The movements of the slaves naturally couldn't be hidden from the people of this tribe. Both sides had a tacit understanding. They knew of each other's existence, but they didn't take the initiative to attack. They rarely stepped into each other's mountains, but if there was any movement, they would know. They were secretly watching each other.
"Did a green-faced fanged beast appear last night?"
"I think so, but I don't know if they caught it yet. From the looks of it, they're setting up more traps. "
The elders of the other tribes were discussing.
In fact, after studying the traps set by the people of Rock Hill City, the people of the Longboat tribe and Thousand Masks tribe also made a replica. They plucked more grass. The next day, when they heard that there was a green-faced fanged beast next door, they excitedly rushed over to see their own replica trap. Unfortunately, they only saw a smooth trap. Not a single strand of grass was left on it. Even the lasso on the trap was barely touched. The replica was only a replica. It was still a far cry from the real trap used to catch the green-faced fanged beast.
Although they didn't catch it, they were sure that a green-faced fanged beast was here. When they thought of this, they became excited. They didn't care what the green-faced fanged beast was for, they just had to catch it and bring it back! Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to calm down.
The people of the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe saw this and started to set up their own traps. However, they were resting on another mountain. The grass on this mountain was almost completely plucked. The traces of human activity were too obvious. If they set up a trap, it wouldn't be effective.
The people of the Feather tribe used three days to train a bird that lived nearby. When they chose to set up traps with the Longboat tribe, they also trained a bird that moved at night. They planned to let the bird spy on them. They were good at this skill.
The five people from Yanjiao moved together with the Hui tribe. They borrowed their eagle and flew to the place where they found the animal bones yesterday.
The animal bones that were relatively complete yesterday were now only a few pieces left. More than half of it was gone. They didn't know what ate it.
Shao Xuan didn't look at the animal bones anymore. He glanced around and took out a straw rope.
The people of the Hui tribe were in the sky, so they couldn't see what was happening here. There were only five Yanjiao people in the forest. If there was any movement, they would inform the people in the sky.
Knot divination was not a panacea. Most of the time, it was impossible to perform a successful divination on the unknown. However, the clues he had gained over the past few days were increasing, especially the activation of the traps at Rock Hill City last night. This confirmed Shao Xuan's conjecture.
This time, he should be able to divine it!
He entered the state of divination, and the rope around his finger moved.
A moment later, Shao Xuan looked at the knot on the rope and walked forward. He blew a wooden whistle to signal the people in the air to follow.
If a person were to step on the grass in such a place, they would more or less leave some traces, which could not be completely recovered in a short period of time, just like how the robbers could find their way by following the traces left behind.
However, wherever the green-faced fanged beasts walked, there were no traces of them. Other than the grass that had been bitten off and trampled on, it was difficult to find any other signs of their activity.
As Shao Xuan walked in the direction indicated by the divination, he thought about the reason behind it.
Other than the ancestors of the slave masters in Rock Hill City, no one else here had seen the green-faced fanged beast. There was a limit to what they could deduce from the traps. Moreover, the traps set by the Rock Hill City people were not perfect. Otherwise, the green-faced fanged beasts wouldn't have escaped.
Yes, before coming here, Shao Xuan lurked around the slaves who set up the traps and heard bits and pieces of what they were talking about. Although they didn't say it out loud, Shao Xuan could roughly guess what was going on.
What was so special about the green-faced fanged beast that the Gongjia tribe would choose it for? Why couldn't the blood of other beasts be used, but their blood could?
Thinking about it, they went down the mountain and went around a few mountains in the valley. Then, they came to another mountain that didn't look special.
The trees, flowers, birds, and insects here weren't much different from the other mountains. The only difference was probably in front of them!
Not long after Shao Xuan went up the mountain, they saw a patch of dense grass that reached their shoulders.
There were trees around, but there weren't many ancient trees. The thickest tree had a trunk as thick as four or five people. This was nothing compared to the Fearsome Beast Forest.
Although it wasn't thick or old enough, it was very tall. There were many branches on the tree, and the thin branches and dense leaves covered most of the sky above.
The grass here was much taller and denser than other places. It seemed like the grass had an advantage over the trees. If Shao Xuan and the rest went into the grass under the shade of the trees, they would only be able to poke their heads out.
There weren't any insects around. Other than the eagles of the Hui tribe, there were no other birds in the sky. It seemed like they were avoiding this place on purpose.
Duo Kang was about to ask when Shao Xuan raised his hand to stop him.
Listening carefully, the sound of grass waves blown by the mountain wind was rustling, and in the midst of the rustling of the dense grass leaves, there was a sound like boiling steam spurting out of a slit. The sound wasn't loud, so it wasn't obvious here. But if people with good hearing listened carefully, they would be able to tell.
Shao Xuan pointed in a direction and gave the four of them a look. Needless to say, Duo Kang and the rest ran in two different directions. Shao Xuan went straight in one direction.
They didn't go straight into the grass. There would be too much movement if they went in. Also, the grass was too thick and blocked their line of sight. There was no way to know what was hiding under the thick grass. Shao Xuan and the rest used the tree branches as support and approached from above.
Shao Xuan and the rest planned to approach slowly and quietly. Then, they would surround the person hiding in the grass and catch him. However, as soon as they moved, a figure jumped out of the grass and ran away with its back facing Shao Xuan and the rest.
Shao Xuan had calculated the approximate size and back height of the green-faced fanged beast based on the traps set by the people of Rock Hill City. If there was a green-faced fanged beast here, it should be completely buried in the grass. After all, according to Shao Xuan's calculation, the taller green-faced fanged beast should only reach their chest. However, Shao Xuan and the rest could barely stick their heads out of the grass, let alone a green-faced fanged beast that was shorter than them.
However, the figure that suddenly jumped out of the grass was much taller than the grass.
It wasn't a green-faced fanged beast?
Did they guess wrong?
The moment they saw the figure jump out, Duo Kang and the rest hesitated for a moment. Only Shao Xuan didn't stop.
"That's it! Chase! "Shao Xuan shouted.
That's it?
The one that was so much taller than the grass?
No, that's not right!
It wasn't taller than the grass because of its size, but because it was directly on top of the grass!
It was really running!
Yang Guang was projected from the gaps between the branches, forming beams of light that crisscrossed under the forest.
A figure with green stripes on his body was running like the wind, stepping on the waves of grass.
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