"It's similar to what happened to you. Early this morning, as soon as I entered the forest, the three of them jumped out." Lu Qinggu smiled, as if thinking of the funny scene at that time. "The first thing they said was 'Robbery! Hand over the valuables on you.'"
Lowering his eyes and forgetting the three terrified men, Lu Qinggu continued, "He was quite imposing, but his strength... well, not so good. After I taught him a lesson, he escaped."
They were taught a lesson this morning, but instead of reflecting on their actions, they came out to provoke me again not long after. Should we call them foolish? Or stupid?
Moreover, it turns out that these three people came here to rob, so was the purpose of spying on them just now also for this purpose?
"No, wait!" Dong Shao stared at the girl in front of him, looking her up and down. "These three people are all psychics, right? Miss Lu, you..."
"Ah, this," Lu Qinggu circled his hair with his fingers, smiling warmly, "After the test began, I broke through to the psychic realm."
The girl's tone was very calm, as if she was talking about something insignificant, but when Dong Shao heard it, it sounded...
Dong Shao: "..." Are you kidding me? Is it that easy to break through to the spiritual realm? It's only been ten days since the start of the test, and you just broke through so easily?
Although those who can pass the test are all geniuses from various places, how could such a monster emerge from the Four Cities...
Dong Shao's thoughts suddenly stopped, and he thought about a person who was brought into Yantian Sect since childhood, and the person next to him who was able to defeat many spirit beasts by surpassing his level.
Haha, isn't it just a breakthrough in spiritual communication? What's the big deal? What's there to be surprised about? Dong Shao is a calm person and won't be shocked by such a small thing.
"You single-handedly defeated this petty thief?" Dong Shao's shocked gaze swirled between the three burly men and Lu Qinggu. He then ran over, his face full of flattery, "Sister Lu, I'm relying on you for the rest of the journey!"
Rong Jian glanced speechlessly at a certain shameless guy, then stroked his chin and looked at the three big men.
"So you were hiding in the bushes just now, planning how to rob us?"
The leading man grinned with a guilty look on his face, and smiled flatteringly, "Brother, we were wrong. We were blind and didn't recognize the great man. We offended you, brothers. Please, treat us like shit and let us go!"
The other two big men responded hurriedly, looking at Rong Jian with pleading eyes.
The three of them were truly distressed. Normally, how could this Thousand Feather Forest have so many powerful individuals? Aren't they mostly in the Body Tempering Stage, with at most a small team of psychics?
That’s why the three brothers can become the overlords in this Thousand Feather Forest!
Why is it that today...? They all look so young, yet they are so strong.
That girl is fine, after all, she is in the Spiritual Realm like them. But this one over here... is a team consisting of only two young men in the Body Tempering Stage and a little girl with no cultivation!
Under previous circumstances, such a team would definitely bring them rich rewards.
And they were brutally beaten by one of the boys? Is there any justice or fairness in this?
"Three Talents?" Rong Jian asked with a smile, "Are you three brothers? What's your last name? What's your name? Why did you commit robbery?"
They must be released. There is no benefit for them to detain these three people, not to mention that they are in a hurry to travel!
But before that, we need to teach them a lesson, and it would be best if these people would not dare to rob people on the road again.
"My, my, our last name is Zhu!" the big man on the left said hesitantly, "We are brothers, so we'll name each other in order... The eldest brother is Zhu Da, I'm Zhu Er, and my younger brother is Zhu San."
Well, this is a good name, simple and easy to remember. Rong Jian nodded and waited for the three people's next answer.
Zhu Da showed a conflicted expression on his face. He looked at his two younger brothers and then spoke, "Brother! It's not that we want to rob you, it's because if we don't do this, we won't be able to survive!"
Three monks in the spiritual realm are here, telling them with bitter faces that they can’t survive anymore?
At this moment, everyone on Rong Jian's side showed an indescribable expression. To be honest, what the three Zhu brothers said sounded fake.
Feng Xing'er came up and tugged at the corner of Rong Jian's clothes. "You three adults, no matter what kind of work you do, you can do it. How could you possibly not survive?"
The innocent words of the little girl fell into their ears, but the three Zhu brothers had bitter expressions on their faces.
"No, brother, we are telling the truth and we are not lying!" Zhu Da shook his head, looking as if he had suffered a lot.
"Really?" Dong Shao came over curiously. "Then tell me, big brother, how did you get so tired that you couldn't survive?"
Zhu Da took a deep breath, then sighed deeply, looking up at the sky, "This is a long story..."
"Let's make it short!" Lu Qinggu walked to Rong Jian and stood beside him, reminding him with a smile.
"...Oh." Zhu Da shrank his neck and glanced at Lu Qinggu fearfully. "More than half a year ago, Qianyu Forest wasn't like this. The Qianyu Town next to it was still bustling..."
"The three of us brothers founded the Sancai Mercenary Group. There are dozens of us in the group. We rely on finding some spiritual herbs and medicines in the forest, hunting spiritual beasts, and completing mercenary missions... We live a pretty enjoyable life."
"But that day, the sky suddenly turned gloomy, and strange rain fell from the sky, covering the entire Qianyu Forest, Qianyu Town, including some surrounding villages, and all the land."
"The rain was incredibly strange. When it fell on you, you felt a stinging chill. When it landed on the ground and the flowers and plants, a visible gray mist rose. Everyone retreated to their homes, watching the downpour with trepidation."
"It rained heavily for three whole days. When it stopped, people walked out of their houses and found nothing unusual. It was as if the downpour was just an illusion. The flowers were still flowers, the grass was still grass, and the land was still the same land."
"Everything seemed to be the same as before, so after a period of trepidation, everyone returned to their previous lives. However... within three days, something strange happened."
"Everyone discovered that any spiritual herbs and medicines that had been exposed to the heavy rain contained a strange, cold aura. The medicines made from them completely lost their previous effects."
"Then it was the spirit beasts. All the spirit beasts in the Thousand Feather Forest were affected by this cold and gloomy energy, and death was everywhere."
"And some people, for unknown reasons, ate the flesh of spiritual beasts or used spiritual herbs and medicines, and were all entangled by the cold and gloomy energy. They died within a few days."
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