The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han was just about to ask whether the bird would continue to follow and monitor them after being released, but when he heard that he would be refunded his travel expenses, he immediately shut up.

Among the other three members of the caravan, Mei Yunchu was the first to respond. "It's as she should be. Sister Xiao has contributed a lot and didn't cause us much trouble along the way. The travel expenses should indeed be returned to her."

She just said it nicely, but had no intention of taking out the spirit stone.

Xia Mu, on the other hand, was more honest. He took out fifty spirit stones directly from his storage bag and used the object control technique to send them to Xiao Han.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, this is my share. I'm returning it to you now."

"Well, uh..." Xiao Han felt that the caravan had no obligation to take an outsider like her, and paying for the journey was only natural. She wanted to refuse, but she was afraid of being rejected. After all, she was now a poor woman with few spirit stones.

Yan Zhe said, "Take it. If we hadn't discovered the ambush in advance, even if we could have escaped their robbery, the loss of talismans would not be a small number. It's only right that I return this money to you."

After saying that, he also took out fifty spirit stones from the storage bag.

They took Xiao Han with them because the owner of the spiritual medicine shop in Fuyuan City had guaranteed him a clean background and that he wouldn't pose any threat to them. Furthermore, Xiao Han's low level of cultivation had one advantage: he hadn't hunted outside the city before and had little experience in the wild, so naturally, he couldn't remember the winding routes through the mountains.

After all, the spiritual medicine shop has been a partner for many years, so the team leader Yan Zhe only symbolically charged 200 spirit stones for travel expenses.

Each person only received fifty spirit stones, which really wasn't a lot. Therefore, returning them didn't hurt too much.

Since someone had given him an excuse, Xiao Han no longer had to try to save face and accepted the spirit stones neatly.

Then Chen Yuqi took out fifty spirit stones and handed them to Xiao Han.

The spirit stones of the three people were returned, but Mei Yunchu was the only one who did not move.

She said with a smile, "Sister Xiao, since you've helped us so much, I've decided to sell you that robe worth three hundred spirit stones at a loss, for only two hundred spirit stones. How about this, you just need to give me the one hundred and fifty spirit stones those three people gave you, and then that beautiful robe worth three hundred spirit stones will be yours. It's like you're getting a robe for free."

Xiao Han: If poverty hadn't left me with some rationality, I would have been persuaded by your words.

She chuckled dryly, "Friend Mei, can you tell me the address of your shop in Zixiao City? When I have established myself in Zixiao City and need to buy some robes, I will definitely choose your shop first."

Mei Yunchu curled her lips a little unhappily, but still said enthusiastically: "Then Sister Xiao, you have to keep your word." Then she really told him the name and address of her store in Zixiao City, and then took out fifty spirit stones and handed them to Xiao Han.

Yan Zhe then began to assign night watch tasks.

No one was destined to be able to rest peacefully tonight. For safety reasons, Yan Zhe arranged two people in a group to take turns paying attention to the movements around them. Even if the other two people who were not on night watch could not fall asleep peacefully, they could take a nap without consuming their spiritual energy.

Xiao Han couldn't even release her spiritual sense, so no one would object if she wasn't assigned to keep watch.

She finally asked her doubts, "Friend Yan, now that the bird has been released, will it continue to follow and monitor us?"

Yan Zhe said, "That kind of demonic bird isn't nocturnal, so it won't be released at night. As for tomorrow, we'll have to continue our journey at daybreak. As long as we're not in a place like the Thin Line of Sky, even if there are obstacles, they won't be able to stop us unless they're Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Although they have a fixed route, it is not the fixed official road in the mortal world, and they cannot set traps or anything like that.

Although the other three members of the caravan had always trusted him and rarely questioned his decisions, he still explained, "I used a special pigment to dye a light pink mark the size of a rice grain at the base of the demon bird's tail feathers. If you find a Chibiusa bird in Zixiao City with this mark at the base of its tail feathers, its owner is likely the one who ambushed us."

Yan Zhe had the support of a powerful family. He had originally planned to let his family members investigate secretly, but thinking that there was strength in numbers, he spoke out, hoping that the other three could also help keep an eye on it.

They were a small group, and all of them were merchants carrying supplies, so it was impossible for them to rob just one person.

The other three people really praised him for his skill. Releasing the bird not only confirmed that there was indeed an ambush, but also left a clue for finding the robber in the future.

Xiao Han finally felt relieved. She didn't want to have to use the high-level light body talisman to escape.

The branches were as thick as buckets, so there was no need to worry about bearing weight. Xiao Han used Wind Blade Technique to shave off a section of bark, then sat cross-legged on the branch to meditate and recover his spiritual energy.

After all, she was a cultivator at the third level of Qi training, so naturally she wouldn't worry about such stupid questions as whether she would fall off the branches.

Nothing happened all night.

The next day, just after dawn, Yan Zhe asked everyone to prepare for the journey.

Today they planned to rush to their first noon stop after leaving Zixiao City, that is, to complete the one and a half day journey in one day, so that they could rest peacefully at that stop at night.

After all, it is very close to Zixiao City. It only takes a quarter of an hour for a foundation-building cultivator to get there using a flying magic tool. No one would be stupid enough to kill the four people there.

However, such a high-intensity journey is a test for Xiao Han.

During the short half-hour break at noon, Xiao Han almost immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate to restore his spiritual power.

When they set off again in the afternoon, Yan Zhe mentioned it again, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, if you feel your spiritual power is running low, you can let us know and we will take turns giving you a ride."

Xiao Han responded obediently, but was not prepared to really trouble others.

For the four people in the caravan, wasting every bit of spiritual power on her would mean an extra risk to their safety.

Who would really be willing to travel with a burden?

As long as she could still squeeze out a bit of spiritual power from her body, she didn't want to be a burden to others.

It's not that she is stupid, it's just her personality.

Alas! It was also her fault for being a little impatient. She couldn't wait to go out as soon as she reached the third level of Qi training, and failed to accumulate more spiritual power.

Fortunately, the spiritual power in her body was able to sustain the long and intensive journey, and before it was about to run out, they finally arrived at the designated destination.

After entering the cave which was covered by vines outside and the door was blocked by rocks inside, everyone finally had a good night's rest.

The next morning, after another two hours of travel, Xiao Han finally saw the tall city walls of Zixiao City.

Standing in front of the city gate which was taller and more imposing than Fuyuan City, Xiao Han felt mixed emotions.

She came to this new city after going through many hardships and dangers, and she didn't know whether this place could really change her destiny.