Chapter 151 Deliberately Release a Rabbit to Monitor Us

Wan Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and slammed his trekking pole into the ground. "But this damn thing keeps leading us in circles! If it continues like this, it will be dark and our situation will be even more dangerous."

Wen Lingyue gritted his teeth and said, "Let's find a place to hide first, eat something and rest before we move."

Although Jia Luo was full of curiosity, he also knew that the situation was not good at the moment, so he nodded obediently: "Okay, Dad, I'll listen to you."

The three of them began to look for a place to take shelter, and Wan Yan spotted a cave not far away.

"Uncle Wen, Lolo, there is a cave over there, let's go take a look!" He shouted while pointing in the direction with his trekking pole.

Wen Lingyue looked over and saw that the cave was in a hidden location with a small entrance. Looking in from the outside, it seemed quite dry inside, so he decided to go in immediately.

They approached the cave cautiously. Wan Yan walked in front, using his trekking pole to push aside the thorny weeds to clear the way for Jia Luo and Wen Lingyue behind him.

After entering the cave, Wan Yan took out a flashlight from his backpack and shone it around. He heaved a sigh of relief only after making sure that there were no dangerous animals lurking around.

Jia Luo also helped, took out a moisture-proof mat from his bag and laid it on the ground, then took out some food and water and placed them on top.

Wen Lingyue sat on the moisture-proof mat, rubbed his aching legs, frowned, and thought about the next countermeasures: "This light is weird, we can't chase it blindly anymore."

"After we have rested, let's go out and have a look. If it's still like this, we can't chase them anymore."

Wen Lingyue said in a deep voice: "This forest is a bit strange!"

Wan Yan took a bite of bread and agreed, "Uncle Wen is right, but this forest is so big and we are not familiar with it. We have to be extra careful."

"And have you noticed that we have been walking for such a long time, and there is not even a single animal, let alone a human."

Wan Yan frowned and continued with a puzzled look, "Normally, no matter how remote this forest is, it shouldn't be so dead silent. Even if there are no large beasts, there should be small animals like birds and squirrels. But here, there is not even a hair of an animal. It is so quiet that it makes people feel creepy."

Jia Luo also nodded, his face full of solemnity: "Fourth Brother is right, I have been paying attention just now, except for the faint light, there is no life around. Also, this fog is weirdly thick, it doesn't feel like ordinary mountain fog, it feels more like... It feels like someone deliberately set up a trick to prevent us from getting close to something."

As he was speaking, there was a slight rustling sound from outside the cave, as if something was slowly approaching.

The three of them were instantly alert. Wan Yan quickly stood up, holding the trekking pole tightly, and protected Jia Luo behind him. Wen Lingyue also picked up a dagger and stared at the cave entrance nervously.

The sound came closer and closer, and stopped abruptly at the entrance of the cave.

For a moment, there was dead silence inside and outside the cave, with only their violent heartbeats echoing in their chests.

The rustling sound came closer and closer, and then a dark shadow slowly appeared at the entrance of the cave. In the faint light, they could see that it was a large hare.

The hare was startled when it saw people, but it didn't run away. Instead, it stared at them.

Wan Yan heaved a sigh of relief and put down his trekking pole: "It turned out to be a wild rabbit. It scared me."

Jia Luo's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Fourth Brother, catch it."

Wen Lingyue hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, Luoluo, it is also a life, we still have food, let's not hurt it."

"Dad, there's something wrong with that rabbit. Catch it and let me see!"

Jia Luo's words made Wen Lingyue and Wan Yan stunned. They looked carefully and saw that the hare's eyes were shining with a strange red light. It was not as timid as other hares. At this moment, it tilted its head and stared at them as if examining them.

Wan Yan frowned and whispered, "Lolo, this rabbit is indeed a bit weird, everyone be careful."

Jia Luo took out a talisman from his bag, approached cautiously, and muttered something.

The hare seemed to sense the danger and jumped up suddenly, trying to escape.

Jia Luo was quick-witted and quick-handed. He threw the talisman towards the hare. The talisman drew an arc in the air and stuck accurately to the hare's back.

In an instant, the hare seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, but making a squeaking sound from its mouth, which sounded particularly penetrating.

Wen Lingyue walked forward, squatted down, and looked at the hare carefully, his mind full of doubts: "What is going on? Ordinary hares don't behave like this."

Jia Luo also came over, with a serious look on his face: "Dad, I feel like this hare seems to be affected by something. Besides, ordinary rabbits don't grow this big."

When Wan Yan heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly. He gently parted the fur on the hare's back and carefully examined it with the help of the flashlight. Sure enough, he found a tiny bulge on the back of the hare's neck, which was glowing blue, as if something was wriggling inside.

"Lolo, look here, there seems to be something." Wan Yan said solemnly.

Jia Luo took a closer look and his face turned pale instantly: "Fourth Brother, do you think this looks like the insect that Master mentioned?"

Wan Yan looked at the rabbit, thought for a while and said, "Master said before that animals that have been possessed by a snake will behave abnormally, have red eyes, and will obey the orders of the person who possessed them."

"This is too weird. How did we run into this thing? Could it be that there is someone in this forest who is good at using rabbits and deliberately released a rabbit to monitor us?"

After hearing this, Jia Luo placed his little hand on the rabbit's head and slowly released spiritual power into the rabbit's body. The thing noticed it and started squirming.

“Got it!”

Jia Luo showed joy on her face. She carefully controlled her spiritual power and slowly wrapped up the insect that was wriggling inside the hare's body.

As the spiritual power tightened, the insect struggled more violently and the hare trembled in pain. Seeing this, Jia Luo's movements became gentler.

"Lolo, be careful."

Wan Yan grabbed the rabbit's ears and stared at it without blinking. He whispered, "This thing is quite stubborn. Luo Luo must get it out intact. Maybe we can find clues about the person behind it."

With Jia Luo's full concentration and effort, she finally pulled the insect out of the hare's body bit by bit using her spiritual power.

The insect was dark blue all over and shaped like a centipede. Its scales flashed with strange light and its dense tentacles were waving in the air.

Jia Luo quickly took out a glass bottle from his bag, put the insect in it, and tightened the bottle cap.

The insect in the bottle was still restlessly colliding with the bottle wall, making a "sizzling" sound.

Jia Luo wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally I caught it."

After the insects were removed from the hare, the red light in its eyes gradually dissipated and returned to its normal black color. Its body was no longer stiff and began to tremble, obviously frightened.

Jia Luo gently peeled off the talisman paper, touched the rabbit's head, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, little guy, it's okay now."

The hare seemed to understand what she said. It rubbed its head against Carlo's palm, then turned around and jumped out of the cave.

In a wooden house deep in the forest, a woman wearing ethnic minority clothing and with a wrinkled face suddenly shook, and then a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out of her mouth.