Jing Huang flew back to the lake, standing between Albana and the crowd. He glanced back at the crowd, then frowned and asked, "What did they take from you?"
"The scent of taming," Albana said. "A combination of spring whale leaves and elephant fruit. You know that's dangerous stuff."
"Who took it?" Jing Huang asked bluntly.
Abana looked past him to the crowd behind. Everyone followed her gaze. They first saw ten drowned people being treated with first aid, and then the rescuers next to them.
Ozis stood up from the ground. "Oh," he said, "Me?"
His face was not very optimistic, but he looked calm and showed no signs of panic. Luo Binhan felt his heart sink when he saw it.
Ozis quickly raised his hands: "You can search me."
He paused and then said: "As long as you don't cut your belly open. I won't eat that thing, right?"
This sentence immediately reminded Luo Binhan of some anti-drug stories he had read. He couldn't help but stare thoughtfully at Ozis' ass.
"We'll find out," Abana said.
From the woods behind her came a pack of hounds. They panted low and surrounded Ozis.
Keore reached for the gun at his waist. Ozis immediately stopped him.
"No, man," he said calmly, "let these officers check it out."
Two hounds came out, sniffing and circling Ozis. A hound with white spots on its tail quickly walked away and squatted on the ground licking its paws. The other pure black hound continued to smell for a while.
At last it whined.
That seemed to be a signal. Abanna listened intently: "He has touched the fragrance of taming, but it is no longer on him."
Jing Huang frowned and said nothing. The hounds stared at him intently, wagging their tails slightly at him. Luo Binhan was not surprised by this. He had known before that Jing Huang was easy to please dogs.
"What do you want?" Jing Huang asked.
Abana raised her head. The moonlight illuminated the five-petal flower in her hair as transparent as jade. "I'm going to search everyone here. Any one of them could be a hider."
"I don't have time to waste time with you." Jing Huang said coldly, "The energy gathered here can form a cave, and the water channel leads to the moon, but it can only be done for a while. If I miss tonight and try to open the door again, even if I stay here day after day, I will not be able to do it for a while." It will happen in the late spring of next year. You have to search these people one by one. What if you delay the time? Besides, even if they really take your things, it is just a personal act. How can they be implicated in the crime of covering up eggs? ?”
The black jade knife circled around him, making a sharp whistle. Abana stood there, looking at him like a naughty boy.
"What do you think you can do here?" she asked calmly. "This is our land, every inch is illuminated by the stars, and it will never be on your side. And now you have opened another Opening such a huge door, how much does it cost you? How long can you exist?"
"You try?" Jing Huang said, "It's not like I've never blown up human ancestors' graves before. Come on, let's hurt each other."
Luo Binhan touched Momoluo calmly.
"Is that okay, kid?" he asked in a low voice.
Momolo shrugged innocently. Luo Binhan didn't know what he meant, so he changed his mind and asked: "If there is a fight later, can you do it? With your prototype, you can still count it as a five-star by drawing the card, right?"
"But it's easy for me to step on people, Mr. Luo." Momolo said awkwardly.
Only then did Luo Binhan realize how unsuitable this dense forest surrounded by more than a thousand people was for the actions of that magnificent giant. Jing Huang's face was gloomy, which seemed to imply that they were at a disadvantage - even though the people opposite were just a woman and a group of hounds.
"Let us each take a step back." Abana suddenly said, "I will complete the search before the moon sets, and you cannot interfere with my sentencing."
"What are you going to do? Kill them all when you find something?"
Abana tilted her head in disgust.
"I have no intention of killing anyone," she said. "Once the crime is proven, they will be sent to the kingdom over the mountain to serve as our exiles. The kingdom will send them to the mines or weaving mills, depending on who Arrangements by officials. They will receive basic survival guarantees and stay away from mystery for life."
"Wait a minute." Ozis suddenly said, "I have to say one thing. This cannot be blamed on everyone, this is entirely my fault..."
Jing Huang scolded. The white string flew out like a snake, hanging Ozis upside down in the air, and then tied his mouth tightly.
"What does it have to do with me talking? You're the only one who has the mouth to talk?" He said impatiently, "It's empty talk. What if you can't find anything?"
"Then they can leave," Abana said.
Jing Huang stood still for a few seconds, then backed away. He fell next to Luo Binhan and sat down cross-legged without saying a word.
Abana took this as tacit approval. She puffed up her cheeks and whistled, and the hounds took small, quiet steps toward the crowd. They move through the crowd, sniffing at everyone's feet. A girl cried in horror, and the woman next to her immediately picked her up and patted her in a panic to comfort her.
"Alas," Momolo sighed, "it's really imprudent to bring a crowd of immigrants along for the first time in the tunnel. We must learn a lesson in the future."
Ozis, who was hanging upside down, could not answer, while Keore put his hands on his waist in silence. Jing Huang glanced at him as he unbuckled his gun.
"Put your hands down." Jing Huang said, "Do you think she doesn't know what your weapons are? Go and tell your people. If you don't want to become a tree manure, just stay calm."
They were in a stalemate for several seconds, and finally Keore complied and took out his radio to contact his superiors.
The hounds continued to explore the crowd. Sometimes they only smell for a few seconds, and sometimes they linger around someone for a long time. Whenever this happened, Luo Binhan always felt on tenterhooks until the hound walked away as if nothing had happened.
The moon begins to tilt. Luo Binhan watched it slipping from the air little by little, and felt a little sleepy in the torture. He couldn't help but yawn.
A hunting dog may be equally bored. It quietly slipped away from the search and trotted to Jing Huang's feet.
Luo Binhan stared at it motionless. He noticed that the hound had a slender tail speckled with white, like the one that had been searching Ozis just now.
The white-tailed hound stuck out its tongue, put its head on Jing Huang's lap, and started to laze openly. Luo Binhan was very angry when he saw this, pointed at it and cursed: "You husky!"
The hound rolled over, exposing its soft belly to him.
"You just know how to fish. Shame on you!" Luo Binhan spat, "You should leave the group as soon as possible!"
The hound was still wagging its tail and lying on its back. Luo Binhan finally couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed it twice on its belly. He glanced at Abana secretly and found that the other party didn't seem to mind the deserter.
So he started petting the dog, which felt very relaxing.
"Mr. Luo, what are you doing?" Momolo asked.
"Leave me alone," Luo Binhan said, scratching the soft fur on the dog's belly, "This is the fate of a macho man."
There was a fierce barking from the crowd. They looked up and saw the hounds surrounding the middle-aged commander. The people around tried to draw their guns and shoot, but they all fell to the ground inexplicably.
They were also hoisted into the air, with thin branches wrapped around their ankles. Luo Binhan took out his small glasses and looked over. This time, the cyan "Plant" lens does not continue to be labeled "Oak", but text appears on the yellow "Element" lens.
"The spirit of the tree. Highly dangerous. Please do not perform any felling near it."
"Fuck!" Luo Binhan suddenly became furious, "The second stage of transformation also involves changing attributes! How shameless!"
