“Junior Brother Lin, as you know, we must hunt a Water Frost Fish by nightfall at the latest in order to complete today’s mission. Otherwise, that steward Li Fengyun will deduct our contribution points.”
Now that you're in charge of arranging the entire mission, you need to come up with an idea, right?
Among the three young inner disciples, one of them looked unconvinced and spoke with a slightly sharp tone.
This man, named Song Qingyun, possessed the strength of a peak ordinary cultivator. He had been embarrassed when Lin Xiaofei held a sword to his neck earlier, and he didn't even know what Lin Xiaofei's strength was.
However, he estimated that Lin Xiaofei's strength was definitely not as high as his, and now he had indirectly become Lin Xiaofei's subordinate, which made him very uncomfortable.
The other two young men had a good relationship with Song Qingyun and surrounded him, clearly supporting him. They possessed the strength of ordinary late-stage cultivators.
"Senior Brother Lin, that Water Frost Fish has already dived into the deep water. Waiting here isn't going to solve anything. How about we go to another place and look for the Water Frost Fish again? What do you think?"
"It's Ma Sandao who's standing to the side," he said in a low voice.
“Okay, then let’s walk upstream along the pool. The water is shallower upstream, which will make it easier for us to find the water frigid fish.”
Nodding, Lin Xiaofei spoke calmly, and then led everyone upstream towards the pool.
Song Qingyun raised his head, gave a cold smile, and followed. Then, the group walked along the edge of the pool again, observing whether there were any cold-water fish in the water.
Lin Xiaofei walked along the pool, observing as he went. Fortunately, he possessed the Illusionary Eye Technique, which allowed him to see the various fish and beasts in the water quite clearly.
However, after walking a long distance along the pool, they still hadn't found a single aquatic fish; most of the fish they encountered were ordinary fish and other kinds of creatures.
"Senior Brother Lin, we've been searching for half an hour. I estimate there aren't any Water Frost Fish here, or they're all deep in the pool, and we won't be able to find them anytime soon."
How about we walk upstream a bit further and then search carefully? What do you think?
A young man named Zhou Yidian thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Don't worry, let's continue searching using Junior Brother Lin's method. We'll definitely be able to find it by nightfall, and maybe we'll even find a Water Frost Fish."
Song Qingshu gave a cold laugh and said.
Previously, he had directed the team to search for the Water Frost Fish, at least by throwing in some food that the Water Frost Fish liked to eat, so that it would be easier to attract them. However, Lin Xiaofei did not throw any food into the pond and just observed the river water to search for the Water Frost Fish. He thought that Lin Xiaofei was simply wasting his time.
"Can we find the Water Frost Fish this way?"
Observing along like this, could the water frigid fish still swim on the surface of the water?
"Junior Brother Lin hasn't dived into the water to catch any Water Frost Fish these past few days, nor has he studied how to catch them. He's just leaving us to find them ourselves. How long is this going to take?"
Another young man, Zhao Weida, said with some complaints.
Lin Xiaofei stopped, glanced at the three of them, hesitated for a moment, and then continued walking along the edge of the pool, observing the river and searching for traces of the Water Frost Fish.
Twenty minutes later, the group arrived at the upper reaches of the pool. Lin Xiaofei stared into the pool and saw a translucent blue fish. His eyes lit up immediately. He had finally found a Water Frost Fish.
Without hesitation, seeing the cold-water fish swimming upstream, Lin Xiaofei quickened his pace and followed the edge of the pool upstream.
Before long, the group spotted the Water Frost Fish and followed Lin Xiaofei, tracking the fish as it swam upstream.
After traveling along the riverbank for a while, we arrived at a waterfall on a small cliff upstream.
Everyone stopped, their eyes lighting up as they watched the cold-water fish swim to the water plants on the bank beside the small cliff.
At this moment, Song Qingyun and the others couldn't help but show a hint of joy on their faces.
The water frigid fish swam into the aquatic plants, and in shallow water at that. This was perfect for them, as they no longer needed to dive into deep water to catch it.
"The cold-water fish swam slowly among the water plants, as if it were laying eggs. If we follow it, we can catch it very quickly."
However, there are footprints of other strange beasts on the ground at the edge of this pool, it looks like a water crocodile beast, so you should all be careful.”
A glint of light flashed in Wang Wu's eyes, and he quickly said...
"Senior Brother Lin, I didn't expect that following you, we would find another Water Frost Fish in less than two hours. I really don't know how you could tell that there was a Water Frost Fish in the pool?"
Ma Sandao perked up and said with a smile.
Lin Xiaofei smiled and gave a casual reply without saying much. After all, he knew the Illusionary Eye Technique and could see the situation in the pool quite clearly. However, there was no need to tell them about this, nor was it convenient for him to do so.
"The cold-water fish stayed in the shallow waters with lush aquatic plants in front, but there were footprints left by the water crocodile beast on the edge of the shore."
If a water crocodile suddenly leaps out from among the dense aquatic plants, wouldn't the water frigid fish easily escape? How would we catch it then?
Song Qingyun, standing to the side, said disdainfully.
"Wait a moment, let's tread the shallow water gently so as not to disturb the cold-water fish."
Lin Xiaofei said something, took a step forward, used his lightness skill, and quickly moved forward along the shore.
I chased the cold-water fish along the edge of the pool until it swam into the depths of the water plants. Fortunately, the cold-water fish was still within the shallow waters of the pool.
Lin Xiaofei led a few of his underlings along the shore for three or four miles until they arrived near a pond overgrown with aquatic plants.
There are many traces of strange beasts trampling on the ground near the waterweed pool, as well as tooth marks from strange beasts biting tree bark.
"That water crocodile is probably sleeping in the water plants, we can ignore it for now."
"Song Qingyun, Zhou Yidian, Zhao Weida, I'm giving you a task. You go into the water plants and drive the Water Cold Fish out. Ma Sandao, Wang Wu, and I will stay at the edge of the water plant pool, guarding various positions to prevent the Water Cold Fish from escaping."
Lin Xiaofei glanced around, then turned to look at Song Qingyun and the others, and said with a smile.
Song Qingyun's expression changed, unsure how to respond to Lin Xiaofei. Zhou Yidian and Zhao Weida also looked shocked and their faces were rather grim.
The Water Frost Fish possesses at least the strength of a late-stage ordinary cultivator, while hidden within the Waterweed Pool is a Water Crocodile Beast, which boasts the strength of a peak ordinary cultivator. Both beasts swim very fast in the water, making them not so easy to deal with.
If the three of them were only hunting the Water Frost Fish, there would be no problem. However, there was also a Water Crocodile Beast lurking among them. They did not think they could defeat the Water Crocodile Beast, so entering the Weed Pond in this way could very likely bring them danger.
"What? You're scared of such a simple task?"
Lin Xiaofei said with a serious expression.
"Hmph, it's just intercepting and driving the Water Frost Fish out, what's there to be afraid of?"
Song Qingshu's face flushed slightly. He patted his chest, gritted his teeth, and, looking fearless, drew his long sword from his waist and stepped into the waterweed pool first.
A short while later, a roar came from the waterweed pool, and a figure with a bluish-black body and scales rushed out of the pool.
The figure moved swiftly through the waterweed-covered pool, its speed causing the water wolves in the pool to be stirred up, splashing water everywhere.
A water crocodile beast charged forward at lightning speed. Once the water crocodile beast pounced and bit them, the three of them estimated that none of them could withstand it.
"Be careful, this water crocodile beast is quite strong."
Walking along the side of the shallow water and grass, Zhao Weida stared intently, speaking with some nervousness.
“The three of us will go together.”
Song Qingyun gritted his teeth, gripped his long sword, charged forward, and swung it fiercely.
The other two figures flashed by, one wielding a sword and the other a knife, both fiercely swinging their weapons.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
As the water crocodile beast pounced, it opened its large mouth, revealing sharp teeth.
The three weapons struck the water crocodile beast's teeth simultaneously, producing a crisp clanging sound. The water crocodile beast's teeth were harder than steel blades, and its strength was also great, causing the three of them to be knocked back several steps.
In an instant, the Water Crocodile Beast flashed and slapped out with its claw.
boom!
Zhao Wei hurriedly swung his sword to defend, but he was a step too slow. The water crocodile beast's claw struck his leg, sending him flying six or seven meters away. He rolled over and fell to the ground with a splash, sending water droplets flying from the waterweed pool.
"kill!"
Song Qingyun twirled his longsword, unleashing a surge of power within him.
puff!
With lightning speed and swiftness, the blade slashed across the water crocodile beast's head, instantly creating a small, bloody gash.
roar!
The water crocodile beast roared, turned its body, and swung its more than two-meter-long body, crashing into Zhou Yi on the other side.
Zhou Yi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly brandished the weapon in his hand.
when!
The weapon struck the scales of the water crocodile beast with a clang.
The water crocodile beast was very strong. In the instant its body swept across, it blasted Zhou Yidian four or five meters away. Then, it leaped up and pounced again at great speed.
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