In no time, the Dragon Group members said they had seen small animals. First, there were cicadas chirping, then pheasants. They even started cursing at them, and the cursing was incredibly vulgar. Zhu Fanfan watched as the member cursed at thin air. Although the situation was a bit tense, she wanted to laugh. She hadn't expected that the Dragon Group members would curse primarily at their elders and secondarily at their organs, and that they would curse in different ways.
As for her side, the team members were already trembling with fear. Xiang Fu mustered her courage and said in a tone full of grievance, "Squad leader, I encountered a tiger. It glanced at me contemptuously and left. It looked down on my martial arts skills and didn't even bother to eat me."
Yu Xuemin was also furious and immediately complained: "Squad leader, I ran into a bear. It glanced at me, squatted down and pooped, then shook its butt towards me. Does it want me to wipe its butt? That's so unfair!"
Seeing that everyone else was complaining, Shi Junfeng also became indignant: "Squad leader, I ran into a wolf. It barked at me like a dog. It looked down on me. Shouldn't it have howled? Was it mocking me for not being worthy of hearing the voice of its kind!"
Zhu Fanfan: ...She only saw trees in front of her, there was no road at all, where did these hallucinations come from?
This investigation isn't going to work; it's too slow. Zhu Fanfan said, "You all wait here. I'll go check ahead. I'll let you know if anything happens. I'll use my mental energy to set up a formation for you. None of you can leave the area I've drawn."
Xi Yan said, "I'll go with you. Shao Ling will stay here and keep watch."
Shaoling has been on many missions and is very experienced. Staying to lead the team won't cause any problems. It's really not suitable for them to go any further. Who knows what's ahead? With their current weak resistance, they probably won't be able to survive the rest.
Zhu Fanfan agreed, and Shaoling had no objections. Zhu Fanfan then used her mental power to set up an array around the group of people, which would also maintain a connection with her, so that she could come over immediately if anything happened.
After she finished, she walked forward with Xi Yan. Nothing special happened along the way, but after a while, she saw a huge gray wolf.
Most wolves are similar to dogs and quite lean, but this one is clearly well-fed. It's a little over a meter tall, chubby, and its muscles bulge as it walks, making it look like a strong wolf. Wolves are generally pack animals, and since there's one here, I wonder if there are others hiding somewhere else. Such a powerful wolf is unlikely to be a lone wolf.
Zhu Fanfan looked at Xi Yan in confusion: "Brother, I also had a hallucination. I saw a wolf."
Xi Yan was speechless: "I saw it too, Fanfan, we've really met."
The wolf saw Zhu Fanfan approaching. Xi Yan pulled Zhu Fanfan behind him, and the wolf swaggered over, not paying any attention to the two of them. It stared straight at Zhu Fanfan, and even though Zhu Fanfan was completely hidden behind Xi Yan, she could still feel that gaze passing through Xi Yan and landing on her.
The wolf didn't exude any murderous intent, so Xi Yan wasn't afraid. After the wolf came over, it lay down on the ground, exposing its belly. Zhu Fanfan asked, "Brother Xi Yan, who is it submitting to?"
Xi Yan wouldn't presume to understand: "You."
He had been to the deep mountains several times, and none of the animals he encountered would lie down on their own initiative. They would only expose their bellies after he had beaten them half to death and they saw that he had no intention of killing them.
Zhu Fanfan also knew it was because of her. She had signed a master-servant contract with Xue Dao and carried Xue Dao's scent. Animals are quite sensitive to smells. Xue Dao had not been afraid of lions and tigers in the past few years, so she naturally had many animal lives on her. Animals also admire strength, so they were naturally affectionate towards her.
However, after playing several rounds, he said, "You really can't tell the difference between this wolf and the dogs from our area unless you look closely."
Xi Yan understood: "You want to keep it?"
Zhu Fanfan said, "An animal is more trustworthy than a person if it's well-raised." Besides, there's Snow Knife, which can help her train it.
Zhu Fanfan asked the gray wolf, "Is there anything strange about this place?"
The gray wolf's puzzled expression was very obvious. It had only sensed a powerful aura and wanted to submit. The human had the aura of an animal king. Wasn't she the strange one?
Zhu Fanfan understood and slapped the gray wolf without hesitation. The gray wolf whimpered twice in grievance, stood up and walked away. After a few steps, seeing that Zhu Fanfan hadn't followed, it turned around and looked at her again in confusion. Wasn't she the one who asked it about the strange thing?
Zhu Fanfan followed the gray wolf and stopped after walking for a short while. Zhu Fanfan looked around and saw that there were no trees here. In front of her were clusters of flowers with a very fragrant, albeit strange, scent. The trees in this place were tall and blocked the sunlight all year round, making it gloomy even during the day. Logically, it should be dark and damp underneath, and such bright flowers shouldn't be blooming here.
Xi Yan said, "Hold your breath, this flower is not normal."
Zhu Fanfan didn't seem to feel uncomfortable: "How do you feel?"
Xi Yan said, "I feel dizzy, like I've seen my great-grandmother."
Zhu Fanfan: ...
Xi Yan said, "The person I want to see most is my great-grandmother. She was the only one in my family who was good to me. But since she passed away, I haven't even seen her in my dreams."
Zhu Fanfan asked again, "Besides this, you don't feel anything else?"
Xi Yan said, "Aside from being eager to see my great-grandmother, I don't feel anything else."
Undeterred, Zhu Fanfan asked, "Didn't I see any small or large animals?"
Xi Yan was certain: "No, we'll pick a few flowers from here and have the medical team identify them. Maybe they're related to these."
Zhu Fanfan did not object: "If it's just these flowers that have a problem, what about the people? They weren't eaten by these flowers, were they?"
Just as Xi Yan was about to say how could that be, a flower suddenly burst forth from the ground below, its gaping maw rushing towards Zhu Fanfan. Zhu Fanfan's spiritual power materialized into a blade of light, slashing at the flower. The flower instantly split in two, withered within seconds, fell to the ground, and turned into a puddle of water, as if it had melted away.
Zhu Fanfan said, "It really is these flowers that are up to their tricks. I've only ever heard of man-eating flowers in legends; this is the first time I've ever seen one."
Xi Yan hurriedly said, "Let's go quickly, it's too dangerous."
He suddenly realized that the carnivorous plant that had just appeared was quite similar to the small flowers in front of him, except that the one that had just appeared was much larger, perhaps because it was still in its growth period. However, the fact that the carnivorous plant could emerge from underground meant that there were others nearby. They had to rejoin the group, or they would be in danger.
Zhu Fanfan suddenly shouted, "Brother Xi Yan, hold me tight! Someone has disturbed the formation I set up. We have to hurry back."
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