There were fewer birds in the forest at night, probably because there were people hiding there. The Lu tribesmen used to hear nocturnal birds chirping at night, but now there were fewer nocturnal birds. Therefore, the night was much quieter.
Tonight was the quietest night.
In the past, there would occasionally be strange shouts or wild laughter in the forest. Tonight, those sounds were gone. The Lu tribesmen knew that it wasn't because the people hiding there had left, but because of the arrival of the Yanjiao people. Those people had all gone into hiding. They watched quietly in the dark. They didn't give up on this fat piece of meat so easily.
In the forest, a few people hid in one place, looking in the direction of the Lu tribe.
"Hey, do you guys think we should go to the Lu tribe's animal pen tonight and drag one out to eat? I'm a little hungry, "someone whispered.
In the past, when they were outside, they didn't have to eat a lot of good food. They just ate whatever they could find, as long as they didn't starve to death. In order to get more good food, they didn't care that much about food. But after living near the Lu tribe for a while, their appetites had grown. Ordinary food really couldn't satisfy them. It was hard to go from luxury to frugality.
When the others heard this, they also thought of the Lu tribe's birds covered in meat and the smell of barbecued meat. Suddenly, their saliva secreted faster. Even the fragrance of the flowers in the forest at night smelled like barbecued meat.
"Why don't we go take a look?"
They were about to go to the Lu tribe's animal pen when they suddenly stopped. They frowned and looked in a direction.
They didn't wear much clothing, and more than half of their limbs were exposed. Their skin could become extremely sensitive, especially at night. Their hair stood on end, but this didn't mean that they were afraid. Unlike other people, these people used the hair on their skin to perceive the movements around them at night. They were like the tentacles of a beast, able to perceive the airflow fluctuations caused by the friction between the bodies of the people around them and the air.
At this moment, they felt someone approaching.
They're here!
Not long after, they heard the sound of footsteps. It wasn't someone from their group. The footsteps sounded strange. The time between each step was almost the same, and the strength of each step was similar. Just listening to the sound gave them a strange feeling.
Who wouldn't be cautious when walking at night? Even if they had better eyesight than ordinary people at night, they still had basic precautions. However, the other party seemed to have no scruples at all. He was neither hurried nor slow, and every step he took was like a stroll. What was his motive for suddenly appearing here?
Soon, they saw a figure slowly walking over from the forest in the distance. Other than the sound of footsteps and the soft sound of his calves rubbing against the grass, there was no other sound. He couldn't even hear the sound of breathing. They thought that this was the other party's method of concealment at night.
The person didn't wear many clothes and was bald, so they didn't recognize him.
Whoosh!
A branch shot out from a nearby tree like an arrow and pierced into the person's foot. This meant that he had stopped.
Gan Qie looked at the branches in front of him and then looked up at the trees around him. There was no one around but he knew that there were people hiding in the trees.
"I have a question," Gan Qie said calmly.
There was no sound around them. They could only hear the soft sound of insects crawling on one of the trees.
Gan Qie continued asking, "Are you people who left your original tribe and gathered together again?" He could feel that the blood flowing through their bodies was similar.
The person hiding in the tree initially thought that the other party was also one of the people who had designs on the Lu tribe and came over to discuss cooperation. Who would have thought that he would ask such a question? Was he crazy?
While Gan Qie was waiting for an answer, a black figure suddenly jumped out from the tree closest to him. The other party had a knife in his hand. The curve of the blade was exaggerated, almost forming a circle. The blade was covered in a layer of black so that it wouldn't reflect any light at night. The speed of the other party's knife was extremely fast. It moved around in the air several times like a ghost, making it difficult to see where the knife would land. The blade sliced through the air, making a whooshing sound.
Gan Qie knew that this person was aiming for his neck.
Many people would aim for fatal areas such as the heart or the carotid artery. After all, no matter how strong a person's body was, it would be difficult for them to survive such an injury.
At first, Gan Qie didn't want to dodge. It wouldn't matter if his carotid artery was cut. He didn't have any blood to lose anyway. However, when he thought about how Shao Xuan said that he wouldn't be able to survive without a head, Gan Qie hesitated. The knife looked like it was going for his neck, but what if it cut his head off?
Everything happened in an instant. From the other party's point of view, Gan Qie only paused for a moment.
Soon, Gan Qie dodged the knife. He wasn't afraid of the knife at all. He shook his shoulder and collided with the other party.
Gan Qie's body was stronger than the Yanjiao people. His bones were even harder than the Yanjiao totemic warriors. The person who attacked Gan Qie didn't look weak either. In fact, if Gan Qie and the other person were to be compared at the same time, the other person looked stronger. However, at the moment of collision, the sound of bones breaking could be heard. The other person was sent flying and landed heavily on the trunk of a tree. The crown of the tree shook from the impact. It looked like the leaves were about to fall off.
The knife didn't injure the other party. Instead, one of the people on his side was sent flying.
At this moment, the other people hiding in the tree were shocked. After a short moment, they surrounded Gan Qie.
They could tell that Gan Qie was a very strong person. They had to work together to win. They didn't think about what would happen if they lost. After all, no matter how strong a totemic warrior was, he would be crippled under such a joint attack.
The sound of joints cracking could be heard. Long claws popped out like the claws of wild beasts. It wasn't clear if the claws were special to their bones or if they were made of metal. They twisted their wrists and their fingers were like spinning knives. They slashed towards Gan Qie. Wherever they went, the air hissed. They were like poisonous snakes hunting in the dark.
There were also people with strange knives in their hands. They slashed towards Gan Qie with a cold light that couldn't be seen in the dark.
The five of them attacked Gan Qie with the weapons they were used to.
The sound of punches and kicks, the sound of knives hitting hard objects, the sound of bones breaking, and the screams of people mixed together. It sounded like the cries of ghosts and howls of wolves. Even the trees in the area were shaking.
The sound spread to the Lu tribe. The animals in the animal pen started to get restless.
"What happened?" The Lu tribe guards looked over nervously. They didn't know what was going on.
"No one went out at night, right?"
"No one. We don't go out at night. The Yanjiao people didn't go out either."
"That's good. Don't worry about it. Just guard your place. Don't worry about anything else," the leader said.
Although he said that, the guards kept looking over at the forest from time to time. They wondered what was going on. Did the people hiding in the forest start fighting? Or did someone else come over?
Ever since the incident happened, the Lu tribesmen had been under a lot of pressure. Every movement made them overthink.
While the Lu tribe guards were distracted, not far from the animal pen where the dumb birds were kept, three figures took advantage of the fact that the moon was obscured by the clouds. They approached the animal pen.
Although they were curious about what was going on in the forest, they knew that this was a good opportunity to make a move.
While the noise attracted the guards, they would be able to make a move on the animal pen where the dumb birds were kept more smoothly.
During this period of time, they had been working almost every day. They took turns. Today, it was one person, tomorrow it was another person. Tonight, it was the three of them. Even if the Yanjiao people came today and knew that the security here would be much tighter, they still couldn't help but feel greedy.
These days, they had been living too well. They didn't care whether the Lu tribe's fire seed was extinguished or not. They were just used to coming over to "lead" a bird full of meat away when they were hungry and eating to their heart's content. Whenever they were hungry, they would come to the Lu tribe's animal pen.
When they first came, they were a little more cautious. They were careful when they stole things to avoid the Lu tribesmen chasing after them. But later, they realized that more and more people were targeting the Lu tribe. The Lu tribesmen no longer went out. They just stayed in the tribe. Even if they heard provocations, they rarely went out.
That was why they became bolder and bolder. They would even laugh out loud while eating and drinking. Some of them would even throw bones at the Lu tribesmen after eating and laugh at them. The Lu tribesmen were so angry that they stomped their feet.
The Lu tribesmen didn't dare to come out. This was the consensus of everyone. They had nothing to fear.
As for today, although they saw the Lu tribesmen coming to help, they still chose to come. They were hungry.
It was just a test. It should be fine. They told themselves this in their hearts.
At night, when the patrolling guards left, they approached the beast pens with familiarity. First, they observed their surroundings, but they didn't see anything different around the beast pens. The guards were still the same, and there wasn't anything different from before.
"Sure enough, it was all a bluff."
One person laughed silently. He caught a fragrant fruit thrown by his companion behind him and tied it with a straw rope. Then, he cut a few holes on the fruit to let the juice flow out. When the wind blew, the fragrance of the fruit flew into the distance.
In the direction the wind blew, they could vaguely see a bird's nest on a tree. There was only one bird in it. The other birds were a little further away.
They were cautious. They knew that they couldn't attract too many stupid birds at once. Otherwise, they would be too big of a target and easily alert the guards of the Lu tribe. The few times they were discovered by the Lu tribesmen, it was because they attracted too many stupid birds at once. So they were discovered by the guards, and it took them a lot of effort to escape.
So, since then, they learned to be smart. Every time, they would pick a bird that was a little further away from the flock and nested in a bird's nest alone.
The person holding the fruit approached the fence of the animal pen and skillfully threw the fruit towards the blurry figure.
The fruit was tied with a straw rope. It drew an arc in the air and stopped about ten metres away from the bird's nest. Because the ground was covered with grass and the fruit was soft, it didn't make too much noise.
Although stupid birds were stupid, they had a good sense of smell. They had already learned the technique of stealing birds. They knew the best distance and the fruit landed on the predicted landing spot.
Tap tap tap!
The sound of the bird's big toe stepping on the ground rang out.
The person was happy.
It's coming!
Many times, even if they avoided more birds, the fragrance of the fruit might still attract two or three birds at once. They still had to spend a lot of effort to steal the birds out. However, this time, there was only one bird that was attracted by the fragrance of the fruit, and no more birds came over. That was even better! It saved them a lot of trouble.
Judging from the sound, this bird was quite big. That made them even happier.
He hid behind the fence. Because he couldn't see the situation inside, he could only judge by the sound.
There was no one else. The patrolling guards didn't come. The bird had already stopped at the place where they threw the fruit.
The person holding the straw rope felt the rope in his hand being pulled. He knew that the bird was about to eat, so he quickly pulled the rope out. But when pulling the rope, he had to be skillful. He couldn't be too fast. If he was too fast, the stupid bird wouldn't chase him at night. But if he was too slow, he would be eaten by the stupid bird. Thinking of this, the person was quite proud.
One person concentrated on pulling the rope, listening to the sound and judging the behavior of the stupid bird. The other person was breaking the fence. Behind them, there were still people on guard to see if there were any patrolling guards from the Lu tribe.
"Hurry up!" Someone behind urged.
The two people who were squatting beside the fence were also anxious. The Lu tribe's guards were already here.
The person pulling the rope sped up. After pulling for a while, he stopped. When he felt the rope was struggling, he continued pulling. The other person made a hole in the fence. Because these fences were often broken, the Lu tribe repaired them in a hurry. The trees they used now weren't very good, so the gaps between the logs were bigger. This made it easier for them to break the fences. They cut the ropes connecting the logs, pulled out the logs that could be pulled out, and sawed the ones that couldn't be pulled out. As long as they put something on the saw, the sound of sawing wood would be reduced a lot.
The sound of a big toe stepping on the ground was getting closer.
"Judging by the sound, I know it's a big guy. Hehe." The person sawing the log whispered. Actually, if they had more strength, wouldn't it be easier to just carry one out? Unfortunately, they didn't have the strength, so they could only try harder.
The person pulling the rope didn't laugh. He always felt that today's bird was a little different from the previous ones.
He stretched his neck and looked through the hole in the fence. He vaguely saw a bird's shadow. Although it was a little different from the previous ones, it wasn't as fat, but it shouldn't be a problem.
They didn't see the Yanjiao team today. They only saw the tail of the team that had already entered the Lu tribe's territory, so they didn't think of anything else.
"Hurry up!" The person behind them urged again.
"I know … Okay, okay! Prepare the rope … "
Before the man could finish his sentence, he felt the straw rope in his hand being pulled inwards by a strong force. He was caught off guard and crashed into the fence that had not been pulled out yet, making a loud bang.
"What's going on?!" The person next to him who had just finished sawing wood asked. However, just as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly rushed out of the broken fence like a gust of wind. A foot with a big toe stomped down from top to bottom.
"Ah!"
A scream suddenly sounded. The stupid birds in the animal pen were shocked and gathered in the middle of the pen.
After Little Jingzi stepped on the man, it didn't give him any time to get up. Its two big feet stepped on him quickly, not giving him a chance to get up at all. This was the principle of taking the initiative and taking the opponent's life. It was always like this when hunting in the forest. Otherwise, how could it hunt down those beasts that were stronger than it?
The clouds in the night sky moved, and the moon that was blocked by the wind showed up.
The person who was pulled by the rope and bumped into the fence turned his head and saw his companion being stepped under the bird's claws. With the help of the moonlight, he saw the bird coming out of the animal pen. He only felt a chill run from his tailbone to his brain.
This wasn't the kind of stupid bird that they usually ate!
Its body was obviously similar to those stupid birds, but the two claws in front of him were much sharper and stronger. They were like hooks, and the skin would be torn off if they were hooked.
"Quick, someone is stealing stupid birds again?!" The Lu tribe's patrolmen heard the noise and ran over.
When the person in the forest saw the situation change, he quickly ran towards the animal pen, wanting to pull his companion out. However, as soon as he ran out of the forest, he saw a big bird jump up in the dark. Its two big claws kicked one of his companions away. As for the other, he fell to the ground and struggled weakly, unable to get up at all.
After seeing the situation over there, the person who ran out of the forest stopped and turned to run. The Lu tribe's people were already here, and the two men were injured. He definitely couldn't escape from the Lu tribe's pursuit with the injured. It was better to escape first.
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