It is not a reasonable thing for a mere beekeeper who is in the early stage of Qi training to go outside the safe zone of Fang City every few days.
Yun He felt a little nervous in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just waved his hands with a smile and said:
"Alas, the city is on the verge of danger, how could I not know it? But going here is not what I want, and it is really a helpless move."
"oh?"
"Have you ever heard of the black-ringed wasp?"
"...I heard a little bit about it."
"The original place where bees were kept was plagued by black-ringed wasps. In order to ensure the production of spiritual honey, I had no choice but to leave the comfort zone and go back and forth here. I hope fellow Taoist will not inform Manager Wang about this. Thank you in advance. I’m a Taoist friend.”
With that said, Yun He bowed again.
"really?"
The monk surnamed Shi looked Yun He up and down, and the smile on his face became a little weird.
"Absolutely true."
"Ha." The monk surnamed Shi suddenly chuckled. He touched his waist with his palms and saw an emerald-green long sword looming under his loose robe, with spiritual light flowing on it.
Magic weapon!
At the same time, Yun He finally clearly felt the spiritual power fluctuations on the other party's body.
He is clearly in the middle stage of Qi refining!
Fourth level of Qi refining!
Plus a sword of unknown grade.
The threat is self-evident.
Just listen to him saying:
"Fellow Daoist Yun, Shi is just curious, but you treat Shi as a three-year-old child... Do you think Shi doesn't know that there are traces of black-ringed wasps here?!"
As he spoke, the sword at his waist trembled and buzzed.
Yun He felt bitter in his heart.
To be honest, who has nothing to do to pay attention to the daily whereabouts of a low-level smart beekeeper?
It was the first time he went out. He came back in a hurry and panic because he bumped into a black-ringed wasp hive. At the same time, he happened to meet this monk surnamed Shi and attracted his attention.
Otherwise, who cares whether he is dead or alive?
It's not like they haven't met each other again during this period, but the other party behaved quite friendly, so Yun He didn't express too much.
In fact, he deliberately avoided it, and even asked some neighbors who were good at making friends to get information about them.
Before going to hunt black-ringed wasps, they would always check to see if the monk surnamed Shi was around.
I just didn't expect that the monk surnamed Shi, who had been gentle so many times, would actually see him today.
Therefore, after the monk surnamed Shi also knew that there were traces of black-ringed wasps here, Yun He's words were indeed untenable.
How can any clever beekeeper go to a place where black-ringed wasps are more active every few days?
At the same time, Yun He also had reason to suspect that the other party might have been targeting him for more than a day or two.
'So what is to come will come...'
Feeling the other party's spiritual power and the no longer concealed threat, Yun He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart.
He could only show his bitterness, bow his hands, and said in a hoarse voice:
"I never thought that fellow Taoist Shi would be so observant. I am not deliberately concealing it, but in fact... Well, to be honest, I discovered a spiritual plant."
While speaking and bowing, Yun He seemingly unintentionally revealed the spiritual talisman placed close to his waist.
Red Flame Talisman!
The monk surnamed Shi squinted his eyes and noticed this talisman.
A mere mid-grade spiritual talisman is not enough for him to cast a rat-proof weapon.
Even a sense of superiority could not help but arise in my heart.
'The early stage of Qi refining is the early stage of Qi refining. Take a middle-grade spiritual talisman as a treasure. '
Weak talents need to show their fangs to show their strength, while truly powerful beings often hide their cards.
He understood that Yun He deliberately revealed the middle-grade spiritual talisman to make him afraid.
Although he was disdainful, the monk surnamed Shi still frowned slightly in cooperation and his attitude was a bit gentle.
"Oh? I wonder what kind of spiritual plant it is?"
If Yun He didn't reveal this spiritual talisman, the monk surnamed Shi might still have some concerns.
After all, they are both monks. Although he has an advantage in cultivation, there are too many ways among monks to smooth out the gap in cultivation.
But now that Yun He showed his "trump card", not only did he not have any scruples, but it made him even more disdainful, thinking that Yun He would be the winner.
As everyone knows, this is also what Yun He wants.
Arrogance often makes a person subconsciously ignore some details.
This psychological game is not enough for outsiders.
Yun He smiled helplessly.
"I don't know it. I just remember its appearance and prepare to look for an opportunity to go to the library to look up something..."
As he spoke, he briefly described the appearance and characteristics of 'Bingtire Berry'.
'And tiray berries! '
After listening to his description, monk surnamed Shi's eyes shone with light.
"Bingti Lei Berry" is a first-order high-grade spiritual plant.
Regardless of its efficacy, the single product level is destined to be expensive.
Moreover, "Bingtire berries" are not common, and some details cannot be described so accurately if you only read them in books.
He also happened to see this kind of spiritual plant at an auction, so he was so sure.
Yunhe was just a spiritual beekeeper in the early stages of Qi training, but he was able to tell the key. He had obviously seen it before.
Therefore, he believed Yunhe's discovery of "Bingti Lei Berry" to the fullest.
However, he remained calm on the surface, instead appearing to be listening and curious.
"This spiritual plant...Shi has never seen it before, and he is very curious. I wonder if Fellow Taoist Yun can..."
Yun He's face tightened and he looked troubled.
"this....."
I saw the monk surnamed Shi patting his chest and saying seriously:
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, Shi is not a money-grubbing person. He just has a lot of friends and has some channels. If the spiritual plant discovered by fellow Taoist is really valuable, you can go through Shi's channels. By then...let's It’s not too much for Shi to earn some intermediary fees, right?”
'I believe you ghost! '
He gritted his teeth, seemed to have made some decision, and said in a deep voice:
"That's fine. In that case, if there is a harvest, I'll wait for four or six... No! It'll be split into fifty-fifty. Fellow Taoist Shi, don't refuse!"
The monk surnamed Shi pretended to be "surprised", but then suppressed his "surprise".
"So...Shi is so disrespectful."
Yun He forced out a somewhat bitter smile, shook his head, and said dejectedly:
"Fellow Taoist, please come with me."
With that said, he walked towards the outside of Fangshi's safety zone again.
Looking at Yun He's back, the monk surnamed Shi sneered secretly, with murderous intent surging in his eyes.
Yun He, who was walking in front, already held the "Red Flame Talisman" in his hand.
There are also five "talismans" that can be activated at any time.
Although the "talisman" is a low-grade spiritual talisman.
But it should be able to buy some time more or less.
Then use the red striped spirit bees to interfere, and you can take the opportunity to fight back or escape.
Although the red-striped spirit bee was very important to him, it was nothing compared to his own life.
The two walked quietly on the overgrown path, one behind the other, keeping a certain distance in a tacit understanding.
It seems peaceful, but in fact they are all waiting for the opportunity.
...
Clang!
The sword edge whistled softly.
The monk surnamed Shi cut a black-ringed wasp in half with a casual sword movement.
This wasn't the first black-ringed wasp he had killed either.
However, he did not pay attention to spiritual insects like the Black-ringed Wasp, which were not even monsters. Let alone one, even ten of them could not do anything to him.
Moreover, he has long known that there are traces of the activity of black-ringed wasps here, so he is not surprised to encounter them.
What made him a little dissatisfied was that he had been following Yun He for almost a quarter of an hour, but he still hadn't seen the "Bingti Lei Berry".
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be far.
"Fellow Daoist Yun, haven't you arrived yet?" The monk surnamed Shi asked in a deep voice with his brows furrowed.
"Should, it should be soon."
Yun He pretended to be nervous and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "It's getting late and the road is hard to identify, but it should be near here..."
'Brother, where is your usual ferocity? This monk has killed so many of your kind, isn't it time to come out? '
That's right, Yun He was planning to use the nearby black-ringed wasps to deal with the monk surnamed Shi.
Especially the black-ringed wasp queen in the hive, which is very likely to have become a monster, or even a high-level one.
What they rely on is the information gap caused by the monks' spiritual consciousness being unable to be released during the Qi refining period.
And he is more familiar with this place than the monk named Shi.
It's just that he doesn't know the exact location of the Black Ringed Wasp's hive, so he has no choice but to take the monk surnamed Shi and wander around here.
I thought that by killing several black-ringed wasps, it was time to attract the attention of the bee swarm in the hive.
Unexpectedly, the group of black-ringed wasps seemed to have shrunk.
'If it really doesn't work, we can only resort to dangerous tactics...'
Just when Yun He was thinking about whether to take the initiative to alarm the black-ringed wasp swarm.
Buzz buzz——
A dense buzzing sound came.
Immediately afterwards, I saw a "black cloud" rising from a small slope not far away.
Seeing "Black Cloud", the expressions of Yun He and the monk surnamed Shi suddenly changed.
"so much?!"
A "black cloud" formed by densely packed black-ringed wasps. Hundreds of black-ringed wasps gathered together, and even the mere sound of vibrating wings was frightening.
Even though his cultivation had reached the middle stage of qi training, monk surnamed Shi also felt great pressure.
Once surrounded, if there is no way to save life, it will never be stopped in the middle stage of Qi training!
"Oops, this is actually the hive of a black-ringed wasp!"
Even now, Yun He didn't forget to pretend.
However, if the monk surnamed Shi hadn't figured out that he had been tricked by Yun He, then he would have been a monk for nothing.
I gnashed my teeth in my heart, but shouted:
"Fellow Daoist Yun, run quickly! Shi will help you stop him!"
Clang!
As he spoke, he flipped his palms and quickly drew out the sword.
His behavior was completely different from his actions. After pulling out the magic weapon, he had no intention of facing the black-ringed wasp swarm. Instead, he glared at Yun He fiercely.
Leave a backing to attract attention!
But I never thought that the two of them had the same idea!
The monk surnamed Shi turned his head and his pupils suddenly shrank.
Because he discovered that he was decisive and ruthless, but Yun He was even more decisive and ruthless than his reaction!
A faint wisp of fire flashed in front of his eyes like a leap, and then quickly expanded and enlarged, carrying a scalding hot stream towards his face!
A middle-grade spiritual talisman, a red flame talisman!
Long before the black-ringed wasp swarm appeared and before the monk surnamed Shi was ready to attack him, Yun He took action first.
Without hesitation, he activated his spiritual power and triggered the "Red Flame Talisman".
"Damn it!"
The monk surnamed Shi had a ferocious look in his eyes. After cursing angrily, he immediately activated the spiritual talisman on his body.
The dazzling fire shot into the sky, illuminating the surroundings in an instant.
at the same time.
The flames also completely angered the Black Ringed Wasps who didn't like flames.
Under the guidance of the unknown, they came crazily in the direction of Yun He and the monk surnamed Shi.
After throwing the "Red Flame Talisman", Yun He turned around and ran towards the safety zone of Fang City without even looking at the result.
puff! !
An emerald-green long sword stabbed out raging flames with lingering spiritual power.
In one sudden stroke, the blazing flames gradually dissipated.
The monk surnamed Shi showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
His face was gray and black, most of his neat hair was burned off, and his seemingly shiny clothes were in tatters and full of burnt holes.
You can even see his body that was burned to pieces under his clothes.
Yun He's reaction was too fast, and the "Red Flame Talisman" was a middle-grade spiritual talisman anyway. The monk surnamed Shi was only half a beat too slow to look like this.
He looked scared.
If he had driven the "Golden Light Talisman" slower just now, he might have been burned to death by the sneak attack of the "Red Flame Talisman".
Then an uncontrollable anger arose in my heart.
Not only did this guy waste a precious "golden light talisman", he was also seriously injured!
'Damn guy! '
only.
Before his anger could be vented, the swarm of black-ringed wasps like black clouds forced him to suppress his anger.
Draw out a "Light Body Talisman".
'Don't let me catch up with you! '
Whoosh! !
Before he could use his magic power to activate the talisman, he heard a burst of light coming from the sky.
The face of monk surnamed Shi changed slightly, and the sword in his hand shook.
Ding! !
'....Tail needle? '
Seeing the short black needle that was hit by the long sword, the monk surnamed Shi was startled.
The next second, his face was so gloomy that he could squeeze out water.
Tail Needle's sneak attack was blocked, but the "Light Body Talisman" in his hand... already had a hole.
Loss of efficacy!
Buzz buzz——
A swarm of black-ringed wasps is close at hand.
He suddenly swung his sword behind him, and the sharp sword energy killed several black-ringed wasps in an instant, but in exchange, the swarm rushed forward even more crazily.
He had no choice but to start running.
Due to the injury and the fact that he was not a physical practitioner, the monk surnamed Shi could not completely distance himself from the black-ringed wasps.
However, he also thought of a solution that was not considered a solution.
He endured the pain and tried to catch up with Yun He, hoping to use him to share the pressure of the swarm.
By then, if he only had to face half of the swarm, he would still be sure to survive.
But.
A scene that really made him despair.
Appeared.
Buzz buzz——
This is not the sound of black-ringed wasps flapping their wings.
But dozens of...spirit bees!
He looked up and saw Yun He running in front with cold eyes, holding the magic formula with both hands and forcing the spirit bees to fly towards him.
It's not an attack.
Just let the spirit bees fly to his side and stick to him.
The smell of the spirit bees and the smell of food completely aroused the ferocity of the black-ringed wasps, and they all moved towards the monk surnamed Shi.
"Yunhe!!!"
The monk surnamed Shi roared with a look of despair.
But it was soon swamped by black-ringed wasps.
Buzz buzz——
Seeing the monk surnamed Shi being completely engulfed by the swarm, Yun He could not breathe a sigh of relief.
Just keep running harder.
From time to time, a few smart bees flew out from the beehive behind them, attracting the scattered black-ringed wasps that were chasing them, and buying time to escape.
'I really suffered a huge loss this time...'
He ran all the way into the safe zone, and finally stopped slowly until there was no more vibrating sound of bee wings behind him.
"Bang bang! Bang bang!..."
His chest was rising and falling violently, and his heartbeat seemed to be in his ears.
Standing upright on his knees, Yun Hexu squinted his eyes, a cold light shining in his eyes.
Since he had long noticed that something was wrong with the monk surnamed Shi, Yun He naturally would not act like a stupid young man without any preparation.
Luring the black-ringed wasps to resolve the crisis was the first step. As long as he was willing to let the spiritual bees serve as bait, he had absolute confidence that he could escape.
'If you survive...that's step two! '
Since the monk surnamed Shi can investigate him, Yun He, who noticed his strangeness, naturally had to investigate and understand him as much as possible!
