The siblings Ai Min and Ai Jie had ulterior motives, but they chose a good location for their mission.
Looking at the cliff in the distance, Liu Yunqing roughly estimated that there were about fifty adult crested eagles.
The task could be completed in one go, but it wasn't a particularly large gathering place for crested eagles, which greatly increased the difficulty of the task.
Liu Yunqing thought so, but others didn't.
Upon arriving at their mission destination, the remaining members became somewhat listless upon seeing the flock of crested eagles.
After all, their team had a divine being who could kill a Golden Core demon beast with a single arrow, so the flock of crested eagles suddenly seemed insignificant.
Liu Yunqing was still analyzing the terrain and environment ahead, preparing to find a convenient spot to fire arrows, unaware of what the others were thinking.
After finding a good spot, he told the others to "get started" and walked towards his chosen position.
After walking a few steps, Liu Yunqing noticed that it was quiet behind her. She turned around and saw that the four people were not moving. She looked at them strangely and said:
What are you all standing there for?
The four exchanged glances, each sensing the embarrassment of being caught slacking off. They quickly positioned themselves in different directions and began to flank the flock of crested eagles.
"Chirp—!!!"
When the five were about 100 meters away from the nest, they were finally spotted by a crested eagle returning to its nest, which then sent out a sharp warning call to its companions.
The moment the five heard the call, they all rushed toward the nest, and the adult crested eagles inside followed suit, swarming out of the nest.
"Bang!"
Aijie's fist, as big as a human head, delivered the first punch to the oncoming crested eagle, stunning it and drawing a group attack from the other crested eagles.
Just then, Zuoqiu saw this punch and immediately said anxiously:
"Idiot, don't shoot him in the head!"
If my eyes are damaged, I won't be able to complete the mission.
Aijie was annoyed at being called an idiot, but he had genuinely forgotten something, so he could only snort coldly and didn't say much more.
Seeing the crested eagles attacking him, Ai Jie's eyes lit up, and he called out "Xiao Min." Ai Min immediately reacted and rushed over to help.
The brother and sister worked together, one putting on boxing gloves and the other drawing a large sword. One used her fists to deflect the crested eagle's attack, while the other took the opportunity to slit its throat with the long sword. Their teamwork was seamless.
Zuoqiu wielded a soul-snatching rope. When he threw it, a chilling wind would blow. The metal claws at the front of the rope, gleaming with a cold light, were like soul-snatching messengers sent by Yama, and when they collided with the claws of the crested eagle, they produced a metallic clanging sound that sent chills down one's spine.
Song Jiansheng, who had been holding his sword with both hands, finally stopped holding it and instead faced the swooping crested eagle head-on, cleaving it in two with a single blow.
Seeing the crested eagle land, Song Jiansheng seemed to remember something and turned to shout in Liu Yunqing's direction:
"Fellow Daoist Zhenru, let's have a competition!"
"call out--"
Song Jiansheng's answer was a swift and decisive arrow, and the "thud" of two crested eagles falling to the ground.
Killing two birds with one stone is truly astonishing.
Liu Yunqing turned her head, raised an eyebrow at Song Jiansheng who was speechless with surprise, then turned back and deftly nocked an arrow, looking for a target to shoot.
Of course, Liu Yunqing couldn't possibly shoot two eagles with one arrow every time, and he couldn't even guarantee that he would hit the target every time.
Especially after she seemingly succeeded several times with ease, she not only attracted the attention of her teammates, but also became the number one enemy of the crested eagle.
As a result, Liu Yunqing's advantage rapidly diminished; let alone shooting two eagles at once, even aiming became difficult.
On several occasions, the crested eagles successfully launched sneak attacks, leaving Liu Yunqing with several bruises.
On the contrary, Ai Min and Ai Jie, thanks to their tacit understanding as siblings, and with Liu Yunqing drawing most of the firepower, seemed to be in a more relaxed position.
"I'll cooperate with you. I'll draw their attention, and you shoot them."
After Liu Yunqing lost her aim once again while trying to dodge an attack, Song Jiansheng stood in front of her, looking at her intently.
Liu Yunqing glanced at him, then walked around him and said:
"Don't set conditions. The mission is for everyone. Besides, the crested eagle I shot was in much better condition than yours."
Song Jiansheng wasn't annoyed that his thoughts had been seen through. While cooperating with Liu Yunqing to shoot down the crested eagle, he persistently tried to persuade her:
"Fight me, and I'll give you some pointers. Your close-combat skills are too weak."
Your close-combat skills are too poor.
You are incompetent.
You're terrible.
It's terrible.
Liu Yunqing couldn't hold back any longer and gritted her teeth, saying:
"make a deal!"
He knew that this female cultivator was just like him.
Song Jiansheng's aloof and unapproachable face finally revealed a relieved smile. With a swing of his longsword, he blocked the phoenix-headed eagle that was attacking Liu Yunqing.
Before advancing to the Golden Core stage, the crested eagle's only offensive capability is its pair of sharp talons.
Once a cultivator is scratched by an eagle's claws, he will be attacked by fire and poison, and his spiritual power will become chaotic and uncontrollable, ultimately becoming the eagle's meal.
However, as long as the crested goshawks are kept away and there are effective hunting methods, the problem is not particularly difficult to solve.
Liu Yunqing suffered multiple injuries, but the fire poison had no effect on her; they were merely superficial wounds and did not affect her mobility.
With Song Jiansheng's help, the archery accuracy returned to his hands, and before long, except for a few escaped crested eagles, all the remaining adult crested eagles were shot dead.
They will not shoot young eagles that are not yet adults; this is a tacit rule in the cultivation world.
Zuoqiu and Aimin were badly scratched by the crested eagles. After the battle, they went to the side to heal and recuperate, while the remaining three cleaned up the battlefield.
When the twenty-eight crested eagles, each killed by a single arrow, were placed before the five people, the four were once again shocked by Liu Yunqing.
"There are forty-three crested eagles in total, and Fellow Daoist Zhenru has twenty-eight of them. It is truly admirable."
Liu Yunqing did not take credit, and glanced at the crested eagles, saying:
"It was not my achievement alone; it was because Fellow Daoist Song charged ahead."
Seeing that she said that, everyone else looked better, and Aijie followed suit:
"In that case, how about this distribution: Fellow Daoist Ru and Fellow Daoist Song each take half, and Fellow Daoist Zuoqiu and my brother and sister each take the other half?"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Aijie dug out the eyes that needed to be handed in for the mission and put them away. He then quickly divided the remaining eyes and claws into two parts according to the proportions.
"You two can divide it yourselves."
Perhaps they were tired from hunting crested eagles, because on the way back, apart from taking turns piloting the airship, everyone meditated and regulated their breathing, and no one took the initiative to chat.
The Ai Jie siblings, who had previously been paying attention to and inquiring about Liu Yunqing, seemed to have completely given up on their thoughts, as if it were just an ordinary mission.
Seeing that the two were sensible, Liu Yunqing stopped paying attention to them. After returning to Luoxia City and completing the mission, they went their separate ways.
Looking in the direction Liu Yunqing left, Ai Min sighed with regret:
"Sigh, that bow is really good. If they can produce something so good, they must have something even better. Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Upon hearing this, Aijie's honest face once again revealed a sinister expression. He clenched his fists together and said:
"What's the rush? Good things come to those who wait. Let's wait until that poor swordsman leaves before we talk about it."
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