Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

The tree-planting team felt somewhat similar to the group of monsters near Biyou Village.

The most crucial point is...

"Wow, that's a ton!"

Looking at the monkeys hanging from the trees within a ten-meter radius, there were at least fifty of them.

There are fifty apes that can be considered demonic beasts. Even if some are strong and some are weak, they are still more than five extraordinary individuals can handle.

“The Thirty-Six Stratagems…” said a strange man.

"Running away is the best course of action!" another extraordinary person added.

"run!!!"

The five people turned and ran!

"Squeaky-"

The monkeys screamed and chased after them.

Chapter 124 Arrival at Longhu Mountain

What is it like to race against monkeys in the mountains and forests?

A certain extraordinary person from Biyou Village answered in this way: When you are rushing, the branches along the way keep slapping your face, and the lush vegetation obstructs your vision, making every step you take feel like opening a blind box, not knowing what you will step on.

Therefore, the tree-planting team's movement speed couldn't be increased at all, while the monkeys were unaffected, tossing themselves from one tree to another, quickly traversing the forest, not only keeping a steady distance from the tree-planting team but also launching attacks...

While grabbing the branch, the other hand would sweep it up and tear something off the branch, perhaps a fruit or a twig... and throw it all at the tree-planting team.

Defensive artifacts are essential items for every villager, and the tree-planting team is no exception. Therefore, the attack from the ape did not harm the members of the tree-planting team.

but……

Even a clay figure has a temper; no one wants to be beaten all the time.

Not to mention that they are a group of superhumans who possess considerable martial prowess.

Enraged, the tree-planting team stopped fleeing, turned around and charged at the monkeys, engaging in a fierce battle.

However, how could a group of demonic beasts, armed with claws and teeth, possibly stand against a group of fully armed superhumans?

Even though the magical artifacts used by the tree-planting team were of low quality, they were not easily broken by the ape-like monsters. To be precise, the energy layer released by the defensive artifacts was not broken until the end of the battle.

Taking advantage of this, the tree-planting team of supernatural beings wielded other magical artifacts and quickly defeated all the monkeys.

About fifteen minutes later, all the monkeys except for a few that escaped had been knocked unconscious.

A strange man holding a staff-shaped magical artifact looked at the monkeys lying on the ground and suddenly asked with some curiosity, "This place is very ordinary! How come there are so many demonic beasts here?"

"You're asking this after the fight?" The strange man next to him was speechless.

“We were running away and fighting before, so we didn’t have a chance to ask,” the strange man explained.

“You’re right.” One of the strange people next to him nodded slightly in understanding.

"There must be some special thing or area, otherwise it would be impossible for so many monsters to be born."

The leader of the tree-planting team said this, and the remaining team members nodded in agreement, indicating that the leader was right.

"So... are we looking for that thing or place?" one of the strange people asked.

"There's no need to search deliberately. Just look for it while planting trees. If you don't find it... tell Mr. Bi Yuan about it when you get back to a place with a signal."

The team leader said this, and the team members had no objections.

"What should we do with these monsters?" one of the team members asked.

"Never mind, just leave it here," the captain said.

The tree-planting team went to other places and carefully selected locations to plant trees.

Five days later, using a social media app, one of the tree-planting teams reported the news.

Bi Yuan, who was in charge of handling trivial matters, received the news and immediately went to the Cultivation Hall to find Ma Xianhong. Ma Xianhong's response was: "No fun." Then Bi Yuan went to the Forging Workshop to find Fang Rui, whose response was just one word: "Oh~"

Upon hearing about the hordes of monkey monsters, Fang Rui immediately thought of a certain plot: the Valley of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

Although the valley contained a "treasure" of rootless plants, it held little appeal for Fang Rui.

"Don't worry about those trivial things!"

Fang Rui waved his hand and said, "Go and inform the villagers that we will set off for Longhu Mountain tomorrow."

"If I remember correctly, there are still eight days until the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony," Bi Yuan said after a moment of silence.

"Yes, you're not mistaken." He first confirmed Bi Yuan's words, then countered with a question: "But what does the timing of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony have to do with when I go to Longhu Mountain?"

Bi Yuan remained silent for a moment before replying, "No."

Then, Bi Yuan left the forging workshop and returned to the village to inform the villagers about the matter.

………………

The next day, the villagers of Biyou Village took a rented bus to Longhu Mountain.

Xia He was quite excited to leave the village after nearly a few months, probably because her destination was Longhu Mountain.

I'm really worried about Zhang Lingyu!

Fang Rui sighed, turning his gaze to the scenery outside the car window.

Longhu Mountain, named after the legend that "dragons and tigers appeared when the elixir was completed," is a national 5A-level tourist attraction, therefore...

You need to buy a ticket to enter the mountain! Group buying is cheaper.

A group of people from Biyou Village bought tickets to enter the mountains and proceeded along the mountain road. They asked the Taoist priests they met along the way and successfully got Zhang Lingyu to deliver the goods to their door.

As for why it was Zhang Lingyu.

It can only be said that Xia He is very charming; with just a few words, she got those Taoists to bring Zhang Lingyu over.

Looking at Zhang Lingyu, Fang Rui asked, "I am one of the leaders of Biyou Village. I have come to visit the Old Celestial Master. May I ask where he is?"

Zhang Lingyu knew that Biyou Village was a recently emerging force of supernatural beings, but he hadn't paid much attention to who was in Biyou Village. This was the first time he had met Fang Rui.

"Master is in the pavilion on the back mountain, please follow me."

Leaders of extraordinary organizations frequently visited the Celestial Master, a practice Zhang Lingyu was accustomed to.

"You can wander around the scenic area for a while, and I will contact you afterwards."

After Fang Rui finished speaking to the villagers, he followed behind Zhang Lingyu, accompanied by Ma Xianhong.

Xia He hid in the crowd, controlling mechanical flying insects to follow behind Zhang Lingyu; it was easy to guess what she was up to.

Half an hour later, Fang Rui and the others arrived at the pavilion on the back mountain.

The pavilion was brand new, as if it had been built recently.

Inside the pavilion, three elderly men sat around a round stone table. Two of them were playing chess, while the third was watching.

Noticing someone approaching, the three of them turned their gazes toward each other.

The moment Zhang Zhiwei saw Fang Rui, his eyes changed, and a feeling suddenly arose in his heart... as if a mountain was pressing down on him.

Immediately afterwards, the pressure vanished without a trace, and Zhang Zhiwei, who had reflexively tensed up, relaxed a little.

Fang Rui smiled slightly, a gesture that stopped his oppressive aura directed at Zhang Zhiwei, as a greeting.

“Lingyu, who are they…” Zhang Zhiwei asked with a calm expression.

“These two are the leaders of Biyou Village…” Zhang Lingyu introduced the two, “This is Fang Rui, and that is Ma Xianhong.”

'Biyou Village.'

Zhang Zhiwei had also heard of the recently emerging supernatural forces, mainly because Biyou Village's main business now is selling clothing.

Zhang Zhiwei was somewhat interested in those special clothes and ordered dozens of sets of Taoist robes from Biyou Village.

But he never expected that the leader of Biyou Village would be so strong!

"Hello, Master Tianshi," Fang Rui greeted.

"Hello, Master Tianshi," Ma Xianhong greeted.

Zhang Zhiwei said, "Please sit down."

Chapter 125 Conversation with Zhang Zhiwei

Zhang Lingyu turned and left, while Fang Rui and Ma Xianhong sat on the empty stone bench.

The five people present looked at each other, but their thoughts were not the same.

Having glimpsed a corner of Fang Rui's formidable strength, Zhang Zhiwei was pondering Fang Rui's reasons for coming here and whether it would affect his plans.

Lu Jin, whose understanding of Fang Rui was limited to basic information, was now thinking about how to persuade Fang Rui to receive the clothes he had ordered several months in advance, so as to give her great-granddaughter a surprise.

Tian Jinzhong stared at Fang Rui and Ma Xianhong with his blood-red eyes, his gaze devoid of much emotion, merely an observation of their first meeting.

Ma Xianhong turned his gaze to Lu Jin. As mentioned before, Ma Xianhong regarded the inheritors of the Eight Extraordinary Skills as family.

but……

As the owner of the Tongtian Talisman, Lu Jin is quite old; if one were to consider him a relative, he would be at least of the grandfather's generation.

Moreover, Lu Jin's attitude towards the descendants of the Thirty-Six Thieves is unknown. Zhang Chulan is an exception, after all, he has a relationship with Zhang Zhiwei, so Ma Xianhong did not speak rashly.

Fang Rui didn't let his mind wander and got straight to the point: "Master, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei was somewhat surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked softly, "You said..."

"My company is short-staffed, so I'd like to hold a job fair during the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony..."

Zhang Zhiwei, Tian Jinzhong, and Lu Jin: "…………"

That's...a really interesting idea!

“No,” Zhang Zhiwei refused.

Turning the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony into a martial arts tournament was already a terrible thing, but adding a recruitment event on top of that...

The combination of a job fair and a martial arts tournament seems like a joke.