Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 479 Sneak Attack
The majestic mountain ranges stretch endlessly, with withered grass and trees spreading boundlessly, meeting the gray sky. The wind rustles through them, creating an atmosphere of utter desolation.

Deep in the valley, a dark mass of monstrous beasts gathered like a storm cloud, their low growls echoing through the mountains, sending chills down one's spine.

"Xiaoyun, how are things on your end?"

A deep voice came from behind. Yang Yun turned around abruptly and saw Qin Hai's smiling face. He breathed a sigh of relief: "It's the same as always. The beast tide is lingering outside Dingfeng Village. I wonder what they're waiting for."

"is it?"

Qin Hai's gaze passed over Yang Yun, lingering on the hazy scenery below the mountain.
Yang Yun asked curiously, "Brother Qin, what brings you here?"

Since the reform of the Demon Suppression Camp, the demon-hunting cultivators are now organized into groups of three, belonging to various teams, districts, and departments. They no longer act in groups as before. Even though he and Qin Hai are both members of the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group, they haven't seen each other for several days.

Qin Hai withdrew his gaze and replied with a smile, "I received orders to go to the mountain peak in the northwest to monitor the beast tide. It just so happened that I was on my way, so I thought I'd come and see you."

Yang Yun frowned slightly; he did not doubt Qin Hai's words.

Master Li's ingenuity in scattering the demon-hunting cultivators and incorporating them into small sentry teams is indeed commendable.

But this reform is still in its early stages, and how can three unfamiliar cultivators develop any tacit understanding or trust when they are together?

Although the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group and the Vicious Dog Demon Hunting Group both belong to Master Li, they are not without competition and have even clashed over prey.

Is it reasonable to suddenly ask them to entrust their lives to you?

Furthermore, since monks are a valuable human resource, it has become the norm for the sentry teams to work separately after receiving a mission, rather than showing a scene of the team working together.

His current solitary presence here monitoring the beast tide is a prime example.

The only thing that bothered him was that Qin Hai belonged to the Panque Division, while he was under the jurisdiction of the Yanji Division. According to the rules, Qin Hai was not allowed to contact him during the mission, let alone reveal the details of the mission.

In the end, Yang Yun didn't say anything.

The Demon Suppression Camp is the Demon Suppression Camp, and the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group is the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group. His relationship with the latter is undoubtedly closer than with the former, so he has no way to report his own people.

"There's nothing to see here; it's far away from the beast tide."

Yang Yun shifted his position to make room for Qin Hai and said casually.

The Demon Suppression Camp has been at Dingfeng Village for two days and has indeed witnessed a large-scale beast tide.

However, the beast tide lingered in the valley where Dingfeng Village was located, its intentions unclear.

The commander suggested taking advantage of the fact that the monsters had not yet discovered the Demon Suppression Camp to catch the monster tide off guard. However, the deputy commander worried that the monster tide was just waiting for the Demon Suppression Camp to walk into their trap.

In short, the high-ranking officers of the Demon Suppression Camp could not reach an agreement, and finally proposed a safe approach: to observe first!
The three departments of Panque, Yanji, and Xieyun currently have a large number of sentry posts scattered throughout the mountains surrounding Dingfeng Village, comprehensively monitoring the beast tide's every move.

Qin Hai knelt beside Yang Yun, pulled out a flask of wine from his waist, and handed it to him: "Try it."

Yang Yun shook his head: "I don't drink."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hai's eyes showed surprise.

A demon-hunting cultivator with his head tucked into his belt not drinking alcohol? Is that a joke?
Who can linger on the edge of life and death, ignoring the pressure?

Not to mention ordinary demon-hunting cultivators, even he in the Mad Lion Demon-Hunting Group would occasionally have a few sips of alcohol. After all, before the Spring Breeze Pavilion and Hundred Prosperity Pavilion were built, Monkey Valley had no other way to vent its desires.

However, thinking back, I have never seen Yang Yun appear alone at Taibai Restaurant.

Thinking of this, Qin Hai couldn't help but sigh: "Yang Yun, you're not bad, it's me, old Qin, who has let you down."

Yang Yun was taken aback and was about to ask a question when his divine sense suddenly issued an alarm.

"you"

Before the young monk could even speak, seven or eight fist-thick wooden sticks slammed into him, striking his wrists, shoulders, thighs, and abdomen. He was pinned to the ground like an open "大" character, unable to move.

The intense pain caused Yang Yun to let out a wail.

He struggled to open his eyes and saw the menacing mechanical puppet at Qin Hai's waist. He immediately questioned angrily, "Brother Qin, what do you mean by this?" Qin Hai squatted down beside Yang Yun and shook his head, "Even now, you're still willing to call me Brother Qin. To be honest, I feel a little reluctant."

Despite this, he was quick and swift, grabbing at a dagger hidden on Yang Yun's person.

Yang Yun felt utterly hopeless.

If Qin Hai was joking just now, then stealing someone's magic weapon is something only mortal enemies would do.

Clearly, Qin Hai was serious.

"Why!?"

Yang Yun looked up, his face filled with extreme resentment.

He asked himself if he and Qin Hai were truly sworn brothers, and he told them all his secrets, including his sister's address. Wasn't his purpose to ensure that Yang Cailing would have someone to take care of her if he died at the hands of a monster?

But he never expected that the one who would turn against him was Qin Hai, whom he regarded as an elder brother.

Qin Hai was silent for a moment, then slowly exhaled and said, "I just want to live."

Two full days have passed since the Demon Suppression Camp arrived at Dingfeng Village.

Four days had passed between his secret plot with Qiao Shun!
The Ninth Prince was near Monkey Valley, and within four days, he launched an attack on Monkey Valley no matter what.

Although Monkey Valley was empty, there were still nearly twenty patrol members. Li family businesses such as Taibai Restaurant, Chunyi Tower, and Baishengfang did not choose to leave in order to show the Li family's determination to guard the valley.

In addition, cultivators were stationed at both the Puyin Mountain Guild Hall and the Demon Hunting Guild.

Leaving aside mortals, there are at least fifty or sixty cultivators in Monkey Valley.

Although most of these people were just low-level cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining and were no match for the elite cultivators of the Owl Hall, the Owl Hall did not have many people stationed on Puyin Mountain, so it would still be difficult to wipe them out completely.

In particular, Li Xiangming dug a large number of tunnels in the valley.

Qin Hai never thought that the Li family was an opponent that could be easily defeated.

During his year at Puyin Mountain, he came to understand Qiao Shun's predicament, because Li Xiangming's prestige was too high, so high that anyone in Monkey Valley could be used by him.

If Qiao Shun summoned the Owl Hall to attack Monkey Valley, then it would be almost impossible for Li Xiangming's Demon Suppression Camp to be kept in the dark.

However, even now, the Demon Suppression Camp is still monitoring the beast tide and planning how to deal with it, seemingly ignoring the plight of Monkey Valley.

There are only two possibilities!

Either Qiao Shun never passed the intelligence to the Ninth Prince, and Monkey Valley was not attacked; or the attack failed, and Monkey Valley was intact, so the Demon Suppression Camp naturally had no need to return to defend it.

Neither of these options is acceptable to Qin Hai.

The second scenario, needless to say, is arguably the worst possible outcome.

The first explanation also proves that Qiao Shun harbors ulterior motives, and that these spies lurking in the demon-hunting group are at risk of being exposed.

As an intelligence agent, Qin Hai knew very well that if he didn't do something now, it might be too late.

Attacking Yang Yun could not salvage the overall situation.

But as long as Yang Yun is brought home, his family will naturally know that he has not yet been exposed.

The fact that he wasn't exposed means he's still loyal.

otherwise
Shaking his head, Qin Hai took out a rope. Under the suppression of the "Thousand Machine Dragon Binding Box", Yang Yun was unable to use his magic power at all and was easily bound.

"You are a spy hidden in the Demon Suppression Camp!"

(End of this chapter)