The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3071 Rescue Signal Flare

The light from the signal flare was exceptionally bright even in the daytime valley. Not only could Chen Mo see it, but even the martial arts team resting on the other side of the lake, those who were not meditating or recuperating, also saw the signal flare.

"Amo, look over there! That's a distress signal from my aunt and the others!"

"Great, let's hurry over there!"

After they finished speaking, the two immediately ran towards the signal location. Relatively speaking, Ouyang Ruoxi was a bit slower than Chen Mo, but with Chen Mo pulling her along, she was able to keep up with his speed.

Chen Mo pulled Ouyang Ruoxi toward the location of the signal flare, only to find that the surrounding scenery was starting to become blurry.

This is……

His divine sense swept across the area, and although it only covered a range of three and a half meters, it allowed him to observe the surroundings very carefully. Sure enough, as his divine sense swept across, he belatedly realized that the fog along the entire lake shore seemed to be getting thicker, which was why his eyes could no longer see the surroundings clearly.

It seems there's something strange about this fog!
However, he did not hold his breath, mainly because he did not feel any danger from the fog; it only caused him blurred vision.

"Watch out!" Chen Mo pulled Ouyang Ruoxi's hand and into his arms, then dodged to the side to avoid a venomous snake that was raising its head to attack.

"Ah!" Ouyang Ruoxi exclaimed in surprise. Her mind was focused on the signal flare, and she hadn't noticed the venomous snake under her feet until Chen Mo pulled her into his arms.

"It's alright, let's keep going!" Chen Mo said, and continued to pull Ouyang Ruoxi forward at a rapid pace.

Although she didn't know why the venomous snake attacked Ruoxi, nor how strong it was, the most important thing now was to hurry to meet up with Ouyang Nan, so she let the snake go.

If Ouyang Ruoxi hadn't been there, he would have at least used the Soul-Chasing Nail to pin that venomous snake to the ground. Daring to bare its teeth at him and Ouyang Ruoxi was absolutely courting death.

While Chen Mo and Ouyang Ruoxi were hurrying along, someone on the lakeshore reported the situation of the signal flares to Qian Wantong.

After all, when the two innate masters were not around, Qian Wantong was in charge of the entire team. Whenever something happened, Qian Ying would have Qian Wantong announce it or find someone. Therefore, after discovering the situation, since the two innate masters were meditating and cultivating, and it was not good to disturb the two elders, they could only find Qian Wantong.

Furthermore, if the personnel on duty encounter an emergency, they must report it to the team leader. The martial artists responsible for the lakeside and bridgehead, upon seeing the signal flare, naturally ran immediately to find Qian Wantong to report.

"Manager Qian, there's an emergency on the other side of the lake!"

"What's going on?" Qian Wantong was also meditating and cultivating, even though he had already reached the tenth level of the Acquired Realm. He used to be somewhat complacent, always feeling that his cultivation was neither the best nor the worst. Moreover, in the group, besides those few Innate Realm experts, his strength was also the strongest.

Unfortunately, this idea was completely thwarted after meeting Chen Mo! He never expected that a young man could actually fight him and crush him into dust in just a few moves, all while everyone was watching. It was incredibly embarrassing.

The dignified third steward of the Qian family was actually defeated by a young man. It was a disgrace, a truly shameful loss of face.

This is why Qian Wantong later wanted to find Chen Mo and tried various methods to kill him. Unfortunately, for some reason, Chen Mo always dodged his attacks, and some of his methods had no effect at all, making Qian Wantong question his life.

That's why he got a little anxious later on, revealing some flaws, which made Qian Ying underestimate him.

Only after Qian Wantong realized his mistake did he stop acting recklessly and think about finding the right opportunity to kill Chen Mo in one go.

In addition, it was also because he realized his own inadequacy. It turned out that among the martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, his strength was only average, and he might even be the weakest among all the Acquired Realm martial artists in this expedition team.

With such talent, how could they possibly not work hard?
And because of the good thing that honey is, and influenced by the martial artists around him, he also started to get into it. Whenever he had time or opportunity, he would use honey to help him cultivate like crazy.

He was using the honey to improve his strength, ideally reaching the bottleneck of the tenth level of the Acquired Realm in a short time. Once he left the valley and returned to his family, he planned to go into seclusion to break through to the Innate Realm. However, he had just finished arranging Elder Qian Ying's cultivation and returned to his tent to meditate, but before he could even complete a single cycle, he was disturbed. This was incredibly annoying!
However, since the visitor said there was an emergency, he couldn't ignore it. He could only put on a sour face, quickly finish his practice, get up, and crawl out of the tent.

He was also relieved that he hadn't been completely absorbed in his cultivation just now, but had left some room for maneuver. In this way, he wouldn't need too much effort to finish his practice, and there would be no disturbance that would disrupt his energy flow.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Qian Wantong stepped out of the tent, his face sour, and asked. Damn it, if this guy were a member of the Qian family, he would have slapped him across the face. He can't even explain a problem clearly; he really has no sense of reason.

Qian Wantong was inwardly grumbling, but little did he know that the person who came to report the situation hadn't even said a few words yet!

The martial artist who came to report wasn't particularly afraid of Qian Wantong, after all, his own strength had reached the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, making him a pillar of the family. He wasn't unfamiliar with martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm.

Furthermore, this guy in front of me was completely crushed on the spot by that Ouyang family's tenth-level acquired martial artist in the group. I don't know what face he has to act so arrogantly in front of me. If it were me, I would have quietly hidden in the group and definitely wouldn't want to make a sound.

But there was no way he could be; he didn't have Qian Wantong's thick skin, so he was destined never to become someone like Qian Wantong.

Although his face showed no expression, he was inwardly cursing Qian Wantong to the point of utter rage!

"Manager Qian, look over there. A signal flare just went off across the lake. Captain Ouyang Nan might be in some danger, so I rushed over to report to you and see what we should do."

Upon hearing what the person said, Qian Wantong looked up and saw the signal flare slowly descending.

Because the signal flare had a relatively long flight time, and the reporting personnel acted quickly, spotting it the moment it took off and immediately turning back to report, the light from the fallen flare is still shining.

However, just a few seconds later, the signal flare landed on the ground and went out.

Qian Wantong was overjoyed when he saw the light of the signal flare.

This is simply divine intervention! I never expected such a thing to happen. Could it be that my chanting had an effect?
Hurry up, I hope the danger over there is as great as possible, and it would be best if that young man named Li Mo kicked the bucket and ascended to heaven as soon as possible!
Just thinking about it makes me feel so good, it's so damn satisfying.

"Manager Qian?" The visitor noticed that Qian Wantong hadn't responded for a while and felt something was off, so he asked again.

Interrupted from his reverie, Qian Wantong quickly composed himself and said seriously, "Elder Qian instructed Ouyang Nan's team before they set off that if they encountered any danger, they should immediately return via the iron chain bridge. We don't know what danger they encountered, so let's wait until they retreat before discussing it further."

Besides, the small team has two top-tier martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm. If they can't even handle the danger, then even if we organize a team to rush over, it won't be of any use.

As for Elder Qian and Elder Zhou, they had almost exhausted their innate power this morning due to the traps on the iron chain bridge. They are currently focused on recovering and cannot go to rescue Ouyang Nan's team right now.

Therefore, Ouyang Nan and his group could only rely on themselves. Hopefully, everything would go smoothly and they could return safely.

The newcomer was taken aback by Qian Wantong's explanation, but upon reflection, he realized he was right. The signal flare had been fired, indicating danger, but even if they rushed across the suspension bridge, they probably wouldn't be of much help; their capabilities were simply insufficient.

Ouyang Nan's team included two experts at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, and the remaining three were also quite strong, one at the ninth level and two at the eighth level. (Because Ouyang Ruoxi relied on honey for cultivation, her strength advanced from the eighth to the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, but she didn't inform the other martial artists besides Ouyang Nan and his group. Therefore, the entire team still believed that Ouyang Ruoxi and Qian Zhenghao were at the eighth level of the Acquired Realm.)
With such a powerful squad, only Elder Qian and Elder Zhou would be able to handle any danger they might encounter. Therefore, their only hope now is to escape and return via the iron chain bridge.

"Let's go to the bridgehead and wait there to see if the team can return safely." Although Qian Wantong secretly wished for Ouyang Nan and the others to die, he couldn't show it too much, otherwise, if others guessed his thoughts, it might cause the team to lose morale.

When Qian Wantong stood on the bridgehead with his binoculars to observe the situation on the other side of the lake, he found that due to the fog, he could not see the opposite bank clearly. It seemed that since the iron chain bridge was raised, the fog in the entire lake had become thicker, and the obstruction of vision had increased.

"Sigh, I hope Captain Ouyang Nan and the others can return safely and without incident," Qian Wantong murmured. Although his voice was low, the two guards behind him could hear him clearly.

Upon hearing Qian Wantong's words, the two were deeply moved. Manager Qian was truly responsible and cared deeply for his team members; he was indeed a good team leader.