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Chapter 88 Da Huang Points the Way
Geng Xuan gently rubbed the dog's head and whispered:
"Da Huang, did you find me last night?
...The big black dog also discovered me at that time, right?"

Dahuang squinted his eyes and enjoyed his massage, whimpering in his mouth, as if he was aggrieved, but also as if he was comforting his master.

Geng Xuan's eyes swept over Da Huang's bulging belly, which had too many scratches and bites. The flesh was all exposed, and blood was flowing all over the ground under its body.

The left hind leg was in an even more horrific state, with the skin completely torn off and the bones exposed.

Judging from Dahuang's reaction, it is obvious that it can understand some human words.

It responded appropriately to many of the things he said.

It can also be seen from the memory of the predecessor that Dahuang is almost the third member of the Geng family. Both the predecessor and the predecessor's father treat it like a family member.

It can respond appropriately to all daily speech and tactical instructions during hunting.

Geng Xuan then gave it some emergency treatment while saying:

"...Thank you for helping me. What you are doing now is its revenge, right?
But don't worry, I've already dealt with that bastard for you...

It hurts, please bear with it, I will take care of it for you…”

What made Geng Xuan feel a little fortunate was that although the big black dog hated Dahuang to the point of "hating him to the bone" because of what happened last night, it took advantage of the absence of everyone to carry out crazy revenge on him.

But it seemed to know where the bottom line was, so it did not completely cut open Dahuang's stomach, did not take out the internal organs, and the fetus in the belly was barely saved.

However, its limited brain obviously did not realize that Dahuang's current condition was actually not safe at all.

Looking at the hideous wounds on Dahuang's body, Geng Xuan, who had no experience in this area, saw that it was becoming weaker and weaker. He gritted his teeth, took out a long needle, pulled out two silk threads from the relatively clean inner clothes, and then quickly sewed them up.

"No matter what, it's always a good idea to stop the bleeding first."

Geng Xuan discovered that the finger flexibility granted by the Phantom Hand skill was also very useful at this time.

Geng Xuan immediately burned another sixteen points of red luck, allowing this skill to advance from the great success level to the master level.

The original 406-point red fortune dropped to 390 points.

This time, the flexibility of his fingers was improved again. Although Geng Xuan had never done needlework in his past and present life, he was able to sew the wounds on Dahuang's body with ease, quickly and calmly.

After the wound is sutured, you can't even find any signs of stitching unless you look closely.

It took half an hour in total. After Geng Xuan had almost dealt with the most troublesome left hind leg, he untied the chain tied to Da Huang's neck, put the weak Da Huang aside, and said softly:
"Wait for me first."

"Woo~~"

Geng Xuan glanced around the room, then reached out and swept across the bed, clearing away the hay and debris, and then piled the seven heads together like a pyramid.

Then he took out a butcher knife and began carving on the wooden wall behind the seven heads.

Soon, after finishing everything, Geng Xuan picked up Da Huang, closed the wooden door with his backhand, and found two logs to burn as firewood to prop the door shut to ensure that it would not be easily knocked open by wild beasts.

Then, without stopping for a moment, it drifted away.

About half a day after Geng Xuan left, around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, another hunting team from Wanfufang arrived here.

When they saw the logs that supported the wooden door, they were a little surprised.

But when they entered the house and saw the seven human heads, they were so terrified that their scalps went numb and they lost two of their three souls.

Just when the others were so excited that they didn't know what to say, the leader suddenly shouted angrily: "Shut up!"

Everyone else fell silent, but their expressions were still twisted and stiff. The image of their seven companions transformed into a mound of human heads was seared into their hearts like a nightmare and could not be erased.

The leader's eyes, however, passed the nearby crowd of people and looked at the wooden wall behind him.

Because the light in the room was a little dim, in order to avoid seeing clearly, he lit a torch and took a closer look. The words carved on the wooden wall were instantly clearly visible.

[This is the fate of being a spy for the foreign army, death!!!]

Not only the team leader saw these words, but everyone else saw them as well.

These brief and clear words created the destructive power of a Category 12 hurricane in everyone's heart.

In an instant, the room fell into deathly silence.

After a long time, the team leader's eyes swept over several team members.

There seemed to be inquiry and doubt in his eyes.

After going back and forth twice, he chose the person who knew him best and said, "Go back quickly and inform the abbot to come over immediately!"

The man responded and ran out immediately.

As soon as this person left the house, the leader immediately shouted:

"and many more."

The person outside the house stopped.

"Except for the abbot, don't say anything, don't answer anyone. What's going on here can't be known to anyone other than the abbot. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"Go."

After the people outside ran away, the leader walked to the door, closed it himself, and said to the others:
"Until the abbot comes, let's stay here and no one should leave this room."

Finally, several people couldn't bear it anymore.

One of them suddenly said, "Captain, do you suspect there are any spies in our team?"

Judging from his tone, he seemed quite unhappy.

The leader pushed back directly and said, "Shouldn't it be?"

The man was so frank and direct that he didn't know how to respond.

Another person said, "Is what the murderer said necessarily true? ... Maybe this is just a trick he played to deliberately lead us in this direction?"

The team leader said calmly: "What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true either."

After saying that, he leaned against the wooden door, clasped his hands in his arms, closed his eyes, and stopped talking to anyone else.

The sun sets and the sky becomes darker.

When the sun completely sank into the sky, the jungle became dark.

A long time passed, and it was late at night.

A figure approached quickly, and when it landed at the door of the hut, it was discovered that the man was holding someone in his hands.

"Who?" a question came from inside the house.

"Wei Wanzong."

The wooden door opened, and a torch suddenly lit up in the dark room, illuminating the room and also illuminating Wei Wanzong, the master of Wei Fang, who was standing outside the door.

Master Wei strode in carrying the messenger and casually put the person on the ground.

Everyone else looked over, and Master Wei explained, "Don't worry, it's just that you ran too hard, you just need to rest for a while."

As he was speaking, he had already arrived at the Human Head Observation Deck.

He scanned the seven heads one by one, confirming that they were all familiar faces from his own family, and then looked at the words carved on the wooden wall.

After watching it, he asked the leader next to him, "What do you think?"

The leader said in a deep voice: "I think it is very likely true that they are spying for the foreign army."

"The reason." Master Wei said calmly without changing his expression.

On the way here, it was enough time for him to sort out all his emotions.

The team leader looked at the top of the human head memorial, where there was only one head, that of the man in camouflage uniform.

At this moment, the human head had its eyes closed and its face was calm, as if it was asleep.

The biggest difference between this head and other human heads is that this head has a hole between the eyebrows.

The other six heads are very intact in appearance except for the broken part under the head.

The leader said: "The abbot should know that Qiu Tao was away for a few years."

“Well, but that’s not really a reason.

There were many people who traveled when they were young, and he was not the only one. "

"From what I understand, he had a bad temper when he was young. He was short-tempered and impatient, and he was dissatisfied with the actions of Kang Le Ji and other gangs."

"When I was young, I also couldn't stand a lot of things." Wei Fangzhu continued to "argue".

"But after he came back, he seemed like a different person. He became more methodical in his behavior."

"After getting beaten so many times outside, I naturally changed... I think everyone has this kind of transformation, it's just a matter of how much or how little it changes."

“…After joining his hunting team, the few who were close to him all underwent such changes very quickly.

They didn't travel outside, and no one saw them being beaten by anyone, so what was the reason for their change?

I guess they were all dragged into this by Qiu Tao.

This bastard is courting death and dragging so many people into it!" At the end, the team leader couldn't help but curse.

"..." Master Wei's eyes were thoughtful, as if he was looking for an angle to "argument".

The leader continued to make a final effort and said:

"Moreover, you praised Qiu Tao in front of us many times, saying that he was better than the rest of us in leading the hunting team.

...Now that I think about it, does their hunting team have a slightly different temperament than other hunting teams?
From daily exercises to actual tactical arrangements during hunting, there are some differences.

...I have never seen what a real army looks like, or maybe I am wrong."

At this point, the team leader said:
“Since they are doing this, someone should contact them.

They haven't published any articles in the past few years. I guess they are in contact with people in Kangleji. If we snoop around, we may find some clues."

Master Wei breathed a sigh of relief and completely gave up the idea of continuing to "argue".

He shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. If they really find out something, wouldn't it be a big deal?"

The leader was startled, then nodded slowly: "Then... this matter?"

"That's it, keep this matter quiet, and don't let anyone know.

I'll handle the rest and try not to cause any trouble.

Especially, we must not let other wards and Kangleji know about this." Wei Fangzhu said solemnly.

He said, then slowed down and added:

"Those in the neighborhood who have more contact with them on a daily basis should also try to test them... Forget it, just leave it alone, I'll do it."

The leader nodded again, clearly relieved, but then frowned again and asked, "What about their families? We need..."

As he said this, he made a gesture of scratching his neck.

Upon hearing this, Master Wei pressed his forehead with a headache and shook his head:
"Kill all seven of their families? You think the noise isn't big enough!
See if their family members are involved. If so, deal with it. If not, forget it... I guess they wouldn't involve their family members in this kind of thing.

Oh, what a bunch of idiots! "

At the end, Master Wei finally couldn't hold back his emotions anymore and started cursing.

The leader finally looked at the words engraved on the wooden wall and asked, "So how do we deal with this murderer?"

Master Wei said unhappily:

“How can we deal with such an arrogant murderer?

That's it, do what you need to do.

If you have the guts, just kill all the people in our neighborhood!"

……

Time goes back to the time when Geng Xuan left.

He held Dahuang in his arms, crossed the forest line with Wanfufang, and re-entered the forest area of Changpingfang.

Geng Xuan was thinking about what to do next, whether he should return to the hunting team now, but he was struggling with how to place Da Huang.

It would obviously be inappropriate to just carry it back to the hunting team.

But he was still worried about leaving it alone somewhere.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan lowered his head to look at Da Huang in his arms.

I was suddenly startled. Compared to when I was in the wooden house just now, Dahuang's current condition was obviously much worse.

Obviously, the damage it suffered cannot be alleviated by simply suturing the wound.

More appropriate treatment is needed.

"But how should I do it?"

As he was thinking this, Geng Xuan suddenly remembered the book "The Running Dog" that he had hidden in the underground space.

When he first got the "Running Dog" chapter, he glanced through it.

He had a general impression of the content. He remembered that there was a paragraph saying that if one practiced and comprehended "The Running Dog" to a certain level, one could establish a deeper connection with the trained dog.

This connection is reflected in the fact that there is no need for speaking or external changes in eye contact or gestures. As long as it is within a certain range, communication can be completed through subtle adjustments and changes in one's own breath, allowing the dog to understand the intention.

In addition to this, there is an even more magical point, that is, practitioners who have reached the Blood Refining Realm can mobilize the life energy in their own bodies to treat it, or help it grow and become stronger.

Of course, the price of doing so is that it will cause harm to oneself.

“However, as long as you can control the output of your life force and not overdraw it, at most your blood refining level or bone refining level will drop a little.

This doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.”

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan already knew what to do.

But the problem now is that he doesn't have "The Running Dog" with him, and he only read it once before. Even if he recalls it carefully, he can't complete the content, can't accurately grasp the essence of its idea, and can't get started.

Geng Xuan immediately had a "bold" idea in his mind.

He whispered to the dog in his arms: "Da Huang, hold on a little longer. I have found a way to save you. I will take you home now."

As he spoke, he kept walking and began to run through the mountains and forests like a ghost.

At this moment, even if the straight-line distance between him and Changpingfang was calculated, it was more than a hundred kilometers, not to mention that in such a mountainous environment, it was impossible to walk in a straight line.

In addition, Geng Xuan had another worry, which was what to do if he met other people from Changpingfang on his way back?
You know, the further back you go, the greater this possibility becomes.

After all, the large force arranged by Changpingfang is now conducting a "mopping-up" operation in the mountains and forests in the rear, closer to Changpingfang.

Because of this concern, Geng Xuan has changed into a different person, thinking that even if he is discovered, it will be fine as long as people don't suspect him.

Of course, the best way is to avoid this kind of thing from happening as much as possible.

But before Geng Xuan, who was very elusive in the forest, had run a few miles, he heard a slight "humming" sound from Dahuang in his arms.

Geng Xuan looked down and saw Da Huang trying to support his weak body, barely opening his eyes, and shaking his head slightly. Geng Xuan only felt it rubbing against him lightly in his arms.

This seemingly coquettish posture, combined with the look in its eyes, made Geng Xuan understand what it meant.

"You're asking me to go this way?"

"Woo~"

Dahuang whimpered softly and rubbed him gently, staring at him with its eyes.

Geng Xuan knew that he had guessed correctly.

Although I was confused, why was Dahuang still directing the way? Was he afraid that I couldn't find the way home?
By the way, Dahuang, who often went deep into Chiwu Mountain to hunt with his predecessor's father, was indeed much more familiar with this forest than himself.

Geng Xuan looked around and saw that the road Dahuang pointed out was only slightly different from the road he originally planned to take. They were both within the forest of Changpingfang and were indeed in the direction of return. So he decided to listen to Dahuang.

Thinking this in his mind, Geng Xuan changed the direction of his walking and headed in the direction indicated by Dahuang.

After walking about another mile or two, Dahuang was humming in his arms again, still rubbing gently.

So Geng Xuan made some slight adjustments and walked in the direction indicated by Dahuang.

In this way, after several adjustments on the way back, after walking about ten miles, Geng Xuan came to a secluded and quiet death place.

The reason why it is called a dead place is that apart from the road behind, there is a towering mountain in front.

Geng Xuan asked, "Da Huang, why did you bring me here? Are you pointing me in the wrong direction?"

Dahuang whimpered a few times again and rubbed his head gently in his arms.

Geng Xuan thought that since he had come this far, he might as well do as it wished and continue to look forward.

So he continued walking forward a few steps, and finally came to an inconspicuous-looking hill covered with vegetation at the foot of the mountain.

But the moment Geng Xuan saw the low hill, he felt a chill in his heart.

Because this seemingly low hill that looked no different from the surrounding ones, in the eyes of a man like him who had cultivated the earth-walking technique to the master level, he could immediately tell that it was not formed naturally, but was the result of a large amount of abandoned soil accumulated over many years.

Then, without the reminder from Da Huang in his arms, Geng Xuan found the hidden entrance behind the thick green plants.

Geng Xuan stood at the entrance of the cave for a while and whispered, "Will you let me in?"

"Woo~"

Dahuang whimpered softly.

Geng Xuan stepped in.

After walking about dozens of steps into the cave, a T-shaped intersection appeared in front of us.

With the marvelous perception granted by the master's realm practice technique, Geng Xuan immediately determined that the left side was the direction leading to Changpingfang, while the right side was the direction leading to the deeper part of Chiwu Mountain.

Geng Xuan paused at this fork in the road for a moment, then quickly entered the tunnel on the left.

(End of this chapter)