Pan blamed himself, "It's all my fault. Actually, a long time ago, around the time Chu was preparing the food, I noticed that Daohua was missing. But at the time, I thought he was just curious and went out to play, so I didn't pay much attention. But I didn't expect that he still hasn't come back. Damn it! If only I had told him about it earlier."
"It's not your fault," Li Qing said, offering words of comfort before asking, "Who else knows about this?"
Pan shook his head and said, "Only you and...Atu Na know. I was afraid the chief and the others would worry, and things would get out of hand, so I didn't tell them."
Li Qing frowned.
Pan was very observant. As soon as he saw Li Qing's expression, he knew that Li Qing was dissatisfied with his decision. He quickly asked again, "Should I tell the chief and the others about this?"
"No."
Li Qing waved his hand and said.
"No need, don't say anything yet."
Pan is right.
The disappearance of rice flowers can be a big or small matter.
Whether he is lost or in some kind of danger, they should not disturb too many people.
After all, there was "a group of people" in this place, and it was this group of people that Li Qing was most wary of.
This is a very scary thing. Not long ago, he saved the strange bird and restored it to health, ruining the plans of those people. Those people will definitely not let this go.
Now that they've brought so many people to this place, it's definitely a great opportunity for that group.
Therefore, Li Qing did not want to expose too much before they understood this group of people. Otherwise, given their current overall condition, it would undoubtedly be a very dangerous thing if they were to encounter them.
"Then... what should we do?"
Pan was at a loss and asked.
Li Qing glanced at Atuna and said to Pan, "The three of us will go find Daohua! If we find him and he's not in any danger, we'll bring him back. If we encounter anything we can't handle, then we can inform the tribe."
Pan opened his mouth, as if he thought the plan was a bit too bold, but after all, it was Li Qing who said it. Now, Pan no longer looked down on Li Qing as before. On the contrary, he greatly admired Li Qing's plan to wipe out the older warriors of the Black Wind Tribe and the White Feather Tribe. He did not raise any objections, but simply asked, "Then how should we go find them?"
This area is quite large, so finding your way around will be a big problem.
Atuna also asked, "How about we call Big Black along?"
“No need,” Li Qing said. “It would be too slow for Dahei to search. Let Dahei take this opportunity to rest.”
If Big Black is slow to find, then what would be considered fast? Just as the two were wondering about this, they suddenly saw Li Qing clap his hands toward the sky. Immediately, they all understood. Yes, the strange bird, and that strange bird is here!
The strange bird can fly, and it flies very fast. With it around, it is indeed much faster than Big Black when it comes to finding rice flowers.
Sure enough, just as Li Qing finished clapping, the strange bird flew above the three of them and began to circle.
The strange bird's new home was not far from the open space where they were. It was a bit simpler than the one on the ancient tree, but it was very inconspicuous and wouldn't attract much attention.
Unlike humans, animals like the strange bird are very grateful. The three of them saved its life once, and the strange bird was already very loyal to them, and in return, it helped them a lot.
As the strange bird slowly landed, Li Qing waved to Pan and the other man, signaling them to hurry up and come up.
After climbing onto the strange bird's back, Li Qing said, "Let's fly around here for a bit and see if we can find rice flowers."
Before he and Atuna descended to this place, the strange bird had already spent some time with Daohua and the others. The strange bird was very familiar with Daohua's scent. Without Li Qing's detailed description, it slowly nodded, vigorously flapped its wings, and slowly rose into the air.
"I'm sorry to trouble you again."
Li Qing felt a little guilty.
Whether the strange bird heard Li Qing's words or not, after flying into the air, it paused for a moment and then suddenly turned its body to a different position.
"It knows the location of the rice flowers?"
Atuna exclaimed in surprise.
Pan, who knew the strange bird quite well, nodded and said, "Yes, its sense of smell and vision are very sharp, probably much stronger than Big Black's."
Li Qing raised a hand to shield his eyes from the light, looking in the direction the strange bird was facing, his worry growing.
A short distance ahead was a dense forest. If Daohua got lost there, it wouldn't be a big deal. But a little further back in front of the forest, Li Qing saw a flat area just like this. Moreover, he could vaguely hear some noise, as if people lived there. If Daohua got to that place, then... she might be in grave danger!
"Anyway, there's no point in guessing here. Let's go take a look first." Li Qing patted the strange bird and said softly, "Be careful. There should be people living in that area ahead. I guess those people are your enemies. Try not to let them find you."
The strange bird answered Li Qing's question by flapping its wings; with a gentle flap, it flew off in that direction.
As they flew further away from the flat land where they were and arrived around the forest, Atuna looked down at the scenery and exclaimed in surprise, "The terrain here... is really too special!"
It's no wonder that A Tu was so impressed. Even Li Qing was quite surprised. In just this short stretch of road, he saw almost all kinds of terrain, including hills, basins, and plains. It was hard to imagine how one could walk on foot through such terrain.
"How did Daohua end up in a place like this? Even someone who has lived here their whole life would have trouble finding their way around. Isn't he worried about getting lost?" Li Qing wondered.
As the strange bird carried them further and further away, Li Qing's heart sank. Especially now that the strange bird was about to fly over the dense jungle and arrive at the plain that he had seen before, which seemed to be inhabited, Li Qing became even more nervous. If Daohua had gone to such a place, he would probably have been discovered by now!
Fortunately, just before they were about to leave the forest, the strange bird finally led the three of them slowly down into the woods.
"Have we arrived?"
Pan jumped off the strange bird, looked around the forest, and asked.
"The rice flower is right here? How did he get so far away?"
Pan asked curiously, and then he wanted to call out to Daohua.
Fortunately, Li Qing stopped Pan's crazy behavior in time. He pointed to the "camp" in front of them, pursed his lips and said, "Daohua should be nearby. Don't make a sound, let's look for it first."
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