As soon as the rats had picked up a scent, Lin Fan contacted the Gale Sparrow and called it back through Greeny.
The village chief had come along with Lin Fan, but once Lin Fan picked up the scent of the fox spirit beast, he immediately had the village chief and other villagers head back.
The village chief and the other villagers didn't need any convincing since they knew that if they stayed with Lin Fan, they would definitely be in danger.
Once the village chief and villagers left, Lin Fan had the rat puppets lead the way while he had the Gale Sparrow scout from above. That way he could have a bird's eye view of the entire area and make sure that nothing unexpected happened.
The rat puppets led Lin Fan out of the range of the village fields and deep into the surrounding forest. They continued walking for close to half an hour before the rats finally slowed down and indicated that the source of the scent trail was just ahead.
