Chapter 71 A wonderful escort mission

After several life-and-death duels, Qin Feng and his companions finally had a chance to relax a little. Vice Dean Feng Jian decided to give them a seemingly simple task: escort a soul beast scholar to the soul beast forest to study a rare soul beast flower - the thunder spirit flower. The task sounded easy and pleasant, but it turned out that this escort mission was far from as simple as they imagined.

"Escort scholars? We don't have to fight the dark cult this time, right?" Chu Tian joked while sorting out his equipment.

Ye Li smiled slightly, "This is a rare leisure mission, enjoy it."

Zhang Meng patted Qin Feng on the shoulder and said jokingly, "I'm curious about what kind of weirdo this scholar is."

When they met the soul beast scholar, all their guesses were confirmed. The scholar named Gu Ling was an old man with a strange temper. He was short and carried a backpack that was almost bigger than his body. The most eye-catching thing was that his backpack was full of various bottles and jars, which made a tinkling sound as he walked.

"Oh, are you my escort team?" The ancient scholar opened his eyes wide, looked up and down at Qin Feng and his team, and said doubtfully, "Can you protect me? You look like just a few little kids."

Qin Feng suppressed his smile and bowed slightly, "Mr. Gu Ling, we will ensure your safety."

Gu Ling snorted, obviously not trusting these young soul masters, "I hope so, but remember, don't touch my backpack!"

Ye Li winked at her companions, indicating that this scholar was indeed different from others. Chu Tian whispered to the side, "It looks like this mission won't be boring."

Their journey was full of jokes from the beginning. The ancient scholar seemed to be full of interest in everything along the way, stopping from time to time to pick flowers and stones, and even taking a nap under a tree. Qin Feng and others had to stop and wait from time to time, and even reminded him to keep going.

"This flower is highly poisonous, don't touch it!" The ancient scholar suddenly stopped and reminded everyone loudly.

Qin Feng and others hurriedly stopped, but when they took a closer look, they found that it was just an ordinary wild flower and was not poisonous at all.

"Mr. Gu Ling, this is just an ordinary wild flower." Ye Li couldn't help but point out.

The ancient scholar shook his head seriously, "Young man, it is because of your ignorance that you always treat dangerous things as harmless toys! If you get poisoned, I will not be responsible."

Chu Tian tried very hard to hold back his laughter, but he finally burst out laughing. The ancient scholar glared at him and muttered something in dissatisfaction.

Just as they continued to move forward, a rustling sound suddenly came from the woods. Everyone immediately became alert, and Qin Feng even drew out the Dragon Shadow Sword, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

However, what appeared in front of them was a group of small soul beasts - several squirrel-sized creatures, looking at them curiously with round eyes. These small soul beasts were furry and looked very cute, and had no aggressiveness at all.

"Turns out they are just a few little guys." Zhang Meng breathed a sigh of relief and called the giant rock bear back to his side.

However, these little soul beasts were not going to let them go easily. They began to jump around the ancient soul scholar and even tried to grab his backpack. This scared the ancient soul scholar so much that he yelled, "Don't touch my backpack! You little bastards!"

Qin Feng and his companions couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene. Ye Li even joked, "It seems that Mr. Gu Ling's backpack has a great attraction to them."

However, as they were laughing and rushing on their way, the real danger was quietly approaching. Several members of the Dark Cult suddenly appeared from the woods and blocked their way. The leader was a gloomy-faced man who sneered and said, "Hand over your scholars, or you will not leave alive!"

"Do you really think we will obey you?" Qin Feng snorted coldly, raised the Dragon Shadow Sword, and prepared for battle.

However, it was unexpected that these members of the Dark Sect seemed to have no concept of teamwork at all. They directed each other during the action, but misunderstandings frequently occurred. For example, two people who were supposed to provide cover charged at the same time, and ended up colliding and falling to the ground. Another example was that the effects of the soul skills they used were completely incompatible and interfered with each other.

"Are they here to make people laugh?" Chu Tian couldn't help but complain during the battle.

Qin Feng was also amused by this funny scene, but he still ended the battle quickly and easily defeated these enemies who made so many mistakes.

Finally, Qin Feng and his team successfully escorted the ancient scholar to their destination. The scholar was satisfied with their performance. Although he kept complaining along the way, he still praised them before leaving: "You are much stronger than I thought. Remember to protect me next time!"

"If there is a next time..." Qin Feng responded with a smile, but in his heart he thought that this task was really ridiculous.

With the mission completed, Qin Feng and others set out on the road back to the academy. Although this escort mission was full of surprises and jokes, they also realized the importance of teamwork and cooperation during this journey.

"Next time, I hope we can have a quieter mission." Ye Li sighed, and everyone laughed after hearing this and continued on their way home.