Tao Fengnian staggered to Jiang Yuebai, stuffed a healing pill into her hands, and half-knelt on the ground holding the sickle.
The roar of the monster was getting closer, and the vibration of the ground was becoming more and more obvious. Jiang Yuebai nervously grabbed Tao Fengnian's sleeve.
"Don't be afraid, Grandpa is here."
Seeing the wooden box next to him, Tao Fengnian decisively took out the insect and swallowed it.
The poisonous insect entered his stomach like a raging fire, and a heat current swept through his body. Tao Fengnian felt refreshed, all his fatigue disappeared, and he didn't even feel the pain.
He stood up again and held the sickle tightly, "Girl, thirty miles to the north is the patrol territory of Tianyan Sect. Grandpa will help you break out of the siege. Go and ask for help."
Jiang Yuebai's hands were trembling. She knew it was impossible to ask for help, but she still bit her lip and nodded.
She refused to resist, which would only distract Grandpa from his work.
But even if it is impossible, she will struggle to the last moment!
The scarred man jumped onto the tree while pressing the wound on his body. A group of violent green rock monkeys were swinging on vines and rushing towards him.
"Haha, hahaha, the beasts are coming to attack, let's see how you can survive!"
Phew!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yuebai's eyes opened wide and he saw a wooden hand coming out from the scarred man's chest.
The scarred man, eyes filled with shock, fell to the ground and died, revealing a faceless puppet in blue clothing and black hair behind him.
squeak!
When the monkeys attacked, the mechanism on the blue-clothed puppet flipped over and it spun around and jumped up.
Thousands of needles are flying, and pear blossoms are raining down!
Tao Fengnian protected Jiang Yuebai at the first moment. With the sound of breaking wind, the monkeys fell from the sky, screaming miserably, and none of them could get close.
In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with monkey corpses, each with wooden needles stuck in its body.
The puppet fell to the ground, its jaw mechanism opened, and it stretched out a pipe to spit out green smoke to dispel the scent that attracted the beast.
So awesome!
Jiang Yuebai's pupils trembled as he stared at the puppet without blinking.
There was a noise coming from the side, Jiang Yuebai retracted his gaze to look over, only to see a rough female cultivator sitting on a wooden ox with her hands in her pockets, slowly approaching, looking unruly.
"Kid, nice to meet you again. It seems like we are destined to be together."
Jiang Yuebai frowned, his eyes full of vigilance.
Mo Baichun glanced at the headless female corpse and asked, "Did you kill her?"
Jiang Yuebai nodded, and Mo Baichun raised his eyebrows.
"As expected of the kid I have my eyes on, a man at the third level of Qi training can kill a man at the seventh level with one strike. He is smart, resolute and courageous. Great!"
Mo Baichun waved his hand, and the puppet jumped up and returned to her side to protect her.
"Are you injured? My medicine is pretty good, take it and heal your wounds."
The medicine bottle was thrown in front of the two people. Tao Fengnian reached out to take it, but Jiang Yuebai grabbed Tao Fengnian's sleeve.
Tao Fengnian pressed her hand, picked up the medicine bottle, took out a pill and put it into his mouth. After a while, he felt nothing wrong, so he took another pill and fed it to Jiang Yuebai.
The medicine given by Jindan Zhenren took effect quickly, and Tao Fengnian bowed to express his gratitude.
"Tao would like to thank Wu Chen San Ren for his help."
Mo Baichun waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, I'm doing this for her, not for you. How about it, kid? Is my puppet fun?"
Jiang Yuebai frowned and nodded sullenly.
Mo Baichun smiled brightly, "There are thousands of ways, and you have only seen a small part. If you decide on a direction too early, you will regret it later. If I hadn't been thinking about it all night and couldn't let you go, I might not be able to rescue you in time today, so do you want to think about it again?"
"If you agree to become my disciple, I will give you this puppet. As long as you have the jade talisman, it will be difficult for anyone below the Jindan stage to harm your life. How about that?"
Mo Baichun was like a villain who used candy to trick children. Tao Fengnian watched helplessly and could only clench his fists secretly.
Jiang Yuebai lowered his eyes, thought for a moment and said, "I may regret it, but not now. Just like you said, there are thousands of ways, and I have only glimpsed a small part. It won't be too late to make a decision after I have seen all of them."
Mo Baichun raised an eyebrow, "Oh, you are still an ambitious kid, not afraid of being dazzled by the flowers. But I like you more and more, don't you really want to come with me?"
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "No."
Mo Baichun sighed, "Okay, maybe it's not our destiny yet. Take this thing. If you figure it out, come to Linghemen to find me. It will take a year or two to take the job."
A puppet the size of an arm was thrown over. It was exactly the same as the faceless puppet, only a little smaller. Its limbs could move, and it had mechanisms inside its body whose use was unknown.
Mo Baichun was watching there, and Jiang Yuebai suppressed his curiosity and pretended not to care.
Mo Baichun withdrew his gaze and fixed it on Tao Fengnian. The smile on his lips gradually faded and he transmitted a message.
"It's easy to get rid of worldly desires, but it's hard to get rid of inner demons. You shouldn't drag her down."
Tao Fengnian's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground. Jiang Yuebai threw away the puppet and ran to Tao Fengnian.
"Grandpa, how are you? Did she bully you just now?"
Tao Fengnian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Ahem, it's not safe here, let's pack up and leave quickly."
Jiang Yuebai nodded and watched Tao Fengnian take the two people's belongings, stuff all the corpses of the surrounding monsters into the storage bag, and finally set fire to the corpses.
Using the Swift Wind Talisman to speed up their journey, the two stepped into the patrol area of Tianyan Sect at nightfall. Tao Fengnian heaved a sigh of relief and took Jiang Yuebai to stay in a small village at the foot of the mountain.
After some washing and resting, and with Mo Baichun's medicine being really effective, the two of them basically recovered.
"Grandpa, do robberies happen often around Nangufang City?"
In the middle of the night, Jiang Yuebai fiddled with a small wooden puppet and sat at the table asking Tao Fengnian.
"It's hard to say. Why are you asking this?"
Jiang Yuebai frowned, "I always feel like something is wrong. I even suspect that all this was arranged by Mo Baichun."
Tao Fengnian's eyes flashed, and he continued to trim the Burning Heart Mother Flower.
"You can doubt it, but you can't say anything without evidence. No matter what, it's a fact that she saved us, and she didn't take you away by force, which means she's not a tyrannical person, and she didn't really mean to hurt you."
"I just don't like her anyway."
Jiang Yuebai usually doesn't show her dislike for someone on face, and only tells the truth in front of Tao Fengnian.
Tao Fengnian smiled bitterly, "Just think of it as a good relationship. If you can't stay in Tianyan Sect in the future, you will have a way out."
Jiang Yuebai nodded sullenly and put the puppet into the storage bag.
Tao Fengnian took a deep breath, put the Burning Heart Mother Flower back into the wooden box, and took out the storage bags of the woman in black and the scarred man.
"Good fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Although I was almost dead, I did get some unexpected gains. But Grandpa wants to remind you that no matter how much stuff is in these two storage bags, you can't have any bad thoughts. You only have one life, and you can earn it back even if you lose the others. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand. Grandpa, please open it and see how many spirit stones there are."
Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up, and Tao Fengnian shook his head and laughed.
After some arrangement, Jiang Yuebai replied, "Two hundred and forty-eight low-grade spirit stones, that's a lot!"
Jiang Yuebai was excited, but Tao Fengnian was not very happy, as the price was still far from that of a longevity pill.
"Grandpa, please put it away quickly so that no one can see it."
Jiang Yuebai pushed the spirit stones towards Tao Fengnian, but Tao Fengnian only took half of them.
"As fellow Taoists fighting side by side, it is the rule to share the spoils equally."
"Fellow Daoist?" Jiang Yuebai was flattered and opened his eyes wide.
"Your eyes are already big enough, but if you open them again, they will become bull eyes. I never expected that you could kill that black-clothed female cultivator today. I underestimated you and always treated you like a child. I won't do that again in the future, Fellow Daoist Jiang."
Jiang Yuebai chuckled and put his half of the spirit stones into the storage bag without any hesitation.
In addition to the spirit stones, there were also some talismans and pills for healing and detoxification. Jiang Yuebai picked up what he could use and took away.
What was left at last were the black-clad woman's white jade xun, the scarred man's broadsword, two volumes of martial arts techniques and a bag of thorn seeds.
"This 'Luanhunchao' only has one piece of music that matches this xiao. It is not a good art and is considered a secret art. The black-clothed female cultivator has not yet mastered it. If she had, I'm afraid that as soon as we hear this music, our minds and souls would be in chaos and we would kill each other."
"This 'Three Water-Breaking Swords' is a top-grade martial art. It only has three moves that are considered special sword techniques. The blow to Grandpa's shoulder was from one of those sword techniques. My chain sickle is an eighth-grade magical weapon, but it was shattered by his ninth-grade sword. This shows how powerful this sword technique is."
Tao Fengnian handed the two exercises to Jiang Yuebai, "If you are interested, you can take a look, but remember, don't bite off more than you can chew. For now, you should focus on the Spiritual Farming Master exam."
"Well, I know my priorities."
"This Xun is a specially made ninth-grade magical instrument. It also has the effect of disturbing the mind and spirit. Keep it for self-defense. The broadsword is heavy and not suitable for you. Grandpa will replace it with a lighter one later. The hatchet is really not suitable for you."
Jiang Yuebai quickly protected the hatchet, "No, I think it's very useful, and it's difficult for me to practice the ninth-grade magic weapon now, so I can't use too many. I'll change the knife when my spiritual sense is stronger. Grandpa can keep the big knife. We can split the spoils equally, right?"
Tao Fengnian did not force it and pushed the last bag of thorn seeds and two storage bags on the table to Jiang Yuebai.
"Keep these two storage bags. Keep the things separately in the future. If you lose one, you still have a spare. Thorn seeds are another means of fighting for low-level Qi training monks besides talismans. There are relevant instructions on the first floor of the library."
"Finally, there are the bodies of the Ironback Demon Wolf and the Green Rock Monkeys. Wait for Grandpa to go back and process them. I'll keep the meat for you to satisfy your craving, and I'll pick up the good skins to make you a set of leather armor. The rest I'll sell for spirit stones."
"Grandpa, you are so kind. We really made a lot of money on this trip."
"You made a lot of money, but you almost lost your life. Don't forget to eat and forget to be beaten. Go and have a rest. Change into the clothes of a menial disciple and return to the sect tomorrow morning."
(End of this chapter)