The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2991 The Young Man Who Was Seeking Death
Qian Ying had a great attitude, but he didn't know that in the martial arts world, with his strength, he might not actually be able to squeeze into the top ten.

After all, some old monsters from powerful families always hide themselves and never show their faces.

Just like the old monsters Chen Mo encountered, some of them had already reached the Core Formation Realm, and some had reached the Half-Step Core Formation Realm, but they all remained silent and did not show up in the martial arts world.

Chen Mo listened to Qian Ying's words and chuckled inwardly, knowing that these two old men who came so early must have something on their minds.

However, his face remained expressionless, maintaining the same calm demeanor as before. He then nodded to Qian Ying and said, "I learned about the 'One-Line Red' and 'Red Thread Fruit' from a book. I had never seen a 'One-Line Red' before, but because this venomous snake has a very unique appearance, after seeing it yesterday, I remembered some of its characteristics."

Ever since he revealed the story of the red thread and the red thread fruit, he knew that someone would ask him how he knew these things, but he had already thought of how to answer.

"Oh? You got it from a book? Where is this book, and what's its title?" Qian Ying pressed again.

"The book... I forgot the name. As for the location, I saw it in the Special Administration Bureau's library. It's been a long time, and I don't know if it's still possible to find this book now." Chen Mo lied without batting an eye, pushing the Special Administration Bureau into the picture. Let's see if that old rascal Qian Ying will go to the Special Administration Bureau to verify.

As for the Special Administration Bureau's collection of books, it is so vast and numerous that even the Special Administration Bureau's library staff might not know which book it is if they wanted to find an unknown book in the Special Administration Bureau's library and find an introduction to the Red Thread and Red Thread Fruit.

In addition, although the Special Administration has an electronic catalog and introduction, you should at least know the title of the book. If you don't know it, how do you find it?
Haha, he really is a genius.

Those nearby, including Ouyang Ruoxi, Ouyang Nan, and Ouyang Nana, were struggling to hold back their tears. They couldn't understand how Chen Mo could lie so blatantly and even implicate the Special Administration Bureau.

Upon hearing this, Qian Ying naturally realized that his idea of ​​finding the book was basically impossible.

So he gave Chen Mo a deep look, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. As a master of the Innate Realm, he hadn't had any junior causing him trouble for a hundred years.

But this young man before him seemed to have no regard for his status. It seemed that he had been so focused on cultivation all these years that he hadn't shown his true colors for a long time. For a mere junior at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm to dare treat him like this was simply like an old man hanging himself, courting death.

However, Qian Ying, being an old hand at the subject, did not change his expression at all. Instead, he smiled faintly and said, "It seems that when I get back, I should visit the Special Administration Bureau's library more often. Perhaps I will find something unexpected."

In his heart, however, he already considered Chen Mo as a dead man. He would crush this young man as soon as he had the chance, and he absolutely could not let this kid continue to jump around in front of him.

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the rock base to observe the rope hanging above the canyon.

Qian Zhenghao was secretly overjoyed. How could he not understand the meaning behind Qian Ying's words? She looked at Chen Mo as if he were a dead man. He never expected that this guy would dare to say anything. He really was courting death. He couldn't even speak properly. He had a mouth, yet he managed to bring himself to his death.

Thinking back to the embarrassing incident I made yesterday morning, it was all caused by this guy. Isn't this like my own elder avenging me? Sure enough, the surprise came so suddenly.

Immediately, he followed Qian Ying without saying anything more to Ouyang Nan and the others. Now that their elders were here, what else could they do but follow them?

Zhou Zixing stood to the side, not saying a word, quietly watching the conversation between Qian Ying and Chen Mo, but hesitated when he heard what Qian Ying said at the end.

He was wondering whether he should try to persuade Qian Ying. After all, Chen Mo was a very strong young man; in his hands, Qian Ying was like a slightly overweight infant, completely unable to fight back.

But could he persuade Qian Ying to stay?

Although he didn't know much about Qian Ying, he could sense that she was a person of her word. Moreover, as a powerful innate master, she wouldn't bow down to a young man.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time. Right now, the most important thing is figuring out how to leave this little world.

Sigh, morale is low, and the team is hard to lead. What should I do? As for the conflict between Qian Ying and Chen Mo, he really didn't want to get involved.

She glanced at Chen Mo secretly, then turned and followed Qian Ying. After all, Chen Mo had previously said that as long as he didn't contact her, she should pretend they didn't know each other and just do what she needed to do.

Therefore, Zhou Zixing naturally followed Qian Ying.

After Chen Mo finished speaking, Ouyang Ruoxi tugged at his arm with some concern and glanced back and forth between him and Qian Ying.

Seeing her expression, Chen Mo knew she was worried about him. So he smiled and shook his head, whispering, "Don't worry, I've got you covered. This old man shouldn't be a match for me."

Hearing Chen Mo say this, Ouyang Ruoxi nodded and believed him.

Although she knew in her heart that Qian Ying was a peak expert at the third level of the Innate Realm, while Chen Mo was only at the first level of the Innate Realm, Ouyang Ruoxi believed that he must have something to rely on when he said that.

Just as Ouyang Nan was about to say something to Chen Mo, Ouyang Ruoxi stopped her, shook her head, and then Ouyang Nan stopped talking.

Qian Ying arrived at the rocky base of the canyon. Looking at the thick black fog floating above the canyon, she felt a little apprehensive. She really didn't know what lay beneath the fog, so completely obscured. She wished she could enter the canyon and explore; perhaps there were some treasures down there.

But looking at the black mist floating in front of him, his desire to explore faded. Who knew what price he would have to pay if he went down?

Thinking back to that night, the overwhelming horde of strange beasts that pounced on him and the others, their sheer numbers killing them all, still sends shivers down his spine. Even though he was at the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm and possessed formidable strength, sheer numbers can still kill an elephant.

With so many strange beasts around, if it weren't for Zhou Zixing's help, I would have definitely become their food that night.

Turning to Ouyang Nan, he asked, "Captain Ouyang, I heard from Zheng Hao that you've been observing the strange beasts in the canyon these past two nights. What were your findings last night?"

Qian Zhenghao had already shared his observations with Qian Ying after returning home the day before yesterday, so he wanted to ask about what happened last night.

“This…” Ouyang Nan didn’t know how to say it. After all, when she came over in the morning, Chen Mo hadn’t mentioned what happened last night. Now that she was being asked, she had no way to describe it.

“Let me do it, Captain,” Chen Mo said to Ouyang Nan with a smile as he stepped forward. In front of outsiders, he would naturally address Ouyang Nan as Captain, but in private, he could call her Aunt.

After saying that, he turned to Qian Ying and said, "I've been on duty here for the past two nights, so I'm the most suitable person to do it."

Qian Ying nodded and said, "Alright, then tell me."

Although he wished he could kill Chen Mo right now, he didn't have the chance, so he decided to let him be arrogant and domineering for now. When the opportunity arose, he would definitely not hold back.

Chen Mo then simply and clearly stated the explanation he had prepared beforehand.

"What? You're saying the beasts didn't climb up to the canyon last night, and it was quiet all night?" Qian Ying asked in surprise after hearing what Chen Mo said.

What could be the reason that these numerous strange beasts no longer come to the canyon? Have they all become vegetarians?

However, if this young man hadn't spoken, they might have been able to safely cross the canyon.

“That’s right. I spent the whole night observing, thinking that the strange beasts in the canyon would come out, but to my surprise, they didn’t appear again all night,” Chen Mo said decisively.

That's obvious. He's already killed off most of the large beasts in the canyon, and the smaller ones are probably hiding in some nook or cranny. Naturally, they won't be coming out of the canyon.

“Very good. Thank you for keeping watch at night, young friend, and observing the movements of the strange beasts in this canyon for us.” Zhou Zixing said, having already spoken somewhat inappropriately about Qian Ying and Chen Mo’s earlier conversation, so he stepped in to smooth things over.

After thanking Chen Mo, he said to Qian Ying, "Elder Qian, although my friend has been observing the beast for two nights, for everyone's safety, why don't we stay for another night tonight and continue our observation?"

Qian Ying nodded and said, "Yes, observe for another night. After all, it concerns the safety of the entire team, so we need to be cautious."

According to Chen Mo, even if the strange beasts in the canyon rushed up, they wouldn't appear on the other side. So, once they crossed the canyon, they would be free from the beasts' attacks.

But since I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I was still worried and decided to observe it for another night before making a decision.

Qian Ying then said to Qian Zhenghao, "Now, Zhenghao, let's go to the other side first and take a look at that 'One Line Red' and that bee."

"Yes, Elder." Qian Zhenghao said, but did not move.

Qian Ying was immediately displeased. Was he deaf and hadn't heard what he said? He gestured to Qian Zhenghao again, signaling him to cross the canyon.

Now Qian Zhenghao understood that Elder Qian Ying wanted him to be the first person to cross the canyon. However, although the rope was from last night, was it safe? Had it been tested this morning? It was all unknown. What if it broke halfway across the canyon?

You should know that the black mist in this canyon has corrosive properties; Chen Mo said that just yesterday morning.

Once again, Qian Zhenghao faced the same difficult choice as yesterday. Fortunately, after a moment's thought, he turned to Chen Mo and asked, "Senior Brother Li Mo, did you change this rope last night?"

Chen Mo naturally understood what Qian Zhenghao meant, so he said, "I changed the rope this morning, there's no problem."

Upon hearing this, Qian Zhenghao felt relieved. He encouraged himself, then leaped up and ran along the rope to the other side of the canyon.

He didn't let Chen Mo or Ouyang Nan go first. Qian Ying told him to go first, so he had no choice but to obey and go first, otherwise he would be slapping his own elders in the face.