OBS Chapter 119 Stationed at Qingyang Lake
Chapter 119 Stationed at Qingyang Lake
"Oh?"
Cui Ying's eyes flickered slightly, and after considering for a moment, she asked:
"What task did you mention, senior?"
"Stationed at Qingyang Lake, guarding the spirit fish."
Master Zhao patted his large belly and then began to explain the whole story to Cui Ying.
It turns out that Master Zhao's full name is Zhao Rui, and he is the current head of the Zhao family in Leiyun City.
The Qingyang Lake he mentioned is located at the border between Leiyun City and Lianyin City.
Qingyang Lake is also part of the Xiushui River basin, where spiritual energy is abundant. More than a hundred years ago, it was occupied by the ancestors of the Zhao family, who raised various kinds of spiritual fish there. Every year, it could produce more than 10,000 first-grade spiritual fish for the Zhao family, which was also an important source of income for the Zhao family.
However, since last month, a type of monster called the Silver-Crowned Eagle and a type of monster called the Snake-Tailed Fish have frequently appeared in Qingyang Lake.
In just a few months, thousands of spirit fish have been eaten by these two kinds of monsters, which can be described as a heavy loss.
What's infuriating is that every time he personally takes action, these monsters hide away, rendering his efforts futile.
However, he needed to stay at his family's residence and couldn't remain at Qingyang Lake for an extended period.
That's why he had the idea of recruiting demon hunters from outside.
The demon hunter who accepts the mission must stay for at least five days, and the reward for reaching Cui Ying is sixty spirit stones per day.
The price isn't high, but it's not low either.
The key is that as long as you can catch the Silver Crowned Eagle or the Serpent Tail Fish, not only can you keep the captured monster, but you can also get a reward of three hundred spirit stones.
Upon hearing this, Cui Ying's eyes flickered slightly. If she remembered correctly, this was not a monster causing trouble at all, but rather a Foundation Establishment Beast Tamer from the Dong family of Lianyin City causing mischief.
It wasn't just Qingyang Lake, belonging to the Zhao family, that suffered; many places bordering the two cities were also affected by the disaster.
At this stage, however, the Lei family is unaware of this matter.
With this in mind, Cui Ying agreed without much hesitation:
"I'll take this task."
"Great."
Zhao Rui smiled, took out a jade slip from his storage bag, and handed it to Cui Ying, saying:
"This contains the exact location of Qingyang Lake. Once you arrive at the Qingyang Lake area, you only need to show this jade slip, and the officials will know how to receive you."
After the matter was settled, Zhao Rui waved to the three of them and said:
"Come on, let's take this bear meat home. I'll pay you then."
"Good good."
After Zhu Chaoyun pushed the cart and delivered the demon bear meat to Zhao Rui's residence, the day's events finally came to an end.
Despite having worked hard for most of the day, none of the three felt tired; on the contrary, they were quite excited.
"Third girl, you were right. We did sell more than a thousand spirit stones in total."
After leaving the Zhao family, Wang Rong couldn't stop smiling. She patted Cui Ying on the shoulder and said:
“When we get back, we’ll throw these spirit stones in your future mother-in-law’s face and let her see if you’re just bragging.”
Upon hearing this, Cui Ying shook her head and said with amusement:
"That's not a good idea, Mother. If word gets out, it might cause trouble for our family."
After all, she is Shi Yin's biological mother. As long as she doesn't do anything outrageous, we can just ignore her. There's no need to offend her too much.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chaoyun realized what was happening and joined in the advice:
“Yes, Aunt, this is more than a thousand spirit stones. You always say, ‘It’s not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you.’ The cultivators in our village are not all kind-hearted. We can’t be so unwise as to cause trouble for Sister Cui Ying.”
"Yes, yes, yes, Auntie is so excited she's lost her mind. Come on, let's go home first."
When they passed by Lingxi Danfang, Cui Ying thought for a moment, then went in and bought a few bottles of pills to restore her mana and heal her injuries and detoxify her.
After leaving, they went to a nearby magic array shop and bought a magic array.
Without further delay, they left the city gate and rode on clouds towards Swallow's Nest.
While urging the cloud formation, Cui Ying said:
"After we get back and have dinner, I'll head straight to Qingyang Lake. Brother Chaoyun, please take good care of my family these next few days."
“Sister Cui Ying, your home is my home. Even if you didn’t say anything, I would still do the same.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chaoyun's expression turned solemn, and he nodded in agreement.
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Rong immediately said with some concern:
"The Zhao family head didn't say we had to go tonight, so why don't we go tomorrow morning?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Ying absentmindedly shook her head and said:
"Mother, don't worry, I have my own plans."
Hearing Cui Ying say this, Wang Rong finally hesitated before agreeing:
"Then hurry back, and I'll prepare more dry food for you."
"Okay, let's go home first."
Listening to Wang Rong's rambling all the way, Cui Ying directly placed the cloud outside Yanziwu and boarded the smoke boat first.
Cui Ying rested at home for a while, checked the things she needed to take, and after eating, she took the spirit rice that Wang Rong had prepared in advance and a large bag of dried meat made from wild boar meat. Then she took Taxue and Little Golden Scorpion to Xiushui River again to board the smoke boat.
An hour later, the sun had set, and the sky was so dark it looked as if it had been splashed with ink.
Cui Ying finally arrived at the Qingyang Lake area.
Qingyang Lake is very large, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and in each of the four directions—east, west, south, and north—there is a small building that shines with a spiritual light.
Following the route recorded on the jade slip, Cui Ying quickly found the manager here and handed over the jade slip given to her by Zhao Rui.
"Hmm, it's actually a demon hunter recommended by the patriarch!?"
The steward was a tall, thin, long-browed old man. He glanced at Cui Ying and Ta Xue at her feet a few times, and upon learning that Ta Xue was her spirit pet, he didn't say much, but simply pointed in a direction and said:
"Then you and your spirit pet will be responsible for the north side. But the reward will only be given to you, not your spirit pet."
"it is good."
Cui Ying nodded, not caring.
As she turned to leave, the long-browed steward added another instruction:
"Don't get separated from your teammates, and be very careful."
"Thank you for the reminder, senior. I will pay more attention."
Cui Ying nodded, not missing the strange look in the long-browed old man's eyes.
After thinking for a moment, she slightly moved her sleeve, and a silver-white figure fell to the ground, instantly disappearing into the mud.
At the same time, she paused slightly in her northward journey, then turned and flew straight east.
After arriving in the east, she took out the wild boar jerky that Wang Rong had prepared for her, and quickly got the information she wanted in return.
“Young lady, you shouldn’t have come here. Just the day before yesterday, all the cultivators in charge of the north died. Among them was a newlywed couple who originally planned to earn spirit stones and then go home to have children. In the end, the girl died the most tragically. Alas, after living for so many years, I really can’t bear to watch.”
"you do not say."
A chubby male cultivator next to him chewed on the jerky Cui Ying had handed him, and then said:
"Little sister, don't think we're just trying to scare you. That female cultivator is also at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and her husband is an even more powerful expert at the sixth level of Qi Refining. It's such a pity."
"I heard that the Zhao family lost nearly a hundred spirit fish that very night. The bodies of the patrol team from the north were all found in the lake, and the murderer has still not been found. Now, everyone suspects there's something fishy going on here!"
The speaker was a middle-aged woman in a red dress who called herself Hong Niangzi. She appeared to be at the fourth level of Qi Refining and had a golden axe-shaped magic weapon hanging from her waist.
Standing beside him was a male cultivator who carried a long sword and was rather taciturn.
Perhaps because of the magic sword in his hand, Cui Ying scrutinized the man a few more times. She discovered that the aura emanating from him was much stronger than her own, suggesting he was a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
"Thank you all for reminding me. I will be more careful."
After obtaining the information she wanted, Cui Ying planned to bid farewell to these people.
Just then, the female cultivator who called herself Hong Niangzi, watching Cui Ying's departing figure on a cloud, seemed to remember something and raised her voice to ask:
"I forgot to ask, fellow Daoist, you're stationed over there, aren't you?"
"It's exactly the east side you all just mentioned~"
Cui Ying discerned the direction, and her voice drifted into their ears on the night breeze, immediately startling them and causing their expressions to change.
But Cui Ying knew nothing of this, and flew straight towards the quiet little building to the east.