Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Quest Begins
"Brother Wang, Brother Xu, now that we have arrived at the Red Leaf Forest, I wonder what the two of you plan to do next?" asked Xiahou Ming.
"Brother Xia, how about this! Divide the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest into three parts, how about our three major families each lead their own people and horses to explore these three areas on the periphery respectively?" Wang Tai thought that he hadn't given Xiahou Ming a good face all the way from Red Leaf City to here, thinking that now was not the time to turn his face, so he took the initiative to speak.
Xiahou Ming secretly said in his heart: It seems that this Wang Tai doesn't want to make the relationship between the Xia and Wang families too stiff, or not, for the time being, he will be preoccupied with them before them, and after the hunt, they will be entangled! Thinking of this, Xiahou Ming said clearly: "I think the method that Brother Wang said is feasible, but I don't know if Brother Xu has any other ideas or suggestions?"
Xu Yuansheng said with a smile: "I also agree with Brother Wang's method. After a pause, he continued: "I just don't know how Brother Wang divided the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest into three parts, who of our three major families is in charge of which area?"
"This is easy to say, since the two agree with Wang's opinion, this is the topographic map of the periphery of the red leaf forest that I ordered someone to find. After finishing speaking, he took out the map made of animal skins, and saw that the mountains and rivers on the map were marked in detail, not only that, but also the distribution of demon beasts on the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest was also summarized! Xiahou Ming glanced at it and said secretly in his heart: This map is much more detailed than ordinary maps, and it seems that the days since this map was made are not long, it seems that the Wang family attaches great importance to this hunt! It is bounded by the Muzha Ridge as an area to the east, and then by the Qinghe River as the boundary, the remaining part is divided into two areas. What does Lianwei think?" After speaking, Xu Yuansheng looked at Xiahou Ming and the others.
"Yes, although there is a difference in the size of the area divided by Brother Wang, it is harmless. The most important thing is to divide the three important areas of the Momiji Forest, so that our three families can explore at the same time, and the search time will be greatly shortened. Xiahou Ming paused and said, "The Flame Explosion Tiger is one of the top demon beasts, and its cunning is no less than that of ordinary spirit beasts. In this way, the search can effectively prevent the Tiger from temporarily leaving its residence and fleeing to other places, making the search fruitless and bringing danger to future hunting. What does Brother Xu think?" Xia Houming felt that the area divided by Wang Tai was reasonable, even if he was to change himself, he would divide it like this, so he didn't express the difference.
Xu Yuansheng said with a smile: "What Brother Xia said is very true, and the junior brother has no objection, so it is based on the area divided by Brother Wang. The three major families went their separate ways. ”
"Okay, since the two of you have no doubts, then the search area is divided in this way, but the next question is to discuss who is in charge of their respective areas?
Although the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest has been explored many times by warriors, there are several dangers even if it is the periphery, such as the dense place where the monsters live in groups. Mainly in Muzhaling, there are not only the fourth-order demon beasts Chimu Mountain Wolf, the long-armed gray ape, and the fifth-order demon beast Golden Light Python! Once the first two types of demon beasts reach a certain number, even the adventure group will have to retreat, not to mention the fifth-order demon beast Golden Light Python, the Golden Light Python is not only extremely fast, but also has amazing python scales defense, and it is difficult for ordinary knives and guns to make it hurt. Therefore, many warriors who meet the golden light python take a detour! For the warriors who enter the autumn leaf forest to explore, as long as there are not too many of them, they can cope with it. But don't forget, this hunt is all some eleven or twelve-year-old teenagers, and their cultivation is generally low, and it must be more than lucky to encounter a large number of demon beasts!
Everyone didn't want their juniors to encounter the Explosive Flame Tiger, and as for the children of other families to encounter it, it was not for them to consider. Therefore, the three major families attach great importance to this search.
Xiahou Ming saw that neither of them spoke, and thought that it was not a way to drag it out like this. So he said, "Since you don't have a good plan, why don't you do this?"
Wang Tai and Xu Yuansheng saw Xiahou Ming open his mouth and looked at him at the same time, Xu Yuansheng said: "Brother Xia, has a way, then say it and take a look!"
"Okay, in fact, this method is very simple, draw lots!" Xia Houming said slowly.
"Draw lots? Yes, Brother Xia's method is good. Brother Wang, what do you think?" Xu Yuansheng's eyes lit up, and then asked Wang Tai.
Wang Tai nodded and said, "Brother Xia's method is simple and fair, I think it's feasible!"
"Since that's the case, then we'll make up our minds! Brother Xu, you come to write lots, and the rest of the one will be yours after Brother Wang and I catch it! How about the two of you?" Xia Houming looked at the two of them with a smile after speaking.
"According to what Brother Xia said, Brother Xu will write it!" Wang Tai nodded and said to Xu Yuansheng.
"Okay, wait a minute, you two!" Xu Yuansheng turned around and walked backwards after speaking, and it didn't take long to see Xu Yuansheng coming with a box, and when Xu Yuansheng approached, he saw three identical paper balls in the box. Xu Yuansheng said: "Okay, Brother Xia, Brother Wang, which one will come first?"
"I'll come first!" said Wang Tai, reaching out and taking out a paper ball in the box.
Xiahou Ming saw that Wang Tai had already taken a paper ball, and he also took one, at this time, there was only one paper ball left in the box, and Xu Yuansheng took the last paper ball in his hand. The three of them opened the paper ball separately, and saw that the paper ball in Xia Houming's hand had a big 'east' written on it, and the area that they wanted to search for when they came to Xia's house was east of Muzhaling.
Wang Tai opened the paper ball in his hand, a 'west' word, and the rest was the 'middle' in Wang Tai's hand. Sure enough, Xu Yuansheng opened the paper ball, and the word 'Zhong' was written on the paper ball.
Xiahou Ming saw that the results had come out, so he said: "Since we already know the area we are searching for, then let's start the search as soon as possible!"
"Yes, the hour is not early, if you start searching now, you will not be able to search your respective areas until at least tomorrow at noon, how about we meet here after noon tomorrow?"
"Okay, Brother Wang, meet here after noon tomorrow!" Xu Yuansheng said to Wang Tai, and then said to Xiahou Ming: "Brother Xia, junior brother will also go first." Farewell!" After Xu Yuansheng finished speaking, he led everyone towards the area he was responsible for.
Xia Houming watched the two teams slowly disappear from sight, turned to Xia Yang and the others and said to the people behind him: "Let's go, it's time for us to go!"
Xia Yang saw that his father was calling them, and the four of them looked at each other and galloped forward. When a few people came to Xia Hou Ming's side, they only heard Xia Hou Ming say: "From now on, we are going to enter the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest, even the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest is full of dangers, and with your cultivation, you will also have to worry about your life in the periphery! After entering the Red Leaf Forest, you should not stay too far away from me, so as not to have an accident." You have to understand the rules of the jungle in the Red Leaf Forest, and you have to deal with the rest on your own!"
Xia Yang and the four of them said in unison: "Yes." The four of them all saw the excitement in each other's eyes, and they looked eager to try!
Xiahou Ming glanced at the expressions of several people, shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Let's go!" After speaking, Xiahou Ming walked towards the eastern part of the Red Leaf Forest first.
"Yes," the Xia family guards shouted in unison.
Xia Yang and the four of them followed Xia Hou Ming one after another, "Father, where are we heading?" Catching up with Xia Hou Ming, Xia Yang asked with some curiosity.
"Just now, my father has agreed with the Xu and Wang families to divide the outer part of the Red Leaf Forest into three parts with Muzhaling and Qinghe as the boundary, the Xu family searches the middle of the periphery, the Wang family searches the western part of the periphery, and we search the eastern part of the Red Leaf Forest!" After a pause, Xiahou Ming continued: "Although the periphery of the Red Leaf Forest has been explored several times by many martial artists, it is still quite dangerous for you, after all, your cultivation is still too weak. The purpose of this expedition is to call you, I think you all know it, is to let you get familiar with the environment here, we will be sleeping in the autumn leaf forest tonight, and the autumn leaf forest at night is twice as dangerous as during the day, so this is also an opportunity for you to exercise yourself, you should take advantage of it!"
"We all understand! Father, let's tell me how many demon beasts there are in the area we are searching!" Of course, Xia Yang and the others understood the intentions of the elders, and at the same time, Xia Yang asked his father about the peripheral environment of the Red Leaf Forest in order to let them better understand the unexpected situations that they might encounter next.
Xiahou Ming glanced at a few people, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Most of the area east of Muzhaling is dominated by bushes and swamps, and there are mainly two kinds of demon beasts, namely the fourth-order demon beast Chimu Mountain Wolf and the fifth-order demon beast Jinguang Python. As the name suggests, the Akame Mountain Wolf is named after the red eyes, the physique is as strong as a calf, the movement is agile and fast, extremely ferocious, and the Akame Mountain Wolf is a group of demon beasts, ranging from five or six hundred to twenty or thirty. As for the head wolf, it is a fifth-order demon beast, and its physique is nearly twice as large as that of the ordinary Chimu Mountain wolf, and its eyes are golden, only the leader of a wolf pack of hundreds of them can make a fifth-order demon beast, they mainly operate in the bushes, so after entering the bushes, you must be extra careful, if you encounter a small group of wolves, you can go hunting, but you must remember one thing not to leave everyone's sight. The swamp area is dominated by poisonous insects and ants, these poisonous insects and ants are highly poisonous, some spray venom, and some are highly poisonous in their mouthparts, and they are killed on the spot if they are bitten by this poisonous insect. This time, we brought some antidotes, even so, but don't be careless!, but the largest group of demon beasts is still the fifth-order demon beast Golden Light Python I just mentioned!"
Xia Houming glanced at the four of them with solemn eyes, and said in a serious tone: "As a fifth-order demon beast, the Golden Light Python is not comparable to the fourth-order demon beasts, especially the king of the fifth-order demon beasts, the Golden Light Python is the most powerful of the fifth-order demon beasts. An adult golden python is at least two feet long and about two feet thick, and although it is large, it does not affect its mobility at all. The golden python scales must at least need a medium-grade treasure weapon to pose a threat to it, and the low-grade treasure weapon cannot hurt its flesh at all, and it can even spray deadly venom from its mouth! If you find the trace of the golden light python, you must not fall in love with the battle, and leave quickly, it's not that I look down on you, it's just that with your current cultivation, you can only barely deal with it, but it is impossible to kill the golden light python. When Xia Houming said this, he looked at Xia Yang and asked, "Do you know why?"
"Uncle means that we don't have enough experience in combat?" Xia Ye thought for a moment and said in a dull voice.
"Yes, you don't have the experience of surviving in the wild, and you don't have to face the threat of life and death! With your condition, it is not a problem to escape from the Golden Light Python, but there will definitely be casualties on one side of the entanglement with it, if the Golden Light Python does not receive a fatal blow, the injury will only make it fierce, and you will not be its opponent at that time. So it's better for you to leave as soon as you see the Golden Light Python. Xiahou Ming said very seriously.
After Xia Yang and the four of them heard the power of the Golden Light Python, they said one after another: "If we encounter the Golden Light Python, we will definitely leave as fast as possible!"
"That's good, the chance of you being able to meet the Golden Light Python alone this time is still very small, and I'm just here to remind you!"