From the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry to Hunting Sins and Becoming Saints

Chapter 122 Another Scroll

Tiger Rider Number Three briefly explained his mission, then recounted in detail how Fu Que had just distributed the spoils to him, concluding, "That was close, I almost didn't make it back."

"Indeed, but you're quite lucky to have survived all that. But why did you ask me to investigate Fu Que's identity?"

"We were short one person for that previous reconnaissance mission, and I think Fu Que is a good candidate. Let's investigate his background and resume, and if he's suitable, let him come with us."

Without hesitation, Tiger Rider Number Three voiced his thoughts.

"Since you put it that way, I have no problem with that, but the other three aren't so easy to talk to. How about we meet up sometime and then make a decision?"

News came from over there.

"Okay, but don't tell them yet. Check Fu Que's resume first, and if he's suitable, then we can bring him on board."

"clear."

The network connection to Yun Zhongjun was cut off. Tiger Rider No. 3 recalled Fu Que's young and arrogant face. Something must have happened, which not only allowed the other party to escape the pursuit of a True Qi Realm martial artist, but also allowed him to obtain the wealth of the entire water village.

"Hopefully we can get a good result; otherwise, we'll have to find someone else from the Tiger Cavalry."

Thinking this, Tiger Rider Number Three took out a Spirit-Soothing Pill and swallowed it, then entered a meditative state. Although his injuries were not as severe as Fu Que's, in order to break through the encirclement of the water stronghold's henchmen as soon as possible, he also unleashed his true energy, which put a considerable burden on his meridians, requiring him to regulate his breathing.

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Two days later, at dawn, Fu Que sensed that the ability of the otherworldly painter had been fully restored, and a knocking sound came from outside the cabin.

The door opened, and a man dressed as a receptionist stood outside.

"Sir, this is the martial arts manual you ordered."

With a standard smile, the man bowed and clasped his hands in greeting as Fu Que opened the door.

Fu Que took the gray jade pendant and handed the identification card to the other party. The virtual number suddenly dropped a bit. Fu Que watched the courier leave, then turned around and returned to his cabin.

After the Water Village mission, due to the intelligence error that led to his injury, Fu Que not only received very generous compensation from Tiger Den, but was also given a long leave, during which he would not have to perform any missions for the next month.

However, the battle merits and points will be distributed according to the regular mission execution, and in the next three months, all the battle merits and points he earns from missions will be settled at 110%.

If Fu Que's career is more important than his current one, the best option at this time is to restore his ability as a painter and take advantage of the settlement improvement to take on more missions to gain more battle merits and points.

However, after considering it, Fu Que gave up the idea. One reason was that he was indeed severely injured after killing the soybean flesh puppet. It would be too conspicuous for him to be so energetic again after only a few days.

Another reason is that Fu Que wants to unlock the next stage of the Otherworldly Painter as soon as possible and then obtain the qualification to make a copy of another painting. A few days have passed, and the soybean has not only shrunk a lot in size, but the hideous face on it has also become a little blurry.

Fu Que was afraid that if he delayed for a few more days, the thing he had worked so hard to get would be completely useless. He was still a little envious of the puppet's abilities.

[You have devoured the copied sketch, and you have collected all the components of the beginner scroll. You can now spend enough Sinful Ink to expand the beginner scroll.]

[You now possess a second scroll. You can now freely copy any target character, limited to the ten categories of Heaven and Earth, and the number of colorful patterns on the target character cannot exceed ten.]

As the cold prompt from the painter echoed in his mind, the scroll in Fu Que's sea of ​​consciousness suddenly changed. The originally ordinary white wooden scroll was now covered with intricate patterns, and its texture was no longer that of a white wooden scroll, but a warm and slightly jade-like wood.

The swordsmen in the scroll painting have become more expressive, and the lines that make up the swordsmen are no longer just black and white, but also include vibrant lines of blue.

Streams of sinful ink flowed into the scroll of the swordsman holding the knife, filling the intricate patterns with azure brilliance and emitting a faint glow.

Fu Que's consciousness watched quietly from the side, but when he saw that 80% of the accumulated sinful ink had turned into azure brilliance and entered the scroll of the swordsman holding the knife, and that less than a quarter of the intricate patterns had been lit up, he decisively stopped the injection.

Although his intuition told him that the scroll would expand when all the intricate patterns were filled with the cyan brilliance, reason told Fu Que that no more could be added. Even if he put it all in, it would be impossible to expand the scroll completely now.

Using his will to stop the painter's automatic expansion, Fu Que focused his consciousness on the white wooden scroll that suddenly appeared beside him. The material of this scroll was exactly the same as the one Fu Que had just copied from the knife-wielding swordsman.

"It now appears that the creation of each scroll begins at the lowest level, and progress must be made step by step."

Fu Que thought to himself.

Taking out the cloth bag containing the hideous, ghostly-faced soybeans, Fu Que arrived at the imperial prison cell in the tiger's den without taking any detours, and made a request to learn the flesh and blood puppet modification technique.

If it's just learning, rather than acquiring a special jade pendant crafted from the essence and soul of the creator and made from the national destiny's energy, it won't cost many points.

But for Fu Que, he could use this to make a copy of a portrait of a person with the flesh and blood puppet modification technique, just like the swordsman standing with his knife in hand, which was a copy of Hu Liangyu's portrait made by Fu Que.

The battle merits earned from these missions have qualified Fu Que to operate on the third level of the Imperial Prison. As long as Fu Que is willing to spend points, he can extract prisoners from there to use for his own purposes. As long as he doesn't kill them, he can do whatever he wants with them.

It's fine for people like Fu Que to learn their specialties, to hone their martial arts skills, or even just to torture and amuse themselves. As long as the Tiger Cavalry is willing to spend points, they can do whatever they like.

"Flesh and Blood Puppet Modification Technique..."

The guards at the imperial prison checked for a while, about ten breaths, before raising their heads and looking at Fu Que, saying, "Currently, there are seven prisoners in the first three floors who possess this kind of expertise. Three of them must not be harmed in spirit or body, while the other four can be used at will."

As the guard spoke, a series of headshots of people with uniformly gray, short hair appeared in the virtual projection on the table. These people varied in age, and there was even an old man, but without exception, their eyes were indifferent.

Although they had been repeatedly attacked, Fu Que gained a deeper understanding of the Dragon Tiger Guards' strength. If the prison of a prefecture city was like this, it was hard to imagine what kind of monsters and demons were in the Dragon Tiger Guards' prisons of higher-level cities.