It was a strange tree without any leaves or branches. It was like a bare wooden stake standing there, except that there were hundreds of fist-sized holes on it.
Crack!
The swinging axe brought with it a torrential wind, chopping down the strange-looking tree.
"This is the last one." Qu Ce wiped the sweat off his forehead and chopped the tree into several sections with his axe. As he chopped down again and again, the fist-sized holes in the tree had flower bud-like things sticking out. The two closed leaves were wide open as if they wanted to bite something.
This was the tree that bit off a piece of flesh from a Mang warrior today. It was poisonous and could prevent blood from clotting. If the wound was left untreated, the blood would continue to flow.
After cutting the tree into small pieces, the large flower buds on the tree drooped down weakly as if they had lost their strength. Only then did Qu Ce pick up the pieces of wood and throw them into the woven net, saving them for the fire. As long as the "buds" were plucked from the tree, they could burn easily and were suitable for firewood.
They followed Shao Xuan and a few other Yanjiao people into the mountain range and found a place to rest on another mountain not far from the Rock Hill City people.
A little higher up the mountain, there was an underground cave. They were all resting there.
If the people from Rock Hill City had started a fire, they would have been able to see the smoke coming from the other side of the mountain.
Qu Ce dragged a net of chopped firewood back to the resting place. There was a flat boulder and under the boulder was a wide and short cave entrance. Qu Ce had to bend his knees when he entered.
It looked narrow from the outside but it was much more spacious inside.
It could accommodate more than fifty people and there were some roasted meat and fresh fruits. The cave was not crowded at all.
However, because it was an underground cave, the ventilation holes around it could not bring in more light. They could only rely on water moon stones when they were inside.
"It's so hot!" Qu Ce threw the net of firewood aside and lay on the ground to rest.
The cold stone floor made Qu Ce, who had been busy the whole morning, feel so comfortable that he let out a long sigh.
When the temperature outside was getting higher, it was indeed much cooler inside the cave. In this kind of weather, it was easy to forget that it was actually winter.
Everyone in the cave surrounded Shao Xuan and ignored Qu Ce. Instead, they were staring at Shao Xuan's hands. Those who were younger and had a lower status in the group could not squeeze in at all. They could only scratch their ears and cheeks at the side, listening to the discussions of the few people inside. Their hearts itched, but they had no choice but to wait at the side.
"Not done yet?" Qu Ce asked the person who was pushed aside. It was a young warrior from the Eight Limbs tribe.
"Should be done soon." The man replied.
When Qu Ce went out of the cave to chop firewood, someone brought back a trap that was dismantled from the traps set by the slaves of Rock Hill City. Although it was taken down, the trap was still mostly intact. It was just that there were some complicated knots and structures. Many people wanted to take it down and study it carefully, but they had no idea where to start. In the end, Shao Xuan stood up and took over the task.
It was obvious that the trap was set up in a dense area. There was a bait and a lasso, as well as some metal parts. It looked like a trap specially made for something.
What were the people from Rock Hill City looking for? Green-faced fanged beasts!
Shao Xuan had already told everyone that the people from Rock Hill City were looking for the green-faced fanged beasts. However, there were many strange animals in the forest. After searching for a while, they did not find any that looked like the green-faced fanged beast.
They had been here for two days, but they did not meet the slaves from Rock Hill City, nor did they see the so-called green-faced fanged beast. If they did not see the people from Rock Hill City stationed here for a long time, the people from other tribes would not believe Shao Xuan's words.
Shao Xuan told them about the green-faced fanged beasts, but only revealed that they got the information from the Robbers.
Yanjiao did catch the Robbers. The other tribes knew this, so they still believed part of Shao Xuan's words. However, Shao Xuan did not say why the people from Rock Hill City were looking for the green-faced fanged beasts. The other four people from Yanjiao also kept their mouths shut.
No matter what the truth was, if they wanted to understand the purpose of the slave masters from Rock Hill City, they had to know what the green-faced fanged beast was. The other tribes saw the desert slave masters as their most threatening opponent. Every move from Rock Hill City affected their nerves.
So now, when Shao Xuan was dismantling the trap, the people from other tribes gathered around. In terms of traps and catching fearsome beasts, the people from Yanjiao were better. They were willing to wait for Shao Xuan's explanation.
Shao Xuan looked at the dismantled trap and let out a long sigh, "It's done."
"How is it?!" The people who were waiting couldn't wait to ask.
Shao Xuan picked up a small clump of green grass from the trap, "This should be the green-faced fanged beast's favorite food. That's why the people from Rock Hill City used it as bait. Looking at the size of the trap, the green-faced fanged beast shouldn't be too big."
Shao Xuan stood up and gestured, "The size range should be from this tall to this tall."
According to Shao Xuan's speculation, the green-faced fanged beasts shouldn't be taller than their chest. Of course, it could be taller, but that was the answer given by the trap.
"There should be horns around here." Shao Xuan picked up a burned branch and drew on the ground of the cave.
The drawing that Robber Seven gave them was too abstract. Even though it was exactly the same as the original drawing, they couldn't see the specific appearance of the green-faced fanged beast. Shao Xuan only drew it based on the information he knew.
The people around Shao Xuan stretched their necks and stared at the drawing on the ground with their eyes wide open. It was as if they wanted to imprint it in their minds.
"Can we make an accurate guess with just one trap? Why don't we dismantle another trap? "Huang Ye suggested.
"Again? It's not impossible, but it's easy to be noticed by the people from Rock Hill City. "Someone hesitated.
"Do you really think they don't know?" Shao Xuan threw away the branch in his hand and looked at the dismantled trap, "Maybe they left this trap on purpose."
"On purpose? Why? Could it be that they changed the trap to fool us? "Huang Ye asked.
"Probably not. I think the people from Rock Hill City want us to find it more. "
"Why do you say that?"
"Because they can't find it!"
Shao Xuan deliberately emphasized the words "can't find it".
The green-faced fanged beast was indeed not easy to find. Otherwise, Yanjiao's hunting team wouldn't have been able to find it until now. The slaves in Rock Hill City should have been carefully selected, and there were bandits following them. Even if the slaves didn't notice, the bandits must have noticed the existence of this group of people.
They noticed the group of people following them, but they still pretended not to see them. The two sides hadn't met yet, but instead, they left a trap to catch ferocious beasts. Shao Xuan wouldn't believe that they didn't have other intentions.
"So, the people from Rock Hill City didn't come over these two days because they knew we were here?" Gu Zhi walked in circles and thought, "This is also a good thing. Let's go find our own things."
"Okay, let's follow Elder Shao Xuan's drawing and start looking for this … green-faced fanged beast." Huang Ye said and looked at Shao Xuan, "Elder Shao Xuan, do you have anything else to say?"
"Nothing else. I just want everyone to be mentally prepared." Shao Xuan said.
"What kind of preparation?" The people in the cave looked at Shao Xuan.
"According to what Gu La and the others saw in the sky, the people from Rock Hill City have already built houses and walls. It looks like they are prepared to stay here for a long time."
Prepared to stay here for a long time?
The cave was silent for a moment.
Even the slaves in Rock Hill City could live in wooden houses. Were they really going to sleep in caves forever?
"Why don't we build houses?" Huang Ye suggested.
The people from the Feather tribe had something to say at this time. It was a rare opportunity to show off. "It's too eye-catching to build on the ground. Why don't we build houses in trees in the forest? It'll be harder to be discovered."
"Then you guys build houses. We'll go look around and see if we can find this kind of grass." Huang Ye distributed the grass that Shao Xuan handed over to everyone. Since they knew that green-faced fanged beasts liked to eat this kind of grass, they should go find a place with a lot of it. He didn't believe that they couldn't find one!
They split up and all the people in the cave went out at once, leaving only a few injured people behind. If they found anything unusual, they just had to blow the whistle.
Shao Xuan's group of five moved together. Without the others, Duo Kang couldn't hold back his words.
"Shao Xuan, aren't you worried that those people will catch all the green-faced fanged beasts?" Duo Kang didn't like to cooperate with those people. He didn't trust them.
"We'll see if we can find them." There were only five people from Yanjiao. Since the others were also targeting the green-faced fanged beasts, there was no need to hide anymore. The most important thing now was to confirm if the green-faced fanged beasts were really here. If they were really here, Yanjiao would have plenty of opportunities in the future. After all, they lived in the Fearsome Beast Forest.
Duo Kang thought about it and didn't say anything more.
The grass they got from the trap didn't look special at first glance, but if you looked closely, you would find that it was different from many other similar grasses in the forest. The biggest difference was that when you sniffed it up close, you could smell a faint fragrance. This fragrance separated it from other grasses.
The problem was that there were so many similar grasses in the forest. You couldn't just go and sniff every one you saw, right? What if you were poisoned?
As people who often hunted in the forest, the five people from Yanjiao had good eyesight. They were better than the others. However, they only found five stalks in the cave at night. On the whole mountain, they only found five stalks. The growth rate was terrifyingly low. The possibility of green-faced fanged beasts appearing here was also much lower.
"Don't worry, we'll continue tomorrow," Shao Xuan comforted them.
Outside, the Feather tribesmen were very efficient. They had already built small houses on the trees. Each house was about ten square meters. They were covered with vines and branches, so it wasn't easy to find them.
However, compared to those, the five people from Yanjiao still preferred to stay in the cave.
That night, half of them stayed in the cave while the other half stayed outside.
Compared to other sleepless nights, Shao Xuan had a good night's sleep. He even had a dream. (624564)
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