A group of people advanced towards the headquarters of the Tianxing rcenary Group. Since they were already mbers, it was natural for them to live within the headquarters.
"This is our headquarters," Nature pointed to a few tents in front of them, his face showing a hint of anger. The teams led by Su San were arranged to stay in the dormitories of the Tianxing rcenary Group, while the team led by Spiritual Snake was also placed on the first floor of the dormitory. However, Nature’s team was assigned to a few tents, leaving him humiliated.
"I’m really sorry, Lord Nature, but our houses are indeed insufficient. Only the floor for the leader and the vice leader is left, but you know, the leader and the vice leader are cultivation practitioners who surely wouldn’t want to be disturbed, so we have no choice but to inconvenience you," The manager of the Tianxing rcenary Group apologized, though his eyes flashed with disdain.
"Hmph, just a little captain without influence—what right does he have to demand to arrange their accommodations properly?"
Looking at their living arrangents, Nature’s eyes were filled with rage. He tightly gripped his Mountain Opening Blade, nearly losing his reason and wanting to cleave the manager in half.
Nature could naturally see the sarcasm in the manager’s eyes, but this was the Tianxing rcenary Group. If things got out of hand and even reached the leader, it would spell big trouble for Nature.
"Hmph," Nature snorted coldly, suppressing his anger.
As for Lin Feng, he didn’t care at all and went inside. He didn’t have high demands for these worldly things since he was only planning to seize the supre master’s treasure held by the Tianxing rcenary Group.
It had to be said, the space inside the tents was not small. There were six tents in total. Nature lived alone in one, and the remaining ten people were paired up in the other tents.
The one sharing a tent with Lin Feng was a young boy who wasn’t yet fifteen.
Entering the tent, he complained, "It’s so run-down here. They’re really bullying us."
Lin Feng smiled slightly, sat on the bed, and didn’t mind. He gazed into the distance, unfazed by the boy’s complaint, having endured life at the lower courtyard.
At this ti, the leader of the Tianxing rcenary Group, Xu Xing, held a eting for the captains. The three new captains, along with nine others, all formidable, attended.
Xu Xing, a middle-aged man with a sullen gaze, walked into the conference room unhurriedly, followed by Bai Rubing, whose face was icy cold.
"Tomorrow, we’re going into the mountains. The Hundred Herbs Hall in the city sohow learned of our plan and wants a share. This ti, I intend to agree," Xu Xing said flatly.
Upon hearing this, many of the captains’ eyes flared with anger.
"Leader, we can’t tolerate this," Ren San, the first squadron leader of the Tianxing rcenary Group, had a status in the group nearly equal to Bai Rubing. It was rumored that Ren San had nearly opened his Spirit Knot.
"We have no choice, because the Hall Master of the Hundred Herbs Hall has already broken through the Second Spirit Knot," Xu Xing smiled bitterly, his eyes full of bitterness.
The Second Spirit Knot, which he had been planning to break through for years without success, had been unexpectedly broken by that old fellow. The real master of the city was likely to change soon.
Thinking of this, Xu Xing’s face beca much gloomier.
The three major forces in the city—Tianxing rcenary Group, Hundred Herbs Hall, and the City Lord Mansion—were all individuals just half a step away from the Second Spirit Knot. Now that the old Hall Master of the Hundred Herbs Hall was the first to break through, it could entirely reshape the city’s dynamics.
"Enough talking. Prepare to set off tomorrow," Xu Xing waved his hand mightily.
...
Although the living conditions were harsh, the managent couldn’t skimp on food. The als were quite good with a pot of braised pork, a pot of large bones, and a big pot of vegetable soup.
Nature drank a few cups of wine while conversing with several rcenaries, ntioning the old Hall Master of the Hundred Herbs Hall had already reached the Second Spirit Knot level.
Lin Feng was shocked internally, grateful he didn’t make a conspicuous move. Within his body, the Innate Spiritual Seed had fallen into slumber, advising not to rely on it but on himself.
The next day,
Luo Lan Forest welcod a large team. This team, comprising the Tianxing rcenary Group and the Hundred Herbs Hall, was vast, numbering several hundred people. Most were rcenaries, surrounded by a few key figures and pharmacists from the Hundred Herbs Hall.
Among them was a green-clad woman, whose beauty was on par with Bai Rubing’s, always smiling. She was the top alchemist in the small city, credited with saving many rcenaries’ lives, and was the apprentice of the old Hall Master of the Hundred Herbs Hall, destined to succeed him. Her strength had also opened the First Spirit Knot.
Lin Feng walked steadily in the forest, his pace neither fast nor slow, seemingly in harmony with the world. Beside him, the young boy nad Lang Xing began to look pale after walking ten-odd miles of mountainous terrain, which even adults would struggle with, let alone a teenager.
Lin Feng casually glanced behind, seeing not only the green-clad woman and Bai Rubing, but also Xu Xing and the old Hall Master, who appeared frail but whose sharp eyes indicated he was not to be underestimated.
At this mont, a sudden scream erupted from within the forest as soone in the front squad was bitten by a poisonous snake, specifically from Nature’s team.
"What’s happening?" Xu Xing asked.
"Soone’s been bitten by a snake," a captain reported.
Xu Xing frowned and said to the old Hall Master, "Old Hall Master, it seems we need your pharmacists’ treatnt."
The old Hall Master coughed lightly, "Treatnt is possible, but it requires herbs. The ones we brought are lifesaving; are you sure you won’t get hurt, or neither will I? Unless it’s soone at the captain level, I won’t treat them."
Upon hearing the old Hall Master’s words, which essentially refused treatnt, Xu Xing’s face bore anger, "Old Hall Master, if you abandon my soldiers, who will follow ?" Many rcenaries showed trust upon hearing Xu Xing’s commitnt.
The old Hall Master looked at Xu Xing coldly, "I repeat, unless it’s soone at the captain level, I won’t treat them."
"Are you planning to fall out with over one rcenary?" The old Hall Master’s aura appeared, revealing a hint of nace.
Xu Xing felt suffocated, glaring at the old Hall Master. He hadn’t thought this old man, having just broken through, would act so recklessly. The situation with this collaboration seed grim.
Lin Feng listened to their words, feeling deep aversion to the old Hall Master, thinking to himself, that given a chance, he must deal with this old Hall Master.
"Two people, escort this brother back the way we ca. Here’s my Detoxification Pill," Xu Xing shouted, pulling a Detoxification Pill from his bosom and handing it to a rcenary.
The rcenary took the Detoxification Pill and imdiately gave it to the poisoned rcenary, easing his complexion.
The old Hall Master gave a faint glance, "While the Detoxification Pill can cure the poison, it’s a huge waste and he still needs care from others."
Xu Xing snorted coldly, "Nature, take care of your man."
Nature responded imdiately, "No problem, leader."
Nature called for two people, using trees to quickly fashion a simple stretcher to carry the injured rcenary.
Seeing this, Lin Feng developed admiration for Xu Xing, surprised at how attentive Xu Xing was towards ordinary rcenaries.
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