Chapter 47: Encounter in Red Leaf Forest

  In the morning, after settling Zhou Bo's affairs and learning that Zhou Bo was returning to Jianzong, Qin Yong set off on his journey back to Yunhai Sect with a sense of relief. Before leaving, he instructed Qin Yu for a few moments, bid farewell to Qin Tianyuan and Lin Xue, and then officially departed.

  As they exited Yangmu City, riding their swift horses and following the same route back, something unexpected happened when they were about to enter Hongyelan Forest. These horses originally had a hint of demonic beast bloodline, although they didn't have much combat strength, but also weren't excessively afraid of demonic beasts; otherwise, it would be impossible to ride them through so many dangerous places. Just like before, when Qin Yong followed Qin Tiantu back and rode his horse through Hongyelan Forest, the horse was frightened, but not to the point where it didn't dare move.

  Now, the horse stopped at the entrance of the red leaf forest and no matter how Qin Yong urged it, it only knelt down and trembled, not daring to move forward. Qin Yong yelled a few times in vain, so he gave up and thought that riding the horse around the red leaf forest would take several days of detour, so he might as well abandon the horse and walk through the red leaf forest on foot.

  Qin Yong rode his horse back a bit, exchanged it for silver coins, and then continued on the road. Walking into the Red Leaf Forest alone again, Qin Yong wasn't too worried. Most of the outer circle were mid-to-low-level demon beasts, which was equivalent to the strength of the sixth level of Qi Wu Realm or lower. There were few high-level demon beasts that appeared. The double-tailed tiger that Qin Yong had encountered earlier was already a dominant demon beast in the outer circle, and as for the Xuan Beast level, it would at least be in the middle circle of the Red Leaf Forest further inside.

  All went smoothly, and before he knew it, dusk had arrived. Qin Yu had already walked for about half a day's journey. If he continued to rush through the night, he would be able to leave the Red Leaf Forest by tomorrow. This was the drawback of traveling on foot. Qin Yu currently only had a cultivation base of seven layers of Qi Refining, and his speed was not fast to begin with. Moreover, he didn't have any movement techniques, making it even more so. If he had a good movement technique and sufficient true energy, rushing through the night wouldn't be much different from riding a horse. And if his cultivation base exceeded the Mystic Martial Realm, it would be even faster than an ordinary fast horse, unless it was one of those truly powerful demonic beast mounts, in which case there wasn't any ordinary horse that could compare to it.

  Qin Yong caught a rabbit, set up a fire and roasted it. This is Qin Yong's current skill level, he's not afraid to show his hand, even if a powerful demon beast comes, Qin Yong would be happy to use his Qi Opera Seal to kill it. The meat of the demon beast can replenish his Qi and blood, helping him cultivate, and for Qin Yong, it means increasing his cultivation speed. Qin Yong is still very greedy.

  Moreover, the demon beast itself also carries a vital energy. Just like Qin Yong's capture of this rabbit, there wouldn't be any cute small animals in the Red Leaf Forest. This rabbit is called the Gnawing Wood Rabbit, a first-class demon beast with strength equivalent to the Qi Wu Realm's first level. For ordinary people, it's a terrifying demon beast that can take their lives.

  The origin of the name "Wood Gnawing Rabbit" is that this rabbit likes to gnaw on the roots of ancient trees and eat them, containing the power of wood in its body. Unfortunately, the Wood Gnawing Rabbit's bloodline is too weak, otherwise it would condense into a wooden nucleus and become a precious treasure, but now it can only become a delicious dish in various restaurants.

  However, the wooden rabbit was still a demon beast after all. Apart from allowing Qin Yong to once again enjoy the sweetness of demon beast meat and accelerate his cultivation speed, it also brought him 20 units of aura points. Although not many, this was already better than ordinary spiritual medicine aura points. A single first-grade demon beast was enough to be equivalent to a restricted consumption aura point seal, Qin Yong really wished for a powerful demon beast to come over, at that time he would kill the demon beast, take its precious materials and also obtain more aura points.

  With this in mind, Qin Yong was even more unscrupulous and simply roasted the rabbit. The mysterious beast couldn't be lured over, and even if it did come, Qin Yong wasn't afraid. If a high-level demon beast came, he would make a profit; if not, Qin Yong could still enjoy the delicious taste of the roasted rabbit, either way, he wouldn't lose out.

  Hush! Hush! Hush!

  On the bonfire, a skinned rabbit was roasted to golden brown, and the oil dripped onto the fire, making a gentle crackling sound that was especially pleasant in this quiet night.

  The Red Leaf Forest is a realm of demonic beasts, where ordinary insects cannot survive, but those that have become demonic beasts will not be foolish enough to attract heavenly enemies. Therefore, although they are in the forest, it seems unusually quiet, and with the possibility of demonic beasts attacking at any time, it feels especially tense. It's also because Qin Yong has a trump card, his skills are high and his courage is great, that he dares to be like this.

  The aroma was soon transmitted, Qin Yong didn't bring seasonings, but the meat quality of the demon beast was originally fresh and delicious, and the Chewing Wooden Rabbit was a delicacy among the first-class demon beasts. Even without seasonings, it wouldn't be bad when roasted like this. Qin Yong's fingers moved with excitement as he smelled the aroma of the meat, unfortunately, it wasn't quite done yet. Now it could be eaten, but waiting a little longer would make it even more delicious.

  What's most important is that Qin Yong also wanted to see if any of the gluttonous and foolish demon beasts would be attracted over, but the result was disappointing for Qin Yong. Apparently, the demon beasts weren't stupid either; those who dared to barbecue in the Red Leaf Forest were either not fools or fearless. Even when they arrived nearby, the demon beasts still observed cautiously.

  "Huh? I originally thought that someone who dared to barbecue in the Red Leaf Forest was a master of the Xuanwu Realm, but it turned out to be a foolish kid from the Qi Wu Realm."

  A faint laugh echoed through the air, followed by four young men emerging from the woods. They looked like they were only in their twenties, but each of them exuded a powerful aura.

  Qin Yong looked at him with a hint of surprise, and from this aura, it was clear that he was much stronger than Xu Liu and Xu Qi. He was definitely a strong practitioner in the Xuanwu Realm. Unexpectedly, the meat fragrance didn't attract any demonic beasts, but instead attracted these few young talents, Qin Yong felt somewhat speechless.

  These four young people, two men and two women, could not have been raised by an ordinary family. They must be from one of the five major sects or the imperial family. Qin Yong had a plan in his heart, but he didn't show any expression, instead revealing a confused look.

  Since they misunderstood themselves as ignorant little fools who didn't know the danger of Red Leaf Forest, let them misunderstand then. They're not mortal enemies and don't have any conflicts or grudges, so it's not worth stirring up trouble. Anyway, since we won't take action, it's better to keep our trump card secret for now.

  "Haha, as expected, you're a foolish kid." It was that person speaking again, one of the two men among the four.

  "Yun Cong, this friend is definitely a newcomer to Red Leaf Forest and doesn't understand the ways here. Don't mock him anymore." One of the two women, with long hair tied up, looking particularly sunny, spoke up.

  Li Yuncong shrugged and didn't continue being so arrogant.

  "This friend, even if it's on the periphery, there are also high-level demon beasts that approach the Xuan beast. It doesn't matter about burning fire, but it's still best not to easily roast food." Another man smiled warmly and politely.

  The last woman looked at the golden-brown roasted rabbit meat and secretly laughed at Qin Yong's foolishness, thinking that with his actual strength in the Wu Realm, he dared to roast meat here. She also sighed that fools have good luck. Since the Bite Wood Rabbit became a delicacy in various large restaurants, many low-level Wu Realm martial artists specialized in hunting the Bite Wood Rabbit, making them extremely rare. They had wanted to catch one to taste it fresh, but never encountered any, and this foolish kid had such good luck on his first visit to Red Leaf Forest.