Chapter 602: Snow Cloud Fox

Just as Han Li was sizing up the other party's appearance, the man walked into the medicinal garden with a grin and greeted him very enthusiastically: (Net)

"This fellow Daoist is also a disciple of Tianquan Peak, right? I see that you have a very unfamiliar face; are you a new disciple who joined last year? In this way, I can be considered a genuine senior brother."

"My surname is Han, and I have indeed only joined for about a year. You are a high-level disciple of the Hidden Sword Peak, right!" Han Li withdrew his gaze and said with a smile.

"It turns out to be Junior Brother Han. I am Kui Cai Huan of the Hidden Sword Peak, and I am responsible for looking after a spirit beast field nearby, located in a small basin dozens of miles away. Junior Brother, if you have the opportunity, you can go and take a look. Although my cultivation is not high, I have been in the sect for seven or eight years. There is nothing about the Luoyun Sect or the fellow sect brothers of various mountain peaks that I don't know. If you have anything you don't know in the future, just ask me." This person was extremely familiar.

Han Li smiled slightly.

The man who was talking endlessly made him think of the "Little Abacus" who called himself a "Know-It-All" in the Seven Mysteries Sect back then. Equally glib and equally slick!

Obviously, both were the same type of person.

Han Li found it funny in his heart, but he didn't have any ill feelings toward this person.

"Many thanks for Senior Brother's kindness. However, Brother Kui, do you have any urgent business coming here this time?" He crossed his arms and asked with a blink of his eyes.

Hearing Han Li's question, Kui Cai Huan revealed an embarrassed expression, hesitated for a moment, and then scratched his scalp before saying:

"Urgent business is not really the case. I originally wanted to find Senior Sister to help with something this time. But I didn't expect that Senior Sister Yuan, who had managed this medicinal garden for five or six years, would leave just like that. Now, things are a bit difficult to handle."

"Help?" Han Li frowned, a look of doubt appearing in his eyes.

"Actually, it's nothing. Junior Brother must also know that we external affairs disciples have never been valued by the sect because of our aptitude. If the sect distributes magic tools and pills, naturally there is no share for us. And the spirit stones we work hard for a year can't buy any pills to improve our cultivation. Therefore, a few fellow sect brothers and I have actually been catching a rare little animal called the 'Snow Cloud Fox' in the Green Trace Swamp to sell in the marketplace. Although this little fox is not a demon beast, it is small in size, cute in appearance, and understands human nature. So it is very popular among the female disciples of the sect. It has also allowed us fellow sect brothers to earn a bit. But not long ago, we discovered a variant 'Snow Cloud Fox' in the swamp, which actually had faint spiritual energy on its body, seeming to have evolved into a low-level demon beast. This naturally made us overjoyed. If we could capture this beast alive, it could sell for at least a hundred spirit stones, which is a rare deal. But unfortunately, we were a bit too impatient. And without careful consideration, we let this beast slip through our hands. Since then, this demon beast has hidden in the depths of the swamp and no longer appears easily. Although we have searched through most of the Green Trace Swamp and occasionally encountered this beast a few times, before we could get close, it would dive into the sludge and disappear," he said with a look of regret.

But seeing Han Li reveal a thoughtful look, he paused and continued:

"Later, we observed it for a period of time and found that this variant Snow Cloud Fox loves to eat yellow essence that is over ten years old, and it loves yellow essence with medicinal properties of over ten years even more. After pondering, we decided that to lure this beast out, we would need at least fifty-year-old yellow essence. Only then would it jump into the trap regardless of everything. But Junior Brother, you also know that once any medicinal herb reaches several decades, it is not something that can be bought with a dozen or so spirit stones. Although we had some savings in our hands before, we just bought a bottle of pills to improve our cultivation a while ago, and we have no extra spirit stones left. In desperation, I thought of the yellow essence that was over several decades old in Senior Sister Yuan's medicinal garden, so I came over to take a look. But I didn't expect that the medicinal garden had already been changed to Junior Brother Han to manage. I wonder if Junior Brother Han can lend me a yellow essence?" Kui Cai Huan's voice became lower at the last sentence, sounding a bit hesitant.

It seemed he also knew that this request was a bit excessive.

After hearing the words, Han Li's face didn't show any expression, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly:

"There are indeed two yellow essences over fifty years old in the medicinal garden, which fully meet Senior Brother's requirements. Reasonably speaking, this is the first time Senior Brother Kui has asked me for help, and as a junior brother, I shouldn't refuse. But Senior Brother should know that I have no qualifications to use any medicinal herbs over several decades in this medicinal garden. Once there is a shortage or a mistake, I won't be able to explain it to the senior uncle above at all. Perhaps there will be a punishment. I am afraid I cannot help with this favor."

Han Li said these words very calmly, which made the yellow-clothed man opposite feel disappointed.

"Junior Brother, please rest assured, we are only borrowing this spirit herb for a few days. Once the time is up, we will return it in its original state. As for when we dig it up and transplant it, we will definitely be extremely careful. There won't be any mistakes. Of course, we fellow sect brothers are not borrowing this spirit herb for nothing. After we succeed, we will definitely share a portion of the spirit stones with Junior Brother. We will definitely not let Junior Brother suffer any losses," he continued to persuade, still unwilling to give up.

"Sorry! This matter is of great importance, and I will not move the medicinal herbs in the medicinal garden. However, if Senior Brother really doesn't have many spirit stones in your hands, I have accumulated some, and I can lend them to you to buy another one in the marketplace," Han Li refused firmly at first, but then his tone changed, and he said with a smile about lending spirit stones.

The yellow-clothed man's face looked a bit ugly after hearing the previous words, but after hearing the latter part, he was greatly encouraged. He asked in surprise:

"Junior Brother, are these words true? If you are willing to lend spirit stones, then there is naturally no need to move the medicinal herbs in the medicinal garden. However, such a spirit herb of several decades costs at least thirty or forty spirit stones to exchange for. Does Junior Brother really have so many?" Kui Cai Huan asked with suspicion after his surprise.

After all, for a Qi Refining stage cultivator, this could be considered a not-so-small amount.

"These spirit stones were accumulated before I joined the sect. Now that I don't need them for the time being, I will lend them to Senior Brother for a while! After all, if it only takes a few days for these spirit stones to double, I don't want to miss this rare opportunity," Han Li said leisurely.

"Hehe. It turns out Junior Brother Han is also an expert in business. Please rest assured, Junior Brother, as long as we have this yellow essence, capturing that Snow Cloud Fox is a sure thing." Kui Cai Huan was overjoyed and took the spirit stones from Han Li's hand, patting his chest to guarantee that there would be no problems.

Han Li smiled and didn't say anything, reached into his storage pouch with one hand, and twenty or so spirit stones of various colors appeared in his hand, which he handed to the other party without hesitation.

Kui Cai Huan took the spirit stones from Han Li's hand with great joy, patting his chest to guarantee that there would be no problems.

However, after chatting with Han Li for a few more words, he left with something on his mind.

Looking at the other party's gradually receding back. Han Li's smile faded, and he shook his head slightly.

He naturally wouldn't covet the other party's promise of twenty or thirty spirit stones; he just didn't want to offend some people just after coming to this Luoyun Sect.

He still had to stay in this Luoyun Sect for a long time, and the other party was also a well-informed person, so perhaps he would really have a chance to use him.

After thinking about this, Han Li opened the medicinal garden's restriction with an expressionless face and returned to the secret room of the small stone mountain to continue his cultivation.

Three days later, Han Li looked at Kui Cai Huan, who had an embarrassed expression, and was speechless for a while.

The other party came to the door today not to return the spirit stones, but to invite Han Li to capture the Snow Cloud Fox together.

"You guys catching

"Junior Brother is unaware, but this Snow Cloud Fox is exceptionally cunning, running as fast as the wind; ordinary flying magic tools seem unable to catch up to it. We originally borrowed several 'Lost-Track' formation flags from an inner sect Senior Brother with whom we are on good terms. We could have set up a small 'Lost-Track' formation to trap this fox within it. But one of the Senior Brothers was suddenly assigned a task by the higher-ups yesterday and is no longer in the sect. As a result, this formation is missing a link. If we were to find someone else, we would have to share an extra portion of spirit stones with them. The other Senior Brothers are not very willing, so I came to ask Junior Brother to help. Of course, when the time comes, Junior Brother will definitely be given more spirit stones." Kui Cai Huan said with a smile.

Han Li heard this, rubbed his chin, and pondered.

If it were any other time, and someone came to find him, he naturally would not waste time on such trivial matters and would have refused immediately.

But a few days ago, when he was cultivating the fourth layer of the Great Expansion Art in his seclusion chamber, he felt a vague sense of irritability and was unable to calm his mind.

This should be a sign that the cultivation technique had reached a bottleneck.

As such, going out for a walk with the other party today might be a good idea.

After all, no one can say for sure when an opportunity for a breakthrough will come.

After weighing the matter, Han Li nodded slightly and said:

"Since Senior Brother Kui has said so, I will make the trip. I am actually quite curious about where this Green-Track Marsh is!"

After saying this, a lazy smile appeared on Han Li's face.

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