Qianye never felt that he was accomplished in the art of celestial secrets, nor did he think that his intuition could go anywhere, at least from what Song Zining heard, it was incomparable to the intuition of some women.
But right now, he must choose a direction to explore, and only after finding the empire's base in the maelstrom can he hope to return. In the absence of direction for the time being, it is crucial to understand the environment as much as possible. And to understand this world, these indigenous intelligent races are undoubtedly the best way.
If it weren't for Li Kuanglan, then Qianye would have gone deep into the forest by himself to find out the truth about the native race. But with her it's completely different. No matter what, Qianye must not let her fall into the hands of the native race, especially the four-armed people, otherwise her ending would be worse than death. Qianye believed that Li Kuanglan would rather commit suicide than this ending.
But the white mist of the four-armed man is extremely domineering, once hit, he can't help himself, even if he wants to die, it's impossible. Because of this, Qianye had to be cautious. Therefore, it was difficult to make a decision on Li Kuanglan's proposal.
At this moment, Li Kuanglan once again returned to his usual coolness, and said: "Most of my injuries have healed, and apart from being unable to persist at night, the battle is no longer hindered. You dare not go, do you think you look down on me?"
"Of course not, but..."
Li Kuanglan interrupted Qianye, "It's fine, let's go."
Seeing her insistence, Qianye made up his mind, followed the same pattern, took Li Kuanglan across the river by stepping on stones, and came outside the forest again.
As soon as the two approached the forest, there was a scream above their heads, and a large net was used as a hood, trying to capture the two of them in one fell swoop.
How could this almost primitive hunting method fail to win the top talents of the younger generation of the empire? Li Kuanglan swung his knife and went to pick the net. This was originally a big taboo, but with a twist of Li Kuanglan's wrist, the blood-sucking blade picked up the big net and began to spin, and then she waved her hand, and the big net came from wherever it came from and went back, covering it on the canopy of a big tree. Wrapped a two-armed hunter hidden there.
The hunter let out an exclamation, fell from the tree, hit the ground heavily, and couldn't get up immediately, whimpering.
At this time, Qianye had already walked out of the forest, picked up a two-armed hunter in each hand, and threw it on the ground. The limbs of the two-armed hunter proposed by Qianye were all broken, and he had no power to resist. These aborigines naturally have the ability to hide, and they are almost integrated with the surrounding environment in the forest, but they have nothing to hide in Qianye's real vision, and they were easily picked out.
When the three hunters with two arms saw Li Kuanglan, all of them immediately had a physiological reaction. Their eyes were fixed, and Li Kuanglan's face turned cold when he saw it. He raised the blood-sucking blade, and was about to chop them into pieces.
Qianye pressed her hand, shook his head and said, "There's no need to kill people. The desire to kill is also a part of desire, try to control it."
"I don't want to control!" Li Kuanglan said coldly.
Qianye knew that she was irritable recently, so she was not angry, but tried to communicate with these two-armed hunters. However, after trying for a long time, the two languages have nothing in common, so they can only give up. Qianye searched them again. Except for some food and wine, there were only some odds and ends, which were of no use. But every hunter wears a small blue flower. This kind of blue flower is very small, but the petals are crystal clear. It seems to be made of crystal-like material. It is hard to tell whether it is natural or artificially carved.
Looking at the flower disc, it should be a natural growth, but the crystalline petals are not natural. But the petals of the three blue flowers are different. Even the top artisans in the empire cannot produce such delicate and superb craftsmanship. How can human craftsmen compare with the uncanny craftsmanship of nature
Qianye collected the three blue flowers, and those two-armed hunters struggled desperately, appearing extremely angry and frightened. It seemed that these blue flowers were extremely important to them.
Qianye knew that he couldn't ask anything from them, so he broke the limbs of the hunter in the net, covered the three of them together with a big net, and threw them at the edge of the forest. Anyway, these natives are vigorous and tenacious, and they can't die without eating or drinking for a few days.
Qianye pointed to the depths of the forest and said, "Let's go, see if we can find their lair."
Li Kuanglan nodded, and followed Qianye to the depths of the forest. These native races are natural hunters, and they know how to hide themselves and eliminate traces without training. However, both Qianye and Li Kuanglan were better hunters, especially Li Kuanglan, who was even better than Qianye in tracking and hunting skills. If it weren't for Qianye's real vision that was almost cheating, he would be overwhelmed by her in all directions.
The two followed the traces left by the aborigine hunters all the way, and after walking for about half a day, the number of aboriginal traces they saw increased significantly, and new traces continued to come from the side and merge into it.
The two looked at each other, knowing that they were in the right direction, so they slowed down and became more careful.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the forest, and a group of natives appeared in the sight of the two. This group of natives is quite large, with five four-armed men and more than twenty two-armed men. They lined up and walked quickly. When they passed by, Qianye and Li Kuanglan quietly followed.
Not long after following, a four-armed man suddenly rose up, knocked down the two-armed man next to him, and began to reproduce. And the other four-armed people were not far behind, and followed suit. Those two-armed people who were not selected also made up a few pairs of men and women, and went to work on the spot. Seeing this absurd scene, Li Kuanglan was ashamed and angry, and unconsciously leaned on Qianye's body.
Qianye was very nervous, watching closely the movements of the natives in the arena, fearing that any four-armed man would spew out white mist again. Fortunately, the white mist of the four-armed man seems to be very precious, and it is not used for such internal activities.
After about half an hour, these natives ended their primitive and ancient entertainment and moved on. Qianye pulled Li Kuanglan, signaling to continue following. But when he pulled it, Qianye felt that she seemed to become a little weak again, and couldn't help feeling a little strange.
Seeing Qianye's gaze, Li Kuanglan lowered his head, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "I, I couldn't control it just now, so... it's almost the same as yesterday."
Qianye didn't know how to answer, so he could only say, "Would you like me to help you?"
Li Kuanglan glared at him, and said, "It's fine if you're willing!"
Qianye suddenly didn't dare to answer the conversation anymore, pulled Li Kuanglan up and continued to follow. Fortunately, after a scuffle, the natives seemed to be very tired, and their speed slowed down a lot, allowing the two to follow them easily.
After a while, the group of aborigines walked out of the forest and walked towards the foot of the distant mountain. At the foot of the continuous mountain range, there is a large-scale stone castle. The stone fortress is already somewhat dilapidated. There are many collapsed gaps on the wall, and only the four towers at the four corners stand intact, which is very imposing. A strong four-armed guard stood on the top of each tower. The big bow in his hand was much larger than what Qianye had seen the day before, and the design was more delicate and complex.
There is no doubt about the power of this bow, the range is enough to cover hundreds of meters. The four-armed guards on the top of the building are stronger than the four-armed women, maybe they are men from the clan.
There are aboriginals coming in and out of the stone castle constantly, and it seems that this tribe is very prosperous. But they seem to have no intention of repairing the damaged city walls, and would rather spend their time on reproduction than work.
Qianye gestured to Li Kuanglan, telling her to stay in the forest, while he walked along the edge of the forest, carefully approaching the stone castle.
After getting closer, through the gap in the stone wall, you can see that the inside of the stone castle is quite messy. Weeds grow on both sides of the road, and all kinds of messy debris are piled up around. There are many tall stone houses in the center. It is a four-armed man. After observing for a while, Qianye finally determined that four-armed people also have males and females. Males are rare and strong, nearly three meters tall, obviously a circle thicker than females.
There is not much difference between four-armed men and women, and the reason why they can be distinguished is because of the nature of the natives who can reproduce anywhere. Before a pair of four-armed men entered the house, they couldn't wait to start multiplying.
Observing closely, it can be seen that these four-armed men have ferocious faces. Both men and women have long or short fangs, protruding muzzles, and still retain many characteristics of ferocious beasts. When necessary, biting will be their powerful means.
In contrast, the two-armed natives have more human-like features and a more similar body shape. In the stone fort, their dwellings are low and dilapidated, often in a shack made of wood and rocks, with dozens of people crowded together. Don't talk about comfort, maybe there is not even a place to stay.
Qianye was a little curious about the relationship between the two-armed man and the four-armed man, so he approached quietly again, wanting to observe more carefully. At this moment, a group of natives passed by, Qianye immediately restrained his breath and hid behind the tree. But a four-armed woman in the line suddenly stopped, raised her head and sniffed, doubts appeared on her face, and then walked towards Qianye's direction.
As she walked and sniffed, she came to the big tree where Qianye was hiding, walked around the tree several times, but found nothing. She wanted to look for it again, but another four-armed woman in the line roared, obviously getting impatient. The four-armed woman left unwillingly.
After the group of natives left, Qianye gently jumped down from the top of the tree. His face was serious. He didn't expect these natives to have such a keen sense of smell. If he hadn't activated his bloodline to lurk at the critical moment and restrained all his breath, he might have been discovered.
As a result, Qianye did not dare to approach the stone castle again. It seemed that there were at least a few hundred natives in the stone castle, dozens of four-armed men, and a dozen or so men who were obviously stronger. Even Qianye was unwilling to challenge this large group of people alone. It's not how strong these natives are, it's because the white mist is so disgusting.
After observing for a while, Qianye was ready to return. He doesn't trust Li Kuanglan now, he doesn't dare to leave her alone for too long.
Just when they were about to leave, there was a sudden commotion in the native stone castle, and the natives ran around, shouting loudly. There were bursts of roars from the stone castle, and I don't know what happened.
Qianye's spirit lifted, this was a god-sent opportunity. To be honest, he really wanted to see what was hidden in the center of the stone castle, maybe it contained the secret of the maelstrom world. Qianye acted immediately, sneaking towards the stone castle.
Just when the stone castle was less than a hundred meters away, the chaos in the stone castle became more intense. A figure suddenly appeared on one corner of the tower, and the four-armed guard who originally occupied this place fell from the tower, and fell to the ground with a long scream, twitching and unable to get up.
The figure jumped directly from the tower, stepped on the four-armed guard on the ground, jumped up with strength, and rushed towards Qianye.
After running a few steps, she suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground. She struggled to stand up and continued to run, but her speed was obviously slow. A group of natives with arms came flying behind her, and caught up with her in a blink of an eye.