Lou's team has been walking on the snowy plains of the Ice Wasteland for nearly half a month. Searching almost blindly on the endless icy snowfield.
It is difficult to find traces of Arctic musk oxen. The only clues are the tracks and dung left by them in groups walking through the snowfields.
However, such footprints and feces on the snow will be buried by the wind and snow in almost a few days, leaving no trace. If their footprints can be found, it means that they will be very close.
Unfortunately, they searched everywhere on the ice sheet and found many ice beasts, but they could not find any clues about the Arctic Musk Ox.
Beast kings like the Ice Storm Bear King are not uncommon in the Ice Wilderness Ancient Land, and they are quite powerful. Once discovered, be careful to avoid provoking them.
Although they can defeat the Beast King, the heavy price paid is not something Lou's team can bear. Moreover, their goal is not simply to hunt orcs.
The Lou brothers and sisters couldn't help but be anxious. If things continued like this, they might come back empty-handed from their trip deep into the Ice Wasteland.
"Brother, what should we do? We can't find any trace of the Arctic Musk Ox at all. We have wasted several months in this ancient ice wilderness. There are only two or three months left before Mother's birthday. We must rush back as soon as possible. ."
"Oh, let's look for another month. If it doesn't work, we can only go back to the imperial city to find a way and buy some ordinary birthday gifts."
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Most of the dozen Wuhou in Lou's team were silent along the way, with different thoughts.
Some are focused on hunting low- and middle-level ice beasts, hoping to take advantage of this last time when King Wu will lead a team deep into the ancient land of ice to earn more yuan stones for cultivation.
Some were half-hearted, leaving inconspicuous traces along the way from time to time to guide the team of the Ice Desolate Tigers who were following far behind.
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Most of Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue's thoughts were on searching for the mammoth's burial place, and the other half was on the mysterious tracking team behind them.
However, after the Ice Storm Bear King's surprise attack that night, the tracking team failed to show up in the next ten days, which made Gu Xinyue quite confused.
She couldn't see the stalkers who were out of sight, and didn't know if those people were still there.
Only Ye Fan's Emperor Yin's Golden Eyes could see the reaction of vitality from a very far distance.
"How come the following team has made no movement for more than ten days. Are they still following?"
She asked Ye Fan in a low voice.
"They have been following, they must be waiting for a good opportunity! After the Ice Storm Bear King attacked the camp, the Lou brothers and sisters became much more vigilant. At least three Wuhous were arranged to take turns keeping watch at night. They did not have a suitable opportunity. Let's start. I have observed these days that the tracking team probably only has two Martial Kings. In a head-to-head encounter, their chances of winning are not very high, and the price they pay will be relatively high. Therefore, their tactic is most likely to conduct a surprise attack. , try to win with one blow!"
Ye Fan nodded slightly.
"A raid? An ambush, or a trap or something!"
Gu Xinyue couldn't help but worry, and said, "Why don't we just take the initiative and find them out?"
Ye Fan thought for a moment, smiled and shook his head: "No need, they will definitely be unable to bear it and jump out to attack. We just need to wait and see how they attack. Moreover, this can be regarded as an experience, let Lou The brothers and sisters have learned a lesson: be more careful in the future and don't include enemy spies in the team."
He didn't take the tracking team seriously.
He didn't even need to take action. As long as Gu Xinyue used the body of the purple phoenix, the tracking team would be destroyed in an instant.
Traps, ambushes, and night attacks were all insignificant in his eyes, and could only be the result of self-humiliation.
"That's fine!"
Gu Xinyue nodded.
If she and Mark took the initiative, it would be easy to kill the team that was following them from a distance.
But this is not of much benefit to the Lou brothers and sisters from the Imperial City.
When martial cultivators go out to experience adventures, they have to face various dangers and challenges. It is also of great benefit to give them more experience in the dangers of the Ice Wasteland. Even if you suffer a little loss or get hurt, it's still a good thing.
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Hunters in the Ice Wasteland have never lacked patience and composure. In the ice and snow, it is easy to hide for ten and a half days and observe the prey.
Either he doesn't take action, or he kills with one blow, biting the throat to death, leaving the prey unable to fight back.
Otherwise, the prey's death struggle can easily cause serious damage to the hunter. Being hit hard in the Ice Wasteland is not a good thing, as it can easily become prey in the eyes of other hunters.
The eldest of the two tigers in the ice wilderness, Black Tiger, has been hunting in the ancient ice wilderness for decades. He has always been cautious and has enough patience to observe the prey and launch this fatal blow. He has never missed it.
Although the second child, the white-eyed tiger, is careless and rough, he always obeys the black tiger's orders and will not act without permission.
The Ice Desolate Twin Tigers led their team to follow Lou's team for nearly half a month. Except for the Ice Storm Bear King's test, they just watched calmly for more than ten days without making any move.
Even Lou's team relaxed and didn't keep an eye on them so closely during the night.
"Brother, we have been in the Ice Wasteland for more than half a month. Our inside detectives have been observing the two armor-faced men at close range every day, and found that their strength is ordinary. The female armor-faced martial arts king, and the ice storm bear king In a fierce battle, he is not much better than Lou Yu. The armor-faced man is even more of a joke, he is just a young man who eats and drinks for free. Our spies have never seen him do anything serious. He came to this ancient land of ice and water just to play with you. It's like having fun, and even the barbecue is served by that woman. According to my little brother, he must be the son of a prominent family in Zixuan Imperial City. He married a Martial King's unmarried wife and came to the Ice Wasteland to travel around. . This fat sheep is probably fatter than Lou Yu! If we kill him, we will be happy for at least several years! Brother, please don't let this fat fish get away!"
The thin man with blank eyes licked his lips, feeling a strong greed in his heart.
If you kill this team of fat sheep, you will not only get a lot of money, but also a beautiful armor-faced woman and a pretty girl like Lou Qing.
In the small town of Binghuang, it is rare to encounter such a tender and supple girl.
It's a pity that the boss is not a womanizer and is focused on martial arts, so he can't say this either.
"Yeah! Okay, there is another heavy snowstorm tonight, which is a good time for hunting! Let's give the Lou brothers and sisters a surprise meeting gift! Let's go!"
The thick-browed man looked at the gloomy sky and laughed coldly. He had already thought about how to give the Lou brothers and sisters a fatal blow.
"Okay! Brothers, after more than ten days, we are ready to slaughter the fat sheep. Please be energetic!"
The thin man with rolled eyes was overjoyed.
All the Wuhou in the Ice Desolate Tigers team shouted excitedly and followed the Ice Desolate Tigers quickly away into the distance.
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It was getting late, and there was less than half an hour left before complete darkness.
The eyesight of martial cultivators is much stronger than that of ordinary people. With just a few stars in the starry night, they can see the situation in the distance.
But there are no stars in the Ice Wasteland, and once night falls, it is completely pitch black. Even Marquis Wu could not clearly see the situation several miles away in complete darkness in the late night of the Ice Wasteland.
Once night falls, it's time to set up camp and rest.
It's still half an hour before it gets completely dark.
A Wuhou from Lou's team hunted a plump snow rabbit for dinner. He was about to return to the team when he suddenly found some messy but strange footprints in front of him.
The footprints are slightly like the double petals of a lotus without a lotus heart, but with a little more plum blossom core.
These footprints stretch endlessly on the snowfield.
He has been coming to this ancient land of ice for many years, but he has never seen such strange beast tracks. He couldn't help but shout to the team thousands of feet away, "Hey, who knows what kind of footprints these are?"
Soon, another Wuhou who was nearest came over quickly.
"This...this is definitely the footprint of the Arctic Musk Ox! I followed a veteran adventurer into the Ice Wasteland and saw it once. He said that this was the footprint of the Arctic Musk Ox, exactly the same as the mark in front of me. But when I followed up, I failed to find the group of Arctic musk oxen, which has always been a big regret for me."
His expression changed and he was shocked.
Soon, Wu Hou remembered something and hurriedly said to the Lou Yu brothers and sisters not far away, "Captain Lou! Look, the tracks of the Arctic musk ox."
blow!
blow!
Brother and sister Lou Yu and Lou Qing both flew over, their expressions obviously excited.
Lou Yu half-crouched on the ground and quickly looked at the large number of footprints in front of him, comparing them with the ones he had memorized in his mind. He couldn't help but be ecstatic: "Yes, these are the tracks of the Arctic Musk Ox! Sure enough, a small group of Arctic Musk Ox came from here." However, the hard work paid off, and I spent many months finally finding them."
Before coming to the Ice Wasteland, he had made sufficient preparations. He searched a lot of information about the Arctic Musk Ox in the Imperial City, and naturally found the shape of the Arctic Musk Ox's footprints.
"Brother, great, we finally found the Arctic musk ox, let's go hunt them now. And this is a small group. After we hunt, we can at least get several copies of the Arctic musk! This thing has a very high My mother will be very happy with the effect of prolonging life!"
Lou Qing's face was also red and she was very excited.
Soon, more than a dozen other members of Lou's team also flew over and came to the vicinity where the Arctic Musk Ox tracks appeared. They all observed the tracks and were filled with surprises.
The materials on the Arctic Musk Ox are much more expensive than ordinary beasts. Coupled with the extremely rare number of this kind of beast in the ancient land of ice, hunting a beast lord-level Arctic musk ox is as valuable as hunting a beast king.
Once the hunt is successful, even ordinary members of Lou's team will gain a lot.
Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue also appeared soon to observe the footprints.
Gu Xinyue was a little confused.
It had only been half a month since Lou's team entered the Ice Wasteland. It seemed a little too easy to find the tracks of the Arctic Musk Ox in such a short time.
You know, even many adventurers have been searching in the ancient ice wasteland for many years, but they have not seen any trace of the Arctic Musk Ox. Is Lou's team so lucky that they can meet whenever they want? !
She couldn't help but look back at Ye Fan, as if asking, is there any fraud in this? !
Ye Fan knew what she was thinking.
These are indeed the tracks of the Arctic musk ox. Their shape and even the smell of the tracks are those of the Arctic musk ox. What's more, there are some traces of ice grass and dung in the tracks, showing the living conditions of this small group of Arctic musk oxen.
He picked up a piece of ice grass in the footprints and took a look. He looked at the messy footprints that extended into the distance. He shook his head with a contemptuous smile and said nothing.
This footprint trap is really well designed, which shows how well-intentioned the person who set the trap was. Even experienced hunters cannot see any flaws and are very easy to be fooled.
Gu Xinyue and Ye Fan had known each other for a long time, and seeing a flash of ridicule on his face, their hearts suddenly became enlightened. Although I don't understand what the problem is, I know there is something wrong with the footprints, and that's enough.