novelraw Chapter 200: An Irresponsible Scoundrel
Chapter 200: An Irresponsible Scoundrel
Above the heads, a burst of screeching resounded as several Eagle-faced Falcons stared intently at Xin Lin.
Seeing the fate of the earlier Eagle-faced Falcon, the rest reluctantly left.
This was just the edge of the mountain. If such fierce birds were already there, what would it be like deeper inside?
"Rascal Corpse, it’s so dangerous here, do you really want me to enter the mountain for a trial?"
Xin Lin lamented pitifully.
"If it’s not dangerous, how would it be a trial? Do you expect to conduct a trial on the main street of Purple Cloud City?"
Gui Hu replied indifferently.
The Unrivaled Ghost Vein within Xin Lin’s body came from Gui Hu; no one knew better than Gui Hu how to cultivate the Ghost Vein.
The Ghost Vein needs constant absorption of negative energy and slaughter to rapidly grow through bloodshed.
Xin Lin was astute and knew how to seek fortune and avoid disaster, but such characteristics were actually obstacles for her cultivation.
Thus, Gui Hu simply let her venture into Ruqin Mountain alone, where there were plenty of fierce birds and beasts for her to toughen up, and she could also practice her Ghost God Fist.
"Although you say so, this is too risky. I only know the Ghost Escape Technique and the Ghost God Fist... You are truly irresponsible!"
The only response Xin Lin received was the sound of the wind blowing through the trees.
That damn Rascal Corpse, it seemed he would not show up until nighttime.
Xin Lin looked up at the brightly shining sun overhead, helplessly accepting the reality.
"Rely on the mountain, the mountain collapses; rely on people, they walk away—better to rely on oneself."
Fortunately, Xin Lin was not entirely unprepared, as Jiang Qing had told her about the Wind Breath Grass in the mountain before she had checked the information about Ruqin Mountain.
Located near Purple Cloud City, Ruqin Mountain is the tallest mountain in this region, roughly two thousand feet high. However, everything above one thousand feet is under perpetual Ice Seal, and the court has decreed that entry is forbidden, with violators to be executed without mercy.
Hence her activities for today and tomorrow would be confined below a thousand feet.
As for the region where the Wind Breath Grass grew, the Mystical Medicine Book had records; it was mostly on the mountain cliffs around five to six hundred feet up.
When Xin Lin reached the foot of Ruqin Mountain and was about to choose a trail to ascend, she unexpectedly heard a flurry of footsteps.
Several pale-faced individuals dressed like hunters hurried down from a narrow mountain path.
The hunters, bruised and battered, one even with an arrow wound, were visibly panicked.
Seeing such a small figure as Xin Lin about to enter the mountain alone shocked them.
"Little girl, why are you entering the mountain alone? Leave quickly."
The hunters hurried Xin Lin to leave the mountain.
"Uncles, I am looking for my brother who went into the mountain yesterday and has not returned today. My mother is worried and sent me to find out what happened. Were you attacked by beasts?"
Xin Lin feigned an innocent and naive expression, blinking her large eyes as she asked.
She was merely asking despite knowing well; the wounds on these hunters were clearly not caused by wild beasts but by human hands.
Apart from the area above a thousand feet which was under the court’s jurisdiction, the rest of Ruqin Mountain was accessible to the public. It was not uncommon for hunters to fight over game or medicinal herbs, but for so many hunters to flee collectively was unusual.
"Ah, we are old hunters, only hunting and gathering in areas we know well; how could we provoke dangerous beasts? These days, people are scarier than beasts."
One amiable-looking hunter said, shaking his head. He was about to elaborate when the hunter with the arrow wound cut him off.
"Da Niu, why tell so much to a little girl? Aren’t you afraid of bringing trouble upon yourself? Let’s go quickly; if that group catches us, we are done for."