Li Qingshan went to the best restaurant in town and bought a dozen jars of good wine to fill the ox cart. He then followed the list given by Oxen and went to the medicine shop to buy most of the medicinal ingredients. However, the most important ginseng could not be bought from the medicine shop.
In the largest inn of Cypress Creek Town, a group of people wearing bamboo hats and carrying medicine baskets on their backs were silently drinking tea. Even in the inn, they refused to take off the bamboo hats and medicine baskets on their backs.
From time to time, the shopkeepers of the big medicine shops would come to the inn and open the baskets to see what was inside. They would then hide their hands in their sleeves and bargain with them. If they succeeded, they would take away a bag of ginseng of different sizes.
They were ginseng foragers from Ginseng King Village. Like Drawn Reins Village, they were both located deep in the mountains. However, they made a living by gathering mountain ginseng. If one wanted to buy ginseng, they would naturally buy it for the lowest price.
Li Qingshan stopped the ox cart in front of the inn and looked around. He strode to a corner and said to the ginseng foragers, "I want to buy ginseng!"
The ginseng foragers saw that he was young and his clothes were shabby. They all looked at him with disdain, and no one responded.
Li Qingshan frowned and took out the remaining thousand taels of silver in his pocket and placed it on the table. "I want to buy ginseng!"
This time, all the ginseng foragers raised their heads in shock. They did not expect Li Qingshan to take out so much silver. They looked at each other and finally, someone said, "How much do you want to buy?"
Li Qingshan had already understood the price of ginseng. In the end, they agreed on a price and left with a large bag of ginseng.
The ginseng foragers whispered, "Should we get rid of this brat?"
"It's more important to find the spiritual ginseng. That's a treasure worth tens of thousands of taels of gold. Even mortals can prolong their lives if they eat it. If martial artists eat it, they can immediately become first-rate experts. They can even break through the obstacles and reach the Innate Stage."
"Although the spiritual ginseng is good, there's only one. We still have to deal with that sickly man from Drawn Reins Village. I don't think I have the luck to get it. A bird in the hand is better than a hundred in the forest. Those who are willing to do this, follow me."
Seven or eight people stood up, grabbed the sabers at their waists, and left.
Not far away from the door, a person was hiding behind a pillar. When he saw this scene, he quietly left.
Li Qingshan drove the oxcart forward alone on the mountain path, chatting with Oxen from time to time. Little Ann also poked his head out from the locust tree, sitting on the beam of the cart and listening to their conversation.
When they reached a narrow valley, Oxen suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Li Qingshan. "Here comes your trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight figures appeared on both sides of the valley.
With his eyesight, Li Qingshan asked, "You are … people from the Ginseng King Village?" The group of people had knives in their hands. It was obvious that they wanted to kill and rob.
"I've still underestimated the viciousness of the human heart!" He could only sigh in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't understand the principle of not flaunting one's wealth, which was why he immediately drove the oxcart back to the village after buying the ginseng. He didn't want to stay for another night. However, he didn't expect that this group of people would be so daring to kill him in broad daylight.
It was rumored that these people who climbed the cliffs every day to gather spiritual herbs and ginseng were extremely valiant. Moreover, they were all skilled in martial arts. Their bodies were as light as birds and as agile as monkeys.
"Kid, we have some things to discuss with you!" The leader said calmly. His eyes revealed a hint of disdain, as if he was looking at cattle and sheep in a cage waiting to be slaughtered. "Leave everything behind and you can go."
This kind of calmness wasn't fake. They traveled in the mountains all year round. When they met lone travelers, they would kill them and take their belongings. It was a common thing for them to do. After the deed was done, they naturally wouldn't let anyone live.
The ginseng foragers laughed and surrounded them.
Seeing danger approaching, Li Qingshan suddenly shook the reins. Oxen glanced at him and cooperated, speeding the oxcart forward.
"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!" The ginseng foragers cursed and hurriedly dodged to the sides. Two flashes of knives flew out from their hands and slashed at Li Qingshan, who was on the cart.
Oxen swung its head, and its remaining horn drew a strange arc in the air. The leader of the ginseng foragers saw the horn coming at him, but he couldn't dodge it. The horn pierced through his stomach and nailed him to the cliff wall.
The ginseng forager's eyes were still wide open, and blood gushed out of his mouth. He couldn't believe that with his martial arts skills, he would die to a cow's horn.
At the same time, Li Qingshan somersaulted and landed on the ground. He dodged the two flashes of knives and held the thick steel knife in his hand.
Oxen pulled out the horn and thought to himself, 'From an ox's perspective, I've done better than I should. The rest is up to you.'
The ginseng foragers cried out in surprise, "Brother Geng!" This "Brother Geng" was the best among them, but they didn't expect him to die in such a strange way. They couldn't have imagined that Oxen was a monster.
Then, he fiercely said to Li Qingshan, "Brat, do you know what you've done? I originally wanted to give you a quick death, but in a while, we'll cut off your flesh piece by piece and feed it to the wolves! "
Li Qingshan sneered, "With just you guys?" His expression was extremely solemn as he slowly pulled out his knife.
He didn't expect to encounter two battles in one day, and each one was more dangerous than the one before.
Sure enough, having martial arts skills also meant that it was easy to get into trouble. If he was just a weak peasant boy, he obviously wouldn't be able to fight against the people from Drawn Reins Village, and he definitely wouldn't have that much money to buy ginseng.
This was the most dangerous battle he'd ever encountered in his life. Even though he had supernatural powers, he didn't dare to say that he could walk on flat ground. Oxen's words rang in his ears.
His thoughts flashed, and the battle was about to begin.
"Kill!" A strong gust of wind blew, and the four waist knives formed a net that enveloped Li Qingshan.
The Bull Demon Forges its Hide would definitely not be able to block such a blade. Li Qingshan quickly made a decision. Without even looking behind him, he strode forward and pounced on the three ginseng foragers in front of him. His mind wasn't completely focused on the battle to the death. Instead, he kept thinking about the corner of Oxen Just Now.
Oxen definitely wouldn't help him fend off the enemy. Otherwise, with its strength, it would be a piece of cake to kill these ginseng foragers. There was a deep meaning behind that corner.
At the juncture of life and death, his comprehension and spirituality were all forced out. His eyes suddenly lit up. The Bull Demon Butts its Horns required every part of its body to be a horn, and the weapon was just an extension of the body.
The straight, thick steel knife in his hand suddenly seemed to have a mind of its own, and it went around a waist knife that was blocking.
With a "pu pu" sound, a ginseng forager's neck sprayed out a mist of blood, and he fell to the ground on his back.
"Experienced!" "This kid knows martial arts!" A series of shouts rang out, and the ginseng foragers looked at Li Qingshan. Their expressions were no longer as casual as they were Just Now.
Li Qingshan's arms also had two new wounds. Thanks to the toughness of the Bull Demon Forges its Hide, they hadn't been cut open. Instead, the ferocity in his heart was aroused, and his eyes burned with fire. "Come!"
A group of people was hiding in the dense forest on the side of the valley. They were only about a hundred feet away, and it was broad daylight. No one in the valley noticed them.
Only Oxen glanced in his direction.
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