Chapter 311 - Chapter 311: Chapter 304 Perching Phoenix Mountain Range_1 (2/2)

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The Ant Queen was proving truly difficult to evolve.

After feeding the Ant Queen and nurturing all the newly emerged termites, Qin Niu didn’t rush to practice under the Ancient Banyan Tree.

Instead, he began to wander leisurely through the mountains.

In a few days, he planned to make a trip to the city, likely before the wedding. Apart from procuring some cultivation materials, he wanted to select a valuable gift for each of his two wives.

During his last battle with a formidable enemy, he had obtained an inner armor that could withstand the strike of an Ink Blade and was suitable for a woman to wear.

This top-tier treasure was the first thing he thought of giving to his wife.

But with two wives and only one piece of inner armor, he couldn’t exactly favor one over the other, could he?

This was indeed a tricky matter.

The sword he acquired from killing Elder Jiu Yin would have been of a similar grade to the inner armor.

However, as a wedding is a joyful occasion, presenting a weapon seemed inappropriate.

The omen was also not good.

Weapons signify violence, while a wedding is about auspiciousness and celebration. He definitely couldn’t give gifts haphazardly.

He was not short on money now and wanted to go to the city to look for a respectable treasure to purchase.

There was another matter; he intended to buy the entire mountain and turn it into his private land.

He would surely need to inquire about this at the government office.

Tang Yan held an official position in the city, so asking him should be a good idea.

Qin Niu had some acquaintance with Deputy City Lord Bai, whose official rank was many times higher than Tang Yan’s. But in Qin Niu’s view, buying land was a minor matter, unworthy of calling upon someone as high-ranking as Deputy City Lord Bai.

Since he was preparing to purchase this mountainous area, he definitely wanted to get the lay of the land first to see what size purchase would be appropriate.

The part of the mountains where he currently was should all belong to the Qifeng Mountain Range.

The two peaks behind Shuangfeng Village were merely at the very end of the Qifeng Mountain Range.

As to whether it was actually the Qifeng Mountain Range or something else, no one could say for sure.

Some even thought it was the “Qifeng Mountain Range,” as there were many maple trees in the mountains.

In autumn, red maple leaves decked the large and small maples all over the mountains.

They were a characteristic scenic splendor of the Qifeng Mountain Range.

Those who believed it should be called the “Qifeng Mountain Range” did so because no matter how strong the wind was, once it blew into Shuangfeng Village, it couldn’t escape.

It all blew deep into the mountains.

People believed the wind had found a dwelling within the Qifeng Mountain Range.

Regardless, everyone currently called it the Qifeng Mountain Range. Not only because the name sounded more prosperous, but also because of an extremely ancient story passed down from generation to generation among the local populace.

It is said that in ancient times, terrifying crows would often emerge from the mountain behind the village to attack humans.

These crows flocked together; some had already cultivated some mystical powers, becoming demonic birds.

They were very picky eaters when it came to humans, preferring young children.

They liked to eat babies held in their parents’ arms the most, as well as toddlers under three years old who ran around everywhere.

Just as eagles prey on chicks, the villages in this region often experienced the loss of children.

When parents went searching, they could only find leftover bones and clothing in the mountains.

Sometimes, if they searched too late, even the bones were consumed by the ferocious beasts in the mountains.

Not even the skeletons remained.

After nearly eleven years of this hardship, the crows had eaten so many of the nearby villages’ children that few were left.

The crows then began to target young adults.

They did not discriminate between young men and women; all were consumed.

Those who could escape had already fled to other lands.

The village had nearly ten homes empty for every occupied one, becoming sparsely populated.

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