Wu Tong also took out the juice that Old Yellow had given him, smeared some on his nose, and felt a slightly spicy scent that made him sneeze uncontrollably before passing the juice to Ye Wudao. However, Ye Wudao shook his head, indicating that he did not need it.
Old Yellow cautioned Ye Wudao and Wu Tong to follow him closely, then he, with his old hunting dog, entered the maple forest. Old Yellow and Wu Tong both seemed quite nervous, but Wudao's face was relaxed; he looked around the maple forest as if he were a tourist captivated by the scenery.
The deeper they went, the thicker the miasma became, like a dense fog obscuring their direction. Old Yellow suddenly stopped, said something to his old hunting dog, and the dog immediately understood and began sniffing around the ground. Shortly after, the hunting dog barked a few times at Old Yellow and then dashed off toward the northeast. Old Yellow called out to Ye Wudao and Wu Tong and hurried after the dog.
