Lu Xiaoqi is a second-level practitioner of Qi refining.
At this moment, he was dressed as a hunter, holding a short bow in his hand, and was serving as the team's scout, responsible for exploring the road.
It can be seen that Lu Xiaoqi still has a good hand in exploring the road.
Whether it's a poisonous snake lurking in the grass or some poisonous plants and trees, he can quickly identify it.
What Lu Zhong wants to do is to use the Qi Watching Technique to assist in exploring the path.
This is also the reason why Lin Zhongze is willing to accept Lu Zhong into the team.
A monk who can skillfully cast Prospective Qi Technique, possesses special spell skills, and can continuously cast Prospective Qi Technique for several hours, even if he is just a novice who has never been to the wilderness, is worth more than many experienced casual cultivators.
No, Lu Zhong discovered the situation immediately.
Just ahead, in a patch of grass as tall as one person, there were three spiritual energies gathered together.
It can be vaguely discerned that it is humanoid.
"In the direction of Wu Shi, there are three people hiding in the grass of a jujube tree!"
After hearing this, Xiao Qi didn't question it at all, and made a few gestures behind her covertly.
"It's okay, he's from Huling Village." Lin Zhongze seemed to have known it for a long time. The reason why he didn't tell him in advance was probably to test Lu Zhong.
Judging from his satisfied expression now, it is obvious that Lu Zhong has passed the test.
"Fellow Daoist Li, come out." Lin Zhongze shouted towards the jujube tree.
"Crash!" There was a sound of grass stirring.
Sure enough, three people walked out of the grass with a jujube tree in the direction of Wushi.
The leader is an old woman with gray hair. The clothes she wears are a little shabby, and her face is covered with weather. The man and woman following the old woman are also similar. They are obviously only in their early twenties, but their faces are... Just like people in their thirties and forties, you can tell at a glance that they have been exposed to the sun and rain.
Judging from the dressing of these three people, they should be the so-called casual cultivators in the wilderness.
The wilderness refers to a land with thin spiritual energy around Qingliu Ruins. The casual cultivators who make a living in the wilderness are called wild cultivators.
Basically, they are a group of monks who are both good and evil in order to survive.
They would usually hide in hidden places in the mountains and farm, and then come out to rob people during the off-season. They were neither pitiable nor hateful, and they killed people incessantly. Most of them were poor people who couldn't afford to live in the city.
Compared with the casual cultivators living in the city, their hair is oily and greasy, which shows that the living conditions are difficult.
The old woman looked Lu Zhong up and down, and couldn't help but praise: "Tsk, tsk, Fellow Daoist Lin has hired a good helper. He has mastered the Qi Watching Technique so well that he can actually spot the three of us from such a distance!"
You know, the disguises made by the three of them are difficult for even the monsters in the mountains to detect.
But he never thought that he would be discovered a hundred feet away.
"Of course, Lin has always been very good at judging people!" Lin Zhongze was not modest, but said in a deep voice: "The goods you want are ready. Have you brought what I want?"
"certainly!"
The old woman clapped her hands, and the two people behind her came forward and threw out the bags in their hands.
Lu Zhong watched quietly, and based on the marks on the surface of the bag, he guessed that the bag probably contained some precious herbs.
There might even be one or two elixirs inside.
Lin Zhongze motioned to Xiao Qi to check, and then received a look of approval.
Seeing this, he touched the storage bag on his waist and threw forward a small cloth bag as big as a human head.
There was a "bang" sound. The cloth bag was not big but very heavy. It hit the ground with a muffled sound.
The old woman stretched out her hand, and the cloth bag suddenly flew into her hand.
Lu Zhong was shocked when he saw this.
"Object control?"
This is a first-level mid-level spell that can create a magic hand invisible to the naked eye, and use it to move objects.
The famous sword control technique is actually a secret technique evolved from the object control technique.
The cloth bag fell into the old woman's hands. She dipped a finger in it and tasted it in her mouth.
After a while, the old woman showed a satisfied expression on her face and nodded: "That's quite salty. Fellow Daoist Lin is indeed true to his word. If we still have goods next time, we will definitely come to you to trade."
After saying that, the three old women took a few steps back, got into the grass and disappeared.
When they were far away, Lin Zhongze looked at everyone and said in a calm tone: "Keep this in mind and give each person twenty-five talisman money when they go back."
"Captain is so good!" Xiao Qi applauded.
The middle-aged female cultivator named Sanniang finally showed a smile on her face, which was originally full of sorrow.
Lu Zhong and Huang Shuyuan looked at each other and said nothing.
Trading with loose cultivators in the wilderness is considered a gray transaction and is not allowed by the Qingyang Sect.
After walking for a while, Lu Zhongcai asked Xiao Qi as if chatting, "Are there usually many opportunities for extra money like this?"
"Well..." Xiaoqi scratched his head, and he thought hard for a while before replying: "Not much, otherwise I wouldn't be so happy."
Twenty-five talisman money is already a considerable amount of income.
In exchange for ordinary rice, it can buy at least fifty or sixty kilograms.
Basically, it’s a month’s worth of food for a family of five.
As they walked, Lu Zhong bumped Xiao Qi next to him with his elbow and whispered: "There is a clump of red grass growing in the grass in the direction of Chou Shi. Xiao Qi, can you see if it is a spiritual grass?"
"Hey, it really looks like a spiritual grass!" Xiao Qi said in surprise.
This discovery made others come closer.
"Sanniang, do you recognize her?" Lin Zhongze asked in a deep voice.
"Let me take a look." Sanniang said softly, then squatted down and looked carefully.
Identifying medicinal herbs is also a technical job. Not only does it require reading a large number of herbal medicine classics, but you also need to accumulate enough identification experience to avoid mistaking poisonous herbs for magical herbs.
Generally speaking, casual cultivators who can independently identify most herbs will choose to become popular herb appraisers.
Sanniang should be a novice appraiser, and perhaps that's why she stayed in Lin Zhongze's team.
Looking at it from another perspective, Lin Zhongze's team is really full of talents.
After a while, Sanniang got the result.
"They are all red damask grasses that are one year old and can be used as the main ingredient in refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Eleven of them can be sold at a good price of at least four spirit stones." Sanniang pulled up her scattered hair and stood up. He congratulated Lu Zhong and said, "Congratulations to fellow Taoist Lu, you have made a big mistake!"
Such a large clump of spiritual grass has been growing on the roadside for so long without anyone picking it up.
Isn't it a leak, or what?
At the same time, Sanniang was also very happy.
According to the rules of adventurous casual cultivators, Lu Zhong had to take 10% of his profits and share some of the benefits with his teammates.
The successive gains made everyone in the team very happy.
Lu Zhong, who picked up the big leak, was not in a good mood.
As the sun set, the group arrived at today's destination, a cave halfway up the mountain.
Judging from the traces of smoke and fire inside, it was obviously a camp where adventurous monks often came to rest. There were a lot of charcoal fires and firewood left inside, and there were signs of a large number of fires for cooking.
There was a smell of sulfur in the cave, which was the snake-repelling powder sprinkled by casual monks who had spent the night before.
After Xiao Qi, who was responsible for exploring the path, inspected the cave, he also sprinkled a packet of homemade snake repellent powder everywhere, in order to drive away any poisonous insects and snakes that might be present in the cave.
After confirming that there was no danger, the others entered the camp.
Sanniang and Huang Shuyuan were responsible for lighting the fire and cooking, while Lu Zhong and Xiao Qi were responsible for watching one end of the cave.
The wilderness is different from the city. It can be said that dangers are hidden everywhere.
Care must be taken at all times.
