Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 81 A glimmer of hope
"The territory of the Far North Demon Butterfly has expanded too fast in recent years. Although our hidden cave is already located on the edge of the Far North Demon Butterfly's territory, it is still impossible to completely escape from the Far North Demon Butterfly's sphere of influence in a short period of time."
"And now, there are demon tribes searching everywhere in the territory of the Far North Demon Butterfly. There is a sentry every three steps and every five steps. I'm afraid it will be very dangerous and difficult to move." Jiang Wuyan's injuries have recovered a lot, and he is not completely depressed because his strength may stop at four stars. Instead, he is still actively thinking about the team's escape strategy.
After listening to Jiang Wuyan's analysis, everyone fell silent again.
Whether it is the transfer that Tang Zheng mentioned or the danger mentioned by Jiang Wuyan, they are both unavoidable realities.
A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. Although everyone has ventured to the demon clan's territory this time and successfully hunted so many four-star and above Arctic demon butterflies, and even the quality and quantity are far better than before, but if they cannot retreat with the spoils, no matter how exciting the hunting process is, the ending will still be a failure.
"The Far North Demon Butterfly has too big a territory..." Tang Zheng was chewing on the question raised by Jiang Wuyan, when suddenly his eyes lit up. He suddenly turned to Hua Yingxiu and asked, "Xiu'er, we have prepared so many Far North Demon Butterflies and Demon Pigs, and made them into Butterfly Zombie Gu. There should be quite a few left. If I need to use two now, will there be any problem?"
After hearing this, Hua Yingxiu shook her head affirmatively: "In fact, a five-star mid-level Far North Demon Butterfly is more than enough. It is a very safe approach to have only one four-star peak Far North Demon Butterfly left. If you need the other Far North Demon Butterflies, feel free to use them."
Those Far North Demon Butterflies that were processed into demon pigs were already half-dead. In the eyes of Tang Zheng and his friends, they were just tools and materials, so they had no psychological barriers to talking about them.
Tang Zheng got an affirmative answer from Hua Yingxiu, smiled, turned his head and looked at the group of Far North Demon Butterflies piled in the corner, his eyes finally fell on the two four-star high-level Far North Demon Butterflies with the weakest strength and the lowest value.
Tang Xiaotang and the others couldn't help but show a hint of joy at Tang Zheng's smile: "Master, have you thought of a way to escape?"
Tang Zheng nodded: "I have some clues. You guys continue to recover and I will continue to go out and investigate. You wait for my news."
Tang Xiaotang and the others watched Tang Zheng carrying the two weakest northern demon butterflies and demon pigs and walking out. Although they wanted to go out with him, everyone knew that it would be . They were all injured and could only become a burden to Tang Zheng.
Besides, the smile on Tang Zheng’s face just now was too familiar to Tang Xiaotang and the others. They just didn’t know who would be in trouble this time.
However, there are only monsters everywhere in the mountains outside. No matter which monster is unlucky, they will only be happy and not feel sad.
The two Arctic demon butterflies chosen by Tang Zheng are now completely unable to see, speak, or hear.
However, feeling Tang Zheng's movements, he instinctively squirmed a little to express his inner fear, but soon lost consciousness completely after two quick, accurate and ruthless blows from Tang Zheng.
Just like that, under the slightly curious eyes of the crowd, Tang Zheng, with the two northern demon butterflies and demon pigs, disappeared at the entrance of the cave again.
No one expected that this time, Tang Zheng would be away from home longer than any previous time.
Even after two sunrises and sunsets, there was no sign of Tang Zheng returning.
The expressions on Tang Xiaotang and the others' faces in the cave changed from calm at the beginning to a hint of worry. Until the second night, no one was able to do anything anymore. Everyone's eyes and ears were fixed on the cave entrance.
However, the hunt by the demon tribe that Tang Zheng had expected did not come, and Tang Zheng's returning figure did not appear either.
Everyone's anxiety was written all over their faces. The atmosphere in the cave became more and more depressing. Xiaotang had even begun to pray in her heart to the various star masters, seniors, gods and Buddhas, hoping that nothing would happen to Tang Zheng.
It was not until the dawn of the third day that the group, who had not slept for two days, finally heard a slight noise coming from the entrance of the cave.
"That's the safety signal left by the Master!" As soon as Tang Xiaotang heard the cuckoo's call at the entrance of the cave, which sounded tired but with a slightly teasing tone , she knew that Tang Zheng had returned safely!
The call of this cuckoo is the safety signal left by Tang Zheng. No one can imitate it except him, including the real cuckoo - there is absolutely no cuckoo in nature that can make such a rich and emotional call.
"Cicada, cicada--" Tang Xiaotang quickly responded to Tang Zheng's safety command with an equally childish .
Soon, everyone saw Tang Zheng, who was not very tall, suddenly flash in from the cave entrance, and everyone's hearts, which were hanging in their throats, finally fell back into their chests safely.
That face, still with that lazy and weird smile on it, quickly calmed everyone's hearts, even in this extremely dangerous and life-threatening demon territory.
Compared to when he left, Tang Zheng's mental state was much worse. His clothes were torn and covered in blood, but fortunately he didn't have too many wounds on his body, and it didn't seem that he encountered any powerful monsters. After all, with Tang Zheng's stealth and concealment skills, as well as the strength of a five-star warrior, he could still handle it with ease even in the heartland of the monsters.
However, just looking at his sunken eye sockets, the huge dark circles like a giant panda, and the cracked lips, you can tell that Tang Zheng was probably dancing on the edge of a knife during these three days and three nights.
"Master..." Tang Xiaotang felt a pang in her heart when she saw Tang Zheng's condition, and she almost shed tears.
"Haha, don't cry, you should laugh. I can guarantee now that everyone will be able to return home safely soon! No one will be left behind!" Tang Zheng rubbed Tang Xiaotang's hair and laughed.
It seems that although Tang Zheng has put in a lot of effort in the past three days, he has finally got a result that makes him absolutely satisfied.
"Oh, really? I thought you were just going to delay the discovery of our hiding place to give everyone a chance to heal and catch their breath. I didn't expect that you did another big thing quietly. Tell me, how did you do it?" Tang Xiaotang was so happy that she suddenly hung around Tang Zheng's neck like a little bell.
However, Xiao Lingdang was just a little loli with a small stature and a cute face, so there was nothing strange about her doing this. However, after the rapid progress in martial arts and the rapid increase in experience in the past two years, Tang Xiaotang had already grown from a girl with a cheerful appearance and a confused heart into a beautiful martial artist with a domineering figure and strength. This time, she bumped into Tang Zheng.
The two people's cheeks and lips were almost touching each other, just a hair's breadth apart, and they could even feel each other's warm breath clearly.
Xiaotang realized that her behavior was reckless. Her face quickly turned red like a sweet and delicious ripe apple. She suddenly took a step back and jumped out of Tang Zheng's arms. She lowered her head, not knowing whether she was embarrassed or annoyed.
"Ahem..." Tang Zheng coughed twice, touched his nose, calmed his heartbeat, and quickly got rid of the ambiguous feeling of soft jade in his arms in his mind. Then he smiled and said to everyone, "How I did it is actually quite simple. It's boring to say it out loud. When everyone can get out of this, you will understand it naturally."
Everyone has long been accustomed to Tang Zheng's bad behavior of keeping people in suspense.
As long as he returns safely and tells everyone that everyone can escape safely and return home smoothly, that will be enough.
As for the curiosity in my heart, just regard it as a reward for Tang Zheng's hard work over the past few days.
"Isn't everyone curious anymore?" Tang Zheng felt depressed when he saw everyone suddenly heard such good news. Apart from Xiaotang, no one even asked him about the details of his feat on the spot.
But now Xiaotang, who has been a professional supporting actor for thousands of years, is secretly shy again. It is really not appropriate for me to provoke them anymore. I can only look at everyone's faces. No one is pretending to be curious. I waved my hand in boredom: "Forget it, I'm tired too. What I want most now is to have a big bed for me to sleep in. Everything else, I'll talk about it after I wake up."
After saying that, Tang Zheng said no more. He found a corner that looked decent and fell asleep on the floor.
When he woke up again, he found that he was not lying on the ground, but in a pile of very soft hay, covered with a thin quilt with the girl's fragrance. Although this condition was not as good as the big bed of his dreams, it was also the best condition he could have during this arduous hunting trip.
Tang Zheng raised his head and saw that everyone was gathered at the entrance of the cave. The haystack under him was probably made by Jiang Wuyan and Zheng Qian, and the thin quilt on his body was probably sewn by Xiaotang and Hua Yingxiu using the extra clothes they carried with them.
"How long have I slept?" Tang Zheng stretched and smiled as he stood behind everyone.
"Sixteen hours." Xiaotang replied without turning his head.
"It's been so long... No wonder my stomach feels like it's starting to growl." Tang Zheng said, touching his deflated belly.
"Here, boss, there's some cooked food left for you in the fire. I'm definitely not as good at roasting chickens as you are, and I don't know when you'll wake up, so I roast a few every two hours. They may be a little too overcooked, so just use them to fill your stomach." Zheng Qian turned his head and said a few words, then immediately put his head close to the cave entrance, as if he was waiting for something.
At this moment, the ground of the cave shook violently, and outside the cave, there soon came a violent, muffled sound like thunder striking the ground, echoing in the valley and forest.
Hearing the terrifying noise and momentum, Tang Zheng viciously threw a chicken egg he had pulled out of the fire into his mouth and chewed it to pieces: "Haha, it's time for us to get out of the cave. After watching the show, we'll go home."
