Even in his twilight years, he swept through the chaotic army of ten thousand warriors!

At this moment, in Ji Yan's eyes, the three things all emitted a faint glow, intertwining in the air to form a thin line that stretched deep into the mountains...

Clear, explicit.

Ji Yan handed the feather in his hand to Ma Wu and said calmly.

"Just a little trick."

"Let's go, let's venture further southwest..."

Upon hearing this, Ma Wu and the donkey happily set off.

Before, Yunniang would grumble a few words when Ji Yan said something, but now she can't even open her mouth.

Since ancient times, the Second Mountain has been plagued by miasma, and the situation is even worse now. All of them, who have become martial artists, feel their lungs itchy after walking for a while.

Yunniang was not having an easy time either; she started sweating after only a few steps.

But she was, after all, a martial artist, while her greyhound was different…

Several times it stuck out its tongue and called out, then hesitated to move forward, but Yunniang would always kick it up and keep walking.

"Yunniang, here's two taels of silver..."

Yunniang herself does not participate in the battle; she was invited here only so that the demon chicken could be found smoothly.

But now, her role has been completely overshadowed by Ji Yan...

It was hard to say before, but now these two taels of silver are just what I should do.

But when Yunniang saw the two taels of silver, her face immediately turned stern.

"Ma Wu, what do you mean? Didn't we agree on ten taels...?"

Ma Wu nodded towards Hei Zi, "What we said back then was that we would see a barbarian bird."

"But now..."

"If you go any further in, I can't guarantee your safety."

Yunniang gritted her teeth and stared intently at Ma Wu for a long while.

He then turned his head away, saying, "That's not something you should be thinking about!"

"Besides, we didn't say we'd help you find it, we just said we'd be happy to see the demon chicken!"

"We're almost there, and you want me to go back?"

Ma Wu didn't care; since they had already said he didn't need to worry about their safety...

But when he turned to look at Ji Yan, who had just returned from gathering prey, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"Professor Ji is truly still going strong for his age!"

The journey was fraught with danger, even for him and Ma Wu, due to the miasma.

I was initially worried about Ji Yan, but upon closer inspection...

Ji Yan seemed to be enjoying the scenery, and even had the mind to hunt a few wild animals, leaving them by the roadside along the way, saying he would pick them up on his way back.

Having just returned and placed the snake he had just hunted by the roadside, Ji Yan seemed to have overheard Ma Wu's words.

He gave Yunniang a kind smile and offered her some advice.

"Go back. Money is not as important as your life."

This sentence seems to have no beginning or end, but actually...

Yunniang's blood and energy were not as robust as Ji Yan's, and her physical condition was even worse. She had also considered leaving.

But she still held onto a lingering hope...

The thoughts were on the prey that Ji Yan had hunted along the way, and also on the bow in Ji Yan's hand.

Ever since she left the chicken-shit grave, she has been constantly trying to get close to Ji Yan and find some random topics to talk about.

She thought she had done something discreet, but the fact that she poisoned Ji Yan...

They have nowhere to hide when hunted.

This sentence can be considered a warning...

"I told you! I don't need your fake kindness!"

Yunniang, like a dog with its fur turned upside down, barked at Ji Yan with her thick neck stiff.

"Before I see that savage bird, before I receive my share of the silver..."

"I'm not going anywhere!"

Ji Yan has hunted at least ten taels of prey along the way, plus that bow...

That bow is the real treasure!

She didn't care whether it was borrowed or not; she was just going to pick it up when Ji Yan died!

Resell it...

That's equivalent to several months of my own work!

"Okay, okay, I won't go, I won't go."

Ji Yan smiled kindly and patted her shoulder, as if comforting his own granddaughter; even his hoarse voice became gentle.

Hearing Ji Yan's words, Yun Niang smiled, feeling that her conversation with Ji Yan had been effective.

But just as he was about to speak, his pupils suddenly contracted.

As Ji Yan comforted her, an arrow silently pierced her chest.

"Heh...heh..."

Yunniang wanted to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, blood kept gushing into her throat.

Upon hearing the strange noise, Ma Wu suddenly looked up, but then his whole body trembled.

I can't believe what I'm seeing...

Ji Yan patted Yun Niang's shoulder and gently comforted her.

"How could I possibly send away a good partner who would risk his life rather than fall behind?"

As soon as she finished speaking, another arrow pierced Yunniang's heart.

"You should... stay here forever."

"Don't go anywhere."

Ji Yan's smile grew increasingly amiable, and his movements became more and more practiced.

puff!puff!puff!

Yunniang tried to struggle, but the withered hand on her shoulder was like a red-hot iron clamp, pressing her down so she couldn't move.

With each strike, the energy and blood she had just gathered were scattered again...

But to outsiders, she seemed to be obediently waiting for death.

puff!

Ji Yan's last arrow pierced her throat.

He let go of her hand, allowing her body to fall backward.

At the same time, he turned up a corner of his clothes, and blue-green grass seeds scattered out...

"Blue Bamboo Shoots!"

Ma Wu recognized the highly poisonous substance at a glance.

This is the seed of a medicinal herb; contact with the skin can relieve pain.

A few pills usually don't have much effect, but once you use a large quantity...

That's highly poisonous!

Ji Yan kicked again, scattering the small bag around Yun Niang's waist.

A whole bag of green baskets!

"She doesn't want to leave, and I don't want to die, so let's find a compromise..."

"Everyone's happy, aren't they?"

He was still speaking when he noticed the greyhound had already run off into the distance...

He calmly drew the bow.

Whoosh!

The dog did nothing wrong, but evil must be eradicated completely.

Six strands of malevolent energy.

Indeed, how could someone who carries a deadly poison with them be a first-time offender?

The donkey took a deep breath of the miasma and was choked by it.

He struggled for a long time but couldn't utter a single word...

It's not that he didn't have anything to say, but Ma Wu had said earlier that he couldn't speak, and he was afraid of saying the wrong thing and ending up like the guy on the ground.

Ma Wu's brow twitched; he realized...

He seemed to understand Ji Yan less and less.

Yunniang made quite a few noises along the way, but no matter what he said, Ji Yan always treated it as normal and would greet her with a kind smile.

But only he knew...

This is the ruthless man who shot and killed six constables without a word!

Ji Yan plucked some wild grass from the side and wiped the blood off his hands.

"Calm down, we're almost there."

Sure enough, this sentence was more effective than any comforting words.

The two immediately perked up and quickly followed Ji Yan's footsteps.

Upon arriving at a fairly open area, Ji Yan stopped.

"It's in that lake down there."

The two looked down and saw only a calm lake below, so calm that there wasn't a ripple.

"In the lake?"

It wasn't that the donkey wanted to question it, but the two of them had indeed come into contact with that bird.

How could a bird three zhang long (approximately 10 meters) hide here so peacefully?

But Ma Wu felt that he had gone too far after he only said one sentence, and slapped him on the back of the head.

He then straightened the knife at his waist, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Get ready to go down."

"Elder Ji, please find a safe place to set up your bow..."

"If you find anything wrong, just turn around and leave!"

"I have my donkey protecting me, I won't die!"

But as Ji Yan walked further in, he noticed that Yunniang began to...

They walked another five miles...