Qingzhi Han did not know who Qin Hao was. She was just a little curious.
Moreover, that gaze just now gave her a strange feeling. She seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but she could not remember where.
"Why don't you expose them?" Zhou Wudao asked as he walked. After killing the other Signs, there would be fewer competitors for the Divine Palace's disciple position.
"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. How many people are hiding in the trees?
What about their strength?
You and I don't know. What if we are not their match? "
Qin Hao asked. Fallen Emperor Bay's terrain was special. Yuan Qi and Primordial Spirit could not be used. Once they fought, it was a competition of individual combat skills and stamina. If the enemy had the advantage in numbers, the four of them would be in a passive position.
Zhou Wudao revealed a pondering expression. He really couldn't understand Qin Hao.
When they returned to their original spot, everything was normal. Zheng Qingchi and the others had not arrived yet.
Qin Hao and the others found a cave nearby and settled down. They let Que 'er and Ye Yao accompany Xiao Han in the cave. The group of men guarded the cave entrance. When it was close to evening, Zheng Qingchi brought the others back.
"What did you find?"
There was a bonfire at the entrance of the cave. A cooked boar was skewered on the rack. Everyone sat in a circle. Qin Hao tore off the meat from the boar's back and handed it to Zheng Qingchi.
"There are many ruins." Zheng Qingchi took it and took a bite. After running for an entire day, he had used up a lot of energy.
"From here to the east, we found three collapsed buildings. As we were not sure if there was any danger, we did not dare to take a closer look.
However, we remembered all the locations. "Second Zheng continued.
"Ruins?" Qin Hao thought. Fallen Emperor Bay was once inhabited?
"What about you?" Zheng Qingchi did not know if anyone had lived in the ruins before.
"We saw the other Signs."
Zhou Wudao crossed his arms behind his head and lay down lazily. He wanted to attack, but Qin Hao stopped him.
This surprised Zheng Qingchi. He said seriously, "It seems that the Signs selected by the Divine Palace are also very strong. In terms of speed, they are not inferior to us."
It was not easy to successfully break through the sea demons' encirclement. To be able to reach Fallen Emperor Bay at the same time as them showed that the other party was not ordinary.
After all, they had Jiu Ying's help along the way.
"How are they?" Qin Hao looked at Tsiogua, who had walked out of the cave.
"They're all in good condition. They're praising your cooking skills."
Tsiogua was smiling. the meat, roasted by Qin Hao's work................................................
"This Fallen Emperor Bay can't use Yuan Qi and Source Spirit. Once there is a conflict, those with more people will have a large advantage.
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Zheng Qingchi was full. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. Through the night, he looked to the west. Qin Hao had discovered some suspicious people in the west, so he had to be vigilant.
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The Divine Palace did not give any new instructions, so they could only wait.
Maybe when there were more signs, they would start the next round of screening.
The night was as dark as ink.
Although the air was silent, they were in the most dangerous place in the Southern Mountain Range. No one let down their guard. They all slept lightly.
At this time, not far from their camp, a pair of eyes were secretly watching.
Rumble!
Her stomach made a dissatisfied sound. Qingzhi Han, who was curled up in the grass, rubbed her stomach. Looking at the flickering bonfire in the distance, she swallowed a mouthful of pork chops that had been torn to the bone.
Seven days in a row!
Nothing unusual happened. Even the signs in the west did not come to disturb them.
Qin Hao and the others sent people out to scout every day. The people who stayed behind were responsible for catching small wild beasts. No one knew what kind of test the Divine Palace would use next. Just the problem of food and clothing was enough to keep them busy. They worried about food every day.
Due to the safety of the environment, Zheng Da and the others gradually became bolder. They explored a wider area. Starting from the fifth day, they took some roasted meat and went on the road. They did not return to the cave until it was dark.
During this time, the small teams they sent out found more ruins. However, they had not stepped in to observe carefully.
Other than that, when it was late at night, the people who stayed behind at the cave would faintly hear a gurgling sound. This was very strange. Every time this sound sounded, it gave people a feeling of numbness.
Seven days later, on the shore of Fallen Emperor Bay, people with signs came ashore one after another. Some were swollen and pale from being soaked in seawater. Some were missing arms and legs. There were also people who had fainted and floated over.
Although they were all very miserable, they had made it to their destination alive.
Gradually, more and more people began to arrive.
Half a month later, the number of warriors on the shore of Fallen Emperor Bay reached a terrifying level. It was as lively as a small town. There were no less than ten thousand people.
Of course, from the total number of warriors who had set out from the Southern Mountain Range, less than one in ten would survive to reach Fallen Emperor Bay. The number was still decreasing.
Even so, ten thousand people gathered together. The scale was not small. When there were more people, friction and conflicts were unavoidable.
One of the most prominent problems was the problem of food. In order to eat more, many warriors who came together did not hesitate to fight.
As for some weak warriors, they were directly killed. Even if they were able to break through the Sea Demon's blockade and successfully reach Fallen Emperor Bay, they died in the hands of humans.
A month later, the lack of food had worsened to the extreme. In order to survive, many warriors were forced to go into the sea to fish. They caught those strange fish with big mouths.
When Tsiogua saw other people eating the strange fish after killing them, he vomited on the spot.
One had to know that the strange fish had eaten human flesh and the warriors had eaten the strange fish. It was equivalent to eating humans in disguise. It was disgusting just thinking about it.
"Big Brother, this place is simply hell."
Seeing the ugliness of the outside world and even hearing of bloody incidents of people eating people on the shore, Tsiogua felt that it was time for them to move away.
"That's right, Pavilion Master Qin. Recently, the few of us have not dared to go too far. We are afraid of being caught and eaten alive."
Zheng San shuddered. As warriors gathered at Fallen Emperor Bay, the ruins that had been discovered previously were also occupied.
Of course, occupying was not necessarily a good thing. Recently, because of the territory, there had been several large-scale battles.
Now, the warriors gathered at Fallen Emperor Bay had split into several factions in order to survive. The small ones were in groups of three to five, while the large ones had as many as a hundred people.
If not for the fact that Qin Hao and the others had a large number of people, the cave might have been occupied long ago.
Even so, the people from the Sea Sand Gang would often sneak over to take a look. They had heard that there were many beauties in the cave.
"Wait a little longer."
Qin Hao held a piece of grass in his mouth and a pinch of fine salt in his hand. He very carefully sprinkled it on a few roasted rats.
There was a trace of worry between his brows. He was catching fewer and fewer wild animals. At first, there were wild boars to eat. Now, not to mention rabbits, even the rats were snatched from others.
It seemed that the guy that Qin Hao had robbed today was from the Sea Sand Gang.
"Later, don't tell Que 'er and Xiao Yao about the rat meat. Just say … it's rabbit meat."
Qin Hao patted Tsiogua's shoulder. He had already washed the morning dew inside and out several times and added spices to ensure that there would not be any smell of rats.
"Okay." Tsiogua nodded. Looking at Qin Hao's meticulous look, he felt a little heartache.
For everyone's meals, Big Brother had suffered a lot. Not to mention other things, just the morning dew that he had collected was a priceless treasure.
Now, no warrior in Fallen Emperor Bay would use a treasure like the morning dew to wash food. It was a waste and a disrespect to life. Now, half a liter of morning dew could be sold for 50,000 earth crystals.
Moreover, he did not know what method Qin Hao had used to get the morning dew in large quantities. He had never cherished it.
There was even once when Tsiogua saw him nailing a wooden bucket, filling it with morning dew and sending it in for Que 'er to bathe Xiao Han's sister.
Every time he thought of that scene, Tsiogua's heart would ache.
At the same time, he also noticed that Qin Hao's complexion was far worse than before. He looked very haggard.
"Even if you say it's rat meat, no one will mind."
A female voice came from behind. Ye Yao walked in front of Qin Hao. Her white fingers tapped on the roasted rat meat, then she put it in her mouth and sucked. She nodded and said, "Well, it tastes good. Big Brother Qin, don't look down on the women of Night Net Palace. Master has trained us to survive in the wild since we were young.
I've eaten earthworms, "Ye Yao said seriously. Her words were bold, but there was a hint of struggle in her beautiful eyes. Obviously, she was not telling the truth. She was just forcing it.
"Don't force yourself." Qin Hao smiled. Girls were very sensitive to rats. It was normal for them to be afraid of such things.
However, Qin Hao really had no choice. He could not find the wild boar. Perhaps in a few days, if he still did not receive instructions from the Divine Palace, he should really consider Tsiogua and Zheng San's suggestion to move away from here and go deeper into the mountains.
But in that way, the danger may be greater.
"Hey, which gang do you belong to?
Call out someone who can talk. "
Suddenly, a cold voice was heard.
Qin Hao and the others, who were chatting and laughing, looked over and discovered a group of cultivators walking over. There were quite a few of them, about thirty of them. Each of them had a large 'Sha' character written on their chests with charcoal ash.
"Sea Sand Gang."
Tsiogua looked cautious. In the area of Diluo Bay, the Sea Sand Gang was famous. It was rumored that their leader was very strong and had killed the leaders of the other five gangs with his bare hands.
At that time, the five people attacked together, but they did not even touch the clothes of the leader of the Sea Sand Gang.
"What's the matter?" Qin Hao smiled. His eyes were gentle and very kind.
"Look at the word on my chest."
A two-meter-tall strong man with a horse's mane walked out of the group. He held a thick mace in his hand. Perhaps to deliberately show off his skills, the mace was stained with blood and looked very ferocious. It seemed that he had killed many people.
"Well, silly." Qin Hao nodded.
"It's good that you know."
The strong man smiled proudly. Naturally, he did not understand the meaning of Qin Hao's words. He first greedily glanced at Ye Yao, thinking that her body was really good. Then, he looked at the rat meat on the grill. At this moment, the strong man crazily swallowed his saliva, as if he had seen the most delicious food in the world. He could not help but open his mouth and point at the rat meat: "The Sea Sand Gang is in charge of everything within twenty miles. You are openly barbecuing, polluting the atmosphere and violating the rules of our gang. First, we will confiscate your meat. From now on, it belongs to our gang."
"Well said." Suddenly, a large group of Sea Sand Gang members clapped and shouted. This made the strong man feel that he was very cultured.
"And then?"
Qin Hao continued to smile. His smile was even more friendly. They were not wrong. The rat meat belonged to the Sea Sand Gang. Four hours ago, it was still in their leader's tent.