12dz Chapter 171 External Conflict 11
Chapter 171 External Conflict 11
It was completely dark outside. The sky, which was sunny during the day, was now covered with dark clouds, completely blocking out the little bit of moonlight.
Li, who lived closest to the gate, had already gone out with a flashlight. Although each of her children was capable and even the youngest, Wu, did not require her to worry about him, as a mother, how could she not worry about her children? Especially at this time, when three of the four children had gone out, she was so worried that she could not sleep.
It was still cold outside. Even though he was wearing a thick down jacket, Ji Lang couldn't help shivering. A few people stood by the bamboo wall and soon saw a long team. Some were holding torches, some were holding flashlights or headlamps. Although they were just some swaying lights, they made people feel lively for no reason. The lonely and cold feeling was dispelled at once.
Every time he went out, the first to come back would always be a few dogs. As soon as he entered the door, Ji Lang found that they all had prey in their mouths, and the saliva that had flowed out along the way was frozen on the corners of their mouths and chins. When they wanted to put the prey down, they shook their heads hard, and Ji Lang was hit several times by the small ice chips that were thrown at him. Thinking that it was the saliva of the dogs, Ji Lang slapped them a few times in annoyance.
The dog was not angry after being slapped. It circled the person twice and ran into the yard.
The crowd came back soon. Although there were dozens of people in the hunting team, everyone was silent, as if they were too frozen to speak.
Ji Lang's heart was pounding. This really felt a little bad. He looked at the long line outside the door, but the figure who usually followed at the back was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Qingjiu?" There was a slight tremor in his voice that he himself didn't even notice.
Guo Qi, who was always silent at the door, became even more silent. But Sa Shi couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and said, "The team he led must have encountered the beasts head-on. When we found them, there was a lot of blood and beast corpses on the ground, but several people just disappeared. We searched for a long time in the mountains and our whistle was broken."
Still haven't found them.
Qingjiu, Xishi, Dayan and Xiaoying, and two other hunters.
These people were very capable, and were able to avoid being devoured to pieces when they encountered the beasts. But it must have been in extremely dangerous condition, otherwise it would have been impossible for them to leave no trace at all.
Not knowing whether he was too worried or had not reacted yet, Ji Lang calmed down after hearing Sashi's words. According to Sashi's hearing, as long as they were still within the tribal territory, the whistle would be so loud that it would echo in several valleys, so they must have heard it. But they still chose not to make a sound, which meant that they were most likely surrounded, perhaps trapped in a very small area, and the slightest sound or noise would be noticed by the herd.
His mind raced, going over all the places he had been to in the territory.
Sa Shi was a little uncomfortable with Ji Lang like this, and explained, "It's not that we don't care about them, but everyone has been out all day, and they have consumed a lot of energy in the snow. They all need to rest. Moreover, if we encounter a group of beasts in this state, we will not be able to fight back."
Ji Lang waved his hands, "I don't mean to blame you, I just wonder where they will hide."
Sa Shi looked at Guo Qi, and Guo Qi shook his head, indicating that he couldn't think of it either.
"Everyone go back and rest, have a good meal and have a good sleep. We still have to continue searching the mountain tomorrow. Don't fall down before finding the leader." Guo Qi shouted to the crowd.
"Didn't Sanmao notice any traces of them?" The dog in the doorway was still huddled in front of the food bowl to eat. Ji Lang asked Sa Shi again without giving up.
"Xishi has repellent powder on him, and he sprinkled a lot of it around there." Sashi shook his head. People could smell the smell but would not have any reaction, but it was a bit uncomfortable for animals. Several dogs sniffed around in the valley and they kept sneezing. No one knew what method Xishi had used to sprinkle repellent powder everywhere in the valley. Not only could the dogs not smell their traces, they couldn't even distinguish the beasts.
Moreover, the herd of beasts was divided into several groups. There were traces of them on several hilltops and foothills far away from the tribe. Although it was messy, it was definitely a huge herd of beasts. Everyone did not dare to act separately easily for fear of an ambush. This was inefficient and could not guarantee everyone's safety. Qing Jiu and the others had disappeared, and the rest of the people must not get into trouble.
It's bound to be a sleepless night.
Ji Lang lay on the kang, looking very calm, but only he knew how tense his mental state was at the moment. Occasionally, there would be noises in the yard, sometimes the dog accidentally kicked the doghouse, sometimes the wind blew the tarpaulin in the yard, and sometimes he didn't know what the noise was. Each of these noises seemed to pluck the taut string in his head.
This state is almost the same as when he first came to this world and lived in a tent, every second felt like an eternity.
He stared at the window closely, where light usually came through at daybreak, but now it was still pitch black as if it could absorb all light sources.
I let out a long sigh, wondering why the daybreak was taking so long.
The kitten that was originally curled up at Xiaoman's feet seemed to sense that this person was in a bad mood, and took the initiative to come over and curl up beside Jilang's head.