 Taoist soldiers to the security team training ground, stood in front and shouted, "Are you ready?"

The one hundred security guards in uniform shouted, "We're ready."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Okay, let's go."

As for where Jiang Li was going to take his men, it was because after Jiang Li killed the bandits at Heifengpo, Qian Yongfu from Qianjia Town invested in and established another group of bandits, hoping that they would continue to be the Qian family's white gloves.

But who knew that they would get out of hand this time. This group of newly released bandits simply didn't listen to orders, committed crimes everywhere and continued to expand their team. A few days ago, they even directly attacked Qianjia Town. Unfortunately, they were repelled by the security team, but they also suffered heavy casualties themselves.

But this also strengthened Jiang Li's determination to kill this group of bandits and then take the opportunity to control Qianjia Town. If he wanted to expand his power in the future, it would be inevitable to annex the surrounding villages and towns.

Sixteen Taoist soldiers and one hundred security guards arrived at the ambush site that had been surveyed in advance as planned, which was the only way for them to go down the mountain.

Soon, a group of hundreds of bandits came down the mountain in a mighty procession, talking and laughing as they walked.

When they reached the marked point, Jiang Li decisively pulled the trigger, and then hundreds of Mogansinas opened fire at the same time, forcing the group of bandits to crawl back to the mountain stronghold.

Jiang Youyi led his men and chased them in. Then a fierce gun battle broke out in the village, and then the gunfire gradually subsided.

Twenty minutes later, a soldier ran down and reported, "Report to the mayor, the leader of the bandits has been shot dead, and the rest of the bandits have surrendered."

Jiang Li nodded and said, "Lead the way, we will go and collect the spoils."