Druid Fairy

Chapter 56 Three Qi and Blood
In five years, Li Pingfu has grown into an outstanding young man, with a powerful stride, a slender waist, and long, strong arms with bulging muscles that exude explosive power.

His body was as solid as a rock, his lower body as stable as an old tree growing at the foot of a mountain. The fine iron arrow was nocked on the bowstring, almost fully drawn, and the next moment, with a "thud," the arrow shot out like a meteor chasing the moon, accurately hitting the fastest runner, Old Wang.

"puff!"

An arrow struck Lao Huang in the neck, blood spurted out, and he howled in pain as he tumbled down the landslide.

With a well-intentioned but unprepared attack, the leader of the beekeepers, who was agile and nimble in the wild mountains, had no chance to resist.

Upgrading from slingshots to crossbows, Li Pingfu's initial moves were swift and powerful, aiming to capture the leader first.

The brother beside him, his broadsword already thirsting for blood, drew it without a word, rushed forward and stabbed the fallen Lao Huang repeatedly, blood spurting out like a smashed watermelon.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

In a single encounter, Old Huang died!
The other beekeepers, seeing this, were terrified and offered no resistance. They were also caught up and hacked to death.

'It would be even better if we had crossbows.'

Li Pingfu thought regretfully, at this distance, the power of the crossbow bolt could send the enemy flying and pierce through the tree behind them.

Unfortunately, crossbows were weapons controlled by the imperial court, and if they were made or purchased privately, it would be a capital offense.

“Brother Pingfu, four corpses, not one left.”

The young man, Xie Xiaodao, was handsome and ranked second among the brothers. He was incredibly skilled at throwing knives. Wiping the blood from his hands, he handed the "stolen goods" to Li Pingfu and said, "The items have been searched, and the wound has been repaired. Shall we bury them here?"

Under Li Pingfu's repeated emphasis, each brother made "finishing blows" their top priority, and the four beekeepers were hacked to pieces.

"Bury it here." Li Pingfu counted the valuables. There wasn't much cash, about thirty or forty taels of silver, but he found a martial arts manual called "Shadowless Escape Technique".

He glanced at it quickly and closed it without much interest.

The longer the name, the worse the technique. This is a common, low-quality technique, far inferior to the "White Crane Style".

"I sold the 'Shadowless Escape Technique' on the black market. Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi each gave me five taels of silver for their injuries. I took ten taels, and you can divide the rest among yourselves."

Li Pingfu was not stingy with money; he didn't need the "ten taels" either. But an overly generous elder brother could easily instill ambition in his younger brothers.

Human nature is inherently greedy; you can't give them no meat, but you also can't feed them too much.

"Yes," Xie Xiaodao replied excitedly, knowing that following his elder brother meant getting to eat meat.

After deducting the tribute to the eldest brother and the medical expenses for the fifth and seventh children's injuries, the five of them could split the money equally and each receive about three taels of silver.

As for Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, who didn't contribute anything but received more than him, Xie Xiaodao felt no dissatisfaction; on the contrary, he felt more at ease.

When he himself gets injured someday, Brother Pingfu will treat him the same way and won't abandon his brothers.

He quickly shared the good news with his brothers, and they all smiled happily. While burying the mangled corpse, they clamored to go out to a restaurant for drinks and meat.

"Finally, I've gotten my revenge!"

“Dare to order killer bees to bite Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi? This corpse is their fate.”

The sixth brother suddenly asked, "Huh? Where did the killer bees go?"

"Stupid you!"

Li Yuan slapped Lao Liu on the head, "There must have been some danger in the mountains that scared these beekeepers into running away. They just happened to run into us. Those killer bees must have scattered too. You don't want to get stung by killer bees, do you?"

After a few jokes, the matter was glossed over.

He looked into the mountains. Indeed, nothing was surprising in the deep forests.

…………

Li Pingcan did not rush down the mountain, but instead directed the killer bees to surround the honeybees.

He had originally wanted to contract a bee colony to increase honey production for his family, but contract slots were limited, and contracting ordinary insects always felt like a waste. Regardless of whether the contracted insect died in battle or of old age, the contract slot had a cooldown period, unless the colony underwent a generational change.

For example, when a new queen ant is born in the same colony, the contract can be transferred painlessly without the need for a "cooling-off period".

He stayed until now, adhering to the principle of "better to have none than something bad," and was very lucky to have encountered the killer bee queen.

Surrounded by menacing killer bees, the little bee trembled with fear and huddled pitifully in the hive.

"Storing guns is better than storing food."

"I don't need to make honey; I can just command killer bees to steal honey from honeybees!"

Li Pingcan had a sudden inspiration.

Wild honey is expensive and nourishing, making it a favorite among the ladies of wealthy families in towns and counties, and it has no trace of any "magic".

Of course, in order to ensure a steady flow of nectar, he wouldn't exploit it too much, leaving enough nectar for the wild bees to survive.

In the past five years, in order to increase the yield of peach trees, Li Pingcan has tried various grafting methods, but to develop a new and stable variety, he is still in the exploratory stage, and the road ahead is full of difficulties.

The same applies to mushrooms. Let alone cultivating new varieties, without using the [spore growth] method, they can only maintain a fixed production.

This made him eagerly anticipate the skill of [Plant Growth], and also marveled at the greatness of the botanists and agriculturalists of his previous life.

The honey from the beekeeper was of mediocre quality and not worth harvesting. Li Pingcan waved his hand, and the killer bees scattered with a buzz, sparing the honeybees their lives.

The queen bee, who was "lazy and unwilling to work," became the leader, and the bee colony became more united and cohesive, which greatly helped the colony.

Even if someone in the bee alliance causes trouble in the future, the killer bees alone can pose a great threat to ordinary beekeepers.

Li Pingcan was thinking about something else: could the killer bee queen coexist with a certain precious plant?
It is known that the centipede of the Qi and Blood type and the Chonglou of the Treasure type gave birth to the Seven-Leaf Purple Gold Treasure Medicine, and the whole family's martial arts made rapid progress.

Queen bees are already a valuable species; if we combine them with other valuable plant species, we might create an even more powerful medicinal product.

This is something to look forward to!

…………

Back home, as we pushed open the gate, the whole family was beaming with joy.

"What good news has happened?"

Li Pingcan blinked; it seemed he and his elder brother had been gone for less than two hours.

In a flash, I saw my father striding towards me, each step exuding an imposing aura, as if a fierce wind was blowing, and the short gun at his waist gleamed darkly.

This aura was completely different from usual.

"Father! You've reached the peak of Qi and Blood too?" Li Pingcan immediately realized, his face full of surprise.

"Yes, I never thought this day would come in my life."

Li Rongzhou felt relaxed and happy, indescribably pleased, and full of vigor. Twelve years ago, he was forced to flee a disaster, losing all his wealth. Without the support of medicine, he thought there was no hope of breaking through, but unexpectedly, one day he was able to reach the peak of Qi and Blood.

The seven-leaf purple gold herb played an indispensable role.

The family has three martial artists at the Qi and Blood Realm, two of whom are at the peak of Qi and Blood Realm and have the potential to break through to the Divine Fiend Realm.

Li Rongzhou sighed, "My martial arts talent is not as good as your older brother's, so I'm afraid I'll be stuck at the peak of Qi and Blood for a long time."

As we all know, it's easy to advance through minor realms in martial arts, but once you reach a major hurdle, it takes several times longer to hone your skills.

Li Pingcan nodded in understanding.

"but……"

Li Rongzhou smiled expectantly, "Once your eldest brother breaks through to the Divine Fiend Realm, our family can open a martial arts school!"

(End of this chapter)