"Yang Ling, after today, I, Zhang Wei, will no longer owe you anything."
Zhang Wei smiled, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
Yang Ling watched his back:
"You schemed against me twice. The benefits I gained from you can at most offset it once, so you still owe me one more."
Zhang Wei's footsteps paused, then he hurried away, ignoring Yang Ling.
Returning to the wooden house.
Yang Ling continued to cultivation Mountain-Crushing Fist and Vajra Wisdom King Art.
The next day.
His Mountain-Crushing Fist Proficiency increased by another twenty points or so.
The Experience Points for Vajra Wisdom King Art also reached 40.
It was already not far from the 100 points required for Initial Mastery.
He went out and walked toward the mine entrance, preparing to see if it had been unsealed.
But just as he walked halfway, he bumped into Zhang Wei again.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Yang Ling smiled and said: "Reluctant to leave the Pyrocrystal Ore and want to level up here?"
"You think I'm unwilling to leave?"
Zhang Wei's expression was somewhat ugly, and he glanced toward the mine entrance, his eyes full of solemnity and sternness.
"A supervisor from Mountain River Sect has come, and his status is higher than both Supervisor Wu and Steward Niu."
Zhang Wei said in a deep voice: "This supervisor has spoken; no miner is allowed to leave."
"What happened?"
Yang Ling's heart stirred, asking despite knowing the answer.
"Ghost knows."
Zhang Wei said absent-mindedly.
Yang Ling guessed that he was afraid his relationship with Zhang Hao would be exposed.
At this moment, a Mine Guard walked toward this side.
Zhang Wei felt guilty, and seeing this, immediately walked away.
"Yang Ling? Supervisor Wu wants to see you, come with me."
The Mine Guard called out.
"Me? Is there something the matter?"
Yang Ling was slightly stunned.
The Mine Guard said impatiently: "Why ask so much? Just coming with me is enough."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Yang Ling nodded repeatedly and followed him toward the mine entrance.
Zhang Wei saw this scene and was somewhat surprised:
"Looking for Yang Ling? What is Supervisor Wu looking for him for?"
He couldn't figure it out, but in his heart he still breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it wasn't looking for him, it was fine.
He believed the other party wouldn't be so foolish as to expose Mountain-Crushing Fist.
The corpses of Fifth Brother and the others had already been dug out, lying side by side at the mine entrance.
Because they had been dead for many days, their corpses had long begun to rot, exuding a foul stench.
Seeing this scene from afar, Yang Ling couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Supervisor Wu called him over, could it be that he discovered something?
"My Strength is currently 11 points, and executing Mountain-Crushing Fist can add another 3 points, but at the same time, there is no way to hold a Steel Pickaxe, so my Strength upper limit is only 14 points."
"Vajra Wisdom King Art hasn't reached Initial Mastery yet, and I am still far from being Supervisor Wu's match."
Yang Ling's thoughts turned rapidly, and a trace of cold sweat gradually appeared on his palms.
However, after he walked closer, he found that not only was Wu Que there and Steward Niu there, but even Head Constable Lin and Master Huineng were also there.
There was a young man dressed in white with a mountain and river pattern embroidered on his body, chatting and laughing with Huineng, though his expression carried a trace of ingratiation.
"Supervisor Wu, Yang Ling has been brought."
The Mine Guard said with a respectful expression.
Supervisor Wu nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Yang Ling:
"Yang Ling, do you know whose corpses are on the ground?"
A trace of fear appeared in Yang Ling's eyes. He glanced at the corpses on the ground and quickly shook his head:
"I can't recognize them."
They were all rotted, how could they be easily recognized.
"It's Fifth."
Supervisor Wu said indifferently: "As far as I know, during this period of time, he only had a feud with you."
"What!? It's Fifth Brother!?"
Yang Ling retreated in terror by a few steps.
Huineng and that young man, who had been observing him all along, nodded thoughtfully upon seeing this.
"Master Huineng, now it seems that these few miners should have all died at the hands of Prison Butcher."
The young man said in a deep voice: "Prison Butcher very likely hid your esteemed temple's Buddhist Scripture in Mine Tunnel No. 1."
"Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find this Buddhist Scripture."
"If it can be found, that would be best. This matter will require Donor Wang to pay close attention."
Huineng put his hands together.
"Master is being too polite."
The young man smiled and said: "The matters of Kujue Temple are the matters of Mountain River Sect!"
Having said that, he looked toward Supervisor Wu:
"Transfer the most proficient miners under your command to Mine Tunnel No. 1, and dig hard for half a month. If you find the Buddhist Scripture lost by Kujue Temple, I will credit you with an achievement!"
"Yes, Senior Brother Wang."
Supervisor Wu immediately clasped his fists and bowed.
"Master Huineng, after Supervisor Wu and the others discovered this abnormality, they sealed the mine and paid great attention to this matter. Handing this matter over to them will not go wrong."
"We can go to Green Mountain City to live for a period of time and wait for news."
The young man smiled and said.
Yang Ling already knew at this moment that he was not in danger, so he quietly glanced at this young man's attributes:
Character: Wang Jing
Class: Martial Artist
Agility: 10
Spirit: 5
Martial Arts: Mountain and River Blade Drawing Technique (Proficient), Black Tiger Fist (Proficient), Iron Skin Art (Mastery)
Faction: Mountain River Sect
Three sets of Martial Arts! Two at Proficient level!
"So this is the difference between a Mountain River Sect Disciple and Wu Que. He is indeed much more powerful than Wu Que, and estimated to be slightly weaker than Huineng."
Yang Ling thought to himself.
"Donor Wang Jing, we can just live in the Miner Village and wait for news. It's thirty miles away from Green Mountain City here, and going back and forth is not very convenient."
Huineng smiled and said.
"Miner Village ah... That's fine too."
Wang Jing seemed somewhat disgusted by the environment of the Miner Village, but hindered by Huineng speaking up, naturally he could not object.
He gave instructions to Wu Que, then personally led Huineng, Head Constable Lin, and the others to leave.
The corpses of Fifth Brother and the others were naturally taken away by Head Constable Lin's subordinates, and they probably had to let the coroner examine the corpses again.
After they left, Wu Que once again recovered the aura of the head of the mine.
"Yang Ling, you are already a veteran at mining. This time, you can also participate in the search work of Mine Tunnel No. 1."
"It just so happens to accumulate experience for you to spar with other mine veterans after some time."
Wu Que said indifferently.
"Yes!"
Yang Ling nodded repeatedly.
This was right to his liking!
As long as he could mine and level up, anything was fine!
"Steward Niu, you arrange the others. In fact, the manpower doesn't need to be too many, just keep it controlled at forty or fifty."
"Lest someone fish in troubled waters."
Wu Que instructed.
"Rest assured, I will arrange it."
Steward Niu smiled and nodded.
Pausing for a moment, "Then will the mine be unsealed?"
"Senior Brother Wang has come, so it must be unsealed. This time, regardless of whether we can find anything or not, the attitude of our Mountain River Sect is already sincere enough."
"I believe Kujue Temple will not vent their anger on us."
"Pyrocrystal Ore is our top priority."
Wu Que said.
Having said that, he also hurried away, seemingly not showing the slightest bit of sadness regarding Fifth Brother's death.
Soon, the news of the mine being unsealed had spread.
Countless miners, like fierce wolves, swarmed in to start working and making money.
Yang Ling was arranged to enter Mine Tunnel No. 1 together with a group of veterans like Uncle Wang.
By his side were also a dozen Mine Guards, obviously responsible for keeping an eye on them.
Before entering the mine tunnel, Steward Niu only had one sentence of instruction:
"Do your best."
Veterans like Uncle Wang naturally understood this logic, and their hearts also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as they weren't required to find something, wasting time in Mine Tunnel No. 1 and digging some Pyrocrystal Ore was also relaxing.