Judging from the previous incident with the Thunderclap Bomb, everyone should have some trump cards up their sleeves, especially these high-level Qi Refiners, they just don't want to take them out.
Following the pre-arranged plan, Pan Ruhai and his two companions slowly infiltrated the Xi Meng Swamp, but they did not collect much of value on the outer edge of the swamp.
According to the map: In the northwest of the swamp, there is a Blackwater River. Dream-Soothing Grass and Late-Blooming Flower have appeared in that area. However, a fourth-tier Black-Scaled Python also roams nearby. If you want to seize the treasure, you must eliminate this Black-Scaled Python.
As the three approached the designated location, Ye Qin'er observed the surroundings and began setting up traps. She buried many fireball talismans and explosion talismans. They didn't intend to take the materials from the black-scaled python; it would be best to kill it quickly.
Because the plan had been made the day before, the three of them did not need to communicate verbally; they were ready simply by looking at each other and using gestures.
Ye Qin'er released the Wind Chaser Rabbit from her spirit beast pouch and ordered it to investigate the situation at the Blackwater River.
This rabbit was also a sentient beast; it instinctively sensed the terror of this place and, trembling, walked towards the river.
Upon reaching the riverbank, it found no danger. Instead, it spotted several herbs radiating spiritual energy. The rabbit's eyes lit up, and it hopped and skipped towards a Dream-Soothing Herb.
Who knew that what she bit into was not a magical herb, but something hard and solid. Ye Qin'er was also horrified when she saw it from a distance. The Dream-Soothing Grass was actually a second-tier poisonous scorpion in disguise!
The Wind Chaser Rabbit released its jaws and ran, and a dozen or so scorpions scurried out from the side and gave chase. However, the Wind Chaser Rabbit was known for its speed, and these scorpions couldn't catch it. Ye Qin'er wasn't worried and released another Wind Chaser Rabbit. This time, the rabbit circled the water's edge for a long time without encountering any danger.
Zhong Lanze slowly approached a late-blooming flower and easily dug it into his hand, much to his own surprise.
Pan Ruhai released two wooden puppets to search the area within a ten-zhang radius of the riverbank. Finding nothing amiss, the three exchanged glances and quickly went to the riverbank to collect the herbs they needed.
At the same time, I was secretly relieved that the black-scaled python shouldn't be here. But that's normal. It could have been killed by someone else or gone out to hunt for food. As long as they are quick, they'll be fine.
Along the way, they encountered some low-level demonic beasts, which they easily killed. Only a fourth-level withered water vine caused them considerable damage, but they eventually managed to defeat it.
Plants becoming sentient is extremely rare, which led the three to believe that the demonic vine had killed the black-scaled python and absorbed its essence to become sentient, thus putting them at ease.
A-Jiang waited in the defensive formation. They didn't return at the agreed time, and A-Jiang just thought that they had been delayed by an accident. But after waiting for another hour, no one returned. Half a day passed and it got dark, but still no one came back.
Her divine sense can now cover a radius of ten zhang, and within the range she can detect, there are no traces of fighting.
"Could something have changed? But there shouldn't be no communication talismans at all," A-Jiang said anxiously.
Meanwhile, the three of them had a smooth journey and collected a lot of spiritual herbs and medicines, but they didn't remember sending any communication talismans to A-Jiang.
A-Jiang and the others were getting anxious, so she took out a communication talisman and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, why haven't you come back yet? What happened?"
However, it couldn't be sent out because it had exceeded the range that the sound transmission talisman could cover. Although the sound transmission talisman that A-Jiang bought was low-level, it should still be able to be sensed within ten miles.
"The plan these people devised was clearly very cautious, so why did they choose to spend the night in the swamp? Even if the operation went very smoothly and they were a little late, they should have appeared within the range that the communication talisman could sense by now."
At this moment, Pan Ruhai and his two companions saw a different picture. Although the sun was setting, it was still early before sunset, so they weren't in a hurry to go back. Moreover, there was a small hill in front of them that wasn't mentioned on the map, which surprised the three of them. They gathered together to discuss their next plan.
Zhong Lanze looked at the small black hill and said, "We might be able to find a safe place to spend the night on this hill. Tomorrow we can continue searching for spiritual herbs and medicines in the surrounding area."
Ye Qin'er was a little worried: "The map doesn't say there are any mountains nearby. I find it a bit strange. It's better if we don't go."
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