Entering the Mountain! Wolf Demon!

"Zhou Shen? What's he doing here?"

Su Xian was slightly taken aback. As far as he remembered, Zhou Shen had never gone into the mountains to gather herbs before. Why had he joined the group of herb gatherers?

Just then!

The man from yesterday emerged from Azure Cloud Medical Hall with another person.

The man beside him shouted loudly.

"Everyone! Recently, several Cat Demons have been rampaging on the outskirts of Green Dragon Mountain!"

"As a result, our medical hall has suffered heavy casualties among our herb gatherers!"

"Therefore! Azure Cloud Medical Hall has spent a fortune inviting all you martial artists to enter the mountain together!"

"To slay these Cat Demons! And ensure the safety of our herb gatherers!"

"I am Qin Yunsheng! Early stage Tendon Refining Realm cultivation! The overall leader of this operation!"

Qin Yunsheng began by introducing himself and explaining the reason for the mission.

"Beside me is my Junior Brother, Qing Yan! With the same Tendon Refining Realm cultivation! We two will be responsible for your safety during this operation!"

Qing Yan smiled, looked at everyone, and nodded slightly.

Su Xian looked at this man and thought to himself, So they are indeed Tendon Refining Realm martial artists!

Seeing these two Tendon Refining Realm martial artists, the surrounding herb gatherers and hired martial artists gradually calmed down, their unease lessening slightly.

With these two Tendon Refining Realm martial artists present, slaying the Cat Demons should be a sure thing!

In contrast, beneath Su Xian's mask, his brow furrowed.

It should be easy to slay the outer Cat Demons if these two Tendon Refining Realm martial artists were mobilized, So why hire so many martial artists and herb gatherers to enter the mountain together?

Su Xian felt there must be something fishy going on!

Afterward, Qin Yunsheng and Qing Yan divided the hundreds of people into six groups.

Each group was assigned two Muscle Forging Realm martial artists as leaders, with the rest being Skin Grinding Realm martial artists and herb gatherers.

Su Xian looked at the herb gatherers under his command and saw Zhou Shen among them.

"May I ask your name, brother?"

In Su Xian's group, another Muscle Forging Realm martial artist asked him softly.

"Ye Fan!" Su Xian casually made up a false name.

"So it's Brother Ye! My name is Deng Lin. During this operation, we can look out for each other! It'll be safer!"

Deng Lin chuckled and introduced himself.

Su Xian nodded slightly. If they encountered those two peak second-grade Cat Demons, If another Muscle Forging Realm martial artist could hold off one of them, even if he hadn't broken through to the Tendon Refining Realm yet, He would be confident in killing both Cat Demons!

Afterward, Qin Yunsheng and Qing Yan gave the promised silver to everyone present.

Then, they led the crowd out of Blackwater County and set off towards Green Dragon Mountain.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain.

"Everyone! We will split into six routes! You only need to search for the Cat Demons in the outer areas!"

Qin Yunsheng loudly instructed, "If you find a Cat Demon, do not act rashly! You can come find me!"

"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.

Then, the hundreds of people split into six routes and headed towards the outskirts of Green Dragon Mountain.

Entering Green Dragon Mountain, the surrounding vegetation gradually became denser, with more greenery!

The chirping of various birds was incessant.

"You go gather herbs! Stay together! If there's any movement! Shout loudly! I'll be there immediately!"

"You guys go with the herb gatherers too!" Deng Lin instructed after entering the mountain.

He had the Skin Grinding Realm martial artists follow the herb gatherers to gather herbs, While he and Su Xian would patrol the surroundings. Once there was any disturbance, they could rush to help!

As everyone reached the outskirts of Green Dragon Mountain, many herb gatherers began gathering herbs!

The surrounding Skin Grinding Realm martial artists kept watch for any movement.

By noon, the sun was high in the sky!

Piercing through the dense vegetation of Green Dragon Mountain, leaving dappled light spots on the ground.

Many herb gatherers took out their packed lunches to eat.

Su Xian took out the dry rations he carried and ate a few bites.

Deng Lin on the other side did the same.

"Brother Ye! Isn't it possible that this Cat Demon received word and is hiding?" Deng Lin said softly, a smile playing on his lips.

They had been searching for an entire morning, and none of them had encountered a single demon.

Perhaps it was because they had so many people that it had hidden itself!

Su Xian didn't reply. He couldn't rule out that possibility!

After all, once they became part of the Demon Race, their intelligence increased. Seeing so many people, they might have given up on killing and were waiting for someone to stray from the group before attacking?

Just then! A scream came from not far away!

Su Xian immediately put down his rations and ran towards the direction of the scream. Deng Lin followed closely behind Su Xian.

In just a moment, Su Xian arrived at the place where the scream had come from. A martial artist in the Skin Grinding Realm lay on the ground, his stomach ripped open with a large hole, his insides completely gone.

Several herb gatherers stood around, pale-faced and trembling as they looked at the corpse before them.

"What happened?" Deng Lin asked, frowning as he looked at the scene.

"Reporting, sir! This martial artist said he needed to relieve himself and left the group! We never expected him to end up like this in just a moment!"

One of the herb gatherers stammered, his body shaking.

Deng Lin's expression turned displeased. He had explicitly stated they should stick together, and yet one person had already been lost!

Deng Lin snorted coldly and stepped forward to examine the corpse. After a moment, he looked up at Su Xian:

"I suspect a Wolf Demon did this!"

"Their kind loves human organs the most, and it must have been a Wolf Demon in the Muscle Forging Realm!"

"Otherwise, this person would have made some noise and wouldn't have died so silently!"

Su Xian nodded slightly. The injuries indeed didn't look like they were inflicted by a Cat Demon.

On Green Dragon Mountain, there were four major demon races: Fox Demons, Wolf Demons, Yellow Weasels, and Tiger Demons.

Among them, Wolf Demons were the most fond of eating human organs!

"Sir, what should we do?" At this moment, a martial artist in the Skin Grinding Realm asked Deng Lin.

"Continue the mission! Remember, don't leave the main group alone from now on!" Deng Lin said sternly.

In the afternoon, Su Xian's team walked along the outskirts of Green Dragon Mountain for a distance.

They encountered neither Cat Demons nor any other demons; it was very safe.

"Brother Ye!" Deng Lin suddenly approached Su Xian.

"I have a feeling that Wolf Demon is still around! Why don't we use a lure! Draw it out! The two of us can join forces to kill it!" Deng Lin proposed.

"Use me directly as the lure to draw out the Wolf Demon!"

Su Xian was stunned. When he first heard the proposal, he thought Deng Lin would choose a herb gatherer as the lure.

He hadn't expected Deng Lin to be such a good person, willing to be the bait himself?

"Alright!"

Su Xian agreed. He could also vaguely sense that the Wolf Demon wasn't far from them.

Since Deng Lin was willing to be the bait, he would naturally play along!

After all, if they couldn't kill a Cat Demon, killing a Wolf Demon would be good too!

"Great!"

Deng Lin found a herb gatherer and swapped clothes and equipment with him.

After a staged argument with a few herb gatherers, Deng Lin separated from the main group.