The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

The very edge of the mountains and forests.

There are hardly any trees left to see.

Under the dim sky, a few lonely, simple wooden houses stood quietly on the ground like mushrooms.

That must be the hunter's cabin.

This was spontaneously built by the card makers as a place to rest briefly in the gap.

Any card player can use it freely.

The door to the cabin was always open.

The window was dim, and no light came out from inside.

A simple fence was built outside the house using nearby trees, forming a small courtyard.

White lines were drawn along the bottom edge of the fence, and an unidentified dark brown powder was sprinkled along the lines.

Even from a great distance, you can smell a pungent, strange odor.

That's a repellent powder to keep monsters away.

The main ingredients are the excrement and urine of high-level monsters.

It's quite extreme.

The principle is similar to how animals mark their territory with urine to warn other animals not to approach their territory.

Cai Kun saw the house in the distance, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and revealed a wonderful smile:

"Finally arrived! Oh my god, I'm exhausted!"

Liu Yujie, with one hand on her waist and the other on her knee, nodded in deep agreement.

As a card maker, she often spends her time in the research lab, devoting herself entirely to card production.

Aside from essential activities, I rarely go out.

In some ways, she could be considered a complete homebody.

Therefore, they neglected to exercise.

His physical strength is only slightly better than Cai Kun's.

Seeing this, Wang Pengfei quickly took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it, and handed it over solicitously.

"Yujie, have some water and rest for a while!"

"Okay, thanks, Pengfei."

Liu Yujie took the drink and felt much better immediately.

Zhao Fu glanced around a few times and, finding nothing unusual, his expression immediately softened considerably.

“You young people can rest for now. Brother Wu, why don’t you come with me to check out the situation?”

Although medicinal powder is usually sprinkled outside to ward off monsters, it's hard to guarantee that no unusual monsters might force their way in and lie in ambush inside.

After he finished speaking, he gave Wu Bing a look.

Wu Bing immediately understood and nodded in agreement:

"Okay, I'll go with you to check. The rest of you, take this opportunity to rest and recuperate."

Since someone was willing to do these troublesome things, Zhang Ziyang and his team naturally offered their full support.

Wu Bing and Zhao Fu then gripped their weapons, carefully pushed open the fence, and slowly walked inside to investigate.

Zhang Ziyang stayed outside, observing and resting at the same time.

Seeing her eldest son exhausted like a dog.

Zhang Ziyang took a bottle of water out of his bag and handed it to Cai Kun, who was still panting.

Cai Kun thanked him and drank several large gulps before realizing something was wrong.

Despite being away for so long, Zhang Ziyang remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.

He was immediately taken aback:

"Yang-ge, you've been traveling for so long, and you were even feeling unwell earlier. How come you look more relaxed than me now, despite all those debuffs?"

Zhang Ziyang smiled crookedly:

"No meat, have you ever seen a city running track at four in the morning?"

Cai Kun shook his head and honestly replied:

"No, I've only ever seen girls doing suggestive live streams at 4 a.m.... Yang, are you getting up so early to exercise?"

"You're overthinking it. I was still sleeping at four in the morning. How could I possibly be up exercising?"

"Then what the hell are you talking about!"

Cai Kun looked puzzled, feeling like he'd been tricked.

Zhang Ziyang smiled smugly:

"Hey, you can't say that."

Although I don't wake up at four in the morning, I still run every day.

You don't think I've been slacking off at home all these days, do you?

Since partnering with Zhao Mingzhu, he has been training his physical fitness according to a daily schedule.

In addition, after consuming the essence blood of a high-level demonic dragon, his physique became comparable to that of a demonic beast.

Now, both his strength and endurance have been greatly improved.

This amount of exercise is a piece of cake for him.

Cai Kun was stunned. After a long while, he shook his head and uttered a few words.

"Then you're awesome for eating sparrows!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yujie and Wang Pengfei, who were standing nearby, both expressed some admiration for Zhang Ziyang.

This junior is younger than them.

But both their talent and perseverance are top-notch.

They are likely to be promising students for either Jinghua University or Longxia University in the future.

……

On the other side, after entering the small house.

Zhao Fu and Wu Bing pretended to search.

They had already scouted this place.

They know the internal situation very well.

Even the medicinal powder outside the courtyard was sprinkled by Zhao Fu himself.

The two found a secluded corner out of sight and spoke in hushed tones.

With no outsiders around, Zhao Fu immediately shed his facade as a stingy, lecherous old man, revealing a pair of beady green eyes that gleamed with a chilling light.

He leaned against the wooden wall, stroking the blade in his hand:

"Angkor, will this be handled the same way as usual?"

Wu Bing nodded:

"Hmm, but... that little guy surnamed Zhang seems to be suspicious of us."

He reflected on their time together along the way.

The young man named Zhang Ziyang had been silently observing the people in the group throughout the journey.

You brat, your acting is really good!

I almost actually fell for his trick!

Zhao Fu frowned upon hearing this:

“That shouldn’t be the case. I’ve been keeping an eye on them the whole way. These kids have no chance to come into contact with outsiders. Besides, Brother Wu, you saw it yourself. Those two kids are newbies who just got their licenses. They don’t have any connections. They shouldn’t have heard those rumors.”

Wu Bing licked his lips:

"That little guy probably sensed something himself; his perception is really sharp. But it's alright, he's just a first-tier cultivator, he can't cause any trouble at all!"

He's not like Hou Wu, that big, muscle-bound idiot.

Whether in terms of intelligence or strength, Wu Bing was confident that he could completely crush these young people.

Zhao Fu smacked his lips and frowned:

"This is a bit troublesome, Brother Wu. What should we do next? Should we play it safe and give up on these easy targets, and pick our goods again after we get back?"

His face was full of regret.

This time, the goods are exceptionally good.

Especially that pretty girl named Liu Yujie.

Not only does it look impressive, but it's also a particularly delicious roast chicken.

If I could hold him down in this wild place in the gap a few times, I'd feel incredibly good!

At the same time, that young woman is also a wealthy card maker.

If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find another easy target like this in the future.

The other little ones are not bad either.

Just by looking at the release device, you can tell he's very wealthy.

After a moment's thought, Wu Bing immediately shook his head in rejection:

"No, that's all. This business isn't going to last long anyway, so we might as well make a big score now and run away. Those people from the Demon Hunter Guild aren't stupid. If we drag things out, it'll be hard to escape once they come knocking on our door!"

Zhao Fu agreed that it made sense after listening.

Although their dirty deeds haven't been exposed yet, the truth will eventually come out.

Why not take this opportunity to make a big profit and then fly far away!

Anyway, he has connections to go abroad.

"Okay, let's do it!"

Zhao Fu slapped his thigh and followed suit.

After he finished speaking, he was about to walk out the door when he was called back.

"Wait a moment!"

"Brother Wu, is there anything else?"

Zhao Fu turned his head and looked over with some confusion.

Wu Bing raised his head, revealing a pair of cold eyes:

"Tonight, find an opportunity to do something for me."

"You said."

“I suspect that brat surnamed Zhang was lying to us when he said he had an upset stomach. He must have done something else behind our backs! So, I want you to go back the way you came and check it out to see what that brat surnamed Zhang has been up to in that area.”

Wu Bing gently ran his fingers over the cold blade, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Zhao Fu immediately nodded:

"No problem, I'll take care of it."

"Okay, let's go out now, so we don't give ourselves away!"

Wu Bing sheathed his curved sword, his face calm and composed.

Two second-order, two first-order.

Take advantage!

Through several battles along the way, he roughly figured out their situation.

The only slightly troublesome person in the team is that pretty girl, Liu Yujie.

As a card maker, and with such a valuable resource as card arrays, she must have an endless stream of trump cards up her sleeve.

Taking it head-on won't be easy.

but……

Who says you have to kill someone yourself?

Wu Bing turned his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the wooden house, landing on the vast, lush Blackwater swamp in the distance.

Isn't the target of this mission a ready-made, perfect helper?

……

Outside the hunter's cabin.

Zhang Ziyang and the others chatted for about six or seven minutes.

Then Zhao Fu and Wu Bing pushed open the courtyard gate and came out.

Even from a distance, you could see Zhao Fu grinning, revealing two yellow front teeth:

"Good news, good news everyone!"

Wu Ge and I just checked the yard and the little house inside and out, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Looks like the animal repellent powder scattered outside hasn't expired yet. You all better come in quickly!

Cai Kun had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and upon hearing this, he immediately smiled.

"I'm coming."

"Yujie, let's go too!"

"Ah."

After the group went inside, they casually chose a fairly spacious little house to rest in...