Chapter 1872: Chapter 1872 Not Easy
The disciples of the Lin family protected Lin Xiyao in the center of their formation, while mercenaries scattered around, safeguarding the safety of the Lin family disciples.
Ye Liuyun’s Divine Sense was activated, detecting that the feral beasts in this range of mountains were not of low level.
His Divine Sense’s perception allowed him to scan thousands of miles around, yet he had only discovered level-five beginner-level feral beasts, indicating that this mountain was far bigger than the secret realm at the Devil Beasts Mountain.
He had also discovered some medicinal herbs, but their level was low, hinting that if he wanted to find high-level herbs, he would have to venture deeper into the mountains.
Within their group of mercenaries, there were also two martial practitioners, constantly eying Lin Xiyao with unkind intentions.
Ye Liuyun was also surreptitiously observing them, noticing that sometimes they casually tore off a piece of tree bark, or threw away some trash, quite evidently leaving markers.
"It seems this herb-gathering trip might be more exciting than I thought. It’s not as simple as it looks!"
Ye Liuyun concealed his thoughts, and gradually, he noticed one of the devil cultivators among the mercenaries also noticed the two martial practitioners’ actions but chose to remain silent.
"You noticed it too?" The devil cultivator mercenary suddenly initiated a spiritual conversation with Ye Liuyun.
"What?" Ye Liuyun, however, feigned ignorance.
The devil cultivator then chuckled, "My name’s Kui Sen, I hang out around here a lot. How should I address you?"
"Ye Liuyun," Ye Liuyun introduced himself afterward.
"You don’t want to meddle, do you? But I’m worried these two might cause trouble!" Kui Sen continued to communicate spiritually.
"Isn’t it a good show to watch? You know, spicing up this boring trip." Ye Liuyun smiled and added, "If you’re worried, you can always tell Lin Zhi’an. "
Kui Sen laughed and lightly shook his head, saying, "I wanna see how those two fellas will act also!"
"Seems like those from the Lin family are aiming for that 100,000-year-old spiritual ginseng!" Kui Sen resumed his conversation with Ye Liuyun.
"100,000-year-old spiritual ginseng? Really? Such a thing exists?" Ye Liuyun questioned in disbelief.
However, he noticed that the Lin family group undeniably had a specific goal. Throughout their journey, despite encountering various low-level herbs, Lin Xiyao didn’t even spare them a glance.
On the contrary, Ye Liuyun uprooted these herbs and planted them in his own Spatial World.
"Didn’t you hear? Someone saw a half-human-shaped spiritual ginseng in these mountains. It’s said to be more than 100,000 years! You don’t hang around here much, do you?" Kui Sen continued his chat with Ye Liuyun.
"I don’t buy it!" Ye Liuyun stated unenthusiastically.
Because he suspected that Kui Sen was indirectly probing his secrets.
During their rest, Ye Liuyun picked some surrounding herbs again. At that point, Lin Xiyao approached him and asked, "Are you an alchemist?"
"No!" Ye Liuyun answered succinctly.
Lin Xiyao looked elegant with a faint medicinal fragrance exuding from her body, smelling quite pleasant. Yet, Ye Liuyun did not want any trouble, thus he avoided engaging much with her.
"Then how do you recognise these herbs? You know how to refine Elixirs?" Lin Xiyao continued her interrogation.
"Just a bit," Ye Liuyun didn’t give her a definite answer.
Lin Xiyao was a Fourth Realm alchemist, but Ye Liuyun was only capable of refining a few types of Elixirs. He didn’t dare to claim that he was adept at alchemy.
"Then do you recognize the spiritual ginseng?" Lin Xiyao further inquired.
"They’re really looking for the spiritual ginseng?" Ye Liuyun silently pondered.
"Of course!" Ye Liuyun also replied.
"Once we’ve reached our destination, could you help me find a spiritual ginseng? If you found it, I’ll reward you!" Lin Xiyao said to Ye Liuyun.
"How much of a reward are we talking about?" Ye Liuyun suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at Lin Xiyao.
"Uh..." Lin Xiyao hesitated awkwardly, trying to decide what would be a proper reward for Ye Liuyun.
Then, she blurted out, "How about ten million Spirit Crystals? Is that enough?"
Ye Liuyun chuckled and directly asked her, "You’re referring to the spiritual ginseng in its half-meta state, right?"
"Mhm!" Lin Xiyao didn’t try to hide from him and nodded in agreement.
But Ye Liuyun laughed and asked her, "If I found such a thing, you think ten million Spirit Crystals would be enough?"
The spiritual ginseng could be considered priceless. Never mind ten million lower-grade Spirit Crystals, even middle-grade Spirit Crystals at ten times the price would still not be sufficient.
"Then I’ll give you more money! I’m not selling it for money. I really need it!" Lin Xiyao explained to Ye Liuyun. Her nervous demeanour made it clear that she was genuinely anxious about the spiritual ginseng.
"I just need one of its roots, you can keep the rest and sell it!" she then added.
However, Ye Liuyun nonchalantly replied, "I wouldn’t dare to keep something like that. I suggest you better hope you don’t find the spiritual ginseng. With your strength, do you think you can take it away?"
"What do you mean?" Lin Xiyao asked defensively.
"Exactly what I said." Ye Liuyun smiled without giving her a further explanation, leaving her to consider his words.
Here, among the mixed bag of mercenaries, all are desperate characters who would risk their lives for money.
Even if the ginseng really existed, these mercenaries would not let them leave easily, not to mention those scattered cultivators outside the mountain, or even the stationed army leader.
Lin Xiyao was too naive.
Ye Liuyun ignored her and went back to sit and rest among the mercenaries.
"Bro, you’re quite popular with women, huh? What did you talk to that chick?" The two martial practitioners Ye Liuyun was observing earlier came over to strike up a conversation with him.
"About life!" Ye Liuyun joked, making the other mercenaries laugh, and successfully changed the topic.
Just then, Kui Sen communicated with Ye Liuyun spiritually, "You told that chick she’s in danger?"
"You think I have the leisure? She asked me if I knew medicine, but I didn’t bother to answer her," Ye Liuyun said casually.
The other mercenaries also noticed the interaction between Ye Liuyun and Lin Xiyao. Ye Liuyun remained nonchalant the whole time, so Kui Sen didn’t say anything either.
"You really know about herbs?" Kui Sen asked again.
"Everything valuable, I recognize it!" Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.
Ye Liuyun was very careful when talking with these mercenaries, trying not to reveal any of his information. These mercenaries only cared about money, not people. They might stab someone in the back at any time for money.
Kui Sen smiled, realising that Ye Liuyun was guarding him, and stopped questioning.
Meanwhile, Lin Zhi’an was also planning inwardly. Once they found the spiritual ginseng, they would need to get rid of these mercenaries as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the news got out, they wouldn’t be able to leave.
That was why he didn’t choose mercenaries who were too strong. If they truly had to fight, he could also save some energy.
At this time, Ye Liuyun’s Divine Sense also made a discovery. In this mountain, there was more than just their team.
There were also two teams of martial practitioners ahead, their strength and number were similar to theirs. One team walked in front of them, while the other team seemed to have sneaked past the line of defense and infiltrated the area.
At present, they also encountered fifth-level beasts, which slowed down their progress.
