The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3091 Go Back and Smear Her

Upon hearing Ouyang Jun's words, Ouyang Nan made no comment. Instead, she turned to Qian Zhenghao and said, "Apart from a few of our original team members, the others don't know anything about this place. So you should go and remind everyone to be careful in the upcoming operations. Otherwise, if they get bitten by poisonous creatures, there won't be any antidotes."

Qian Zhenghao glanced at Ouyang Jun but didn't say anything. He nodded in agreement and then beckoned all the team members to come closer. He then began to introduce the environment, especially the special animals, which he said needed to be handled with care.

Unlike the barren Gobi Desert on the other side, this area is teeming with bushes and animals, especially some poisonous creatures that roam beneath the bushes or under the rocks. If you accidentally disturb these creatures while passing through these areas, you might be attacked.

Therefore, it is still very necessary to give instructions before taking action.

Qian Zhenghao was quite familiar with the situation of Captain Ouyang Nan's team. This matter was widely known among the martial artists of various families. In particular, Ouyang Nan, a martial artist who had reached the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, was extremely competent when he was not being bullied by his own family's martial artists.

During every difficult period or when it was necessary to stand up and protect family members, Ouyang Nan always stepped forward to safeguard his family's warriors. However, he never expected that such a captain would be ousted by his own warriors and replaced by Ouyang Min as the team leader.

Haha, this is like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon. Instead of having a responsible captain, they want to make someone with less ability and less sense of responsibility than Ouyang Nan the team leader.

what's the result?
As a result, after Ouyang Min became the captain, the Ouyang family's warriors began to suffer greater losses. In previous missions, the Ouyang family's warriors had not lost many people, except for a few in the hilly nursery area, which were losses that were unavoidable.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that after Ouyang Nan stepped down, the Ouyang family's martial artists began to suffer greater losses, even losing four people this time, which was incredibly unlucky.

In particular, the fact that their own chosen captain, Ouyang Min, died during a honey-collecting operation is truly indescribable.

Therefore, upon hearing Ouyang Nan's instructions, Qian Zhenghao immediately carried them out without hesitation. The Ouyang family's martial artists had only themselves to blame; if they hadn't ousted Captain Ouyang Nan, the Ouyang family members might not have suffered such heavy losses.

Especially when Qian Zhenghao followed behind Ouyang Nan, he realized that his captain often set an example and was always the first to step forward in times of danger. Where could one find such a good captain?

If he had been able to interject after hearing what Ouyang Jun said, he would have already started fighting face-to-face.

After Ouyang Jun finished speaking, he saw that Ouyang Nan and Qian Zhenghao ignored him as if he didn't exist, issuing orders and relaying orders.

'Damn woman, after we leave this valley, I will definitely report everything that happened here to the Grand Elder, and then the Grand Elder will have a good talk with you!' Ouyang Jun thought angrily, but he didn't show it on his face at all, and still had a smile on his face.

After Ouyang Nan finished giving the orders, he stepped forward again and said, "Elder Nan, you see, we are all from the same family. Now, in such a dangerous environment, sticking together is the best choice. If our own team can't stick together, we might suffer even greater losses if danger strikes."

"Besides, we all realize our mistakes and sincerely hope that Elder Nan will give us a chance to apologize to him," Ouyang Jun said with a fawning smile.

Ouyang Nan then turned her head, glanced at Ouyang Jun, and then saw the other Ouyang family members who had been assigned there.

The Ouyang family martial artists are like Wang Xiaoer celebrating the New Year – getting worse every year. Not only do their faces show worry and fear, but there's also a hint of numbness. However, Ouyang Nan couldn't detect any respect for him on their faces.

They're now discussing having her return to lead the family's team. It's not that they're backing out; they're just terrified after so many deaths and want her to go back and die in their place.

If there were someone more powerful than them right now, and also a member of the Ouyang family, they would definitely seek out that person instead of them.

Ha ha!

“Ouyang Jun, I told you long ago that I have no intention of going back since I stepped down. You and Ouyang Ding should focus on taking on the responsibility of leading the family team, instead of repeatedly coming to me, trying to get me to come back as the leader. I am telling you very clearly now, it is impossible!” Ouyang Nan said firmly.

"Uh!" Ouyang Jun was at a loss for words. But Ouyang Nan's rejection sent a chill down his spine, as if he were standing naked outside in the dead of winter, suffering the onslaught of the cold.

If this woman doesn't go back, how can he and Ouyang Ding possibly guarantee the safety of the entire team? Especially since the other martial artists in the team are of similar strength to Ouyang Jun and Ouyang Ding, naturally none of them will submit to the others.

Without a unified vision, even if the entire team belongs to the same faction as the Grand Elder, it's impossible to unify their thinking. Over time, the team becomes difficult to manage.

Therefore, the Ouyang family's group was unable to work together effectively; they were all sabotaging each other. Naturally, it was quite easy for four people to die while crossing the iron chain bridge.

There was no other way; the Ouyang family's situation was something other families had noticed. Without a powerful martial artist as their leader, they were bound to be targeted by other families' underhanded tactics. In case of any dangerous missions, they would simply send Ouyang family martial artists to help.

Anyway, their highest strength is only at the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, and they still have the most people in the team, so why not send them out to carry out dangerous missions?
If the Ouyang family warriors don't go out to carry out missions, then warriors from other families will have to take their place.

Just like this time, if the team leader's strength had been at the tenth level of the Day after tomorrow realm, the Ouyang family warriors wouldn't have been the last to evacuate; they would have at least been able to leave before the Han family. Unfortunately, the Ouyang family was assigned to leave last, which is why four of their warriors died while crossing the iron chain bridge.

If it had been the Han or Ma family covering the retreat, then those four martial artists from the Ouyang family wouldn't have died.

“Elder Nan, we are all members of the Ouyang family. If we can’t cooperate in the face of danger, and the loss of personnel is too great, how will you face the Grand Elder when you return to the family?” Ouyang Ding stood to the side, originally intending to let Ouyang Jun persuade him alone, but he did not expect Ouyang Nan to refuse and even retort to Ouyang Jun, so he stepped forward to subtly threaten Ouyang Nan with the Grand Elder.

"Hehe! Elder, how should we face this? Once we return to the family, we'll face it as we see fit. You don't need to worry about it." Ouyang Nan chuckled, glancing at Ouyang Ding with a sudden air of surprise.

These guys are all members of the Grand Elder's faction. In fact, when this mission was launched, the Grand Elder had already considered these people as expendable pawns. If they gained anything, he would be pleasantly surprised; if they gained nothing and instead suffered a total loss, the Grand Elder would not say anything.

After all, this mission was just a deal with the Grand Elder.

Ouyang Nan wondered what everyone would think if he told them about the deal behind this operation. They would probably be surprised and disbelieving.

“Elder Nan, it was wrong of us to prevent you from leading your team before, but it was all because of Elder Ouyang Min’s orders. After all, he represented the Grand Elder and ordered us to obey his commands, so we had no choice but to do so. Now that Ouyang Min is dead, we naturally hope that you, Elder Nan, can come back and continue to lead us. We also ask that you forgive us all,” Ouyang Jun pleaded again.

"Impossible. There's no way I'll go back to be the team leader. You two shouldn't say anything more; just focus on carrying out the mission. There's no need to say anything else, since I wouldn't agree anyway." After saying that, Ouyang Nan turned and left.

"You two, stop trying to morally blackmail him. Since Elder Nan is unwilling, then you shouldn't say anything more. Besides, Elder Nan currently has a mission; he's been assigned by Elder Qian Ying to be the captain of the expedition's vanguard team, so he can't continue as the leader of the Ouyang family. Relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself. You should seize the time to improve your own strength," Ouyang Nana said, stopping Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Jun from behind.

After being blocked, Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Jun tried to push Ouyang Nana away, but found they couldn't budge her at all. They were immediately astonished: "Nana, your strength has increased?"

“Of course, with honey being such a good aid for cultivation, as long as you seize the time to cultivate, your strength will naturally increase,” Ouyang Nana said.

Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Jun were speechless for a moment. But they had also used the honey for cultivation, though their improvement was limited. They really had no other choice but to come and beg Ouyang Nan for forgiveness, promising to continue leading everyone and, ideally, protecting them. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation for everyone?

What they didn't know was that although Ouyang Nana's cultivation had improved by one or two bottles of honey, it wasn't something that could be achieved with just one or two bottles; it would require several bottles to achieve the same effect. After all, if Chen Mo and the others hadn't collected honey several times, her strength wouldn't have improved so quickly.

Seeing that Ouyang Nan was determined and refused to return to serve as captain, Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Jun could only tell the other martial artists of the Ouyang family the news with long faces.

This immediately drew complaints from other martial artists, not from Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Jun, but from Ouyang Nan.

This Ouyang Nan, though powerful, is incredibly petty. It's truly unbelievable that he would hold a grudge against someone from his own family over a single instance of being teased.

Hmph! When I get back to the family, I must tell the Grand Elder about this and spread the word throughout the family so that Ouyang Nan's reputation will be ruined beyond repair!