Although the forest ahead was quite dense, it was still very different from the Fearsome Beast Forest.
There were many trees in the forest, but they weren't very big. There were very few ancient trees that were hundreds of years old. This place was deserted, but it didn't mean that no one came here. Sometimes, some teams that were on a trade trip would enter this forest.
There were no Fearsome Beasts, only some small animals that were active.
After the person in front rushed into the forest, he began to quickly look for the best hiding spot. His running route was also strange and varied, twisting and turning in the forest.
His line of sight was blocked by the leaves, so he couldn't see the person in front. Shao Xuan could only hear the rustling of leaves and branches.
Seeing the other person's movements in the forest, Shao Xuan knew that he was an experienced person who knew how to run quickly in the forest with the least noise. Some of the sounds in front might not have been accidentally made by the other person. It was very likely that they had deliberately made it.
He couldn't judge by the sound alone. Those were all interference methods used by the other person.
Shao Xuan kept a close eye on the other person's fire seed. However, as he chased, the other person's fire seed suddenly disappeared!
Strange.
Shao Xuan slowed down his footsteps, then slowly moved forward.
There were a few small animals hugging branches in the surrounding trees, looking curiously at Shao Xuan. They made a threatening sound, but Shao Xuan ignored it.
There was a slope in front of him. Because of the dense weeds, Shao Xuan couldn't see the situation below the slope. He could only judge from the sound of running water that there was a small river below.
In the middle of the slope, there was an animal skin coat that the other person had worn. Further down the slope, there were also the pants and shoes that the target had worn.
Shao Xuan didn't go down to check. Instead, he stood at the top of the slope and looked around.
There were a few thicker trees around. Perhaps because there weren't many people here, the trees were older than the trees in other places.
The shrubbery wasn't very tall, so Shao Xuan could see the general situation of the surrounding ground.
After scanning the bushes, Shao Xuan walked around the surrounding ancient trees. From time to time, he would look at the branches on the trees. Occasionally, he would stop and listen to the surrounding sounds to see if anyone was approaching. For a moment, the only sound that could be heard was Shao Xuan's footsteps on the ground and the rustling of branches. Not far away, a few birds were chirping, which made this place seem even more desolate.
Shao Xuan walked back and forth a few times to check the surroundings before leaving.
After Shao Xuan left, the surroundings became quiet again, with only the faint chirping of birds and insects.
After a while, there was a slight movement on the tree near the slope, as if someone was gently scraping the bark of the tree.
About twenty meters above the ground, at the intersection of two branches on the tree trunk, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and the eyeballs even moved a bit.
At first glance, one would think that the eyes grew on the tree. However, upon closer inspection, one would realize that the eyes weren't embedded in the tree, but belonged to someone else.
The texture and wrinkles on the tree bark gradually receded, revealing human skin. With the sound of light breathing, a humanoid figure was revealed.
This person was the target that Shao Xuan had been chasing!
After looking around, the person nimbly slid down the tree and prepared to leave. However, after taking two steps, his scalp suddenly tightened. His sharp intuition told him that there was danger here. His eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Run!
He stepped out and prepared to start his second round of running. However, before he could start running, his leg seemed to touch something. With a buzzing sound, the branches on the surrounding trees seemed to be suddenly cut off. The broken branches and leaves flew up, and the easily overlooked thin threads gathered in his direction.
His leg was tightly bound. His ankle had been tied twice, and it was very tight, as if it was going to break his entire leg. He could feel that if he tried to break free, his leg might be crippled.
He wanted to take out a knife to cut the thread, but he didn't have the time. Just as he was about to take out his knife, a few more threads tightened around his leg, and his entire leg was bound.
Not far away, footsteps could be heard approaching at a steady pace.
Hearing the footsteps, the person who was bound by the noose bowed his head, resigned to his fate. How did he fall for it? This kid is really cunning!
"Well, I won't run." The person raised his hand and looked at Shao Xuan, who was walking in front of him, and forced a smile.
Shao Xuan returned a smile. His wrist moved, and the blade of his sword was next to the person's neck. If he moved a little more, he could cut the person's pulse.
The coldness and murderous intent of the metal blade made the person tremble. "Don't kill me! I really don't mean any harm. I'm just curious. I heard that you destroyed the Wan Shi tribe, so I went to Yanjiao to have a look. "
Shao Xuan didn't talk nonsense with him. His sword didn't move at all, and he said, "Come out."
The person raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't speak.
The surrounding forest was very quiet. There were no human voices, only the sounds of insects and birds in the forest.
"You don't want to come out? Then I'll collect his corpse! "Shao Xuan was about to cut down.
"Wait!!"
A woman's voice, of unknown age, came from behind the bushes.
She looked very young, but gave Shao Xuan a sense of weather-beaten maturity. Her face was very ordinary, the kind that was easy to forget. She was dressed like a Yanjiao tribesman. The patterns on her animal skin clothes were all Yanjiao style flame patterns, and the bone ornaments she wore were similar to those of the Yanjiao tribesmen. If you only looked at her appearance, she wouldn't stand out at all among the Yanjiao tribesmen. No wonder this person could sneak into the territory of the Yanjiao tribe.
"If there's something we can talk about, there's no need to kill." The woman was still calm. "You haven't killed him yet, so I guess you want to learn more from us."
"That's right." Shao Xuan withdrew his sword, but he didn't retract the worm silk that bound the person.
The woman glanced at the person who was tied up and saw him shake his head. She knew that the thread that bound him wasn't ordinary and couldn't be easily broken. She had to think of another way.
Shao Xuan pretended that he didn't see the exchange of glances between the two. He asked, "Who are you? Why did you come to the Yanjiao tribe? Don't tell me you sneaked in because you were curious. I don't believe that. If you continue to talk nonsense, I'll break your leg. "
Although Shao Xuan's tone was calm, the two of them knew that he wasn't joking. The sword that was placed on the person's neck just now was very real. If the woman didn't come out, the sword would have cut him down.
Knowing that it wasn't easy to fool him, the person who was tied up thought for a while and said, "Robber Eleven."
"Robber Twelve." The woman who walked over said unwillingly.
Seeing Shao Xuan frown and stare at them, Robber Eleven said helplessly, "It's true, I'm not lying. I'm sure you've guessed that we're from the 'Robber' tribe. We're named according to our ranking. "
This was half true and half false. They were indeed named according to their ranking, but it was just a code name. They wouldn't say their real names so easily. Even the inner circle of the 'Robber' tribe didn't know what everyone was called. However, they wouldn't tell Shao Xuan about this.
Shao Xuan didn't say anything. He just stared at the two of them and sized them up. The two of them felt a chill down their spines.
Shao Xuan didn't suspect the origins of these two people. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was very surprised in his heart. He discovered something strange.
In the past, he only felt that the fire seed of the 'Robber' tribe was special. Now, it seemed that the feeling wasn't wrong. The 'Robber' tribe was indeed different from the other tribes.
Shao Xuan already knew that the 'Robber' tribe was a very special one. The members of this tribe were relatively independent and didn't live together like the other tribes. The mystery of this tribe was that until now, no one had been able to find out where this tribe was located.
Many people hated them to the core and spent a lot of effort to find them. There were even many people who lost their precious items and shouted that they wanted to destroy the fire seed of the 'Robber' tribe so that the 'Robber' tribe had nowhere to steal.
However, no one had ever succeeded.
Of course, they couldn't succeed because the original fire seed of the 'Robber' tribe was probably long gone!
Shao Xuan had always thought that Yanjiao was the first tribe to merge their fire seed. But now, it seemed that this wasn't the case!
No wonder when he asked about the 'Robber' tribe in the past, everyone said that they were very mysterious. Their members were scattered and hard to understand. It was because they merged their fire seed that they didn't need to gather around the original fire seed. Their tribe's structure had changed a long time ago. They went from gathering to being scattered, more like an organization. They did their own things on normal days and gathered together when something happened.
It was no wonder that no one could find the main camp of the 'Robber' tribe. They didn't even have the original fire seed. Even if there was a fire pit, it was useless.
"What did you steal in Yanjiao?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Nothing! We didn't even do anything and we were already discovered. "Robber Eleven shook his head. What he said was true. They were also depressed. How did they get discovered so quickly?
"Other than you two, who else snuck into Yanjiao?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"I don't know." Robber Eleven said, "We don't know what the others were doing. They were all doing their own things."
"You really don't know? He went to the house where you buried the thing. "Shao Xuan said.
Robber Eleven and Robber Twelve's expressions changed. How did Shao Xuan know that they buried the thing? Could it be that the thing had already been dug out by the people from Yanjiao?
"It was Robber Seven." The two didn't intend to hide it. They didn't think there was anything to hide. They only told Robber Seven where they buried the thing. If someone went there, it was most likely Robber Seven.
Seven? Shao Xuan looked up at the two in front of him. He was ranked in front of these two, which meant that his level was higher than theirs. No wonder he ran away so quickly. His reaction was faster than these two.
"Where did you steal the thing you buried?" Shao Xuan asked.
The two didn't say anything. They exchanged glances many times, probably thinking about how to deceive him.
"If you answer honestly, I can let you go."
"Really?" The two looked straight at Shao Xuan, trying to discern the truth from Shao Xuan's eyes.
"Really."
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