Knowing that Shao Xuan had caught the green-faced fanged beast, Mai and Tuo were so excited that their faces turned red. They couldn't wait to bring it back to their tribe to test if it really had magical properties. However, the other tribes wouldn't let the Yanjiao people go just like that. After all, they hadn't caught anything yet.
Originally, Mai wanted the Hui tribe to bring Shao Xuan back. If they flew in the sky, it would be faster and there would be fewer obstacles. However, the giant mountain eagle didn't want to cooperate at all. As soon as Shao Xuan approached it with the green-faced fanged beast, it screamed and ran away. No matter how the Hui tribe tried to calm it down, it was useless.
The giant mountain eagle had always been repulsed by this area. When it rested, it would fly to another place to rest. Now, it was even more repulsed by the green-faced fanged beast.
In the end, Shao Xuan chose to go back with Mai and the others. On the way back, they met a group of people from Rock Hill City. However, Shao Xuan and the others didn't want to fight with them. They just wanted to bring the beast back to the cave as soon as possible. Therefore, they tried their best to avoid the group of people. They ran too fast and the group of slaves couldn't catch up to Shao Xuan and the others.
Shao Xuan wrapped the green-faced fanged beast in leaves and vines, only exposing its nostrils and fangs. When the slaves saw this, they were only suspicious. They weren't sure, so they didn't chase after them. Ever since they came to this forest, the people from Rock Hill City and the tribesmen hadn't had any real conflicts. They were all saving their strength to look for the green-faced fanged beast.
When Shao Xuan and the others went back to the cave, the slaves who went out to look for their target also went back.
When the slaves returned to the village, they saw Shi Shi sitting there with a gloomy face. His whole body was filled with an air of "I'm not happy". None of the slaves dared to make a sound. They just stood there obediently with their heads down, waiting to be scolded. This was the norm for the past few days.
"What did you find?" The veins on Shi Shi's forehead bulged. His voice was as heavy as a heavy rock, about to crush anyone who heard it.
The slaves, who stood there with their heads down, shrunk their necks and lowered their heads even more.
Shi Shi's gaze was as sharp as a knife as he scanned the group of people one by one. It was unclear if he was picking the first person to attack.
On such a hot day, the tanned faces of the slaves standing there were full of sweat. When they became nervous, the sweat flowed faster.
"Master, we met people from the tribe on our way back." The leader of the slaves braced himself under Shi Shi's gaze and said, "There are people from the Hui tribe. As for the others, based on their totemic patterns, they should be from Yanjiao."
As soon as they heard the name 'Yanjiao', the two men beside Shi Shi raised their eyebrows. One of them was Robber Four whom Shi Shi had met before, and the other was Robber Seven who had just arrived.
Shi Shi stared at the slave for two seconds before slowly saying, "Continue."
Although Shi Shi didn't show any intense emotions, those who knew him well knew that if they couldn't move him with what they said, they would be punished.
The slave stuttered as he told the story, including his own guesses. He then quickly looked at Shi Shi's face. Seeing Shi Shi's bright eyes and relaxed expression, he knew he did the right thing this time. He might even be rewarded. He couldn't help but be secretly happy.
Sure enough, after Shi Shi heard the story, he also felt that the Yanjiao man was carrying the green-faced fanged beast. After he said 'reward', he called for his men to come over. He planned to let the slaves continue their search in the area where the Yanjiao people were active.
"How was it? I was right, right? The ones who found the green-faced fanged beast first must be the Yanjiao people. "Robber Seven jumped onto a wooden pile and sat down, crossing his legs.
Robber Four glanced at him, "You told them everything?"
"Heh, if I didn't tell them so much, they might not have found it. It's all thanks to me that they were able to get news so quickly. " Robber Seven didn't think there was anything wrong with telling the Yanjiao people about the green-faced fanged beast. Instead, he thought he had done something good. If it was a difficult target, of course, it was better to let others do it for him. He was only responsible for stealing.
Robber Four was about to say something when he suddenly frowned. Even Robber Seven, who was proud of himself, was stunned. The two of them quickly left Rock Hill City's stronghold. They heard the other robbers calling for them.
It was the two robbers who wanted to steal Shao Xuan's prey. After they returned, they told the other robbers about what happened to prevent others from experiencing the same thing. Although they usually acted alone, it was impossible to get the green-faced fanged beast with just one or two of them. They could only work together.
While the robbers and the people of Rock Hill City started to act, Shao Xuan's group of people were crowded in the cave. They looked at the green-faced fanged beast that Shao Xuan brought back with envy and confusion. Why did the people of Rock Hill City look for such a fearsome beast?
Some people had the idea of stealing it, but when they thought about the fighting power of the Yanjiao people and the situation in the forest, they temporarily gave up on the idea.
It was impossible for there to be only one green-faced fanged beast in such a large forest. After the others asked Shao Xuan, they decided to follow Shao Xuan's route and search for it.
Of course, Shao Xuan had already reminded them of the things they needed to pay attention to when facing the green-faced fanged beast. Whether they listened or not was their own business. Shao Xuan couldn't do anything about it.
Shao Xuan also knew that the people of Rock Hill City should have guessed what he brought back. When he hid the beast, he didn't really expect to fool them. He was just dealing with the situation at the time. The slaves would definitely report this to their slave masters. After the slave masters guessed, they would also take action.
"I don't know if the people of Rock Hill City will come and steal it," Mai said, "I'll go add a few more traps to prevent them from sneaking up the mountain."
However, to the surprise of the robbers and the tribesmen, the people of Rock Hill City didn't steal the green-faced fanged beast that Shao Xuan caught. Instead, they brought people to the place where Shao Xuan caught the beast.
Surprisingly, they did encounter one nearby. However, the green-faced fanged beast was too fast. In the end, it went into a cave. Shi Shi sent people in, but not long after they entered, they heard a scream and blood spurting out. After that, there was no more sound.
Since he couldn't send anyone in, Shi Shi ordered his men to release smoke. They burned a lot of grass that emitted a strong pungent smell at the entrance of the cave and blew it into the cave. But in the end, they still couldn't force it out. They didn't know if there were other caves.
Since they couldn't catch it, Shi Shi ordered people to set up many traps around the area. Not only on that mountain, but also on the surrounding mountains.
Shao Xuan had sneaked over to investigate before. Looking at the people of Rock Hill City, they were planning to go all out. Their goal wasn't one or two green-faced fanged beasts, but more! That was why they didn't steal the beasts from the tribesmen. Instead, they left people to make other arrangements.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of knocking echoed in the forest. Shi Shi wanted to use the sound to force out the beasts hiding in the mountains.
Shi Shi had no other choice. The records left by his ancestors only said that green-faced fanged beasts weren't easy to catch, but they didn't say that they were hard to find. The only reason he set up camp there was to catch more. But now, he couldn't even find one. If he kept searching like this, when could he go back?
It had been almost two hundred years since anyone came to catch them. Logically speaking, there should be more of them. Why couldn't he see them?
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