The five people soon arrived near the Tushe Creek. The sound of flowing water gradually came from the dense jungle in front of them, and a winding stream lay in front of them.
Ye Wujin looked around the stream and said, "It seems that there are no marks left here. Let's search up and down the stream to see where the marks are left.
You may not be very clear about the markings, so I will draw them for you to see.”
Ye Wujin squatted down as he spoke, and used the gravel on the ground to draw a long and narrow leaf on the soil.
The leaves not only have leaf surfaces, but also petioles, and a vein in the middle divides the leaf into two halves.
Ye Wujin pointed at the leaf he had drawn and said, "Look at this leaf I drew. The direction of the petiole represents the direction they are moving.
Generally, the designs are carved into the tree trunk, slightly above the visual level.
After all, when walking in the jungle, most people will pay more attention to the situation under their feet and rarely look at areas above their field of vision, which also reduces the chance of our marks being noticed by others.
If the direction of the petiole points upwards, it means that they are moving forward towards the north with the carved object as the base point.
If the petiole points downward, it means they went to the south. The left side is the west, and the right side is naturally the east.
Of course, there are also four directions: southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest, which correspond to it.
And the veins on the leaves are also very important. If there is only one vein in the middle like mine, it means the situation is extremely critical and you urgently need help.
For every additional leaf vein, the severity of the situation would be reduced by one point. There are four leaf veins in total, located on the left and right leaves. If all four are complete, it means that their situation is very safe.
After all, being able to carefully draw all four leaf veins is enough to show that the person portraying it was in a relatively relaxed state at the time."
After hearing Ye Wuji's explanation, Ye Li finally understood the meaning of the hunting team's mark.
After Ye Wujin finished explaining, he threw away the gravel in his hand, then stood up and said, "Okay, open your eyes and carefully observe where the mark is carved on the trees beside the stream.
Based on my understanding of my fourth brother, the mark he carved must be on a tree along the stream."
After the four of them nodded, they split up and searched the area nearby. Soon, they heard calls from Elder Ning.
When the others heard the noise, they all hurried over. Ye Li saw that Elder Ning was standing in front of a big tree, and there was indeed a small leaf pattern carved just above his head.
Everyone hurried over to take a look, and saw that the leaf was carved horizontally on the tree, with the petiole pointing to the left side, which represented due west.
Ye Wujin looked around and said, "As far as I know, the other side of the stream is due west. They must have waded across the stream from here to the other side. Let's follow the markings and catch up with them."
Ye Li looked at the leaves. All four veins were still there, indicating that the hunting team had not encountered anything unusual.
Following the guidance of the leaves, they waded across the stream and continued westward. Soon after, they saw a second leaf mark pointing to the northwest.
After Ye Wujin looked at it, he said, "Well, it is indeed the direction to the maze cave. Let's follow it and take a look."
Following the instructions on the route, the group quickly shuttled through the mountains and forests, constantly discovering leaf marks, and soon came to a cliff.
When Ye Li saw that there seemed to be no road here, a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.
Ye Wujin stood at the edge of the cliff, looked at Ye Li who was full of doubts, and said: "Ye Li, come and see."
Ye Li hurried over and stood on the edge of the cliff. Suddenly, a huge cave appeared under the cliff, which stunned Ye Li.
This cave lies completely flat on the ground and is at least two thousand meters wide. The criss-crossing stone paths and caves below extend in all directions deep into the ground.
The bottom of the cave is not completely hollow, so Ye Li doesn't know how deep this underground cave is.
Looking at Ye Li's shocked face, Ye Wujin smiled slightly and said, "Ye Li, this is the maze cave.
Look at the path next to it, that's where we go down."
Ye Wujin pointed outside the cliff, and Ye Li then saw that there was a stone path protruding outside the cliff, which went along the surrounding rock walls and led directly to the maze cave at the bottom of the cliff.
"Third Grandpa, was this maze cave formed naturally or dug by humans?"
Ye Li looked at the huge cave under the cliff and couldn't help but ask.
Ye Wujin replied: "I don't know either. I remember asking my grandfather when I was a child whether this pit was dug by humans or naturally formed. My grandfather answered my question just like I am answering you now.
Because no one knows how many years ago this huge cave was formed, and the inside looks like it is both natural and man-made, no one can tell its origin.
Moreover, the interior of this cave is even larger than the entrance. The part hidden underground is like a huge jar, and the belly is much wider than the entrance.”
Hearing Ye Wujiu's words, Ye Li nodded and looked at the huge cave below.
"Third Grandpa, has anyone ever been to the deepest part of this cave? I heard you say before that this is a dead end."
Ye Li asked.
Ye Wujin nodded, then shook his head and said, "No one knows how deep this cave is, but it is indeed a dead end. Because when we go down to a certain depth, it becomes a magma world below, and we can't go any deeper.
The young Earth Scale Monster is just an ordinary Earth Monster and does not have the ability to travel through the magma, so we say this is a dead end.
If there really is a young Earth Scale Monster and it runs into this maze, then we, who have gathered from all directions, will sooner or later block it in there."
As Ye Wujin spoke, he looked down at the cave, and his brows slightly frowned as he spoke.
Ye Li followed Ye Wujin's gaze and saw that near the cave below, there was another group of people entering the maze area from another direction and went down into the cave before them.
"It seems that this place has indeed attracted a lot of people. The group of people just now looked like people from the Zhong family of Dongshan City."
Elder Shan who was standing nearby also saw this situation and told everyone about it.
Ye Wujin nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed someone from the Zhong family. It seems that my fourth brother must have gone in.
If they were sure that the Earth Scale Demon was inside, he would definitely not be willing to go in later than others.
It seems that we must go deeper inside to find them. I just hope that they will not encounter any danger inside. After all, there are always various monsters in the maze cave, and it is not so easy to explore. "