Ye Xi is very smart. She doesn't follow the target like a normal person would by walking behind him.

Instead, he used his third hand to swing around on the tree like a nimble monkey.

Charles relied on his wind element to reduce the sound of his footsteps so that Brest would not hear them.

"This direction seems to be where we walked?"

Ye Xi looked at it carefully, gestured to Charles on the ground to follow, and then he stretched out his tentacles, wrapped around the branches and swung over.

Nothing happened along the way. I just saw the guy carrying a basket of meat and walking straight towards a road.

Ye Xi and Xia Er followed behind without being discovered. As the slope began to rise, Ye Xi saw Brest walking towards a giant tree on the mountain.

“Such a familiar place...”

"Wait, is this what I saw in the painting before..."

Ye Xi thought of the scene when he met the big cat in the world of the painting.

The trees and flowers around here were somewhat similar. She shook her head and motioned Charles to follow her again.

Brest walked up the slope and came to the foot of the giant tree.

Ye Xi immediately understood that this place was the same as what he saw in the painting, but this giant tree had appeared there at some point.

"I understand. The image I saw earlier was actually part of what the fortune teller used here."

"But what does this imply?"

Ye Xi looked at the huge tree thoughtfully, as if it was standing there like a giant.

It was surrounded by a vast grassland with lush branches and leaves spreading out in all directions, blocking out the sun and providing shade for Brest below.

"What a big tree, but it doesn't seem as tall as I imagined."

Charles looked up at the giant tree and compared it in his mind with the trees in his hometown, but the result was that there was a huge difference.

But it at least looks strong. The roughness of the trunk is normal, but the lush young leaves cannot even let a ray of sunlight penetrate.

Ye Xi came to Charles' side, and they watched Brest's next move together.

Brest took out all the meat from the basket and placed it neatly on the ground, as if it was a contribution.

"Are these tributes?" asked Charles.

After placing the meat, Brest picked up the basket and immediately retreated to the other side, doing the same thing as them and hiding behind a tree to observe.

"What an old ritual, but it looks like it's leading to something."

Ye Xi and Xia Er squatted behind the bushes and observed, and Xiao You also stuck his head out to watch together.

But since Brest hid behind the tree, there has been no movement. As time passed, Ye Xi's patience was running out.

Charles also began to feel sleepy and leaned directly on him. Xiaoyou also fell asleep on his head without him knowing when.

Ye Xi was also getting a little bit anxious, he started to get anxious, and his expression kept changing.

"That's enough! We've waited for so long and there's still no sign of anything happening!"

"And why are you still asleep?!"

Ye Xi shouted angrily and was immediately awakened by Xia Er and Xiao You.

Until now, nothing had happened, which made Ye Xi think that Brest had discovered him, and was then trying to be patient and expose himself.

As expected, Ye Xi started to get anxious.

"Ye Xi, you're too impatient. Look how patient Brest is—"

Charles pointed at Brest, only to find that Brest had already fallen asleep.

He just squatted there, his head rising and falling like a chick pecking at rice, unable to sleep despite being so sleepy.

"Uh...it seems like he's even less patient than us..."

"What the hell!"

Ye Xi was angry, but after such a long time, the meat spread on the ground had not been eaten.

At this moment, Brest also woke up, slowly stood up and stretched his numb back.

Afterwards, he seemed to have a disappointed expression on his face.

It is hard not to wonder if there are some higher life forms in Lingxi Mountain, who rely on sacrifice to gain peace?

"Oh...my legs are numb from squatting like this."

Ye Xi and Xia Er stood up again, while Xiao You hid in his waist bag again.

But the more Ye Xi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Brest seemed to be making a contribution, but it was more like he was luring the snake out of its hole.

It feels like "catching a big fish".

"Yexi, Sister Xiaer, there's something wrong with that tree over there."

Xiaoyou looked towards the giant tree, and Yexi and Xiaer also looked in that direction.

At this moment, they suddenly discovered that Brest had left at some point, and the meat was gone, as if it had been stolen by someone.

What's even more strange is that there is no wind around, but the leaves are rustling.

"Is there something on the tree?"

"Should we go over there and take a look?"

Xiaer suggested that they go over and take a look, but Ye Xi refused.

"No need. The guy in the tree will definitely move away when he sees us approaching."

"Brest must have been discovered. Only after he left did that guy dare to come down and eat the tribute."

When Charles heard this, he thought it made a lot of sense. After going through so much, he became braver without realizing it.

But no matter how curious you are, you must learn to restrain yourself, otherwise if you make a mistake, there will be no recovery.

"Let's go back to where we were yesterday."

Ye Xi recalled the house he passed by yesterday, and didn't see a single person there.

Seeing Brest still there proves that those people should also be hunters, and they happened to be out hunting at that time, so they didn't see anyone.

As he walked along that road, a chill came over him and made Charles shiver.

"Strange... Why does it feel a little cold on such a sunny day?"

Charles' body tensed up and he rubbed his shoulders with his hands, but Ye Xi felt everything was fine.

"It's just psychological. Just don't think too much of it."

Ye Xi said this, but the tentacles in her clothes began to move, and when Xia Er was not paying attention, she poked her waist directly.

"Ugh!"

"Ye Xi! You're teasing me again!"

"I do not have it."

Charles reacted quickly, but Ye Xi retracted his tentacles almost in an instant, leaving no room for error.

But Charles insisted on accusing Ye Xi of playing a prank.

She was crying, laughing, and complaining, just like a lively and playful child.

It was precisely because of Ye Xi's action that Xia Er no longer felt the cold, and the strange thoughts flew away from his mind.

While chatting and making noise, Ye Xi and Xia Er came here again, but strangely, it was still so quiet here, as if no one had ever been here.

Or perhaps it could be said that all the hunters living here have met with misfortune...

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