Chapter 51 (1/2)

“Shit!”

In the midst of their journey, Old Lu’s expression suddenly changed and he cursed out loud.

“What is it, Old Lu?”

The other four of the party stopped in place together, looking at the angry Old Lu.

A hint of frustration flashed in Old Lu’s eyes. He said, gnashing his teeth, “My White-Headed Falcon is dead!”

Sister Mei’s eyebrows jumped up uncontrollably, asking doubtfully, “Did it encounter some powerful flying beast? But isn’t your White-Headed Falcon always alert? Why would it die all of a sudden?”

“I don’t know. It sent me a message earlier, indicating that it seemed to have found some amazing treasure. I allowed it to go check things out, and it died in the next moment.”

Old Lu naturally had no idea how the White-Headed Falcon died. It didn’t even have the time to send a distress signal before losing its life.

The party’s expressions turned grave. Perhaps some powerful exotic beast was in the grasslands ahead, and managed to catch it by surprise, killing it in one strike?

If that was true, why is the elephorse herd still fine?

Old Lu didn’t suspect his subdued beast was slain by Zhang Che.

When the White-Headed Falcon was carrying out its scouting mission, it wouldn’t leave the sky at all. No ordinary beastmaster would have a chance of killing it.

The five of them stopped in place, hesitating.

The grasslands ahead suddenly held an unknown fear. The circumstances surrounding the White-Headed Falcon’s death were truly too strange, leaving others confused.

Moreover, Old Lu mentioned previously that the White-Headed Falcon had sent him a message before its death, that it discovered some treasure, which made this matter even more puzzling.

The group looked at each other. In the end, the short-haired woman turned her head towards Sister Mei, asking, “Then, Sister Mei, are we still advancing forward?”

Sister Mei thought for a while with her brow furrowed. Finally, she grit her teeth. “Yes! Since we’re already here, it really leaves me unwilling to give up just like that. However, without the White-Headed Falcon scouting the way ahead for us now, everyone needs to be on their guard. Once you discover anything off, immediately turn to run. You mustn’t hesitate in the slightest.”

The rest of them nodded gravely, and they continued walking forward with quick steps.

Soon after the group set off once more, and before they covered another five hundred meters, their faces changed again.

“Not good. Ding Feng Corporation’s men have probably got here. Why are they so fast?”

The rumbling footsteps of exotic beasts approached them from behind rapidly. Who else could they be, if not Ding Feng Corporation’s men?

“Go, we’ll find a place to hide first. We’ll observe them before taking any other action.”

Sister Mei’s brow furrowed deeply. Their plans today were met with one setback after another, leaving her doubting whether her choices were correct.

Just as the five of them hid themselves, the group of beastmasters from Ding Feng Corporation led by Zhang Yujie came galloping in from a distance away.

For long journeys, Zhang Yujie and the few who owned mount-yype subdued beasts were faring much better. The rest revealed traces of fatigue on their faces, but their eyes were shining with excitement.

This time, if they could find and slay a large elephorse herd, not only would everyone achieve great merits, they would even be rewarded with an elephorse card. Their future journeys would be much more convenient.

Watching the terrain before them gradually opening wider, a smile curled up on Zhang Yujie’s handsome face. He encouraged the others loudly, “Everyone, endure a little longer. If my guess was right, after we enter the open lands in front, there will definitely be traces of elephorse herd activities. As long as we successfully hunt a herd of elephorses, I’ll personally request recognition of your merits when we get back!”

Hearing this, everyone looked even more excited, and cheered out loud in unison.

The group moved past at flying speed. Sister Mei and the rest of her party came out from their hiding spots with bitter expressions.

The short-haired woman looked at Sister Mei hesitantly, “Sister Mei, are we still going?”