In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

This is?

The group, who had originally intended to rest, changed their expressions upon seeing this scene, and involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

They looked at each other, bewildered, wondering what had happened.

"Some of these people... I've seen them at the temple before..."

Shen Qing frowned as he looked at the bloody scene before him, his voice low and somber.

Su Hao and the others all nodded slightly.

His gaze swept over the corpses on the ground and, sure enough, he spotted several figures dressed in black.

These people were dressed the same as the group they had seen when they rested at the temple.

Clearly, a bloody battle took place here after they left.

Su Hao immediately recalled the vigilance and wariness that group of people had shown when they first came in.

Clearly, these people were trying to avoid something from the beginning, which is why they acted this way.

However, just as Su Hao was about to look away, his gaze suddenly fell on a broken wooden box in the corner of the main hall.

To be precise, it landed on the items inside the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box, there was a white beetle with some golden spots, motionless.

Su Hao's eyes narrowed slightly. Seeing the others cautiously moving inside, seemingly wanting to get closer, he also stepped forward and took the lead in approaching the wooden box.

"This is…?"

Su Hao looked at the somewhat familiar white beetle and was immediately reminded of the black beetle he had seen before.

Although the two types of beetles are slightly different in color, they should be of the same type based on their appearance.

The one we see now is motionless and appears to be dead.

Su Hao's heart sank. Seeing that everyone else was focused on the corpses, he used the tip of his knife to pry open the beetle's body, revealing a roll of cloth underneath.

Seeing that there seemed to be some writing on it, he quickly unrolled the cloth. The words "Fragrance Insect" and some densely packed small characters were clearly written on it, which seemed to be information about this kind of insect and instructions for use.

This is a cloth scroll that records how to use the fragrant insect.

Su Hao glanced at it briefly, recalling the black beetles he had seen before and the mysterious man who had attacked him without provocation.

He seemed to have guessed something in his mind.

He then carefully packed up the cloth, and without making a sound, got up and walked towards the door.

By this time, the others had roughly determined what had happened in the temple.

It should be considered a feud between gangsters and martial arts practitioners.

However, the group didn't care much, since they were used to such things as they traveled all over the country.

Shen Qing then decided not to linger any longer and instead ordered the team to continue their journey, hoping to return to Yanshan City as quickly as possible.

It wasn't until evening that the carriage procession finally returned to the gates of Yanshan City.

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Su Hao saw the city gate, glanced back at the endless official road behind him, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The trip was not smooth, but fortunately there were no casualties and the mission was completed.

After glancing at the massive black city gate of Yanshan City, Su Hao's gaze also fell on the groups of people gathered at the foot of the city gate.

These people were dressed in tattered clothes, filthy and smelly. They sat, lay down, or stood against the wall, staring blankly into space.

I heard that they were all refugees from other places who fled to Yanshan City, but they were not allowed to enter the city, so they could only sleep outside the city after nightfall.

Su Hao's eyes remained calm. After glancing at these people, he looked away and strode towards the city gate.

Along their journey, they had seen many disaster victims, and even found corpses mutilated beyond recognition by wild wolves by the roadside, so he was already used to it.

In such a world, it's already difficult for anyone to protect themselves; no one has the energy to care about the life and death of others.

As the medical supplies procession approached the city gate, the disaster victims who had been gathered there also began to gather around.

It seems they want to sneak into the city by following the group.

Shen Qing was already used to this, so he ignored the disaster victims and continued to lead the team forward.

"My lords! Please, have mercy and take me to the city. I'll work for you, I'll be your slave..."

Please...

Immediately, the entire herb-carrying procession was surrounded from all sides, and pleas for help could be heard continuously.

But no one stopped.

At this time, if some of them are allowed to enter the city, an endless stream of refugees will flood in, which could cause even greater chaos.

This is not an exaggeration; it actually happened.

If these disaster victims see others being allowed into the city while they are left behind, they will definitely try every means to prevent others from entering as well.

This has resulted in no one being willing to help them anymore, for fear of getting into trouble.

After all, this kind of free labor is still in short supply in Yanshan City, but unfortunately these people are too easy to lose control, so they can only give up.

Upon entering the city, the group proceeded towards Nanshan Town and soon arrived at Zhou's Pharmacy.

At this time, Zhou Zhengtang and the other members of the pharmacy were already waiting inside the pharmacy.

Upon seeing the team return, they all came out to greet them.

During the handover, Shen Qing, as the team leader, also told Zhou Zhengtang about his experience in Black Wind Valley.

Although Zhou Zhengtang does not actually manage the Zhou family business, he is responsible for many of the family's assets, including transportation.

When Zhou Zhengtang heard about Qiu Feng's actions from the Black Wind Gang, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

Qiu Feng is becoming increasingly reckless in his actions. It seems we really need to find a way to curb his arrogance in the future!

Otherwise, if we continue to challenge their bottom line, it will only embolden them.

Upon learning that Shen Qing had given Qiu Feng forty taels of silver out of his own pocket, Zhou Zhengtang immediately arranged for someone to return all the money, including wages, to Shen Qing.

The wages of everyone else were also settled together.

Only after all this was done were the escort team members allowed to leave and go back to rest.

"Brother Zhou, you must be tired from this trip! What happened to your hand?"

Zhou Zhengtang noticed that Su Hao seemed to have some injuries on his hands, so he came over and asked with concern.

He had already understood the whole story and knew that the guards had not clashed with Qiu Feng.

But now Su Hao is injured, so he also wants to know why.

"Um... Brother Zhou, you're too kind. It's just my duty."

Su Hao shook his head and said.

"Hehe, if it's inconvenient for you, Brother Su, we can go inside to talk."

Seemingly sensing Su Hao's hesitation, Zhou Zhengtang understood what was going on and invited him with a smile.

Su Hao pondered for a moment before nodding slightly.

He wanted to go back and see what the description of the fragrant insect he had obtained actually was.

But since Zhou Zhengtang had invited him, and he happened to want to inquire about his experience at Qiufeng Ridge, he agreed.

Perhaps we can get some clues from Zhou Zhengtang.