Yu Chengyi was startled, “How was it killed?”
Old Zhao sighed. Yu Chengyi suddenly understood and patted Old Zhao on the shoulder:
“You did well, Old Zhao, it must have been hard on you!”
Having said that, he felt something was off and voiced his doubt:
“You weren’t injured, it doesn’t look like you were the one who killed it.”
“I didn’t kill it…” Old Zhao said, “At least, I don’t suppose it counts as me killing it.”
Yu Chengyi frowned and said, “What do you mean it doesn’t count? Stop beating around the bush and just speak clearly!”
Old Zhao organized his thoughts and replied, “Mo Hua, that kid, set up a trap and laid a formation. When the monster beast walked into the trap, he ignited the formation with the Fireball Technique, and the beast was blasted into a critical state…”
“Then the rest of us, actually, I wasn’t even needed, those Qi Refinement Middle Phase youngsters were enough to kill the critically wounded monster beast…”
Yu Chengyi knitted his brows.
The other Monster Hunters then said, “Old Zhao, have you drunk yourself stupid, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“Could this monster beast really be of the Middle Phase of the first rank?”
“You haven’t drunk that much, have you? Can’t handle your liquor anymore?”
“Get lost!” Old Zhao couldn’t be bothered with them.
Yu Chengyi, however, was somewhat convinced and asked, “What formation?”
“How would I know?”
“Couldn’t you have asked?” inquired Yu Chengyi.
“I was too shocked to think of it,” replied Old Zhao.
“And then what happened?”
“After that, he bled the monster beast, we sold it, and I… got a share of eight Spirit Stones…”
Yu Chengyi looked at him with disdain, “You’re taking advantage of a kid.”
Old Zhao’s face turned red, “I tried to refuse, but I couldn’t refuse it!”
“Can you even feel at ease keeping those Spirit Stones?”
“I’ll send them to his family’s eatery tomorrow, buy some meat to bring back and share with everyone…”
“If you feel uneasy, we’ll share the burden with you.”
“You bastards!”
The men laughed boisterously for a while.
However, Yu Chengyi’s brows remained furrowed.
“What’s wrong?” asked Old Zhao, seeing his expression.
“Are you certain that the formation could actually blast a Middle Phase first-rank monster beast into a critical state?” Yu Chengyi asked seriously.
Old Zhao’s expression grew solemn, “I saw it with my own eyes!”
“What kind of monster beast was it?”
“A Red-eyed Sheep, over three meters tall, with curled horns, white fur, red eyes, and a fondness for entrails. It had just finished eating something; its mouth was covered in blood.” After speaking, Old Zhao opened his Storage Bag, took out a bloodstained hoof, and said:
“This is the hoof of the Sheep Demon. It wasn’t worth much, so I didn’t sell it.”
When everyone saw the hoof as thick as a Cultivator’s thigh, with tips red as blood, even blackening, their mirthful expressions faded.
“It is indeed a Middle Phase first rank, and moreover in its prime, having feasted on quite a lot of flesh.”
A Monster Hunter hesitantly said, “That Mo Shan’s son is only at the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Refinement, right? Could he really set up such a powerful formation?”
“I find it unlikely.”
“It’s hard to say, the Iron Armor Formation on my son’s Rattan Armor was drawn by him. Although I don’t understand it, it is indeed well-drawn!” another Monster Hunter stated.
“If you can’t understand it, how do you know if it’s good or not?”
“Haven’t eaten pork, but haven’t you seen a pig run?”
The crowd argued with many voices at once.
Yu Chengyi thought for a moment and then said, “I’ll go ask him tomorrow…never mind, I will ask him myself to see what kind of formation was used and if it truly could injure a Middle Phase first-rank monster beast.”
Old Zhao nodded, “But aren’t we supposed to go to the Inner Mountain tomorrow?”
“We’ll postpone it by one day, and go the day after tomorrow,” Yu Chengyi answered.
Everyone was taken aback, “Is this formation that important? To make a team wait an extra day…”
Yu Chengyi nodded, “It’s not that important to us, but it’s very important for rookie Monster Hunters.”
“How so?” they asked.
Yu Chengyi thought briefly, looked at everyone, and slowly said:
“With this formation, if there are only three or four Qi Refinement Middle Phase cultivators, couldn’t they kill a Middle Phase first-rank monster beast?”
The crowd looked at each other, each feeling their hearts skip a beat.