Chapter 32: Snatching Xiao Jian (Three)

  Li Ruo Knife was self-reproaching and hesitant, just about to take a step forward, when suddenly a buzzing sound came from the right side, a gust of evil wind swept over. Li Ruo Knife was startled, his feet swiftly drew a stroke, in an instant he quickly turned around, only to see a fist-sized wild bee brush past beside him, narrowly avoiding being stung.

  Li Ruo was just congratulating himself when he suddenly felt a severe pain on his left arm, followed by a numbness that spread throughout the entire forearm. He took a step back in shock and swung his left arm with great force, sending another fist-sized wild bee flying away.

  The two wild bees turned their heads and rushed towards Li again with their knives.

  Li Ran's sword flashed with surprise and anger, his long sword leapt out of its scabbard, made a swift slash in the air, and the two wild bees were severed into four pieces that fell to the ground.

  Li Ran swiftly turned his head around, but didn't see any other wild bees. He ripped open the sleeve on his left arm with a tearing sound, revealing a red swelling the size of a steamed bun that was shocking to behold. The swollen area felt slightly numb.

  Li Ran cut open a small mouth on the swelling with his dagger, squeezed out a few drops of blood to examine it, and found that the wild bee was venomous. Fortunately, the effect of this little bee venom was not great, and he could easily dissipate it by circulating his internal energy.

  Originally, his mood was already irritable, and then he encountered a wild bee attack. Li Ran's heart grew even angrier, and after taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the irritability in his mind. Just then, from afar, several buzzing wing flapping sounds could be heard again.

  "It seems there should be a wild bee nest nearby. This thing is insignificant if it's scarce, but extremely dangerous if it's abundant. I'd better keep a distance from this."

  Li Ran's mind was racing with thoughts, and he was about to quietly slip away into the distance when suddenly a bold idea flashed through his head like lightning.

  Li Ruo's eyes lit up, and he carefully calculated in his mind, feeling that the plan was indeed feasible. His heart grew more and more delighted, and he hastily sat down on the ground, taking out the package behind him and pulling out the wooden stake and those few crystal red fruits.

  "Haha, indeed it's better to be prepared for any situation. I didn't expect that these two herbs, which are usually considered useless, would come in handy at this moment."

  Li Ruo Dao happily placed the two herbs on a rock, carefully grinding them with his dagger, and then carefully applied them to his hands, face, chest, and thighs. He quickly walked in the direction of the buzzing sound and saw several fist-sized wild bees working hard on the wisteria flowers.

  Li Rendao nodded secretly, knowing that his guess was not wrong. Those wild bees flew back and forth, one of them flying far away. Li Rendao chased after this wild bee, heading deeper into the wisteria, where there were more and more wild bees, until finally, he followed it to the entrance of a wild mountain cave.

  This is obviously the only way for all the wild bees to enter and exit, and the nest of the wild bees should be inside the cave.

  Li Rendao stood not far from the entrance of the cave, nodding secretly to himself. He had applied a herbal medicine on his body that repelled bees, and the smell kept the wild bees at bay. Li Rendao was fearless of bee stings and took bold steps into the mountain cave.

  The cave is relatively spacious and there aren't many wild bees flying around. When they fly past Li Rou's body, they automatically avoid him.

  Witnessing the efficacy of the herbal remedy, Li Ruo's heart was filled with joy. He took large strides towards the depths of the mountain cave, walking over thirty yards before stopping at the deepest point. There, more than ten enormous beehives hung upside down from the top of the cave, their surfaces teeming with countless wild bees that made Li Ruo's heart skip a beat.

  But Li Ruo's eyes grew brighter, and after some thought, he felt a bit uneasy. He carefully examined the cave and finally found a narrow mountain crevice at the bottom of the cave, not far from the beehive, which could only accommodate one person entering.

  This natural hideout made Li Ruo excitedly slap his thigh and secretly sigh that heaven was helping him.

  Sneaking out of the cave, Li Ran felt a bit uneasy in his heart, then took out several herbs and pounded them into juice, after which he took off his outer garment, used it to soak up all the medicinal liquid and put it on himself.

  Although these herbs are not as effective at driving away bees as the queen's jelly, they're better than nothing.

  Li Ran finally made sufficient preparations, gathering all his vital energy and swiftly retreating back to the stone gate of the cave, carefully making his way in through the wisteria vines, where he saw the man in green still tapping and pounding against the walls of the cave, desperately searching.

  The man in blue had a strip of cloth tied around his left arm, with fresh blood seeping out and staining the cloth red. It was his own handiwork from just now.

  Li Ruo knew that the man in green would not give up and wouldn't believe that such a large cave would only leave behind that small sword. He lightly tapped three stones in his hand, stood up, and with one hand pushed aside the wisteria vines, while with the other hand, his index finger slightly bent, amidst a whooshing sound, the three stones flew towards the man in green.

  The man in green heard the sound of breaking wind and quickly jumped back, the stone hit the wall of the cave and exploded. The man in green was slightly startled, looked up to see that it was again that pale and thin old man who was haunting him. The man in green was both annoyed and disgusted, his anger rising to his heart, he flew up onto the path on the top of the cave and chased after Li Fenger's back.

  Li Ran's knife flashed swiftly, pulling the man in green towards the outside of the mountain cave.

  Alas, the man in green was too powerful, and with one step, he could stride extremely far, getting closer and closer from behind. The man in green's long sword thrust forward, his eyes filled with furious killing intent.

  The pain in his left arm was almost unbearable, and this grudge had yet to be avenged. Li Ran's knife had actually dared to come back, and the anger in Qing Yi's heart was about to erupt.

  "You're lucky this time, old man, I swear I won't let you off next time."

  The man in the green robe shouted angrily from behind, his foot slipped and his speed suddenly increased by 10%, getting closer and closer to Li Ran's knife. Just then, he saw Li Ran's body spin around, one hand raised and swung back with force.

  Before he could react, a fierce and bright light suddenly appeared in front of him, a fireball streaked across like a meteor, exploding with a loud bang in front of him, the flames instantly scorching the hair and eyebrows of the man in green.

  The man in blue was shocked and his body quickly flipped backwards, and after standing still, the explosive aftershocks pushed him out three or four steps further.

  With great effort, he extinguished the flames on his head, and nearly half of the green-robed man's hair had been burned off.

  Watching Li Ran's knife running faster and faster in the distance, the green-clothed man was so angry that he almost had smoke coming out of his head. He didn't expect the old man in front to finally find the spiritual symbol of Xiaoshan, and even use it with such mastery.

  Just now, that one stroke was drawn out, and it's clear that the power of that talisman has been fully activated.

  "This old man actually has such means? It turns out that he relied on this to dare to turn back and oppose me again."

  The man in blue clothes was getting angrier in his heart, but his mind was getting colder. The long sword was filled with vital energy, and he continued to chase after Li Dao's back. Li Dao's moves had already been discovered by him, and next time it wouldn't be so easy to catch him off guard again.

  Two figures emerged from the stone gate like two rays of light, rushing rapidly towards the Wisteria Sea.

  Li Ruo's knife curved forward, and finally saw the wild beehive in front of him. His heart was excited and unstoppable. The man in green behind had already chased up close. Li Ruo took out another talisman, his energy surging rapidly, and threw it backhand. A stream of light shot out, and a fireball exploded loudly in front of the man in green.

  The man in green had been prepared, his right hand hooked on the thick rattan rod, and his body lightly rotated around the rod to let the flames pass by. As soon as he turned around, he saw Li Ran's knife thrust into that mountain cave.

  The man in blue subconsciously hesitated for a moment, unaware of what was hanging in the cave, but seeing Li Nian's bold entry, he thought there shouldn't be any strange beasts.

  Gritting his teeth, he hated Li Nuodao to death in his heart and resolutely followed closely behind.