Thunderfire Hall, front yard.
Lu Jin and his group rushed to the scene and saw Qian Shan covered in blood and with a deathly pale face. Immediately, everyone's expression turned extremely gloomy.
" Qian Shan, what's going on?! Where the hell did these bandits come from, daring to rob our Thunderfire Hall's medicine garden?!" The hot-tempered Lu Jinglei roared first, his face becoming extremely ferocious.
"Master, it's the ' Peach Mountain Band '! They attacked the herb garden and looted the mature Moon Spirit Grass!" Qian Shan gasped for breath, enduring the pain in his body, and said urgently.
" The Peach Mountain Band?"
Lu Jin's aged face turned extremely cold and stern at this moment, while Lu Ming, standing beside him, asked Lu Qingyan, "Father, who is this?"
Lu Qingyan replied with a gloomy expression, "Those are a group of Bandit Cultivator have been entrenched in the Qingyuan Market Peach Miasma Mountain Range Market. These guys are notorious for robbing passing caravans. When they encounter an attack, they retreat into the mountains and hide in the 'Peach Mist,' which is why they have survived to this day. They are a malignant tumor in the area surrounding Qingyuan Market."
"Most importantly, the leader of the Peach Mountain Band is named Guo Kui, a Divine Ability Master at the Feather Robe Realm. He also has six other Great Divine Ability Practitioner under his command, making their strength not to be underestimated."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming's expression changed slightly. This " Peach Mountain Band " actually had Feather Robe Master among them? This was no ordinary Bandit Cultivator!
"This time, the ' Peach Mountain Band ' sent three Great Divine Ability Practitioner to attack the herb garden. Moreover, they also planted a spy within the garden's guard team. That spy damaged the node of the ' Azure Light Restriction,' preventing me from activating the ' Azure Light Restriction ' in time. Ultimately, they were able to break into the herb garden and plunder the mature Moon Spirit Grass," Qian Shan said through gritted teeth.
"Damn it!" Lu Jinglei roared, shaking the rooftop. The killing intent in his eyes almost solidified.
The herb garden was the culmination of many years of hard work by the Thunderfire Hall, and its profits were a vital pillar for maintaining the Thunderfire Hall. Now, just as the harvest season was approaching, it was suddenly plundered. How could this not enrage them?
Lu Jin's eyes also flashed with chilling killing intent, but unlike Lu Jinglei, he did not fly into a rage. Instead, he asked, "What is the extent of the damage to the herb garden? How many medicinal fields were saved?"
Although that batch of mature Moon Spirit Grass represents a year's harvest from the herb garden, the important thing is the herb field itself, where all the effort and dedication are truly concentrated.
"They mainly looted. Although they destroyed a few medicinal fields in the process, most of the fields were undamaged, except that they contained seedlings and immature Moon Spirit Grass..." Qian Shan replied.
"And as they left, they even joked that they would come back to harvest the Moon Spirit Grass next year when it matures."
These words sparked outrage among the crowd, and even Lu Ming couldn't help but flash a murderous glint in his eyes. What did these bastards think their Thunderfire Hall was?
Lu Jin's aged face calmed considerably as he said, "It's good that the herb field is still there."
"Father, why would the ' Peach Mountain Band ' suddenly attack our Thunderfire Hall's medicine garden? Although they often roam and commit evil deeds, they rarely approach the vicinity of Qingyuan Market within a hundred miles, and the medicine garden happens to be in this area." Lu Qingyan suppressed his anger and said in a low voice.
"Furthermore, their timing was impeccable, coinciding perfectly with the ripening of the Moon Spirit Grass. They even had spies planted beforehand. This was clearly not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather premeditated!"
"What do you think?" Lu Jin asked.
Lu Ming, who was standing to the side, also had a slight glint in his eyes, sensing something amiss.
Thunderfire Hall and the " Peach Mountain Band " had previously kept to themselves, though they had occasionally clashed while protecting caravans. There was no real enmity between them. However, this time, the other side attacked Thunderfire Hall's herb garden, which clearly indicated that they wanted to make an enemy.
"These mature Moon Spirit Grass in the herb garden, although quite valuable, are actually only worth about five thousand Heavenly Gold Sand on the market. It doesn't seem worthwhile to make enemies with our Thunderfire Hall for these things. So I'm wondering if some other force has given the ' Peach Mountain Band ' more benefits, using them as a weapon to attack our Thunderfire Hall," Lu Qingyan said slowly.
Hearing this, even Lu Jinglei understood, and said with a gloomy face, "Brother means... the Golden Gang Sword Hall?"
Over the past month, Thunderfire Hall has been thriving, and its influence in Qingyuan Market has been steadily increasing. More and more disciples are coming for the "superior Primordial Qi " cultivation environment, and the number of disciples in the hall is beginning to approach that of the Golden Gang Sword Hall.
Originally, Lu Qingyan and the others were on guard against whether the Golden Gang Sword Hall would make any moves, but they were surprisingly calm, as if they had accepted the situation.
The month-long silence at the Golden Gang Sword Hall had allowed Lu Qingyan to relax their tense nerves a little, but who could have imagined that such a dramatic change would suddenly occur today?
The Golden Gang Sword Hall didn't make a move, but instead, the " Peach Mountain Band," those vicious wolves descending from the mountain, arrived.
At this moment, Lu Ming said with a cold look in his eyes, "Once the Moon Spirit Grass matures, we will hand it over to the Li Clan. The fact that the Li Clan is buying it at double the price this time is not a secret. Anyone who wants to find out can find out this information."
"This profit is very important to the Thunderfire Hall at this moment. If Lin Changkong knew about it, he would very likely try to sabotage it, but he can't just come knocking on their door directly. So inviting the infamous Bandit Cultivator of Peach Mountain Band is indeed a good idea."
"Now that the Thunderfire Hall's herb garden has been looted, this news will damage our reputation and also dampen the Thunderfire Hall's rising momentum. It's a win-win situation."
Although Lin Changkong is True Qi Master and the Golden Gang Sword Hall is quite powerful, he can't just lead his men to attack the Thunderfire Hall directly. Such a violation of the rules would not be tolerated by the local government. After all, Lin Changkong is not strong enough to ignore the rules of Qingyuan Market.
He is merely True Qi Master, not Divine Ability Grandmaster!
Lu Jin nodded slowly and said calmly, "This is very much in line with Lin Changkong's cunning and ruthlessness."
However, even if they could guess that it was Lin Changkong, everyone understood that such a guess was meaningless. After all, they couldn't just storm the Golden Gang Sword Hall to seek revenge without any evidence.
If that's the case, it would give Lin Changkong a pretext to take action.
"Father, what should we do? Are we just going to let this go? The herb garden has been looted. If we don't respond, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the Thunderfire Hall." Lu Jinglei asked unwillingly.
"Right now, it's the ' Peach Mountain Band ' who have jumped out; this grudge can only be placed on them for now."
Lu Jin calmly said, "I'll go check out the medicine garden first. I have the Feather Robe, so I can get there and back faster. Boss, you keep an eye on things in the pavilion and maintain order, so that news doesn't cause a riot and affect morale."
" Qian Shan, you should get some rest."
" A-Ming, you can continue to the ward office and see if you can get any information from Warden Zhou Xuan."
He arranged things for everyone in an orderly manner, and his composed demeanor reassured them considerably.
"Grandfather."
Seeing that Lu Jin was about to leave, Lu Ming stepped forward and gave her a low reminder.
"When you came back from the herb garden, you brought back a batch of immature Moon Spirit Grass. I'd like to give it a try."
This so-called "trial" naturally refers to the special effect of the " Flame of Life " which is adept at nurturing all kinds of herbs and increasing the age of spiritual medicines. Previously, Lu Ming had not broken through and his Primordial Qi was weak, so he could not bring out its effect. But today, after completing the breakthrough, he has condensed four Divine Ability Dharma Mark. Many things that were impossible before can now finally be done.
For example, this involves cultivating medicinal herbs.
For example, there's the fire-melting technique called the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus.
Lu Jin was slightly taken aback, as if she remembered something. Her eyes brightened, and the gloomy look that had been lingering on her face faded. She then smiled and nodded in agreement.