The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3038 Safe Return to the Lakeside
Upon hearing Ouyang Nan's urging, Ouyang Ruoxi, Ouyang Nana, and Qian Zhenghao immediately set to work.

Taking the entrenching tool he had prepared beforehand from the defensive structure, he carefully and quickly dug open the outside of the honeycomb. Then, he took out the bottle and honey separator, and while putting pieces of honeycomb into the separator, he shook it to make it spin rapidly. The honey and honeycomb separated under the action of centrifugal force and flowed into the bottle connected to it through the channel at the bottom of the separator.

The group worked together, with one digging out the honeycomb, another shaking the honey separator, and a third collecting the flowing honey in bottles. Although there were few of them, they worked very quickly, filling more than thirty empty bottles in just over ten minutes.

Just as the last bottle of honey was being filled, a buzzing sound suddenly came from several nearby beehives.

"Damn it!" Ouyang Nan's expression changed, and he immediately said to everyone, "Quickly enter the defensive formation and retreat! The Crimson Bees seem to be coming out."

In fact, when using the Inducing Pill, Chen Mo had told them that although the Red Bees would enter their hives to rest at night, they were still insects. The Inducing Pill would attract not only the Red Bees but also the Red Bees.

Therefore, even if the Red Bee is sleeping and resting in the hive, it will eventually be lured out by the strong aura of the Yinzhi Pill.

Of course, it's also possible that the red bees, being inside the hive, are not as sensitive to the scent of the poison and won't be attracted out.

The fact that the hive is now vibrating indicates that the powerful aura of the Yinzhi Dan has stirred up the sleeping red bees and drawn them out of the hive.

Upon hearing Ouyang Nan's order, the three immediately dropped everything they were holding, gripped the already filled bottles tightly, and quickly crawled into the defensive structure. Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo followed suit, and then the rear of the structure was closed. The five of them, inside the structure, worked together to push it back towards the lake.

A buzzing sound rang out, and just as the defensive structure moved away, several red bees in the nearby hives suddenly burst out of their hives and gathered above them. After lingering for a while, they did not chase after the departing defensive structure, but instead rushed towards the area containing the Inducing Pill.

It seemed that the appearance of the red bees caused the line of red bees surrounding the wooden ball to move and start whipping the wooden ball with a series of crackling blows. The wooden ball containing the Yinzhi Pill was directly pulled open, revealing the Yinzhi Pill inside.

The appearance of the Yinzhi Pills drove all the Yixianhong (a group of heroes) even crazier. They rushed over and instantly tore and swallowed several Yinzhi Pills.

The red bees in the sky flew over at this moment. The Yinzhi Dan had disappeared, so they could only wander around in the air, looking around aimlessly, but they couldn't find the source of the scent at all.

In the end, the red bees could only turn around abruptly and fly back to their respective hives. At the same time, the red streaks on the ground dispersed, no longer gathering in a cluster, and began patrolling the various hives once more.

The returning red bees entered the hive, but one of the hives discovered that its hive had been damaged, with a huge gap. It immediately became alert and, while flying around the hive, seemed to smell a different aura. It then began to chase after the direction in which the defense had disappeared.

However, the defensive body retreated quickly, so the pursuing red bees stopped chasing after reaching a certain distance and lingered for a while before finally returning to the hive unwillingly.

However, the separators scattered around the honeycomb, and a bottle that wasn't full of honey, were attacked by the red bees and torn to pieces.

After venting their anger, the red bees all scurried into the hive and gradually fell silent.

With the combined effort of the five people, the defensive structure moved quickly and retreated several kilometers in a short time, entering the Gobi Desert-like terrain.

However, upon arriving at this point, they did not linger at all, but continued rushing towards the lakeshore.

After all, it had just disturbed the red bees that were resting in the hive, so it was best to stay away from the hive as much as possible. Otherwise, if the red bees caught up with it, it might attract more red bees to attack.

So when the red bees chased after them, they had already entered the Gobi Desert, but still couldn't catch up. That's why they lingered for a while before reluctantly returning to the hive.

Because it was night, the red bees did not repair the hive, but instead went inside to rest, perhaps thinking they would repair it after dawn.

"Stop. We've already left the hive's range, and neither the Red-lined Bees nor the Red-red Bees are chasing us," Ouyang Nan said after listening intently for a while.

The other three people, except for Chen Mo, all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

After emerging from the defensive structure, they looked back. Although they couldn't see the hive clearly—it was all darkness—it didn't stop them from seeing clearly. It was as if looking straight ahead would allow them to see everything. Of course, Chen Mo could see clearly, but he wouldn't tell the others.

"Captain, hehe..." Ouyang Nana turned to look at Ouyang Nan, smiling happily.

Ouyang Ruoxi and Qian Zhenghao were the same, both looking at Ouyang Nan with happiness.

Ouyang Nan sighed and patted her forehead. Then she looked at Chen Mo and saw that he nodded. She said directly, "Alright, alright, take out the honey and let's share it." "Long live the captain!" Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nana happily crawled into the defensive structure and took out all the bottles containing honey.

After counting, there were a total of thirty-two bottles of honey. Each person received six bottles, and the extra two were split between Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo. Since they were stronger, they naturally received more.

With Qian Zhenghao involved, the distribution was naturally carried out according to the previously agreed-upon results.

As for privately, Chen Mo wouldn't use the honey. He'd keep at most a bottle as a token gesture, and give the rest to Ouyang Ruoxi. The Qiankun Pearl had plenty of honey; he could have as much as he wanted, so it wasn't anything special to him.

However, Ouyang Nan and a few others were quite rare.

After obtaining the honey, Ouyang Nan said to everyone, "Let's rest for a while. We'll return to the canyon in three hours."

"Okay!" The others nodded in agreement.

We just harvested the beehives, so the red scorpions and red-striped scorpions in that area are probably still active. Therefore, everyone should rest for a few hours until things calm down before they pass through.

Chen Mo pulled Ouyang Nan aside and whispered, "Aunt, I'll go back and collect the things I didn't take earlier. Otherwise, it might cause unnecessary trouble when Qian Ying and the others arrive."

Thirty bottles of honey might not be a big deal for Qian Ying. But what about the others? Honey is a valuable substance that can enhance a martial artist's strength, so if they knew that Ouyang Nan and his group had a few more bottles of honey than other martial artists, they would naturally become envious.

Perhaps Qian Ying will be persuaded to let Ouyang Nan go to the beehive to collect honey again.

That would be a real problem. If he didn't go, he would offend all the martial artists; if he went, he would face danger. Especially without the Guiding Pill, Chen Mo would have no choice but to take action and eliminate Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing.

Therefore, it's best to clean up the traces first, and then instruct a few people, especially Qian Zhenghao, to explain the situation clearly. He will naturally know what to do.

After all, he'll naturally be in charge of collecting honey. If you don't want to lose your life, then feel free to tell others what's going on.

After their discussion, Ouyang Nan went to discuss the matter with Qian Zhenghao, while Chen Mo headed towards the beehive. Of course, this time he didn't tell Ouyang Ruoxi; the goal was simply to eliminate any traces. He would be back soon.

Sure enough, when Chen Mo went to erase the traces, Ouyang Nan pulled Qian Zhenghao aside and told him about it. Qian Zhenghao immediately made a solemn promise that he would never tell anyone and would definitely save his life.

Qian Zhenghao wasn't a selfless person either. If he were asked to collect more materials later, it would be absolutely impossible for him to do so for other martial artists.

As Chen Mo approached the hive, he observed it first and found that the Red Bees had already entered the hive, and all the hives were relatively quiet. Continuing forward, when he reached the area he had just collected from, the Red Bees surrounded him and attacked him from all directions.

Fortunately, there is a barrier of divine sense and talisman defense against these red-lined creatures, so there is no need to worry about being attacked by them.

The gap in the beehive where honey was previously collected is still there, and red bees are constantly appearing inside. It seems that the gap has attracted some red bees to patrol the area.

Chen Mo took out an entrenching tool from his storage bag, along with some water, poured water on the soil, stirred it, and then directly sealed the gap in the beehive. As for the red bees trying to swarm out of the gap, he simply covered them with mud.

Some red bees were about to sound the alarm, but they were covered in mud and couldn't do so.

He quickly repaired the damaged parts, then collected the ground into a rubble separator, along with bottles and other trash, into his Qiankun bag. After erasing the traces left by the previous defensive structure, he swiftly disappeared.

As for the red-haired creatures that keep attacking him, they haven't broken through his defenses yet, so there's no need to pay any attention to them; just slip away.

Three hours later, everyone was ready, and they pushed the defensive structure again, beginning their journey towards the canyon.

This trip went relatively smoothly. There were still some red streaks attacking, but they didn't get close to the hive. They just moved forward in the black soil, so there were fewer red streaks. Therefore, they hadn't damaged the outermost branches before they entered the bush passage again.

A large number of red-lined enemies chased after the defensive structure, but Chen Mo and the others ignored them. Everyone except Chen Mo activated their own blood shields, then bent down and pushed the defensive structure with all their might, quickly moving towards the canyon.