The next day, before dawn, Chen Xiao and his team set out. The camp was quiet, most people were meditating, and very few were sleeping.
After a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, his true energy can keep the body's various functions in a vigorous state, so he actually doesn't need much sleep.
But from the psychological habit, I still maintain the routine of resting at night and being active during the day. I can use the night to practice and then lie down to sleep. After sleeping, I will be more mentally active and in better spirits.
As a result, few people saw what Chen Xiao and the others did.
If I see them occasionally, I just think they have given up.
As the landing period ended, many people who felt there was no hope had already evacuated.
After turning the corner that Tong Nuonuo mentioned, the space changed in the blink of an eye, and they were indeed in the wild garden again.
Chen Xiao determined the direction. With the built-in navigation in his mind, he could lead the way to the distribution area of Dique smoothly without looking at the map.
The distance was still far, so Li Muye called for a stop.
"What? Have we arrived already?" Jinghui said puzzledly.
Li Muye shook his head and said softly, "There is a Dique moving around here. It just left here. We can't go any deeper. We might be discovered by it at any time."
Xi Yunting understood what he meant and took out the golden veil to cover the six people.
Tong Nuonuo looked at him curiously and asked, "How did you find Dique?"
Li Muye pointed to a tree nearby and said, "This is a tree with ripe fruits. Dique just ate here."
Tong Nuonuo tried hard to look, but could not see any signs of the Dique eating.
Li Muye twisted his head and turned it in one direction, raising his chin. "Looking in this direction, the branch is very freshly broken. Look at the bottom of the branch, the darker area is the splashed juice. The juice has not dried up yet, which means Di Que left not long ago."
Tong Nuonuo had her head held by him and she had no intention of looking at any traces, not even caring about blushing.
Chen Xiao listened in silence, and was once again shocked by his ability to observe things in detail. No matter what others did, he could not learn this skill.
Guided by the subtle traces that Li Muye discovered from time to time, they soon found the Dique that was combing its feathers.
The body of the peacock is very large, even larger than that of a peacock. It is covered with gorgeous feathers, and its long tail feathers hang down like a small fan.
There are a few fiery red feathers on the tail, which look bright and shining from a distance, with a dazzling red light.
After combing its feathers, the bird stretches its neck and sings loudly.
Its sound is melodious and pleasant, first a short note and then a long note, with different tones.
Then, short and long, short and long, long and short. The rapid rhythm is like a sudden rain on banana leaves, which is fascinating.
Jing Hui had also attended many Lunyin ceremonies and had quite good cultivation. He said in amazement, "The throat of this bird is truly exquisite and beautiful. If I could raise one and hang it in front of the window, I would probably listen to it for hundreds of years without getting tired of it."
Tang Ru complained to him, "Why don't you try it? I don't know whether you catch it or it catches you."
"What is it doing?" Chen Xiao looked at the Dique in confusion. It had been chirping non-stop for a quarter of an hour without even taking a break.
I haven't seen how strong he is yet, but his voice alone is amazing.
Li Muye said: "It is full and is expressing its happiness. The chirping sound is also a way to show other birds of the same species, warning them that the owner is here."
Chen Xiao understood. This was just like a lion roaring a few times when patrolling its territory to declare its sovereignty.
Li Muye said softly: "I have only learned about the characteristics of this Di Que from the inherited knowledge. Next, I want to set a trap and see the effect."
Li Muye was not idle last night and made preparations for today's action.
Several people watched Li Muye set up a trap. The trap was a trigger type, and anyone who touched it would be trapped.
The principle is simple, but everything used is specially made, and every tool used is made of top-quality materials.
After the trap was set, Li Muye placed a small device on top of it, and then the group moved away from here and moved to another direction.
The device had a delayed effect. It was placed on the branch above the trap, and after a while, it made a very small sound.
During the halftime break, Dique immediately flapped its wings and rushed towards the trap like a bomber.
Everyone watched with their hearts in their throats, holding their breath.
Di Que did trigger the trap, but its speed was too fast. Just before the trap was about to hit it, Di Que quickly changed direction.
It immediately discovered the ill intention in the trap, opened its mouth in anger, and spewed out flames like small swords, and the trap was instantly melted into a pool of waste.
However, this could not calm its anger, and the Dique continued to destroy the area until the entire place was razed to the ground, then it spread its wings and flew away.
Everyone's excited anticipation was immediately dampened, and no one spoke for a long time.
Li Muye sighed: "This is the most powerful trap I can make. It can catch a beast in the out-of-body stage outside."
Although the previous operation failed, it allowed them to fully witness the speed and ability of the Di Que, which was not something they could deal with head-on.
Chen Xiao moved his lips and said with determination: "It seems that we can only use the backup plan."
He told his plan truthfully.
When he finished speaking, the place was completely silent.
Tong Nuonuo just helped to make some tools as an assistant yesterday, and this was the first time he heard it.
Tang Ru chuckled, looking eager to try.
Jing Hui said with a complicated expression: "Please remember to remind me not to offend you in the future."
Li Muye suddenly felt his throat itchy, and he coughed. "In extraordinary times, it is understandable to use extraordinary measures."
Even though Xi Yunting loved Chen Xiao deeply, he felt at a loss for words at this moment.
Chen Xiao saw that he was a little worried, and explained carefully: "I have no choice, I know this trick is a bit unethical..."
Xi Yunting couldn't bear to see Chen Xiao like this, so he immediately said, "Your method can minimize casualties on our side, and it's a great strategy. Brother Xiao, don't think too much, no one will blame you."
Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Xi Yunting didn't mind, that was enough.
He forgot that this was not his previous life, where there were no animal protection organizations. No matter how precious a spiritual beast was, no one would stand on its side to protect it.
Chen Xiao regained his composure and said, "The next operation won't require many people. Why don't we split into two groups?"
Xi Yunting asked: "How many people do you need?"
Chen Xiao said without hesitation: "Three is enough."
Xi Yunting looked at the others and asked him, "Who do you want to keep to help you?"
"Master Li and Nuonuo." Chen Xiao looked at him and said, "A beastmaster can help me pay attention to the situation and prevent accidents. Nuonuo can help me control the mechanism."
Xi Yunting said simply, "Okay, then Jinghui, Tang Daoyou and I will go to other places in the wild garden to see if there are any Nanxiang Gardenia trees."
Chen Xiao took out a map and handed it to him: "This is the map I drew last night, take it."
As his Taoist partner, there is no reason why Chen Xiao should not give Xi Yunting the good things he has. A tool like the compass, when used with a map, can perfectly avoid all dangerous areas.
Xi Yunting gave the Golden Thread Cover to Chen Xiao to use, and the two groups walked in different directions.
Judging from the traces, Li Muye quickly found Di Que, who had not run far.
Hiding in the golden veil, Chen Xiao asked Li Muye: "How far can the fire of Di Que be sprayed?"
Li Muye said: "Based on the speed just now, its fire can't reach the Dique if it is more than five miles away."
No matter how smart a spiritual beast is, it has its limits. It can use spiritual power but cannot use more complex spells.
After hesitating for a while, Li Muye said, "I think the coverage of the golden veil is not that large. How should we position ourselves?"
The current plan is for three people to each hold a mechanism and stand in three directions.
The Golden Thread Shield has a limited range, and this range is within the range of Dique's flame jet.
Chen Xiao said: "If the plan succeeds, this bird will only have one chance to spray at most. As long as we run away from the range in time, we will not be attacked a second time."
Tong Nuonuo said nervously: "The fire that this Di Que spews is not ordinary fire, it is on the same level as the real fire of quenching. We are not as resistant as the materials that Master Li used to make traps."
Chen Xiao was still confident about this. He took out some top-grade materials and said, "If you haven't prepared anything beforehand, just use these. These materials are extremely fire-resistant."
Tong Nuonuo took it and looked at it, his face full of confusion.
Thinking about how simple and honest Chen Xiao was in the past, after being with Xi Yunting, he actually started to become inhumane!
Isn't it just to block the real fire? Just use top-quality materials to burn it!
If the Dique had intelligence and could speak, it would surely be so "moved" that it would cry bitterly: its worth might not even be comparable to these materials, how could it have deserved it!
The three of them stood in position, holding the mechanism that looked like a small cannon.
Chen Xiao gave a look, and the three of them pressed the switch at the same time. In an instant, a large amount of pale green mist sprayed out from the muzzle of the gun!
The water mist sprays a wide area with a high and long range, just like the large coverage area of the haze-removing spray truck driving on the street. In the blink of an eye, it covers the front and left and right sides of the Dique.
Dique had just had a tantrum and was in a better mood now. She was standing there combing her feathers.
Suddenly, three people appeared in front of him, and a pale green mist covered the sky and swallowed it up unreasonably.
It is true that the speed of the Dique is very fast, but it has the cheating device of the Golden Thread Cover. When it sees people and fog, it is already in the fog.
The Dique was so frightened that it flapped its wings and flew away.
It didn't understand the situation. The more the mist flickered, the faster it flowed through its wings. Soon, the inner feathers under its wings and the soft down under the large feathers were covered with tiny droplets of water mixed with unknown objects.
The anger that had just subsided in Dique surged up again. It flapped its strong wings vigorously, adjusted its posture, and flew towards Tong Nuonuo.
Tong Nuonuo's reaction speed was not that fast, and he didn't even have time to throw away the mechanism or throw out a shield.
Dique opened his mouth and screamed, spewing out a stream of real fire.
"Nono!!" This shout was not from Chen Xiao, and Li Muye didn't know that his voice could be so shrill.
Acting faster than thinking, Li Muye pounced on Tong Nuonuo and knocked him down.
Chen Xiao quickly threw away the machine gun that had run out of ammunition and ran towards the two men.
The strange thing is that Di Que did not take the opportunity of the two people falling to the ground to launch a crazy attack. It did not hit the target accurately just now because it suddenly sank while flying, causing the range to shift.
The Dique let out a shrill cry, struggling and flapping its wings, and its gorgeous feathers flew all over the sky as it moved.
The more intense the movement, the heavier the feathers fell. The Dique was in a panic. Its feathers had fallen off and it could not fly. This was a fatal situation!
It no longer cared about being angry. It felt a deep fear towards the people in front of it. It turned around and ran towards the direction Chen Xiao had deliberately left, jumping and flying.
"Nunuo, Master Li, are you okay?" Chen Xiao asked with concern.
However, no one paid attention to his concern. Tong Nuonuo looked at Li Muye who was holding him with his eyes flashing. His heart was filled with excitement and joy, which made him blurt out: "Li Muye, I think I like you."
Chen Xiao stopped suddenly and almost sprained his waist.
Li Muye's Adam's apple moved, and his eyes were filled with surprise, joy, and disbelief.
He said in a low voice: "Say it again."
Tong Nuonuo was so excited that she was dizzy. She said loudly without any shame: "I like you!"
Li Muye stood up, grabbed Tong Nuonuo who was lying on the ground, and helped him stand up. Then, he bent down, hugged his legs, and threw him onto his shoulder.
He looked up to identify the direction and said, "Meet up here."
After saying that, he jumped onto the treetops and disappeared after a few jumps.
Chen Xiao stared in amazement as the two men disappeared, and his outstretched hand fell down helplessly.
"What do you mean? And you want to kidnap the bride?"
A gust of wind blew by, and the unknown fog in the air dissipated. Chen Xiao was the only one left in the whole place. Loneliness, solitude and coldness attacked his heart.
He murmured in disbelief: "I never thought that there would be a day when someone would feed me dog food."
After being melancholy for a moment, he came to his senses and picked up all the feathers of the sparrow that had fallen on the ground.
While picking up the hair, he kept muttering to himself, "It seems that the effect of this medicine is limited. It didn't even make all the hair on the body fall off." At first, he thought that Di Que was going to be turned into a boiled chicken, and he felt a little guilty.
"Well, this tail feather is in good condition and can be kept. This one and this one are damaged, so it's not a waste to use them to open the door." Chen Xiao picked up three feathers in total. Although the other feathers of the Dique were not as strong as the tail feathers and could be used as materials, they were also very beautiful. Chen Xiao carefully collected them all.
Chen Xiao was the only one left, and he didn't dare to walk around.
He decided to stay here, it should be safe.
Think about how high the pitch of the bird's song is. It's so proud. It will definitely not come out again until its fur grows back.
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