On a small hill roughly ten miles outside North Mang City.
The four batmen who had met Li Qing earlier were hanging upside down beneath a cliff face, their wings tightly folded as they stared motionlessly in the direction of North Mang City.
"Is this really alright? Our Blood Lotus Sect and the Martial Alliance have kept the peace for quite some time now, yet we're still luring Black Wind Domain's blood-and-qi martial artists to their deaths. Isn't that improper?"
Someone said this with a guilty conscience, their voice carrying a trace of worry.
But the other three batmen said coldly, "Hmph, he charged headfirst into North Mang City and died himself. What does that have to do with us?"
"That's right. This person died after being poisoned by Illusion Toxin Mushrooms. We merely happened to witness it."
"Don't forget, that martial cultivator captured a Second-order Exotic Beast alive. Once its Red Crystal is dug out, it would be worth more than how many years of hunting for us!"
At the mention of a Second-order Exotic Beast's Red Crystal, blazing desire showed in all their eyes.
As beastmen who made their living capturing Exotic Beasts outside, they understood best how precious a Second-tier Red Crystal was.
Their strength was not considered outstanding. Usually, they could at most hunt First-order Exotic Beasts.
"That martial cultivator is lucky indeed. He actually happened to capture a Second-order Exotic Beast whose aura was so feeble. Even after hunting in the wilderness for so long, I've never encountered such a good thing!"
"Perhaps this person isn't simple either. No matter how badly it was injured, it was still a Second-order Exotic Beast. It couldn't be subdued so easily."
Clearly, these people had taken Rice Bucket for prey captured by Li Qing.
At the time, Rice