Becoming a Saint Starts with Copying Martial Arts

Chapter 41 A Dark and Windy Night

Early in the morning.

The sky is bright.

Lin Qing stood in his rented courtyard, practicing the Eight Strikes of the Serpent over and over again.

He could feel that his proficiency in this martial art was improving rapidly, but he was still some distance away from mastering it.

Without the blessing of the Rebirth Record, his martial arts talent was no different from that of an ordinary person.

This was thanks to his exceptional talent in boxing, which greatly increased his progress; otherwise, his progress would have been much slower.

A moment later, Lin Qing finished his routine. As dawn broke, he slowly exhaled a breath of fresh air, and couldn't help but frown.

"It's still not enough, the speed is still too slow. I heard that Deacon Ran Hongxia of the Town Soul Division will arrive in three to five days. I need to reach the Great Perfection of the Eight Strikes of the Spirit Serpent before then. Now it seems that relying on my own training, there is simply not enough time."

"If we don't pass this time, we'll have to wait until next year. But Cheng Yannian has disappeared, and who knows who the next head of the Soul Suppression Division will be? With Jiang Baihe and Pang Tong secretly threatening us, we don't even know if we'll have a chance to retake the exam next year."

As Lin Qing's mind raced, he saw the sun rising slowly in the east.

He got up and went out, walking towards the Soul Suppression Division while pondering a solution in his mind.

"We still have to rely on the Record of Rebirth. As long as we can obtain a corpse with the perfected Serpent Eight Strikes entry, all problems will be solved."

Jiang Baihe's face naturally came to Lin Qing's mind.

"If there are no corpses, then create them. I heard that Jiang Baihe keeps a concubine who usually lives in the outer city." Lin Qing narrowed his eyes, a bold plan emerging in his mind.

As he walked down a dark alley, he suddenly frowned and felt a faint, tingling sensation in his back.

This is because the talent affix "Malicious Perception" has been triggered. When he is out in the world, he usually puts this affix in his equipment slot out of caution, and it will occasionally be triggered.

He would feel a stinging sensation whenever someone nearby displayed malice, and the stronger the malice, the stronger the stinging sensation.

However, none of his previous experiences had been as intense as this one. He continued forward without making a sound, rounded a corner, and suddenly used his lightness skill to leap onto the nearest wall, where he lay prone, waiting for someone to approach from behind.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps approached. A pockmarked man in a blue shirt turned the corner, suddenly stopped, and looked around.

Lin Qing did not make any rash moves. He did not know if there were any other accomplices of this man nearby, so he decided to play it safe for the time being. However, he was certain that this man was following him.

After a while, the pockmarked man looked around but couldn't find Lin Qing. He then suddenly turned and left.

Lin Qing waited for a while until he was sure the pockmarked man was completely gone before he jumped down from the wall.

"Who could have sent someone to follow me? Jiang Baihe?"

Lin Qing felt that it was most likely Jiang Baihe. Although Pang Tong also suppressed him, he did so through overt means. Only Jiang Baihe, that scoundrel, liked to do some shady things in the dark.

night.

Lin Qing returned home and once again felt the malice, and the stalker was still the pockmarked man.

This time, Lin Qing didn't hold back. He did the same thing again, and as he walked around the corner, he suddenly leaped onto the wall. When the pockmarked man arrived, he jumped down and, using the momentum of his fall, raised his hand and struck the man squarely on the neck.

With a muffled crack, the man's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Lin Qing dragged him to a dark corner, untied the water bag he carried, and poured a large amount of scalding hot water onto his cheek.

The man suddenly woke up, wincing in pain from the burn. Lin Qing stepped on his chest, his gaze fierce as he stared intently at him.

"Tell me, who sent you to follow me?"

The pockmarked man gritted his teeth: "Lin Qing, you're about to die, let me go!"

"Not going to tell?"

"If I hadn't told you, I might have survived. But if I have, I'm truly doomed." The pockmarked man glared.

Lin Qing reached into his robes and pulled out thirteen gold needles.

The set of golden needles found on Yin Muhua's corpse was essentially a set of torture instruments.

He had been wanting to find someone to test the effect, and this man, who refused to back down, was the perfect test subject.

Lin Qing's hand speed was extremely fast. In a flash, a golden needle pierced the pockmarked man's left arm.

"what!"

In just a few breaths, the pockmarked man suddenly trembled and let out a scream.

Lin Qing remained expressionless, then pulled out another gold needle and pierced the pockmarked man's left arm with a swish.

Lin Qing was a master of medicine. Every time he inserted a needle, he aimed at a key acupoint. The toxins carried by the bone-penetrating needles were neurotoxic and could cause extremely severe pain.

The fact that the pockmarked man reacted so strongly at this moment shows just how potent the toxin was.

...

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Qing walked out of the alley, his pockmarked face gone, and he had obtained the information he wanted.

This person is a member of the Tianxiong Gang in the outer city. He was instructed by Gao Feng to figure out his own way of life. Gao Feng is Jiang Baihe's most capable assistant.

"We can't wait any longer. Jiang Baihe must die within three days!" Lin Qing secretly made up his mind.

...

Click!

Two days later, a silver snake danced in the sky, followed by a loud, resounding crash.

It's raining!

Lin Qing got up and went outside, and saw dark clouds rolling in the sky and rain falling on the streets and alleys.

"A dark and windy night, a time for murder and arson, but today is a good day."

Lin Qing returned to his room, quickly changed into a set of night clothes, and then, under the cover of darkness, climbed over the wall and ran towards Jiang Baihe's residence at top speed.

He used his lightness skill to leap across rooftops and walls, moving extremely fast in the darkness of night. In less than half an hour, he arrived at a courtyard.

He learned that a concubine of Jiang Baihe lived in the courtyard, and Jiang Baihe would come here to stay overnight every night.

To verify this, Lin Qing had come here to scout the location two days ago and ran into Jiang Baihe twice, which led to tonight's action.

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly leaped up, bounding onto the top of the wall, and then leaped again until he reached the roof of the main house.

He closed his eyes slightly, carefully trying to discern the sounds of men and women laughing and joking amidst the wind and rain.

"Don't spit it out, swallow it!"

"My husband, you're so naughty!"

...

Lin Qing's expression grew cold. First came an old man's shrill voice, followed by a woman's mournful, teasing laughter.

He was very familiar with the old man's voice; it was as high-pitched as a eunuch's. Who else could it be but Jiang Baihe?

Lin Qing waited patiently for a while, confirming that there was no one else in the courtyard besides this adulterous couple.

He immediately decided to take action, suddenly leaping from the rooftop into the courtyard, and kicking the carved wooden door in front of him.

With a force of several thousand kilograms, the wooden door was kicked apart with a loud crack, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"what?"

"Who?"

Lin Qing entered the room and glanced around. He saw Jiang Baihe and his lover entangled naked on the bed. The woman was indeed beautiful and alluring, with a pretty face, a flirtatious temperament, and a curvaceous figure.

Lin Qing suddenly burst in, startling the woman into screaming. Jiang Baihe was also shocked and furious. He abruptly jumped out of bed and grabbed a gray robe to drape over himself.

"Are you looking for death? Do you know who your grandfather is?" Jiang Baihe glared.

Lin Qing raised his hand and flicked his wrist; with a whoosh, three flying stones hurtled straight toward Jiang Baihe.

Jiang Baihe was shocked. He suddenly leaped up, smashed through the window, and landed in the courtyard.

The woman behind him was the one who suffered the consequences; she was suddenly struck in the face by a flying stone and immediately lost consciousness.