Chapter 151: Bait

Liu Shi hurried over and took a careful look; indeed, there were discolored powders present, while the other medicinal powders contained no such color.

Even though the particles were tiny, the sharp-eyed children still discovered them.

Liu Shi immediately contacted the people of the Medicine Workshop again.

This time, it was the middle-aged cultivator who had accompanied Pan Jueshi when he entered previously.

"My name is Chang Tai, the Workshop Master of this Medicine Workshop. May I see that discolored powder you mentioned?" Chang Tai asked about the discolored powder as soon as he arrived.

Liu Shi handed him a paper packet.

Chang Tai took the paper packet and examined it carefully.

His expression instantly changed color.

"Where is the other paper packet?" Liu Shi then gave him the other paper packet as well.

"Thank the children of the Clan School; let me catch the culprit first, and I will reward you handsomely later. Oh, by the way, every child who discovered the anomaly will receive an extra Merit Point."

After saying this, Chang Tai left in a hurry.

The other students heard this and immediately looked at Su Jin, Su Wuji, Qi Yi, and Su Lan.

Only they each received an extra Merit Point. What good luck!

So, for the rest of the time, the students packed the powders with even more enthusiasm and care.

What if someone among them was lucky enough to find a stray one? Finding another packet of abnormal medicinal powder would mean another Merit Point!!

About less than an hour passed, and a fierce battle suddenly erupted in the area behind the Medicine Workshop, which was half-hidden beneath the shade of towering green trees.

Su Jin and the others all ran to the doorway to watch the spectacle.

"That area is the most important part of the Medicine Workshop; it is the medicine-compounding zone, where only the true alchemists of the workshop work." An elder on Su Jin's side, watching the commotion, explained exactly what that battleground was.

"My heavens, those two fighting in the sky are Foundation Establishment cultivators, right?" someone exclaimed.

Boom, crash, thud, splash...

The once-intact building complex was smashed to pieces by those cultivators in just a few strikes.

The key point was that, aside from those wearing Patrol Bureau uniforms, the other cultivators were thrown into total chaos.

Su Jin and the others were too far away to distinguish friend from foe.

So they could only watch the long-range light and sound effects?

However, the battle over there ended quickly, lasting only a quarter of an hour.

But not long after that battle ended, fighting broke out in other places as well.

Moreover, people chasing and fleeing directly trampled over the roofs above their heads.

Those roof tiles were crushed, creaking and clattering as they fell to the ground, scattering everywhere.

Liu Shi paid no attention to the incident overhead; she focused solely on guarding and caring for the students of her own class.

The students of the Wood Class were all in several large houses nearby.

So what she cared about were those few large houses nearby.

At noon, Liu Shi was called away by the Headmaster, and Su Jin and the others went together to the Medicine Workshop's canteen.

The canteen here was truly enormous.

After everyone had served their food and dishes, they found a nearby spot to gather and eat together.

However, Su Qingniao had only eaten for a short while before she ran out.

Then, after circling around, she returned. "Su Jin, you don't know; I heard that this morning, the Patrol Bureau captured more than ten human traitors in one go on Mount Woniu.

Do you know what a human traitor is? They are human, but they have all been bought off by the Insect Race, deliberately causing destruction among the Human Race.

I hate human traitors the most.

They are even more annoying than Shape-Shifting Insects."

Su Qingniao spoke while eating, and while she was talking, besides Su Jin, everyone else was also pricking up their ears to listen.

"What is a Shape-Shifting Insect?" Su Jin asked.

"A Shape-Shifting Insect is an insect hatched from the Insect Nest that can transform into a human," Su Qingniao said.

"Can they change into any appearance they want?" Su Jin asked with a look of surprise.

"Ah!" Su Qingniao nodded. "Otherwise, how could they be so hard to catch?"

"Then how do you determine if someone is a human and not a Shape-Shifting Insect?" Su Jin asked, puzzled.

"I don't know that; I just heard that when a Shape-Shifting Insect encounters a fatal danger, it turns into a half-human, half-insect form," Su Qingniao said. "Yesterday, the Patrol Bureau caught one Shape-Shifting Insect right here, and today they caught over ten human traitors here."

"This Mount Woniu... I feel like it doesn't seem very safe."

"That's an illusion; after all, quite a few cultivators from Xiancheng are stationed here," Su Linyuan said. "Moreover, our Su Family has arranged three thousand young and strong cultivators here."

Boom, boom, boom...

Before Su Linyuan had finished speaking, the sounds of boiling crowds, fighting, and various noises erupted from the foot of the mountain.

"They're fighting, they're fighting! The newly arrived refugee cultivators are fighting with the ones who came here to seek refuge earlier. And many common people are caught in the middle. My heavens, so many people are dead."

Someone shouted loudly.

"They're fighting, they're really fighting!" At this moment, someone else jumped out and screamed.

Their cries immediately attracted many people who hurriedly followed them.

Loving to watch a spectacle is human nature.

But Su Jin suddenly became alert.

Because now, only the students from the Clan School and some canteen staff remained in the canteen.

But why did those staff members seem to have formed a large, loose encirclement?

"Who among you can shoot arrows, and is good at archery?"

Su Qingniao immediately said, "Me."

"Did you see those two old women at the door? They seem to be blocking the main entrance. I feel something is off. Qing Niao, shoot at them." Su Jin immediately took out the Whale Bone Bow and quiver from her storage ring and handed them to Su Qingniao.

Prompted by her, Su Qingniao immediately scanned the surroundings.

She instantly drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

"Indeed something is off. We have been chosen as prey," she said.

Su Wuji and Su Cheng had also spotted the anomaly early and were already arming themselves.

Su Linyuan and Yang Guan were preparing as well.

Except for the small group of schoolchildren who had gone out to watch the spectacle just now, there were still seventy or eighty first-year students in the Medicine Workshop canteen.

While a few students from the Martial Class were alert, the rest were still laughing and eating.

So carefree.

"Qing Niao, strike," Su Jin said.

Su Qingniao immediately drew her bow and nocked an arrow; whoosh, whoosh—two miniature bone arrows struck the foreheads of the two old women squarely, whoosh, whoosh—two miniature bone arrows struck the foreheads of the two old women squarely.

The two old women were unharmed, but the tremendous force suddenly slammed them directly into the wall behind them. The headscarves originally wrapped around their heads were flung off.

Revealing the sharp horns belonging to the Insect People beneath.

Aaaaaah!!

Immediately, some students lost control and screamed.

Who could have expected enemies inside the Medicine Workshop canteen, and worse, Insect People that the students absolutely could not defeat?

Isn't this asking for death?

"Everyone, move quickly and fight our way out." Su Wuji quickly distributed three of his One's Own Masterpiece small crossbows, handing them to Su Cheng, Su Linyuan, and Yang Guan respectively.

Su Cheng skillfully clicked-clicked a miniature crossbow bolt into place.

Su Linyuan and Yang Guan twitched at the corners of their mouths and began to act as well.