Chapter Twelve: Xia Ya's Tribulation

  Four adventurers walked into Shay's campsite and immediately stopped in their tracks.

  The blond swordsman's face changed slightly, and he immediately raised his hand, shouting with a vigilant expression: "Halt! Someone has been here!"

  His voice carried a hint of cold arrogance, his blue eyes scanned the surroundings and looked at the ground: "There are signs of fighting here, hmm, look!"

  He pointed to the distance with his hand, on the ground was the carcass of that giant wolf, only its fur had been stripped off, and its bones had been dismembered, turning into a pile of minced meat.

  Then he walked quickly to the ashes of a fire, squatted down, reached out and touched the ashes, stood up with a hint of pride and complacency, and under the gaze of several companions, concluded: "Hmph, the fire is cold, people have gone far."

  Xia Ya on the tree heard this and felt a bit puzzled: Hmm, what this person is saying doesn't seem quite right.

  The bonfire is cold, does that mean people have gone far? This sentence might be true if it were in an ordinary mountain forest, but... this is the Wildfire Plains!!

  If camping in an ordinary mountain forest, people will keep a bonfire burning all night to drive away wild beasts that dare not approach.

  But an experienced adventurer on the Wildfire Plains would never do that... because magical beasts are not afraid of fire!!

  At night, if you dare to light a fire on the Wildfire Plains, it's equivalent to announcing to all the surrounding magical beasts: Come! There's a sumptuous dinner waiting for you here!

  So Xia Ya extinguished the bonfire before going to sleep last night.

  Now this blond swordsman reached out to touch, if there's still any warmth left, that would be a real ghost.

  If you're someone like Xia Ya who's always living in the wilderness, there should be more ways to tell if someone has passed by or how long ago they left, such as looking for trampled grass and footprints on the ground, checking for dew on the grass roots, or even checking for any feces left behind...

  Just by touching the ashes of the fire pit... it seems that only those little whites in the stories of traveling poets would do such a thing...

  "Hahaha!" The burly giant burst into a thick, crazy laugh and praised: "Geli, you're still the most meticulous."

  That swordsman named Ge Rui seemed somewhat pleased with himself, but intentionally put on a proud and aloof expression: "Hmph, in order to survive in the wilderness, one naturally has to understand some techniques, it's nothing special."

  At this time, the guy in leather clothes and a cloak next to him ran around and picked up a handful of dry black powder from the ground: "What is this thing?"

  His gaze turned to several companions, the blond swordsman and the giant immediately surrounded him, the three of them whispered for a while, seemingly all somewhat unclear. The blond swordsman named Ge Li looked at his companions looking at himself, deliberately hesitated for a moment, with a very confident tone: "It's probably some kind of medicine used by people camping here, ah, yes! I'm sure it's the powder used to drive away mosquitoes. I've seen this stuff before."

  As he spoke, he glanced at the man in black robes: "Master Law, you are the most learned person, take a look and see if what I said is right?"

  Lawyer?

  Is this guy in a leather cloak really a magician?

  That short and thin wizard hesitated for a moment, picked up the powder, and carefully sniffed it, as if still unsure...

  Xia Ya hid in the tree and frowned, thinking what a wonderful thing this was, it was the feces of an "arrow pig".

  The arrow pig is also a low-level demon beast. Although the individual killing power is not too great, it is a group-dwelling demon beast that encounters enemies and is accustomed to attacking in groups. Generally speaking, even if it's a more powerful demon beast, they don't want to provoke these guys easily.

  The dung of the arrow pig has a very peculiar smell, last night Xia Yareng sprinkled some here, in order to let other demons smell this smell, they will think that this is the territory of the arrow pig and not get close, at night when they sleep it's safe.

  Many people on the prairie would do this, and any experienced outdoor adventurer could recognize it at a glance.

  Something strange happened.

  The four well-equipped adventurers gathered together, looked and looked again, but couldn't come to a conclusion for half a day. The swordsman said it was mosquito-repelling powder, while the giant said it was charcoal ash.

  As for that "lawyer", he actually thought for a moment, dipped one finger in, and then sucked on it for a few seconds...

  Ugh!!

  Xia Ya almost fell off the tree when she saw this scene.

  That "lawyer" carefully savored it for a while, raised his head and said in an authoritative tone: "Hmph, what's there to argue about? It's obviously the seasoning of the abandoned food left by the campers here. Hmm, there's also some salty flavor."

  Xia Ya: "......"

  Looking at the "lawyer" savoring with relish, Xia Ya only felt that all the hairs on her body stood up, her hands and feet were a little soft, and there was a feeling of nausea in her throat, almost vomiting on the spot.

  Since the erudite "lawyer" has made a judgment, the giant stuck his battle axe into the ground and laughed loudly: "I don't know what kind of fool would actually throw away seasonings. Luckily our seasonings are all used up, so we won't have to gnaw on those bland roasted meats today!"

  He casually picked up a stone and threw it into the woods.

  With a loud crash, the birds in the forest were startled by the stone and flew up suddenly. The giant burst out laughing: "What a wonderful flock of beasts! Masha, quickly shoot one down to make it our lunch!"

  The blond swordsman beside her also clapped and laughed, saying: "Yes, Masah, you are the 'New Dark Moon Goddess' acknowledged by all of us. Quickly show us your magical shooting skills!"

  That girl archer named Mashya smiled proudly, with a hint of arrogance, quickly plucking the longbow and drawing an eagle feather arrow, taking a step back and bending her knee, drawing the bow and nocking the arrow - the pose was extremely beautiful, and she pulled it in one go, pulling the black iron-framed longbow to its full moon shape! Xia Ya, hiding behind the tree, took a glance and suddenly felt his heart racing!

  Wow! Such a strong bow, even an ordinary strong man may not be able to draw it! This female archer has incredibly powerful arms!!

  Not only that, but Mashah also smiled proudly, raised her chin and said in a heroic tone: "Look, I'm going to shoot the left eye of the third bird in the middle!"

  What a magnificent bearing! It's enough to break one's heart!

  Xia Ya was just admiring him when a bowstring suddenly vibrated with a humming sound, and a sharp arrow drew a beautiful arc in the air...

  Whoa!!!!!

  It's quite accurate... but somehow, from Xia Ya's perspective, it feels a bit strange?

  He suddenly realized what was wrong!

  It's accurate, but the force is much weaker. This arrow shot out, and it can't help feeling a bit soft!

  Such a force would be enough to shoot sparrows or pheasants. However, the birds in front of him were a kind of flying bird called "Shan Yan" on the Wild Fire Prairie, which was ferocious by nature and not much different from ordinary goshawks.

  As expected, the goddess archer shot an arrow, and the goose in the middle faced the incoming arrow, seemingly disdainful, let out a cry, turned its body in mid-air, and pecked at the soft and fluffy incoming arrow with its beak, deflecting it.

  He even deliberately shouted at Masha a few times after finishing.

  The goddess archer's face suddenly turned purple, she tried to make a calm expression, and found an excuse for herself: "You beast! I had no intention of harming your life, yet you dare to tease me..." She drew out another arrow and shot it over again.

  Whoosh!

  This time Shan Yan easily dodged with a single turn of her body...

  The goddess archer had had enough! She was so angry that she grabbed all the remaining eight arrows behind her and shot them all at once without caring about anything!

  Xia Yazang was hiding in the tree, about twenty or so steps away from where the birds were circling. He had been eagerly watching the female archer's marksmanship, but hadn't expected her to suddenly fire off a shot, and a bunch of arrows flew wildly past, one of which pierced into the thicket of trees where Xia Yazang was hiding. Before he could even react, it almost grazed his nose as it whizzed by!!!

  He was enjoying himself, who would have thought he'd be ambushed like this? He didn't have any guard up at all, who would have thought that this "godly archer" could actually shoot an arrow all the way to his grandma's house?

  When the arrow brushed past her nose, Xia Ya even broke out in a cold sweat! Even that bloodthirsty wolf had never killed herself, yet this woman's one random shot almost took her own life?

  It's getting chilly!

  My god, with archery skills like these, you dare to call yourself the Goddess of Night?!

  Whoa! Shooting a bird can deviate by 7 or 8 meters - if she's the Goddess of Night, then I'm the God of War Achilles!!

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  Ma Sha was panting heavily, putting down her bow and gasping for breath, her face flushed red, unsure whether it was from exhaustion or embarrassment.

  The companions beside her were stunned, but the blond swordsman Geli finally came back to his senses, coughed dryly, walked to Mash's side, patted her shoulder, and comforted her with a gentle voice: "Masha, it's okay, you... uh, you just walked too much, ran out of energy, and accidentally lost your grip."

  "Also don't know how, usually shoot sparrow very accurate..."

  The blond swordsman glared at the giant: "Nigul, it was all your brilliant idea!"

  Giant Han Nigul smiled slightly, seemingly the leader of the four blond swordsmen. He didn't dare to refute, and instead looked at the brick-headed man, changing the subject: "Bidaldo, take a look here, we're almost at our destination, right? That sly merchant on Black Street didn't say that the Lion Beast was active in the nearby area?"

  That Taoist priest smiled and didn't say a word, but took out a sheepskin map from his bosom, and also took out a compass to examine it carefully. After looking at the terrain, he pointed east with confidence and said, "Yes, that's where it is."

  "Idiots, wrong way! It's west that's right... If you dare to head east, you'll be able to see the cute faces of those earth spirits tonight."

  At this time, he loosened his hand covering the poor bug's mouth, slightly moved his arms, patted the poor bug's face, and chuckled in a low voice: "Hey, we can't leave for now, there's work to be done."

  "Huh? What's going on?" The poor worm asked in a low voice with a red face.

  "Down there... four fat sheep." Xia Ya pinched his chin: "It seems that it was indeed destined by heaven, I, Xia Ya, will definitely make a guest appearance as a strong thief today."

  After saying that, he put the poor worm on a tree branch: "Sit tight, don't fall off."

  Then he leaped down from the tree.

  Those four men were discussing something when they suddenly saw a person falling from the sky and landing in front of them, shocking them all!

  "What a person!"

  The blond swordsman, Ge Li, immediately drew his long sword. The hilt was inlaid with rubies and the blade was sharp. Surprisingly, the mouth of the scabbard was made of white silver.

  "Haha!!" Xia Ya intentionally laughed loudly twice, flipping her wild and unruly black long hair, holding up a rusty broad axe in her hand, taking a deep breath, puffing out her chest, and glaring with her eyes wide open, shouting:

  "This mountain... uh, this mountain wasn't opened by me! This tree... hmm, this tree wasn't planted by me either! If you want to pass through here, leave some money as a toll!" As he said this, his face intentionally squeezed out a hint of cruelty: "If even half a word slips out from between your teeth, humph - I'll take care of the killing, but not the burying!"

  Xia Ya's face relaxed, and she let out a sigh of relief - finally finished, this line was only heard from those traveling poets, but she had recited it for a long time before memorizing it, hmm, should be correct.

  The four masters looked at the strong thief who suddenly fell from the sky with a strange expression.

  A tattered and worn-out robe that can be used as a beggar's garment, a rusty axe head... Hmm? There are still bandages wrapped around the body?

  The most ridiculous thing is that the bandage strip on his chest was tied into a beautiful and delicate bow.

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