"The collar? Hmm... I remember now, I threw that collar into the ravine. I'll go find it and return it to you."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei quickly replied.

He felt that Zhang Yugui was right. He couldn't stay hidden in the gang forever, and if the other party really borrowed a powerful giant beast from Master Zhang, his future would be uncertain.

Moreover, once the other party finds out that the collar has been destroyed, they may become desperate and do something drastic, such as kidnapping his second uncle. They might even kill his second uncle because the collar has been destroyed.

Furthermore, once Zhang Yugui tells Master Zhang about this, he's finished. His master had previously told him that Master Zhang was even more powerful than his master, and if Master Zhang were to secretly attack him, he would surely die.

Therefore, if he wanted to completely eliminate the potential tragedy, there was only one way: to kill.

"You lost the collar? Which ravine did you lose it in?"

Zhang Yugui was startled, and a tense and ferocious expression appeared on his face as he spoke.

"I'm not telling you which ravine I threw that collar into."

However, I will find my things.

Also, you have to release my second uncle first before I'll return your things.

Lin Xiaofei said calmly.

Zhang Yugui stared expressionlessly into Lin Xiaofei's eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said coldly:

Okay, your second uncle Lin Yiying will be home safely tomorrow morning.

Also, if you don't give me the things by tomorrow afternoon, your second uncle might have to break a leg first.

"Where should I look for you tomorrow afternoon?"

Lin Xiaofei asked again.

"Go to Yinggoutan in Xiaonanshan to find me."

However, I must warn you that if you're thinking of using your master to deal with me, that's not going to happen.

According to my investigation, your master, Zhou Huanshan, went to the western slope forest early this morning.

I heard that your disciples discovered eight golden medicinal herbs that were about to mature in the western forest, but a one-horned wild boar was guarding them. Your disciples were no match for the boar, so your master went to deal with it. He probably won't be back for four or five days.

If you're trying to find someone else to deal with me, you're wasting your time.

With a cold laugh, Zhang Yugui said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei was startled. He had originally intended to inform his master so that his master could help resolve the matter, but he did not expect that Zhang Yugui would know his master's whereabouts in advance.

Moreover, the Xipo Mountain Forest is located ninety miles outside the east city of Qingshan Town. It is densely forested, the roads are difficult to travel, and there are many wild animals, so most people rarely go there.

He knew that his master had gone to the western mountain forest to hunt the one-horned wild boar and harvest the golden herb that was almost ripe, and that he wouldn't be back for a while.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xiaofei pretended to be a little nervous and said:

"Okay, I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Zhang Yugui glanced coldly at Lin Xiaofei, gave a cold smile, and turned to leave.

Just you wait!

Lin Xiaofei watched Zhang Yugui's departing figure and thought to himself.

He originally only wanted to cultivate diligently within the gang and improve his strength, but someone was causing him trouble. If he didn't deal with this matter, he wouldn't be able to cultivate his martial arts properly, and his future days would be filled with unrest.

Zhang Yugui also said that if he didn't give the item to the other party, he might lose his life.

"Xiaonanshan Yingoutan outside the city seems to be located in the most remote part of Qingshan Town. Although it is lush with green trees, as far as I know, a major event once happened in a small village there, which caused all the villagers to disappear."

Could there be something fishy about the location Zhang Yugui chose?

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xiaofei quickly returned to his room.

After much deliberation, he felt that one person's strength was not enough to deal with Zhang Yugui. Since his master was not in the gang, he would go to Master Li. Perhaps the other party could help him get rid of Zhang Yugui because of Zhou Huanshan.

After all, Master Li possesses exquisite swordsmanship, so killing a seemingly weak minor cultivator should be easy for him.

In that case, you won't have to do it yourself.

Lin Xiaofei arrived outside his master's private herb garden, but a sense of unease lingered in his heart. He muttered to himself, "..."

It is said that Master Li only listens to his master and will not leave the herb garden without his master's order. It was no use for me to ask him for help.

Never mind, I can handle it by myself, it's just...

"I'll take a risk. If I really can't handle it, I can hide inside the spatial bead and then deal with him."

After thinking for a moment, Uncle Hua's face appeared in Lin Xiaofei's mind again. He shook his head, feeling that it was inappropriate.

Uncle Hua is busy escorting the gang's goods every day. Even if he finds Uncle Hua, the other party may not necessarily help him. After all, Zhang Yugui's identity is somewhat special. He is the son of Master Zhang, which is something everyone knows.

Moreover, he was also worried that Zhang Yugui was secretly observing him. If he knew that Zhang Yugui was looking for help and did not show up when he went to Xiaonanshan tomorrow, then his second uncle would lose a leg first.

So, after thinking it over again, he decided to face it himself.

Zhang Yugui had already killed three rat-like beasts, which meant he had lost some of his fighting strength. Even if another rat-like beast appeared, he believed he could easily deal with it.

As for Zhang Yugui's own strength, he estimated that the opponent was not too strong, which was foreseeable, since the opponent cultivated the art of beast control, so his own strength would not be too strong.

Although Zhang Yugui has a powerful father, he could tell from the other party's tone that the other party had not yet told Master Zhang about this matter. In other words, the other party's father did not know that he had taken the collar, so he still had a chance to deal with Zhang Yugui.

"Tomorrow's trip to Xiaonanshan Yinggoutan will definitely be a life-or-death battle, and I must make some preparations."

Lin Xiaofei muttered to himself, thinking about the methods he possessed.

"Mastery of the Flowing Palm and minor mastery of the Eighteen Swift Wind Swords are the realms of an ordinary late-stage martial artist. This is my own strength."

If an ordinary person wanted to have my strength, especially in a small place like Qingshan Town, it would probably take about seventeen or eighteen years of cultivation to achieve it.

Therefore, considering that I have cultivated for longer than Zhang Yugui, it's highly likely that I am stronger than him.

Lin Xiaofei once asked Uncle Hua, who said that it took him ten years to cultivate one technique to the late stage of the ordinary level, and another six or seven years to cultivate two martial arts skills to the minor level of mastery before he could be considered to have a certain combat power.

Therefore, Lin Xiaofei saw that Zhang Yugui was very young and knew that he had not been cultivating immortal techniques for long, so he estimated that his combat strength was not too strong, and that he could handle him.

"only......"

Lin Xiaofei still had some worries.

Although he possessed the strength of an average late-stage cultivator, he had never killed anyone, which made him somewhat uneasy.

"The number of herbs planted in the Space Pearl is less than one hundred. Even if it is used to speed up cultivation, it will not increase my strength much."

It seems I can only refine some pills; perhaps these pills will help my combat abilities.

Lin Xiaofei pondered in his heart, regretting that there wasn't enough herbs; otherwise, he would definitely cultivate both the Piercing Flow Palm and the Eighteen Swift Wind Swords to their highest level quickly.

Therefore, his strength will definitely increase significantly.

He estimated that to master the Lesser Mastery of the Eighteen Swift Wind Swords, it would require about three to four hundred herbs that are a year old, while to master the Flowing Palm, it would require about a thousand herbs that are a year old.

With so many herbs, he had nowhere to get them all at once.

With no other option, he could only increase his combat power by refining some pills.

"The Hundred Medicines Records is a fragmentary book, which records only a limited number of medicines, totaling only about twenty kinds."

Among them, the Qi-regulating pills and the blood-activating pills are all healing pills, which do not help me improve my combat power.

However, there are a few pills that might help my combat abilities, such as Stamina Pills, Beast-Repelling Pills, Poison-Beast Pills, and Body-Protecting Pills.

Lin Xiaofei muttered to himself.

Among the more than twenty categories of medicine refining, there are also some ruthless formulas, such as the Red Poison Powder, which is a deadly powder with extraordinary power.

However, to refine this kind of medicinal powder, one not only needs mental strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, but also sufficient spiritual energy within the body.

Although he was already cultivating the Dewdrop True God Technique, he hadn't even cultivated the first wisp of spiritual energy within his body, so naturally he couldn't refine this type of medicinal powder.