Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 1616 - 372: One as Wife, One as Concubine (Part 2)

Bamboo shoots offer superior and rarer medicinal benefits.

Chen Jie hoped to spot any bamboo shoots emerging from the soil.

Harboring that idea, Chen Jie hastened to the Blue Snake Pattern Bamboo, vigilantly scanning his surroundings. Surprisingly, Chen Jie’s fortune proved excellent; the very bamboo shoots he sought were present.

Right then, two tender bamboo shoot tips had already emerged from the earth.

Upon witnessing this, a faint smile crept across Chen Jie’s face. Haha, excellent – today’s luck is holding strong.

With a flip of his hand, he retrieved a small hoe from his storage ring, crouched down, and began excavating the bamboo shoots.

Chen Jie truly detested combat and bloodshed; he much preferred the satisfaction of farming. Look, unearthing bamboo shoots from the dirt – what a delightful pursuit!

A grin lingered on his face as Chen Jie carefully dug on.

Unbeknownst to him, a massive blue python was stealthily slithering nearer from behind, emitting soft hisses.

As the blue python drew close, Chen Jie appeared utterly oblivious, totally immersed in harvesting the shoots from the Blue Snake Pattern Bamboo.

Noticing Chen Jie’s lack of response, the python’s cunning yellow eyes brimmed with murderous intent. Damnable bipedal beast, how dare you pilfer my bamboo shoots, hiss hiss...

You’re finished!

Whoosh!

With that sharp sound, the python hurled itself straight at Chen Jie, confident of victory. Yet just as it lunged, Chen Jie seemed to possess eyes in the back of his head, nimbly evading while a short blade flashed into his grasp.

He promptly positioned the blade before him, as the enormous blue python barreled ahead, its huge frame propelled by terrifying momentum.

Suddenly, the giant serpent impaled itself on the blade, its eyes wide with alarm and dread, but evasion came too late. The fearsome edge tore through its scaly hide in an instant.

A ripping noise echoed as an automatic snake-skinning device came into existence.

Driven by unstoppable force, the python was thoroughly gutted by the razor-sharp Chrysalis Blade.

The sequence unfolded fluidly from beginning to end, smooth as a flowing stream, the serpent efficiently ending itself.

The python struggled to fathom how it fell so rapidly.

Truly, how could defeat strike so swiftly? It hadn’t even mustered its attack fully.

Chen Jie, face impassive, pulled the blade free, then rapidly rummaged through the python’s belly to extract a pristine blue snake gallbladder.

Placing the gallbladder into a Jade Box, Chen Jie serenely returned to digging bamboo shoots, without so much as a glance at the fallen blue python.

Even in death, the python couldn’t understand why the bipedal creature reacted with such speed; it had only just begun to harbor hostility!

This made perfect sense, since Chen Jie had detected the blue snake long ago.

The pharmacopeia of Chang Chun Valley noted that Blue Snake Pattern Bamboo was typically guarded by a blue snake.

Thus, Chen Jie stayed alert for the snake, spotting it the moment it crept behind him, simply biding his time for its assault.

And the snake obliged without fail, launching its strike promptly.

Chen Jie’s moves were naturally precise, swiftly skinning it and claiming the gallbladder in one go.

This blue snake’s gallbladder ranked among the prime components for the Detoxification Elixir, and served for crafting more than a dozen auxiliary pills as well. Its healing potency rivaled that of Dragon Blood Ganoderma.

It qualified as a supreme medicinal treasure too.

Chen Jie recognized that this Ruins truly served as a haven for alchemists. Herbs like these were elusive even after scouring the Three Mountains and Five Mountains.

Yet here, they lay readily available.

Once the bamboo shoots were gathered, Chen Jie stowed them in his Storage Ring, eyeing the sprawled snake corpse. Beyond the gallbladder, its skin, flesh, bones, and venom all counted as priceless assets, virtually unobtainable elsewhere.

The blue snake skin stood out as exceptionally scarce. Regrettably, Chen Jie’s Storage Ring lacked sufficient space, forcing him to claim only the choicest portions.

Standing up, Chen Jie stretched lazily, deciding to prowl the Blue Forest a bit more – perhaps another Blue Snake Pattern Bamboo awaited.

Still, he couldn’t linger excessively, given their numerous goals this expedition; the Qiankun Great Method remained undiscovered. Primary missions couldn’t be overlooked.

But where were Han Ling’er and Liu Caidie?

Chen Jie wondered, surveying the disorienting Blue Forest, puzzled why they hadn’t marked a trail for him.

Chen Jie felt a twinge of exasperation.

Abruptly, a thunderous blast resounded from deeper in the woods, accompanied by toppling trees.

At this sight, Chen Jie’s gaze sharpened; he pinpointed the source and dashed toward it.

…

In another part of the forest, turmoil erupted. Han Ling’er sprawled on the ground from the blast, facing Du Xiong, offspring of the Zoroastrian Sect Dharma King Du Zundao.

Liu Caidie stared at Du Xiong and declared, “Du Xiong, have you lost your mind, attacking Ling’er?”

Du Xiong’s stare turned icy as he replied, “Ming King issued the command moments ago; you’ve all flouted his orders by trespassing. The Dharma King decreed that upon sighting you, execute without hesitation!”

Hearing this, Liu Caidie’s eyes widened as she exclaimed, “Du Xiong, do you really plan to kill me?”