Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 220 Returning the Way Back
Three days later, Ning Xuan decided to leave this oasis paradise. There were two ways to leave: one was to return via the underground river they came from, and the other was to break the paradise's barrier and leave directly.

Of the two options, everyone unanimously chose the first one: returning the way they came.

The reason, of course, is that they don't want to destroy this oasis paradise, and they plan to come back and visit again when they have time.

Returning via the same route was uneventful; in fact, thanks to Min Wu's short-range spatial teleportation ability, they were able to reach the location where they had encountered the storm in an even shorter time.

After emerging from the underground river, Ning Xuan and the others once again faced the flying sand and stones of the crimson sand sea. The scorching sun made the crimson sand scalding hot, and Ning Xuan and the others felt that the leather soles of their boots were emitting a faint burnt smell.

As she pulled her leg out of the quicksand for the third time, Di Youlin scooped her up and placed her on his back. Then he spread his wings and took flight. "Master, let me take you flying for a while."

"Watch out, everyone!" Zhang Nan suddenly shouted. The sand they had just stepped on collapsed with a roar, revealing a vortex of quicksand glowing with a dark purple light.

Chen Nan stared at the quicksand vortex not far away, cold sweat dripping from his forehead and sliding down his spine into his collar.

“The terrain of this desert changes. Although we are still taking the same route as before, the road conditions are different,” Zhang Nan said.

"Don't forget to write these things down, and everyone be extra careful," Ning Xuan said.

After walking for about an hour, a great storm arrived. The gale, carrying copper-colored sand and gravel, forced the group into the corner between two sand dunes.

Di Youlin's wings were unable to unfold in such strong winds, and he could not maintain his balance. He could only land on the ground and take shelter from the storm with everyone else.

Ning Xuan tucked the little fox, which was being blown about, into her arms and said, "It's so windy, don't let it get blown away."

The little fox was so touched that it whimpered and burrowed into Ning Xuan's clothes, where it stayed still.

"Look, what's that?" someone exclaimed.

Lan Xin waved her hand and summoned a water mirror. In the water mirror, a fiery red line could be seen moving in this direction.

“That’s a Crimson Fire Scorpion. I’ve seen them on the Federation Starfield battlefield. These scorpions are poisonous, and the venom they spray is an extremely potent neurotoxin. Just one drop can paralyze a person’s entire body. Moreover, Crimson Fire Scorpions are very aggressive. Now that we’ve run into them, we have no choice but to provoke them.” Di Youlin said, looking at the line of fire in the water mirror.

"In that case, let's kill them all. The venom of the Crimson Fire Scorpion should be very useful, so we can collect more of it," Ning Xuan said calmly.

"Master, there are too many Crimson Fire Scorpions, and they are moving very fast. Please step back a bit." Yun Han wanted Ning Xuan to find a safe place to hide, as they were about to unleash their ultimate attack.

Ning Xuan was in high spirits and was unwilling to back down. "I won't interfere with your command of the battle, and you don't need to worry about my safety. I will take good care of myself."

Ning Xuan refused to back down, and Yun Han had no choice but to tell Lin Mo, Chen Nan, and the others to be careful and not stray too far from their master.

Yun Han was familiar with the talents, skills, strengths, and combat styles of each member of the team. He arranged the battle process very well, and no unexpected events occurred. One by one, the Crimson Fire Scorpions died in various ways. After about 20 minutes, tens of thousands of Crimson Fire Scorpions were wiped out.

On Ning Xuan's side, apart from Wang Teng being splashed with venom during the battle, causing his body to become numb, nothing else happened. Next came the harvest time. Tens of thousands of Crimson Fire Scorpions—Ning Xuan counted on her fingers—these scorpions would allow her to extract a large amount of venom.

The journey continued without further complications, and they successfully returned to the Jiujiang safety zone before nightfall.

As soon as Ning Xuan and the others returned to the Jiujiang Safety Zone, the commander of the Jiujiang Safety Zone sent people to pick them up.

Ning Xuan knew these people were after Yun Han, so she waved her hand, telling Yun Han to handle it himself, and went directly to their residence in the Jiujiang Safe Zone.

When Qiao Yu saw Yun Han standing in front of him unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Commander, you've been gone for over a month. You scared me to death!"

Yun Han sat down in the main seat, resting her chin on one hand and taking the hot tea that Qiao Yu offered with the other.

"Staying in one place, is that all the courage you have? You think you're so brave? Saying things like that is asking for a beating." Yun Han glanced at Qiao Yu, his dark pupils reflecting a calm expression, but seeing this expression, cold sweat instantly broke out on the back of Qiao Yu's neck.

Seeing that Qiao Yu dared not utter a sound, Yun Han stood up and said to Qiao Yu, "Let's go, I need to save up some merit points." Yun Han tapped the table in front of him with his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles.

"Boss, isn't Miss Ning... Miss Ning accompanied by orc slaves? Why are you being asked to do such menial tasks? Boss, is she treating you badly?" Qiao Yu looked at Yun Han with a mixture of heartache and anger.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Hurry up and come with me. Oh, and get me a car ready, just put it in the yard." The exotic beasts that Ning Xuan and the others had hunted over the past month were all stored in Yun Han's spatial bracelet.

Qiao Yu had no choice but to listen to Yun Han, but when he saw the entire cart full of strange beast corpses and countless Crimson Fire Scorpions, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Originally, Qiao Yu planned to have his soldiers share some of the hunted beasts with Yun Han to help Yun Han achieve good results in the joint examination.

However, upon seeing this large truckload today, Qiao Yu completely abandoned that idea.

Yun Han accumulated all the merit points he could. After finishing this task, Yun Han ignored Qiao Yu's objections and returned to the residence that Ning Xuan had booked.

After returning to the Jiujiang Safe Zone, Ning Xuan stopped rushing to cultivate and began to leisurely enjoy life, browsing the trading market, buying some items that caught her eye, and playing with the little fox.

They lived a very leisurely life.

Currently, on the updated average score list for the graduation joint examination, Ning Xuan's merit points are among the top, and the names of the other people in the team are also relatively high.

On the fifth day of her rest in the Jiujiang safe zone, Ning Xuan convened a small meeting with everyone and decided to leave the safe zone to continue her exploration.

Ning Xuan had already made her decision, and no one else objected.

After all, as long as you follow Ning Xuan, you will enjoy the fruits of collective labor, and whoever opposes you will stay in Jiujiang.

Upon learning that Yun Han was leaving, Qiao Yu felt as if the sky had fallen. He did not want Yun Han to leave the Jiujiang Safe Zone.