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

"Squeak squeak ∽ squeak squeak"

"Squeak squeak ∽ squeak squeak"

As Cui Ying approached a thorny thicket, she clearly heard two weak, mournful cries, filled with helplessness and pitifulness.

As the Monkey King pushed aside the bushes in front of him, a monkey trapped in a demon trap was soon revealed.

This should be a female golden monkey at the fourth level of Qi Refining, tightly holding a frightened baby monkey in her arms.

The little monkey's big eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment, as if it didn't understand what had just happened.

The mother monkey's right leg was firmly trapped in a huge demon-catching trap, preventing her from moving at all.

In the grass and bushes near the Xuan Tie Clamp, there were large amounts of blood, indicating that the female spirit monkey was seriously injured.

Noticing the mother monkey's mangled right leg and the messy marks around it, Cui Ying knew that the monkeys must have come to her after failing to save themselves.

Seeing the mother monkey, who was on the verge of death from excessive blood loss, Cui Ying understood the cause and effect of the matter. She took a step forward.

"Squeak!!"

Upon suddenly seeing the unfamiliar rogue cultivator approaching, the little monkey immediately poked half its body out of its mother's arms, baring its teeth at Cui Ying, revealing its ferocious nature.

At the same time, a rustling sound came from the tree canopy, and Cui Ying spat:

A bunch of mischievous monkeys!

It’s never over!

Before she could make a move, the little monkey was slapped away by the anxious Monkey King.

Cui Ying smiled and looked around. She found that there were at least a hundred monkeys surrounding her, all staring at her expectantly.

"cough cough"

"If you're going to take action, she's no problem. But you're not allowed to resort to sneak attacks from behind!"

After speaking, Cui Ying did not wait for the monkeys to respond, and tentatively bent down and reached out her hand.

Fortunately, these monkeys were highly intelligent and understood human nature. They had no intention of attacking; they simply craned their necks and stared intently at the weak and frail female monkey.

Seeing this, Cui Ying relaxed considerably.

If the monkey troop were to attack, she wasn't confident she could escape unscathed.

She circled the mother monkey a few times, then used her faint spiritual sense to carefully explore the vicinity. After confirming that there were no other hidden traps, she focused her attention on the demon-catching trap in front of her.

The demon-catching trap is made of black iron and is extremely heavy.

Using force will not only fail to disassemble the device, but will also tighten it further.

The sharp edges of the clips are coated with medicinal powders like spirit-dissolving powder, no wonder these agile monkeys are helpless against them.

She squatted on the ground, seemingly focused but actually casually observing the blood-stained demon trap for a moment before reaching out and repeatedly feeling around on it.

If an ordinary person is trapped in a demon trap, their only options for survival are to wait for death or to harm themselves. It's lucky that the Monkey King came to him.

In her previous life, she lived next to a master mechanic. Through her exposure to his work, although she couldn't be considered an expert, she was more than capable of solving this small demon-catching trap.

With a crisp "click" in the air, the menacing demon-catching trap opened, revealing the mother monkey's deep, bloody wound.

Cui Ying clicked her tongue but did not offer any help.

She glanced at the anxious Monkey King beside her, who immediately understood and picked up the helpless female monkey.

"Squeak!"

"Squeak!"

Seeing that the mother monkey was completely free, the surrounding monkeys excitedly shouted.

The Monkey King was looking down at the mother monkey with a face full of pity.

The little monkey beside her also looked at its mother with tears in its eyes, and would occasionally jump up to try to get its mother's attention.

But from the moment Cui Ying appeared until she was rescued, the mother monkey showed no reaction, and it seemed that she was probably not going to make it.

"Forget it, forget it. I, Cui Ying, will do my best to see things through to the end. I'm destined to be a busybody wherever I go."

He casually picked some common herbs nearby to stop bleeding, crushed them with a stone, and applied them to the mother monkey's wound.

Seeing that the Monkey King did not refuse, Cui Ying looked around and planned to find a few large, clean leaves to bandage the wound.

But she had only walked about three zhang (approximately 10 meters) when she discovered a patch of extremely familiar spiritual plants.

The book "Miscellaneous Records of Immortal Herbs" records: Shenxiao Flower... has a yellowish-green, cloud-shaped crown-like flower, round stems and square leaves, and has a unique fragrant aroma. It tastes sweet, spicy, and slightly bitter... and has miraculous effects such as replenishing qi and prolonging life.

"It truly is the Divine Night Flower!"

Cui Ying stood there, somewhat unable to believe her eyes.

In terms of quality, the Divine Night Flower and the Jade Spirit Mushroom she just consumed are roughly equivalent.

However, in terms of value, this thing is a lifeline for those high-level cultivators whose lifespans are nearing their end, and it's the kind that's priceless and unavailable.

She had seen two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators fight fiercely over this spiritual flower.

After shamelessly asking those in the know, he learned that it was a Divine Night Flower with a medicinal age of five hundred years. If it were combined with other spiritual herbs, it could be used to refine a spiritual pill that could extend life by ten years.

Keep in mind that she was just a minor cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining at the time, so she was naturally greatly shocked, and the memory remains vivid to this day.

She clearly remembered that the 500-year-old Divine Night Flower was sold for 35,000 spirit stones back then.

Right now, there are three Divine Night Flowers swaying in the wind right in front of her.

Although they are all seedlings that are less than two years old.

But with her magic gourd, how could she not have a way to extend the duration of her medicine?

Ignoring everything else, Cui Ying quickly crawled on the ground and dug out the three Divine Night Flowers, roots and all.

"May the gods protect us!"

"Good deeds really do get rewarded!"

After muttering a few words of delight, Cui Ying quickly emptied the spiritual herbs from the bamboo basket and then carefully placed the three Divine Night Flowers, wrapped in soil, at the bottom.

Then, they found some suitable leaves and vines and brought them to the mother monkey.

This time, the mother monkey managed to open her eyes with difficulty, let out a weak cry to her baby monkey, and then returned to her half-dead state.

As the Monkey King and his son watched their mother monkey's breath grow weaker and weaker, seemingly on the verge of death, they grew increasingly anxious, their eyes welling up with tears.

Cui Ying sighed, unable to bear the heartbreaking sorrow of the Monkey King's family.

After thinking for a moment, he stuffed the remaining half of the jade lingzhi into the mother monkey's mouth, and without waiting for the monkeys' reaction, he turned around and prepared to leave the mountain.

"I've done everything I could. Whether you live or die is up to fate."

After saying that, she turned and left.

This time, the monkey troop did not try to stop them.

Cui Ying had no intention of lingering any longer; she had already wasted so much time, and the orange-red sun was almost buried behind the mountainside.

"Oh no, it's already late afternoon!"

Who is Cui Ying? Of course, she wasn't afraid that returning home late would provoke Wang's shrewish outburst; nor was she afraid that Wang would prevent her from going into the mountains.

However, the Phoenix Mountain Range at night is several times more dangerous than the Phoenix Mountain Range during the day. Even Cui Ying, who was a Golden Core cultivator in his previous life, would not easily spend the night in the deep mountains and forests known as a paradise for monsters.

Moreover, once night falls, even if a cultivator has spiritual sense to explore, they will lose their way.

If you stumble into a monster's lair in complete darkness, you're practically delivered a midnight snack to your doorstep.

Cui Ying used her magic at full speed and hurried as fast as she could, finally leaving the Phoenix Cry Mountain Range before it got completely dark.

However, Chiyang Valley is still some distance from Shuangling Village.

By the time she stood at her doorstep, night had already fallen.

The moonlight was cool and clear, and the countless stars twinkled, illuminating Wang's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"You brat! You haven't been back for so long, I thought you'd died in the mountains! What are you doing back home? What are you doing back home?!"

"Why don't you just honestly learn to be a spirit plant grower? Instead, you're trying to imitate your father by going into the mountains to hunt demons and wandering around aimlessly in the mountains."

"Do you know that I searched for you in Qingya Mountain for almost half an hour? I heard that an old rogue cultivator from the next village encountered a tiger demon when he went into the mountain and was eaten to death... I was so scared that my legs went weak... I was afraid that you would also be swallowed by those ruthless tiger demons and wolf monsters."

"You're not even married yet, and you already have this much nerve..."

Cui Ying stood there, her head spinning from Wang's overwhelming curses and whippings. Finally, Cui Zhengming, pipe in mouth, came out from under the eaves and interrupted Wang:

"It's good that he's back, no need to say anything more!"

Cui Ying stepped forward and embraced the tearful Wang Shi:

"Oh dear, I'm back safe and sound. Mother, please forgive me this time! I've been walking all day on the mountain path, and I'm so tired and thirsty!"