Qin Qin: You're Courting Death

Ta-da-ta-da...

The sound of the cleaver hitting the cutting board echoed in the kitchen.

In the morning, after chopping firewood, Wang Baole went to the kitchen to practice his knife skills.

He has been learning to cook from Chu Feng for three months.

During these three months, Wang Baole had a very fulfilling time. Besides practicing his knife skills, he also practiced the Five Elements Art every day.

Master didn't make me learn anything too complicated; he only taught me the most basic things.

Besides knife skills, it's about techniques for handling ingredients.

His favorite technique was the Tendon-Separating Bone-Dislocating Ruyi Hand, which his master mentioned as one of the seven major techniques in the martial arts manual.

In the end, he chose to learn this technique first.

Since learning this technique, he has become much more adept at handling ingredients than before.

Of course, this method also has its drawbacks; each use of one's spiritual energy consumes a huge amount of energy.

This has led to a sharp increase in his appetite recently. He used to be able to eat only one-fifth of the food that would normally be enough for three people each day.

Now his appetite has caught up with his senior sister's, for which his master praised him.

"Junior brother, you're up cultivating so early."

Qin Qin had just finished her cultivation and, as usual, went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Looking at the abundance of ingredients, she was momentarily speechless.

Ever since her junior apprentice started learning cooking, she has to cook more dishes for each meal.

This caused her to eat more, and if she hadn't practiced diligently every day, she probably would have gained weight.

Wang Baole's knife didn't stop.

"Yes, Master said that diligence can make up for lack of talent. I don't have the talent of my senior sister, so I can only make up for my shortcomings through hard work."

Qin Qin really wanted to say that her talent was actually just average, but in order not to dampen her junior brother's enthusiasm for cultivation, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll make some breakfast."

Wang Baole nodded and continued with his work.

He knew his cooking skills weren't good enough to cook for his senior, so he naturally didn't ask.

Qin Qin started rummaging around in the kitchen.

She soon discovered a very serious problem: her junior brother was practicing with ingredients every day.

Their food supplies at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute were almost gone.

Looks like we'll have to go down the mountain to buy ingredients soon.

After lunch, Qin Qin found Chu Feng and talked to him about the ingredients.

After listening, Chu Feng said, "I'll go out with you. You're only Dao Foundation cultivator now; it's not safe for you to go out alone."

"Um."

Qin Qin responded.

Chu Feng exchanged a few words with Wang Baole, then took Qin Qin down the mountain.

However, he did not fly towards Dao-Seeking City, but went straight to Cloud Dream Marsh.

"Master, aren't we going to Dao-Seeking City?"

Qin Qin noticed the wrong direction and instinctively asked a question.

"The meat in Dao-Seeking City isn't fresh and it's not cost-effective. I plan to buy it directly from Cloud Dream Marsh."

Although Chu Feng had a lot of spirit stones, he was no longer alone and needed to be frugal.

That evening, the master and his apprentice arrived at Cloud Dream Marsh.

Chu Feng didn't rush to find prey; instead, he first found a cave to settle down in.

Most importantly, he had never hunted in the Cloud Dream Marsh before.

Although I have a map of Cloud Dream Marsh, I don't know the way. I need to study the map carefully before deciding on the hunting location.

After the two settled in, night fell.

The night wind swept across the earth, bringing a touch of coolness.

The nights in Cloud Dream Marsh are not quiet.

Some nocturnal monsters have already begun to move.

Every now and then, you could hear all sorts of animal roars coming from the surrounding area.

Inside the cave.

Chu Feng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, resting. Normally, he would take out a novel to pass the time.

Now that he has disciples around, in order to maintain his image as a superior person, he has chosen a rest method that he rarely uses.

Qin Qin, on the other hand, sat at the entrance of the cave, observing the moon and cultivating.

It is dozens of miles away from the cave.

A group of cultivators were gathering from all directions.

These monks were all dressed in black, so even their companions could not see their true faces.

A man in black spoke first, "Deacon Nine, the target has appeared again."

A burly man in black asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you sure she's in Cloud Dream Marsh?"

The man in black said, "This disciple is absolutely certain that I sensed something wrong. Last time she left the Dao-Seeking City, this disciple was caught off guard, which allowed her to return to the Dao-Seeking Academy unharmed. Therefore, this disciple has been keeping a close watch on the Blood Talisman at all times."

The Deacon Nine nodded slightly. "You did a good job. After this matter is resolved, the sect will definitely reward you and promote you to an inner disciple."

The man in black said, "Thank you Deacon Nine."

The Deacon Nine waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Our target has already joined the Dao-Seeking Academy. We absolutely cannot afford to fail. If we miss this opportunity, we may never get such merit again."

"Promise!"

After the group of men in black responded in unison, they disappeared into the darkness.

A moment later.

Inside the cave, Qin Qin, who was cultivating, suddenly opened her eyes and sensed a long-lost aura.

Those scumbags from the Great Evolution Holy Land are here again.

In the past, Qin Qin's first reaction would have been to run away, but now she was prepared to confront those guys head-on.

She took out her guqin from her storage bag.

Inside the cave.

Chu Feng also sensed the auras of more than a dozen unfamiliar cultivators.

However, most of these auras belonged to the Dao Foundation Realm, so he simply didn't bother to examine them.

Just then, a hoarse voice came from outside.

"Qin Qin, this time I'll see where you run to."

As the sound faded...

A dozen or so figures appeared outside the cave, cleverly forming an encirclement to prevent the target from escaping.

Chu Feng's first reaction was, does Qin'er also have enemies?

But he quickly realized that these were cultivators from the Great Evolution Holy Land.

He opened his eyes and looked at Qin Qin, wanting to know how the little girl would react.

Qin Qin did not disappoint Chu Feng. She parted her lips slightly and said coldly, "Why should I run away?"

???

The cultivators from the Great Evolution Holy Land were slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

In the past, this little girl was always being chased around like a stray dog.

How come this little girl has become so bold in just a few years?

The Deacon Nine sneered, "It seems you've learned some extraordinary techniques after joining the Dao-Seeking Academy, but I've heard that you became the concubine of the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute."

It seems that the mortal in the Miscellaneous Dao Institute truly possesses a great secret, a secret that can make cultivators stronger.

"Otherwise, you can tell us this secret. If it satisfies us, we might give you a chance to escape."

The more Qin Qin listened, the colder her aura became, and her anger burned even more fiercely: These damned bastards, it's one thing to slander me, but they actually dare to spread rumors about my master, I will definitely tear them to pieces.

You're all courting death!