Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist

Snap!

Four corpses fell to the ground simultaneously.

Falling to the ground, they slightly kicked up some dust.

Su Que's hands moved like two butterflies, expertly searching the other three corpses.

In less than a moment, he found silver notes totaling over three thousand taels.

Su Que put away the silver notes and planned to burn the three corpses, destroying the evidence.

Although he had smashed the heads of the corpses, their height, bones, and other features could still reveal their identities.

Only by burning them would everything be settled.

He absolutely could not let others know that the stolen secret manual holder, Lu Sheng, was already dead.

Suddenly, he heard rustling sounds coming from the distant forest.

'Who is here again?'

'Could it be someone else looking for Lu Sheng?'

'Forget it, I'll spend some effort and move these three corpses into the depths of the cave to burn them.'

If he burns the corpses directly in the forest, the firelight will attract everyone nearby.

Burning them in the cave would hide the firelight.

Although it would release thick smoke, it wouldn't easily draw people over.

Su Que did not want to kill more people, leaving more traces.

He used both hands on the four corpses' feet, dragging them toward the cave where Lu Sheng was hiding.

While dragging, he kicked out Qi Force with the Celestial Deformed Foot.

He used two parts of his strength to overturn the soil along the way, covering his tracks and the splattered blood from the four people.

When Su Que had moved all four corpses into the cave, he was about to go out and collect dead leaves and branches to burn the bodies.

He still heard the rustling sounds coming towards him.

'I've clearly erased the traces...'

Su Que wondered, suddenly having an intuition:

'Could it be a dog or someone with keen senses?'

He immediately left the four corpses in one spot and dashed towards the source of the sound.

Before long, he saw two large dogs with sleek bodies and bared fangs, licking the soil where he had killed the four Zaiyang Sect believers.

Beneath the soil was the brain matter and other remnants left by the four Zaiyang Sect believers.

The two giant dogs had apparently been drawn by the scent of blood.

Following the two dogs were four soldiers, judging by their attire, they belonged to the Thunderbolt Army.

The Thunderbolt Army soldiers approached the spot where the dogs were licking and saw the soil moistened with brain matter and blood, alongside some bone fragments.

"Signs of a battle! We don't know if it's related to Lu Sheng, keep searching!"

These two giant dogs are a unique breed in this world, trained with a Secret Technique to understand many commands.

Not only can they track people by sniffing but also fight on behalf of the Thunderbolt Army.

Five giant dogs on the move could even kill a Second-Blood Martial Artist.

After hearing the soldiers' words, the two giant dogs immediately stopped licking and then sprinted towards Su Que.

The four soldiers followed, leaping after them.

Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, two piercing sounds echoed, and the two dogs' heads burst open.

Su Que didn't want these two giant dogs to find the cave, so he flicked two stones using the "Picking Flowers and Leaves" Hidden Weapon Technique to kill them.

"Who!"

The four soldiers were shocked at this scene.

As they regained their composure and prepared to escape, another whooshing sound rang.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four crisp sounds rang consecutively.

The four soldiers were hit in the back by stones, their hearts shattered by Power, dying instantly.

Su Que hadn't initially intended to kill the four soldiers, but he reconsidered. If these soldiers returned to report, they would bring more people.

Immediately, he killed the four soldiers in succession.

He quickly darted forward, searching the four soldiers, and found over five hundred taels in silver notes and broken silver.

After storing them in his bundle, he planned to burn the soldiers, the giant dogs, and the four Zaiyang Sect believers entirely.

But just as he prepared to act, he heard the rustling sounds approaching again.

'Will this never end!'

Su Que sighed inwardly.

He estimated that part of the Thunderbolt Army had searched into this area.

And the Thunderbolt Army also had dogs that could sniff out the scent of blood.

Though he could use True Qi to eliminate his scent.

The corpses' bloody scent was heavy and kept emitting.

He couldn't eradicate it.

'I'll first burn Lu Sheng and those Zaiyang Sect believers' corpses cleanly. If those Thunderbolt Army bodies are found, then so be it.'

'Let them speculate!'

Thinking of this, Su Que darted towards a tree.

Using the Seven Injuries Fist, he struck the trunk.

The trunk was stressed internally, making only a faint sound and then being horizontally severed.

He carried a large section of the tree back to the cave, injecting Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi into it.

Immediately, the trunk shattered into countless wood fragments, fluttering down on the four corpses.

Su Que used the Red Fiend Technique, punching at the wood fragments.

The Red Fiend True Qi exploded, and the piled-up wood fragments ignited instantly.

At this moment, rustling sounds again came from the forest.

Hoofbeats and dog barks gradually became audible.

'More people coming...'

'I'll burn my stuff; hopefully they won't interfere.'

"If they dare…"

Thinking of this, Su Que sighed inwardly.

He's not a bloodthirsty person.

He originally didn't want to kill.

Then, his figure flickered as he darted out of the cave.

...

Zhong Hengchuan was riding a high-headed horse, galloping through the forest where Su Que was.

He was a forty-something man, with a hook nose, prominent brow bones, and thick, flying brows.

Like Ou Haquan's brother, Ou Haofeng, he was one of the five Centurions of the Thunderbolt Army.