Beauty and the Bodyguard

Nowadays, Su Zhaohe has been regarded as a millennium genius of Chongtian Pavilion and is about to be accepted by Shangguan Tianhua. But she, Huang Xiaotao, is just a disciple of Qingyun Pavilion. She has no strength or influence. How can she compete with him?

Lin Yi took a deep look at her and said meaningfully: "Captain Xiao Tao, if you don't untie this knot in your heart, even if you become a casual cultivator, you won't be able to be truly free and at ease."

"Maybe, but other than that, what can I do?" Huang Xiaotao shook her head helplessly, then changed the topic, forcibly cheered up and said to everyone: "Okay, let's stop talking about it now, let's go back to Let’s get down to business. According to past experience, if nothing unexpected happens, we will have to fly for three days to reach Hucaitianwu Mountain area, so everyone should recharge their batteries. I will be responsible for commanding the spirit bird. If there is any danger, I will notify you. of."

Chen Muzhuang and Cong Zhima had long been accustomed to this, and after looking at each other without saying much, they began to practice with their eyes closed one after another.

"Okay, then it's all Captain Xiaotao's fault." Lin Yi nodded and stopped asking about the grievances between him and Su Zhaohe. He immediately sat down to practice. He had just broken through to the peak of the late stage of foundation building. These three days were just right. to stabilize the realm.

The journey was uneventful, and three days later, the four of them successfully entered the territory of Hucai Tianwu Mountain.

Looking around, the mountains are as lush and green as virgin forests, and the mountains tower into the sky. Even compared to the mountains behind the three major pavilions, they are only about the same size. There is a mysterious and powerful aura faintly revealed in them, which is intimidating.

Huang Xiaotao controlled the spirit bird and landed in the open space at the edge. After instructing the spirit bird to take off again and stand by, he reminded Lin Yi and the others: "Everyone, please be careful and alert. Although this place under our feet is only the outer periphery, we do not rule out encounters." For powerful spiritual beasts, if you are careless, you may pay the price with your life, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Lin Yi and three others responded in unison.

"Okay, then I will start assigning tasks now. Junior Brother Chen Muzhuang will be responsible for guarding and looking out, and I will be responsible for containing the nearby spiritual beasts. As for Brother Ling Yi, please follow Junior Brother Cong Zhima to collect elixirs first!" Huang Xiaotao ordered road.

Division of labor and cooperation are the essence of the trial team. The more elixirs there are, the more spiritual beasts there are. If there is no one responsible for warning and containment, in such a dangerous place, it is impossible to collect them rashly. The elixir is simply a way to seek death. Only with the sincere cooperation of a few people can the elixir be collected and escape unharmed.

As the captain, Huang Xiaotao kept her word, and the three of them had no objections and immediately started working on their own. In order not to make people suspicious, Lin Yi did not leave immediately, but followed them and started the task seriously.

Hucai Tianwu Mountain, with its unique environment of facing the sea and mountains on both sides, and the inaccessibility of people, has created an extremely rich elixir resource. Wealth and wealth can be found in danger. This is why many trialists are still willing to come here despite knowing that it is extremely dangerous. What makes this place so adventurous.

Thanks to their joint efforts, they avoided dangerous areas where spirit beasts gathered early. The four of them had a risk-free first day, and Lin Yi's role in this was that of a coolie responsible for carrying elixirs and digging for elixirs. , without any technical content at all.

However, he had no complaints. Huang Xiaotao and the others had been to Hucai Tianwu Mountain several times before and knew the place quite well. Lin Yi followed them so that they could familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment faster.

When it got dark the next day, the four of them continued their previous division of labor. Judging from the previous tacit understanding, Lin Yi thought it would continue to be so calm, but unexpectedly, Chen Muzhuan, who was in charge of guarding at the top of the tree canopy, brought an unexpected surprise to everyone. information.

"Ten miles ahead, there is a bush of elixirs. If we make a rough visual estimate, the total number of elixirs there should be at least a hundred!" Chen Muzhuang gathered everyone together and shared the information.

Everyone was immediately overjoyed. The elixir bush with more than a hundred plants was a rare treasure. As long as they could successfully collect it, perhaps half of the mission would be completed ahead of schedule.

"Then... have you found any powerful spiritual beasts nearby?" Although Huang Xiaotao was delighted, he did not get carried away by it.

Chen Muzhuang shook his head and said: "Not yet. According to past experience, there must be spiritual beasts around, but there shouldn't be many, only one or two at most. Maybe I just went out to inspect the territory at this time."

On the side, Cong Zhima nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, there will definitely not be too many spiritual beasts. Otherwise, Senior Brother Chen will be able to find some clues if he is on top. If there are only one or two spiritual beasts, this is simply a magic medicine delivered to your door." , Captain Xiaotao?"

Seeing several people looking at her eagerly, Huang Xiaotao did not hesitate for too long and immediately decided: "Okay, this opportunity is not to be missed. Since we have met, let's take a gamble. Junior Brother Chen Muzhuang, you can lean on me from above." Go over and carefully monitor every move around you, Junior Brother Cong Zhima and Brother Ling Yi, you two go over and collect, I will be on the side to warn you and contain any spiritual beasts that may appear."

"Okay!" Several people responded in unison and started taking action without saying a word.

Silent all the way, Lin Yi followed Cong Zhima and quickly approached the place guided by Chen Muzhuang. What made Lin Yi secretly surprised was that he didn't see any powerful spiritual beasts, not even ordinary small beasts, along the way. Even if it comes to one end, this situation is really strange.

If Lin Yi was acting alone, according to his cautious style, he might first find a nearby place with a wide view and observe carefully for a while.

But now it was a team operation, and Lin Yi was just an outsider who joined temporarily and had no say. He could only secretly be vigilant and continue to follow them.

Soon, Cong Zhima and Lin Yi arrived at the elixir cluster. Looking around, they saw all kinds of high-quality elixirs in front of them, just like free cabbage, all over the floor.

"Brother Ling Yi, now we are prosperous!" Cong Zhima couldn't help but swallowed. As long as all these elixirs are collected back, even if the reward task cannot be completed, just selling these elixirs will be enough. It is worth at least a thousand spiritual jade, and if it is divided equally among himself, he will get at least two or three hundred. This is a huge sum of money!

After that, Cong Zhima hurriedly started collecting, but Lin Yi was not as anxious as he was, and instead took a leisurely look around.

Suddenly, under the shade of a tree not far from the elixir bush, a strange-shaped fruit tree attracted Lin Yi's attention.

The fruit tree is only as tall as a person. It is inconspicuous in the dense forest of giant trees that are dozens to hundreds of feet tall around here. Moreover, the trunk is curved. I don’t know if it is because it does not absorb sunlight all year round. Distorted and deformed.