My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

A moment later, Cui Ying led the two around to the two sides of the depression where the five-colored deer was located, and found a secluded place to hide.

Before leaving, she looked at Cui Cong, whose body was tense, with concern:

"Brother, if you see the five-colored deer fleeing in this direction, don't hesitate, just shoot the arrow. It doesn't matter if it hits or not."

"Row."

Cui Cong nodded, and his body relaxed a little.

After the two of them were ready, Cui Ying returned to her original spot.

Based on her experience from her previous life, the demonic beasts were territorial. The deeper she went into the mountains, the stronger the demonic beasts became.

Although the five-colored deer in front of them had the cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining, it was actually only at the bottom of the food chain in the Phoenix Mountain Range and dared not trespass into the territory of other powerful demon beasts.

After everything was arranged, Cui Ying began to chant the Golden Light Mantra.

At this moment, the five-colored deer was wholeheartedly munching on the tender leaves, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Cui Ying gently exhaled a breath of stale air, her eyes slightly narrowed.

Many years later, when she stood on this mysterious mountain range once again, ready to hunt demons, unlike the anxiety and tension she felt in her previous life, she felt an unprecedented calm in her heart.

"go"

As Cui Ying finished reciting the last word of the final incantation, a slight muffled sound rang out in the air, and a three-foot-long golden arrow shot out from mid-air in front of her.

In an instant, it landed on the five-colored deer, and Cui Ying watched helplessly as the deer collapsed to the ground.

"Ok?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Cui Ying's eyes. Just as she was about to step forward, she suddenly noticed that the five-colored deer that had been lying on the ground had suddenly stood up and was running wildly in a certain direction.

"He does have a touch of cunning."

Cui Ying already understood what was going on. She murmured softly and immediately and calmly began to cast the Golden Light Technique again.

As expected, after being attacked, the five-colored deer did not flee into the depths of the mountains, but instead ran wildly towards the dense forest on the left side of the valley.

With the blessing of its own five-colored spiritual light, it directly transformed into a yellowish-brown afterimage and escaped dozens of feet away in an instant.

Zhu Chaoyun, hiding behind the rock, never dared to relax his eyes for a moment.

Seeing the target fleeing in his direction, he was not alarmed.

He appeared in a flash, brandishing the blue sickle that Cui Ying had given him, and two slender, pale blue blades suddenly appeared around him.

The moment the five-colored deer saw Zhu Chaoyun, it sensed something was wrong.

Its horns once again erupted with mysterious five-colored spiritual light, dissolving the illusory blades that were closing in on it. Before Zhu Chaoyun could make another move, it immediately ran towards the outer edge of the mountain range like a frightened bird.

Cui Ying, who was prepared, had already formed an even more solid golden arrow in front of her.

"go"

With a soft rebuke from Cui Ying, the five-colored deer immediately fell to the ground, its five-colored spiritual light swirling around its body dimming instantly.

Fortunately, the five-colored deer did not die. However, it struggled several times but was unable to stand up again.

"Ha ha ha ha"

Zhu Chaoyun was the first to run to where the five-colored deer had fallen. Seeing that the five-colored deer was on the verge of death, he immediately pressed it tightly to the ground.

He looked up, first handing the blue sickle back to Cui Ying who had rushed over, then excitedly exclaimed, "Like father, like daughter! You're amazing, Cui Ying!"

Cui Ying took the green sickle and smiled indifferently. She glanced at the five-colored deer and knew why she had just failed.

In order not to damage the five-colored deer's fur, her first arrow went slightly off course, only grazing its forehead.

The second time, she used her full strength, piercing straight through the head of the five-colored deer.

At this point, the five-colored deer was no longer moving, except for a thumb-sized hole on its forehead from which a steady stream of red and white liquid was flowing out.

“Carry it and go back.”

"Me, carry it?!"

"Am I supposed to carry this?!"

"Leave it to me. I'm tough and can carry over a hundred pounds without any problem."

Cui Cong, who arrived last, gave a simple and honest smile, inserted the Cold Light Crossbow into his lower back with one hand, and hurriedly bent down to lift up the carcass of the Five-Colored Deer.

Zhu Chaoyun glanced at the thin Cui Ying, then at the sweat-drenched Cui Cong, and finally simply took the five-colored deer and carried it on his shoulder.

“I know you’re strong, Cong-ge, but this mountain path is difficult to walk on, so I’ll go first. You can switch with me once we’re out of the Phoenix Mountain Range.”

After saying that, he turned to walk back, but after taking only a few steps, he stopped, turned around, and asked Cui Ying:

"Isn't it a bit too early for us to go back at this time?"

Knowing Zhu Chaoyun's unspoken meaning, Cui Ying didn't linger. She quickly walked past him, and her clear voice drifted back from afar:

"Isn't over two hundred catties of deer meat enough for you?"

"Hehe, Cui Ying understands me best."

Zhu Chaoyun huffed and puffed as he caught up, grinning as he said:

“As you know, my uncle and the others don’t plan to go into the mountains to hunt demons anytime soon. It’s not even June yet, and there’s still a while before the Gongsun family’s spiritual fields are harvested, so we can’t count on that commission for the time being.”

"Besides, in previous years the Gongsun family only recruited twenty rogue cultivators to harvest spirit rice. In the last two years, the competition has become even fiercer. I may not be able to get a spot this year. It's not that I'm thinking I'll be lucky today and want to hunt more. The more the better."

Cui Ying shook her head, her face darkening.

"Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. We have the advantage of timing, location, and people in hunting this five-colored deer. If this beast were any smarter, we would probably suffer today."

Zhu Chaoyun felt somewhat displeased upon hearing this, and was about to speak, but could not find a rebuttal.

After all, what Cui Ying said was true. Without Cui Ying's arrangements, it would be hard to say what would have happened to him on his own.

"I was just asking."

After Zhu Chaoyun understood these things, he stopped worrying about whether to move forward or backward.

Seeing this, Cui Ying continued:

"We need to get back to the Five-Colored Deer quickly, otherwise the spiritual energy in its meat will dissipate. If you really want to go into the mountains to hunt demons, I'll come to you again next time."

Actually, the real reason she wanted to go down the mountain was because she was worried that she wouldn't be able to protect the two of them.

The fact that the five-colored deer did not choose to flee deeper into the mountains during its two attacks proves that her guess was correct.

Thinking of the "tiger demon" that her mother, Wang, had mentioned, Cui Ying had to be more cautious.

After all, she had finally been given a second chance at life, and she still had many things to do. She didn't want to die here so hastily.

Thinking of this, she recalled the beast-taming cultivators she had met in her previous life and couldn't help but sigh: if she had a contracted spirit beast, it would be the perfect tool for scouting and warning people right now.

"Row!"

Zhu Chaoyun was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately laughed heartily:

"With you saying that, I feel at ease. Don't worry, just let me know if you need anything, and I'll be there for you."

Having said that, the three of them stopped talking and hurried back the way they had come.

To everyone's surprise, when passing through that jungle, they spotted those same Firebirds foraging for food again.

Before Zhu Chaoyun could speak, Cui Ying immediately turned to him and said, "Big brother, give your Cold Light Crossbow to Brother Chaoyun!"

Although Cui Cong had mastered some martial arts manuals for ordinary people, he was still no match for a cultivator nourished by spiritual energy. In addition, demon hunting was inherently dangerous, and his family couldn't keep him with them for long.

Only Zhu Chaoyun, a somewhat talented but naive young man, could barely keep up with her.

"Alright, it's my turn to carry it for a while."

Cui Cong thought to himself that being able to take his wife back to her parents' home in style was already a blessing from heaven, so he had no objection to his sister's words and took the five-colored deer and carried it on his shoulder without saying a word.

Although Zhu Chaoyun had the cultivation level of the second stage of Qi Refining, he had only learned a few low-level techniques.

If he hadn't diligently studied this technique repeatedly, he probably wouldn't have had the ability to join Cui Zhengming's demon-hunting team.

It was precisely because he had seen Zhao Sihai's impressive appearance when using the Cold Light Crossbow in the demon-hunting team that he was naturally very envious.

Now that he had the chance to use the Cold Light Crossbow that he had longed for, he was naturally overjoyed.

He stroked the cold, gleaming crossbow with obvious affection, and said:

"Are you really going to let me use it this time?!"

"What, you're not happy about it!?"

Cui Ying smiled and meticulously explained how to use the Cold Light Crossbow.

"The Cold Light Crossbow has two methods of use: one is to use specially made crossbow bolts, and the other is for the crossbowman to condense his own spiritual energy into arrows. The latter has a longer range and greater power."

Seeing Zhu Chaoyun's knowing expression, Cui Ying pointed to the several slowly moving fiery red figures in the distance and said:

"See those two Fire Cloud Chickens leading the way? We'll attack simultaneously in three breaths and see if your Cold Light Crossbow is faster or my Golden Light Technique is more accurate, shall we?"