96: There's an extra menu on the bus.

Forest outskirts.

Ximen Chuifeng and the other two had gone to great lengths to complete this group mission. Although their coordination wasn't perfect, their strength was undeniable. Furthermore, Ximen Chuifeng was a Beast Tamer, which was equivalent to two people fighting together, so they ultimately killed the Grade 3 Demonic Chicken and obtained a few eggs.

"We'll use these three eggs to submit for the mission, and the rest we'll split among the three of us," Ximen Chuifeng said.

"Okay."

Zhuang Sanming and Su Duo had no objections.

The beast's corpse was an inanimate object and could be stored in a storage bag. Ximen Chuifeng's storage bag had a large capacity, so it was temporarily kept with him.

After completing the mission, they didn't rush back to submit it. Instead, they headed towards the green train.

"It's rare for the green train to be parked in the outskirts today. Let's get on quickly," Ximen Chuifeng's eyes lit up.

He truly felt uncomfortable if he didn't ride the train for a day, and had to spend 150 low-grade spirit stones every day to take a ride.

Ever since the tin train became a green train, it rarely appeared in the outskirts. No one knew what was different today, but they saw the green train operating in the outskirts.

A "vacuum state" had almost formed around the green train, and low-level fierce beasts dared not approach it.

[Welcome aboard this train. Please sit tight and hold on. Please purchase a ticket upon boarding. The fare is 150 low-grade spirit stones.]

All three of them didn't hesitate and readily paid for their tickets.

Their current goal was that Tier 3 Cultivation Method, something worth 20,000 low-grade spirit stones. If they were stingy even with a 150 low-grade spirit stones ticket, then what skill would they buy?

"Hey, why is there an extra menu here?"

Su Duo was the first to notice a menu on the table, so she picked it up and opened it.

However, she found that the entire menu only listed one item: "train exclusive water."

"Why is there only one item? And what's the deal with this water? It's 700 low-grade spirit stones a bottle, looks ordinary, and who would be foolish enough to buy it?" Su Duo couldn't help but complain.

Zhuang Sanming pulled her over: "Don't keep looking at this and that. We've already bought the tickets, hurry up and cultivate."

"Oh, oh, okay." Su Duo now completely understood the importance of low-grade spirit stones, so upon hearing him, she immediately put down the menu in her hand and went to find a seat to cultivate.

Ximen Chuifeng was somewhat interested in the three bottles of train exclusive water, but now was indeed not the time to worry about such things. He decided to save up 20,000 low-grade spirit stones first.

[Destination reached. Passengers, please alight.]

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the three of them reluctantly emerged from their cultivation state.

"Let's go, back to submit the mission. The reward for this mission is exactly 3,000 low-grade spirit stones, which means 1,000 each for the three of us."

Ximen Chuifeng said.

"Keep it with you for now. We'll take it out when we reach 20,000," Zhuang Sanming said indifferently.

"Ah?" Ximen Chuifeng's eyes widened. "Aren't you afraid I'll pocket all this money and run away?"

Su Duo also showed a surprised expression.

However, Zhuang Sanming said calmly, "Anyway, I don't believe you'd give up future rides for 20,000 low-grade spirit stones."

As long as Ximen Chuifeng still came to ride the train, they weren't afraid he would run off with the money.

"You kid, alright, you're right." Ximen Chuifeng now looked at Zhuang Sanming with a bit more respect.

At first, he thought Zhuang Sanming threatened him because he was young and impetuous, but after these two days of interaction, his opinion of Zhuang Sanming had changed quite a bit.

"Wow, Cousin, you speak so well. Can you teach me?" Su Duo looked at Zhuang Sanming with starry eyes, full of admiration.

Zhuang Sanming raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you have a whole set of retorts when you argued with Zhuang Siwei before? You're much better than me."

"Hehe." Su Duo scratched her head sheepishly. What her cousin said seemed right...

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley escaped.

This news quickly reached the Old Gang Leader's ears. After some investigation, the gang members who had been guarding the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley immediately thought of Xiong Mao. So, the Old Gang Leader sent someone to find Xiong Mao.

As for the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley, the Old Gang Leader immediately dispatched people to capture her. If the roots aren't removed, the weeds will grow back with the spring breeze.

However, the subordinates reported back that they had searched the entire Axe Gang but couldn't find any trace of Xiong Mao; he had also disappeared.

Since both the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley and Xiong Mao were absent from the Axe Gang, everyone simultaneously concluded that Xiong Mao had released the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley and then left with her.

Although this idea had many flaws, the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley's escape infuriated the Old Gang Leader. Even if they had other things to say, they could only suppress them for now.

At this moment, Bao Hui stepped forward to show his loyalty, volunteering to lead a pursuit, stating that he would definitely capture both of them and hand them over to the Old Gang Leader for disposal.

The Old Gang Leader was very pleased: "Hmm, at critical moments, you, Second Brother, are still the most reliable."

"Thank you for the praise, Gang Leader. You, and you, grab your weapons and follow me!" Bao Hui was decisive, directly picking out the people.

"Yes!"

Leading a large group of people out of the Axe Gang with great fanfare, Bao Hui's brows furrowed slightly.

When did this Xiong Mao get involved with the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley?

Hundred Flowers Valley was just a small gang to the Axe Gang, with very little interaction normally. They should clearly not know each other.

Bao Hui cursed under his breath.

He should have known better than to capture the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley alive; it would have been much simpler to just kill her.

It seemed he was still too soft-hearted... Meanwhile, Xiong Mao and the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley had already escaped to the guild.

Bao Hui's guess was correct; it was Xiong Mao who had broken the chains and led the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley to escape.

Hundred Flowers Valley was definitely out of the question now, as there were Axe Gang members guarding it.

The Axe Gang was relatively close to the forest, and the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley was seriously injured and couldn't travel too far. So, Xiong Mao planned to take her to the forest and find a hiding place once inside.

However, the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley shook her head and said, "No, with that Bao Hui's shrewdness, he'll definitely guess we'll head to the forest."

"Then where do we go?" Xiong Mao's mind couldn't keep up, so he had to consider the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley's opinion more.

"To the guild."

"But..."

"The most dangerous place is the safest. There are many people in the guild, and with the guild members present, Bao Hui wouldn't dare to bring so many people to challenge the guild's authority."

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley understood Bao Hui and was also meticulous, knowing that going to the forest now would definitely be unwise.

They could escape to the Inner Circle, but what if Bao Hui directly sent people to guard the boundary between the Inner Circle and the outskirts?

With so many high-level fierce beasts in the Inner Circle, they might be lucky to survive one night, but what about two nights, three nights?

They would just be waiting for death.

"Okay, then we'll go to the guild now," Xiong Mao agreed.

Just as Xiong Mao was about to leave, the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley suddenly said, "You first squat down."