"Brother, don't worry, if I succeed in taking over the Xue family, I'll definitely lead a group to skin that big black rat alive!"
Master Diao stood up, slinging the medicine basket he'd placed aside over his shoulder.
It was getting dark; he had to go back.
Ye Que's eyes lit up, thinking to himself, "This guy broke through to the second level in just one day; he must have gotten something good."
He set his sights on the medicine basket.
"Brother, you're already dead, your belongings are useless here, so I've taken them to complete our poisoning plan!"
Master Diao sighed softly and turned to leave.
Ye Que sneered.
After all that talk, he just wanted to make a quick buck off the dead.
He only came to burn paper money in mourning because he felt guilty.
"This beast in human skin, trying to take over someone else's family, I'll screw you over!"
Ye Que charged towards Master Diao.
Whoosh—
easily leaping into the medicine basket.
"Host has left the Monster Forest. Scan new map?"
"Scan!"
"Ding! New map scan started!"
"Ding! Scan information loading 10%...20%...30%..."
"Ding! Information loaded 100%!"
Ye Que's mind was filled with new information.
Outside the Monster Forest, there was a town called Qingfeng, a human settlement.
There were two large families there, the Long family and the Xue family.
"A mere second-level cultivator trying to dominate a large family? Wishful thinking!"
Ye Que snorted and rummaged through the medicine basket.
Most of them were ordinary medicinal herbs.
He continued flipping through.
"It's Ganoderma lucidum! Hehe, good stuff!"
Ye Que started to bite into it.
"Ding! Host has consumed a two-hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum! Gained 0.5 experience points."
It was actually two hundred years old, but he only gained such a low amount of experience points, which was definitely related to reaching the third level of cultivation.
"But it's much safer and easier than killing monsters!!"
He decided to follow Master Diao for now.
If he could obtain a treasure of even higher age, he would be rich.
He settled comfortably in the medicine basket and continued searching.
Unfortunately, besides the Ganoderma lucidum, there was nothing else of value.
"I'll use up my skill points first."
He had gained 0.5 experience points from slaying a level two demon beast.
Adding the 0.5 experience points from consuming the two-hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum,
he now had one experience point unused. He
checked his stats.
Speed: 3/10
Defense: 3.2/10
Attack: 3/10
Experience Points: 1
"Increase defense by 0.8, increase speed by 0.2."
He'd prioritize increasing defense; it could save his life in a critical moment.
The stats refreshed.
Speed: 3.2/10
Defense: 4/10
Attack: 3/10
Experience Points: 0
Now, he possessed level four defensive capabilities.
"Map scan alert: Two level one monsters have appeared 500 meters ahead!"
"Map scan alert: One level two monster has appeared 500 meters ahead!"
"Map scan alert..."
He had entered Qingfeng Town.
Ye Que could disable the map scan function, but being in an unfamiliar and dangerous place, it was safer to keep it on.
After a while,
the surroundings became quiet.
"Map scan alert: A level 5 monster has appeared 500 meters ahead!"
Ye Que became wary.
"You brought the goods?"
a deep voice asked.
"Five taels of gold, plus a 200-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, all brought. Where's the Melting Water Poison I asked for?"
The voice of the man with the deep voice was deliberately low.
"Here! Hand over the goods!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Que immediately jumped into a medicine bag. The man with the deep voice
put down the medicine bag, rummaged through it, and his expression changed drastically.
"You dare to play me? The deal is canceled. If you ever contact me again, I'll kill you."
The owner of the deep voice kicked the man with the deep voice.
The man with the deep voice frantically picked up the medicine bag and ran away.
"What does this kind of scum think about all day? He has no skills, all he thinks about is taking over the Xue family!"
Ye Que couldn't understand how this guy had survived this long.
The man with the deep voice finally breathed a sigh of relief when he reached a crowded area.
"Damn it, where's my Ganoderma lucidum?! How could it be gone?!"
He searched through the medicine bag again.
"Could it have been stolen by that big black rat again?"
He thought of his century-old ginseng, and his face turned ashen.
"Li Heidiao, I told you to collect medicinal herbs, what were you doing on the street?"
A cold voice rang out.
"Manager, I just came back from collecting herbs."
"Then hurry up and put the herbs back in the warehouse!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Li Heidiao headed straight for the Xue family.
Ye Que laughed: "Li Heidiao, what a flamboyant name."
But despite his laughter, he grasped a very important piece of information.
The warehouse!
"There are probably some good things in there!"
Ye Que felt that Li Heidiao was simply his lucky star.
Li Heidiao ran back to the Xue family, and after entering the warehouse, he was pulled into a corner by someone.
"Where's the Melting Water Poison?"
the person asked in a low voice.
"Manager Xue, the Ganoderma lucidum is gone, the transaction is canceled."
Li Heidiao said in a low voice, filled with remorse.
"Hmph! I gave you a chance to seize the Xue family, and you didn't seize it!"
The man's voice turned cold.
"I'll find another way."
"This matter is over! Keep your mouth shut, or I'll kill you!"
"I will never speak ill of them!"
Li Heidiao said fearfully.
"I knew it! How could a fool like Li Heidiao have the guts and ability to seize the Xue family!"
Ye Que suddenly realized.
But then he thought, the Xue family was really unlucky.
They were being targeted by someone within their own ranks.
"Get lost!"
the man shouted sharply.
Li Heidiao, carrying his medicine basket, hurriedly left.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Ye Que jumped out of the medicine basket and disappeared into a corner of the warehouse.
"Treasure, here I come!"
He burrowed deeper.
"Ding! Host has consumed one hundred-year-old ginseng!"
No experience points.
"At the third level of cultivation, consuming a hundred-year-old treasure is useless."
When he was at the first level, consuming a hundred-year-old ginseng would grant him 1 experience point.
Based on previous experience, consuming a hundred-year-old ginseng upon breaking through to the second level should grant 0.5 experience points. However
, consuming a hundred-year-old ginseng upon reaching the third level would not grant any experience points.
"It's alright, there are plenty of treasures here."
"Ding! Host has consumed a two-hundred-year-old Cold Marrow Branch! Gained 0.5 experience points."
"Ding! Host has consumed a three-hundred-year-old Blood Serum Fruit! Gained 1 experience point."
"Ding! Host has consumed…"
Just as he was happily eating, an unexpected event occurred. "Map scan notification:
Ten level six monsters and eight level seven monsters
have appeared 500 meters ahead!" "Map scan notification: Four level eight monsters and two level nine monsters have appeared 500 meters ahead!"
"Map scan notification: One level ten monster has appeared 500 meters ahead!"
"System notification: A large number of irresistible monsters are rapidly approaching, please take cover!"
"Holy crap! They're all approaching!"
Ye Que was terrified, abandoning everything, and ran away as fast as he could.
It was already night.
He was small and fast, so no one noticed him.
"Experience points! Quickly use experience points to break through!"
He couldn't care less about the experience point decrease after breaking through.
This was a matter of life and death!
Increasing his strength would give him a better chance of survival!