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Chapter 100 Medicine Collection Team
Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Medicine Collection TeamA massive
The entire square seemed to be engulfed in a deathly silence.
With Zhong Lin’s arrival, the onlookers made way, forming a passage.
Zhong Lin looked at the bodies, his eyes narrowing, showing no expression, leaving it unclear whether he was angry or pleased.
The dozens of bodies died in tragic states, with some having their chests caved in, clearly shattered by mighty palm forces, utterly crushing their internal organs.
Others were killed by swords or knives, with long wounds left on the chest or neck.
Most notably, these bodies exhibited clear signs of having been dumped from a height after death.
"What happened?" Zhong Lin asked coldly.
"Young Master, these are members of the medicine collection team. Three days ago, they went into Turtle Back Mountain to collect vermilion fruit grass. They were supposed to return yesterday but never came back. Early this morning, a hunter found their bodies at the bottom of a cliff while hunting in the mountains. Because the hunter knew our Hundred Herbs Hall, they came to inform us, and that’s when we learned the entire medicine collection team had been killed."
Turtle Back Mountain is located a hundred miles west of Tianyang City, named so for its shape resembling a turtle’s back.
As for vermilion fruit grass, it is a tiny yet vibrant plant with fresh green leaves and clusters of plump, bright red fruits. The fruits emit a tempting fragrance when ripe, helping to replenish qi and nourish blood, enhance complexion, and serve as a key ingredient for beauty pills.
"Young Master, the medicine collection team’s task was only to collect herbs and never to make enemies. Now they have been brutally murdered; we hope you will seek justice for them."
"We hope the Young Master will seek justice and avenge them."
Zhong Lin raised his hands slightly and tersely said, "Daring to kill people from our Hundred Herbs Hall, courting death, Xing Kui."
"Here I am."
"Mobilize the troops and get revenge."
"Yes."
"Everyone else disperses and waits for news."
"Yes."
Once the crowd dispersed, Zhong Lin glanced at Deng Yunsheng and asked, "Old Deng, what do you think?"
"Judging from the wounds on the bodies, the killers have high martial skills. They are at least Middle Third Grades martial artists who have condensed qi-blood, and there’s more than one of them."
"The medicine collection team was only responsible for collecting herbs and never made enemies. Moreover, the surrounding forces know about our Hundred Herbs Hall and wouldn’t act recklessly. Now, all have been killed, leaving no survivors. I believe the team must have seen something they shouldn’t have, leading them to be silenced."
"If it was solely about silencing, why throw the bodies off a cliff to destroy evidence?" Zhong Lin countered with a question.
"This..."
Deng Yunsheng was momentarily speechless. Killing was one thing, but why go through the trouble of tossing the bodies off a cliff? If not for a hunter finding them below, it would have been hard for us to track them down.
"Unless someone didn’t want us to know the location, Old Deng, were there designated areas for the medicine collection team to gather herbs?"
"Yes, there were."
"Good, then I will see for myself what unspeakable secrets lie in this matter that warrant such a cover-up by killing."
While the two talked, Xing Kui had already summoned the members of the guard team to wait outside.
Altogether, thirty people, including eight Sixth Grade experts who had condensed qi-blood, and Xing Kui, a Fifth Grade Inner Strengthening Realm martial artist who had nurtured internal organs, were assembled.
"Let’s move."
Turtle Back Mountain is a hundred miles away from Tianyang City, shrouded in mist throughout the year, teeming with birds and beasts. Hence, apart from the Hundred Herbs Hall’s medicine collection team and hunters, few ventured into it, not even for firewood, considering the distance.
The group soon reached the front of Turtle Back Mountain with little effort. It seemed the culprits were too clever for their own good. If it weren’t for throwing the bodies off the cliff, tracking them would indeed be challenging.
The medicine collection team’s herb-gathering had time and area divisions, as herbal growth has cycles. The culprits’ unnecessary actions only made it easier to pinpoint their location.