At this moment, he was dressed as a hunter, holding a short bow in his hand, and was serving as the team's scout, responsible for exploring the road.
It can be seen that Lu Xiaoqi still has a good hand in exploring the road.
Whether it's a poisonous snake lurking in the grass or some poisonous plants and trees, he can quickly identify it.
What Lu Zhong wants to do is to use the Qi Watching Technique to assist in exploring the path.
This is also the reason why Lin Zhongze is willing to accept Lu Zhong into the team.
A monk who can skillfully cast Outlook Qi and has special spell skills and can continuously cast Outlook Qi for several hours, even if he is just a novice who has never been to the wilderness, is worth more than many experienced casual cultivators.
No, Lu Zhong discovered the situation immediately.
Just ahead, in a patch of grass as tall as one person, there were three spiritual energies gathered together.
It can be vaguely discerned that it is humanoid.
"In the direction of Wushi, there are three people hiding in the grass of a jujube tree!"
After Xiao Qi heard this, he didn't question it at all, and made a few gestures behind his back covertly.
"It's okay, he's from Huling Village." Lin Zhongze seemed to have known it for a long time. The reason why he didn't tell him in advance was probably to test Lu Zhong.
Judging from his satisfied expression now, it is obvious that Lu Zhong has passed the test.
"Fellow Daoist Li, come out." Lin Zhongze shouted towards the jujube tree.
"Crash!" There was a sound of stirring in the grass.
Sure enough, in the direction of Wushi, where there was a wild jujube tree, three people walked out of the grass.
The leader was an old woman with gray hair. The clothes she was wearing were a little shabby, and her face was covered with weather. The man and woman behind the old woman were also about the same. They were obviously only in their early twenties, but their faces were...
Just like people in their thirties or forties, you can tell at a glance that they have been exposed to the sun and rain.
Judging from the dressing of these three people, they should be the so-called loose cultivators in the wilderness.
Compared with the casual cultivators living in the city, their hair is messy and they live like savages.
The old woman looked Lu Zhong up and down, and couldn't help but praise: "Tsk, tsk, Fellow Daoist Lin has hired a good helper. He has mastered the Qi Watching Technique so well that he can actually spot the three of us from such a distance!"
You know, the disguises made by the three of them are difficult for even the monsters in the mountains to detect.
But I never thought that I would be discovered hundreds of feet away.
"Of course, Lin has always been very good at judging people!" Lin Zhongze was not modest, but said in a deep voice: "The goods you want are ready. Have you brought what I want as well?"
"certainly!"
The old woman clapped her hands, and the two men behind her came forward and threw out the bags in their hands.
Lu Zhong watched quietly, and based on the marks on the surface of the bag, he guessed that the bag probably contained some precious herbs.
There might even be one or two elixirs inside.
Lin Zhongze motioned to Xiao Qi to go over and check, and then got a look of approval.
Seeing this, he touched the storage bag on his waist and threw forward a small cloth bag as big as a human head.
There was a "bang" sound. The cloth bag was not big but very heavy. It hit the ground with a muffled sound.
The old woman stretched out her hand, and the cloth bag suddenly flew into her hand.
Lu Zhong was shocked when he saw this.
"Object control?"
This is a first-level mid-level spell that can create a magic hand invisible to the naked eye, and use it to move objects.
The famous sword control technique is actually a secret technique evolved from the object control technique.
The cloth bag fell into the old woman's hands. She dipped a finger in it, put it in her mouth and tasted it.
After a while, the old woman showed a satisfied expression on her face and nodded: "Fellow Daoist Lin is indeed true to his word. If we still have goods next time, we will definitely come to you to trade."
After saying that, the three old women took a few steps back, got into the grass and disappeared.
When they were far away, Lin Zhongze looked at everyone and said in a calm tone: "Keep this in mind and give each person twenty-five talisman money when they go back."
"Captain is so good!" Xiao Qi applauded.
The middle-aged female cultivator named Sanniang finally showed a smile on her face, which was originally full of sorrow.
Lu Zhong and Huang Shuyuan looked at each other and said nothing.
Trading with wild cultivators is considered a gray trade.
To put it another way, loose cultivation in the wilderness can also be called evil cultivation.
Basically, they are a group of monks who are both good and evil in order to survive.
Normally, they would hide in hidden places in the mountains and farm, and then come out to rob people during the slack season. They were neither pitiable nor hateful, and they killed people incessantly. Most of them were poor people who couldn't afford to live in the city.
After walking for a while, Lu Zhongcai asked Xiao Qi as if chatting, "Are there usually many opportunities for extra money like this?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Qi scratched his head and thought hard for a while before replying: "Not much, otherwise I wouldn't be so happy."
Twenty-five talisman money is already a considerable amount of income.
If you use ordinary rice, you can buy at least fifty or sixty kilograms.
Basically, it is enough food for a family of five for a month.
As they walked, Lu Zhong bumped Xiao Qi next to him with his elbow, and whispered: "There is a clump of red grass growing in the grass in the direction of Chou Shi. Xiao Qi, can you see if it is a spiritual grass?"
"Hey, it really looks like a spiritual grass!" Xiao Qi said in surprise.
This discovery made others come closer.
"Sanniang, do you recognize her?" Lin Zhongze asked in a deep voice.
"Let me take a look." Sanniang said softly, then knelt down and looked carefully.
Identifying medicinal herbs is also a technical job. Not only does it require reading a large number of herbal clicks, but you also need to accumulate enough identification experience to avoid mistaking poisonous herbs for magical herbs.
Generally speaking, casual cultivators who can independently identify most herbs will choose to become popular herb appraisers.
Sanniang should be a novice appraiser, and perhaps that's why she stayed in Lin Zhongze's team.
Looking at it from another perspective, Lin Zhongze's team is really full of talents.
After a while, Sanniang got the results.
"They are all red damask grasses that are one year old and can be used as the main ingredient in refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Eleven of them can be sold at a good price of at least four spirit stones." Sanniang pulled up her scattered hair and stood up.
He congratulated Lu Zhong and said, "Congratulations to fellow Taoist Lu, you have made a big mistake!"
Such a large clump of spiritual grass has been growing on the roadside for so long without anyone picking it up.
Isn't it a leak, or what?
At the same time, Sanniang was also very happy.
According to the rules of adventurous casual cultivators, Lu Zhong had to take 10% of his profits and share some of the benefits with his teammates.
The successive gains made everyone in the team very happy.
Lu Zhong, who had picked up a big leak, was in a bad mood.
As the sun set, the group arrived at today's destination, a cave halfway up the mountain.
Judging from the traces of smoke and fire inside, it was obviously a camp where adventurous monks often came to rest. There were many charcoal fires and firewood left inside, and there were signs of a large number of fires for cooking.
There was a smell of sulfur in the cave, which was the snake repellent powder sprinkled by monks who had spent the night before.
After Xiaoqi, who was in charge of exploring the path, inspected the cave, he also sprinkled a packet of homemade snake repellent powder everywhere, in order to drive away poisonous insects and snakes that might be present in the cave.
After confirming that there was no danger, others entered the camp.
Sanniang and Huang Shuyuan were responsible for lighting the fire and cooking, while Lu Zhong and Xiaoqi were responsible for watching one end of the cave.
The wilderness is different from the urban areas. It can be said that dangers are hidden everywhere.