Predecessors

Chapter 1 The Strange Stone

"Come here quickly." Chi Youran urged eagerly, he turned from the path to the field, and after peeling off the heavy weeds, the smell suddenly became extremely strong.

The moonlight was gradually covered by the thick fog, so Lin Yi had no choice but to step on the soft ground by feeling.Chi Youran's eyesight was not affected at night, he turned back and dragged Lin Yi to the source of the smell.

"It's right here." Chi Youran stepped on the soil under his feet. If you look carefully, the quality of the land in this area is obviously different from that of the surrounding area. It should have been turned over not long ago.

There was an ominous premonition in Lin Yi's heart. This rhinoceros spirit might have been killed, and his body was buried under his feet at this moment.

Lin Yi said, "It's getting late now, and we don't have any digging tools at hand. We'd better go back and tell them this before making up our minds."

Lin Yi didn't get a reply immediately, so he called again, "Youran?"

A loud howl answered him, and Chi Youran had returned to his wolf form.He threw himself on the ground and scratched it quickly with his claws.

After a while, Chi Youran stopped digging, approached Lin Yi, rubbed the hair on the top of his head against Lin Yi's palm, and then spat out a stone from his mouth.

"Is this the source of the smell?" Lin Yi stroked this seemingly ordinary stone curiously, and at the same time secretly rejoiced that it was not a corpse buried here.

After discovering the stone, Lin Yi and Chi Youran couldn't wait to return to Ji Bao's residence and told the news to others.

"Stone?" Bing Ke took the round stone, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, and smelled a faint bitter smell.

Seeing Bing Ke's suspicious eyes, Chi Youran swore, "My nose will never go wrong, this stone has the smell of a rhinoceros."

Wang Ji rubbed her chin, "This thing looks a little different from ordinary stones."

Hua Jixiang came out of the room and saw four guests gathered around a table, discussing something, "Aren't you still sleeping? When you go to sleep, if you feel cold, I'll call Li Hui You add another layer of quilt."

Lin Yi said, "Ji Bao, you go to bed first, we still have something to do."

Seeing the serious expressions of the four, Kebao realized that he had interrupted their business, and wanted to walk away a little embarrassed.

Wang Ji called out to stop him, "Jibao, have you seen this kind of stone in the village?"

Ji Bao stepped forward, picked up the "stone" and looked at it under the light, and couldn't help laughing, "This is not a stone, it should be the excrement of some kind of animal, which is often brought by the villagers as fertilizer."

"What?" Bing Ke remembered that he had been holding it just now, showing a disgusted expression.

Lin Yi looked at the "stone" carefully, and found that although its surface was extremely hard, it was soft inside, and it was indeed not a stone.He said with some disappointment, "It turned out to be just feces. Thanks to that rhino being buried so well, I still treat it as a treasure."

"Many animals have this habit of digging a hole in the ground before defecating and then burying it," Keppel said.

A gleam flashed in Wang Ji's eyes, "At least we know he's been around."

Early the next morning, a group of people walked along the field, looking for traces left by the rhinoceros.

After coming down in the morning, everyone gained a lot.Every time he finds a trace of feces, Bing Ke will make a mark there.By the time they searched the surrounding area, they were able to roughly figure out the route of the rhinoceros along the traces of the feces.

Lin Yi looked at the last trace left by the Rhinoceros, "He's heading southwest."

Wang Ji pointed to the marks on the map, "He seems to be walking more and more anxiously. Look, the gaps between the last few traces are very large."

Bing Ke said, "Then what are you waiting for, we have to set off quickly, we can't let him run away."

The four of them walked to the southwest, and soon walked out of Fang Village.

Chi Youran kept wagging his nose, and walked in the front leading the way, Lin Yi and Wang Ji walked behind him side by side, and Bing Ke walked in the back, observing the surrounding situation from time to time.

Chi Youran looked forward for a while, and said to the back, "Suddenly there is a lot of smell in front."

The four of them walked forward for a while, and they saw that the street ahead was crowded with shops of all sizes, and it was a very grand occasion.

The bustling scene here is no different from that of a general larger market at first glance.But looking carefully at the passers-by, their different appearances and clothing reveal their extraordinary identities, and many of the products displayed in front of the shop are expensive and scarce items of great value.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Lin Yi recalled his past memories, "This is... Qingmenghui."

Bing Ke nodded, "Yes, this is the place where you can claim to buy everything you want."

Wang Ji said, "Uncle, I came here with you when I was a child."

Lin Yi said with a smile, "I still remember that time when the two of us were kidnapped and sent to Yu Ning Palace by accident."

Among the various tastes, Chi Youran can still capture that taste.

Moreover, he could feel that the smell was constantly moving, which meant that the rhino monster might be active not far away.

Chi Youran said in a low voice, "I can feel that others are nearby."

A trace of excitement flashed across Lin Yi's face, "We must catch him this time."

Bing Ke stopped Chi Youran who was about to rush through the dense crowd, "We must act carefully and not interfere with the normal activities of the Qingmenghui."

Wang Jiruo brushed Bingke's face blankly, "General Bingke, seems to be particularly concerned about Qingmeng?"

Bing Ke took it for granted, "The Qingmeng Club has always been hosted by Yu Ning Palace, and we made a fuss here, isn't it slapping Ning Zhuang's face?"

Chi Youran walked through large and small shops, heading straight for the source of the smell.

Following the smell, he stopped in front of a spacious store.There are potted plants at the entrance of the store, amidst the verdant greenery, the melodious chirping of birds can be heard, adding a sense of tranquility and tranquility to the lively Qingmeng Festival.

Chi Youran took the lead into the flower and bird shop, and the owner of the flower and bird shop warmly greeted him, "What do you want to buy? I have all kinds of flowers and plants here."

There are more flowers and plants in the store than outside the house. Lin Yi scanned around and found many rare and rare plants. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he really wanted to take a few pots back.

Chi Youran ignored the boss and walked straight to the back of the store.

The owner of the flower and bird shop quickly stopped him, "There are distinguished guests in the backyard today, and it is not open to the public."

Chi Youran flashed her fangs threateningly at the boss, signaling him not to block her way.

The boss is not a soft persimmon, he blocks the small door leading to the backyard with his body, and looks like he will not let others pass through here.

"Yilin, did something happen outside?" A voice came from the backyard.

When Bing Ke heard this familiar voice, his expression changed.