Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 120: Strengthening

After saying this, Wei Xi handed the unlit torch in his hand to Zheng Xing.

"What are you doing?" Zheng Xing looked at Wei Xi making hand gestures and asked in confusion.

"Tracking techniques," Wei Xi replied, "Let's see if we can find it first."

This is not really a disclaimer from Wei Xi, it is true that the tracking technique has limitations.

Wei Xi now only has a hair in his hand, and he doesn't know what the other party is. Wei Xi can't guarantee that he can lock it with magic.

Zheng and Qian suddenly understood and nodded quickly.

Wei Xi looked at the two of them and said firmly, "Stop pretending to know."

Upon hearing this, Zheng and Qian nodded embarrassedly.

Most of the Qingcheng Sect's cultivators were severely biased in their studies, starting with their elementary education. Zheng and Qian, one buried themselves in the fields, cultivating specialized crops, while the other stayed up every night gazing at the stars.

These two people are not like Wei Xi who encounters deadly things outside. Why would they waste time studying the Tracking Technique?

"Tracking techniques usually lock onto a specific object, which is equivalent to the object you lock onto then guiding you."

"Besides knowing the incantation, you also need to know what the object is and what it's called. Living things are generally not as easy to track as dead ones."

Anyway, that's what the book says. Judging from Wei Xi's current practice, there haven't been any major mistakes.

"...That is to say, Wei Xi, you don't know what animal this hair belongs to, so you can't guarantee... that you can track it down?" Qian Liangfeng asked.

Wei Xi nodded and added, "Now that this hair has fallen off, I'm not sure if we can track down the animal that lost it."

Zheng Xing raised his hand and asked, "Then why don't you just follow these footprints?"

"If you can find it by following this, why did you ask someone to find me?" Wei Xi exposed Zheng Xing mercilessly.

"We looked for it, but it got so messed up later that we couldn't tell it apart. That's why we wanted to ask you for help..." Zheng Xing explained. It was obvious that he was really at his wit's end, so he thought of asking Wei Xi for a try.

Wei Xi shrugged. "This season isn't like winter. It's hard to spot the tracks of wild animals. It would be difficult for you to find my father."

Having said that, the three of them decided to try the tracking technique.

Wei Xi cast a spell on the hair, and went over the color of the beast in his mind, trying to guess it right.

Some people are born with bad luck. Even if they greet fate with a smile, they will be slapped in the face.

Although Wei Xi doesn't smile much, his luck is always bad.

The hair on my hand didn't move at all after the spell was cast. It seems that the tracking spell is indeed useless in this situation as the book says.

Wei Xi was not discouraged and handed the hair to Qian Liangfeng, whose palms were wet.

"You don't sleep much at night anyway, so take this to Bailu Pavilion to see if you can find any relevant records." Wei Xi took the torch back and lit it, intending to follow the footprints.

Qian Liangfeng mustered up the courage to correct him, "I'm very busy at night. I have to observe the stars..."

Zheng Xing patted his roommate and friend, "It's okay, I'll just go to Bailu Pavilion and look for it. Wei Xi's palm prints are probably about five meters away."

"The wheat that was eaten was at the edge, so there weren't many tracks left in the ground, and the palm prints only extended to behind this bush."

The shrub Zheng Xing pointed out was a variety Wei Xi had never seen before. Its oval leaves had tiny serrations along the edges, and its branches were so thin and dense, like a net. Seeing Wei Xi's intense gaze, Zheng Xing introduced it, "This is a blueberry variety called Five Stars. It thrives in cold weather. Its berries are deep blue with a white dot on top, clustered together in five small pieces. They taste sweet and sour."

"These are all cultivated by the master. There are a total of fifty-six plants here. They will bear fruit this winter, and I will send some to you to try." Zheng Xing talked incessantly about his specialty.

Wei Xi didn't stop moving. She looked at the short shrubs, then turned back to look at the wheat field behind her, and then asked, "Do the footprints end here?"

Zheng Xing's thoughts were still on delivering berries, so Qian Liangfeng gave a positive answer.

People in Weixi are so confused. What the hell is going on? Why does everything become so much more difficult?

"This thing shouldn't be an ordinary beast."

Wei Xi pointed to the area where the five stars were shining. "Judging from the palm prints, this thing must have left from here. These bushes are densely packed, and the leaves have serrated edges. Why don't I see any hairs hanging on them?"

"Also," Wei Xi turned around, "normally, wild animals want to eat wheat, they'll just start eating it wherever they see it. Why would they ignore the ones closer to the periphery and go for the ones closer to the inside?"

Zheng Xing's expression was serious. "...You mean, this thing is trying to avoid patrols?"

From the perspective of the three people, all they could see were normal wheat seedlings. If they were not aware of the situation, they would not have noticed that a piece of wheat near the inside had been eaten.

"...Maybe it's a wild beast in the mountains, more cunning?" Qian Liangfeng shivered. He said this but felt a cold wind on his back.

Wei Xi also saw that the abundance of money and grain was not a big deal, so he ignored his self-deceiving words.

It wasn't that Wei Xi thought the beasts weren't smart. It was just that the wheat fields were managed by humans, and Yizhangyuan only had three plots of land belonging to the Qingcheng Sect. Even if the beasts were to figure it out now, they would need some time to figure it out.

"If I hadn't had to harvest wheat these past two days, I probably wouldn't have discovered this." Zheng Xing couldn't help but move closer to Wei Xi, trying to forge a sense of security. "But this matter still needs to be resolved..."

Wei Xi was not going to talk to him, as she had already smelled something unusual.

After returning from Tangkou Town, she still planned to keep a low profile. After all, there was an unknown red line in her body, and someone in the dark could take her life.

"I suggest telling my senior sister, any senior sister will do." Without hesitation, Wei Xi immediately shifted the blame elsewhere, "This matter can still be handed over to someone capable of handling it."

Zheng Xing is a man of pride. If he reports this to his senior sister, he will probably be a mere apprentice for the rest of his life.

It would be best if they could resolve this matter, so that the master and senior sisters would feel more at ease about him.

With this idea in mind, Zheng Xing shamelessly begged Wei Xi, pouring out a bunch of nice words, fearing that she would not help him.

Wei Xi didn't buy it, after all, the fire didn't burn her.

"Wei Xi... after all, this is... the sect's rations for next year," Qian Liangfeng began to stumble again. "Food shouldn't be wasted."

Thinking of the wheat that had just been eaten quite cleanly, and then thinking of the wheat that had been cut crookedly, Wei Xi felt embarrassed to say that it would be better to let the wild beasts eat it.

After all, some people waste much more food when harvesting wheat.

Wei Xi closed his eyes and said, "I can try to dig a trap, but there are too many people around here recently, and I might accidentally hurt someone."

"The other way is to catch them in the act."

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