A group of people walked into the mountains, using torches for illumination, so the path was clear.
As the group strode deeper into the mountains, they quickly arrived at the edge of the previous cliff.
"Wu Laosan, are you alright?"
Zhou Yong shouted loudly down to the bottom of the cliff.
"I'm fine for now, but if you had come any later, I wouldn't be."
Wu Laosan's voice came from below, sounding weak.
"Don't worry, I'll pull you up right away."
Zhou Yong immediately said upon hearing this, while motioning for a few people nearby to come and help.
After all, Wu Laosan was a big man, and Zhou Yong couldn't pull him up alone.
"Wait, have you dealt with that Deer? That Deer is very evil."
Wu Laosan struggled below, not thinking of coming up immediately.
He had witnessed how powerful that Deer was; if that Deer really came, they would all be in trouble.
Hearing this, Zhou Yong immediately smiled, "Don't worry, so many of us have come, that Deer will definitely be scared and hide when it sees us."
Saying that, Zhou Yong called for the others to pull the rope together.
Wu Laosan felt something was wrong with these words; based on the Deer's behavior he had seen before, that Deer probably wouldn't be easily scared away.
However, he had been trapped up there for too long, so he gritted his teeth and decided to go up first.
By this time, he had already picked the large spiritual herb, and as he watched his body being pulled up little by little, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wu Laosan was pulled up, everyone came closer and quickly examined him.
Seeing that Wu Laosan was fine, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, and then their gazes fell on his hand.
Seeing the spiritual herb in his hand, which was larger than a palm, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
Such a large spiritual herb would definitely fetch a good price!
It was really worth coming this time; they should be able to get a lot of money from this trip, right?
Some people's eyes widened when they saw this spiritual herb.
"Let's go, let's go down the mountain!"
After Wu Laosan was pulled up, he looked around and then said urgently.
He was still worried about that Deer; that thing was too evil!
"Hmm, let's go."
Zhou Yong was different from Wu Laosan; he seemed a bit carefree, only thinking that since they had gotten the item, they could go down the mountain now.
Upon hearing this, he immediately nodded and pulled everyone to go down the mountain together.
Seeing this, everyone didn't linger and immediately turned to go down the mountain.
For some unknown reason, everyone present inexplicably felt a chill in their hearts, which came from nowhere but inexplicably made them timid.
And just as everyone turned around, they instantly froze on the spot.
They saw that behind them, at some unknown time, an extremely large Deer had blocked their path.
And on the Deer, its pair of antlers looked even more ferocious and sharp.
"What is this Deer doing, blocking our way?"
Someone looked at this scene, and for some reason, the chill in his heart grew stronger; he couldn't help but swallow and ask.
"It looks a bit off, Zhou Yong, where's your bow?"
The others nearby were also startled upon hearing this; this was the first time they had seen such a fearless Deer.
"I..."
Zhou Yong was stunned upon hearing this, then looked at the bow and arrow in his hand, and then at the Deer in front of him, feeling a bit fearful in his heart.
He had tried to attack this Deer before, but his arrows couldn't penetrate it at all.
While he was hesitating, the Deer at this moment seemed anxious and started calling out to the crowd.
And the Deer's eyes were clearly fixed on the spiritual herb in Wu Laosan's hand.
Such a scene made even He Xiuyuan startled.
This Deer seems to have gained sentience?
"What is this Deer doing?"
Everyone was stunned upon seeing this, and then looked at the Deer vigilantly.
He Xiuyuan hesitated, then slowly stepped forward, pressed down on Zhou Yong's bow and arrow, and asked, "You want this spiritual herb?"
Everyone was stunned to see He Xiuyuan actually talking to the Deer, and then looked at He Xiuyuan suspiciously.
How could this beast understand human speech?
Just as they were wondering, the Deer in front of them suddenly shook its head and then nodded.
It looked as if it was extremely conflicted and scared.
Everyone was stunned upon seeing this, and their hearts grew even colder.
This beast actually understands human speech!
Such a scene truly frightened them greatly.
"This spiritual herb, why don't we leave it?"
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment, then suddenly said to Zhou Yong.
He felt that something was not quite right; this Deer had gained sentience, which probably meant it had some Dao cultivation.
Moreover, from the way this Deer was guarding here, He Xiuyuan felt that this spiritual herb might be something it was guarding.
If that was the case, trying to take this spiritual herb from this Deer's mouth seemed... impossible?
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but look at the Deer carefully.
However, He Xiuyuan couldn't tell the depth of the Dao cultivation from this Deer, nor did he know how powerful this Deer was.
"No!"
He Xiuyuan's words had just fallen when someone nearby immediately refused.
Such a large spiritual herb, one look and you knew it was very valuable!
In this situation, how could they bear to just throw it away?
With this spiritual herb, they could add another jar of rice to their home, buy more meat, and get new clothes for their children!
Under these circumstances, how could they bring themselves to throw away this spiritual herb?
"That's right, isn't it just a Deer! We can definitely deal with it together!"
"No matter what, this spiritual herb cannot be lost!"
Everyone at this moment spoke one after another, appearing agitated.
And their words also conveyed one meaning: no.
No matter what, this spiritual herb simply cannot be lost.
And the Deer opposite, seeing this, immediately appeared very anxious and restless, its hooves constantly digging at the earth, and its nose continuously snorting out two streams of white mist.
Everyone was startled upon seeing this, but they still persisted.
He Xiuyuan was even more certain that this Deer should have some Dao cultivation.
As someone who had just begun to Cultivate, he hadn't learned any Spell, and directly confronting this Deer would definitely not end well.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan quickly persuaded, "If this spiritual herb is not left behind, I'm afraid there will be disaster!"
He Xiuyuan spoke earnestly, but the big men nearby seemed to not listen at all, shaking their heads repeatedly.
In short, it was absolutely not allowed.
"Mr. He, you are a scholar, it's normal to be afraid of this, but don't worry, with us here, you don't need to do anything!"
Zhou Yong even comforted He Xiuyuan at this moment.
He Xiuyuan, however, worried, "You're fine dealing with ordinary prey, but I'm afraid the one opposite is a demon that has become a monster!"
