After the Five Bird Brothers settled down at the Ying Qiu Research Team, they immediately called Zhu Ping over to understand the composition of their team. Zhu Ping didn't dare to conceal anything. He introduced everyone, including himself, their positions, realms, specialties, abilities, and so on, to the five people.
Out of the five, Li Yi was obviously listening more attentively. After listening to the introduction, he picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. The other four Five Bird Brothers were already looking at him, waiting for him to speak first out of habit.
"Looking at the time the other party entered Chuan Ping from Zhiling City, they are not slow. We need to act quickly." Li Yi said as he slowly put down the teacup. Although he said that they needed to act quickly, his actions seemed to be unhurried.
Zhu Ping listened under the tent with his head lowered and did not say a word.
"Sir Zhu."
When he heard his name being called, Zhu Ping immediately raised his head and saw Li Yi staring at him.
"Sir, please give us your orders," Zhu Ping hurriedly said. At this point, he still had no idea who these five people were. Could they be imposters? This thought had also flashed through his mind, but he really didn't dare to confirm it. Moreover, their research team was not doing any confidential work, there was really nothing to be plotted against.
"Gather the names I've called out in front of the tent," Li Yi said.
There were a total of thirty-three people in the Ying Qiu Research Team, twelve of them were called out by Li Yi. Commander Zhu Ping and Zhu Qi, who was the first to meet them at the stream, were among them. The twelve of them gathered outside the Five Bird Brothers' tent anxiously. They saw figures moving inside the tent and the five of them walked out one after another and stood in a row in front of them.
"Thank you for your hard work," Eldest Brother Zhang Hong said. After realizing that there were still some useful people in the research team, he became even more courteous.
"Sir, please give us your orders." Commander Zhu Ping had already forgotten how many times he had expressed his opinion against his will, his expression was slightly numb.
"Let the rest of us erase all traces of this place first, then return to Tong Hua City," Third Brother Li Yi said.
Tong Hua City was the nearest big city to Ying Qiu, so it was not troublesome to go there. However, wiping away all the traces here was equivalent to wiping away the progress of their work for the past eleven days. It was a little heart-wrenching. Zhu Ping revealed some reluctance on his face, but in the end, he did not express any objections. He immediately turned to the rest of the twelve and said, "Have you all heard my lord's orders?"
"Yes," the people who heard him responded.
"Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, keep an eye on this side," said Li Yi.
The fourth brother, Xu Yuan, and the fifth brother, Yi Xun, nodded. They stepped out from the line of five and stood to the side.
"Everyone, please follow us," Li Yi said as he looked at the twelve of them.
How could the twelve of them have any objections? They followed Li Yi's group and entered the depths of the man-made forest in the blink of an eye.
The twelve of them had been feeling uneasy, not knowing what they would be assigned to do. However, when Li Yi started asking questions related to their Esper Abilities, the twelve of them finally felt a little more confident and were no longer as worried. What they needed to contribute was only their understanding of the forest and the things that they could do. As long as they cooperated with the other three and set up the traps they needed, everything should be fine.
The twelve of them thought so, and the situation developed as they expected. After that, the twelve of them were sent away, just like the people who were sent back to Tong Hua City.
"Not bad!" Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother, who returned to the forest to meet up with the other three, exclaimed in admiration after looking at the layout in the forest. The brothers were about to clap their hands together when they saw Third Brother Li Yi's expression turn ugly. A night heron flew out from his palm to search for its companion.
"What's wrong?" The other four instantly became nervous. Third Brother Li Yi's Esper Ability, 'Soul Search', could directly obtain information from animals. Li Yi must have obtained some information from the Night Heron, but from his expression, the information was probably not what they wanted.
"I just confirmed it," said Li Yi. "Lu Ping and the rest seem to have changed their route."
"Changed to where?" Zhang Hong asked anxiously. The other three's eyes widened. Those people could easily change their route. Wouldn't the plan that they had spent half a day to set up become a joke if they rushed to Ying Qiu in the middle of the night?
"We can't be sure. We only know that they didn't follow the route we deduced last night. Instead, they went to a small town," said Li Yi with a frown. Using the 'Soul Search' to obtain information had this disadvantage. From what the Night Heron saw, Li Yi could not confirm which small town it was.
"They went to a small town …" The other four frowned. This was a route that Lu Ping and the rest had not taken since they left Zhiling City. It was indeed harder to avoid human settlements in the Chuanping District, but it was not impossible. What was the reason for them to head towards a populated area when they knew that their tracks had been exposed?
"Could it be that they were doing the opposite?"
"Setting up a diversion?"
The four of them could only stare at each other after making a series of guesses. Li Yi had already unfurled the map. He started analyzing the place where they had tracked Lu Ping's group to the stream.
Unfortunately, Zhou Town was so small that it was not marked on a normal map. Li Yi studied it and drew out a rough area, but he still could not pinpoint the exact location.
"Looks like we'll have to make another trip back," he said. The 'Soul Search' could obtain information randomly. Most animals had a fixed habitat. They had rushed to Ying Qiu in one night. They were lucky to be able to obtain information from a Night Heron that had fallen behind to chase after its companion. If they wanted to confirm it further, they could not wait like a fool. They had to take the initiative to approach the area where the target appeared. Once they entered the area, the 'Soul Search' would be able to obtain a lot more information. However, it seemed like the area was rather large. Li Yi drew a rather long arc on the map.
"What if it's just a diversion?" Fourth Brother Xu Yuan mainly collected information. He had a sharp intuition when it came to analyzing information.
"I'll go investigate on my own. You guys just wait here." Li Yi had already thought of a plan. His ability couldn't provide much help in actual combat, so it wasn't important whether it was here or not.
"That's the only way." Eldest Brother Zhang Hong nodded and agreed with Li Yi's plan.
"Let's not waste any more time." Li Yi left after he finished speaking. A moment later, the sound of horse hooves could be heard, but it soon disappeared.
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