The two searched in the woods, and with Jiang Ziqi's keen hearing, they quickly discerned the movements of their prey.
"Lin Yuan ge, where is it!!" Jiang Ziqi exclaimed loudly, covering her mouth and pointing in a direction.
The sudden shout startled four pheasants.
Lin Yuan glanced at Jiang Ziqi helplessly and charged forward at full speed, throwing the wooden spear in his hand.
It accurately hit one of them, pinning it to the ground.
The remaining three did not escape Jiang Ziqi's tendrils and were bound mid-air.
These flying creatures were impossible to catch without special means.
"Ziqi, listen for the sound of running water. This pheasant is dead, and we need to find a place to bury its blood. Plus, we still need to deal with the other pheasants."
The three bound by tendrils were still alive, flapping their wings and struggling to break free.
After a while, guided by Jiang Ziqi's careful listening, they found something. She pointed in a direction and said, "Captain, I hear running water. It's in that direction. There should be a small river! It's just a bit far."
"Then let's hurry over."
"We peasants, are happy today..."
A cheerful folk song echoed through the woods.
Leaving markers along the way, as night fell, Lin Yuan and Jiang Ziqi arrived near the small river Jiang Ziqi had mentioned, each carrying two pheasants, pockets stuffed with wild eggs, and covered in feathers.
"Cluck, cluck!!" (Real pheasants don't make this sound)
Perhaps the wild pheasants heard Lin Yuan's singing and joined in, adding to the mix.
But Lin Yuan was unappreciative, pulling out his utility knife and slapping the pheasant's head with a crack, instantly mushing its little cerebellum.
The remaining two pheasants, witnessing this, instantly shrunk their necks, stifling their cries.
The gurgling of the flowing water grew louder. Passing through the obstructing bamboo, Lin Yuan and the others reached the riverbank. It was about ten meters wide.
The food problem would soon be solved, but what about the tail following them?
Scratching his head, Lin Yuan casually glanced around. They were sitting in a clearing formed by a few camphor trees, and he immediately had a plan.
They had just conducted experiments on themselves; they would definitely try to obtain my bodily tissues.
Hair, blood, anything would do.
How would he get them?
He couldn't possibly get close, could he?
That would definitely be discovered. No, that's not right.
Lin Yuan thought this and realized his plan of luring him over tonight by feigning sleep wouldn't work.