Chapter 72: Old grudge

Fifty-five kinds of spiritual materials are different, and the rewards are also different. The lowest is a spiritual crystal, and the one with the highest reward is called "Glass Bone", which comes from a fierce ghost deep in the trapping cave. The reward is as high as two hundred spirit crystals.
Seeing the words of the two hundred spirit crystals, Shen Shi subconsciously swallowed his saliva and his eyes lit up, but after a moment he shook his head, he still lost this unrealistic fantasy. The fierceness of the many monsters and ghosts on the Demon Island has been circulated for a long time in the new disciples of Qingyu Island. On weekdays, I often hear that there are seniors who go to the Demon Island to catch the demon because they are too deep, and then they meet the depths of the Demon Island Including the extremely powerful ghosts in the demon trapping cave at the center of the Demon Island, they accidentally got injured and returned in embarrassment. The spirit crystal did not make a profit, but it also delayed his own cultivation, which was not worth the loss.
Shen Shi was cautious. When he was determined to do the task of catching monsters, he had already inquired about the situation of the monster island, so he had already made a plan in his mind, thinking that it was only on the edge of the monster island, where there were only a few powers. The low-level low-level monster activities, relying on the first-order five-element spells, should be able to barely cope with the past.
As for now, he had unexpected gains in the cultivation of the Five Elements Spellcraft, and his confidence in his heart was naturally greater, but even so, he had not thought about going deep into the Demon Island.
After carefully memorizing the many spiritual materials on the big paper in front of the red board, Shen Shi turned back and walked out of the Baihetang. Because it is a task jointly issued by many halls, there is no need to go to a senior Baihetang to register. Just go to the south pier of Qingyuji tomorrow. There is a daily boat to Yaodao. The morning passes and the evening returns. , One round trip a day.
At that time, as long as the harvest is sent to a fixed entrance, you will naturally get the spiritual reward.
After hesitating outside Baihetang for a while, Shen Shi decided to go to Hongbang Village first. The past three years have passed almost every day, and it has gradually become a habit, always talking to the starfish.
Thinking of this, when Shen Shi was about to walk to Hongcang Village, a figure suddenly walked up on the road ahead, his face calm, but his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was thinking.
Shen Shi recognized this brother. In the past three years, brother Wang Gen has presided over the affairs of the Herring Islands. He has been fair and honest and won the respect of many disciples on the island. This brother Zheng Zhe, as Wang Gen’s right and left hand, often comes forward. Dealing with all kinds of affairs, he is the second person on the island, and his prestige is extremely high.
When the sinking stone hurriedly turned sideways, he nodded respectfully and called out: "Brother Zheng."
Zheng Zhe glanced at him, and after hesitating for a while, he recognized Shen Shi, and said, "It turned out to be Junior Brother Shen, why, are you here in Baihetang looking for some tasks?"
Shen Shi nodded and said: "Exactly."
Zheng Zhe had been helping Wang Gen deal with things in the storm three years ago, so he had the impression of Zhong Qingzhu and Shen Shi who were lost that day and were lucky enough to find them. In addition, in the past three years, Shen Shi has progressed in cultivation. Yes, at least it ranks in the top 100 among the rookie disciples, so I would say a few things when I meet each other on weekdays. At this moment, I also asked casually: "Oh, are there any good tasks to choose?"
Shen Shi hesitated, still replied: "I want to do a demon hunting mission."
"Huh?" Zheng Zhe was stunned. This time, he really took a closer look at the younger brother in front of him. Then he frowned and said, "Junior Brother Shen, that monster hunting is no better than other ordinary tasks, monsters and ghosts on the monster island. , There is no humanity at all. If the Dao deeds are not forced to pass, it is easy to be injured if one is not careful, and even life is in danger, do you know?"
Shen Shi nodded and said, "Brother Xie reminded me that the younger brother has already thought about this, so I only plan to walk around the edge of the Demon Island to see if I can hunt down some low-level monsters."
Zheng Zhe said "Oh", his expression eased a little, but he still exhorted, "Even if it is a peripheral monster, although the strength is low, but with your mid-level strength in the Qi Refining Realm, I am afraid that there is still a bit of reluctance in the past. …If you must go, I think it’s best to go to the Hall of Five Elements to buy a five-element spell. Fireball or water archery will work, as well as the rock stabbing of the earth system. You can go there after you have mastered it. Maybe I'll be more sure."
Shen Shi quickly nodded his head and agreed: "Thank you brother for teaching. Actually, I have already bought water archery in the Hall of Five Elements. These days I also practice day and night, and I have achieved little success, so I wanted to try it on Demon Island."
Zheng Zhe said, with a smile on his face, and nodded: "That's it, then you should go to Demon Island. After all, back then, Senior Zongmen ordered a prohibition to create a Demon Island. It was also for the new disciple to have a place. It is possible to temper the actual combat position, so as not to work behind closed doors all day long. It can only be used for 30 to 40% compared to fighting." After speaking, Zheng Zhe was still a little worried at last, saying, "But you are better. Be careful. Remember to only walk around the demon island, never go deep into the island easily, especially not near the demon trapping cave, you know?"
Shen Shi nodded and respectfully agreed.
Zheng Zhe waved his hand to say hello to him, and then walked all the way, passing Baihetang outside and looking inside, only to see many new disciples wandering in the Baihetang, he didn’t pay much attention, and walked over. , Walked all the way to Wang Gen’s residence on Qingyu Island, Xuanritang.
Zheng Zhe is Wang Gen's confidant on weekdays, and he always walks in and out freely in this Xuanritang. Along the way, he met some sect disciples who greeted him with smiles, and Zheng Zhe responded with a smile. So walking all the way to the quiet room where Senior Brother Wang Gen usually retreats, Zheng Zhe paused slightly, adjusted his breathing lightly, and then reached out and knocked on the door twice.
A moment later, a calm voice came from the quiet room, it was Wang Gen, who said, "Is it Junior Brother Zheng, come in."
Zheng Zhe pushed the door and entered, and saw the simple and clean room in the quiet room, a thin incense curling lightly, Wang Gen sitting cross-legged on a futon on the ground, closing his eyes slightly, slowly vomiting.
Zheng Zhe walked over and sat down on the futon opposite Wang Gen and waited quietly. After a while, Wang Gen slowly exhaled a long breath. He seemed to relax a little while looking at him. Then he opened his eyes, looked at Zheng Zhe, and said, "Why, what's the matter?"
Zheng Zhe nodded, but the expression on his face was hesitant to speak.
Wang Gen's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't urge or say anything more, but after looking at him, he slowly lowered his eyes.
After being quiet in the quiet room for a while, Zheng Zhe finally realized that he was a little embarrassed, so he gave a dry smile and said, "Brother, it's actually on the side of Demon Island..."
Wang Gen raised his eyes again to look at him. His expression was calm and his eyes were peaceful, but somehow Zheng Zhe felt that there was a faint sense of oppression in the aura of Senior Brother Wang, and he couldn't say what he had originally thought. .
Wang Gen waited for a while, and saw that Zheng Zhe still seemed to hesitate a little, so he said: "But Lin Hu asked you to come here to intercede?"
Zheng Zhe gave a wry smile and nodded.
Wang Gen snorted coldly, and said, "Three years ago, he was unsatisfactory and caused great trouble to me. If I deal with him, is it possible that he still has some dissatisfaction?"
Zheng Zhe hurriedly said: "Brother Lin has misunderstood. Junior Brother Lin categorically did not dare to think so, but it has been three years since he was punished on Demon Island. It was indeed a difficult task there. He also interceded with me many times and said he wanted to come back. , I think about it carefully, it seems that three years are almost the same..."
Wang Gen glanced at him lightly, Zheng Zhe sighed, and said nothing more. Wang Gen closed his eyes and said, "If he really repents and does things honestly, I won't make things difficult for him. But you don't want to tell me that you have not known anything on Demon Island in the past three years?"
Zheng Zhe opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but Wang Gen had already taken it straight on, saying: "In the past three years, he has guarded the Demon Island and the Demon Hunting Cave with the elementary Taoism of the Ning Yuan Realm, but ten disciples of the Qi Refining Realm have happened one after another. In the event of serious injuries on the Demon Island, the most serious Junior Sister Chen was injured by the "Red Liangui" and took a full three months to recuperate. Such laziness forced me to add Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai a year ago. The two juniors went to Demon Island, this is considered to be controlling the situation." At this point, Wang Gen sneered, and said, "A person with good eyes and low hands, who has the right to feel wronged, dare to ask you to come to intercede? "
Zheng Zhe was speechless, and retired.
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May 20th, sunny.
On this day, the weather was clear and the sun was shining. In the past June, the Herring Island has gradually become hot, but the people who practice on the island are all in the way, and the flesh is much stronger than ordinary people, and the resistance to cold and heat is also better. It's been a lot, so no one cares about this little hot sun.
To the south of Herring Lake, there is a pier built by Ling Xiaozong. At this moment, a large ship is docked with swelling sails, and it looks like it is about to set sail.
The six herring islands are all in the sea. Except for Wang Gen, who has extremely high Taoism and powerful characters who can fly through the air with the Royal Sky magic weapon, ordinary Lingxiaozong disciples want to go back and forth on several islands, most of the time they have to rely on it. vessel. As for the big ship in front of us, it can be regarded as the most famous one on Herring Island, because it is specially used to carry the ship to the Demon Island for demon hunting missions.
On the pier, although it was still early in the morning, there were already more than twenty people, most of whom were young people in their twenties. In addition, there were three people standing on the pier with different costumes from ordinary Qi Refining Realm disciples. In the front, two of them looked relaxed, talking and laughing to each other, and the other was short and chubby, it was the Lin Hu who was punished at the time. Seeing the two fellows who were both in the Ning Yuan realm, they seemed to be a little out of touch. She didn't speak much, but she kept looking deep into the island, as if expecting something.
After a while, I saw a figure walking from that direction. It was Zheng Zhe. A trace of joy flashed across Lin Hu's face, and he hurriedly greeted him. The two Condensed Yuan realm disciples behind him turned to look. Come, a bit of disdain appeared on his face.
Lin Hu trot all the way to Zheng Zhe, with a look of flattery and compliment on his face, and whispered a few words in a low voice, as if he was saying hello or asking something, but Zheng Zhe's expression was indifferent, and there was no happiness or sorrow. , Just whispered a few words to him.
The look on Lin Hu's face suddenly became disappointed and frustrated. He slowly lowered his head and mumbled a few words in his mouth as if he was still complaining, but Zheng Zhe suddenly frowned, glared at him, his face sank, and he waved his hand suddenly. There was a heavy pat on the back of the head, and he said something harshly on his face.
Lin Hu was taken aback, and quickly nodded and bowed to apologize. There is no half of the restraint of the cultivator of the Primordial Realm. Zheng Zhe looked at him and looked helpless. Finally, he sighed and told him, then he turned and left.
Lin Hu stood with his hands respectfully and watched Zheng Zhe leave, and when he turned around and walked back, his face was already extremely ugly, and he suddenly shouted at the group of Qi Refining disciples who were waiting on the dock: " What are you in a daze after getting on the boat, are you stupid?"
Many disciples in the Refining Qi Realm were shocked by him, and the two Condensing Yuan Realm disciples in front were also looking sideways. They slowly shook their heads, their expressions of disgust on their faces heavier, and first turned and walked towards the big ship.
Everyone was cursed by Lin Hu and did not dare to say anything. They followed suit. Lin Hu looked in a very bad mood and cursed and cursed all the way. When he saw something that was not pleasing to his eyes, he would curse a few words, and suddenly saw those. The disciple team of the Qi Refining Realm finally followed a junior who looked younger, and looked a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, I remembered that this person was not the Shenshi who lost in that storm three years ago?
Lin Hu only felt that his mood was getting worse, and gave Shen Shi a fierce look, with a fierce light in his eyes.
Of course, Shen Shi also noticed the hostility of this senior Ning Yuan realm, but he was at a loss at this moment. He really didn't know when and where he offended him...