The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3075 Restoration of the Mechanism
"Manager Qian, Manager Qian, something terrible has happened!" The martial artist on duty by the lake was astonished to see the iron chain bridge start to function again right after the night fell. He immediately went to report to Qian Wantong.

Qian Wantong had assumed that Ouyang Nan and the others might not return until tomorrow, so after returning to the temporary camp, he took out a bottle of honey, intending to sharpen his knife temporarily. Since he was already at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, but hadn't yet reached its peak, he needed to hurry and see if he could use the honey to cultivate his power to the peak of the tenth level of the Acquired Realm in a short time.

If he could cultivate to the peak, he could return to his family and go into seclusion to attempt to break through to the Innate Realm. His status in the family would then be completely different. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited.

After drinking the honey, I began meditating. However, because we were in a valley, I still reserved some energy to keep an eye on the external environment. That way, if anything happened, I could stop my meditation in time and react accordingly.

Just as he was cultivating, he suddenly heard the shouts of the guards, which immediately made him extremely angry.

Damn it, can't you be a little quieter when you're reporting something? Elder Qian is still cultivating nearby. If you disturb the elder, this martial artist might not be a big deal, but he will definitely be in serious trouble.

He immediately stopped his practice, slipped out of the tent, and stood in front of the martial artist in an instant, shouting, "Quiet! No noise!"

When the martial artist saw Qian Wantong, he was about to open his mouth to say something, but upon hearing the reprimand, he choked and mumbled, unsure of what to say.

"Alright, tell me in a low voice if you want to say something. There are other people cultivating here. If we disturb them and cause them to suffer a qi deviation, will you take the responsibility or will I?" Qian Wantong said in a low voice, clearly displeased.

Upon hearing this, the martial artist quickly lowered his voice and said, "Manager Qian, go and take a look. The iron chain bridge is starting to sink back into the lake."

"What? Why didn't you say so earlier!" Upon hearing this, Qian Wantong's expression changed immediately. He disregarded everything else and ran straight to the lake shore.

The iron chain bridge is crucial for the team to move forward and cross the lake. If it is restored, how will the team cross the lake tomorrow?

Furthermore, now that the suspension bridge has been rebuilt, how will Ouyang Nan's team return tomorrow? Without knowing the situation on the other side, how will the entire team proceed?

If Qian Ying blames him for not guarding it properly, wouldn't that be incredibly unfair?

My mind was in turmoil, but I didn't slow down. In just a few breaths, I reached the lakeshore. Shining my flashlight, I saw the iron chain bridge slowly reconstructing itself. The middle of the bridge had sunk into the lake and disappeared from sight.

The strange building on the lakeshore has gradually returned to its original state. As for the unicorn horn in the recess behind the building, a section of it has been popped out and can be removed.

Upon seeing this situation, Qian Wantong could only manage a wry smile. It seemed that restoring the iron chain bridge would likely give Elder Qian a major headache.

He went over and checked, but found nothing else unusual. He beckoned to a martial artist and said to him, "Take this signal flare and fire a yellow one. See how Ouyang Nan and the others are doing on the other side."

"Yes!" The martial artist nodded in agreement, then retrieved a signal flare and fired it. The yellow signal flare was an inquiry, indicating whether it was safe to proceed, whether it was feasible to continue, and so on.

He didn't find anything unusual, so he wanted to ask Ouyang Nan and the others. Perhaps something had happened on the other side that affected the changes to the iron chain bridge; it was entirely possible. So he decided to ask about the situation first, and then report back to Elder Qian.

Two minutes after a yellow signal flare was launched, a green signal flare was seen launched from the opposite bank.

"It seems that Ouyang Nan's team is safe. And the restoration of this iron chain bridge is probably the result of the mechanism's automatic operation." After muttering this, he told the guards on duty to continue their posts, and then turned to walk towards Elder Qian.

When Qian Wantong arrived, Qian Ying was still cultivating. The commotion earlier was irrelevant to him. In fact, he had already heard some of the noise outside. But with Qian Wantong handling matters outside, he would naturally report back to Qian Wantong if he couldn't resolve the situation.

Therefore, Qian Yingcai continued his cultivation and instead sought out someone to inquire about what had happened.

When Qian Wantong approached and walked near the tent, Qian Ying sensed it, so she simply stopped practicing and wanted to hear what Qian Wantong had to do. If he couldn't handle it, he would have to come to her again.

"Come in!" Qian Ying said. His tent was different from the other martial artists' tents; it was larger. After all, he was a Xiantian Elder, so having a decent tent wasn't a problem for him.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Qian Wantong respectfully lifted the tent flap and went inside.

"Speak, what did you call me here for? What happened outside that was so noisy?" Qian Ying asked.

Qian Wantong naturally didn't hide anything and simply recounted everything that had happened.

"What? You mean the iron chain bridge has been restored?" Qian Ying asked in surprise.

"Yes, Elder, the iron chain bridge was restored after dark."

"Was someone disturbing something, or did something happen that caused the suspension bridge to be restored?"

"No, when the suspension bridge was being restored, I went to the bridgehead to take a look. There was no external influence; it was caused by the automatic operation of the mechanism."

"And what about Ouyang Nan? Is everything alright?"

"Since the iron chain bridge has been restored, I had someone fire a signal flare. They also fired a green signal flare on the other side, so it seems they are all safe now." "Hmm, come with me to take a look."

Since the information was still unclear, it was better to go and see for ourselves. Qian Ying got up and immediately walked outside, with Qian Wantong following closely behind.

After Qian Ying arrived at the bridgehead, she carefully observed the area and realized that Qian Wantong was right. If there was no problem with Ouyang Nan's side, then it was the mechanism of the iron chain bridge that activated itself, causing the iron chain bridge to return to its original state.

This means that the mechanisms of the suspension bridge can be used during the day, but will be deactivated at night.

If that's the case, then if they want to use the iron chain bridge tomorrow, he and Zhou Zixing will have to go through the trouble of activating the mechanism again. Thinking about how they activated the mechanism this morning, he felt extremely helpless. Activating the mechanism not only consumes his innate power but also his elixirs, which is a huge waste of energy and money.

Sigh, I'm destined for a life of hard work!
If the suspension bridge isn't put into use tomorrow, they won't be able to cross the lake. Using rafts to cross would also take up too much time.

Thinking about it, I'll just have to work hard this morning after I understand the situation.

Just then, the unicorn suddenly burst out of the lake, splashing a huge spray of water.

With a roar, the unicorn swam over quickly, rushed ashore, and roared at Qian Ying.

"What's going on?" Upon hearing the roar of the strange beast, Zhou Zixing immediately snapped out of his cultivation and rushed over to ask Qian Ying.

"Oh, it's nothing serious." After seeing Zhou Zixing, Qian Ying briefly explained the situation.

"Ah, you mean the mechanism on this iron chain bridge actually reactivates at night?"

"That's right, it's completely restored now. You'll understand once you take a look."

"Could it be that one of our own people tampered with some mechanism, or that something happened on the other side that caused this?"

"No, it has been confirmed that the mechanism automatically activated and restored it."

"This..." Zhou Zixing was speechless upon hearing this, not expecting such a situation. So, what awaited him was that tomorrow, just like this morning, he would have to work hard for half a day to get the entire chain bridge running again.

Qian Ying didn't say much, but instead picked up the unicorn and carried it to the lakeside, placing it in front of the strange beast.

Upon seeing the unicorn, the beast immediately lay down, and then another rustling sound rang out as the unicorn, covered by the scales on its head, stood upright on its skull.

After letting out a roar, it turned and leaped into the lake, where ripples spread across the water under the lights.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing watched the unicorn leave, but remained silent for a long time.

On the opposite bank, Ouyang Nan and his group did not set up tents at their temporary camp, but instead sat around in front of the building at the bridgehead.

Chen Mo had already gathered some shrubs and branches as kindling and lit a campfire.

Since we just killed so many wolves, we couldn't let them go to waste. So we dragged several wolves to the bridgehead, preparing for a wolf feast.

Since arriving in this valley, although they have brought a relatively abundant amount of food, because it is an expedition, the food consists of high-calorie, easy-to-eat compressed foods. They are high in energy and taste good, but eating too much of them will make them nauseous.

Just like before, when the strange beast was made into jerky, the warriors all ate it with great relish. Now that they had so many wolves, it would be a shame not to have some wolf meat.

Although Qian Zhenghao was bitten by a wolf and said that the wolf's teeth were poisonous, Chen Mo observed that the wolf only had poison in its teeth, but not in its body. So it was safe to eat and there was no problem.

Since it's edible, the rest is simple. Just use the lake water to clean it, then stew a pot of wolf meat, and then cut some more wolf meat for barbecue.

To everyone's surprise, although wolves have venomous fangs, wolf meat is very delicious. Even with limited seasonings, it tastes quite good after stewing, and it also has a warming and nourishing effect.

Especially the huge wolf, whose body is the size of a yellow ox, but the wolf meat tastes very good after being stewed, and it has more energy after being eaten.

This prompted everyone to speed up their eating. This wasn't just wolf meat; it was all good for increasing strength. Qian Zhenghao, in particular, ate with gusto, as if seeking revenge for being bitten that afternoon.

The wolf meat meal left everyone overeating, and they could only groan and sit half-sitting in front of the campfire to rest, clutching their stomachs.

Chen Mo didn't rest; no matter how much he ate, it didn't bother him. His true energy was enough to digest the food. So, seeing everyone had finished eating and resting, he said something and then flashed to the spot where Ouyang Nan and the others had fought, collecting the remaining wolves into his Qiankun bag.

Since this wolf meat is delicious, let's save it for now and make a stew later if we have the chance.