Although the seven people in front of him were all in protective armor, they were not very old. No matter how talented they were, their level of strength was still there. The real reason that made Helian Tiexin hesitate to take action was Lin Fenghuo.
In the previous fierce battle at the Queshan camp, whether they were attacked by an eagle or lost to Lu Jian's domineering stick skills, it was obvious that these two people were targeting the swarthy boy.
The white-haired old man was not sure whether other masters would be attracted to take action if he acted rashly again. After all, whether it was revenge or elimination of potential threats, these were not important compared to his own life.
The old man quietly poked his head out from behind the mound, stared at the dark boy fiercely for a few more times, then turned around and disappeared into the dense forest behind him.
The seven people gathered around the huge dead tree naturally didn't know the white-haired old man's plan. From Wang Bodang's analysis just now, it was not difficult to guess that the enemy was nearby.
The crowd surrounded Zhong Lingxi and Li Xintian in the middle, and the other five people formed a circle.
"New girl, have you discovered anything?" Zhou Di asked in a low voice.
The girl had put on her mask again. She slowly raised her palms from the ground, shook her head and said, "There is no trace of the enemy within a radius of fifty feet."
"What about further away?" Yi Xifeng asked.
The girl lowered her head and looked at the dirt on her palms. While rubbing it with her slender fingers, she said to the fair boy: "No matter how far away you are, you won't be able to sense it so accurately."
Wang Bodang was observing the surrounding tree canopy attentively at this time. When it comes to the jungle's ability to resist tracking, no one can match this strong young man. After a moment, he continued: "There are no enemies in the surrounding tree canopy within an area of 50 feet."
trace."
The seven people in the room fell into silence for a while.
At this time Li Xintian spoke up and said:
"Although I can't feel any further distance, I can tell from the moisture of the soil which direction the enemy is escaping."
"How wet is it?" Zhong Lingxi asked curiously.
Wang Bodang nodded and explained helpfully:
"Yes, when tracking in the wild, the moisture level of the soil is indeed an important basis. We are relatively lucky. On the one hand, we have a master of perception like Xin Tian, and on the other hand..."
As he spoke, the sturdy young man paused, walked to the dead tree on the side, dug out a small piece of soil from the tree hole, rubbed it with his fingers, and said with a smile: "On the other hand, it happened that the other party was recovering from his injuries in this tree hole. He
I sweat a lot and the soil is wet."
It turns out that the masked girl used her fingers to rub the soil to distinguish the difference between the soil on the ground and the soil in the tree hole.
Just like an athlete, after he completes a 10,000-meter long run, as soon as he comes close to you, you can feel the steaming heat from his body. Even if this person leaves, the place where he stayed will remain for a short time.
The smell of sweat on the body will only dissipate with the circulation of air, but the smell left on the land can be preserved for a longer period of time.
It was with the help of this principle that Li Xintian was able to roughly deduce the direction of Helian Tiexin's escape.
Yi Xifeng was a little shocked and said: "Is this okay?"
The masked girl reached out and patted the fair boy on the shoulder, and said: "The specific position cannot be locked, but the general direction can still be seen."
As he spoke, Li Xintian stretched out his hand to point to the mound not far away and said softly: "It should be in that direction."
Zhou Di nodded. Even if the girl didn't say where, he would go in that direction next, because judging from the surrounding terrain, it was a commanding height nearby. Whether it was to ambush the enemy or observe the enemy's situation, it was a good place.
Good place.
Everyone stopped delaying, kept in good formation, and quickly headed towards the mound.
Soon the seven people arrived here. After a brief search around the area, they found some clues.
"It's a footprint! It's an adult man. He's tall. He should be Helian Tiexin." Zhou Di looked at the footprints found not far from the mound and made a quick judgment.
"Now that we have found the other party's traces, we can continue to pursue him." Zhao Long said for the first time.
Everyone looked at each other and it was obvious that this was all they could do.
Lin Fenghuo glanced at the pair of footprints, then looked at the mound behind him, and asked with some confusion: "Have you noticed it? There is something wrong here."
Yi Xifeng looked at the other party and asked, "What's the problem?"
The swarthy young man glanced at everyone and explained: "You see that this footprint is so close to that mound, which means that Helian Tiexin was behind this mound before. He should be observing us. In other words, the enemy already knows
We're chasing him."
The seven people present were all elites of Yinren Village. After his reminder, they naturally understood the problem.
Zhong Lingxi asked tentatively: "You mean, he knew we were coming and was here to observe our movements?"
"And that's not the problem. The question is why the other party doesn't take action?" Yi Xifeng continued.
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence, obviously aware of this unreasonable situation. After all, the seven of them were in the open, while the other party was in the dark, and the other party had an absolute advantage in strength.
Zhao Long thought for a while and said: "There are only two possibilities. One is that he was too seriously injured and was afraid of our strength or someone and did not dare to attack us easily; the other possibility is that he has more important things to do.
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Zhou Di held Fang Tianji in his hand, thought for a while and said: "There are some things that you can't figure out, so let them go first. When you catch up with the opponent, many things will naturally become clear to you."
The seven people pondered for a moment, but they really couldn't find any clues, so they continued to chase Helian Tiexin.
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Tiexin Village, northern border.
"Captain, you are back. The spies from the front are here to report!" When Zhao Feng had just returned to the northern camp of Tiexin Village, he was blocked by a retainer.
"Come from the front to report? What's going on?" the handsome young man asked in confusion.
The retainer man bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "The spy came to report that Ji Rentu suddenly left and rushed to the border. He is expected to arrive early tomorrow morning."
The young man smiled and said: "It seems that this old boy is not stupid at all!" As he said this, he waved the guests to go down and summoned a group of veterans from the Shenfeng Camp to the tent for discussion.
In just half a cup of tea, Zhao Feng's tent was filled with more than thirty middle-aged soldiers.
The handsome young man looked at the thirty or so powerful men in the tent, his mouth twitched slightly, and he sent a few confidants to guard the entrance of the tent to prevent anyone from getting closer than ten feet away.
Lao Liu came forward and nodded: "Master Qi, look, I have summoned everyone!"
The scar-faced man opened his eyes and glanced at the young man, and after a slight hum, he stood up, walked to the top of the crowd, and whispered: "I followed Deputy Zhao to the camp in Yinren Village just now, and I met the young master!
"
As he spoke, the middle-aged man glared and raised his thumb.
"Master? Which master?"
"Yes, Brother Six, who are you talking about?"
"Could it be?!"
Regardless of everyone's speculation, Qi Laoliu smiled and said: "Haha, of course he is the eldest brother's son!"
Everyone was in an uproar when this was said.
"What! Big brother has a baby?"
"No! I have to go see Master Qi too!"
"Don't worry, Ma San, I'll go with you!"
Looking at the suddenly bustling camp, Qi Laoliu did not stop him immediately, but looked at everyone with a smile. After a while, the strong man coughed lightly and said: "Don't rush to see the young master now, our top priority now is
Complete this mission!"
Everyone's attention was drawn back again. Qi Laoliu pointed at Zhao Feng beside him and said, "Do you still remember Captain Zhao's instructions to us? For this operation, all arrangements will be made by him."
The "Captain Zhao" the old man said naturally did not refer to the vice-captain Zhao Feng. In the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Shenfeng Battalion, only Zhao Yuntian could bear the words "Captain Zhao"!
As he spoke, Zhao Feng quickly smiled, raised his hand and said, "Seniors, please give me more advice."
Just looking at his laziness leaning on the couch, Qi Laoliu frowned slightly.
Seeing the scarred man frowning, the young man quickly jumped up from the couch, bowed with a smile and said: "Teach me more, give me more advice!"