Chapter 146: The Swarm Bows To The Patriarch! The Demonic Path Big Shot Arrives!
【When the Chen Clan subdued the Giant Demonic Bees, they heavily targeted the Giant Demon Bee King, causing severe injuries and greatly weakening their strength. As a result, they were targeted by the Thief Demon Bee swarm in the depths of Green Luan Peak, which began launching attacks on the Giant Demon Bee King under the Chen Clan!
A daily task has been triggered: help the Giant Demonic Bee tribe subdued by the family resist the Thief Demon Bees and defeat the Thief Demon Bees!
Prompt: the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese of the family seem able to intimidate and drive away the Thief Demon Bees!】
Before Chen Han had finished reading this information, he heard Uncle Dagou say, “You all eat slowly, I’m going to check on the bee boxes. The person watching them said many bees are fighting. It should be Thief Bees appearing. We just got the bee boxes ready and Thief Bees already showed up, what bad luck.”
With that, he hurried out and headed to where the bee boxes were.
This made Xiao Yu, Chen Lin, and the others get up and follow, curious what was going on.
Chen Han, meanwhile, looked at the game prompt thoughtfully.
Thief Bees should be the thing beekeepers hate the most. Bees are said to be hardworking, but some fellows are not, preferring to reap where they did not sow and enjoy others’ work.
Those are Thief Bees.
These Thief Bees like to go to other beehives to steal finished honey and take it back to their own hive. Moreover, if a few Thief Bees appear, many more will follow.
Many beekeepers suffer heavy losses simply because they do not notice Thief Bees in time.
But the Chen Clan had only just set up the bee boxes, and already Thief Demon Bees were attacking. That was a bit too fast.
He did not know whether this was the influence of the game system, or because those combs had been dripped with a little Royal Jelly, which the Thief Bees sensed when flying past the bee boxes and thus became tempted.
He felt that to a large degree this was the game system’s doing.
However, the game system had also given a prompt: “the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese can intimidate and drive away those Thief Demon Bees.”
This also had scientific basis.
Geese are highly alert with a strong sense of territory. When unfamiliar bees approach, they honk to intimidate them and may even peck at the bees.
Also, goose feathers are very thick, making it hard for bee stings to penetrate, so they have no scruples when dealing with bees and act decisively.
Many beekeepers raise a few geese near the bee boxes as a relatively natural form of protection.
And it had been a long time since the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese appeared.
Thinking of this, Chen Han also headed to the Spirit Beast Hall.
By the time he went in, he had already taken from the warehouse the Beast Taming Flute that controlled the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese, and he happened to see Spirit Beast Elder Sixth Uncle sprinkling water on the geese to cool them down.
“Patriarch is here?” Sixth Uncle saw him and greeted him warmly.
He respected this patriarch from the bottom of his heart. Without the patriarch, his son and daughter-in-law would not have returned to the clan to work, and his grandson would not have come back.
After the summer break, his grandson would transfer to study in the county instead of boarding elsewhere, and his son and daughter-in-law would also be working in the clan.
This finally felt like a real home, with the bustle of life.
“Sixth Uncle, help me record a video with my mobile phone.” Chen Han took out his phone, started recording, then handed it to Sixth Uncle.
The Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese had not mobilized for a long time. Now that they were going to march against the Thief Demon Bee tribe, how could he not record some video material?
Sixth Uncle nodded, took the phone, and began filming the patriarch.
He was no stranger to shooting videos, because Chen Lin and the others had all created accounts, with names like “Chen Clan Work Hall Elder” and “Chen Clan Master.” He also made one for himself called “Chen Clan Spirit Beast Elder,” uploading daily videos of the Lion Head Geese.
He considered himself a video expert already, having filmed no fewer than forty videos. As for only having one hundred fans, that was a trivial matter for a master.
As such a photography master, he was already above such things and would not care about vulgar numbers like fans and likes.
Chen Han opened the fence confining the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese, and the geese came running out, honking.
At the same time, he spoke to the lens: “The Chen family has just subdued a troop of Giant Demonic Bees. Unexpectedly, it has attracted a gang of bandit-like Thief Demon Bees. Now the Giant Demonic Bees subdued by the family have already fallen into a fierce battle with the Thief Demon Bees. Their numbers are terrifying and the fighting is brutal. The family has no choice but to dispatch the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese.”
As he spoke, he played the Guardian Note on the Beast Taming Flute. The Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese immediately spread their wings and gathered protectively at his side, then followed him out of the Spirit Beast Hall.
Inside the Chen Clan grounds, the flute sound drew the attention of many tourists.
After the stray dogs were adopted by the Chen Clan, the Chen family head rarely had the Lion Head Geese fight with the stray dogs, so many tourists who came to visit the Chen Clan, having watched strategy guides and seen videos of the geese performances, felt it was a pity.
Lin Wanwan was one of them. When she and Chu Ling, her future sister-in-law, watched Chen Clan videos and saw the Lion Head Geese, they heard this future sister-in-law vividly describe them.
So many Lion Head Geese able to move in unison with the patriarch’s flute sound was truly shocking and also showed how formidable the patriarch’s Beast Taming Technique was.
It was just a pity they had no way to see it with their own eyes.
So this sudden flute sound naturally caught their attention. Joy flashed across Chu Ling’s face at the familiar melody.
She looked over and indeed saw the Chen family head walking this way with a flock of Lion Head Geese. She immediately grabbed Lin Wanwan excitedly. “Sister-in-law, look, the Chen family head has brought those Lion Head Geese again.”
Lin Wanwan instinctively looked over, and was instantly astonished by the sight of the Chen family head approaching with the geese.
The Lion Head Geese were indeed spreading their wings in neat unison, walking in step, their eyes fixed and determined as they followed the Chen family head.
Not only they, but many tourists were drawn in, gathering around and taking out their phones to film.
The great battle of the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese against the Dog Demon Tribe had been an early focus of attention for the Chen Clan. The patriarch’s earliest videos were all about them.
To see them suddenly now was an unexpected surprise.
Especially the perfectly synchronized movements of the geese, which were truly stunning.
Seeing many tourists following, Chen Han did not mind. The deployment of the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese could serve as a surprise performance.
Chen Han led the geese to the bee boxes and indeed saw swarms of bees filling the air, and it was clearly visible that bees were locked in chaotic combat.
Yes, the bees were in a group battle, fighting extremely fiercely.
Bee group fights are very common in nature, though most people do not know this and never pay attention.
The essence of Thief Bees is predation. Thief Bees actively break into other colonies’ hives to steal honey, pollen, and other resources they rely on.
Those resources are painstakingly collected and stored by the invaded colony, directly tied to feeding their larvae and surviving the winter.
So, when facing Thief Bees, the hive bees’ attacks are instinctive.
Moreover, bees have a strong sense of guarding their hive and resources. When Thief Bees try to intrude, the guard bees at the hive entrance use the colony’s unique scent to identify them （ different hives have different scents ） and discover the intruders, then launch attacks to stop the Thief Bees from stealing resources.
Every such group battle results in heavy casualties for both sides.
Because he had eaten a lot of Moon Gazing Sand, Chen Han’s eyesight was far better than ordinary people’s. He could clearly see each bee colliding, biting, ramming, then dying and falling to the ground.
Seeing it clearly, it truly resembled a war of thousands of troops and horses.
The tourists who had followed and saw the sky full of bees were all shocked. They did not have Chen Han’s vision, but could still tell the bees were fighting.
“Sister-in-law, bees also fight?” Chu Ling was full of surprise.
Lin Wanwan did not know either. It was also her first time seeing bees fight, let alone so intensely.
The tourists pointed their lenses at the swarming bees, but no longer dared approach. The dense mass of bees was frightening to look at.
Seeing this, Chen Han did not hesitate. He directly blew the Beast Taming Flute, leading the Lion Head Geese inside.
Uncle Dagou had already led people to temporarily narrow the entrances of the bee box cluster, then used nets to catch and separate bees for isolation…
These were all methods against Thief Bees, but Uncle Dagou and the others were not professionals, so their efficiency was not very high.
To be honest, Chen Han also did not know how to distinguish which bees were their own Giant Demonic Bees and which were Thief Demon Bees.
So he could only immediately play the Charge Note, sending the Lion Head Geese rushing in, leaping constantly among the bees and flapping their wings.
First they would indiscriminately scatter the bees.
Of course, this would also cause indiscriminate attacks on their own Giant Demonic Bees. It would be best if their own Giant Demonic Bees knew to pull back.
Just as he was thinking this, the game suddenly displayed a prompt that shocked him:
【When subduing the Giant Demonic Bees, under the Demon Subduing Hall Masters and the mountain-guarding Spirit Dog tribe’s decapitation plan, the Bee King was heavily wounded. Some Thief Demon Bees launched impacts against those Bee Kings, forcing the Giant Demonic Bees subdued by the family to retreat in order to protect the Bee King.
Seeing this, you immediately dispatched the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose army to charge against those Thief Demon Bees!】
Almost at the same time, the chaotic bees actually split apart, with one group quickly flying back into the bee boxes.
This neat scene left everyone astonished. The bees withdrew in unison as if summoned.
Chen Dagou and the others by the bee boxes saw it most clearly. The bees retreated in perfect order like a trained army back into the boxes.
Only Chen Han knew this was definitely the influence of the game system.
In the game plot, both the Giant Demonic Bees and Thief Demon Bees were surely large, fierce demonic bee swarms, their terrifying numbers blotting out the sky.
Just like when the Giant Demonic Bees previously charged into the Chen Clan; they were like a dark cloud.
In the game plot, with their chaotic battle, this area would likely already be devastated.
Now that the Giant Demon Bee King subdued by the family had been attacked and the Giant Demonic Bees had retreated to guard the hive, the family’s Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose army could begin a massacre.
It was a natural counter. With each flap of their wings, the geese sent many Thief Bees spinning and falling to the ground.
And with their great numbers, under the Charge Note of his Beast Taming Flute, they managed in a short time to rout the Thief Bees, leaving the ground strewn with bodies.
This efficiency left Chen Dagou and the others dumbfounded. They knew how hard they had been working to separate and catch the bees.
Who knew that with the geese rushing and crashing about, the Thief Bees would be slaughtered amid honking.
Previously they had not realized the geese could serve such a purpose, but they did not hesitate. Many of the fallen Thief Bees were only dazed, not dead, and they immediately used torches to smoke them to death.
Bandits trying to reap where they did not sow all had to die.
Finally, as the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose army honked and killed, the Thief Demon Bee swarm grew fewer and fewer, and in the end flew off toward the forest and disappeared among the trees.
Clearly they had been frightened. Bees are very intelligent animals, with remarkable wisdom and sociality, complex communication, and strong learning and memory.
After seeing too many companions die, they were afraid too.
But Chen Han now had no interest in watching the fleeing Thief Bees. Instead, he looked ahead, where among the corpses of Thief Bees on the ground, two clusters of White Light were floating.
Was this item drops from killing monsters?
Just like when the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose army marched against the Dog Demon Tribe and dropped Dog Demon Meat.
Without hesitation, he walked to the two clusters of White Light and casually stored the two items into the warehouse: a fine, dark needle tip, and a packet of powder.
He immediately saw the remark information for the two items:
【Thief Bee Sting: this is the sting of the Thief Demon Bee. The tip contains a special toxin that, when it pierces an animal, not only causes swelling at the wound, but also instantly induces numbness and convulsions, causing loss of mobility for a short time!】
Chen Han was surprised. This made him inexplicably think of the Sword Control Technique. If he encountered a vicious Demonic Cult Rogue, he could silently control them.
The key was that the needle was extremely fine. If it flew fast enough, the human eye might not catch it.
It was just that using this needle to attack would make a dignified Sword Control Technique feel like some sinister demonic martial art.
【Spirit Flower Pollen: this is special spirit flower pollen collected by the Giant Demonic Bees, an important material for producing Royal Jelly. It has very strong properties, and some cultivators use it to refine special Spirit Flower Paste, which has a scar-removal +2 effect on skin scars.】
Seeing this, Chen Han was a bit surprised and instinctively thought of his junior sister’s butt.
He remembered that when they were young, his junior sister accidentally scraped it on a branch, leaving a scar. Although it had faded a lot as she grew up, it was still there.
If he turned this into Spirit Flower Paste, she could test its scar-removal effect.
As Chen Han was thinking, Chen Dagou frowned and stepped forward. “Xiao Han, these Thief Bees came because we put Royal Jelly into the bee boxes. They were attracted by this honey. Now that the Thief Bees have left, I’m afraid they will soon come back with more Thief Bees.”
“I’ve always heard people say that in beekeeping the scariest thing is Thief Bees appearing again and again. I think we should find time to go into the mountains again and destroy their lair.”
Hearing “come back repeatedly,” Chen Han seemed to understand why this had triggered a daily task.
Then his eyes lit up, because these Thief Demon Bees dropped items. Wouldn’t that mean every time they came, he could unleash the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose army and have a chance at drops?
The game prompt sounded again:
【Because you helped the Giant Demonic Bees subdued by the family defeat the Thief Demon Bees and protect those Bee Kings, the affinity of the family’s Giant Demonic Bee tribe with you has increased, and their loyalty has increased!】
This prompt left him stunned.
Suddenly the buzzing intensified again, and from the thirteen bee boxes, dense masses of bees flew out once more.
After emerging, the bees gathered in one place, and then a scene unfolded that left the tourists around them incredulous.
The bees neatly flew toward the Chen family head, circled him once, then hovered and fanned their wings in front of him.
Chen Dagou and the others nearby were even more shocked, because they could see that more than ten obviously larger and darker Bee Kings were at the forefront of the dense swarm.
Chen Han could see even more clearly. There were thirteen Bee Kings, as if they were leading their army and now stopping before him to undergo his inspection.
This sudden scene should be the result of increased affinity and loyalty.
Also, he remembered that when he subdued the Giant Demonic Bees, under the flickering White Light of the wind direction, the Bee Kings seemed to have been modified by the game system.
Looking at the Bee Kings, he raised his Beast Taming Flute, extending it toward them. The Bee Kings seemed to understand his meaning and landed neatly on the flute.
He could even see that the Bee Kings were making a prostrating motion.
Was this a sign of submission?
The tourists around could not see such subtle movements, but when they saw him raise the flute and the Bee Kings land on it, they were already full of disbelief.
Many were even thrilled, having captured this moment on video.
Then, as the Chen family head slightly lifted the flute and called, “Go back!”
An even more jaw-dropping sight appeared: the bees actually flew back into the bee boxes in perfect unison.
This…
After the Lion Head Geese, cattle, and dogs, the Chen family head’s Beast Taming Technique was about to gain a new bee swarm legend.
After handling the Thief Bees, Chen Han once again played the Beast Taming Flute and, in the lenses of the tourists’ phones, led the Lion Head Geese back to the Spirit Beast Hall.
After locking the geese in, he returned to Uncle’s Kitchen, took out a piece of Green Feather Pheasant Meat, and began preparing medicinal cuisine.
Demonic Cult Rogue Chu Hao was about to bring a Demonic Path Big Shot. The ordered medicinal cuisine naturally had to be prepared in advance.
If nothing unexpected happened, the sect residence could be upgraded soon.
After that, he started editing the new video of the Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese marching once again. After spending some time editing, he uploaded it to the Douyin account of the Chen family head.
Time passed.
As the sun set, two cars sped toward the Chen Clan. In the passenger seat of one car sat Chu Hao.
Behind him were Liu Ye and Master Xin Yan.
Master Xin Yan had come along out of curiosity, wanting to see whether the Chen Clan could cure Chairman Liu’s symptom.
However, at this moment his attention was drawn to the videos Chairman Liu was scrolling through beside him. They were videos of the Chen Clan’s patriarch.
When he saw the patriarch effortlessly leap over walls and run along eaves onto a rooftop, he could not help showing surprise.
Was this really something modern martial arts could achieve?
Their Buddhist Sect also preserved many martial arts inheritances, but he knew very well what the reality of those was.
Watching this, Liu Ye was trembling all over. The Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea already proved the Chen Clan had something real, and this kind of wall-leaping and eave-running was far beyond “having something.”
He believed more and more that the Chen Clan had a method to treat him…
