Lonely Immortal

"Haha, Junior Brother Zhang is really strong."

Yan Ling patted Zhang Zhiwen on the shoulder and smiled with obvious satisfaction, "It seems that Junior Brother Zhang's practice of the Longevity Sutra is not useless, at least his body is quite strong!"

"That's right, I can't carry this basket, I didn't expect Junior Brother to have such a skill, I underestimated him."

Zhou Wan was also quite surprised. He originally thought that Zhang Zhiwen was useless, but now it seems that he is still useful.

"Then you still take 10% of his income?" Li Xiaoqing couldn't help but scold.

Zhou Wan didn't say anything this time, just scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

Seeing that everyone was there and the things were ready, Yan Ling took everyone out.

They left the house and came to the street outside. It was dawn at this time, and there were not many people on the street. They walked on the road and talked casually. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

But Zhou Wan was not idle either. He wandered around. I don't know if he was deliberately showing off. Anyway, he looked like a monkey jumping around.

Yan Ling walked in the front, quite vigorous and powerful, and passers-by also avoided him, obviously seeing Yan Ling's identity as a member of the Chamber of Commerce.

Zhang Zhiwen followed behind, carrying a large basket, walking without stopping, and breathing heavily, which made Li Xiaoqing marvel again, and even joked that when Senior Brother Yan carried the large basket, he was panting like an ox, not as strong as Junior Brother.

Yan Ling didn't care, and repeatedly praised Zhang Zhiwen's strong body.

Zhang Zhiwen didn't say much, he knew his situation best, and the Changsheng Sutra made his body a little stronger. Apart from that, could he compare with Zhou Wan's monkey-like agility? Could he compare with Yan Ling's big and open momentum?

He even felt that if he fought with Li Xiaoqing, he would die under the opponent's hidden weapon within three moves.

But he didn't get discouraged. Everyone has their own destiny. Since he has some strength, it's just right for him to do some rough work.

In this way, the group left the city.

Outside the city, a river meandered westward, and then a large mountain range could be seen in the distance. Qishan was over there, and this river was the Wuping River. It circled Qishan and turned east again.

Zhang Zhiwen and others walked west along the river bank. This road was different from the official road. Few people walked here because it was narrow and tortuous, with weeds and many poisonous insects and beasts. However, there were many precious medicinal herbs on this road. It was impossible to find any medicinal herbs on the official road. Unless you left the official road and entered the Blood Ridge, and then stepped into Qishan to the west, you could find some precious medicinal herbs.

At this time, Zhou Wan jumped around and found some medicinal herbs, but these medicinal herbs were ordinary medicinal herbs. The Foreign Affairs Hall would not accept such things, but they could be sold to the Medicine Hall, and he could get some copper coins.

Yan Ling opened the way in front. He searched everywhere and found a few medicinal herbs, but the age was a little less, not even ten years, so he gave up.

As for Li Xiaoqing, she followed at the back and was responsible for the rear. She found a medicinal herb that was more than ten years old, which made her happy for a long time.

"It seems that the road we chose is right. There are indeed many good things here!"

Yan Ling became more and more confident. He had just left the city and got a medicinal herb that was more than ten years old. This trip must have yielded a lot.

So, the group continued to move forward.

Along the way, Zhou Wan was still responsible for exploring the surroundings, collecting some medicinal herbs from time to time, and even collected two medicinal herbs that were more than ten years old.

Yan Ling was not bad either. He took the lead and was the first person to find medicinal herbs, so he also collected two medicinal herbs that were more than ten years old.

All these medicinal herbs were put into a large basket and let Zhang Zhiwen carry it.

On the contrary, Li Xiaoqing gradually found no medicinal herbs. After all, these medicinal herbs are not so easy to find.

Although Zhang Zhiwen did not look for medicinal herbs, he learned a lot from following them along the way, such as where the general medicinal herbs grow, what are the general characteristics of medicinal herbs over ten years old, etc., which is much more practical than what is learned from books.

In this way, they collected herbs during the day and camped at night to rest. In a blink of an eye, seven days passed.

After seven days, they also walked a long way. They were close to Qishan. Going further ahead is Qishan. Entering Qishan, they stepped into a dangerous place.

In the past few days, they encountered only a few jackals while collecting herbs outside, but they were killed by Yan Ling. They did not meet anyone, and the journey was safe.

But if they enter Qishan, they will definitely encounter some ferocious beasts. If there are only one or two ferocious beasts, they can still fight hard with everyone's strength, but if they encounter a wolf pack, it will be very troublesome.

In the past, they always took the official road to take a shortcut and directly enter Xueling.

But because Li Huan died, the team's combat effectiveness decreased, so they did not dare to take too many risks. Yan Ling suggested taking the river.

However, the amount of herbs collected in these seven days was not much, only more than 30 ten-year herbs. These herbs were enough for one person, but if they were divided among four people, it would not be enough.

"See, I told you long ago that this road is not good."

Zhou Wan was obviously dissatisfied.

In the past few days, he collected the most herbs. After all, he was running around outside, so he must have collected a lot.

But he was also the most dangerous one. If he encountered any beast, he would be the first to be attacked.

Yan Ling's expression was not very good. The number of herbs was lower than he expected. In the past seven days, he might have collected more than 50 plants. It was also very dangerous for him to lead the charge. He encountered some jackals several times and he was a little overwhelmed.

Li Xiaoqing was actually a little dissatisfied. These days, she was responsible for the rear guard. She dealt with any poisonous snakes by herself. If it was before, she would not have to be so busy. In this way, she would not have much time to collect herbs.

In short, the three people were not very satisfied with this trip, but it was not easy for them to enter the Blood Ridge. The river was quite difficult to walk. How could they dare to go deeper into the Blood Ridge?

Didn't Li Huan die when he entered the Blood Ridge before?

Now that Zhang Zhiwen has changed, they are definitely not sure at all.

Therefore, after seven days, they no longer have the high spirits at the beginning, and their mood seems a little depressed.

Taking advantage of the break, Zhou Wan spoke first.

"Everyone, if we continue like this, we may not be able to complete the mission of the Chamber of Commerce, and we will be punished."

Yan Ling was silent for a while, then said: "Then what do you say we should do?"

Zhou Wan glanced around, and then seemed to have made a decision. He said: "I can also collect herbs here by myself, and I can collect a lot, and there is no danger. Sorry, everyone, I can't go on with you anyway!"

"Then don't you worry about encountering jackals and not being able to deal with them?" Yan Ling couldn't help asking back.

"Can't I run away if I can't beat them?" Zhou Wan rolled his eyes and replied.

Zhou Wan really has the capital to stay here alone. His Qinggong is most suitable for collecting herbs, and the river here is not dangerous.

Yan Ling was speechless immediately. He nodded and said: "Okay, I also think this place is not suitable for many people. It is the best choice for us to disperse."

Obviously, Yan Ling also felt that he could handle the situation here by himself. If he was alone, he would collect a lot of herbs.

"Junior Brother Zhang, what do you say?" Li Xiaoqing looked at Zhang Zhiwen.

Here, besides her, Zhang Zhiwen is the weakest.

But even if Li Xiaoqing is alone, she can stay here, but she will collect fewer herbs, but she doesn't have to pay attention to Zhang Zhiwen's safety all the time.

In fact, Zhang Zhiwen has seen in the past few days that the members of this team are all in disharmony, and he has roughly guessed that the team will be disbanded sooner or later.

The reason why the team is still there is because of the existence of Li Huan, so that they must unite to go to Xueling, so that they can get enough herbs.

But now it's different. Zhang Zhiwen is undoubtedly a burden in their eyes. Although he is praised for his strength and willingness to endure hardships, what's the use?

In the final analysis, he has no use value.

Zhang Zhiwen will not follow them shamelessly, so he nodded and said, "I can do it."

Li Xiaoqing seemed a little reluctant. After all, Zhang Zhiwen has no martial arts. If he encounters any beasts here, it will be dangerous.

So, she couldn't help but say, "Junior brother, why don't we go together?"

"No, I can do it alone."

Zhang Zhiwen waved his hand and rejected Li Xiaoqing's proposal.

Li Xiaoqing was a little disappointed. In fact, she still wanted to go with Zhang Zhiwen. Although she had to take care of Zhang Zhiwen's safety, Zhang Zhiwen was also very strong. Maybe he could be useful at a critical moment. Moreover, if she was with Zhang Zhiwen, she would definitely get a big share and she would not lose.

But how could Zhang Zhiwen not know Li Xiaoqing's thoughts?

To be honest, he really didn't care about those poisonous insects. As for jackals, he encountered them a lot when he was surviving outside the city. When it comes to knowledge of surviving in the wilderness, he is not much worse than these people.

Now he already knows this road, and this road is indeed not very dangerous. In this case, why should he take 10% of the allocation?

If he continues like this, he will definitely not be able to complete the task, and he will not have enough money to pay enough membership fees. At that time, he will inevitably be punished.

"Okay, since everyone agrees to disperse, let's disperse. See you later!"

Zhou Wan was the most casual, waving his hand and leaving.

Yan Ling also left, but he still patted Zhang Zhiwen on the shoulder and asked him to take care of himself.

As for Li Xiaoqing, she had to leave alone in the end. Although she still hoped that Zhang Zhiwen would consider her proposal, Zhang Zhiwen's attitude seemed very firm.

In this case, what else could she say?

In this way, the team was completely disbanded, leaving Zhang Zhiwen sitting alone.

When they came, they talked and laughed, and when they left, they left nothing.

But Zhang Zhiwen had long been accustomed to this kind of thing. After many years outside the city, he had long been as firm as a rock.

After they left, Zhang Zhiwen stood up from the ground, patted the dirt on his body, carried a basket that belonged to him, and then disappeared into the grass at a brisk pace.

At this time, if Yan Ling and others saw this, they would definitely drop their jaws in shock, because all along, Zhang Zhiwen had just been following Yan Ling, not in a hurry, and it was hard to tell what was going on.

But after leaving the team, he immediately regained his mobility. He was actually a little impatient. Yan Ling walked too slowly. Although he was not as flexible as Zhou Wan, his speed was not bad, and he ran quite fast.