"It's very simple. People who come here either go to Dragon Seeking Valley, or I can't think of anywhere else," Zhang Hao said calmly.
"Hmm, that makes sense, but why did you stop me?" the woman asked, looking at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled slightly and said, "I would like to join you on your trip to Dragon Seeking Valley, is that possible?"
"No, we don't take outsiders," the woman said.
Zhang Hao quickly said, "We don't need your protection, you just need to take us into Dragon Seeking Valley."
"Absolutely not!" the woman said coldly.
"I can pay some remuneration, you name the price," Zhang Hao said in a deep voice.
The woman stared at Zhang Hao. She said impatiently, "I don't want to say it a third time."
Zhang Hao was speechless.
"Sister, just take them with us. Zhang Hao Gege isn't a bad person," Lili also urged her sister from the side.
"Hmph, whether someone is a bad person or not isn't written on their face."
The female leader of the group snorted coldly and said to Lili, "Let's go, we need to get moving. Do you want to stay here by yourself?"
Lili said apologetically to Zhang Hao, "Dagege (Big Brother), I'm sorry, my sister wasn't like this before."
"It's okay," Zhang Hao said lightly.
After the people from the Zijing Mercenary Group left. Ye Yun looked at Zhang Hao and asked, "Zhang Hao, what should we do? If they don't take us, there's no way for us to find Dragon Seeking Valley."
Zhang Hao smiled faintly and said, "I have my own way."
...
The female leader of the Zijing Mercenary Group, Si Ya, was currently riding on horseback. Her expression was vigilant, constantly paying attention to the movements around them. After entering the Ten Directional Mountain, the Zijing Mercenary Group was on edge almost every moment. After all, there were many Ferocious Beasts within the Ten Directional Mountain, making it too dangerous. If not for the employer needing the dragon flower this time and the extremely substantial remuneration, the Zijing Mercenary Group would not have wanted to take such a big risk. Not only was Dragon Seeking Valley dangerous, but the path to reach Dragon Seeking Valley was also very dangerous.
"Leader, do you think the Poison Wolf Mercenary Group was killed by those few people?" Vice-leader Zisuo asked, looking at Si Ya.
"Impossible. A Martial Master and two Great Martial Masters could kill Poison Wolf? Are you kidding me, Zisuo?" Si Ya glared at Zisuo.
Zisuo gave a sheepish smile and said, "You're right, but around this Ten Directional Mountain, it seems like they are the only ones. I really can't figure out who it could be!"
"Don't worry about that, maybe it was a revenge killing. In any case, our Zijing Mercenary Group can't afford to provoke them!" Si Ya said after pondering for a moment.
"Zisuo, those few people are very suspicious. Be careful," Si Ya said, furrowing her brow.
Zisuo pondered for a moment and said to Si Ya, "Leader, do you need me to..."
Si Ya glared at Zisuo and said, "Don't stir up trouble unnecessarily. Those people haven't provoked us, and we shouldn't provoke enemies casually. I just want you to see if they followed us."
"Okay, Leader!"
After Zisuo finished speaking, he spurred his horse and rode back.
Three minutes later, Zisuo returned and said to Si Ya, "Leader, they didn't follow."
Si Ya sneered, "These people are quite sensible."
Looking at Lili, who was riding her horse beside her and looking unhappy, Si Ya sighed and said, "Let's go, speed up."
Within three days, the Zijing Mercenary Group was attacked by Ferocious Beasts more than twenty times. Fortunately, they were all beings below the Wang Beast level. Even so, the Zijing Mercenary Group lost more than a dozen members. Fortunately, on the third day, they finally reached Dragon Seeking Valley. This was their greatest trial.
Why is a treasure like the dragon flower so popular outside, with prices constantly rising? Yet, there aren't many people truly willing to come to Dragon Seeking Valley to pick dragon flowers! The biggest reason is that entering Dragon Seeking Valley requires passing three trials. The first trial is the Poisonous Miasma Trial. This poisonous miasma is extremely fierce, and even with an antidote Dan, not everyone can withstand it.
Si Ya looked at the miasma in front of her, which didn't seem very dense yet. After hesitating for a while, she said, "Swallow the Dan! It should be fine."
This Poison Avoidance Pill was bought by the Zijing Mercenary Group at a great cost, naturally for the purpose of passing the poisonous miasma trial in Dragon Seeking Valley.
Just as everyone was about to swallow the antidote Dan. Zhang Hao, Song Sitian, and Ye Yun appeared together.
"Zhang Hao Gege." Lili rushed towards Zhang Hao in surprise. She hugged the Little Black in Zhang Hao's arms into her own.
Little Black rubbed against Lili with its small head, clearly enjoying it.
"It's you?"
When Si Ya saw Zhang Hao and the others, her brows immediately furrowed. A hint of Killing Intent flashed in her eyes.
"Yes, pleased to meet you," Zhang Hao smiled slightly.
"You tracked us?" Si Ya was angry.
"Ge Xia, you're wronging us here. You are a Martial King, don't you know whether we followed you or not?" Zhang Hao said with a faint smile, holding his arms.
Si Ya had previously asked Zisuo to check. She confirmed that Zhang Hao and the others hadn't followed them. But earlier, Zhang Hao had asked them to lead the way, yet now they had successfully found this place, how could that be explained?
"Hmph, if I find out you have malicious intentions, don't blame me for being impolite," Si Ya glared fiercely at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that bored."
Zhang Hao and the others had naturally followed the Zijing Mercenary Group. It was just that at the time, they relied on Little Dragon's sense of smell to follow them. The distance was more than a mile, so naturally, the people from the Zijing Mercenary Group wouldn't discover them.
Si Ya didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble at this moment. So she snorted coldly, took out a Dan, and swallowed it. Although she didn't know the efficacy of this forced detoxification Dan, at this moment, the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be fired.
After swallowing the Poison Avoidance Pill, the people from the Zijing Mercenary Group began walking towards the poisonous miasma ahead.
"Lili, hurry!" Si Ya didn't forget to turn back and call out to Lili.
Lili reluctantly returned Little Black to Zhang Hao and said apologetically, "Zhang Hao Gege, Lili is leaving now."
Zhang Hao frowned as he looked at the dense poisonous miasma. Not knowing the situation beforehand, seeing the poisonous miasma blocking their path now made his expression look a bit unpleasant.
"Zhang Hao, we don't have Poison Avoidance Pills, what should we do?" Ye Yun frowned slightly.
Zhang Hao clapped his hands and smiled, "How could I forget?"
Although Zhang Hao hadn't prepared Poison Avoidance Pills, the System Store had them! And anything produced by the System Store was definitely a high-quality product!
He immediately entered the System Store and searched for Poison Avoidance Pills. Sure enough, there were many types of Poison Avoidance Pills inside! The most expensive was the Myriad Annihilation Poison Avoidance Pill, which the description said could allow one to pass through the Myriad Poison Pool of the Underworld without any harm. However, the points required were ridiculously expensive. One Poison Avoidance Pill cost 10 million points.
Zhang Hao scrolled directly to the bottom. At the very bottom was the most ordinary Poison Avoidance Pill, so ordinary that it didn't even have a description. It cost 200 points per pill.
That was quite fair. Zhang Hao spent 600 points at once and exchanged for three pills.