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Song Zhiyou kicked the one with a bruised left eye in the chest, her short sword pressed against the one with a bruised right eye, while she held the one with a nosebleed in her other hand.
“No, no more!”
“Wuwuwu, Fellow Daoist Song, we know we were wrong!”
Due to malnutrition, Song Zhiyou’s height was not outstanding among her peers—it was even slightly lacking.
But at this moment, in the eyes of the three, Song Zhiyou’s stature had reached a terrifying level.
They regretted it deeply.
If only they had known Song Zhiyou was so formidable, even if beaten to death, they would never have chosen her as a scapegoat to run away.
Now look at them.
Beaten so badly even their parents wouldn’t recognize them.
Song Zhiyou sighed, “It’s lucky you ran into me, not some vicious thug. Otherwise, you’d be dead by now.”
The three nodded frantically, afraid that a second’s delay would earn them another punch.
Satisfied, Song Zhiyou laid out a row of hidden bee carcasses in front of them.
“Look, even though I’m a good person, I paid a huge price to protect you. You should give me some thanks, right?”
The three stared blankly at Song Zhiyou, and only after a long while did they snap out of it. Under Song Zhiyou’s gradually hostile gaze, they nodded vigorously.
Song Zhiyou pointed at each carcass in turn, a kind smile on her face. “Nine in total. At a hundred spirit stones each, you owe me nine hundred. Make it a round number—give me a thousand.”
The left eye bruised one was on the verge of tears. “Fellow Daoist Song, I… I don’t have that many spirit stones…”
The right eye bruised one also couldn’t help sobbing. “I… I don’t have many either…”
As she spoke, she turned out her pocket to show Song Zhiyou the mere one hundred and five spirit stones inside.
The other two also hurriedly took out all the spirit stones they had.
“Fellow Daoist Song, take these, please… take them all, okay? As for the rest… we’ll give them to you after we get out…”
Perhaps they wouldn’t even be this afraid when facing an elder.
After all, elders wouldn’t actually pin them to the ground and beat them.
“No. As fellow cultivators, how can we let debts linger overnight? If you don’t have spirit stones, you can pay with other things.”
“Like magic tools, spirit plants.”
Spirit stones, magic tools, opportunities—anything Song Zhiyou could take, she took.
The three swore that if given another chance, they would rather be stung into pig heads by those strange insects than come near Song Zhiyou again.
After paying the bail, they fled without looking back.
Li Xiaoye stood to the side, watching in astonishment.
His grandmother was often called the number one profiteer in Qingzhou, but Li Xiaoye felt that Song Zhiyou surpassed even her.
Li Xiaoye memorized everything and studied it one by one.
The two continued wandering through the middle of the valley.
Li Xiaoye noticed that Song Zhiyou seemed to have a spirit plant radar installed. She could always spot those plants that he hadn’t even seen.
Was this the wood-element affinity of a top-grade wood spirit root? A mutated version that was both diseased and monstrous?
If Song Zhiyou knew what Li Xiaoye was thinking, she would tell him that it was the color capture ability of a top-grade painting spirit root.
In less than half an hour, all of Song Zhiyou’s storage pouches were full of spirit plants, with no room left.
Li Xiaoye contributed half of his storage pouch, which quickly filled up too.
Don’t ask why Li Xiaoye only contributed half.
If you ask, it’s because that was all he had left.
Song Zhiyou really wanted to store the spirit plants in her painting scroll, but she wasn’t sure if the elders outside could see what was happening in the valley, and she didn’t want to take the risk.
She put on the protective belt she had just received as a gift, strapped two attack magic tools to her wrists, shouldered her hoe, and hung the short sword at her waist. Finally, she freed up a tiny bit of space.
Just as she finished preparing, a rustling of leaves came from afar, growing closer.
Amidst the noise, there were faint screams and curses.
Song Zhiyou scrambled up a tree, using the dense leaves to completely conceal herself.
After doing all this, she found Li Xiaoye staring wide-eyed at her from the ground, dumbfounded.
Song Zhiyou shot him a glare, and only then did Li Xiaoye snap out of it. Clumsily imitating Song Zhiyou, he climbed another tree and hid himself as well.
Soon, the group arrived nearby.
Running at the front were the two women and one man that Song Zhiyou had just saved.
The person behind them, a baby-faced individual, cursed, “Zhou Yunfeng, you said those two were in this area, but we still haven’t found them!”
“Zhou Yunfeng, are you messing with us?!”
Zhou Yunfeng wanted to cry but had no tears. “I really didn’t! If you don’t believe me, ask Fang Ruhui and Lu Xinwen!”
Fang Ruhui gritted her teeth. “Zhou Yunfeng, if you want to die, don’t drag us with you. I told you not to come looking for her!”
The baby-faced one interrupted viciously, “Fang Ruhui, shut up! If we can’t find her, all three of you can forget about continuing the assessment!”
Fang Ruhui was on the verge of going crazy.
She never expected Zhou Yunfeng to be stupid enough to give Song Zhiyou away.
Not only did he say Song Zhiyou could handle the strange insects, but he also claimed they knew where she was.
Still, a faint hope lingered in her heart.
With so many of them, even if they did run into Song Zhiyou, they should be fine, right?
Probably… right?
Song Zhiyou watched from the tree as the crowd below scurried around frantically.
She pulled out a stone and threw it, hitting the baby-faced one right on the back of the head.
“Who?! Who was that!” The baby-faced one yelped in pain and immediately looked around.
But as far as he could see, he couldn’t tell who had thrown it.
“Your ancestor is right here!”
The next second, the baby-faced one’s vision went dark as a fist wrapped in a black-brown armband came flying at him.
The baby-faced one took the punch full on and stumbled backward.
Song Zhiyou followed up, grabbing him by the collar.
“So you’re the one looking for me?”
“Song Zhiyou?!” The baby-faced one was shocked, then his expression darkened. “Song Zhiyou, be sensible and solve those bugs for us. Otherwise, I’ll take everything you have and kick you out of the assessment!”
Zhou Yunfeng had said that Song Zhiyou had taken all the good stuff from the three.
Even if Zhou Yunfeng hadn’t said it, the baby-faced one wasn’t blind. He could see the magic tools hanging on Song Zhiyou’s body and hands.
Especially that gleaming short sword!
The baby-faced one decided that once Song Zhiyou dealt with the bugs, he would take that short sword from her!
Song Zhiyou slapped him on the forehead. “Is that how you talk to your ancestor?!”
The baby-faced one exploded with rage. “Song Zhiyou, you’re asking for death!”
Song Zhiyou slapped him again. “Still running your mouth!”
The baby-faced one tried to use his spiritual power to break free, but the moment he moved, Song Zhiyou’s fists came pounding down.
He lost a tooth, and his speech was garbled. “What are you waiting for? Grab her!”
Finally, the others snapped out of it and rushed forward to help.
But countless vines appeared from all directions, sweeping toward them!
No one had anticipated this, and the whole scene fell into chaos.
Li Xiaoye’s lips curled into a grin.
He had no experience fighting beasts, but when it came to fighting people, he was an expert!
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