Chapter 18: Buying Vitality Pills, Killing You with Eighteen Stabs!

"Refreshed!"

Qin Wang looked at the intelligence panel, his eyes revealing a look of anticipation.

Every time he checked the intelligence panel, there was a sense of great expectation.

"County Magistrate Chen Hao, preparing for the River God Festival in six months?"

"I must speed up my strength improvement!"

Qin Wang looked at the first piece of intelligence, feeling a sense of urgency. In these six months, he needed to quickly become stronger to rescue his sister Qin Xuemei from suffering.

As he knew, Chen Kun, the head of the Chen family, had high martial arts skills and was one of the five top experts in Yan Yun County.

To rescue his sister from the Chen family, he needed strength comparable to Chen Kun's!

"Landlord Lin Ruhai will visit relatives in Youzhou in three days and will be killed by Heifengzhai bandits?"

Qin Wang looked at the second piece of intelligence, his eyes flickering.

Lin Ruhai owned many properties, and he was just one of his many tenants. If he told him now that he would encounter bandits, Lin Ruhai probably wouldn't believe it and might think he had ulterior motives.

Moreover, Qin Wang was pressed for time and couldn't afford to care for others.

"Zheng Kecheng is preparing to go to Youzhou County tomorrow?"

Qin Wang looked at the third piece of intelligence, his eyes brightening.

This was indeed good news.

Previous intelligence showed that Zheng Kecheng had a mistress in a northern courtyard, with a manual for internal martial arts. Perhaps, once Zheng Kecheng left, he could take the manual.

Zheng Kecheng had burned Li Tianyi and Lady Li to death, falsely accusing 14 farmers, including himself. He deserved to die!

Taking his internal martial arts manual came with no moral burden.

"Old witch Yan Po, planning to kill me and present me to County Magistrate Chen Hao? I will kill you first, and I need silver for medicine!"

Qin Wang looked at the fourth and fifth pieces of intelligence, his eyes showing fierceness.

He was preparing to come to the county to kill Yan Po.

Unexpectedly, Yan Po was so vicious, always thinking of selling him. Not killing her wouldn't ease his hatred!

Just right.

The fifth piece of intelligence showed Yan Po's address—East City, Back Street Alley, Third House.

"Zheng Kecheng going to Youzhou County, Li Chunxia going to Yuema Bridge to relax?"

Qin Wang looked at the sixth piece of intelligence and ignored it. Instead, he looked at the eighth piece, showing shock in his eyes, muttering, "Tong Ren Tang has Vitality Pills and Blood Strength Pills for sale? After eating a treasure fish, the intelligence shows that my promotion to third-rate has been brought forward. If I buy and eat Vitality Pills and Blood Strength Pills..."

Thinking of this, Qin Wang's eyes gradually became fiery.

Treasure fish were rare, but Vitality Pills could be bought. Although they were expected to be expensive, with the intelligence panel, he could get the 220 taels of silver from Yan Po, and if not enough, go back to Qingniu Market to get the 850 taels. All of it would be used to buy Vitality Pills!

Besides, there were 400 taels buried under his thatched house's floor!

He skipped the ninth and tenth pieces of intelligence.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll go to Tong Ren Tang!"

Qin Wang's eyes showed anticipation. With Vitality Pills, his strength would improve faster!

The next day.

Early morning.

As the sun rose, Qin Wang got up early. He didn't cook for himself but bought four meat buns and a bowl of tofu pudding on the street. After eating, he went to the Tong Ren Tang branch on Qingfeng Road in the north of the city.

This branch of Tong Ren Tang was much larger than the Baicao Hall in Qingniu Market. Just this one branch had four gates!

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Qin Wang walked into Tong Ren Tang, and a young apprentice about twenty years old came over respectfully and politely.

"Do you have any pills to increase vitality?"

Qin Wang looked around, smelling the medicinal fragrance.

At this moment.

Since it was early, there were only three customers in the pharmacy, and seven or eight pharmacists behind the counter were preparing herbs.

"We have Vitality Soup, Blood Strength Pills, and Vitality Pills. The prices vary. Which one would you like?"

The apprentice, who had buck teeth and a "○" with a two-leaf herb emblem on his shoulder, continued, "Vitality Soup is 200 coins per serving, Blood Strength Pills are 1 tael of silver each, and Vitality Pills are 3 taels of silver each."

"So expensive?"

Hearing the apprentice's introduction, Qin Wang was tongue-tied. This was too expensive.

One Vitality Pill for 3 taels of silver.

You should know.

In this world, 3 taels of silver could feed a family of three for half a year!

"Although it's expensive, the more expensive it is, the better the effect! The medicinal effect is immediate!"

The buck-toothed apprentice enthusiastically introduced.

"Then give me 3 Blood Strength Pills and 1 Vitality Pill!"

Qin Wang's eyes showed pain as he spoke.

"Okay, 3 Blood Strength Pills and 1 Vitality Pill, totaling 6 taels of silver. If you buy 10 pills, you can get a 5% discount."

The buck-toothed apprentice suggested.

"I wish I could, but I don't have extra silver."

Qin Wang took out 6 silver ingots from his pocket, painfully handing them to the apprentice.

"Here you go, 1 Vitality Pill and 3 Blood Strength Pills."

The apprentice took out a white porcelain bottle with a wooden stopper, handing it to Qin Wang. "You can check it first."

Qin Wang opened the stopper and saw three brown pills the size of soybeans, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

"Thank you."

Qin Wang put the white porcelain bottle in his bosom and left.

Then, he went to a branch of Xinglin Spring to buy some Vitality Soup ingredients. With yesterday's herbs, the ingredients for Vitality Soup were complete.

It's not that Qin Wang didn't want to buy more Vitality Pills.

But buying too much would attract unwanted attention.

It's better to proceed cautiously.

Qin Wang returned to his rented house five miles behind the northern street.

He closed the door and bolted it as usual.

Sitting on the bed, he took out the Blood Strength Pills and Vitality Pills, examining them carefully.

"Tong Ren Tang is the largest pharmacy in Yan Yun County. The pills should be safe, given their reputation."

Qin Wang thought for a moment, pinching a Blood Strength Pill between his thumb and forefinger, and swallowed it.

"Not bad!"

"This effect..."

Qin Wang felt a warm current spreading from his stomach to his whole body, feeling hot and full of energy!

"Double Push Sealing Heaven!"

"Rushing Steps Double Palms!"

Qin Wang immediately began practicing Taizu Long Fist to digest the medicinal power!

The wind from his fists whooshed!

Qin Wang practiced for half an hour before fully digesting the Blood Strength Pill.

[Martial Art: Taizu Long Fist (Entry Level)]

[Progress: (278/800)]

[Effect: Flexible footwork, powerful bursts, good at close combat, can be mastered in two years.]

"The effect of this Blood Strength Pill is equivalent to one-fifth of the Golden Wing Red Carp."

Qin Wang felt his strength increase slightly, thinking to himself.

He looked at his progress panel, seeing that digesting the Blood Strength Pill increased his Taizu Long Fist progress by 35 points.

At this moment.

His body was covered with sweat, his skin smooth, showing muscle contours, his abdomen tight, and his arms muscular.

"Rest a bit, then continue."

Qin Wang looked at the remaining two Blood Strength Pills, cleaned off his sweat with hot water, drank some hot water, and rested.

In the evening.

As the sunset cast its glow on the rented house's window, Qin Wang stood in the room.

His hair and clothes were soaked, his body steaming, the steam turning into a mist.

"The Vitality Pill is extraordinary!"

"Increased Taizu Long Fist progress by 250 points!"

Qin Wang looked at his panel, showing satisfaction. Now, his Taizu Long Fist progress reached 528 points!

He also felt his strength doubled!

"With my current strength and proficient Taizu Long Fist, I can easily handle three or four strong men!"

Qin Wang looked at his hands, eyes full of anticipation.

"Yan Po, tonight is your death day!"

Qin Wang thought of Yan Po, eyes flashing with a sharp killing intent. This old witch had repeatedly plotted against him. Killing her was the only way to ease his hatred!

When coming to the county, Qin Wang had bought a dagger and black clothes.

Yan Po's home was in the third house of the back alley in East City.

Qin Wang carried a small package, bought five buns and ate them, then headed to East City's back alley.

East City.

Third house in the back alley.

These were single-family courtyards with three rooms each, front and back yards growing many vegetables.

Inside the third courtyard.

In the left side room.

A woman in a brown dress with two orange flowers in her hair sat cross-legged on the bed, counting silver ingots and notes under the oil lamp.

"Ah! Not bad, another fat sheep today! Made 22 taels!"

The woman wore heavy makeup, her voice hoarse, filled with joy, murmuring to herself.

At this moment.

A figure in black climbed over the wall, observing her through the window.

"Sneak attack!"

Qin Wang, dressed in black, held a sharp dagger, bursting through the window, rushing toward Yan Po!

"Who?!"

Yan Po was surprised, raising her head, her face changing color.

Seeing a figure in black with fierce eyes rushing toward her, she screamed in horror, "Who are you?"

"I'm the one who's going to kill you!"

Qin Wang's eyes were full of killing intent, aiming the dagger at Yan Po's chest, preparing to stab her eighteen times!