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"How many people are in your team? You're not thinking of using me as cannon fodder, are you?" Chen Huai'an didn't respond to the other person's question, but said calmly.

"Our team consists of three people, including me. If you include you, that makes four. Because we are few in number and hunting monsters is too dangerous, we didn't go in, but instead lingered on the outskirts." Ma San Niang remained calm, without any sense of urgency.

"Your team only has three people, so there are only four of us including me. This Green Wood Wolf is also a pack of monsters, but it's much more ferocious than my Ironhide Beast. It will be very dangerous for you to be with it," Chen Huai'an frowned.

Wolf-type monsters are known for their vengeful nature, so hunting Greenwood Wolves with them would be extremely dangerous.

This does not align with Chen Huai'an's original intention.

Chen Huai'an's original intention was to learn from the other party how to survive in the Qingyun Mountains. He did not come here specifically to hunt monsters. He wanted to find a place to cultivate and break through to the Qi Refining Realm while hunting monsters.

Even if he fails to complete the mission, he has spirit stones that he can buy more.

He wasn't very familiar with the Qingyun Mountains and needed a guide to avoid taking many detours.

"Brother Daqiang, don't be so quick to refuse. Let's see what our companions have to say before making a decision. They're all very easy to talk to." Ma Sanniang quickly pulled Chen Huai'an aside.

Her breasts kept rubbing against Chen Huai'an.

Chen Huai'an looked like a middle-aged man, but he was just an innocent eighteen-year-old boy who had never seen anything like this before, and his earlobes turned red instantly.

"What are you doing? What are you trying to do?"

"Brother, what can I do? I just want to introduce you to my companions." Ma San Niang's eyebrows furrowed slightly, then quickly relaxed.

This guy is a little different from the others today.

Those bastards, seeing her throwing herself at them, were itching to devour her alive and had already started groping and taking advantage of her.

This guy, however, felt disgust—no, it should be called disdain. She was, after all, a beautiful woman with many suitors on the outskirts of the Qingyun Mountains, yet this guy actually looked down on her.

"Don't lay a hand on me, just lead the way," Chen Huai'an said calmly.

He wanted to see what tricks Ma San Niang was up to.

Are these people who hunt monsters really as evil as the rumors say, people who eat people without spitting out the bones?

Soon, led by Ma San Niang, Chen Huai'an and the others arrived at a large tree.

A scarred man and an old man with white hair.

"Third Sister is back. Have you recruited any help?" The white-haired old man looked at Ma Third Sister with enthusiasm.

Ma San Niang enthusiastically introduced Chen Huai'an. "Old Luo, come here, let me introduce you. This man is called Su Daqiang. He's also going into the Qingyun Mountains to hunt Iron-skinned Beasts. He just happens to be going the same way as us."

"This is Zhang Song, a ninth-level late-stage Body Refinement cultivator. He's the strongest in our group, and he'll be leading the team," Ma San Niang and Chen Huai'an said as they approached the scarred man.

"You can call me Su Daqiang, I'm at the seventh level of the late stage of Body Refinement." Chen Huai'an gave a simple self-introduction.

The three are all very strong, one at the ninth level of Body Refinement and the other two at the eighth level.

"So it's Brother Su, welcome, welcome. Third Sister must have told you, our target this time is the Greenwood Wolf. We can help you hunt the Ironhide Beast, and you can help us hunt the Greenwood Wolf. After deducting what's needed to complete the mission, we can take the rest to the nearby trading market and trade it. Then, we'll divide it according to our respective contributions," Zhang Song said with a smile.

"Is there a trading market nearby?" Chen Huai'an asked, showing interest.

When Chen Huai'an asked, the three of them exchanged glances, and then Zhang Song spoke up.

"Brother Su, this must be your first time in the Qingyun Mountains. There are some demon hunters and merchants who have set up shops around here. As soon as we leave the Qingyun Mountains, they will take away our loot."

Chen Huai'an nodded in acknowledgment. He couldn't deny it even if he wanted to. In the other person's eyes, his words and actions made him look like a complete novice.

"Brother Su, don't worry. We've been hunting demons and making a living in the Qingyun Mountains for years. If we hadn't encountered some powerful demons and suffered heavy losses recently, we wouldn't have recruited strangers into our team. But don't worry, once you join us, we'll treat you like family," Zhang Song explained with a smile.

Chen Huai'an responded with a smile throughout.

Of the three, one was stronger than him, and the other two were his equals. Even if they turned against him, he was not afraid.

The most important thing right now is to understand the Qingyun Mountains.

"I'm willing to join you and team up with you to hunt monsters." Chen Huai'an nodded amidst the expectant gazes of the three.

If he misses out on these three, Chen Huai'an will either have to figure things out on his own or find someone else to team up with.

Asking someone to team up with you is one thing, and being invited to team up with someone is another.

It's too early to draw conclusions about whether the other party has ill intentions; we'll only know once we've spent time together.

However, the captain's surname was Zhang, which reminded him of the Zhang family, making Chen Huai'an feel somewhat uncomfortable.

This might be due to its sensitive nature, but he still wants to wait and see.

"Do you need any supplies? If not, we'll head towards the Qingyun Mountains right away," Old Man Luo asked Chen Huai'an.

"There's nothing I want to buy. I don't have any spirit stones or anything. Even if I wanted to buy something, I'd only have money after completing a mission." Although Chen Huai'an really wanted to go to the trading market they mentioned, he held back.

"Our mission this time is a long one, and we will encounter other monsters along the way. We must not be tempted to fight, but focus on the mission objective." Zhang Song walked at the front of the group.

Old Luo seemed easy to talk to. Knowing it was his first time hunting a monster, he told Chen Huai'an some things to be careful about, which Chen Huai'an found very helpful.

Especially when traveling, they would apply insect repellent to their bodies. Chen Huai'an was a complete novice and knew nothing about it.

It wasn't as simple as he thought.

The reason why sects allow missions to be submitted every six months is because these missions are extremely dangerous. Finding a target, making preparations, and hunting all require a lot of time.

Having someone to guide you and not having someone to guide you are two different things.

Although he didn't know what the other party was planning, Chen Huai'an learned a lot from them.

While on the road, Chen Huai'an inquired and learned that of the three of them, apart from the old man surnamed Luo who was a rogue cultivator, Ma San Niang and Zhang Song were both menial disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

They were all old men who had spent years in the Qingyun Mountains, making a living by hunting monsters.

The last time Zhang Song and Ma San Niang returned to the sect was three months ago.

They didn't even participate in the Spirit Ranking Challenge.

They are here to prepare for breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm. In particular, both Ma San Niang and Old Man Luo show signs of breaking through to the ninth level of the late Body Refining Realm.

In their words, even if one's aptitude is slightly lacking, there is a great chance to break through existing bottlenecks through life-or-death trials.

"Be careful, there's something ahead. That's a Tier 1 Greenwood Wolf, and there should be other Greenwood Wolves hunting nearby." Suddenly, Zhang Song stared warily at the wolf shadow that appeared not far away.

"What? Green Wood Wolf? Isn't this the outer edge of the Azure Cloud Mountains? How come we've encountered these beasts so quickly?" Old Man Luo said with a serious expression.

The area where the Green Wood Wolf was active was still dozens of miles away from the area they had marked.

Could something have happened in the Qingyun Mountains?