Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 122: Greed
That’s right, Wei Xi was also frightened and screamed.

The butterfly itself is not scary, but the butterfly wings as big as your face are scary.

The beast itself is not scary; what is scary is the human-like creature covered in hair and moving like a beast.

Wei Xi rarely encountered such a shocking thing. He was so frightened that he tripped accidentally.

The thing took advantage of this opportunity and ran away. Wei Xi wanted to chase it, but it was no longer possible.

Wei Xi reached her hand above her head. Lingyin, who had curled up in fear, smelled her scent and quickly came in.

Wei Xi comforted Ling Yin and hurried to find the other three.

On the way back, we encountered Lian Gouqie.

"Did you catch up with him?"

"Let it run away." Wei Xi was frightened when he thought of the strange appearance of that thing.

After walking for a while, they saw Zheng Xing squatting on the ground gasping for breath. Qin Feng was standing aside holding Gao Han, observing his surroundings vigilantly.

Seeing Wei Xi and the other man coming back, although they looked unhappy, they were both safe and sound, so Qin Feng was not so vigilant.

"Are you recovered?" Wei Xi didn't intend to be polite with Zheng Xing. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and ask him for details so that he wouldn't faint for a while.

Hearing this, Zheng Xing nodded and stood up with the help of Lian Gou. "It's okay, I'm almost there. I was just scared just now."

"After I spread two bags of crumbs, I squatted here to guard it. Because the wheat here hasn't been harvested yet, I dare not light an open fire. Fortunately, the moonlight is good tonight."

"I'm a little sleepy. I wanted to ask you to stop guarding tonight."

"I didn't expect that as soon as I stood up, there was movement in the nearby land."

"I looked down and saw that thing's face right next to my feet." Zheng Xing shuddered as he spoke of this, apparently replaying the scene in his mind.

Thinking of that thing's face, Wei Xi found it easy to understand why Zheng Xing screamed so miserably.

Anyone would be terrified if they suddenly found a monster lying quietly at their feet.

"When I shouted, the creature got frightened and got up from the ground and made to run away."

"I saw clearly that except for its face and body, it was covered with long hair and those broken leaves. It must be the beast we were looking for that stole the wheat."

Qin Feng had been listening attentively, but now he couldn't help but ask, "You mean it was moving entirely on the ground?"

Zheng Xing thought about it for a moment and immediately gave an affirmative answer.

"This thing is covered with fur and crawling on the ground? Its head and face are covered with butterfly wings?" Qin Feng couldn't help but exclaim: What the hell is this?
Wei Xi didn't think the butterfly wings were coverings.

She looked at it closely and found that the head and face of the thing looked like they were made up of butterfly wings. Wei Xi suspected that if it was taken apart layer by layer, the final result might be nothing, and the head and face would disappear on a physical level.

Wei Xi considered it for a moment and asked, "Are you sure it was lying flat on the ground when you first saw it?"

Although the question was confusing, Zheng Xing said confidently, "I'm sure it landed on all fours. If it had come over, I would have definitely seen it. Unless it crawled over, and its face was almost hitting my shoe."

"But is there any clue?"

Wei Xi tucked the less frightened Lingyin into his lapel and said, "When I chased it, it was indeed on all fours."

The remaining three people all looked confused, not understanding why Wei Xi was holding on to this thing and walking without letting go.

"I'm afraid that thing is a person, or was once a person."

Wei Xi said this lightly without even frowning.

But this sentence made Qin Feng and the other two feel dizzy, unable to understand what Wei Xi was talking about. "This thing started by crawling, then it landed on all fours, and finally it stood up and stepped over the berries."

"That's why there are no hairs of it on the five-star sun!" Thinking of Wei Xi's doubts during the survey last night, Zheng Xing finally figured out the key.

"That thing has so much fur on its body, it's hard not to get caught on the bushes," Wei Xi added. "And those paw prints—some are in a row, some are parallel. It's not that the marks are messy, it's that the thing was crawling and walking."

"According to what you two said, there are wild beasts of the same size as those in Yizhangyuan," Qin Feng said, "but most of them are deer, tigers, wild boars, and some docile spirit beasts."

“This thing might really be related to people.”

Wei Xi and the other two looked at each other and made up their minds.

Lian Gouyu, who could barely be considered the middleman, said, "Humans are different from wild beasts. We can't handle them alone. I'm afraid we should report this to Senior Sister Han or Elder Qingniu."

"It's a blessing that neither side was hurt today. It would be bad if anyone got hurt."

These words reflect the three people's inner thoughts. After all, it is important for people to know themselves. Unless the situation is urgent, when encountering problems, you still have to find someone who is capable of solving them.

If this thing that looks like a human today intends to hurt people, Zheng Xing will probably suffer; on the contrary, if one of the four people hurts it, even though there is the wheat incident, there is no guarantee that there will not be some consequences.

Although he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his master and senior sister again, Zheng Xing also understood that this matter was not something he could solve.

"Tomorrow, I'll look for Master and Senior Sister Han," Zheng Xingchong bowed to the three of them. "Thank you very much, all of you. I'll remember this favor."

If it were an ordinary person, he might have been polite to Zheng Xing.

But Wei Xi didn't agree with that. She nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, and even wanted Zheng Xing to write a note.

Wei Xi was a person of action. Just as she was about to express her thoughts, Qin Feng glared at her, and she had no choice but to give up.

Most of the food he ate in the Qingcheng Sect was contributed by Elder Qingniu and his disciples. Moreover, the events in Kushui Village might also have something to do with Elder Qingniu.

The master's kindness can be repaid by the apprentice in the same way.

After tossing and turning for half a night, the four of them returned to the yard together and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, we got up at the hour of Mao again and went to the fields to harvest wheat.

The Qingcheng Sect only grew food for its disciples, and these people only needed to harvest the wheat in three or four days.

Wei Xi was hiding in the field, cutting wheat, and she was so calm that she seemed unaware of what happened last night.

Anyway, this matter is Zheng Xing's trouble, so let him do it if possible.

Wei Xi was just being lazy and wanted to lie down for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately, eight out of ten things in the world are not as we wish.

At noon, Wei Xi was enjoying his lunch facing two worried faces. Halfway through his cake, he saw the old man Elder Qingniu, Senior Sister Han, and Zheng Xing coming along the ridge of the field.

Wei Xi wailed inwardly, wrapped up his own pancake, and stood up with Qin Feng and the others.

"Disciples greet the elder!" The three of them bowed and greeted Elder Qingniu who had already arrived.

Elder Qingniu stroked his beard, his smiling eyes hidden by his longevity eyebrows. "You've been tired for several days, but you're still so well behaved. You little kids are really good."

"I heard everything from Xiaoxing. First of all, I want to thank you for your friendship, and then I want to praise you for not panicking when encountering difficulties." Elder Qingniu looked very happy and was not worried about the lost wheat at all.

"As the saying goes, 'Don't bother two people with the same task.' I think you guys should just take care of this matter for a small fee and do it openly. I, the old man, will cover the cost for you!"

(End of this chapter)