Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 338 An Accident in the Forest
Deep in the mountains, the lingering afterglow of the sky interweaves with the rising moonlight, and the chirping of insects and frogs gradually becomes heard.

Shen Qing and the others took out some of the dry food they brought with them in the cave and ate a few bites at a time.

These are the only conditions available in the wild mountains and wilderness, nothing else.

Shen Qing couldn't help but think that it would be great if he had a storage bag, so that he wouldn't be too miserable when he was in the countryside.

However, this world didn't seem to have this concept, which made him feel a little regretful.

After picking up a water bag and taking a few gulps, Shen Qing looked at Shao Hongling and the others and asked, "What do you think of what to do next?"

Ah Da and Xiao Man shook their heads in self-mockery and said, "With our cultivation level, it's a stretch to say that we can protect ourselves, so how can we have any ideas? Naturally, we will listen to the adults and the young lady."

Shao Hongling pondered for a while, pointed to the end point on the map and said, "Sir Shen, why don't we hurry up and get to the intersection of these routes in the shortest time possible, then find a secluded place to hide and wait for the enemy to arrive."

"In this pacification meeting, the first thing to look at is the top 100 survivors, and then the ranking is determined by combat merit. So in my opinion, as long as you can stay within the top 100, you will not lose out. By the time of the final battle, the surviving martial artists will have accumulated a lot of merit, and it will be twice the result with half the effort if we snatch them away at that time."

Shen Qing nodded and agreed: "What you said makes sense, I think so too."

In his eyes, this campaign of quelling the rebellion was not much different from the "chicken game" in his previous life. It was nothing more than a matter of strategy.

Now his cultivation has broken through the Lingxu realm.

With such cultivation level, he may not be able to walk around freely in the Jingluan Association, but there are definitely not many people who can threaten him.

If we can be a little more cautious in this way, we will be safe.

Such a meeting to quell the rebellion might be a good opportunity for him to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister.

"Rest well tonight, and tomorrow we will set off, heading west."

"Yes, my lord."

Shen Qing explained some details about the journey, and the few of them stopped talking.

Shao Hongling and the others fell asleep one after another, but Shen Qing continued to practice diligently as usual, refining the wish-power beads he had snatched.

Surrounded by spiritual energy.

Silent all night.

At dawn the next day, a golden light was projected from the cave entrance.

Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

After a night of practice, he felt refreshed and his mental state was better than ever before.

Outside the cave, a big bird flew onto a branch, its feathers colorful and chirping.

When everyone woke up, Xiao Man unexpectedly saw the bird and exclaimed: "This bird is so beautiful."

He just finished speaking.

Snapped!
A scorching breath flashed over his head and hit the fat bird.

The fat bird's head exploded with a dull sound, and its body fell weakly to the ground.

Shen Qing stepped forward and took the bird in his hand. He looked at it for a few seconds and found that it was indeed not small, about half the size of a chicken.

He said with satisfaction: "It is very beautiful. You are in for a treat. We will roast it and eat it later."

Xiao Man didn't expect that Shen Qing would kill the bird so quickly just because he said it casually. He was speechless.

Even though he hadn't gone into the mountains to hunt for many years, Shen Qing, who came from a hunter family, could easily deal with these abnormal birds.

Shen Qing quickly put the fat bird on the grill, sprinkled some salt on it and grilled it.

After waiting for a while, a wisp of smoke carrying an alluring aroma slowly drifted in the air.

The fat bird’s skin was roasted to a golden and crispy texture.

Shen Qing tore off a piece, and the meat inside was still fresh and tender.

"Eat." Shen Qing joked, "You are lucky. With me here in the deep mountains, you won't starve."

After Shao Hongling and the others woke up, they did not hold back and each tore off a piece of meat and ate it seriously. It must be said that Shen Qing's cooking skills were indeed good.

A big fat bird was quickly eaten clean by them, leaving only a skeleton.

Ah Da got some soil and poured it on the fire, putting out the fire in the mountain.

……

In the distant mountains and forests, a group of martial artists were fleeing for their lives.

Their clothes had long been torn by branches, revealing traces of blood, and their shoes were lost at some point, so they could only walk barefoot over thorns and gravel.

"Hurry! Hurry up!"

A man suddenly appeared in the woods and shouted, his tone was very anxious.

Shang Jin looked back and saw dark shadows gathering behind him, biting him tightly.

There were constant groans of pain and dull sounds of people falling to the ground among their group.

But Shang Jin did not hesitate or pause at all, and continued to run forward with the others.

They came from Yuezhao City in the north of Da Zhou.

I originally planned to hide near the starting point to avoid the spotlight.

Unexpectedly, the supervision team entered the scene at dawn and pulled them out.

After a fierce battle, their team suffered heavy losses and only a few people survived.

Even more unfortunate was that after being caught by the supervision team, they encountered two more teams in succession.

Shang Jin was sweating profusely at this time, and was exhausted from fighting all the way.

He was filled with despair.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in front, which made Shang Jin's heart tighten?
He quickly stopped and looked in the sunlight shining through the woods, only to see three men and one woman standing in front of him, their eyes flashing coldly.

"Everyone be careful!" Shang Jin reminded in a low voice, while drawing the short knife from his waist, ready to fight.

"What should we do next?" someone asked in a low voice.

Shang Jin was silent for a moment, also confused, and couldn't figure out the routine of these people in front of him: "I don't know."

Shen Qing looked them up and down and found that they were covered in blood, as if they had just fought back. He frowned slightly.

As he was speaking, five or six people rushed over.

The leader was slightly stunned when he saw Shen Qing and the others, and then said happily: "Today's luck is really good, I didn't expect to meet another group of people."

Shang Jin hurriedly reminded them, "Be careful. They are all at the Yangqi realm, and the leader is at the Qihai realm. They are very ruthless, and many of our brothers have died at their hands."

When the leader saw the clothes of Shen Qing and others, as well as the bulging chests of each of them, he knew that they were wealthy.

If we can kill it, there will definitely be a huge reward.

Driven by desire, he winked at the people around him.

People around me will understand.

The leader licked his dry lips, turned around silently, and raised the axe in his hand high.

The Jingluan Society was originally a place of fighting, and all the strangers you met were due to your walking.

If you don't kill them, they will kill you sooner or later.

It’s better to take action now.

Shen Qing laughed and said, "Why are you holding the axe so high?"

"Nothing, just killing you, go ahead brothers."

(End of this chapter)