The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3039 A Car Crash at High Speed

Just as Chen Mo and his group were returning, Qian Ying on the other side of the canyon was also wondering if Ouyang Nan and his group could return.

It wasn't that he was worried about the safety of the entire expedition team. Not to mention Ouyang Nan, even if his own junior, Qian Zhenghao, were to have any problems, Qian Ying wouldn't be worried at all.

He was thinking about the exploration team at this moment because if the team encountered danger, or even if the entire team was wiped out, it would mean that there was danger ahead. Should the entire group of warriors move forward or stay here?

If we proceed, how will we defend ourselves against the unknown dangers ahead? If too many people are lost, the expedition will be greatly affected, and it may even be impossible to continue.

Although he is a master of innate skill, if the number of monsters increases or their strength increases, he will still die. Therefore, he will need help to continue his journey.

It was already dark, and by the time Ouyang Nan and the others returned, it should have been this late.

However, they never saw Ouyang Nan and his group, which means they may have encountered danger and been delayed, or the entire expedition team may have been wiped out and could not return.

Although Qian Ying had always wanted Ouyang Nan and Chen Mo to go and die, sometimes she hoped they would finish their mission first. At least, bringing back the information they had gathered would make their deaths worthwhile. Now, not a single person had returned, and there was no news at all; such a death felt like a waste.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that Ouyang Nan and the others hadn't returned because they had taken advantage of the darkness to collect another batch of honey. Honey was simply too useful; everyone wanted to improve their own strength. Having found a way to collect honey, they naturally went to collect it first before returning.

Furthermore, the honey collected by Ouyang Nan and his team will remain a secret, and will absolutely not be known to anyone outside the small team.

Even Qian Zhenghao was the same; he wouldn't reveal this to anyone. After all, nobody wants to share good things.

If Qian Ying knew that Ouyang Nan was still fighting the Red Bees and the First-Line Bees, and had successfully collected some honey, she would definitely be furious. This was sent to investigate danger, not to have the team collect honey again.

"Manager Qian, find a few people to check along the passage," Qian Ying instructed Qian Wantong after calling him over.

"Elder, are you worried about Ouyang Nan and the others?" Qian Wantong hesitated for a moment before asking. Sometimes, it's better to ask clearly, otherwise, you might be blamed for any mishaps.

“Yes!” Qian Ying nodded naturally, and then said, “These people have been gone for a day and a night. They were supposed to return tonight as agreed. But it’s been dark for a long time now, and they still haven’t returned. So, take some people to the passage to meet them.”

"Elder, if we don't see them in the passage, should we continue forward and cross the hive area to check?" Qian Wantong was somewhat reluctant, after all, choosing a few people and then going into the passage, or even crossing the hive area, would greatly increase the danger. What if they couldn't come back?
After thinking for a moment, Qian Ying shook her head and said, "No need. You take your men into the bush passage, and once you reach the end, observe the situation. If you don't encounter Ouyang Nan and the others, return as soon as possible."

If they didn't encounter Ouyang Nan and his team throughout the entire passage, it meant they might have met with an accident and died in the exploration area. Qian Wantong needed to bring back the news as soon as possible, so he discussed it with Zhou Zixing to see what the next step should be.

Should they send another small team to investigate, or should they send just him and Zhou Zixing, both innate experts, to investigate, or should they continue on their way once the entire team is ready?

After all, even before the small teams were formed, the entire main force still moved forward.

Just as Qian Wantong was about to leave the tent, he returned and whispered to Qian Ying, "Elder, are all the people being selected from our Qian family?"

Qian Ying shook her head slightly: "Each family should send one. Everyone is here to explore, so the dangers should be shared among the families. It's impossible for our Qian family warriors to bear all the dangers."

Qian Wantong immediately agreed and turned to arrange the manpower. This time, he was needed to lead the team, so the selection of personnel naturally had to be based on the strength of martial artists, so that they could protect themselves to the greatest extent possible in case of danger.

The Qian family only needs one person, the Zhou family needs one, the Ma family needs one, the Ouyang family needs one, and the Han family needs one, making a total of five people.

They chose a smaller defensive structure, crawled inside, and pushed it quickly towards the bush passage. The selected group already knew what they were going to do this time.

Fortunately, they were all familiar with the bush passage, having entered it at least once, some even three times. Therefore, they were fairly familiar with the layout. Since they weren't crossing the beehive area, there was no reason to refuse; they simply needed to quickly survey the passage and return as soon as possible.

Therefore, the chosen defensive structure was relatively small, and pushing it required too much effort. It moved at lightning speed, heading rapidly towards the exit at the other end of the bush passage.

However, to everyone's surprise, after more than an hour, as Qian Wantong was directing everyone to quickly advance the defensive structure, they encountered Ouyang Nan's defensive structure directly in the bush passage. Although Chen Mo had heard some sounds earlier, his limited spiritual sense range of only three and a half meters meant he couldn't do anything. Besides, he was also a little puzzled; the passage was already being chased by a group of red-haired creatures, constantly making rustling noises, so although he heard the strange sounds ahead, he didn't say anything.

Thinking that we couldn't stop now, we should keep moving forward and give a timely reminder when we got closer to where the sound came from.

The others, except for Ouyang Nan who would occasionally look up to check if they were going in the right direction by looking at the embedded bottle base, were just like everyone else, focusing on pushing the defensive structure with all their might to speed it up.

The honey-collecting trip has already taken up a lot of time. Several hours have passed since we agreed on a time with Qian Ying, so we should hurry and return as soon as possible.

Otherwise, who knows what the other side of the canyon will think.

Because several people were pushing the defensive structure with all their might, it was actually quite fast. The huge defensive structure was moving rapidly towards the canyon through the bush passage, as if it were flying. The Red Ones behind them didn't have time to make a move and could only keep chasing after it. They tried to jump onto the defensive structure, but they were always left behind. They could only keep chasing it in groups.

Meanwhile, Qian Wantong and his group were also quite strong. Because they were traveling through the passage, they all worked together, propelling the defensive structure with sparks and lightning as they sped away. Their plan was to quickly reach the exit of the bush passage and then turn back.

As for lighting, just like Ouyang Nan, they used an auxiliary flashlight, just enough to determine direction with its dim light. They wouldn't get lost in the bush path; it was a straight path leading directly to the end. Even if they bumped into the sides, the flexibility and density of the bushes meant nothing serious would happen.

They really didn't want to stay in the bush passage, since there were quite a few Red Thread Fruits there, and if they got bitten, they'd just have to tough it out. Fortunately, like Ouyang Nan's team, they had a Red Thread Fruit in their mouths when they entered the defensive structure, so if they were bitten by a Red Thread Fruit, they could swallow the fruit immediately to quickly remove the toxins.

Of course, everyone has several red thread fruits in their pockets. If they get poisoned multiple times, they can swallow a few more.

The two defensive structures met in the passage, neither of their commanders noticing, as they were both focused on pushing forward. By the time they looked up, it was too late to stop, and they collided.

With a loud "boom," the impact sent splintering debris flying from the two rapidly advancing defensive structures. The logs in front snapped, and even a large portion of the soil in between was knocked away. Fortunately, the tree branches were resilient, and most of the defensive structures survived.

Upon the collision, Chen Mo reacted quickly, grabbing Ouyang Ruoxi with one hand and deftly dissipating the force of the impact. However, the others weren't so lucky, falling to the ground in disarray. Several people were even injured when the impact caused the wooden support structure to snap due to the excessive force, nearly injuring those using it.

Fortunately, everyone had activated their qi and blood defenses, so no one was injured.

However, because of this, after the impact, everyone's protective qi shields dissipated instantly, leaving them without protection. At the same time, the Red Line in the passage, as well as the Red Line chasing Ouyang Nan and the others, quickly crawled into the two defensive structures through the breach.

"Ah..." In an instant, several martial artists failed to reactivate their blood and qi protective shields in time and were directly bitten by Yixianhong.

"Damn it, quickly swallow the Red Thread Fruit!" Qian Wantong was also accidentally bitten by a Red Thread Fruit. He immediately activated his protective shield, swallowed the Red Thread Fruit in his mouth, and loudly reminded everyone again.

Upon hearing this, the others quickly swallowed the red thread fruit as well.

Ouyang Nan, Ouyang Nana, and Qian Zhenghao were also bitten by the surging Red Thread Fruit and quickly swallowed the fruit.

The toxins in the red thread fruit spread very quickly; if you don't eat the red thread fruit in time, you might die.

Furthermore, Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Nana swallowed several more red thread fruits to expedite the removal of toxins from their bodies. They also chewed the red thread fruits and applied them to the wounds, which further accelerated the removal of toxins.

The others only knew that the venom of red bees needed to be treated with honey, both internally and externally, but upon seeing the red venom, they immediately thought of internal consumption. Fortunately, these people weren't stupid; they all swallowed a few more venoms to speed up the process of eliminating the venom.

When Qian Zhenghao saw Ouyang Nana and Ouyang Nan's actions, he opened his mouth wide in disbelief. It turned out that the way to remove the red thread fruit was also through internal and external application. Previously, these two had never told him that the red thread fruit was used in this way.

Even when reporting to Qian Ying, no one told him that the toxins of the first-line red should be removed by internal and external application.

Sure enough, these people are quite cunning.