TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 69 Picking Lotuses

Looking at these sincere and trusting eyes, Li Ping'an was deeply moved.

Although he had expected that it would not be difficult for him to obtain the leadership of this weak team, he was impressed by the attitudes and actions of Zhang Hongqiang, Yan Ling, and the others.

There were many bad people with evil intentions in this world, but there were more kind people.

It was no different from engaging in a dangerous game if one tried to make friends with scums having evil intentions. However, making friends with kind people like Zhang Hongqiang and Yan Ling made Li Ping'an feel happy and at ease.

He hurriedly nodded.

Then, he said in a low voice, "Brother Qiang, Sister Ling, Sister Li, Sister Jing, you guys trust me so much. I won't cheat you. But we can't rush into this!"

"Look. These red-haired monkeys seem to be afraid of the lotuses in the water. They are not weak. Since they are afraid of the lotuses, the lotuses won't be as simple as we think."

"Let's wait and see what's going on."

The others understood what Li Ping'an meant, and they tried their best to be patient and observe the monkeys.

In this event, they could not cook and had to eat fast food like energy chocolate.

However, they were not fools. Even these big red-haired monkeys valued the lotuses in the water so much, so how could the lotuses be simple?

Everyone was very excited, but they suppressed their excitement.

In addition, their team had taken a shortcut. Even if the remaining teams were fast, it would take them at least two or three hours to arrive here.

Besides, this area was designated to Team 97, so the other teams would not come here for no reason.

They still had plenty of time.

Although these red-haired monkeys were tall and strong, they were quite agile.

Soon, they approached the green water area with the help of thick vines.

However, they stopped and did not dare to continue. They scratched their heads, whispering something to each other.

Zhang Hongqiang came back to his senses and gave Li Ping'an a thumbs up, "Daniu, you are not like a bull. You are even smarter than a monkey!"

Before he could finish, Yan Ling pinched him hard, "Stop. Is that how you praise others? Daniu, ignore him! We have to be patient. Take your time. We are not strong enough, and we are not in a hurry. Besides, even if we can't get the lotuses, we can report to Young Master Can and get some rewards. In any case, we are already in a profitable position."

"You're right."

Li Ping'an nodded with a smile.

At this time, he realized that although Zhang Hongqiang was rash and careless, he benefited a lot from Yan Ling who was by his side.

Zhang Hongqiang smiled fatuously and kept silent. He stared at somewhere not far away with glee.

At this time, the team members were about a thousand meters away from these red-haired monkeys. Although it was difficult to hear the monkeys, they could see the movements of the monkeys clearly.

The red-haired monkeys negotiated for a while, and it seemed that they didn't know what to do.

At this time, an old monkey in the lead, whose eyebrows streaked with grey, said something to a red-haired monkey.

The red-haired monkey looked somewhat reluctant, and it was even a bit frightened, but it seemed that it did not dare to disobey the order of this old monkey.

It gritted its teeth and slid down the vines carefully. It seemed that it was going to get in the water.

Li Ping'an was surprised by this.

These monkeys were quite similar to human beings.

However, Li Ping'an discovered that these red-haired monkeys seemed to be divided into many factions with a strict hierarchy.

"It seems that even monkeys may have a rough time."

Li Ping'an thought.

"Plop..."

At this time, the hapless red-haired monkey had gotten into the dark green lake carefully.

It was slow and gentle as if it was afraid of touching something terrifying in the lake. It swam in the direction of the lotuses with great care.

Li Ping'an frowned.

"What kind of terrifying thing is under the water? Why are these red-haired monkeys so afraid of it?"

The expressions of Zhang Hongqiang, Yan Ling, and the others also changed. They looked into the water, not even daring to blink their eyes.

Fifty steps, forty steps, twenty steps...

The monkey carefully swam nearer to the lotuses, sending little ripples across the lake. Everything was calm.

However, when it was only a few steps to the lotuses, the monkey froze in a flash.

"Plop!"

Although Zhang Hongqiang and the others had been observing the monkey, they did not clearly see what happened. The monkey disappeared with a splash as it was pulled into the water by something.

Soon, the ripples disappeared, and the dark green lake became placid once again.

"This..."

Zhang Hongqiang swallowed hard and said with an effort, "What... What happened just now?"

The faces of Yan Ling and the other two girls also changed colors. They covered their mouths, unable to utter a word.

Li Ping'an also frowned with a serious look.

Although he could see well, he only caught sight of something with a similar color to the dark green lake. He didn't know whether it was a vine or a tentacle.

Li Ping'an could not accurately describe its speed for a moment, but based on his instincts, he could feel that it was not inferior to his speed.

It meant that the speed of the vine or the tentacle was at least around 200.

"What the hell is that thing? Is that something like the big guy in Gloomy Dragon Pool?"

Li Ping'an was a little frightened as well.

At this time, the red-haired monkeys realized what had happened and they were horrified by the scene.

The white-browed old monkey kept swallowing. Apparently, it was still in shock.

But it was unwilling to give up.

It shouted something at the red-haired monkeys around him with a sharp look in its eyes.

Those monkeys were clearly more afraid of the white-browed old monkey's authority. They lowered their heads, wincing.

But a moment later, they took off the sabers made of alloy, daggers, and other weapons used by human beings. Then, they rushed down the water and swam toward the lotuses. It seemed that they were going to snatch the lotuses.

Li Ping'an and the others were dumbfounded, and they stared at every movement in the water.

"Crash!"

Although the monkeys were agile and took the offensive, the water splashed terrifyingly as they were near the lotuses.

A terrifying thing that looked like a dark green octopus tentacle swung at them. There was no time for these pitiful red-haired monkeys to fight back before they were imprisoned all of a sudden.

Then, they were pulled into the water and disappeared.

"@%.."

The old monkey was shocked and angry, cursing at the lake.

But soon, the water was calm again. Nothing responded to it at all, and there was not even a wave.

The old monkey was so angry that it cried out loudly. However, there were no red-haired monkeys by its side. It did not dare to stay here. It quickly climbed up the vines and disappeared into the mountains.

After a long time, Yan Ling regained her senses and exclaimed, "What... What was that green tentacle? Was it an octopus? But... the reservoir of the Pigeon Tower is freshwater. How could there be an octopus..."

Zhang Hongqiang swallowed hard and said, "I heard from the older generation that the reservoir of the Pigeon Tower is hundreds of years old. And it is so big. There might be some unpredictable big guys inside..."

Yan Li and Zhang Xiaojing were scared, and they looked at Zhang Hongqiang and Li Ping'an.

Although they were strong martial arts experts, men dominated the world after all. Facing these kinds of scary things, they regarded Li Ping'an and Zhang Hongqiang as their backbone.

By this time, Li Ping'an had already calmed down and said in a low voice, "Brother Qiang, Sister Ling, there's no use for us guessing what this thing is. What matters is whether we can try to get one or even more lotuses.

"Uh, this is..."

Everyone was speechless.

Yan Ling said, "Daniu, don't do anything crazy. Even those red-haired monkeys can't do anything about it. How can we do it? I thought we might learn from their experience or pick up some lotuses they left behind. Who knows that... How about reporting it to Young Master Can? There are plenty of masters around Young Master Can, so they might..."

Li Ping'an smiled. "Sister Ling, those monkeys couldn't do it, but I can. Brother Qiang, take care of them. I'll go there and give it a shot. It would be better if I could get some lotuses. If I fail, we will report it to Young Master Can."

"What? No, Daniu, I will go with you. We could help each other if something bad happened."

Zhang Hongqiang responded instantly and grabbed Li Ping'an by the arm.

Li Ping'an smiled. "Brother Qiang, don't worry about this. It would be more dangerous if you go with me. I know what to do and I won't be reckless! But Brother Qiang, you must take care of my back. If there is some trouble, I know I can rely on you."

"Well..."

All the rest of the team members were worried about him and tried to dissuade him, but Li Ping'an had slipped out of sight. He grabbed a vine and slid down the cliff that was nearly a thousand meters tall.

Zhang Hongqiang and the other three women were frozen until then. They hurriedly prepared their weapons and were ready to cover Li Ping'an up.

Although the red-haired monkeys were agile, they were too tall and too heavy, so they had to choose the thickest vines, which required careful selection.

Li Ping'an only weighed about 70 kilograms, so he didn't need to care about this.

In a moment, Li Ping'an arrived at the place where the red-haired monkeys had stopped.

However, even if the monkeys were smart, they were just monkeys and were nothing compared to human beings.

Li Ping'an was a human and he knew better than employ brute force to get the lotuses.

Soon, Li Ping'an took out two daggers, tied them with fiber thread, and made a few nooses on the daggers.

Standing on the cliff, Yan Ling and the others could not see Li Ping'an's movements clearly, but they all stared at his vigorous figure without blinking their eyes. They awaited Li Ping'an on full alert.

After carefully calculating the distance and angle several times, Li Ping'an hesitated no longer.

"Whoosh!"

Like shooting stars, the two daggers in his hands flashed towards the nearest two lotuses at lightning speed.