The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3044 Arriving at the Lakeside

How could the situation inside the tent possibly escape Chen Mo's divine sense?

He glanced at it and saw it clearly. He was deeply moved by Ouyang Ruoxi's feelings. He hadn't expected the person he liked to work so hard; it seemed she hadn't let his feelings down. His job was to provide logistical support and assistance so that Ouyang Ruoxi could improve her abilities.

While Chen Mo and Ouyang Ruoxi were enjoying their time together, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were also running all the way to the end of the bush passage.

"Elder Zhou, according to Ouyang Nan, if the strange beast appears, it will be after dawn. We have nothing to do when we head to the lake now, so why don't we head towards the lake, find a beehive behind it, and collect some honey? After all, we will only arrive at the lake in the first half of the night, and there are still several hours until dawn. Instead of having nothing to do, we might as well drink some honey and cultivate."

Qian Ying set off from the other side of the canyon after dark, actually intending to collect some honey.

Although he and Zhou Zixing had a lot of honey, when it comes to something as valuable as honey, especially one that can enhance one's strength, no amount of honey is ever too much.

Therefore, when they arrived, they left all their supplies in the canyon and entrusted them to Qian Wantong for safekeeping. After arriving here, they collected some honey along the way, hoping to use it to cultivate while waiting for dawn at the lake, improving their strength as much as possible.

“Okay.” Zhou Zixing was naturally delighted to accept Qian Ying’s idea. He had the same idea in mind. Otherwise, he would have remained silent when leaving the canyon and left whenever Qian Ying told him to.

After reaching a consensus, the two pushed the defensive body and quickly rushed out of the bush passage. All the red streaks they encountered were scared away by their innate domains as they defended them from the front and back.

Therefore, apart from expending some of its innate energy, it was not surrounded by the first line of red.

With the two propelling it forward, the defensive structure moved at incredible speed, almost like lightning. Many of the red figures along its path were knocked away.

"I didn't expect this defensive system to be so good; it only consumes a tiny bit of innate energy," Qian Ying said with some emotion.

"Yes. It's a pity about those two." Zhou Zixing also sighed.

Qian Ying understood who Zhou Zixing was referring to: Ouyang Min and Han Chengye. They had died rather tragically, but their ideas were quite good.

It's a pity, but no matter what, they didn't survive. That's just bad luck, and the whole team can't be blamed.

After a moment of silence, the two pushed the defensive structure forward quickly. They were both wondering when this adventure would end, and whether they would be able to leave the valley safely.

Qian Ying glanced at Zhou Zixing beside him, hoping they could leave the valley safely. If it really required sacrifice, then he, Qian Ying, couldn't be blamed for being inhuman.

Zhou Zixing was also thinking about something, but he felt a chill down his spine. He turned around and looked around, but didn't see anything. Qian Ying, who was beside him, was observing the situation outside through the glass bottom of the bottle.

'Could it be that thing behind me is giving me a warning? No, that can't be right. Although that person named Li Mo placed the thing behind me, nothing has happened. Am I imagining things?'

"Elder Zhou, look ahead, it seems we're about to leave the Crimson Bee area."

Zhou Zixing was still deep in thought when Qian Ying beside him reminded him. He then peered through the glass window, using the little light to look out.

Ahead, the black soil seemed to have disappeared, and what met it was a place resembling a Gobi Desert, stretching into the distance.

Because it was dark, and they were looking through a fist-sized glass observation window in front of the defensive structure, even if there was light, they, being innate martial artists, could not see across the lake; the distance was shrouded in darkness.

"Elder Qian, how about we continue on our way to the lake, take a look, and then come back to collect honey?" Zhou Zixing thought for a moment and then offered a different suggestion.

After all, the information about the Red Bee area, the lake area, the strange beasts, the buildings, etc., was all provided by the small team after their investigation. However, it was still a bit unreliable without seeing it with their own eyes. The safest way is to see it for yourself.

They had encountered attacks by red bees before. If they were attacked by red bees again while collecting honey, and they ran towards the lake, what if something happened there? Wouldn't that be dangerous?

Qian Ying thought about what Zhou Zixing said and realized it made sense. When leaving the canyon, she thought of collecting honey along the way, and then using the collected honey to cultivate before dawn, so it wouldn't be a waste of time.

But the situation around the lake is all based on hearsay; is it really reliable?

“Yes, Elder Zhou, you’re right. I was being reckless. In this valley, it’s best to be cautious.” Qian Ying suddenly looked at Zhou Zixing with new respect.

Although the old man was weaker than me, he was far more cautious. He was also blinded by the good things, always thinking about collecting honey for cultivation, without considering first thoroughly investigating before proceeding with the next step of his plan.

In any case, safety should be the top priority in this valley. A moment's carelessness could lead to disaster. Look at Ma Sanxing of the Ma family—he died because of carelessness in the Great Rift Valley!
Although I didn't witness it firsthand, I saw the scene after his death. Based on what was shown at the scene, Ma Sanxing died in battle with the alien beast. However, if they had been more careful and waited until all the martial artists regained their senses, perhaps Ma Sanxing wouldn't have died.

After they reached an agreement, they stopped and continued on their way.

Where the black soil meets the Gobi Desert, it's like a straight line, with no transition zone, where the black soil directly transforms into the Gobi Desert. This kind of land boundary is almost impossible to occur in nature, but here it appears so naturally, as if it were man-made.

The two ignored the fact that their ground had turned into a Gobi Desert. The defensive structure could still move quickly across the desert, and pushing it wasn't difficult. After all, the structure was made of wooden planks, offering little resistance whether on solid ground or amidst sand and gravel.

Besides, as innate masters, the two possess immense strength and would not be unable to move this small defensive structure.

The distance of a few kilometers was covered in no time at their high speed, and they gradually approached the lake.

"We've arrived!" Qian Ying stopped with Zhou Zixing after seeing the pitch-black water through the observation window. Although it was completely dark, even the lake was pitch black. However, the water surface reflected light due to the light source, so the defensive structure wouldn't be pushed into the water.

Of course, if you push it into the water, something unexpected might happen.

The defensive structure stopped several tens of meters away from the lake shore.

Qian Ying stopped at such a distance to better observe the lakeshore. After all, visibility is obstructed inside the defensive structure. If they were too close and something dangerous happened, neither of them could detect it in time.

Therefore, it's best to move a little further away, step out of the defensive structure, and then observe the lake water more carefully.

The two walked to the shore and shone their flashlights on the water, confirming that Ouyang Nan and the others' description of the lake was accurate.

The lake is very, very deep; even from the shore, you can't see the bottom. The entire lake is like a giant canyon, with no bottom visible; the water is dark and deep.

"Elder Qian, that should be the so-called strange building over there." Zhou Zixing turned the light on and saw the building not far away, then said to Qian Ying.

"Come on, let's go up and have a look."

"it is good."

The two walked together to the building and examined it closely. Of course, they couldn't observe the side that met the lake, but they examined the other three sides, and even the top.

I also saw the recessed hole behind the building, but I didn't find a button there.

Qian Ying even reached into the recessed area and felt around, finding the walls very smooth and no button in sight.

"Everything Ouyang Nan said is basically true, with no discrepancies. That button will probably not appear until dawn. But right now I can't feel any trace of it, and I don't know where the button will appear in the recess."

Hearing what Qian Ying said, Zhou Zixing also reached in and felt around, but found nothing: "It seems we can only wait until dawn to find where the button is."

The two looked at the building again and shone their flashlights around; all was silent.

“Let’s use this building as a center and look to both sides. How about we meet here later and see if the situation on both sides matches what Ouyang Nan said?”

“Okay, if we make any discoveries or encounter any danger, we’ll contact each other by howling.” Zhou Zixing thought that if the two of them were separated and encountered danger, it would be best to have a way to contact each other, so he suggested contacting each other by howling.

“Okay, it’s settled then.” Qian Ying nodded, agreeing with Zhou Zixing’s suggestion.

The two then began to inspect the shoreline, one on the left and one on the right.

We made no discoveries along the way. Even when we reached the two sides of the valley and looked at the steep cliffs and towering peaks, we knew that it was impossible to cross the lake from the cliffs.

When they returned to the building, the two recounted what they had seen.

"It seems that we'll have to use this building to cross this lake," Qian Ying said uncertainly, shining a light on the building.

Perhaps, when the time comes, we can defeat that strange beast, seize its sharp horn, and insert it into this crevices, thus revealing a way to cross the lake.