Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Chapter 24 The Spark Has Been Lit
"You're already the fifth in command, why are you so poor?"

Ning Yan pinched a few gold leaves, his face full of contempt.

I thought I could get some big stuff from Shen Xiong.

Not to mention the secret manuals of martial arts, at least you need some precious medicinal powders.

The result is just a few gold leaves.

Even dogs would shake their heads when they saw it.

However, Ning Yan could roughly understand why this happened.

I guess Shen Xiong didn't carry his valuable assets with him, but left them in the village.

I really want to find an opportunity to raid his village, I will definitely be able to get a lot of things.

Ning Yan was just thinking about it when a concerned greeting suddenly came from a distance:

"Brother Ning, are you okay?"

Seeing Chen Hongyuan, Ning Yan smiled and replied:

"Don't worry, I'm fine. But you don't look good."

Chen Hongyuan glanced at the injuries on his body, smiled bitterly and shook his head:

“Although Zhu Wu is of the same rank as me, as the sixth leader of Qingyun Village, he is cunning and treacherous, and has many tricks up his sleeve, so he is not that easy to deal with.

I was fully prepared in advance, and after fighting him for a long time I only broke one of his arms, and in the end he even escaped."

Chen Hongyuan sighed, obviously quite depressed.

At this time, Chen Mengnan, Zhu Kexin and others also came forward.

The two sides met up and were about to exchange their results when they saw the Fifth Boss lying on the ground in only a set of underwear.

Zhu Kexin asked with some suspicion:
"This is... Shen Xiong?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hongyuan and Chen Mengnan were both stunned.

At the beginning, Shen Xiong threw a smoke bomb on the field and evacuated immediately. Everyone assumed that he had escaped.

Who would have thought that he would die here?
Chen Mengnan quickly squatted down and turned Shen Xiong over:
Looking at the broad face with eyes wide open and the only ear left, Chen Mengnan nodded and said:
"It is indeed Shen Xiong."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Ning Yan with strange eyes.

They could naturally see that Shen Xiong died from a fatal wound in his chest, but the question was, how could Ning Yan kill Shen Xiong?

He was the fifth in command of Qingyun Village, a senior who had reached the peak of Qi Gathering five years ago. He had gone through countless dangers and was still safe and sound. Even the sixth in command Zhu Wu was inferior to him.

But now he died at the hands of Ning Yan, a newcomer who had probably practiced for less than a month. This matter seemed weird no matter how one thought about it.

Ning Yan said carelessly:

"This Shen Xiong is not very smart. He was seriously injured but still insisted on coming to fight me. Isn't it normal for me to beat him to death?"

The people around were all speechless when they heard this.

How could they not know that Shen Xiongcong was not smart?

But the problem is that people are dying here now, so there is no point in arguing about this.

Chen Hongyuan patted Ning Yan on the shoulder and said with a smile on his face:

"No matter what, Shen Xiong's death here is a good thing after all. It can even be said to be the most important result of this battle. Brother Ning, you really helped us a lot."

At this time, Zhu Kexin suddenly said:

"Young Master Chen, to be honest, Shen Xiong was seriously injured and died because of the fierce battle with you. It has nothing to do with my Junior Brother Ning."

Chen Hongyuan and Chen Mengnan were startled for a moment, then they all reacted.

Although spreading the news that the fifth in command, Shen Xiong, was killed by Ning Yan was good for his reputation, the more troublesome thing was the crisis hidden in secret.

Qingyun Village is not a small force, and it even has two powerful people in the Violent Qi Realm in charge.

Now that the fifth in command was killed by an unknown little-known figure, they had to say something, not to mention offering a bounty for his arrest. Just the people lurking in the city from Qingyun Village, as well as those families and warriors who tried to make friends with Qingyun Village, were enough to make Ning Yan suffer.

Therefore, severing this relationship in time would actually be a form of protection for Ning Yan.

After all, he didn't really rely on his own strength to kill the peak Qi Condensation Master. Once another Qi Condensation Master came to avenge Shen Xiong, the situation would become dangerous.

There is no reason to guard against thieves all day long in this world.

Chen Hongyuan nodded, agreeing with Zhu Kexin's statement.

Ning Yan didn't care about his reputation being taken away. Anyway, the things on Zhu Wu's body had already fallen into his pocket. Even if it was just a few gold leaves, he could buy some exotic monster meat.

After the plan was finalized, everyone immediately began to arrange the subsequent related work.

Treat the wounded, rescue the dead, collect spoils, deal with corpses, etc.

There are so many gray vine snakes on the field, which also need to be dealt with.

Both the venom and blood of the gray vine snake can be used. Although the processing process is very complicated and the waste is serious, at least a lot can be saved from so many gray vine snakes.

The darkness quickly engulfed the forest.

The forest is very dangerous in the middle of the night, especially now that we are outside the boundary.

All work has come to a temporary halt.

A fire was lit in the valley, with the corpses of many bandits and gray snakes serving as fuel.

Everyone sat in a corner of the valley, rested quietly, and took turns to keep watch.

During this time, Ning Yan saw many dark green or dark red eyes lurking in the woods, but none of them came close.

In addition, he also saw many finger-sized little people covered with leaves dancing and playing on the weeds.

Ning Yan thought for a moment that he was hallucinating.

Fortunately, the long dark night will eventually come to an end.

When the morning light rose in the east, everyone who had eaten the dried meat started a new day of work.

In addition to continuing to deal with the remaining corpses of gray vine snakes, some people began to set up various traps around the valley.

Basically, the animal fields incorporated into the major families, in addition to arranging full-time personnel to guard them, are mostly equipped with a variety of traps.

These traps are used not only to defend against external enemies, but also to prevent the alien monsters raised inside from escaping.

Therefore, traps are very important to Shoutian. Some very special traps can even be regarded as some family secrets.

For example, Chen Zhouhui's Zhou family can create a thick fog around the beast field. Unless one practices special secret methods or holds relevant tokens, one can enter calmly.

This is also the confidence that the Zhou family can control a large area of ​​animal farms with only a small number of people.

After a lot of hard work, it was not until the fourth day that the traps were finally completed.

Except for some people who stayed behind, the rest of the people set out on the journey back to the city.

……

Xiaoyuan Gate, the main hall.

The two groups sat opposite each other.

One side is naturally the leader of Xiaoyuanmen, Yuan Tianhuan.

The other side was a young man in Chinese clothes, with a square face and sharp eyes.

Behind him stood two fifty-year-old men with thick hands and feet.

The two of them had long breaths and deep auras, and it was obvious that they were both rare and powerful men.

But at this moment he was standing behind the young man, bowing slightly, acting like a servant.

The young man in Chinese clothes looked at Yuan Tianhuan opposite him and said straight to the point:

"I came here specially to visit Master Yuan today because I want to reach a tacit understanding with Master Yuan."

"What kind of tacit understanding is that? Young Master Zhou, why don't you tell me about it?"

Yuan Tianhuan's eyes flashed slightly and he looked at Zhou Shengcai opposite him.

This person is Chen Zhouhui, the heir of the Zhou family and the next head of the Zhou family.

Nowadays, when he travels outside, he will even be accompanied by two family guards who are at the peak of Qi Gathering.

Zhou Shengcai said calmly:
"I know that Master Yuan has always been on good terms with the Chen family, and their relationship is very harmonious. But recently, the Chen family has repeatedly provoked conflicts, not only trying to win over our small families to become vassals, but also suppressing our businesses and seizing the market in various ways. The Mitian team outside the city also has conflicts from time to time. If this continues, how can my Zhou family survive in Qingcang County?"

Yuan Tianhuan pondered and said:

"So Young Master Zhou wants me to be the middleman and help you two families make peace?"

Zhou Shengcai shook his head:
"I hope that Master Yuan can stay out of it and show a neutral attitude towards the struggle between our two families."

Yuan Tianhuan's eyes suddenly focused.

Zhou Shengcai looked calm.

After a long silence, Yuan Tianhuan sighed:

"Why so?"

Zhou Shengcai said indifferently:

"This is not the fault of my Zhou family. Long before my father's unfortunate death, the Chen family's evil ambitions were clearly revealed. Now, everything has proven it beyond a doubt. We have reached the point where we have to find a way to deal with it."

Yuan Tianhuan hesitated and said:

"Maybe there's some misunderstanding here..."

Zhou Shengcai stretched out his hand to stop him:
“It doesn’t matter whether there is a misunderstanding or not, we only look at the result.

Now that the spark has been ignited, it is not so easy to extinguish it. Master Yuan does not need to persuade us any further.

I came here today just to get a promise from you.

I trust Master Yuan's character, so I made a special trip to visit him.

As long as Master Yuan promises not to side with the Chen family and not to interfere in our fight.

My Zhou family will offer a farm of red-tailed sheep outside the city as a thank you gift."

Yuan Tianhuan was suddenly shocked.

The flower-branched red-tailed sheep is a kind of exotic monster raised by the Zhou family.

This kind of animal meat can help warriors refine their internal energy and make it more refined, so it is extremely popular in the market.

However, the animal meat circulated in the outside world is very scarce, because the Zhou family has only three animal farms where they raise spotted red-tailed sheep.

But now he is giving out one third of it just in exchange for him not favoring the Chen family.

After paying such a huge price, it is obvious that the Zhou family will make big moves next!
Yuan Tianhuan fell silent for a moment.

To be honest, he was very excited.

But he didn't want the two big families of Chen and Zhou to get involved in a complete bloody fight.

Once the two sides start fighting, the disaster will inevitably involve a wide range of people, and no one knows how many people will die.

However, before Yuan Tianhuan could refuse, Zhou Shengcai took out a small red square box from his sleeve.

He placed the box on the table and slowly pushed it in front of Yuan Tianhuan:

"In addition to the conditions set by the family, this is an extra gift I prepared personally. I hope Master Yuan will like it."

As he said this, he opened the lid of the box, revealing four black fleshy ganoderma with seven leaves inside.

"Seven Leaf Grass!"

Looking at the thumb-sized black fleshy ganoderma, Yuan Tianhuan screamed in shock and almost stood up on the spot.

Zhou Shengcai smiled slightly and said:
"Recently, the trade routes outside the country have been blocked, and many medicinal herbs, including Herba Glehniae, are out of stock. These four are the only ones left in my Zhou family's inventory, and I believe they are enough to represent my sincerity."

Yuan Tianhuan looked at the seven-leaf fungus in the box, his brows furrowed tightly and his expression changed constantly.

It is no secret that Yuan Qianqian has gone astray in her practice.
The medicine that keeps her in a stable condition is made from the main ingredient of Yin Jue Lin, and there are two other key ingredients, one of which is Seven Leaf Ganoderma.

Nowadays, due to the blockage of trade routes, Conger eel has been out of stock for a long time, and the stock at home is almost running out. He is even considering whether to go to the neighboring city to purchase.

But not only would it take a lot of time to go back and forth, but if there was any accident or delay, something would definitely happen to Yuan Qianqian, so he had been hesitant.

I didn't expect that Zhou Shengcai would send me four plants of Glechoma longituba.

These four strains could give him at least four months of buffer time.

Yuan Tianhuan struggled for a while, and finally let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)