Liu Xi responded and walked into the mine.
Then, he saw Qiu Fei lying on the ground, staring straight at the roof of the mine without blinking.
Qiu Fei was like a frightened child with dull eyes.
"Brother Qiu, how are you?"
Liu Xi tentatively called out to Qiu Fei.
Qiu Fei's dull eyes turned slightly and looked at Liu Xi.
After a while, he finally regained his composure.
Suddenly, he made a "wow" sound, opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body curled on the ground like a bow shrimp.
He kept coughing and spitting blood from his mouth.
Liu Xi was startled and shouted to Zhong Mouchun: "Captain, this kid is still alive! However, the situation is not good..."
Zhong Mouchun walked to Qiu Fei.
After checking his injuries, he took out a jade bottle from his arms and poured out a brown pill.
"Give him this blood-replenishing pill."
Zhong Mouchun handed the elixir to Liu Xi, who put it directly into Qiu Fei's mouth.
The elixir melts in your mouth.
After a while, Qiu Fei's energy recovered a little, and the symptoms of hemoptysis were effectively relieved.
When he had some strength, he struggled to get up and thanked Zhong Mouchun and Liu Xi.
Zhong Mouchun said: "According to the old man in the mining area, the mine where the Soul-eating Snow Rat appears has a high probability of producing high-quality ore.
You have made a great contribution to successfully killing the Spirit-eating Snow Rat this time. This mine is given to you to dig as compensation for your meritorious service. "
Qiu Fei quickly thanked him again.
But I couldn't help but murmur in my heart, isn't this compensation too empty? There is no telling whether there is high-quality ore in the mine!
In the evening of that day, the news that Zhong Mouchun had killed the Spirit-eating Snow Rat quickly spread in the Shiba Mining Area.
Zhong Mouchun did not hide the matter either. He hung the body of the Soul-Eating Snow Rat on a wooden stake in front of the Shiba Mining Area in a high-profile manner for people to watch.
This behavior indeed greatly increased his influence in the minds of the disciples in the Shiba Mining District.
Two disciples died inexplicably in the Shiba Mining Area, and the others were naturally deeply frightened.
Now that the monster is eliminated, they are naturally happy.
Although the work in the mining area is hard and tiring, everyone would choose the former over threats to their lives.
After all, earning sect points is the only way to succeed.
No one mentioned Qiu Fei's injury, and no one cared about it.
However, Liu Xi asked Qiu Fei, "Do you know what Ji Qingyu is going to do in Mine No. 35?"
Only then did Qiu Fei learn that the man who was bitten to death by the spirit-devouring snow rat was named Ji Qingyu. He was an outer disciple who had been in the sect for ten years and was at the seventh level of the Hidden Yuan Realm.
Such a powerful strength is not the combined power of the Soul-eating Snow Rat. Qiu Fei must be so lucky to escape death.
Qiu Fei naturally shook his head and said he didn't know.
Liu Xi didn't ask any more questions and told him, "Once the mines and caves are assigned to someone, they will become that person's private property.
If others come in uninvited, they are trespassing illegally. You will kill them and they will have nothing to say. "
Qiu Fei remained silent, but he was guessing the intention of the other party's remarks.
In the following days, Qiu Fei healed his injuries and practiced at the same time.
If outer sect disciples want to practice higher-level internal skills and advanced martial arts, they must first pass the assessment of the elders of Chuan Gong Hall.
During this period of recuperation, Qiu Fei has been practicing the basic mental method "Breathing Adjustment Method" and the basic boxing method "Fuhu Fist" to prepare for future assessments.
After being treated with the "Blood Replenishing Pill", Qiu Fei's injuries were basically healed in four days. Although there was still some pain in his chest, it was no longer a problem.
On this day, he walked out of the cave and followed everyone towards the mining area.
In a few days, it will be the end of the month, and it is also the deadline for the outer disciples in the mining area to hand in ore.
Although there are a lot of ores in Qiu Fei's storage bag, if he hands it over rashly, it will definitely arouse others' suspicion.
Therefore, he must go to the mines.
Even if it's just a show, it's necessary, and it will make sense to take out a certain amount of ore when the time comes.
Another point is that the disappearance of the man named Geng has begun to spread among the disciples in the Shiba Mining District, and there are various theories.
Some said that he left the sect to gain experience, while others said that he could not bear the hardship of the mining area and escaped.
The most common rumor is that he was most likely killed. As for whether it was done by humans or monsters, there are different rumors and different opinions.
All these things remind Qiu Fei that he must be cautious in everything he does.
After Qiu Fei entered Mine No. 35, he immediately heard the sound of "clanging" mining coming from the mine.
This is your own mine. Who dares to come here and dig secretly?
Qiu Fei followed the sound of mining and walked into the cave.
At the end of the mine, I saw a man wielding a mining hoe and digging hard into the mine.
Behind him, on both sides of the mine, a large pile of excavated waste slag was piled up haphazardly.
Such a large amount of waste slag proves that the other party has been digging here for more than a day.
Qiu Fei understood that this person must have believed the nonsense that "the mine where the Soul-Eating Snow Rat appeared must have high-quality ore."
Taking advantage of Qiu Fei's opportunity to recuperate in the cave, he secretly came here to try his luck.
"Who are you?"
Qiu Fei walked over and shouted at the other party's back unceremoniously: "Who allowed you to mine in my mine?"
Hearing the sound, the other party turned around.
This was a strong man in his thirties, at the sixth level of the Hidden Yuan Realm. When he saw Qiu Fei arriving, instead of panicking, he looked at Qiu Fei calmly.
"It's not in vain that I waited for you for four days."
A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the strong man's mouth, "Your kid's injury has finally healed. Are you willing to get out of that doghouse?"
"What do you mean?"
Qiu Fei looked at each other without knowing why.
"Bring it here."
The strong man said something incomprehensible and stretched out his right hand to Qiu Fei.
Hearing this, Qiu Fei's heart skipped a beat and he realized something.
But he pretended not to know what was going on, with a puzzled look on his face, "Brother, what did you want me to get?"
"Geng Changfei."
The strong man spoke a person's name lightly in his mouth, and then fixed his eyes on Qiu Fei, observing his subtle expressions.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
When the other party heard the name, he looked confused.
Qiu Fei looked at the strong man in confusion, "Senior brother, what are you talking about? What about Geng Changfei? Why can't I understand?"
The strong man's expression froze, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes.
He stared at Qiu Fei closely and said almost word for word, "You killed him. If you know what's going on, hand over his storage bag."
Qiu Fei sneered, "Senior brother, if you want to mine in Mine No. 35, just ask me directly.
You are my senior brother, I respect you and I will never hesitate to give up the mine.
It's just that I, a new and insignificant disciple, have no interaction or enmity with my senior brother before, so why would I be framed with such vicious accusations? "
Qiu Fei's questioning left the strong man speechless.
The strong man's name is Ji Hongyu, and he has been a member of the Ancient Xuanmen for ten years.
He has been assigned to the mining workshop for so many years. Although he has been practicing, he spends most of his time on the road to complete tasks in the mining area.
His realm is stuck at the sixth level of the Yin Yuan Realm and has not been improved for many years.
There are too many disciples in this situation.
The vast majority of people have accepted their fate, working at sunrise and sleeping in the mining area, and living a dull and dry life.
However, there are also some people who refuse to accept their fate and think of ways to change.
Ji Hongyu, Bao Laosan and Geng Changfei are this type of people. If they want to improve their realm, they must obtain more cultivation resources.
The sect's monthly records are pitiful and cannot support their practice at all, so defrauding newcomers is a way to make huge profits.
Over the years, which new disciple has not been exploited to some extent by the old disciples?
New disciples are generally weak in strength and do not know people well. If they are interested, they will obediently hand over the corresponding property and resources.
If some new disciples refuse to obey and rise up to resist, they will be beaten to death by these old disciples and become seriously injured.
If Qiu Fei didn't have the special function of his eyes, he would have been successfully deceived by Bao Yonggang on his first day in the mining area.
As for Geng Changfei's purpose of running to Mine No. 35, Ji Hongyu should be aware of it.
However, what he didn't expect was that Geng Changfei would suddenly disappear.
Ji Hongyu came to Mine No. 35 this time. First, he wanted to verify the authenticity of the rumor that "the mine where the Soul-Eating Snow Rat appeared must have high-quality ore."
Another thing is that he is waiting for Qiu Fei.
He suspected that Geng Changfei's disappearance had a lot to do with Qiu Fei.
In his reasoning, Geng Changfei should have died in this mine, and the murderer should be the spirit-eating snow rat.
He didn't believe that Qiu Fei's strength could kill Geng Changfei. Qiu Fei was only at the third level of the Hidden Yuan Realm, while Geng Changfei's level was as high as the sixth level of the Hidden Yuan Realm.
The strength gap between these three small realms is difficult for ordinary cultivators to make up for.
According to Ji Hongyu's reasoning, after Geng Changfei was killed by the Soul-eating Snow Rat, his body was buried by Qiu Fei, and all of Geng Changfei's wealth and resources were stolen.
Ji Hongyu knew that over the years, Geng Changfei had obtained countless cultivation resources from new disciples through coercion and intimidation.
These resources have been stored in his storage bag. His death will naturally benefit Qiu Fei.
Unfortunately, in the past four days, he turned the mine upside down and could not find Geng Changfei's body.
Otherwise, as soon as he sees Qiu Fei, he can directly use this to blackmail Qiu Fei into committing the crime.
He tried digging in the mine to see if there was any high-quality ore, but found nothing until Qiu Fei came.
As soon as he came up, he forced Qiu Fei with his words and momentum.
The reason for doing this is just to gain the upper hand, overwhelm Qiu Fei in terms of momentum, and force the other party to submit.
The ultimate goal is to make the other party obediently hand over money and resources.
But Qiu Fei's performance was too calm.
He was clear-headed and quick-thinking. Faced with his own persecution, he responded rationally and calmly without falling into his verbal trap.
Is this a boy who is only sixteen years old?
So monstrous!
At this moment, Ji Hongyu was a little angry. A master of the seventh level of the Hidden Yuan Realm could not deal with a new disciple who was only at the third level of the Hidden Yuan Realm!
You said you were going to leave, but you still weren't laughed at?
He decided to use force.
"Brother, I want to check!"
Ji Hongyu revealed his name as senior brother and said, "Take out the storage bag. I suspect that Geng Changfei's disappearance is related to you. His belongings were confiscated by you!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Qiu Fei's waist.
