Liu Yue's lips moved, as if he was about to speak, but before that, he turned his head in another direction: "The smell of fighting."
Fang Shan was curious: "What does fighting feel like?"
Liu Yue ignored it, and Zhao Tianchen answered enthusiastically: "To put it bluntly, it smells like blood."
Of these two people, one is extremely boring and the other is overly enthusiastic.
Fang Shan's sense of the smell of blood was actually keener than any of theirs. He had long realized that something was wrong ahead, and pretended to be timid and grabbed Wei Sushen's arm.
The fat man looked at Mo Xiu, who was being used as a turtle shell, and then at the dream demon guarding him, and his unbalanced mentality gradually changed.
Liu Yue walked in the front, the dagger in his hand was not put away, and a new world unfolded in front of his eyes amidst the sound of leaves creaking.
A damp and cold breath circulated in the air, and there were many animal carcasses on the ground. Judging from the redness of the blood, they were recent dead. However, all they could see was blood-stained fur and bones, and all parts of the torso had disappeared.
A weak whimper came.
Liu Yue pushed aside the grass, and there lay a palm-sized cub inside. Its snow-white fur was stained with mud, and its black eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, full of fear and panic.
It wanted to run away, but its thick, short legs were trembling with fear. As soon as it stood up, it knelt on the ground again.
Fang Shan stepped forward: "What species?"
Liu Yue frowned: "It looks a bit like the cub of the Fire Spirit Beast, but the Fire Spirit Beast's fur is red."
Seeing that there were more and more people, the cub was surrounded unknowingly. The cub barked a few times in demonstration, but because the sound was too weak, it was more like begging for mercy.
Fang Shan knelt down, stretched out his hand, and smiled harmlessly: "Come here."
The cub hesitated for a moment, stretched out its front paws tremblingly, and then came over step by step after testing.
Fang Shan hugged it and comforted it gently: "Don't be afraid."
The picture is beautiful against the backdrop of green trees.
However, upon closer inspection—
The cub's claws stretched out quietly, as sharp as steel edges.
As for Fang Shan, his hands were caressing the cub's most vulnerable neck from beginning to end.
The cub gave the impression that it had lowered its guard and barked twice in a dependent manner. The smile at the corner of Fang Shan's mouth disappeared the moment he picked it up. At this moment, his expression was cold and the movements of his hands were even gentler.
After all, the cub was being held in his arms and could not see the other person's expression clearly. The weak body moved closer, as if to express its intimacy.
The next moment, a sudden change occurred, and the sharp claws suddenly dug into Fang Shan's heart. However, as soon as he stretched out, he felt a stinging pain.
Fang Shan grabbed its neck and lifted it up, his playful eyes proving that he was on guard.
"You killed all these animals, right?"
The cub's half-stretched paws were frozen in mid-air.
Fang Shan touched its head: "There is a saying... There is a human light shining in the eyes, which is very appropriate to describe you."
Liu Yue looked on from the side: "You should have dealt with it directly from the beginning."
What's the point of playing with a wild beast
Facts proved that Fang Shan was enjoying it, and he was so happy that he lifted the cub's chin with his fingertips. The latter's wishful thinking was in vain, and he was pleading in his eyes.
Fang Shan looked at Zhao Tianchen: "Senior, please check if there are any caves nearby."
Zhao Tianchen blinked: "I dare not disobey the beauty's request."
Fang Shan's smile was slightly stiff. When acting, he is not afraid of people who don't cooperate, but he is afraid of people who cooperate too much.
Zhao Tianchen was very patient and pushed aside the vines hanging on the stone wall in the direction where the blood stains extended. The cynicism on his face solidified after seeing the situation inside.
In the dark lair, there were not only animal bones, but also human bones.
The Imperial College is built on top of the clouds. This area is quite vast. The college occupies a large part of it, and the rest is allocated to the trading market. The rest is reserved for the descendants of mentors who made outstanding contributions to the college but died young.
These people often go to various mountain ranges to gain experience and increase their strength. They mainly search for some rare herbs or hunt. It is normal for a few of them to die in the deep mountains occasionally.
But there were seven or eight corpses in the lair, including hand bones alone, which was a bit scary.
Zhao Tianchen turned around and said: "Be careful, this may be a mutated fire spirit beast!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the fire spirit beast violently broke free from its grasp and flew out into the woods.
Fang Shan grabbed it in mid-air, using his fingertips much harder than before. The fire spirit beast revealed a small row of eerie teeth, and the temperature was slowly rising.
The reason why it is called a fire spirit beast is not because it can spit fire from its mouth, but because this animal can rapidly increase the temperature of its fur when it encounters danger. Therefore, most wild beasts are unwilling to hunt them. In addition, this beast is cunning, and over time it has become a small overlord in the mountain forest.
Liu Yue walked up to Fang Shan and stared at the cub: "Logically speaking, the fire spirit beast should not have such a high IQ, let alone just a cub."
Fang Shan pondered: "Maybe it's rejuvenation."
“…”
Fang Shan pinched the face of the fire spirit beast: "Look at the wrinkles at the corners of its eyes."
Liu Yue didn't know what to say. This dream demon was scary when he was smart, and even scarier when he deliberately acted stupid.
The temperature of the fire spirit beast has risen to the level of boiling water, but Fang Shan still holds on to the fur on its neck without changing his expression. The most powerful attacks of the fire spirit beast were its claws and temperature. Temperature seemed to be ineffective against Fang Shan, and his claws couldn't be used, so he was a little anxious for a while.
Fang Shan's eyes stopped joking: "Or maybe it ate something."
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the Fire Spirit Beast. Just when everyone thought he was going to ask questions, Fang Shan tightened his fingers suddenly and broke the Fire Spirit Beast's neck.
The ruthlessness and determination with which he struck was shocking.
Zhao Tianchen couldn't help but said: "Keep it alive, maybe we can get more useful information."
Fang Shan said coldly: "This kind of man-eating beast is much more cunning than the poisonous snake before."
If you don't know for sure, take them to the gutter.
The fat man intervened at the right time: "There are a few footprints on the ground. You should find something if you follow them."
Liu Yue was still very calm, walking ahead silently, carefully observing the plants and trees around him.
Except for occasional differences of opinion, Zhao Tianchen treated Fang Shan with great care and always told him to be careful of the plants on both sides of the road.
Fang Shan thought at first that he had overplayed his role, but he never expected that he would actually find some traces of true feelings in the other person's eyes, which made him feel horrified... What is this picture
Just as he was about to discuss something with Wei Sushen, he saw that the other party's eyes were always wandering on Fatty and Zhao Tianchen, and he was obviously planning again.
At first, there were only small paw prints of cubs on the ground. As we walked further, there were many huge footprints. Judging from the shape, they looked like creatures like apes.
"What we encountered just now was a mutated fire spirit beast," Zhao Tianchen stared at the footprints and frowned: "In case it is not a special case, there may be many unknown dangers ahead."
The fat man was also timid at this moment: "Anyway, the mission has been completed. It's almost dark, why don't we go back."
Fang Shan stared ahead and said with a smile, "Maybe it's a chance."
Zhao Tianchen shook his head: "I can't just watch you get into trouble."
When the two were in a stalemate, Liu Yue suddenly continued to walk forward: "You can do whatever you want."
Obviously a decision has been made.
Fang Shan: "Stay here, strong man, and take me with you."
Liu Yue's shoulders trembled slightly with a strong man's cry and he quickened his pace.
Fang Shan pulled Wei Sushen to catch up, while Zhao Tianchen sighed and followed.
It was getting dark now, and the fat man asked Fang Shan to give him the body of the fire spirit beast. Fang Shan was not afraid of taking it for himself, so he threw it out generously.
After taking it, the fat man pulled off the cloth strips from his clothes and wrapped the fire spirit beast in three layers and three layers outside to prevent the smell of blood from spreading and attracting other beasts.
Fang Shan looked at his basket and joked: "It's quite useful."
The fat man took out a bag of dry food from the basket and distributed it to everyone, boasting: "This is all wisdom."
Before he could boast more, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. When he looked again, he saw a crossbar blocking the middle of the road. The fat man sat down and rubbed his ankles: "It hurts me so much!"
Fang Shan squatted down and touched the edge of the broken wood. It was very smooth, as if it had been cut off with a sword.
"A battle broke out here." Liu Yue obviously noticed it. He even saw it more comprehensively than Fang Shan, and found several other gaps made by the sword's blade.
Zhao Tianchen seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."
Liu Yue turned around and Zhao Tianchen said: "If I remember correctly, three months ago, a student died here while performing a mission."
Liu Yue stood up and stared ahead, showing no intention of leaving: "I want to see what kind of dragon pond and tiger's den it is."
Zhao Tianchen frowned and said to Fang Shan, "I'll go over and have a look. You guys are not strong enough. Go back first."
After that, move forward as well.
When his back gradually disappeared, the fat man was uncharacteristically looking forward to death and said: "An ant is still powerful even though it is small. We cannot let the seniors fall into danger alone."
You have to move forward even if you are showing off.
Fang Shan pulled him and wondered what drama this song was about.
Seeing that he had no intention of moving forward, the fat man stamped his feet and said, "You're stupid! Liu Yue is gone. What if Zhao Tianchen comes back and kills us?"
Fang Shan raised his eyebrows: "How are you sure that the person with the problem is Zhao Tianchen?"
"This is not an obvious thing." Seeing that he would be unable to catch up if he didn't leave, the fat man said the truth in a hurry: "The records about the spies are good at disguise, but the identity of Imperial College students has been screened at all levels."
The fat man took a deep breath: "Most people think that the spy killed a certain student and sneaked into the college, but I think there is another possibility."
Fang Shan and Wei Sushen looked at each other and suddenly realized what they had ignored.
Fatty: "There are not so many twists and turns at all. From the beginning, a certain student in the college rebelled."
Fang Shan thought thoughtfully: "Someone would leave a child of a big family to join the evil spirit?"
The fat man pointed to his head: "So there is something wrong with the brain. And compared with Zhao Tianchen and Liu Yue, Zhao Tianchen is obviously the one with the problem."
Fang Shan: "How can you see it?"
"He likes you!" Fatty said anxiously: "Who in his right mind would have such a preference?"
Fang Shan was stunned for a few seconds, then subconsciously looked at Wei Su Shen, who was also stunned for a moment, and then said: "It makes sense."
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