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Chapter 84 Dog Barking
Chen Zheng and others, who had realized what had happened, first shouted several times towards the bottom of the cliff which was no longer clear, but no one responded.

The echo reverberated through the mountains and forests, stirring up the flocks of birds hiding in the jungle, as well as the roars of tigers and bears one after another. The few people felt awe-inspiring and dared not shout loudly anymore.

They looked around and found an area with a gentler slope. Using their weapons as claws, they descended to the bottom of the cliff, which was nearly a thousand meters high. They searched around the area where Geng Xuan fell off the cliff several times but found nothing.

As the sky grew darker, the few of them dared not stay any longer and climbed back to the top of the cliff and returned to the stronghold that had just been built today.

When they brought back the news that Geng Xuan had accidentally fallen off a cliff and disappeared, there was naturally another commotion.

……

What Chen Zheng and others didn't know was that when they returned to the top of the cliff and started their return journey, another figure appeared at the place where Geng Xuan fell off the cliff, which they had searched for several times.

The figure was wearing a set of clothes that looked dirty and old, but surprisingly fit in with the surrounding environment.

In a forest like this, it is easy to overlook it if you are a little distance away.

At this moment, he slowly walked to the bottom of the cliff where Geng Xuan fell, as if he had suddenly walked out from the background that blended into the surroundings.

He first came to the place right below where Geng Xuan fell off the cliff. After observing carefully for a while without any results, he expanded the search area to the surrounding area.

The scope and thoroughness of this person's search were even greater than those of Chen Zheng and his companions.

The ground was covered with jagged rocks. He moved quickly on them, but no sign of life emerged.

This person went back and forth in this area for two or three hours, and finally kicked a huge rock hard, cursed to vent his anger, then climbed to the top of the cliff from another place and quickly disappeared into the dense jungle.

What this person didn't know was that in the dark and dense forest behind him, there was a figure that appeared and disappeared among the lush trees, following him from a distance.

The figure was like a giant civet cat, with a naturally stretched body, agile and flexible, and silent.

The figure was none other than Geng Xuan who had fallen off the cliff and disappeared.

Even cultivators would not dare to jump directly from a cliff with a drop of thousands of meters.

Geng Xuan took advantage of this and easily got rid of the prying eyes hidden in the dark.

And with the help of the grandmaster-level raccoon-leap technique, he used the steep cliff to gain leverage, stopped his rapidly falling body, and moved quickly.

He did not fall to the bottom of the cliff at all, nor did he even enter the bottom of the cliff. Instead, he turned from light to darkness and hid in the dark, silently observing the subsequent movements.

What excited him was that this sudden inspiration was not in vain.

Just as Chen Zheng and others left after searching in vain, a man in special camouflage uniform appeared at the place where he fell off the cliff.

——The man's special clothes, which had a very good visual invisibility effect in the mountains and forests, were simply called camouflage clothes by Geng Xuan based on his own understanding.

After catching such a mysterious man with ulterior motives, Geng Xuan wanted to "raise the rod" immediately and force him to reveal his purpose. If he really couldn't force him to reveal it, he would have to eliminate this disaster directly.

But because of his strange outfit, Geng Xuan changed his mind.

If other people saw him, they would at most think that he was a bit sloppy and dressed strangely, but Geng Xuan tasted a kind of "professionalism" in him.

This made him speculate more about the man's purpose and background, and he also became more aware that if he couldn't find out the real reason, the trouble would not be reduced by getting rid of this person.

So Geng Xuan decided to take some risks.

With his sharp eyesight and the abilities granted by the Grandmaster's Liberation Technique, Geng Xuan followed this person silently while adjusting his body shape and appearance.

From height and build to facial features and age, he had become a stranger who had nothing in common with Geng Xuan.

However, when Geng Xuan noticed the clothes on his body, he suddenly cursed in his heart.

"grass!"

But, that's it.

I have done what I should do. I can't let myself be tracked naked.

While chasing, Geng Xuan also noticed that the figure in front, including himself who was following far behind, had already crossed the mountain forest line belonging to Changpingfang and entered the territory of Wanfufang next to it.

Geng Xuan originally thought that this person just wanted to borrow his way.

He was shocked when he saw from afar that the man slightly adjusted his direction and walked towards a temporary camp built in the dense forest.

When this man walked to the camp gate without avoiding people and was greeted by two people who rushed out from inside, he was not so shocked.

"Why did the people from Wanfufang do this?"

Geng Xuan recalled carefully and found that he had no connection with the people from Wanfufang.

Even as his predecessor, he had no connection with the people from Wanfufang.

Then why did this person put aside his serious work and risk being discovered by the Changpingfang hunting team to sneak over and stare at me?
Geng Xuan, who was at a loss, looked at the stronghold in the distance, and suddenly caught a glimpse of several horizontal branches passing just above the stronghold.

The nearest one was only two or three meters away from the simple roof of the stronghold.

An idea emerged in Geng Xuan's mind.

Although it was very dangerous to do so, Geng Xuan hardened his heart and decided to muster up the courage to give it a try.

This person was following him today, and he accidentally fell off a cliff and disappeared. Now that he has just returned, he must talk about some related topics. This is too great a "temptation" for him.

Because that is information that may not be obtained even through forced questioning.

"Let me be exposed! Even if I'm at the Marrow Refining Realm, I can't be stopped!"

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan no longer hesitated, and his body quickly leaped lightly and silently, landing silently on a horizontal branch above the stronghold.

He had just quietly laid down, ready to eavesdrop, when a sudden and violent dog barking from the house below almost startled Geng Xuan so much that he fell off the tree branch and hit the ceiling of the stronghold.

Geng Xuan felt that the barking of dogs in the middle of the night was directed at him.

He inexplicably recalled the lively scene when he was a child in his previous life, when dogs barked late at night, and then the whole village was in commotion, and everyone got up to catch thieves.

And now, I seem to have become the "thief" whose whereabouts were exposed by a dog.

"The dog found me!"

Geng Xuan was so annoyed that he wanted to kick the barking dog to death, and his body was ready to dodge at any time.

But at this moment, another series of dog barking came from the stronghold below.

The barking came from another dog, and it was even louder than the first one.

The barking of dogs chasing each other seemed to have changed in an instant.

It turned into an annoying noise.

The people in the base below seemed to think so too. Geng Xuan heard a series of kicking sounds and someone yelling, "Stupid dog, shut up!"

This stronghold is located deep in the Chiwu Mountains, and there is no telling how many dangers are lurking in the darkness around it.

These two stupid dogs are barking at this time, aren't they looking for death?

After the shouting and kicking, the barking dog whimpered in grievance and became completely quiet, no longer barking.

Geng Xuan, who was "rescued" by the second dog barking, had a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Why does this dog's barking sound familiar?"

But soon, Geng Xuan suppressed these thoughts in his mind because the following conversation had already begun.

……

The men in camouflage entered the temporary base. This base was much smaller than the base shared by multiple hunting teams in Changpingfang, and there were only six people inside.

Seeing the man coming back, the six of them stood up and greeted him: "Captain."

The man was about to reply when a large dog with shiny black fur lying in a corner of the house suddenly stood up, raised its head towards the roof of the stronghold, and started barking wildly.

"Wang Wang Wang-"

Just as everyone was looking over curiously, another smaller female dog with khaki fur and a leash around its neck also started barking.

The reason why this is a female dog is because its belly is so round and bulging, and it is obvious that it may give birth at any time.

The big black dog saw the yellowish female dog next to it barking and turned to look at it.

He barked even louder, showing his teeth and looking extremely ferocious, as if he was going to pounce on the bitch at any moment.

The bitch showed no sign of weakness and kept barking at it in response.

You come and I go, you chase me.

In the eyes of the people in the room, this turned into a pure farce.

So one of them walked up and started kicking the big black dog, cursing as he kicked it, until the big black dog whimpered and begged for mercy, then he stopped.

The big black dog, who had been severely punished, did not dare to bark anymore and continued to lie on the ground. However, his eyes were fixed on the ceiling of the stronghold for a while, and then he looked at the female dog beside him who had also calmed down. There was a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

Someone next to him muttered:
"The captain shouldn't have brought this bitch along, she doesn't get along with Dahei.

Whenever they get together, they quarrel with each other several times a day.

It's fine in the neighborhood, but doing it here is just causing trouble, isn't it?!"

The man in camouflage uniform who had just returned shook his head and said:
“I don’t want to bring it either, but this autumn hunt is really not the right time.

Look at her. She could give birth at any moment. If she gives birth to puppies in the neighborhood while we're away, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain? "

As he said this, he looked at the big black dog that was staring at the bitch with a fierce look on his face, and shook his head:

"The black dog that the envoy sent us is good, but after all, he was not raised by us.

We can only give orders with difficulty, but there is no way we can achieve the same level of control and telepathy as described in "The Running Dog Chapter".

The real hope still lies with these bastards!

I'd rather be affected than see them come out."

Another person echoed:
“If the secret method of raising dogs is correct, these puppies will not only perfectly inherit Dahei’s potential and ferocity, but also have the mother dog’s powerful spirituality that far surpasses other dogs.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be very difficult to find another one that is as suitable as this one."

Because of the noise made by the two dogs, everyone first talked about the two dogs.

Then, everyone seemed to realize that they had gone off topic and looked at the man in camouflage uniform.

One of them asked, "Captain, have you dealt with that Geng brat?"

The man in camouflage uniform shook his head and said:

"No, I watched him for a long time, but I didn't find a suitable opportunity... But, that kid might have solved it himself."

Having said that, the man in camouflage seemed a little hesitant.

When the others heard this, they all looked confused.

"He solved the problem himself? Captain, what do you mean?" one of them asked.

The man in camouflage uniform said:

"That kid accidentally missed a step while crossing a cliff and fell off the cliff... The cliff was very steep, two miles high!"

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment. If they fell from such a high cliff, even if they didn't die on the spot, they would at least have broken bones and muscles all over their bodies, and could die at any time.

But isn't this a bit too coincidental?
One person asked, "Did you see him fall?"

"Ah."

"But...how dangerous is that cliff that could cause a cultivator to lose his balance and fall down?" One person couldn't believe it.

The man in camouflage uniform said:

"It's his bad luck. I went to check carefully where he fell, and before he stepped on it, it was still a solid stone surface.

But when he stepped on it, the ground suddenly cracked.

He missed a step, lost his balance, and fell straight down."

When others imagined that scene, they immediately felt a little disgusted.

The man in camouflage uniform looked even more uncertain.

"However, his companions and I went to the bottom of the cliff to look for him, but we couldn't find him. There was not even a trace... I am not so sure."

Others had not been to the scene and only listened to the description of the man in camouflage uniform, so they did not experience many things firsthand.

At this moment, someone said in a more casual tone:

"It's normal for people to disappear here, especially since he fell so badly. He might have been taken away by a passing wild animal."

The man in camouflage uniform said helplessly, "But there should be some bloodstains or something, but I checked carefully and found no traces at all."

Seeing him so conflicted, another person said:

"Since we don't know whether he's dead or alive, let's just keep watching him. It won't be too late to find an opportunity next time."

His comforting words immediately provoked another person to refute:

"It's easy to say 'wait for the next opportunity', but don't you see that boy is a coward?

I have hardly ever left Changpingfang since I stayed there. Except for this time, I have never been to this mountain once.

Even though it was a bustling market popular among young people, how many times had he been there?

They are all the most lively places!
This autumn hunt may very well be the best opportunity.

If the problem is not solved this time, what should we do when the special envoy asks about it?
Before he left, he told us to clean up the mess.

For this purpose, both the secret method and the dog are given away!

...But how long has it been?
If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to think about how you'll explain it to others later!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

The man in camouflage uniform said in a deep voice:

"Well, tomorrow I'll pick two more people, bring Dahei along, and go take a look at the cliff.

Maybe it was because it was dark and I couldn't see clearly just now, so I overlooked some traces.

The rest of you should continue with the autumn hunt. We can't let our team's results appear too poor, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the local authorities."

(End of this chapter)