Not long after Qin Ming returned to Eagle Mountain, the herb collection teams came back one after another. It seemed that the harvest was pretty good, and everyone had a smile on their face. The disciples responsible for guarding also got some advantages and were given a few low-grade spiritual grasses.
No one paid attention to Qin Ming, and Qin Ming was too lazy to pay attention to them. He sat by the iron bucket, gnawed dry food, and admired the beautiful scenery of Yunluo Forest.
That night, 11 of the 15 herb collection teams came back, and four others had not returned, including Qiao Chen and Zhao Min who would never come back.
Collecting herbs is always accompanied by danger, and every disciple must be mentally prepared. There were also casualties among the eleven returning teams. Nine disciples were killed in the forest, and their bodies could not be recovered.
"Zhao Min hasn't come back yet? Who is she with?"
"I remember it was with Qiao Chen."
"Our senior brother Qiao Chen is still happy. He collects herbs and is accompanied by a beautiful woman. I think he didn't come back on purpose. One more day together is a day, haha."
"Just wait a little longer, I should be back soon."
At night, a bonfire was lit on the top of the mountain, and the Yaoshan disciples gathered alone to count the harvest of each group. They came out with a mission, and they had to take back at least ten baht for the middle-grade spiritual grass, preferably up to the roots, and at least one hundred baht for the low-grade spiritual grass and spiritual fruit. If you fail to meet the requirements, you will be punished when you return. If you exceed the task, you will receive a special reward.
The guardian disciples gathered together to talk, laugh, and enjoy a delicious dinner. A female disciple greeted Qin Ming with a smile: "Hey, Qin Ming, come and sit down?"
Qin Ming opened his eyes half asleep, shook his head and continued to be confused.
"We are very curious about how you broke through to the Lingwu realm. Come and tell us. I'll reward you with a piece of meat." A male disciple also shouted to Qin Ming.
"Are you really at the third level of spiritual martial arts? Are you interested in sparring with me? I promise you won't do anything heavy-handed."
"Come on, let me give you a seat."
"I'm very interested in this kid. A young city lord has been a servant for eight years. He is really tolerant. Do you think he is really free and easy, or is he mentally dark and holding back his energy to seek revenge in the future?"
"It's hard to say. Hey, Qin Ming, come here and ask you something. Do you hate Qingyun Sect?"
A group of disciples became interested and greeted Qin Ming one after another.
Qin Ming tugged at the corner of his mouth, smiled silently, stood up and straightened his clothes. People thought he was going to do it, but he walked directly down to the top of the mountain and went to rest somewhere else.
The next day, a herb collection team came back, but Qiao Chen's team and the other two teams were still not there.
Some disciples began to feel uneasy, some stayed and continued to wait, and some went to the nearby mountains to search.
After searching for two days and two nights, they actually found several corpses. They were the guardian disciples of one of the groups. Only small parts of the body were left, and their original appearance could not be seen. But the other herb collection team and Qiao Chen's team still found it, not even the body.
"Did they get killed?" They had to think about the worst. Could it be that they encountered a mercenary team and were robbed and killed? Or was he being hunted by spirit monsters
Under normal circumstances, the mercenary team would not dare to provoke the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, but exceptions cannot be ruled out.
If you are unfortunate enough to encounter a powerful spirit demon, you may also be killed.
In the past, this kind of situation often happened when collecting medicine, but in recent years, through the frequent intimidation of the elders, it rarely happened.
This time, three groups were killed at once, which made all the disciples very uneasy, especially since Zhao Min, a special direct disciple, was among them.
They didn't dare to give up easily, so they spread out and continued searching for two days. We really found the corpses of another group of herb collectors. We couldn't tell whether they were hunted by spirit monsters or mercenaries. In the end, we found the corpses of the 'double-knife disciples' in Qiao Chen's group.
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Three days later, the medicine collection team returned to Qingyun Sect and brought back many elixirs and news of the deaths of Zhao Min and others.
No one doubted Qin Ming, because outsiders didn't know the grudge between Zhao Min and Qin Ming, let alone Qin Ming's strength.
The first thing Qin Ming did when he returned to Qingyun Sect was to go to the cliff next to the medicine mountain to see if the snake heart fruit was still there.
The cliffs are covered with green vines, and the thick vine leaves are full of green. There are many poisonous snakes and pythons hidden inside.
The snake nut is still there, hiding in a hidden corner.
The Shura sword in the air sea vibrated again, and a misty black mist filled the air, covering the air sea and spreading silently, seeming to remind Qin Ming.
Qin Ming suddenly felt a little strange. Why did Shura Sword make him wary of golden snakes? This didn't happen when I encountered other powerful spirit monsters in the forest.
The golden snake appeared again, wrapped around the snake heart fruit, and swallowed the red snake letter towards Qin Ming.
Qin Ming stared at it for a while, then suddenly summoned two flying knives and struck the golden snake with his hand.
The flying knife was powerful and turned rapidly, creating a roaring wind.
The golden snake opened its mouth and spat out two rays of golden light. It intercepted it accurately and made two crisp sounds. The golden light shattered the flying knife, and large pieces of small pieces scattered all over the sky.
"hiss!!"
The golden snake's whole body flashed with golden light, and it spat out the snake letter towards Qin Ming, seeming very angry.
Qin Ming squinted his eyes and watched without saying a word, then drew out the flying knife again, this time with all his strength, shooting in a straight line, as fast as thunder.
The golden snake hissed, sprayed out dazzling golden light, intercepted it in the air, and shattered the flying knife again.
However, this time the flying knife obviously pushed forward a short distance against the golden light before being shattered.
Qin Ming had a plan in mind. He was no match for the Golden Snake now and would come back another day. He retreated into the jungle and followed the rough path back to the warehouse.
He first cleared the weeds and fallen leaves from the solitary grave in the courtyard, watered the magnolia flowers there, and then hid in the back mountain and began to study the Purple Lightning Crazy Snake in earnest.
Qin Ming has a strong understanding, otherwise he would not be able to figure out the first three stages of King Kong Jin by himself.
Although the Purple Lightning Crazy Snake is complicated, it cannot defeat him.
At night, Qin Ming was engrossed in his research, when suddenly there was chaos in the warehouse.
Zhao Lie broke into the warehouse angrily and shouted Qin Ming's name loudly: "Get out! Qin Ming, get out of here!"
While shouting, he smashed things in the warehouse, like a crazy wild dog, making random crackling noises.
"Qin Ming! Get out of here, or I'll burn your warehouse down!"
"Get out! Get out of here!"
Zhao Lie's hands were burning with flames and he shouted hoarsely. His eyes were bloodshot and his expression was ferocious.
"What do you want from me?" Qin Ming pushed open the iron door and frowned at the messy yard.
"Qin Ming! Where is my sister!" Zhao Lie pointed at Qin Ming and shouted.
"died."
"Why did he die? Was it you!" Zhao Lie lost control of his emotions and shouted regardless.
"Be careful what you say."
"It's you! It must be you! My sister went to kill you. You should be the one who died in the forest. Why are you back? Ah, answer me. Why are you back? Where is my sister!"
Qin Ming laughed angrily: "Killing me is just right? Should I die?"
"You deserve to die, you deserve to die! Tell me, what happened in the forest?" Zhao Lie's eyes were red. When he heard the news of his sister's death, he almost collapsed. His talent was average, and his current status was all due to his sister, who was also his support. Suddenly, he died
Zhao Lie couldn't accept it at all. The reason why his sister went to participate in the medicinal collection operation was actually to vent her bad temper and find opportunities in the forest to kill Qin Ming. If she couldn't kill him, she would be destroyed. However, it was Qin Ming who came back, and his sister died inexplicably.
No one doubted that Qin Ming did it, but he was very sure that it was related to Qin Ming.
"You should be glad that you didn't join the herb collection team." Qin Ming snorted coldly, the two siblings have the same virtue!
"It's you! It's you indeed! Tell me what happened! Tell me! Is my sister dead or not, you bastard." Zhao Lie rushed towards Qin Ming like crazy.
Qin Ming grabbed his neck and held it high in the air: "You should thank me. If it weren't for me, your sister would have died miserably."
Zhao Lie struggled violently: "What did you do to my sister!"
"Dead!" Qin Ming pinched him and threw him away, sneering: "If your sister came back alive and I died in the forest, would you drink and celebrate?" Qin Ming's eyes were cold.
Zhao Lie struggled to get up: "Qin Ming! You must die a good death! My sister is Elder Chu Hua's most beloved disciple. If you kill her, Elder Chu Hua will not spare you."
"Don't be slanderous. I didn't admit to killing anyone. Besides, why did I kill your sister?" Qin Ming asked him.
"You understand!"
"Haha, I don't quite understand."
"My sister, Yaoshan Qiaochen, and the other three disciples will definitely die in your hands. Qin Ming, you will die miserably. We will see." Zhao Lie left angrily.
Qin Ming stretched out his hand to stop him: "I'll give you a word, murderers will always be killed. You should take care of yourself."
"Get out of the way! I will definitely avenge my sister!" Zhao Lie pushed Qin Ming's shoulder away and turned back again and again before leaving, looking at Qin Ming with resentment in his eyes.