Chapter 21: Gathering Spirit Grass

After dealing with the butterfly's wounds, the members of the hunting brigade went to the woods to find some branches and vines to make a stretcher.

Bing Xuan hugged Qiu Die and returned to the place where everyone gathered.

"I'm sorry, I'm to blame this time, I've actually been here a long time ago, but I've always seen this as a test. Over the years, our hunting brigade has also fought with the Soul Eater, because of its perverted defense, killing it will definitely cause casualties, and we don't fight to the death. Today, I saw that you could easily kill it, and you didn't show up to help, but I was too careless to know that this beast could spew out spikes on its back to hurt people. Captain Iron blamed himself deeply and bowed his head in front of the children.

"Captain Iron, it's not your fault, we didn't expect that. Although some of us were injured, there were no casualties, and the Soul Eater Tiger was seriously injured, so it would be a shame if we didn't kill it. The crystal nucleus of a sixth-order demon beast is a treasure. Bing Xuan said softly.

"It is precisely that after this battle, we have also discovered our own shortcomings, not only are we shallow, but also have great shortcomings in the ability to respond to emergencies, which is exactly what we need to change. Fortunately, there is no such thing as losing a teammate, and it is worth paying for some trauma in exchange for this valuable experience. Tian Ke looked around at his teammates and said softly.

Everyone nodded, very approving.

"Forget it, when they make the stretcher, you can go back to the village, and I will ask the patriarch for his guilt." Captain Iron said.

"Don't leave yet, there's still a Spirit Gathering Grass in the cave of that Spirit Devouring Tiger. At that time, because of the shyness of the girl, she walked a few more steps, but who knew that Yue'er and Shui Yue sensed the source of the rich elemental power of the valley, and I only angered the Spirit Devouring Tiger in the cave when I approached this cave to check, so this battle happened. Qiu Die slowly explained the cause and effect.

"Gathering Spirit Grass, it turned out that the Spirit Devouring Tiger was guarding such treasures, fortunately, there are you mages, and the hunting team is full of martial artists, so many years, I didn't know that there was still a Gathering Spirit Grass around me. Tianke, Rui, go dig with me, and by the way, dispose of the corpse of this Spirit Devouring Tiger. Captain Iron said excitedly.

Yes, although this Spirit Gathering Grass is not a treasure, it has the ability to attract the power of the elements between heaven and earth. Mages who practice near it all year round can not only increase their elemental sensitivity, but also enhance their own elemental control. Especially the Ice Clan, who have their own crystal core, and with this spirit gathering grass, they can recover the elemental power in the crystal heart faster.

The Spirit Gathering Grass was excavated, the corpse of the Spirit Devouring Tiger was also disposed of, the four members of the hunting team who went out also made four stretchers, and five other members of the hunting team farther away also rushed over. Everyone moved the injured Feng, Shuiyue, Yue'er, and Autumn Butterfly to a stretcher, where they were carried by eight members of the hunting team. Da Zhuang, who was less injured, was able to walk on his own. The rest of the people worked together to carry the heavy corpse of the Spirit Devouring Tiger, Bing Xuan held the Spirit Gathering Grass in his arms and followed Qiu Die's stretcher, and the little fat man was busy collecting some medicinal herbs as he walked.

With many years of experience in the jungle of the hunting brigade, the team corrected the direction and chose the nearest route to the village, but after coming out so far and carrying the wounded, the speed of the team was extremely slow.

At sunset, they found a natural cave, which was not very wide, but it was very dry. The group carried the most seriously injured Autumn Butterfly to the cave, while the rest of the injured sat around the campfire outside the cave.

At night, the task of vigilance was completely handed over to the members of the hunting brigade, and the group of emaciated children fell asleep one by one with peace of mind. Qiu Die's body was extremely weak because of excessive blood loss, and she didn't eat dinner and fell asleep in the cave all the time. After the tired Bing Xuan meditated for more than an hour, he couldn't control it anymore, and fell asleep beside Qiu Die.

In the dead of night, a golden point of light flashed from the top of the cave, which hung in the air for a long time, but suddenly shot at Autumn Butterfly's forehead. Qiu Die snorted lightly, frowned slightly, and completely fell into a coma. And Bing Xuan was not awakened by Qiu Die's soft snort.

Two days later, the team finally returned to the village. Along the way, Bing Xuan has been taking care of Qiu Die, but when she woke up the next morning, she found that Qiu Die had fallen into a deep coma, and she couldn't wake her up no matter what, but fortunately, she was breathing steadily, and everyone only thought that she had lost too much blood, so she could only wait until she returned to the village to be treated.

Back in the village, Qiu Die was placed in her bed, and the village pharmacist hurriedly checked her injuries. The wrapped cloth strip was removed, and the wound was already showing signs of healing, but Qiu Die just couldn't wake up, and everyone had no idea, so they had to prepare some blood-replenishing potions and give her a long-term dose.

The old patriarch was not sad because of his granddaughter's injury, and Qiu Die was able to use his body to bear the injury for Bingxuan at a critical moment, which made the old patriarch very relieved and proud.

The Gathering Spirit Grass was cultivated by the old patriarch in front of the wooden building in the retreat place, after all, it was a concentration of mages of the whole clan, and it was planted there to have a better effect. Although there was a formation barrier, Bing Xuan could also feel the elemental power between heaven and earth slowly coming from outside the village, passing through the village, and then gathering towards the vicinity of the ancestral hall. This Gathering Spirit Grass is really a treasure.

The corpse of the Soul Devouring Tiger was also divided, especially its scale armor, which was a good refining material. When the villagers saw that the young children were able to kill such a powerful demon beast, they all gave them a thumbs up and praised them greatly.

After finishing everything, the children were dismissed and went home, after Bing Xuan looked at Qiu Die again, he also went to his home, after all, his mother also received the news of his return, and he must have been worried about his return for a long time.

"Patriarch, you punish me, it's my fault this time, without my carelessness, Qiu Die wouldn't have been so seriously injured. If it weren't for Qiu Die's quick reaction, Bing Xuan would definitely be killed by that Spirit Devouring Tiger. I...... I'm guilty!" Captain Iron knelt down in front of the old patriarch and pleaded.

"Get up, it's happened, and there's no point in blaming you too much. After all, I am advocating for the children to go out to practice, and I am at fault. The old patriarch said softly.

"No, it's my fault, it's me who didn't take care of these kids. Captain Iron panicked.

"Do they have to rely on you to take care of them for a lifetime? The old patriarch said leisurely.

"But, I ......," argued the Iron Captain.

"Get up, no big mistake is the best result. After a few days of hard work, you can go back and rest. These children are estimated to not be able to enter the Demon Forest again in the near future, so your hunting team will continue to complete the task of hunting demon beasts to supply the village. The old patriarch said.

"Yes. The Iron Captain replied resignedly, got up and withdrew from the old patriarch's room.

"Alas, how can these children be cultivated? If they are not careful, it will be a catastrophe. The old patriarch was very anxious in his heart, but this did not shake the firm faith in his heart.