The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3045 Their Gazes Are the Same

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing carefully examined the building with flashlights.

"Elder Qian, what if our guess is wrong, and the beast's horn, after entering the crater, is not a passage to cross this lake? What should we do then?"

Zhou Zixing frowned, looking at the strange building before him, feeling uncertain. What if this building didn't cross the lake, but instead led to the bottom of the lake?

Alternatively, it's not impossible that inserting the horn into the crater might attract more strange beasts or other dangers.

Qian Ying was taken aback by Zhou Zixing's analysis. It was quite possible that this strange structure wasn't a passage across the lake, but rather led to other places, or even attracted more strange beasts—that would be a real problem.

“Elder Zhou, what you said is quite possible. After we get that unicorn, we still need to plan carefully. Perhaps we should bring the other martial artists over before inserting the unicorn. That way, if anything goes wrong, we'll have help.”

After thinking about it, Qian Ying felt that she should call over the other martial artists so that if anything unexpected happened, the two of them would have help.

Of course, there was another unspoken thought in his mind: to call over other martial artists so that they could fill in if there was any real danger.

Even if danger occurs and the two innate masters are unable to handle it, running past other martial artists is also a way to avoid danger.

Although Qian Ying didn't voice her thoughts, Zhou Zixing, a master of innate cultivation, was quick-witted and had a similar idea. Neither of the two old men spoke their minds, yet they shared the same thought.

"Elder Qian is right. We should wait until the main force arrives before inserting the unicorn into the hole."

After discussing for a while, the two returned to the defensive structure and pushed it towards the Red Bee Hive.

Upon approaching the hive area, they observed the distribution of the hives and the area where the red-haired creature was crawling in the black soil. Having grasped the concept, they pushed the defensive structure forward again, heading towards the hives they had observed.

The hive was close by, easy to collect, and the retreat would be uneventful. The hive that Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing identified through observation was the same one Chen Mo had chosen the previous night. It could be said that everyone had good judgment; they had chosen the same target.

If Chen Mo were here, he would definitely chuckle to himself.

Unfortunately, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing didn't know that, especially in the dark, when observing from a distance without binoculars, they rushed straight towards their target after selecting it.

Once the two old men reached the hive, they, like Chen Mo and the others, opened the back of their defensive structures and slipped out. According to their previously agreed plan, Qian Ying was responsible for defending the first line of defenses, while Zhou Zixing was responsible for collecting the resources.

Since they didn't bring any empty bottles this time, the two of them decided to simply cut the honeycomb off and take it away when collecting it. When it was time to drink it, they could just squeeze the honeycomb.

From this perspective, the two old men are not as experienced as Chen Mo and his group.

At least, Chen Mo and his group brought a lot of empty bottles and even made a honey separator.

Fortunately, the two had drunk a bottle of honey and applied it to their bodies beforehand while collecting it. This way, in case of any danger, they wouldn't have to frantically drink more honey to remove the bee venom.

One of them deployed a domain, isolating all the approaching crimson streaks outside. The other wielded a short sword, slicing through the honeycomb.

However, Zhou Zixing noticed something amiss with the beehive. It seemed as if a piece was missing. But given the urgency of the situation, he didn't dwell on it; perhaps the beehive was simply missing a piece.

In fact, Zhou Zixing wasn't mistaken; the missing area was indeed the one that had been harvested last time. However, after Chen Mo came over that evening, he repaired it and used other honeycomb materials to cover the missing part, just to prevent it from being noticed later.

Therefore, unless you observe it closely during the day, you won't notice that this area has been recently damaged.

With a flick of the innate short sword, the outer material of the honeycomb was cut open, revealing the honeycomb inside. A sweet aroma of honey, mixed with a comforting scent, spread out.

After the smell spread, it also caused the surrounding red-haired creatures to attack even more frantically.

"Elder Zhou, speed it up!" Qian Ying quickly reminded him when she saw the Red Line attacking at an increased frequency.

"it is good."

Zhou Zixing agreed and once again swung his innate short sword, carefully avoiding the red bees crawling and resting in the hive, cutting off a large piece of the hive and placing it into the defensive body.

Just as he was cutting the third piece, Qian Ying spoke up again, "Elder Zhou, that's about enough. Let's cut one more piece and then retreat. There are too many First Line Reds; my domain can't defend against them anymore."

Outside the domain, countless red lines had already appeared, and it seemed that the red lines in the distance were also rushing over madly. If time was delayed any longer, his domain might collapse. Upon hearing this, Zhou Zixing turned his gaze to check on Qian Ying's domain, but the innate short sword in his hand was already slashing down at the beehive.

With a "whoosh!" sound, Zhou Zixing sensed something was wrong and immediately stopped to see what was happening.

Looking down the short sword, he realized he had cut a red bee. Before he could think of anything, a buzzing sound rang out, and a large swarm of red bees crawled out from the broken part.

'Damn it! Why did that old man Qian Ying have to talk to me? If he hadn't talked, I wouldn't have cut this red bee, and I wouldn't have...' A wave of resentment washed over me.

Seemingly sensing the destruction of their home and the continued attacks by the enemy, the swarm of red bees took flight and charged at Zhou Zixing. Some of the red bees flapped their wings, emitting a loud buzzing sound.

"Elder Zhou, what's going on?" Qian Ying exclaimed in surprise when she saw a large swarm of red bees flying up.

"Elder Qian, retreat quickly! I think I just cut off a red bee and startled these things." Zhou Zixing used his short sword to pick up the beehive he had just cut open, and then, without looking back, he crawled into the defensive structure.

There's no need to complain; it's best to run away as quickly as possible. The Red Bees' attack is overwhelming.

Upon hearing Zhou Zixing's words, Qian Ying immediately darted into the defensive structure and deployed her domain, driving away all the incoming crimson streaks and rapidly shrinking the domain. This created a gaping area free of any alien beasts.

He reached out and shut off the back of the defensive structure, then began to help Zhou Zixing push it forward. Now they had only one goal: to escape.

"Buzz!" A loud sound echoed throughout the hive area. The queen bee, who had been resting in the hive they had destroyed, had now awakened and received the message sent by the red bee earlier.

Damn it, enemies damaged our kingdom the night before, but we couldn't find them. So we can only repair the damage. After all, Chen Mo repaired the outside of the hive, but the damaged parts inside weren't fixed, so the Red Bees have to repair it again.

In particular, some passages in the beehive are blocked by a large amount of soil, so they need to be dug out again and repaired firmly with propolis.

The queen bee remembered this act of sabotage and planned that next time, if she discovered an enemy, she would call on the other queen bees to teach the invading enemy a lesson.

So when the queen bee regained consciousness and received the information that the enemy had invaded again, she immediately relayed the information to the queen bees in the surrounding hives.

Immediately, the queen bee in this area received the message and dispatched the red hornets from her hive to attack the enemy at the damaged hive. She also relayed the message to more distant hives, calling for even more red hornets.

In just a few seconds, swarms of red bees flew out of the hive and rushed toward the two old men.

"Damn it, the Red Bees seem to be rampaging again, just like before. We need to hurry." Qian Ying's expression grew increasingly grim as he heard the loud buzzing sound outside the defensive structure.

They couldn't help but recall the last time they were surrounded by a swarm of red bees, their domain collapsed, and their bodies were swollen and covered in stings, which made them even more anxious.

Zhou Zixing didn't need Qian Ying to say anything more; he had already experienced it once before and didn't want to experience it again.

In an instant, the defensive entity's speed increased several levels again, rushing towards the lake in a flash.

However, they are fast, and the red bees are even faster.

With a series of crackling sounds, a massive swarm of red bees caught up with the defensive structure and began to attack.

In an instant, branches and wood chips flew everywhere outside the entire defensive structure, leaving behind a lot of debris. In a short period of time, the soil layer in the middle of the defensive structure was even exposed.

This is because the queen bee in the hive senses danger, causing the red bees to attack even more frantically, determined to eliminate the enemy that is destroying the hive.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, being old fogies, naturally didn't know that they had also taken responsibility for Chen Mo and the others' destruction of the hive. In any case, the Red Bees had their eyes on the two of them and were chasing them relentlessly.

For this reason, the red wasps, which should have stopped in the black soil and Gobi Desert areas, did not stop but continued to attack the defensive structures.

"The red bees haven't stopped!"

"Then keep running, and if it gets too much, just run into the lake."

Although there might be strange beasts in the lake, they couldn't worry about anything else right now. If they were surrounded by millions of red bees, they couldn't even imagine what awaited them.

The defensive entity continued its frantic run, while the red bees continued their pursuit.