Shao Xuan and the others chose to use the most direct hunting method to intimidate this group of people.
Didn't this group of people think that the Yanjiao people were barbaric and violent? Then let them see how barbaric and violent they were, and let them know that once they entered the forest, they shouldn't think too much and be obedient.
On the fifth day of entering the forest.
A group of more than sixty people walked in the forest. The initial discomfort had passed, and now, these tribes from the central plains or the grasslands had begun to understand some of the most basic survival skills in this forest.
Above the crisscrossing net of vines, a huge face that was close to two meters tall suddenly appeared. Two pitch-black eyes seemed to be looking in the direction of the team. The whole face was distorted in a somewhat strange way, and it was dyed with a terrifying coldness by the different colors.
At first, when they saw this face, many people in the group were frightened and almost attacked. Fortunately, Shao Xuan and the others stopped them in time. Otherwise, everyone would have suffered.
But now, seeing this face again, other people in the group felt a little uncomfortable, but they were able to deal with it calmly. The Yanjiao people were right. Sometimes, things that seemed scary on the surface were actually not. Moreover, most of the time, they were listed as objects to be ignored.
After the group had all passed through here, the face that suddenly appeared on the net of interwoven vines gradually changed color, like a canvas washed with detergent. Moreover, it folded up, and both sides began to fold at the same time.
After a short while, a strangely striped butterfly flew out of the net of vines and flew towards a darker place where the vines were denser and where Yang Guang could barely be seen.
This was actually a kind of butterfly in the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest. They usually liked to rest on the net of interwoven vines, but when they rested, they usually raised their wings. Only when they sensed unfamiliar people or danger would they suddenly open their wings and flatten them, using the patterns on their wings to scare away people or beasts.
If someone attacked it, it would shake its wings, shaking off the powder on its wings that could make people sneeze. Even some of the larger Fearsome Beasts would sneeze for nearly an hour if they inhaled this powder.
After walking for a while, they found a place to rest.
Along the way, they had already experienced too much. Originally, they were dissatisfied because the Flaming Horn tribe asked for too much "sincerity", but now, their dissatisfaction disappeared completely. At the same time, they were also glad that they chose to give "sincerity" instead of entering the mountain themselves like the Tianshan tribe.
He didn't know how the Tianshan tribe was doing now, but he didn't think it would be any better.
There were some small flying insects around them. The Yanjiao people said that they didn't need to pay attention to these small flying insects, so everyone let down their guard and paid more attention to their surroundings.
Over the past few days, their clothes, regardless of whether they were made of linen or silk, were stained with sweat, blood of beasts, and mud that masked the smell of grass and other things that were stuck to their bodies. Because there was no time to wash, the temperature in the forest was still high, and everyone was emitting a stench.
But even so, they had no choice, because all kinds of beasts in the forest were very sensitive to strange smells and blood. Although they all had a strange smell on them, at least they could hide and not be discovered when they encountered Fearsome Beasts that they didn't want to face.
There were many flying insects the size of sesame seeds around them. They probably smelled the smell on them and didn't disperse for a long time. Instead, more and more of them gathered.
"Is this where you usually hunt?" Qu Ce raised his hand and waved away the flying insects.
"Yeah." Shao Xuan replied simply as he chewed on the leftover meat that he had roasted yesterday.
The Hui tribe was fine, but for the Mang, Eight Limbs, and other tribes that focused on farming, it was hard for them to understand why the Yanjiao people often ran into the dangerous forest to hunt. Moreover, they ran so far. They had been walking for several days, but they still hadn't left the Yanjiao hunting range.
After the Yanjiao tribe came to the old haunt, they opened up two hunting routes, and this was one of them.
After eating the meat, Shao Xuan stood up and looked into the distance. The terrain here wasn't high, but fortunately, there weren't too many trees, so they could see further.
There was a stream not far away, and they had just gotten water from there. For the Yanjiao people, drinking directly was no problem. They were used to it anyway, and their bodies could withstand it. But for the other tribes, drinking the water here could cause diarrhea. Shao Xuan told them to boil the water before drinking.
Shao Xuan was about to discuss the next step with Duo Kang and Mai when his ears twitched. His eyes flashed, and his right foot moved back half a step, and his right arm suddenly stretched out.
Whoosh!
Qu Ce and the others, who were not far away, only saw the shadow of a hand flash by. When they looked again, Shao Xuan was already holding something in his hand.
"This is …" A few people nearby also came over to take a look.
It was their first time coming to a place like this, and they still had a lot to learn from the Yanjiao people. Although they didn't like the Yanjiao people's way of doing things, they had to admit that they were far behind the Yanjiao people when it came to survival experience in the Fearsome Beast Forest. So, if they didn't understand, they had to be thick-skinned and ask. Only when they understood could they avoid unnecessary danger and trouble.
"Mosquitoes, the kind that suck blood." Shao Xuan frowned. He clenched his fist, and carefully moved his index finger and thumb away.
The thing in Shao Xuan's hand was still struggling. A "thin needle" that was longer than Shao Xuan's pinky finger stretched out and wriggled.
Shao Xuan accurately pressed his thumb on the "thin needle" and exerted force with his fingers.
There was only a slight "bang" sound, as if something hard had been broken.
Although the sound wasn't loud, and there were even various bird calls from the forest in the distance, it wasn't hard for the people present not to hear it.
Seeing this scene, Qu Ce and the others' facial muscles twitched violently.
What was that "bang" sound just now? Was that a mosquito's mouth? Why did it sound like a hard needle?
Did this thing suck blood too?
Are you kidding me? What would it feel like to be stung by it?
Shao Xuan opened his clenched fist and handed the dead mosquito to Qu Ce and the others to study. Just now, he had broken the "thin needle" that was wriggling like a syringe, which was the mosquito's sucking mouthpart.
With its mouthpart broken and being pinched half to death by Shao Xuan, the mosquito had long lost its ability to move and would not live for long. Shao Xuan handed the intact mosquito corpse to Qu Ce and the others so that they could take a good look at this unnoticeable but extremely dangerous creature in the forest. It would also make it easier for him to take action.
Qu Ce picked up the mosquito corpse and looked at it. Although there were also very powerful mosquitoes where they lived and could suck people dry, compared to this one in front of them, the danger level was not as high.
Ignoring the people studying the mosquito, Shao Xuan said to Mai and the others, "Something's wrong."
Although the group of people were studying the mosquitoes in the forest, they also pricked up their ears and paid attention to Shao Xuan's words. After hearing Shao Xuan's words, they hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
"They shouldn't have appeared at this time." Shao Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Does this weather look like winter?"
No one refuted that it was summer.
It was so strange, even more serious than last year. Everyone felt uneasy, especially when they were told by the tribe's shaman that there might be unpredictable changes. They were especially worried.
"In this weather, mosquitoes like this will definitely appear in swarms." Shao Xuan said.
Swarms?!
Looking at the dead mosquito and thinking about the mosquito swarms that might appear, the group of people could not help but shiver.
"Swarms of mosquitoes will appear during the day?" Someone asked.
"What do you think?" Shao Xuan looked at the mosquito and then glanced at the forest that was blocked by Yang Guang.
"Then what should we do?" Someone was anxious.
"Of course there is a way. You need to apply something, but it might be a little uncomfortable. Just bear with it. You can avoid those mosquitoes after applying it. Listen to me." Shao Xuan said and signaled to Tuo.
Tuo nodded and then left with Mai. When they reappeared, they had already wrapped some black mud with big leaves, with a strange stench.
Looking at the black mud handed over by the Yanjiao people, the faces of the people of several tribes darkened.
Where did they dig this out of?!
"What the hell is this? Where did you dig it out from? Do we really have to apply it? "Huang Ye's voice was hoarse. Are you kidding us?
"It's up to you. We're just showing you the way." Shao Xuan said indifferently.
"Then why don't you apply it?" Someone argued.
Shao Xuan and the other four people rolled up their sleeves, revealing the lines drawn with paint from their shoulders to their fingers on their arms. "We applied it before we came out. We applied it with a mixture of herbs and paint. This is our Yanjiao habit. But we didn't expect that there would be swarms of mosquitoes at this time. We didn't bring much medicine, so you have to make do with this mud. "
Huang Ye and the others' faces darkened even more. However, for the sake of safety, he endured it and used broken branches to smear the black mud on his body. The smell was so strong that it almost made him tear up.
However, at dusk, they knew that Shao Xuan really didn't lie to them, and their resentment subsided a little.
In the forest ahead, buzzing sounds echoed. Even if they didn't go there, they knew the possible situation over there.
They couldn't tell how many mosquitoes there were just by the sound.
"Let's keep going. There's still some distance to the place where we'll rest tonight." The Yanjiao leading the way didn't stop, so the people behind had to keep up.
The buzzing sounds in their ears were getting louder and louder. They could clearly hear the flapping of the mosquitoes' wings as they flew by, stimulating everyone's eardrums.
Everyone's tense nerves jumped. Although the light was dim, with their eyesight, they could still see the needle-like mouths on the mosquitoes.
There were too many of them.
The mosquito swarms in front of them were almost all over the forest. From the ground to the branches above, they were all flying mosquitoes! They all blocked their sight.
However, every time a mosquito flew by, it would avoid the people walking over and wouldn't jump up to bite them.
Everyone's hanging hearts gradually relaxed. The breath they had been holding in was also slowly released.
"I told you, we're right to listen to us." Shao Xuan, who was leading the way in front, said.
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