The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#574 - Dragon Tiger Overlord Spear

Lu Jing didn't strike with full force because he still had questions for the man.

The martial arts of this Green Dragon Stronghold's chief were also much more impressive than he'd imagined. He was actually a third-rate expert, and not just barely entering the third-rate, but almost at the peak.

So, his earlier finger strike hadn't injured the man too badly. After rolling back into the room, he quickly grabbed the iron spear beside the bed, and with a loud shout, charged at Lu Jing again.

The boy was completely stunned by this scene. He hadn't expected Lu Jing to attack directly without saying a word, especially since they were in the stronghold.

If others saw them, it wouldn't be long before all the experts in the stronghold rushed over.

And even if they were lucky and no one noticed, a single shout from the chief would seal their fate.

In reality, the Green Dragon Stronghold's chief, while brandishing his spear at Lu Jing, was already preparing to call for help.

He wasn't like the boy, who didn't understand anything and lumped all martial artists into one category. From their brief exchange, he could tell that Lu Jing's skills were superior to his.

Truly, he had never encountered such a strong enemy in his life.

If he relied on himself alone, he feared he wouldn't be able to defeat the other man.

However, before calling for help, he still made two more spear thrusts, wanting to test Lu Jing's skills further.

The result caused his heart to sink completely, because he realized that his probing had been completely futile.

Lu Jing didn't even seem to move, yet he easily neutralized his attacks, which made him even more unable to fathom the other man's true strength.

But what he didn't expect was that while he gained nothing, Lu Jing made a new discovery.

"Dragon-Tiger Overlord Spear?" Lu Jing suddenly said.

The man froze, then his expression changed drastically. The words he had been about to shout were swallowed back down, and he looked at Lu Jing with a mixture of shock and suspicion. "You… just who are you?"

"I should be the one asking you that," Lu Jing said. "What's your relationship with the Iron Spear Gate of Liuzhou?"

During their brief exchange, Lu Jing felt that the man's spear technique was somewhat familiar. After carefully recalling, he finally remembered where it came from.

He had sparred with Yang Tao a few times when he was free.

Of course, it was just about the moves. The two of them didn't use much internal force, otherwise Lu Jing would have been bullying him too much.

The Dragon-Tiger Overlord Spear was the martial art practiced by Yang Tao. Although not many people in the martial world knew about this spear technique, it was one of those where its strength far exceeded its reputation. Otherwise, Yang Tao wouldn't have been able to climb onto the Azure Cloud List with this martial art.

But if Lu Jing remembered correctly, Yang Tao's kung fu seemed to be passed down only to one disciple per generation. He didn't expect to see it on someone else. Could it be that this guy secretly learned the Yang family's kung fu?

However, the man in question didn't answer him, but instead wielded the spear even more frantically. For a moment, the sky was filled with spear shadows, engulfing Lu Jing's figure.

This made the boy who was watching from the side's heart jump into his throat.

Just as he was worried that Lu Jing would follow in the footsteps of the previous soldiers, he saw those terrifying spear shadows suddenly retract.

Then, he saw Lu Jing still standing unharmed in place, with the spearhead of the iron spear pinched between his two fingers.

The chief exerted his strength several times, even the veins on his forehead popped out, but he still couldn't pull back his iron spear.

In contrast, Lu Jing just flicked his fingers lightly, and the figure that was once invincible in the boy's mind flew out again.

"Your kung fu isn't practiced well enough. How could you use this move, Myriad Purples and Thousands of Reds, like this? It's just a superficial show, and you haven't grasped the essence at all," Lu Jing shook his head.

A bitter smile appeared on the man's face. "The Dragon-Tiger Overlord Spear has always been passed down to only one disciple per generation, and only the next sect master of the Iron Spear Gate can practice it. What virtue or ability do I, Ge, have to practice this martial art?"

"Then what you're practicing is…"

The man closed his mouth again.

Seeing this, Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry and took the initiative to change the subject, but the words he said made the boy next to him shudder.

How could someone who could become the leader of a group of bandits be a compassionate person? Moreover, according to the boy, these men under him were all gathered along the way, and then they occupied a place here and started a business without capital.

How deep could the relationship between him and these people be? Lu Jing remained skeptical.

Anyway, if he put himself in the man's position, even if there was only a sliver of hope, he would have his men find a way to hold off the opponent, and then quietly slip away himself.

The reason why the other party didn't call for people was probably because he had said the name Dragon-Tiger Overlord Spear earlier.

However, this made Lu Jing feel a little troubled. He hadn't originally planned to spare the lives of the leaders in this stronghold. Even if he didn't do it himself after asking the questions, he would take the time to send them to the county town to be beheaded.

But now, this man in front of him seemed to have some relationship with Yang Tao, and the Iron Spear Gate, which made Lu Jing hesitate.

But after thinking about it, he decided to put this matter aside for now, and asked according to the original plan, "When did you occupy this place? What about the villagers who used to farm at the foot of the mountain, did you kill them?"

"We have killed many people, but we didn't kill the villagers here," the man didn't refuse to answer this kind of question. "Long before we came, most of the people here had already run away."

"Where did they go?" Lu Jing finally stopped hiding his intentions. He was still thinking about this group of cheap labor.

Originally, he had planned to leave this place to grow ginseng.

But after conducting an on-the-spot investigation, he changed his mind. The land here was quite fertile, and the area was very large. It would be too wasteful to use it all to grow ginseng.

Especially for him at this stage, expanding the original two medicinal fields to a few acres was already the limit, and the rest was useless.

And the land at the foot of the mountain was originally farmland. Although it was abandoned now, it could be cultivated again to grow things.

These were also silver coins.

In troubled times, grain prices were high. Not to mention planting all of this place, getting half of it out could exchange for a lot of money.

Moreover, Lu Jing himself could also hoard some for emergencies.

Not to mention that Lu Jing also planned to study how to improve soil fertility in the later stage, grow ginseng with longer years, and how to recycle the land… These also required people to complete.

Lu Jing was now considering not only suppressing bandits, but also the subsequent issues of production recovery.

And the best manpower was none other than the farmers who originally cultivated here. First, these people were familiar with this place, and second, Lu Jing fully trusted Granny Wen's vision.

He felt that the people she picked out would definitely not be bad, but the man's answer poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Some of them heard that they went to Huzhou with people to escape the turmoil, and some of them…" The man looked at Lu Jing, "Should have been captured to serve in the army."