The disheveled old Taoist and Ma Lao met face to face, and both were stunned. As if they had seen a ghost, they stopped simultaneously.
"Ma Jiu!? Heh heh! Why would the renowned Master Ma Jiu of Jifeng Mountain come to these desolate mountains and wild lands thousands of miles away?" the disheveled old Taoist asked with a grin.
"You... know me?" Ma Jiu was even more surprised, his expression becoming more solemn. To be recognized by someone thousands of miles away? More importantly, he knew nothing about the other party. He guessed who the other person might be, his fingers moved slightly... he couldn't help but secretly deduce.
"Hahaha! Stop calculating, I, the ostentatious old Taoist, have been swindling all over the place, where haven't I been? Naturally, I know you, Master Ma Jiu! However, the famous Master Ma Jiu might not know a nobody like me. Alright! Master Ma Jiu must have something to do, so I won't disturb you!" The disheveled old Taoist turned to leave.
"Hmph! You can't leave yet!" Ma Jiu's face turned cold. Since someone recognized him, he couldn't let him leave! Swoosh... Ma Jiu's figure moved and disappeared from his spot, instantly appearing in front of the disheveled old Taoist. Slap... a palm struck towards the disheveled old Taoist.
Whoosh... The disheveled old Taoist was struck by the palm and immediately flew out. Bang... He landed right in front of the Luoyan Sect's stone tablet.
Whoosh... A hole suddenly appeared in the ground, and the disheveled old Taoist tumbled into it.
"Luoyan Sect! Hahaha! I searched high and low for it, and now it's right here!" Seeing the stone tablet, Ma Jiu was overjoyed. Swoosh... He leaped into the mountain cave as well.
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Lu Fan had no idea what had happened behind him. He rushed all the way to the cave where the wild man lived. At the entrance of the cave, two strong wild men, holding spears, were guarding it. Of course, the spears were carved from wood.
"Hi...!" Lu Fan appeared in front of the cave entrance and waved to the two wild men.
Swish... The two wild men immediately aimed their spears at Lu Fan. However, upon seeing that it was Lu Fan, the two wild men exchanged glances, and the hostility in their eyes lessened considerably. Last time, this guy had brought them some food they had never tasted before!
"Don't be nervous, we're friends!" Lu Fan said, throwing two apples to the two wild men.
As expected, the two wild men immediately lowered their spears.
Roar... Roar... The two wild men roared into the cave. Whoosh, and a dozen wild men rushed out. The leader was the same two tall and strong wild men from last time.
"Hi... I've brought you some delicious food!" Lu Fan said, and then, as if performing magic, he took out some more fruits and bread, distributing one to each of them. Finally, he took out several sets of clothes and long skirts.
The wild people here only wore a few leaves, which offered very little coverage! So Lu Fan specially bought a few sets of large-sized clothes.
He opened a long skirt and gestured for the little wild girl to put it on. The little girl was also delighted, and with Lu Fan's help, she put on the skirt. Once she put on the skirt, she looked much better than being naked.
Humans are like this; when they wear clothes, they look like people. Without clothes, they are no different from animals.
The wild people next to them learned from the little girl's example and started putting on clothes. However... Lu Fan almost burst out laughing. Big brother, why are you putting pants on your head?
Lu Fan immediately went over to teach them how to wear clothes. In this way, Lu Fan and the dozen wild men mixed together, and they had no defenses against him. Although they couldn't communicate verbally, their gestures made for a lively scene.
At this moment, Lu Fan took out an oven, a box of charcoal, and some pre-made skewers from his storage ring. Beef, lamb, chicken wings, fish... these were all carefully prepared by Lu Fan.
The dozen wild men watched Lu Fan produce so many things as if by magic, and they regarded him as a divine being! Especially when they saw Lu Fan's palm could conjure flames, this was much more impressive than their method of starting fire by friction.
Before long, the aroma of various grilled meats filled the air, and the dozen wild men surrounded him, drooling. Lu Fan immediately handed them the cooked meat, and the wild men began to eat with relish.
Lu Fan also felt that the spiritual energy here seemed to be more concentrated, so he placed the spirit gathering bottle nearby. He could feel a spiritual energy vortex forming at the mouth of the spirit gathering bottle. The spiritual energy was being continuously absorbed by the spirit gathering bottle.
After two hours, all the meat was grilled, and Lu Fan extinguished the fire. He looked towards the depths of the cave but resisted his curiosity. He didn't want to lose the trust he had just built. He put the items back into his storage ring and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, the leading strong wild man came and blocked Lu Fan. Then he chattered something, and immediately one wild man ran into the cave. After a while, that wild man came out carrying a few pieces of broken stone.
"Jade?" Lu Fan's eyes lit up! The stones the wild man was carrying were all jade, and of good quality. Could it be that this cave contained a lot of jade? Or perhaps there was a jade mine in this mountain, and these wild men had found it?
Holy cow! If that were the case, he would be rich! Lu Fan was suddenly overjoyed!
Clatter... The wild man presented the jade to Lu Fan and chattered something!
"You mean you're giving these to me? Haha! Then I won't be polite!" Lu Fan said, gesturing. Seeing that the wild men meant it, he immediately collected the jade.
"I'll bring you more delicious food next time I visit!" Lu Fan said after putting away the spirit gathering bottle, and then he left.
The dozen wild men watched Lu Fan leave, and only after Lu Fan's shadow disappeared from sight did they reluctantly turn back into the cave.
Lu Fan was extremely happy. It seemed his guess was correct, and he really should go and check out that cave when he had the chance. Hahaha! Maybe he could even start a mine in the future! This was much faster than raising pigs and growing vegetables.
Huh? When Lu Fan reached the vicinity of the Luoyan Sect's stone tablet, he suddenly felt something strange, but... he looked around, and it seemed like nothing had changed.
What's going on? Lu Fan was puzzled and came to the stone tablet. Huh? Why couldn't he enter this cave entrance anymore?
Lu Fan found that no matter how he stepped or jumped, the cave entrance showed no reaction.
"Fortunately, I learned that set of sword techniques completely, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to learn it!" Lu Fan secretly felt fortunate and turned to walk out of the mountain.
It was already evening, and the sun had set. On the hillside as he descended, Lu Fan saw people bathing in the river by the village entrance. Was it... Shen Xinyi and Li Jingjing?
Damn it...! Beautiful women bathing, should he go... or go...? Lu Fan suddenly felt conflicted. He suddenly remembered that the swimming trunks Shen Xinyi bought for him seemed to have never been used.