After hearing Andrei's words, the orcs stopped digging frantically for goblins and instead carefully searched among the goblin bushes. Yelena was observant and was the first to notice the clue. She pointed at a small goblin in the center of the goblin bush and shouted:
"Andre, look, that tree has golden veins on its leaves!"
Andrei looked in the direction Yelena pointed and indeed, he found a small goblin tree much smaller than the others. Its serrated leaves were only half the size of the larger ones, and it had only three red berries. But a closer look revealed that its veins were a pale gold. If it weren't for the werewolves' exceptional vision in the dark, it would have been difficult to spot this detail.
Andre was overjoyed, "That's it!" He stepped into the goblin bush and reached out to dig out the little goblin with golden leaf veins. At this moment, something "whoosh" passed by Andre's hand, cutting off four of his fingertips and bringing up a puff of blood.
Andre screamed, clutched his injured right hand with his left hand, stared with scarlet eyes, and looked around for the object that attacked him.
Loban, Yelena and the others also noticed the abnormality at the cave entrance, and they all turned around and prepared to attack.
Qingshan put away her scimitar and looked at the six orcs in front of her. She then looked at the uneaten ginseng and the broken stems, leaves and fruits on the ground. They were all wild ginseng with tight skin and fine lines, and they were all over a hundred years old. Even though she was used to seeing magical herbs and herbs, she couldn't help but show a bit of pain on her face and scolded:
"This is not how you eat Chinese ginseng. It's like a cow chewing a peony, a waste of natural resources!"
As the leader of this operation, Andrei had carefully studied the Qilin Special Forces before coming to China. He recognized the identities of the people on the opposite side as soon as they were dressed. He cursed his bad luck in his heart. If only they were a little faster, they would be able to reach the Goblin King without being noticed and return to the Siberian base.
But it's too late to say anything now. If they don't deal with these Chinese Qilin, they may lose their lives, let alone snatch the Goblin King.
Andrei roared, instantly transforming into a brown bear and charging towards the man who had injured him. Loban, Yelena, and the other beastmen also transformed into animal form, but their bellies were swollen, making them look like pregnant females. However, their speed remained unaffected.
With powerful Qilin team members like Luo Wenyuan and Yin Zheluo around, Qingshan didn't need to take action at all. She dodged Andre's attack and let Luo Wenyuan deal with him, then walked towards the ginseng bush.
There were a large number of broken ginseng roots on the ground, and the air was filled with the slightly sweet medicinal aroma of ginseng. Qingshan bent down and picked up a wild ginseng with only the ginseng stem left after the ginseng body had been gnawed away. He sighed, and with a thought, he stored the remaining ginseng roots into his space.
Qingshan, possessing spiritual power, had long sensed the abundant spiritual energy within this underground cavern, ideal for the growth of spiritual herbs. The Ginseng King had lived for over a thousand years, and this vast expanse of ginseng was the product of his blossoming and fruiting over the millennia. Perhaps another ginseng spirit would emerge in due course, but the orcs, with their keen sense of smell, specifically targeted old ginseng for nibbling and digging. The older ginseng was severely damaged, and it was unknown how long it would take for another Ginseng King to emerge.
Qingshan walked along, collecting ginseng roots and storing them in the space until she came to a small ginseng with golden veins. She squatted down to examine it carefully. Compared to the others, this one was quite small. The three berries on top were bright red. Compared to the sixth and seventh-grade leaves of other century-old ginseng, this one was a rare tenth-grade leaf. The veins glowed with a faint golden light. Illuminated by the fluorite in the cave, Qingshan seemed to see spiritual energy flowing slowly through the veins.
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