The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3005 Harvesting Honey Again
By the afternoon, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing had fully recovered, and the redness and swelling on their bodies had completely disappeared.

The two of them regained the imposing presence of innate masters.

During the break, Qian Ying called Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo over again, wanting to ask them more about the Red Bee.

After all, the two of them had already drunk four bottles of the red bee honey they had collected due to their gluttony, and each of them only had six bottles left. This amount of honey was far from enough to counteract the red bee venom. However, recalling their actions the previous night—being surrounded by red bees and almost not being able to escape—they were now facing a difficult situation.

So the two of them wanted to find out why the red bees attacked them last night, since they were told that these bees don't attack humans at night.

Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan arrived quickly and left just as fast. In a few words, they explained the situation clearly.

Red bees are not much different from other types of bees; they follow the same habits, being primarily active during the day and remaining in the hive at night. However, if the queen bee is in danger, all the bees in the hive will fly up to fight back and protect her.

"Elders, when you were collecting honey, did you threaten the queen bee's safety, or disturb her?" Chen Mo asked. In fact, how could he not know whether the two elders had disturbed the queen bee? When the two elders returned, Lan Caijie had given a very clear report of what had happened.

However, Chen Mo insisted on asking the question, pretending not to know anything about it.

"Oh, this..." Qian Ying glanced at Zhou Zixing, momentarily speechless. After all, it was their greed that led to this situation.

"The queen bee of the red bee is usually located in the center of the hive, making it easy for all the red bees to protect her. If you're just collecting honey, you shouldn't disturb the queen bee." Chen Mo naturally wouldn't tell the two old men that even if they were collecting royal jelly, it wouldn't be a problem; as long as they were careful, they could collect it.

Unfortunately, Lan Caijie, for the sake of her wicked pleasure, woke up the queen bee! Well, then we can only assume that the two old men disturbed the queen bee; Chen Mo will not tell them the real reason.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were speechless again. After looking at each other, Qian Ying said, "Well, after hearing what you said, we understand now. It seems that we may have disturbed the queen bee by moving too much when we were collecting honey."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement with Qian Ying, "That can only be the reason."

"So, Li Mo, we were attacked by a lot of red bees before. If we go to collect honey again, will we be attacked by red bees again?" Qian Ying asked.

Actually, sometimes when Qian Ying was talking to Chen Mo, she didn't really want to speak and wanted Zhou Zixing to talk to Chen Mo instead. But to her surprise, she gestured to Zhou Zixing several times, but it seemed like Zhou Zixing didn't see her at all and didn't react.

Therefore, Qian Ying had no choice but to bite the bullet and talk to Chen Mo. It was truly embarrassing.

He wouldn't let Qian Zhenghao or Qian Wantong get close, but he had Ouyang Nan bring Chen Mo over and then directly confronted them about the matter. This was because Ouyang Nan had seen their appearance that morning, and she couldn't possibly keep quiet about it when she returned. Therefore, the two stopped trying to hide anything and directly asked him.

Besides, both of them have fully recovered. As long as they have a good mindset, they can pretend that nothing happened.

"No," Chen Mo answered directly, then continued, "However, if you want to collect honey, it's best to change hives. Once the queen bee in a hive is startled, she will hold a grudge, and she will be more easily disturbed at night."

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing nodded, then asked again, "So, how much honey should be used to remove bee venom?"

Chen Mo had already guessed that the two old men would ask this question, so he said directly, "I don't know, because the book I read before didn't mention the amount of honey needed to remove bee venom."

Qian Ying nodded again. He recalled that after being poisoned the previous night, he drank a bottle of honey and felt the bee venom subside. However, because it tasted so good, he drank another bottle. But for the wounds from the stings to heal, drinking more honey would help them recover faster.

Therefore, considering this, I need to collect some honey tonight. Also, given the number and attack power of the Red Thread Fruit, the quantity of Red Thread Fruit is rather small, so I should collect some as well.

At the very least, for safety reasons, each member must have enough red thread fruit, at least twenty to thirty pieces, and one to two bottles of honey.

After all, after being bitten by a snake, one needs to use red thread fruit both internally and externally; one needs to use red thread fruit every time one is bitten. But bee venom doesn't require that. I had heard Chen Mo say before that drinking honey can maintain its effects for about six hours. As long as one is attacked by red bees within this time period, one doesn't need to drink honey anymore.

"By the way, may I ask, elders, how many bottles of honey did you collect last night?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

Qian Ying didn't want to say it at first, but then thought that there was no harm in saying it, so she said, "Because last night when Elder Zhou and I were collecting honey, we were suddenly attacked by red bees, so we didn't collect much honey, only eight bottles."

"Oh, this quantity seems a bit small," Chen Mo said deliberately. The two nodded in agreement. The team now had a total of fifty-eight people, so they needed to prepare more antidote supplies. It seemed they would have to go again tonight.

Seeing that Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing had no problems, Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo took their leave.

Chen Mo never told the two old men that the venom of the First-Line Red snake could be neutralized with its gallbladder, which was better and safer. Moreover, just one gallbladder was enough to ward off the First-Line Red's attacks. At least until the gallbladder was fully absorbed, the aura contained within it would prevent other First-Line Reds from attacking.

As for the honey from the red bee, just a sip is enough. After being stung by bee venom, taking a mouthful of honey and applying some to the wound can quickly remove the venom.

Ouyang Nan glanced at Chen Mo and smiled. Since Chen Mo hadn't brought it up, Ouyang Nan wouldn't be a good person and tell Qian Ying about it.

Not long after the two returned to the temporary camp, someone notified them that all martial artists above the tenth level of the Acquired Realm should each collect ten empty bottles, prepare lighting equipment, and wear clothes that minimize exposed skin. They were to then accompany the two Innate Realm elders to carry out the mission after midnight.

"It seems that Qian Ying is planning to send all the experts in the team back to the Red Bee area to collect honey," Ouyang Nan said.

“Of course, but those two old men have a pretty good plan. They’ve gathered all the experts at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, so even if they’re attacked by the Red Bees again, there will be people to share the pressure,” Chen Mo said.

In fact, what Chen Mo did not expect was that Qian Ying's decision to have all the martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm act together was not only to share the burden, but also to bring Chen Mo along as well.

Although Chen Mo didn't seem to be hiding anything about the Red Bees during today's Q&A session, Qian Ying, being always cautious, couldn't help but be wary. So, she naturally decided to take Chen Mo with her when she went out to collect honey tonight, just to see if he would go, or how he would behave if he did.

If they were deceived about the Red Bee incident, then tonight's honey-gathering trip would be a death mission for this young man named Li Mo.

Qian Ying couldn't kill the Red Bee, but killing a martial artist at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm would be easy for him.

Nothing happened that day. As night fell, the mythical beast that Chen Mo had arranged earlier came out to perform once again.

With the stage set up and the audience growing, it wouldn't be right for the mythical beasts not to perform. So the king of mythical beasts put on a show, not only with a large number of beasts but also with constant roars that echoed through the valley in the dead of night, making everyone who heard them feel a little uneasy.

Especially these king-level beasts, arranged for numerous beasts to descend from both sides of the valley, and then climb back up from near the rock base, performing a show of numerous beasts rushing out of the canyon, which made the warriors on the opposite bank break out in a cold sweat.

As all the martial artists watched, a large number of strange beasts rushed out of the canyon and ran rampant on the other side. The beasts, unable to cross the canyon, came to this side and wreaked havoc.

It was at this moment that Qian Ying had already prepared all the post-natal level ten martial artists and explained everything before they set off. She explained in detail how to deal with encountering a Red-lined Bee, what to do after being bitten, what to do if they encountered a Red Bee, and what the goal of this trip was, and made sure everyone remembered it well.

After all, this operation could cost us our lives if we were careless, so we can't afford to be careless.

When Qian Ying's gaze swept across the line, she specifically glanced at Chen Mo, hoping that the little guy hadn't lied to her. Otherwise, she would definitely send the little guy to see his great-grandmother tonight.

When Qian Ying looked over and deliberately lingered on him for a second, Chen Mo naturally noticed. However, he didn't care. As long as Qian Ying didn't provoke him, tonight would be a fine night for everyone.

If Qian Ying dares to provoke him, Chen Mo isn't one to back down. As for what happens later, what's wrong with him personally going on the adventure?

"Have you prepared everything?" Qian Ying asked again.

"Ready?" Several martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm replied in unison.

“Alright, let’s get ready to go.” Qian Ying waved her hand and said to Zhou Zixing, “Elder Zhou, I’ll lead the team in front, and you’ll be in charge of the rear. Make sure everyone stays close. We have a lot of tasks tonight, so let’s take turns looking after everyone.”

"Alright!" Elder Zhou nodded in agreement.

"Okay, everyone follow me closely." Qian Ying naturally took the lead and headed towards the bush passage.

Behind him, other martial artists followed one by one.