Chapter 145 Entering the Mountain

  Liu Qingwu said coldly: "Master, it was this person who injured me. If I hadn't been destined to live, I wouldn't have seen you today!"

  "Master?" Lin Feng's heart also tightened upon hearing this.

  The strength of this woman, he couldn't see through at all.

  If you can't see through it, there are two possibilities. Either the other party is an ordinary person with no power at all, or the other party's strength is higher than yours.

  As she was Liu Qingwu's master, this woman undoubtedly belonged to the latter.

  "So you're Lin Feng of the Luoyun Sect?" Xīn Lán's beautiful eyebrows slightly raised.

  "It was me." Lin Feng nodded, "Liu Qingwu hired a killer from the Sacred Hall to assassinate me in my Luoyun Sect territory. He ended up getting injured by me instead. Can this be blamed on me?"

  Saying that, Lin Feng was also prepared for battle. As the son of Lin Heng, he had inherited his father's character and never lacked the courage to fight to the death. Even when facing a stronger opponent, he would absolutely not surrender without a fight.

  Xinlan nodded and said: "The details of this matter, Qingwu has already told me. This matter is indeed not your fault, and the matters between you young people, I will not ask."

  Lin Feng heard this and also felt relieved in his heart.

  "Master, I will handle my own affairs." Liu Qingwu's gaze turned icy as she glanced at Lin Feng and said coldly, "Everything is the same in this regard."

  Xinlan smiled and said, "It's about time."

  "Lin Big Brother, are you joining our Whirlwind Beast Hunting Team then?" Ye Lü asked.

  "Of course, why not?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows and said.

  Liu Qingwu hummed and said: "I won't quit either."

  Xinlan nodded and said: "Alright. But there are a few things I need to tell you first. All of you listen up."

  Her voice was still flat, but it had an unmistakable meaning, as if a king was looking down at his subjects. The strong momentum made Lin Feng's heart skip a beat.

  "If neither of you backs down, then on this trip to the Tian Nan Mountains, you two will be a single entity. Since you are both in the same hunting party, you must follow the rules of the hunting party. Along the way, even if you don't support each other, you absolutely cannot kill each other, and you definitely cannot plot against each other!"

  "If anyone disobeys me, don't blame me for being impolite, got it?"

  "Yes!" Lin Feng nodded.

  "I understand, Master." Liu Qingwu glared at Lin Feng with a fierce gaze and said in a low voice.

  "Aunt Xīn Lán, don't worry! With the three of us here, nothing will go wrong." Yè Lǜ Lǜ said with a smile.

  "If anyone harms the interests of our squad, I will show no mercy." Qi Ming said calmly.

  "Alright, you can go now!" Xinlan nodded and said.

  Five people left Wanzhou Town and headed into the northern mountains. At first, there was a wide road, but as they went deeper, the road became narrower and narrower until it completely disappeared. However, all five of them were strong, so walking in the mountains was an easy task for them.

  Among the three, Ye Lü was clearly the leader. After entering the mountain, the three of them stopped talking. Lin Feng and Liu Qingwu were also curiously sizing up their surroundings, but no one made a sound.

  Deep in the mountains over a hundred miles, the mountain terrain gradually became steeper, the forest denser, and in the distance, one could faintly hear the roar of fierce beasts.

  "Are those the strange beasts?" asked Liu Qingwu, unable to help but speak up.

  "They're just ordinary ferocious beasts with a bit of exotic bloodline, their blood is basically worthless. The real exotics are all deep in the mountains." Qi Ming said lightly, then waved his hand.

  A flash of light, a tall and majestic young man appeared in front of Zhi Ming, his face cold and stern, without saying a word.

  "Who is he!" Liu Qingwu was also startled.

  "A second-rate martial artist, equivalent to a strong eighth-rank internal fist user. You can call him Qi Wu." Qi Ming said calmly.

  "Second-level puppet!" Lin Feng's eyes also flashed.

  A second-grade spirit beast, its selling price in Wan Shou Town is 50 million gold coins. This Qi Ming actually has such a thing as his guard, it's clear that he's not a small character.

  No wonder Qi Ming is so confident, it turns out he has such a strong backing!

  Among the five, Qi Ming's strength is on par with Lin Feng and Liu Qingwu, both of whom are at the seventh level of Tiger Form Fist. Ye Lvgreen and Meng Qiu's surface strength appears to be only at the sixth level of Tiger Form Fist. I originally had some doubts about the strength of these three people, but now it seems that this hunting team still has its own strengths.

  At least one secondary symbol "Qiwu" is a powerful help.

  "Shougui!" Liu Qingwu also seemed to have heard of Shougui, and looked at the Shougui that was closely following Zhi Ming with a surprised expression. After this Shougui appeared, it followed Zhi Ming in big strides, except for its slightly stiff facial expression, it was impossible to tell that it was an inanimate puppet.

  Lin Feng was also sizing up this puppet, such a second-level puppet, obviously more realistic than the few he saw yesterday, and already close to the third-level puppet he saw yesterday. Obviously, as puppets, there are still some differences between them.

  "With such a guardian, I'm afraid it would be impossible to hunt down exotic beasts even if one were to spend their entire life doing so! And yet, with such protection, Zhi Ming still comes to hunt exotic beasts - this is truly strange!" Lin Feng thought to himself.

  Five people and Fu Kui continued to walk into the mountains. As they walked to a place in the canyon, the fog in front of them gradually thickened, and there was a faint smell of blood coming from the dense fog.

  "In this canyon, there is a group of fierce beasts called Golden Mice. Each one's strength is equivalent to that of a sixth-level internal martial artist. Their beast blood is also a common material used to forge first-class symbol dao equipment. Originally, we didn't plan on killing these weak and small beasts, but since you're here for the first time today, let's go ahead and kill a few to let you practice your skills!" Qizheng said.

  "Good." Lin Feng and Liu Qingwu both nodded.

  Xīn Jīn Shǔ Lín Fēng also knew that the materials needed for the Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry's ritual equipment included the blood of the Xīn Jīn Shǔ, and in extremely large quantities. This time, his procurement target was precisely the blood of the Xīn Jīn Shǔ.

  "Let's go!" Qi Ming took the lead and walked into the white fog, Lin Feng and the other three followed closely behind.

  Inside the white fog, visibility was extremely blurred. Lin Feng held a heavy sword in his hand, fully enhancing his sensory abilities to probe the energy fluctuations around him.

  In the depths of the canyon, there are some powerful energy fluctuations, but due to the distance, it is still impossible to clearly distinguish.

  The farther they walked, the thicker the white fog became, and the stench in the air also grew stronger. Liu Qingwu wrinkled her brow in disgust, and she also held a dagger in her hand.

  "Be careful!" Zhi Ming shouted in a low voice.

  In the white fog, several angry shrill cries rang out, and three yellow figures rushed over like lightning, their bodies suddenly leaping up and pouncing on Lin Feng and others.

  A yellow shadow rushed towards Lin Feng, and Lin Feng's wrist sank slightly as the heavy sword slammed down!

  A loud "clang" sound, surprisingly, it was the sound of metal clashing.

  That yellow shadow let out a miserable cry and was slapped to the ground by the heavy sword.

  Liu Qingwu's eyes were calm, her dagger flashing like lightning as she swept it across the air, creating a forest of silver sparks. The dense sound of clashing metal echoed through the air as the yellow shadow that had pounced on her let out a mournful cry and fell heavily to the ground.

  The last yellow shadow pounced on Qi Wu, who caught it in his hand. It squeaked and struggled to break free, but Qi Wu's hand was like a vice, making escape impossible.

  Lin Feng looked at the Golden Mouse on the ground, a small, exotic beast about the length of a foot, its entire body wet and smooth, its exposed teeth gleaming with a cold light, clearly extremely sharp. However, it had been struck by his heavy sword and was already bleeding from the nose and mouth, already dead beyond death.

  The one that was killed by Liu Qingwu's gentle dance, however, had already been stabbed by a dagger with a thousand holes and a hundred wounds, its flesh and blood blurred together, completely unrecognizable from its original appearance.

  Zi Ming took a glance at Lin Feng and nodded: "Not bad, your control over the force is very good. If you can just hold back a bit more and reserve some strength, it would be even better."

  Lin Feng's face was covered in sweat, just now he had indeed used too much force, and he himself was clear about it. This Qi Ming's gaze was indeed extremely fierce.

  Looking at the strange beast under Liu Qingwu's feet, Qi Ming frowned and said displeased: "We hunt and kill strange beasts to collect their blood. Your move is beautiful, but most of the beast's blood has already flowed onto the ground, wasting more than half of it. The value of this Golden-Eating Mouse is now less than half of its original value!"

  Liu Qing danced lightly and glanced at Qi Ming with a proud expression: "I came here just to see what it's like, I didn't really expect to make money from this."

  "What did you say?" Qi Ming's eyebrows rose high, and his face suddenly sank.

  "How much is the value of the lost beast's blood? I can compensate you for it. Moreover, this old mouse was killed by me myself, what's the big deal?" Liu Qingwu said proudly.

  Ye Lü looked at Qi Ming and then at Liu Qingwu, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

  Meng Qiu smiled wryly and said, "Qing Wu sister, it's not what you said. The Hunting Team has its own rules, once you join, you should follow them. This isn't about money or no money, can you compare with Qi Ming brother in terms of wealth?"

  Liu Qingwu gave Meng Qiu a disgusted look and hummed heavily.

  "This kind of thing is not allowed to happen again. This time, I'll let it go because of Xinlan Auntie's face, and won't bother with you. If there's a next time, you can leave by yourself!" Qi Ming said coldly, looking at Liu Qingwu.

  Liu Qingwu's face turned icy cold and she stopped speaking.

  "Lin Feng, Liu Qingwu, now you two take the blood of the Golden Mouse that each of you killed, and then we'll continue on our way." Qi Ming ordered.

  Lin Feng nodded and with a heavy sword, he picked up the Golden Mouse King. He cut open a small hole on his body and took out a jade bottle from the Jade Pendant Space, placing it outside the hole.

  With a slight stir of power, blood quickly flowed out from the wound and soon filled more than half of the jade bottle.

  On the other side, Qi Wu pinched the Golden Mouse to death with one hand and then threw it to Meng Qiu. Meng Qiu also took out a jade bottle and bled the Golden Mouse into it.

  Liu Qingwu's beautiful face frowned slightly as she looked at the bloody and mangled body of the Golden Mouse on the ground, a look of difficulty appearing on her small face.

  "What? Do you need someone else's help with this too?" Qi Ming said discontentedly.