prey

"Desert wolves live in packs, and they generally don't move to the territory of the group. The prey in the Duantianya area have not been enlightened for some reason in the past three years, and they can't speak. However, the prey in Duantianya a few years ago can still be like It is the same as in other places, a powerful prey can have the same wisdom as a hunter."

Qi You looked at the footprints of the desert wolf on the ground and thought for a while.

"Brother Nan, should we follow our footsteps?" Qi You watched the desert wolf's footsteps continue to the direction of Duan Tianya in front, and asked Gao Nan for his opinion.

"Our task is to pick the herbs above Duantianya." In other words, we have to go.

"Brother Sheng, come quickly and take a look at this wolf, it seems he hasn't died yet." Ai Ran on the side greeted Sheng Ran, and Gao Nan and others also went to check.

"This wolf is weird." Gao Nan looked at the half-dead desert wolf and touched his chin and said.

"It shouldn't be. Although the wolf's wound is deep, it won't die. Moreover, the desert wolf is greedy and fierce by nature. Even if it is about to die, it will bite off a piece of hunter's flesh fiercely." Gu Ting saw this. The wolf on the ground looked weird as if it was about to stand up and attack but seemed to have compromised, without questioning.

Ruan Sheng at the side hid behind Gu Ting, not wanting to face a stranger like Ai Ran.

"The wolf's senses seem to be very confused. It seems that they are dead, but the pain makes them feel that they are not dead." Qi Sanye sharply pointed out this strange feeling.

"No wonder I said why I killed wolves with an ax this time. I thought my ax was deadly. It turned out that they thought they were dead." Yun Luo scratched his head and suddenly realized.

"The question now is, how did these wolves become like this?" Qi You looked at the wolf and asked, "There may be something that can affect the prey in this area." Qi You speculated.

"Anyway, I'm going to Duan Tianya to collect herbs, so let's drop by to explore and explore." Gao Nan stretched his waist and didn't care.

"Since everyone has repaired, let's go." Gao Nan looked around for a week and gave an order.

After an afternoon's trip, I finally arrived at the entrance of Duantianya before dusk.

"I'm going down to pick herbs tomorrow. I'll go with Gu Ting. Yun Luo is injured and can't move, so I'll stay here to take care of Ran Ran and the others." Gao Nan looked at the people who were setting up tents and lighting a fire for dinner, and arranged for tomorrow. itinerary.

There is no objection, everyone knows this is the best arrangement.

"Hey, you're willing to give up your Ran~Ran~ to someone else." Qi Sanye came to Gao Nan with a smile, and specially lengthened the word Ranran, obviously realizing the ambiguity of these two words.

"Ran Ran can only be my name," Gao Nan warned with a glance.

Gao Nan has never lost in the aspect of emphasizing sex over friends.

"Okay, okay, what's your name, I'm watching Xiaosi here, and I won't let Ai Ran get close." Qi Sanye smiled lightly, and he was used to Gao Nan's emphasis on color over friends, and the iron tree finally blossomed. As a brother, I still have to take good care of this flower.

"There is no prey near Duan Tianya at night, there must be something down there, you and Xiao Wu should be more careful." Putting away his smile, Third Master Qi reminded,

"Well, I know. Ai Ran, you help me look after him. He definitely has other purposes for staying by Sheng Ran's side." Gao Nan obviously knows that this mission is unusual, and everything should be careful, otherwise Gao Nan will not Will choose to go with Gu Ting instead of blindly selecting people. , As for Ai Ran, everyone is not a fool and knows that his purpose is impure.

On Sheng Ran's side, Ai Ran was sitting beside Sheng Ran eating with his head down.

"Ai Ran, what is your purpose?" Sheng Ran asked suddenly when he saw Ai Ran put down the tableware.

"Brother, you are finally willing to call me, can you be more..."

"Ai Ran," Sheng Ran interrupted Ai Ran who was happy because he called his name, "You have no malicious intentions, but I don't pay attention to impure people, besides, you have a lot to do with this mission. Thousands of connections."

Sheng Ran obviously saw Ai Ran's impure purpose as early as Gao Nan, and his eyes were very sharp.

When everyone didn't notice the abnormality of the wolf, he was able to remind himself and Brother Nan from the side. If it was a coincidence, Sheng Ran would not believe it. What's more, a large part of the reason why he took this task this time was also Because Ai Ran pushed Gao Nan, one coincidence is enough, and it is not a coincidence that they appear one after another, but a trick.

"Brother Sheng." Ai Ran stopped laughing and became serious, "I do have a purpose, but it's definitely not to hurt you."

"Can you trust me?"

Ai Ran looked into Sheng Ran's eyes and begged humbly.

"You don't want to say it, don't follow me from now on"

Without hesitation, Sheng Ran turned and left.

"sorry......"

"I really want to tell you, but it's not appropriate now, I have to be hard-hearted, they are still waiting for me..."

"Brother Ran..."

Gently explained to Sheng Ran who had gone far away, Ai Ran knew that Sheng Ran would not come back after this trip.

Sheng Ran, who was sleeping in the tent, covered his face with one hand, recalling what happened today.

I don't know why, Ai Ran is so familiar to him, as if he knew each other a long time ago, but there is no trace of Ai Ran in Sheng Ran's memory.

It was precisely because Ai Ran made him feel familiar that he could tolerate Ai Ran being by his side for so long.

"Brother Nan will go on a mission tomorrow..." Sheng Ran couldn't help thinking of Gao Nan.

Thinking of Gao Nan's address to him, in the dark, Sheng Ran didn't realize that he was already blushing.

Even his parents never called him that, but there was a faint joy in his heart.

Came to this unfamiliar world alone, Gao Nan was the No.1 person he had ever seen, and also the first person who treated him so well, it would be a lie to say that he was not moved, let alone someone like Sheng Ran Someone who has never been loved.

Rubbing his head a little irritably, Sheng Ran fell asleep under an unknown emotion.

At midnight, a figure came to Sheng Ran's tent.

Lighting a cigarette, she quietly took off Sheng Ran's mask and looked at him carefully.

"Brother Ran, I will definitely get you..."

"They came to pick me up, I have to go, brother Ran, before I come to see you, you have to be well, don't get hurt, and don't be tempted by anyone, okay?"

Of course Ai Ran couldn't wait for Sheng Ran's answer, so he could only gently caress Sheng Ran's face and leaned his head against it.

The two foreheads faced each other, and a trace of blue divine power was transferred from Ai Ran's forehead to Sheng Ran's forehead. There was a tiny blue mole on the center of Sheng Ran's forehead, which could not be seen unless you looked carefully.

"In this way, you will recognize your heart, and you will not miss it again..."

Ai Ran kissed the mole on his forehead, put on Sheng Ran's mask again, and finally left reluctantly.

The next day, Ai Ran disappeared without leaving a word, but took all his things with him.

It wasn't that he was in danger, but that he left by himself.

Everyone knows that Ai Ran came here for an impure purpose, no one was sad because of this incident, but was overjoyed because of Ai Ran's departure.

Especially Gao Nan, when he saw that the person he hated was not next to the one he loved, he just sat next to Sheng Ran, ate with Sheng Ran, and left some delicious food for Sheng Ran, his smile was brilliant.

Third Master Qi couldn't bear to look directly at him, such a dog-legged Gao Nan was not the Brother Nan in his heart.

Thinking silently in my heart that I don't know this bastard, I shifted my vision.

Yesterday, Ai Ran was able to slip away under Brother Nan's nose.

After inspecting Ai Ran's tent, indeed, there were no traces. If it wasn't for his memory, Qi You almost thought that Ai Ran was just a figment of his imagination.

Next to Ai Ran is Sheng Ran's tent, and based on how clingy Ai Ran is to Sheng Ran, Qi You feels that Ai Ran has at least left some traces in Sheng Ran's place.

"Xiao Si, can I go to your tent and have a look? Ai Ran is very attached to you, there may be clues." Qi You interrupted Gao Nan and Sheng Ran's conversation.

Seeing Gao Nan's expression of wanting to kill him, Qi You's bad thoughts came up again.

"Maybe Ai Ran left you some special letter before he left~" Qi You bit the word "special" very hard, as if he was watching the show.

special letter?Isn't it just a love letter?

Gao Nan was successfully misled by Qi You, and his killing intent became stronger.

Sheng Ran had no other thoughts, but thought that Ai Ran might indeed have left him a letter that he wanted to leave alone.

After all, I am still his "master" in name, although this name is of no use to him, after all, once the task is completed, this relationship will no longer exist.

There were no personal belongings in the tent, so Sheng Ran nodded and agreed with Qi You to go in and check.

Ai Ran didn't leave any letters, the only thing left was the small mole on Sheng Ran's forehead, Qi You didn't find any useful clues.

Qi You came out of the tent and walked towards Sheng Ran, intending to tell Sheng Ran that there was no problem with the room.

Suddenly, Qi You looked at Sheng Ran's mask, which was slightly cracked, and was a little surprised.

It's only been two days since I changed a mask at the inn last time, and Sheng Ran's mask is already a little dry and cracked.

"No, this mask is specially developed to keep Xiaosi from taking it off for maintenance. Although it doesn't look as moisturizing and natural as the mask that needs maintenance, it won't last three days?" Qi You Touched his chin, a little puzzled.

"Xiao Si, did you take off your mask yesterday?" Qi You asked, he didn't believe that Sheng Ran would do such a boring thing, after all, Sheng Ran knew that he could only make ten masks out of the materials in his Qiankun bag, and using one would save one mask. Zhang, I don't know how long I will stay in this ghostly place. I had Ai Ran with me before, so taking off the mask is not good for Sheng Ran.

"No..." Sheng Ran frowned, wondering why Qi You asked such a question.

"Your mask can't hold it anymore, there are already signs of dry cracks." Gao Nan had seen the tiny cracks on Sheng Ran's mask a long time ago, but thought it was a normal phenomenon, after all, the air above Duantianya was indeed dry.

"There is no one in this area. It was because of Ai Ran before. Now that Ai Ran has left, there is no need to be afraid. You can use your original appearance, Xiao Si," Qi You said to Sheng Ran.

Sheng Ran's face is pleasing to the eye. If he doesn't wear a mask, the fatigue from looking at his face will be halved in the rest of the trip.

"No, what if someone else comes here?" Gao Nan didn't want others to see his obedient face, not even his brother.

"I didn't ask you again." Qi You smiled, deliberately annoyed Gao Nan, "Wearing a mask is also very troublesome, and you didn't ask Xiaosi if he would like it?"

Qi You's greatest joy now is watching Brother Nan, who led them to walk the world and be free with the wind, jealous, angry, and black-faced because of Sheng Ran.

Qi You couldn't help laughing when he thought of Gao Nan who always thought love was a troublesome thing.

After hearing Qi You's words, Gao Nan felt a little dejected, looked up at Sheng Ran pitifully, and wanted Sheng Ran to promise him to put on the mask.

"I still want to take it." Sheng Ran still couldn't stand Gao Nan's expression. Although he knew it was an act, he blurted out the words of promise and chose to put on a mask.

What happened today, Sheng Ran thought to himself, he would never do anything because of someone's emotions.

Forget it, maybe Gao Nan pretended too much.

Gao Nan watched Sheng Ran put on the mask that Qi You had just made, and smiled contentedly.

"Ran Ran, third brother, I'm ready to go." Seeing that it was getting late, Gao Nan was going to call Gu Ting to go pick herbs.

"Yun Luo, take good care of them." As the head of the group, Gao Nan ordered, "We all know that this mission is definitely not that simple. If Gu Ting and I don't come back before dusk, then leave this place immediately."

Everything must be considered, this is the most basic quality of a team leader.

"Brother Nan, don't worry, I'll take care of you here, and you have to be more careful when you go down to Duan Tian Ya," Yun Luo solemnly promised.

"If I set off the fireworks that my third brother gave me, you should hurry to our side and support us immediately, but if we haven't set off the fireworks after three days, it means that we are already in danger, so don't come looking for us"

Brother Nan is still that Brother Nan, Qi You thought with a smile.

This is their Brother Nan, who always has the charm to make them obey unconditionally.

"Of course my strength is obvious to all, hahaha, trust me!" Gao Nan's narcissism eased the serious atmosphere brought about by the words just now, "Everyone, wait for my good news!"

Gu Ting was talking to Ruan Sheng alone, and Ruan Sheng's reaction was very violent, and then he was comforted by Gu Ting, and obediently watched Gu Ting leave.

"Brothers, Ruan Sheng is counting on you," Gu Ting begged.

"Don't worry, Xiao Liu is our youngest brother, how could he not protect him well?" Yun Luo smiled innocently.

"Let's go" Gao Nan greeted Gu Ting, and took the lead in climbing down Duan Tianya.

Gu Ting glanced at Ruan Sheng, and followed him down.

Sheng Ran didn't know why, when he heard Gao Nan say that if he didn't come out in three days, he would have had a lot of troubles, his heart was throbbing, and an inexplicable sadness arose spontaneously.

"It's good if you don't die..." Sheng Ran looked at the place where Gao Nan and the others left, feeling empty in his heart.

◎The author has something to say:

Today I was crying stupidly by myself, forced to make four thousand, fulfilled the promise, my hands are useless, and there is no small theater!hum╭(╯^╰)╮