frightfiction Chapter 997 Xuan Bingzhu
Chapter 997 Xuan Bingzhu
"Of course I don't have any."
Su Chen waved his hand.
Even Shen Ri's two brothers had no objections.
He naturally wouldn't cause any trouble.
However, he also deeply regretted Shen Ri's sacrifice!
Shen Ri has a forthright personality and is very patriotic.
Su Chen quite admired him.
However, as Sister Yu and Lao Kuai said, the purpose this time is to collect the materials for the Nourishing Spirit Pill.
Revenge can wait until later.
Since the lair of this monstrous python is inside the crooked-necked tree.
If I have the chance in the future, I'll come back and take it down, to avenge Shen!
Shen Ri is an old member of the Yu family army and holds a high position within the organization, earning the deep respect of others.
Even Lao Kuai and Sister Yu treated him with great respect.
His sudden death cast a somber mood over the group and shrouded their future in shadow.
After a short rest, the group continued their journey to Hidden Dragon Valley.
For the rest of the journey, no one in the group spoke.
On one hand, they were still grieving Shen Ri's unexpected death.
On the other hand, they also became more vigilant to avoid encountering any further danger.
Fortunately, the journey was smooth and no further accidents occurred.
Finally, before the sun completely disappeared, the group arrived at the entrance of Hidden Dragon Valley.
Standing at the entrance of the valley, Su Chen couldn't help but be amazed.
Nature is truly a marvel of craftsmanship!
The towering peaks on both sides are a full thousand meters high.
The inner side of the mountain is so smooth that it looks as if it has been split in two by a giant knife!
The secluded and tranquil Hidden Dragon Valley sits quietly between two mountain peaks.
Not far from the valley entrance, there are several huge rocks, which can serve as a temporary campsite.
After a flurry of activity, everyone set up the tents and began cooking.
"Brother Su, we're going into the valley tomorrow."
While slurping her noodles, Sister Yu said to Su Chen,
"We are very likely to run into that mysterious survivor organization."
"At that time, we'll have to rely on Brother Su!"
"Sister Yu, you're too kind. We're just helping each other out!"
Su Chen smiled.
After dinner, Sister Yu arranged for the Yu Family Army to take night duty.
Everyone returned to their tents to rest.
Su Chen had Xiang Mengmeng and Liu Ling'er on his left and right arms, but he couldn't fall asleep.
"Boss, what are you thinking about?"
Xiang Mengmeng leaned against Su Chen's chest and asked in a sweet voice.
"I'm thinking about... Old Shen's death."
Wasn't his death an accident?
"I can't believe it," Liu Ling'er asked curiously from the side.
“You’re right, but for some reason, I feel like there’s something fishy about this.”
During the day, Su Chen had no mind to think about it.
But when he thought about it carefully after nightfall, he still felt that something was not right.
Last night, Shen Ri had something he wanted to say to Su Chen, but he was interrupted by Lao Kuai and Sister Yu.
As a result, Shen Ri died today!
Could it be that Lao Kuai and Sister Yu are planning to kill someone to silence them?
That shouldn't be happening!
It couldn't possibly be the python that the two of them were controlling, could it?
Su Chen thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
He hugged the two women in his arms.
"Forget it, let's go to sleep!"
……
Silent all night.
The next day, Su Chen and the others got up early as usual.
After washing up and getting ready, the group officially stepped into Hidden Dragon Valley!
Before the apocalypse, Hidden Dragon Valley was a place rarely visited by humans!
Every year, some reckless hikers try to cross this route, only to disappear without a trace.
As a result, Hidden Dragon Valley has been shrouded in mystery and danger.
Once inside Hidden Dragon Valley, you can see all sorts of strange and colorful plants everywhere.
Su Chen used a scanning detection on them.
Although they are all rare plants, they are useless to superhumans!
However, after they had walked a little further, they suddenly discovered that they had come to a bamboo forest.
Unlike typical bamboo groves, the pillars in this bamboo grove are silvery-white.
Upon closer inspection, they were as crystal clear as ice sculptures!
Scan and detect!
"Mysterious Ice Bamboo".
"Rare and precious materials possessing extraordinary energy can be used to refine the Spirit Nourishing Pill!"
Su Chen couldn't help but show a look of joy!
I never expected that I would find the last ingredient needed for the Nourishing Spirit Pill!
"Brother Su, this should be the Mystic Ice Bamboo, right?"
Seeing the joy on Su Chen's face, Sister Yu couldn't help but say something.
"That's right, this is Xuanbing Bamboo!"
"This much Xuanbing Bamboo should be enough for our needs!"
Su Chen strode forward, preparing to call on everyone to cut down the Xuanbing Bamboo.
However, the next moment, his expression suddenly changed slightly!
"Boss Su, what's wrong?"
Luo Xiaotian noticed the change in Su Chen's expression and asked in a low voice.
"Somewhat something is wrong."
Su Chen pointed into the bamboo forest.
Looking in the direction he pointed, everyone noticed that on the ground at the edge of the bamboo forest, several bamboo stalks had been reduced to just root nodes.
"Brother Su, is something wrong?"
Wang Yan hadn't reacted yet.
"Didn't you notice that these bamboo stalks... seem to have been cut down?"
Su Chen countered with a question.
Wang Yan's heart tightened.
"It was cut off? That...that's unlikely."
"What's impossible?"
Luo Xiaotian raised his head and looked around.
"Look at its cut, it's extremely smooth. It's obviously been cut by a sharp blade."
"If it had been broken by some wild animal, the break wouldn't be so intact."
"And fallen bamboo should also be found nearby!"
Sister Yu also looked solemn.
"Judging from this, it should be that group of mysterious survivors who cut down the Xuanbing Bamboo!"
"Never mind all that, let's cut down all the Xuanbing Bamboo here first."
Su Chen gave the instructions.
Regardless of who cut down those Xuanbing Bamboo, the most urgent and important task is to collect enough Xuanbing Bamboo!
Without further hesitation, everyone immediately began to cut down the Xuanbing Bamboo.
Not only does the Xuanbing bamboo look different from ordinary bamboo, but its texture is also surprisingly hard!
It's much more troublesome to cut down than ordinary bamboo!
Even a C-rank superhuman would have to swing with all their might to sever it at the root!
After spending the whole morning, the group had only managed to cut down one-third of the trees.
It was almost noon, so Su Chen told everyone to have lunch first.
They will continue logging after they finish eating.
Considering the danger of the place, no one lit a fire to cook a meal; instead, they ate the dry rations they had brought with them.
After everyone had rested enough, Sister Yu ordered them to continue cutting down the Xuanbing Bamboo.
After all, only by cutting down the trees as soon as possible can they continue to go deeper and search for other materials such as the Blessed Fruit.
However, just as everyone was preparing to take action, a "clattering" sound suddenly came from afar.
The sound made it seem like a horse was hurrying this way.
Everyone instinctively looked up.
as predicted.
Deep within Hidden Dragon Valley, a pure white horse appeared!