"Huh"

Shi Mu looked at it unexpectedly.

The thing on the ground was a black iron plaque, and the surface was inscribed with a cluster of exquisite patterns, as if it were words, but I didn't know any of them.

"Miss Zhong, do you know this thing? Shi Mu curiously picked up the iron card, and after looking at it a few times, he couldn't help but ask Zhong Xiu.

"I've never seen anything like this, I guess it's something that the zombie itself carries. It's not surprising that zombies are originally transformed after death, and it's normal to wear some accessories on them" The girl forcibly walked over with the pungent smell, and after glancing at the iron plate, she shook her head and said.

Shi Mu nodded, hesitated for a moment, then put the iron card directly into his arms, and walked out of the gate with the other hand still holding the leaves to wrap the corpse.

Not long after, the two walked on the mountain road back to the city.

On the way, Shi Mu couldn't help but ask Zhong Xiu about the pain caused by the screams earlier.

However, the girl's face was dazed, and she obviously didn't know anything about it.

Seeing this, Shi Mu naturally didn't want to continue to ask, but at this time, it was getting late, and the west gate of Fengcheng was closed, so he simply took the girl directly to the manor on the outskirts of the city.

......

At night, Shi Mu played with the iron card in his hand in the bedroom.

At first glance, this thing seems to be made of ordinary black iron, but in fact it is quite heavy and cold, and the surface of the cluster of exquisite patterns, under a closer look, there is a sense of simplicity and subtlety.

Although Shi Mu didn't know the origin of this iron plate, it was obviously not an ordinary thing, and after checking for a while and finding nothing, he put it away again, and then took out the wooden box that the middle-aged man Zhong Ming had forced into him before he died.

The father and daughter of the Zhong family seem to have some origins, since this thing is called an heirloom by the other party, it should be worth a lot of money.

After the lid of the box was opened, there was a thick yellowed book inside, and the cover was written with four red characters of "Zhonggong Secret Classic".

Shi Mu was stunned for a moment, then took out the book and began to flip through the pages page by page.

The book is more than 300 pages long, all written in small black characters the size of ants, many of which are accompanied by vivid illustrations.

Shi Mu only looked at the first few pages, and an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Half a quarter of an hour later, after he hurriedly flipped through the entire book, the whole person gasped even more, and stared at the thing in his hand in a daze.

This "Secret Book of Clockwork" is roughly divided into two parts, the first half records the creation methods of many side weapons, and the second part records the production methods of some small tools and hundreds of poisons. But whether it is the former or the latter, the weirdness and unbelievability recorded are far beyond what Shi Mu could have imagined before.

For example, one of the weapons called the "Blackstone Poison Heart Sword", which looks like an ordinary black iron sword, is actually hollow and infused with a large amount of venom. If a warrior holds this sword against a person, it only takes three or five moves to crack the long sword, causing the venom inside to splash out, poisoning the opponent and dying.

There is also a small crossbow arrow called "bow crossbow", it is very vicious, it is actually a special hard crossbow on the back in advance, if you bow down with people, you can pull the cuff in the hidden rope, shoot three crossbow arrows directly from the back to hurt people, people can not prevent it.

As for the poisons recorded in the formula, there are all kinds of poisons that make people unconscious on the spot, to poison and die a few days later.

"What the hell does this Zhong family do, how can there be such a thing. Looking at the dilapidation of this classic, most of them are left by the ancestors of the Zhong family. Shi Mu thought to himself.

But this thing is really eye-opening for him, if he can really read it well, he will not be defenseless when he encounters someone who uses the same means against him in the future.

In addition, several things mentioned above also made him very interested.

Shi Mu quickly flipped the pages of the book again, and soon returned to a picture of two large and small weapons.

These two weapons, one large and one small, are arranged up and down. The larger one is a slightly curved single knife, but the handle is long enough to be held with both hands at the same time, and a black wire is faintly connected to the ring of the handle. The small one looks like a short blade, it looks sharp, but it is extremely small.

The young man looked intently at the picture and the annotation next to it, and the whole person was completely lost in thought.

......

Early the next morning.

Shi Mu was dressed in green clothes, and Zhong Xiu, whose eyes were still a little red and swollen, appeared on a certain street in Fengcheng, and on the side of the street, there was a mansion that occupied more than 100 acres, which was very eye-catching.

After Shi Mu looked at the cyan gate in front of him and the huge "Wu" on the golden plaque above, he took a few steps forward and buckled the thick copper ring on the gate a few times.

"Who are you looking for?" The door finally opened, and a man in a man's shirt walked out of it, and after glancing at the two of them, he said impatiently.

"This is Miss Zhong and a relative of your mansion, you can take care of it. Shi Mu stretched out his hand and took a piece of jade pendant handed over by the girl next to him, and handed it over directly.

"Wait a minute, relative. The man was stunned when he heard this, and some of them took the jade pendant suspiciously and closed the door again.

It didn't take long for the door to open again, and two people came out of it.

The person in front has a white face and a long beard, and the person in the back is a young man about the same age as Shi Mu, whose face is somewhat similar to the former, but his face is full of arrogance.

"It's great that my niece has arrived. Ever since I received the letter, I have been waiting for you for many days. Hey, Brother Zhong Xian, this is the ...... again" The white-faced man was full of smiles when he saw the girl, but after his eyes swept Shi Mu, he was a little surprised.

"This is Shi Gongzi, my father was killed on the road, thanks to Shi Gongzi's send-off, I was able to get here. Zhong Xiu bowed lightly to the white-faced man, and said with tears flashing in his eyes.

The young man opposite saw the cyan birthmark on the girl's forehead, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

"What, Brother Wu was killed, what's going on? Well, this is not the place to talk, niece should go into the house with me first. The white-faced man was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said so.

The girl naturally nodded in agreement.

"Oh, little brother, thanks to you for sending your niece Zhong here, this is a little silver as a reward. The white-faced man glanced at Shi Mu again, frowned, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it over.

"The silver is gone, I sent Miss Xiu'er here, and it can be regarded as a complete merit. Shi Mu looked at the silver on the other side, shook his head, and then turned around and left.

"Hmph, I really don't eat lifting! Dad, I've seen a lot of guys like this. On the surface, he refused to ask for money, but most of them planned to make a lot of money in his heart. Seeing this, the young man next to him snorted coldly.

"Brother Shi, it's not this kind of person. Zhong Xiu whispered.

The white-faced man just smiled, and then led the two of them around and walked towards the gate.

......

Shi Mu did not leave Fengcheng, but after turning a few streets, he suddenly walked into a building with the "Liufeng Martial Arts Hall" hanging on it.

He walked through the gate, and in front of him was a martial arts training ground covered with bluestone floor tiles, in which more than a dozen teenagers were dancing with knives and guns.

"Brother Shi Mu, you're here. As soon as Shi Mufang appeared, two young men immediately greeted him, one looked like he was twenty-one or two, and the other was sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Brother Feng, Senior Brother, you are also here. When Shi Mu saw the two, he was a little surprised, and arched his hand.

"I heard that this time the martial arts hall has brought a batch of cheap quenching drugs, let's see if we can buy some. But Brother Shi doesn't have to come over with a blank eye, you are already quenched, and you shouldn't need this batch of drugs. The older, sven-looking young man said with a smile.

"I heard Sect Leader Li say that your body quenching technique will soon break through to the tenth layer, and this is true. Another young man with a deep scar on his brow stared at Shi Mu and asked with some disbelief.

Both of them were met by Shi Mu after coming to this martial arts hall, the older one was called Feng Li, and the younger one was called Gao Yuan.

"It's true that I'm about to break through to the tenth layer of the quenching body, and I'm not here this time for these medicines, but because I have encountered some problems in my cultivation, I need to ask the head of the Li sect for advice. Shi Mu replied with a smile.

It seems that Brother Shi is young, so he has a great chance to comprehend the sense of qi. Tsk, it's really a genius in the mouth of the head of the Li sect. By the way, let's get together at your restaurant when you have time. Feng Li was amazed and said with a sigh.

Gao Yuan next to him listened, and his face was full of envy.

"Okay, I'll have a few drinks with you two then. Shi Mu agreed, and after chatting with the two of them for a few more seemingly ordinary words, he took his leave.

However, at the moment when Liu Ming and Feng were passing by the wrong shoulder, the other party suddenly gave him a look.

Shi Mu's face changed slightly, but he immediately left as if nothing had happened.

A moment later, Shi Mu appeared in a separate courtyard behind the martial arts training ground, Li Canghai was lying on a Taishi chair in the middle of the courtyard, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and after seeing Shi Mu walk in, he said "Coming" with a smile and stood up from the chair.

"Master Li, do you still want to ask those senior brothers for help this time?" Shi Mu asked after saluting respectfully.

"No need. You're now at the critical point of breaking through the eleventh layer of quenching, and you have to do it myself. By the way, you didn't tell anyone else about the eleventh layer of quenching that you were about to break through, did you?" Li Canghai asked unhurriedly.

"Master Li, don't worry, I have always done what you said, and other people in the martial arts hall have always thought that my body quenching technique is only a great achievement, and I am still in the ninth layer realm. Shi Mu replied with a smile.

"Very good, in this case, if you attend the competition of the four major martial arts halls in half a month, it will definitely surprise many people and make the influence of our Merry Martial Arts Hall go to the next level. When Li Canghai heard this, the smile on his face deepened by two points.

("Demon Heaven" is finally finished, you can go and see the end of the last two chapters!)