Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After Wu Xie, Fatty and Pan Zi caught up with Hua Yu and the others, they fell behind.

"Oh my god! Oh my god, what do you think that is?" The fat man's voice stood out in the quiet team.

Everyone looked in the direction the fat man's finger was pointing, and a slightly eerie face was looming in the woods.

"Go and take a look." Zhang Haifeng received Hua Yu's order, drew out his sword, and walked over carefully.

When I got closer, I found that the face was a paper man, which was hung on a tree branch and fluttered in the wind. There were strange patterns painted on the face of the paper man, and two holes were dug for the eyes, which looked very scary.

"Who did this?" Zhang Haifeng asked with a frown.

"I don't know, but I feel something is wrong here." said the fat man.

"Let's be careful." Wu Xie reminded.

The group continued to move forward, their hearts full of vigilance.

As they walked, they suddenly heard a slight rustling sound, as if something was approaching.

"Who? Come out!" Zhang Haifeng shouted.

However, there was no response, only the rustling sound became clearer and clearer.

At this moment, a huge black spider dropped from the tree and landed on the ground. Its body was more than one meter long, and its eight long legs were shining coldly.

"Oh my god! What a big spider!" The fat man took a few steps back in fright.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a spider." Zhang Haifeng said, raising his sword and slashing at the spider.

The spider dodged the attack nimbly and quickly climbed up a tree.

"Oh no, it's trying to run away!" Wu Xie shouted.

Everyone hurried to catch up, but the spider had already disappeared into the dense woods.

"Damn it, it ran away!" Zhang Haifeng said in annoyance.

"Forget it, let's hurry up and get on our way." Hua Yu said.

So, the group continued to move forward, hoping to find an exit as soon as possible.

It was not until dark, when everyone no longer encountered those strange things, that they began to set up camp and prepare to rest.

At midnight, the camp was peaceful and the night watchman had taken a nap. A breeze blew by, and a curtain of the tent where they stored food was lifted. When they looked over, there was only a mud mark on the curtain.

Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi, who were dozing off, lowered their heads and smiled slightly.

The next morning, everyone woke up one after another. The sun shone through the clouds, bringing a touch of warmth to the camp.

However, when the fat man went into the tent to get food, he suddenly ran out in panic, shouting, "Oh no! Oh no! Something is lost!"

This sudden shout attracted the attention of others. Wu Xie was the first to rush over and asked, "Fatty, what did you lose?"

The fat man said anxiously, "Our food is gone!"

This news shocked and confused everyone. Everything was normal last night, so how could the food suddenly disappear?

Wu Xie, Pan Zi, and Xie Yuchen rushed to the tent where the food was stored to check the situation. As expected, the bag that originally contained the food had deflated a lot, and there were still some scattered wrapping papers left around the bag.

"What is going on?" Pan Zi asked in confusion.

"Could it be that some wild beast stole our food?" Xie Yuchen guessed.

However, no traces of wild animals were found around the camp, and the food was taken away neatly, which did not seem to be the work of wild animals.

At this time, Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi looked at each other and were secretly proud of themselves. They knew that all this was done by them, but they decided to remain silent and see how others would deal with this incident.

Wu Xie frowned and thought, he felt that this matter was a little strange. He looked around carefully, trying to find clues. Suddenly, he noticed the mud marks at the door of the tent, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

"Could it be..." he muttered to himself.

The other three also noticed the mud marks and gathered around.

"What does this mean?" asked the fat man.

Wu Xie pondered for a moment and said, "I think someone might have deliberately stolen our food. This mud mark looks suspicious, maybe it was left by a thief."

Fatty, Pan Zi, and Xie Yuchen looked at each other, none of them had expected something like this to happen. In this deserted place, food was the key to survival, and the remaining supplies could only sustain them for two or three days.

And they didn't know how long it would take to find Wu Sansheng's team. If everything went well, they might be able to meet up with Wu Sansheng in a day or two; if not, it might take longer. Then they would face the crisis of food shortage.

Wu Xie said calmly: "Don't panic, let's check if the other items are safe first, and then discuss what to do next."

Everyone nodded in agreement and began to check their luggage one by one. Fortunately, except for the food, all other items were intact.

After some discussion, they decided to send a few people to look for food nearby, and at the same time strengthen the guard of the camp to prevent encountering a similar situation again.

Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi were laughing on the side. Their plan had succeeded in the first step. Next, they would continue to cause trouble and see how these people would respond.

Fatty checked and found nothing missing, so he decided to prepare less food for today. After all, some supplies were lost, but he couldn't let everyone go hungry. As he was thinking, he walked to the place where the ingredients were stored to prepare to cook, but suddenly he screamed, "Ah! Fatty's pot! That damn guy stole Fatty's pot!"

Wu Xie and his friends gathered around immediately after hearing the sound. They saw the fat man pointing at an empty place with a look of astonishment on his face. They saw that the iron pot that was just placed on the campfire last night was now only left with the wire hooking the iron pot dangling in the wind, as if mocking them. Everyone looked at each other, and a foreboding premonition surged in their hearts. Who did this? Did someone else sneak into the camp? Or was all this a conspiracy between Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi?

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling stood aside and watched the whole chaos.

Xie Yuchen was initially distracted by Wu Xie and the others' well-reasoned analysis, but now that he had calmed down and thought about it, he realized something was wrong.

If it is true as they analyzed, that they themselves did not realize the problem, then with Hei Xia Zi's unyielding character, how could he allow others to slander him without a word of rebuttal?

There was only one possibility, that is, the person who entered the camp to steal things was very familiar with them, or even knew them. And this plan was most likely planned before they came to the Kingdom of Queen Mother of the West.

When Xie Yuchen turned around and saw his young father and father standing calmly beside him, the certainty he had originally felt, which had only been 50 to 60 percent, now became certain.

Wu Xie finally decided that they would prepare some hot food there tonight, but the people in charge of the night watch must not be Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi. In view of the behavior of the two last night, it was really hard to trust them, and they had to suspect whether there was a ghost.

Zhang Haifeng and Hei Xiazi shrugged their shoulders indifferently, expressing their understanding. After all, keeping watch is not an easy job, and it would be best if they don't have to.