Once the decision had been made, the next step was to determine the beast's escape route. The surrounding area is densely forested, and it is extremely difficult to identify the footprints of the beast just now with the current sky.

This method only flashed in Ling Yan's mind, and it was immediately denied—first, it was not easy to implement, and second, there was no need to use such a troublesome method.

The beast had obviously not gone far yet, and besides, the cry from time to time seemed to be helping Ling Yan and them to judge its location, and it seemed to be provoking Ling Yan, did he dare to follow it!

Ling Yan thought that this had saved a lot of trouble, and judging from the beast's cry, it seemed to be standing still not far away, maybe it was staring at its every move with excellent eyesight, but it had already made up its mind, so naturally it would not flinch easily.

Ling Yan pointed in the direction where the cry came from: "Go." ”

So, the four of them followed the beast's whereabouts all the way to the sound, and the sky gradually became dark.

During this period, Ling Yan instructed Lu Gong and the others from time to time to concentrate on observing the surrounding situation and not to be careless, but as time passed, Ling Yan felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

He knew that this uneasiness came from the beast's regular cry, and judging by the direction of the sound, the beast also stopped and stopped, and every time he couldn't tell the direction or felt that the distance from the beast was increasing, the cry was just right.

This only made Ling Yan even more uneasy, he felt that this was no longer to follow the trail of the beast to catch them off guard, but it was like a beast taking the initiative to lure him into their ambush circle!

The uneasiness grew, and when it was completely dark, they followed the beast to the foot of the mountain. Suddenly, Ling Yan made a gesture: "Wait." ”

The other three stopped and looked at Ling Yan: "General Yan, what's the ......?"

Not far away, the cry of the beast sounded again.

Ling Yan looked at the dark forest: "We won't follow it, we don't know what ambush is waiting for us in front, and it seems to want to wait until it gets dark before attacking us." ”

You Heng frowned, raised his hand, and the palm of his hand lit up with a blue light, illuminating the surroundings nearby: "Brother Xian, I also feel this way in my heart......

Lian Rui looked nervous, and said busily: "General Yan, then we have to be in ...... Do you want to rest here? ”

Ling Yan also knew that in the current situation, it was extremely unsafe to rest here, because that beast obviously knew the location of his people and even his every move, but if he was bent on chasing that beast and being ambushed by the beast, the result would only be worse.

"General Yan...... Shall we go back? Lu Gong asked in a low voice, and it could be seen that he was very nervous.

Ling Yan shook his head—in the darkness, finding a way back was no less dangerous than facing a group of beasts.

Lu Gong and Lian Rui obviously had no idea, they just looked at Ling Yan and You Heng back and forth.

You Heng used the light in his hand to shine around, but the range of illumination was extremely limited, and the woods not far away were still pitch black, so with a wave of his backhand, the light of his internal qi suddenly dissipated, and he said to Ling Yan: "Brother Xian, why don't we go backwards to see if the beast will follow, and then find an opportunity to kill it." ”

Lu Gong and Lian Rui seemed to agree with this proposal, looking at Ling Yan and waiting for his decision.

Ling Yan didn't speak, just quietly considered in the dark, and Lu Gong and the others didn't dare to disturb anymore, just looked at Ling Yan with a nervous look.

At this moment, there was another cry of a beast, and judging by the sound, the beast's location was not too far away.

Ling Yan stared at the direction where the voice came from, and thought about it slightly.

Soon, several consecutive cries rang out, this time significantly faster than the previous interval.

You Heng and the others also noticed this change, and at the same time looked in the direction where the sound came from.

At this time, Ling Yan made a decision: "Let's get out of here, they must be prepared, it's too dangerous to go now, and there is less luck." ”

You Heng nodded and pointed in a direction: "Okay, then let's go this way." ”

They were just about to leave, when suddenly, a voice appeared not far away that they did not expect.

A melodious flute suddenly sounded.

Ling Yan and the four of them were all startled by the sudden sound of the flute, which they were very familiar with—the beast herd had inexplicably retreated suddenly earlier, and it was because of this flute sound. Although I'm not sure if it's the same person blowing it, the music style is indeed very similar, it's all that kind of leisurely and ethereal feeling, although Ling Yan doesn't know much about the musicality of the ancient times, but it sounds like the level of the person who blows it is not low.

When the flute sounded before and the beast retreated, Ling Yan's heart was full of gratitude for this flute, whether it was a coincidence or not, after all, this flute saved their lives.

But the same melodious flute sounded in this dark night where he couldn't see his fingers, but Ling Yan's whole body was excited, and his heart was fluttering - the sound of the flute at such a time would indeed make people feel weird and inexplicable.

"This ...... Who is this ......" Lian Rui and the others' expressions changed greatly, and their voices were slightly trilled.

Ling Yan also had the same question—if it was in modern society, it might not be surprising that such a sound appeared in the middle of the night; But at this time, it was the Three Kingdoms era, and he knew that in ancient times, the people slept very early, especially the mountain villagers, like this, who were still playing music in the forest in the middle of the night, were either neurotic or practicing hard to go to the draft! Of course, neuropathy won't play the flute so well, and the Three Kingdoms are not like modern times, and the only way to draft a draft is to study hard. In addition to these possibilities, could it be that one of the beasts could play the flute? If that's the case, you'll have no choice but to bow down to the beasts......

Ling Yan's cranky thoughts were just a blink of an eye, because the voice that followed completely negated his "possibilities".

The sound of the flute also stopped at this moment, and at the same time, the howl of the beast that shook the earth rang out in unison!

Listening to that howl, it was not a single tone at all, it was obvious that it was coming from a herd of beasts. That terrifying cry made Ling Yan's heart furious, he was glad that there were three people beside him at this time, if he was alone, he really didn't know if his heart could stand it.

Even if You Heng and the others were there, hearing this truly beastly cry, Ling Yan still couldn't help but tremble his teeth: "Those...... The beast is in ...... Not far away? ”

Lian Rui looked even more frightened, and his body trembled slightly: "General Yan...... We're ...... fast Withdraw ......"

"Good!" Ling Yan couldn't wait to leave this "land of right and wrong", "Let's withdraw first!" Wait until dawn to ......"

At this time, You Heng gently grabbed Ling Yan and said in a low voice, "Virtuous brother......"

Ling Yan looked at You Heng a little panicked and a little puzzled: "Brother You, what's wrong?" ”

You Heng looked at Ling Yan thoughtfully, did not speak, but looked in the direction of the cries one after another, his expression looking a little confused and puzzled.

"Brother You, let's go!" Ling Yan's tone was a little hurried, wanting to remind You Heng that this was not the best time to think.

Only then did You Heng turn around and look at Ling Yan: "Brother Xian, I think it's a little weird......

Ling Yan was a little puzzled: "What...... Eccentric? ”

You Heng looked at Ling Yan and the others, and then looked in the direction where the voice came from: "Brother Xian, if the beast sets up an ambush, lead us forward...... Isn't that already a failure? Why do they suddenly expose themselves and not hide them? ”

After You Heng's reminder, Ling Yan also reacted - just now he was a little confused by the sudden change, but the panic of that moment passed, and when he calmed down and thought about it, he suddenly felt a little wrong.

"And......" You Heng continued, "it seems that they are deliberately drawing us ...... past."

Lian Rui and Lu Gong also gradually eased up from their panic, thought about You Heng's words, and couldn't help but nod as well.

Ling Yan thought about it carefully, and felt that what You Heng said was indeed reasonable, and the sound of the flute before had saved his life, no matter how strange these sounds seemed to sound in this dark night, but the killing intent didn't seem to be so strong.

Thinking of this, Ling Yan was also a little bolder, and asked You Heng hesitantly: "That...... Let's go over and see? ”

Lu Gong and Lian Rui hurriedly looked at You Heng, looking at their appearances, it was very like they hoped that You Heng would oppose Ling Yan's opinion, but You Heng did not answer immediately.

Lian Rui took a breath, and his voice was a little hurried: "General Yan, maybe this is exactly their cunning, deliberately using their voice to show it and lead us forward!" ”

Ling Yan unconsciously looked at Lian Rui with appreciation—whether Lian Rui's idea was right or not, as an ordinary soldier, it was indeed rare to think of such a deeper strategy.

However, Ling Yan didn't think that those beasts would have such high intelligence, after all, they were just a group of wild animals like white tigers.

"I don't believe they can be so smart," Ling Yan said, at this point he had basically recovered from the panic, "Maybe something happened inside them that made them howl suddenly." ”

Ling Yan said the opposite, as a very low status of Lian Rui, naturally did not dare to refute directly, but just followed Ling Yan's words and persuaded him: "General Yan...... Since they have civil strife, why don't we take advantage of this and leave and wait until ......"

Ling Yan interrupted Lian Rui's words with a gesture: "I judge that the beast from before is probably still staring at us now, and it may not be so easy to get rid of it. ”

Lian Rui didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to look at You Heng, hoping that he could support his point of view and help persuade Ling Yan.

Unexpectedly, You Heng looked at Ling Yan at this time and said, "Brother Xian, what you said is right, don't you ...... Let's go and find out. ”

The screams continued, and after listening to it for a long time, Ling Yan's sense of fear was not as obvious as it was at the beginning, but his curiosity had risen, and it seemed that he had overpowered his fear. So, I agreed to Youheng's suggestion and ordered to set off in the direction where the howl came from.