Druid Fairy

Chapter 28 Thrilling
Li family.

Li Pingfu and Li Pingan were shocked to see Li Rongzhou and Li Pingcan return home covered in grass clippings and mud.

Qin rushed to Li Pingcan and tenderly examined his left arm. A reddish bloodstain was visible under his torn cotton shirt. "Does it hurt?"

"Mother, I'm not in pain."

Li Pingcan didn't even notice when he injured his arm. It was probably scratched by a branch when he was dodging salamanders. In another half hour, the scratch would have scabbed over.

Qin thought her sensible youngest son didn't want her to worry, so she looked at her husband with a fierce expression, "Li Rongzhou!"

Li Rongzhou's heart skipped a beat.

A wife is gentle as water, but once she calls out her full name, it means the seriousness of the situation has skyrocketed!
In a moment of quick thinking, he interrupted the spell and shouted, "Wife, Can'er and I have found a powerful medicine for replenishing qi and blood. We can get twenty or thirty taels of silver if we sell it."

Qin glared at her husband. "So, this is why Can'er got injured?"

Li Rongzhou rubbed his hands awkwardly, about to make an excuse, when Qin sighed, "I'll apply the medicated wine to Can'er, you all eat first."

His tone was somewhat forlorn.

The three brothers exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion. The youngest brother was injured but not seriously. It was really strange that their usually gentle mother had gotten so angry at their father.

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"hiss!"

Li Pingcan bared his teeth, his face contorted in pain.

Applying medicated wine to the wound can disinfect it, but it really stings. Normally, I would complain, but seeing my mother's cold expression today, I just obediently endured it.

"Mother, please don't be angry with Father. It was my own carelessness," he said weakly.

"Whoosh, blow, the pain flies away."

Qin gently blew on the wound, and Li Pingcan felt a ticklish sensation, unable to help but giggle.

Seeing her son's radiant smile, Madam Qin couldn't help but smile too. She hugged and kissed her son, saying, "I'm not angry with your father, I just can't bear to part with you."

Her youngest son suffered alongside her from birth, never experiencing a day of the wealthy and comfortable life of a landlord. Feeling guilty, she doted on him until he was four years old.

But how can a boy be raised by a woman?
The moment Li Pingcan began practicing martial arts, Qin Shi clearly realized that her child would eventually grow up and leave her one day.

They want their children to succeed, but they are also reluctant to let go, fearing that their children will get hurt, suffer, or endure hardship.

So when Li Rongzhou failed to protect Li Pingcan, he reacted violently, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

This loving mother's heart, filled with anxieties and worries, is truly beyond words to explain to outsiders.

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after dinner.

After Li Rongzhou revealed the salamander incident to the public, he secretly observed Qin's reaction.

Unexpectedly, Qin, who had always opposed "dangerous activities," remained silent throughout.

"Salamander?" Li Pingfu became interested. "I heard Master Zhou say that consuming salamander can greatly increase the strength of the flesh and blood, and is even more effective than qi and blood herbs."

After all, medicine has some degree of toxicity, but dietary supplements don't have this concern. The purple centipede ointment from the Purple Gold Blood Centipede is itself a poison, and its use is subject to similar restrictions.

Li Ping'an said angrily, "This fish almost hurt my little brother. It's not gentlemanly to leave a grudge unavenged. I won't be at peace until I get rid of it."

He thought for a moment and then said, "We can buy some anesthetic and apply it to the blade. As long as it can pierce the fish scales, it will slow down the salamander's movements."

Li Rongzhou agreed, "Ping An's idea is good. The best way is to lure the salamander ashore. Ping Fu and I can easily attack it from the left and right. If we are accidentally dragged into the water, we can use the Tree Breathing Technique to hold our breath for a long time."

"I can help too," Li Pingcan quickly said, as the thorn whip could at least restrain the salamander to some extent. The group discussed the details.

Qin listened carefully and confirmed again and again that there was no great danger. She breathed a sigh of relief, but her brows still furrowed with worry and concern.

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The next morning, Hulu River.

The furtive figures were digging holes on the riverbank, the holes filled with sharpened bamboo spears, their tips gleaming with black water.

The dosage of this anesthetic is enough to knock out a large bison.

After finishing all of this.

Li Rongzhou and Li Pingfu finally revealed themselves, acting as bait as they walked along the riverbank pretending to fish, while Li Ping'an, who had no combat ability, watched the battle, and Li Pingcan used the [Earth Vein Sensing] skill to assist.

Waves of force and sound can be transmitted through water and soil.

As long as a salamander or carp approaches the riverbank, the [Earth Vein Sensing] can predict it in advance.

Beneath the turbulent waters, a hidden current swiftly moved toward the shore, its target clearly defined.

Li Pingcan's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Father, Big Brother, they're here!"

Li Rongzhou immediately grabbed his iron spear and started running quickly. "According to the plan, I'll go left and you go right, run towards the trap and lure it over!"

"it is good!"

Li Pingfu agreed, and the next moment, a giant black carp leaped out of the water and chased after the people on the shore, its sharp, serrated teeth nearly biting Li Pingfu's clothes.

He dared not be careless and immediately rushed to the trap on the shore. When he looked back, he saw that the salamander was actually slapping its tail as it came ashore to chase and bite him.

This salamander is truly ferocious, and unlike ordinary fish, it doesn't lose its ability to move once it comes ashore. It leaps up with a flick of its tail, its teeth snapping open and closing with a "crackling" sound.

No wonder everyone says "a carp leaps up"!
"Lure it into the trap! Quickly!"

"boom!"

The withered grass covering the trap could not support the salamander's body and collapsed instantly, the sharp bamboo spear piercing through the fish scales and into its flesh.

The salamander struggled incessantly, its tail kicking up dust. Li Pingcan immediately summoned a large number of thorns to seal the trap's exit, but even so, many of them were broken off by the salamander's tail.

Large doses of anesthetic are indeed powerful.

Then the salamander's wide-open eyes gradually cleared, its tail drooped, and wet mucus dripped from its fins.

Li Rongzhou always liked to finish off the fish, and regardless of whether the salamander was pretending to be dead, he thrust his spear into the fish's head, causing blood to gush out instantly.

"Hoohoo."

Li Pingfu let out a breath. Unlike the chaotic brawls in the village, the salamanders were clearly more ferocious, and the oppressive feeling of their shadows looming in the air was overwhelming.

'This oppressive aura is the purest killing intent and murderous aura, possessed only by battle-hardened beasts.'

Martial arts not only cultivate the body but also the spirit. If one can observe and comprehend this killing intent, one's heart for martial arts will be even stronger.

As he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Li Pingcan shout in a panic, "Big brother, run!"

run?
Li Pingfu was startled and was about to run away, but it was too late!

"Wow!"

Amidst the crashing waves and towering curtain of water, the silhouette of a colossal creature loomed in and out, its shadow completely obscuring Li Pingfu's body.

He only had time to grip the dagger tightly in his hand before the white waves swept across the riverbank. When the water receded, Li Pingfu was nowhere to be seen on the banks of the Hulu River!
(End of this chapter)