As dusk approached, the orange red sunset slowly sank towards the horizon in the west of Sichuan''s fertile soil. A group of passers-by walking in a small forest made a series of grunts.
The four stopped, you look at me, I look at you, and then looked around.
"Say it when you''re hungry. Why do you have to die?" Said Maureen.
"There seems to be nothing to eat here." Fang Yizhu said after looking around.
Along the way, they are all hunting. Because I walked in the inaccessible mountains and fields, I didn''t feel any inconvenience. But when we entered the boundary of Chuanping, this foraging method became embarrassing. There is not much wild land left in Chuanping District, and the population is widely and densely distributed, which makes the animals extremely lack living space. At present, what several people are hiding and walking is only a small forest beside the road. The neat arrangement of trees seems to be artificially cultivated. There is no game living in this forest.
"Look there." Lu Ping reached out and pointed. On the treetops above, several unknown birds stopped on the branches. Lu Ping regarded them as a delicious meal to eat, and they were eager to try.
"No hurry, no hurry. When you punch out, you have to pay attention for miles around. " Maureen hurriedly pressed Lu Ping''s outstretched hand down.
"I''ll do it." As Fang Yizhu said, he approached some with light hands and feet, looked at the branches, suddenly raised his hand, and there were four sounds. Four birds had fallen, and the remaining two or three took off, which was not a movement.
"Good. Just one for each person. " Maureen exclaimed and ran forward to pick up the four birds.
"Find a place to clean up." Fang Yizhu said.
"There is a sound of water here." Lu Ping pointed in a direction.
"Go and have a look." Fang Yizhu said and went in the direction pointed by Lu Ping, and the other three followed. They had not noticed where the three or two birds scared away when they were shooting birds.
When they reached the edge of the grove, they saw a stream neither wide nor deep passing through the forest. Maureen stopped the three people who were about to go out, looked like a professional expert, observed the neighborhood for a few minutes, and then turned around and nodded slightly to the three people.
No one laughed at Maureen''s caution. When they got out of the woods, they immediately began to work busily: Lu Ping picked up materials and set fire, Fang Yizhu picked up a few birds, Ling Ziyan went to the stream to get water, and Maureen continued to pay vigilant attention to the left and right - A village could be seen in the upstream direction of the stream, but it was far away. Maureen paid attention to it for a long time and didn''t see anyone coming this way.
It''s not a big meeting. Everyone is busy. The birds that have been plucked and washed have been put on the fire. The smell of meat is flying. Finally, Maureen relaxed some vigilance and came over with saliva.
"I bet you''re looking at the biggest one now." Fang Yizhu said.
"Fart." Maureen dismisses, "can you do it accurately? This has to be weighed. The weight is the most reliable. "
"Guess which is heavier, bone or meat?" Fang Yizhu said.
"I don''t guess! I won''t bet with you! You can wash your hands. " Maureen''s face was fed up.
Ling Ziyan, who cooked bird meat, lowered her head and smiled silently. Helpless Fang Yizhu only walked towards the river, but she saw Lu Ping standing by the river, staring at the clear stream.
"What are you looking at?" Fang Yizhu immediately gathered together. Although it would be boring to chat with Lu Ping, it''s better than Maureen''s attitude towards him now.
"There seems to be someone under the water." Lu Ping pointed to the water he was looking at and said.
"Are you kidding?" Fang Yizhu was not immediately alert. The stream is so shallow that it probably doesn''t surpass people''s ankles. The sand and stones at the bottom of the water can be seen at a glance, not even a small fish. Someone? Where do people hide?
Because of this, Lu Ping didn''t dare to be sure. But he really felt the sound of the soul force from the bottom of the water, which had a similar rhythm to the flow of the stream.
When Fang Yizhu saw Lu Ping''s uncertain but by no means childish expression, he immediately solemnly got up. He is much more knowledgeable than Lu Ping. It seems that he can''t hide in such shallow water. There are many kinds of cultivable abilities. Even the Zhou family of Nantian college, which has a broad knowledge of the past and the present, dare not say that they have seen all the powers in the world. It''s unknown what means they can hide under this shallow cement sand.
"Are you sure you feel it? Still there? " Fang Yizhu hurried.
Lu Ping nodded.
"That''s nonsense. Just fight!" Fang Yizhu shouted, but he swept back.
Lu Ping raised his fist and was about to swing it. Suddenly, it stopped in mid air.
"What''s the matter?" Fang Yizhu, who had been in several positions behind him, hurriedly asked, and Maureen and Ling Ziyan hurried up there.
"Gone again." Lu Ping looked back and said puzzled.
Several people looked at each other. Suddenly, Maureen took an arrow step and swept back.
Yes? The other three people were surprised. Then they saw that Maureen had turned around, rushed to the fire rack, grabbed the largest bird among them, and looked back at the three with great vigilance.
"Is Lu Ping such a boring person?" Fang Yizhu looked helpless.
"Lu Ping won''t, but you are doubtful." Maureen has grasped the largest one in his hand, which is a little relaxed.
Fang Yizhu ignored him, turned to Lu Ping and saw Lu Ping shake his head. He confirmed several times that the voice of the soul power at the bottom of the river could not be felt at all.
"Just in case, you''d better get out of here." Fang Yizhu said, and Lu Ping nodded.
"Are you two true or false?" At this time, Maureen had eaten. Looking at their faces, he finally believed that this was not a trick to compete for food, but a real situation.
"Eat while walking." Fang Yizhu said. Here Ling Ziyan has taken the other three birds and divided one for Lu Ping and Fang Yizhu, but she herself left the smallest one.
"Look at them." Fang Yizhu glared at Maureen.
"After the bird is roasted, it seems to become very small..." Maureen has finished eating three times, five times and two, and is complaining about his underfed stomach.
No one paid any attention to him. The three had already walked towards the grove while eating. The last Maureen didn''t eat blindly. After quickly dealing with the various traces left by the four people here, they followed up with the woods.
Night fell early and unknowingly, especially in the grove. There was silence around. The four people walked in the forest. The sound of stepping over broken branches and dead leaves suddenly became noisy.
The sound made Maureen feel very uneasy. He sped up a few steps and rushed to several people.
"What happened before?" He asked.
"At the bottom of the river, I began to listen to the voice of soul power, but then it suddenly disappeared." Lu Ping said. He no longer suspected that someone was there. If someone was there, how could he disappear so completely at that moment?
"What do you think it is?" Maureen asked Fang Yizhu. Although he despised the man, after dealing with him for a while, he knew that Fang Yizhu still had some knowledge and experience.
"I think some power fell there." Fang Yizhu said.
"It''s such a coincidence that the customization is over as soon as it is found?" Said Maureen. The only ability that can maintain the operation of soul power after being out of the control of practitioners is the custom ability.
"If it''s not coincidence, it''s trouble. It means that the other party noticed the exposure and took the initiative to stop the power. " Fang Yizhu said, "we all started that place on a temporary basis. The other party can''t arrange it there in advance. Therefore, our actions have been watched early in the morning! "
Although he likes to argue with Fang Yizhu, so he has considerable confidence in his ability, Maureen has to admit that Fang Yizhu''s analysis is very reasonable. The other party is really very likely to still find their whereabouts under his careful vigilance.
Who is it?
By what means?
Where are you now?
Maureen looked around and saw only the mottled shadows of trees in the dark.