The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2998 Catching a Beehive to Plunder
When Chen Mo returned, he also used the token to notify the king-level beasts on the other side of the canyon to retreat.

Since the two old Dengs are no longer here, what's the point of putting on a show?

It's really unnecessary to go through so much trouble.

Upon hearing the command, the several king-level beasts immediately withdrew and returned to the canyon.

However, the grown-up beasts naturally entered the hollow passages below the canyon, while the king beasts transformed into black mist, floating above the canyon, waiting for Chen Mo to retrieve them.

On the other side, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, the two old men, turned on a light and quickly moved through the bushes.

When the two of them were more than halfway there, they were attacked again by Yixianhong.

However, the two had already deployed their domains, preventing Yi Xian Hong from biting the two innate masters.

Even as these two guys were moving at high speed, they managed to grab a few red streaks. This was because when they attacked the two men, they didn't retreat in time, which is why they were controlled by the two old men's domains.

Once it falls into the area, no matter how venomous or fast the red rashes are, they are nothing if they can't bite anyone.

Just like Chen Mo catching them, as long as they can't take advantage of their speed, they will naturally fall into Chen Mo's hands.

"I never imagined that we could catch these red-haired creatures in this way." Qian Ying hadn't expected that because they were rushing to get there, they were moving quickly and their domains were constantly expanding. When the red-haired creatures pounced on them, they rapidly expanded their domains. Because the red-haired creatures couldn't retreat in time, they were enveloped by the domains and naturally caught by the two of them.

However, the two old men only knew that the Red-lined Bird was highly poisonous, and they knew nothing about its other uses. Chen Mo wouldn't tell them about the benefits of the Red-lined Bird, so after catching a few, he stopped catching more.

"Let's catch a few and study them properly when we get back. There's no need to waste time catching the others. We should hurry to the Red Bees and get the honey," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing.

Zhou Zixing was putting the captured red-haired raven into a pocket. To be on the safe side, he killed the captured red-haired raven before putting them into the pocket.

Hearing what Qian Ying said, he replied, "Okay."

But in just a short time, the two of them caught quite a few red-haired birds.

Although the One-Line Red is a mythical beast, it is actually just a snake, a nocturnal animal, so its numbers are greater at night. This is why the two of them were able to capture quite a few One-Line Reds.

They continued their attack, encountering attacks from the Red Bees every now and then, but they had no time to catch them. The two of them blindfolded themselves and rushed straight into the Red Bee's area.

Although the valley was pitch black at night, with no light whatsoever, the two of them could still move around in the darkness by simply turning on their lighting equipment.

Upon arriving at the Red Bee's territory once again, they did not immediately leave the wooded area. Last time, their miscalculation led them to venture out confidently, only to be hunted down by a large number of Red Bees.

So when I came here again, I first hid at the very edge of the woods and listened carefully, but I didn't hear any buzzing. After observing for a while using a light, I felt relieved and went out.

“That young man named Li Mo did tell the truth; these red bees don’t come out at night,” Qian Ying said.

"Yes, what this young man said is right." Although Zhou Zixing was answering, he was thinking about how to avoid saying anything bad. He was carrying a time bomb on his back; if he said something wrong and provoked Chen Mo to attack him, it would be disastrous.

Qian Ying became even more curious about the book Chen Mo mentioned. Since it could mention strange beasts she had never even seen, did it contain any other information?

But how do I get my hands on these books?
As for Chen Mo's claims that the books were found in the Special Administration Bureau, and that he forgot the titles of the books after reading them, he didn't believe any of them.

Let's wait and find an opportunity to get Chen Mo to explain this matter clearly, to find out what the book is called, and then send this young man to his death.

Although the red crickets were more active and more numerous at night, appearing continuously in the black soil area several hundred meters wide, it was no problem for the two of them.

After all, the most dangerous thing about the First Line Red is its potent poison, not its other attacks. Even though there are many of its chopstick-sized bodies, they don't pose a significant threat to Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing. At most, they might deplete their innate energy a little faster, which they can quickly replenish by taking pills.

It could even be said that the threat posed by the First Line Red is less than that of the Red Bee.

After all, the Crimson Bee's attacks weren't just limited to its stinger; it also possessed penetrating power, repeatedly using its stinger to pierce through the domain barrier. Its attack strength far surpassed that of the First-Line Bee's bite. Therefore, upon seeing so many First-Line Bees, the two old men, after preparing pills to replenish their innate energy at any time, didn't simply ignore them and rushed towards the distant beehive.

But whether it was a coincidence or bad luck, I don't know.

The two old beehives that were being targeted turned out to be the same beehive near the edge of the woods where Chen Mo had last left and taken a large amount of honey.

However, the two old men were unaware of this, and because the black soil covered the gaps in the beehives, they didn't pay much attention to it.

Instead, he took a commanding position, used his domain to cover the hive, took out his innate short sword, and began cutting the hive to collect honey.

The red bees in the hive, which were resting, were suddenly taken into control and unable to move at all. However, they still managed to use information transmission to notify all the bees in the hive.

Among them, of course, is the queen bee of this beehive.

The two old men took out some water bottles and filled them with a considerable amount of honey. Although Chen Mo had mentioned that the honey from the red bees could neutralize poison, he hadn't specified how much honey a person needed to consume to achieve this. Therefore, the two old men filled as many honey bottles as possible.

In this way, even if the quantity increases later, the honey can still be consumed to replenish energy, so it can still be considered a good thing.

After the two of them had collected quite a bit, Qian Ying used her domain to sense the beehive and immediately discovered the numerous royal jelly bees in the center of the hive, as well as the queen bee's enormous body.

Needless to say, even if Chen Mo hadn't mentioned it, both of them knew that royal jelly was definitely a good thing.

Even in the wild, royal jelly made by wild bees is a valuable product, let alone royal jelly made by red bees. So, the two looked at each other, then took out bottles and began digging towards the center of the swarm.

However, this behavior immediately enraged the controlled queen bee.

Its own hive had already been partially damaged yesterday, resulting in the loss of some honey and royal jelly. However, the creature that appeared last night was far too powerful, giving the queen bee a sense of overwhelming strength that she couldn't afford to provoke, so she decided to play the submissive role.

Moreover, after taking some honey and royal jelly last night, that person even repaired the hive with soil. Such actions are something the queen bee wouldn't dare offend; she should at least thank them.

But tonight, these two creatures actually dug open the hive again and stole their own honey. And now they're further damaging the hive, targeting the royal jelly and the queen bee. If they don't fight back, they're practically waiting to die.

Furthermore, these two bipedal creatures didn't seem to be as strong as the one who stole honey last night. So, since the queen bee was unable to move, she used her information-sharing ability to directly contact other queen bees in other hives.

She tolerated it when they came to steal honey from her hive yesterday, but they came again today and tried to steal royal jelly. She couldn't take it anymore. This was outrageous! They were just taking advantage of every hive they could find; they were inhuman.

Originally, the queen bees in this area all had their own connections. Although the red hornets did not come out at night, the queen bees could still contact each other.

Instantly, the distress signal was sent to the hives of the other queen bees. These queen bees, disregarding the darkness, immediately mobilized their soldier bees. Many queen bees had disappeared the previous night, leaving the remaining queens in a state of panic. Hearing a queen bee cry for help, the others naturally didn't sleep; their lives were at stake.

We've been training our troops for a while, and now's the time for all the soldier bees to be mobilized!
In an instant, a large number of soldier bees rushed out of the red bee hives throughout the area and flew directly towards the two old men.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were happily digging, their clothes covered in honey. But after tasting it, they were immediately surprised. The taste was really good, and they even felt that their innate power was recovering faster in their dantian.

Now, the two of them dug even faster. If honey has such good effects, then the effects of royal jelly must be even more powerful.

"Huh? Elder Zhou, did you hear anything?" Qian Ying, who was digging into the beehive, paused and listened intently.

"No?" Zhou Zixing stopped as well, but seemed not to have heard anything. Besides, they were about to dig up the royal jelly, so getting the royal jelly was more important.

“Elder Qian, let’s hurry up and dig. It seems there’s a royal jelly area ahead. Once we find it, we can collect some royal jelly and leave immediately. There shouldn’t be any problems,” Zhou Zixing said.

"That's right, let's speed things up!" Qian Ying thought so too, and in her domain sensing, they were about to dig into the royal jelly area.

When the two started digging again, they heard a clear buzzing sound in their ears.

"This is..." Both of them were startled and quickly turned around. Forget about the royal jelly, they left the hive and saw a dense swarm of red bees rushing towards them by the light.