The group was still discussing what to do next.
The mercenaries proposed a plan for division of labor, while Yang Lin was concerned about the distribution of supplies, hoping to get a little more for himself.
His young master status gave him considerable influence, and even in such a desolate place, his words still carried absolute weight.
Almost everyone was thinking about countermeasures, but Lin Xiao Tian's attention was not on them at all.
Ten meters away, in a patch of bushes, something was stealthily watching them.
The creature was adept at concealing its presence. Lin Xiao Tian believed that if he hadn't inherited the greenish energy from the stone tablet yesterday, he would never have detected it.
However, the vegetation in Kunlun Valley was dense, and Lin Xiao Tian had no idea what the creature looked like.
Lin Xiao Tian recalled what Luo Ping and others had said. According to them, there was a monster in the valley that could be killed by gunfire, but they ultimately failed to kill it.
Lin Xiao Tian vaguely guessed that the thing currently observing them might be the monster Luo Ping had mentioned.
After a while, the group reached a conclusion: the authority to distribute supplies fell entirely to Yang Lin, and Yang Lin, along with Yang Xin, was still exempted from night watch.
No one else objected, and Lin Xiao Tian naturally didn't either.
Soon, night fell.
In the first half of the night, nothing happened in the camp. Lin Xiao Tian remained highly alert, guarding against the peeping entity.
Finally, in the latter half of the night, Lin Xiao Tian overheard a conversation.
"You're so badly injured, it's pitiful."
The voice came from Yang Lin.
But Lin Xiao Tian knew Yang Lin was asleep, so how could he be awake?
More importantly, his unusually gentle words were directed at Xue Ding, which seemed impossible.
Lin Xiao Tian stealthily crept over and stood behind Xue Ding.
Xue Ding was also responding to "Yang Lin's" words, mostly flattering Yang Lin. As a servant, hearing his master express such care for him at this moment, he was deeply touched.
What a touching master-servant conversation. If Lin Xiao Tian hadn't witnessed it firsthand, he would have been moved too.
But what Lin Xiao Tian saw now was a horrifying scene.
Xue Ding was silently weeping, and before him, a monster with a human face and human hands, but a sheep's body, was gently wiping away Xue Ding's tears.
The scene was extremely bizarre!
Lin Xiao Tian's scalp tingled.
The monster's appearance reminded him of a creature from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
The Pao Xiao!
Its form was like a sheep's body with a human face, its eyes beneath its armpits, tiger teeth, human claws, and its voice like a baby's. It was called Pao Xiao, and it ate people.
This Pao Xiao also had another name, Tao Tie!
However, legend had it that the Tao Tie was much larger, but this sheep-bodied monster before him was only the size of an adult.
The appearance of this monster here was definitely not simple. Although he didn't know why it was so fond of Xue Ding, Lin Xiao Tian knew that if it wasn't dealt with, it would lead to endless trouble.
After all, this was the third day!
Lin Xiao Tian dared not be careless. A monster that could utter human speech was definitely far more dangerous than the White Viper he had encountered before. To deal with it, a gun was necessary!
The firearms were mainly in the hands of Yang family's bodyguards. Lin Xiao Tian's task now was to get them to deal with this monster.
But as he moved, the next moment, a face appeared before him.
"Yang Lin!"
No.
It wasn't Yang Lin.
It was the monster.
Now they were face to face, less than half a meter apart.
"Hee hee hee..."
The monster let out a sound, as if it were crying, and the sound was exactly like the cry of a human infant.
The sound annoyed Lin Xiao Tian, making his soul tremble.
Lin Xiao Tian reacted quickly, creating distance between himself and the monster.
But the monster lunged forward, closing in on Lin Xiao Tian again.
It was too fast!
Its speed completely surpassed human capabilities.
Lin Xiao Tian even felt as if the monster was a sports car at full throttle.
The monster appeared behind Lin Xiao Tian, and he could feel a strong killing intent!
"Wake up, something's wrong!"
Lin Xiao Tian shouted towards the camp.
Soon, people emerged from the camp.
The monster let out another infant's cry. In an instant, the mercenary who had just emerged knelt on one knee, his mind in a daze.
Lin Xiao Tian now understood: the monster's voice could affect people's actions.
With this realization, Lin Xiao Tian covered his ears and created distance from the monster again.
To his surprise, the monster still caught up with him instantly.
The monster's hand had completely changed, suddenly growing numerous barbs. A strike from this palm would surely tear muscles beyond recognition.
Bang!
At this critical moment, a gunshot rang out.
Lin Xiao Tian immediately felt much clearer.
As the gunshot echoed, a splash of blood streaked through the air.
The monster was hit, the bullet penetrating its head.
Lin Xiao Tian breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the mercenary who fired, and gave him a thumbs-up.
The mercenary smiled and returned a thumbs-up to Lin Xiao Tian.
But before Lin Xiao Tian could celebrate, the next moment, an afterimage flashed before his eyes.
Then, blood splattered.
The mercenary who had just given Lin Xiao Tian a thumbs-up had his entire head severed.
The mercenary's face displayed disbelief, clearly unable to comprehend that he had been decapitated.
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned.
He looked at the monster again. Where was the wound on its head? It seemed completely unharmed!
After dispatching the mercenary, the monster turned its gaze back to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian stuffed cotton into his ears, picked up a sturdy wooden stick, and confronted the monster.
Meanwhile, people in the camp began to wake up.
Upon seeing a monster with a human face and a sheep's body, everyone was terrified.
Yang Lin's reaction was the most dramatic.
He instinctively touched his face, "It's still here! It's still here!"
"Holy crap! Am I dreaming?" Yang Lin's mouth hung open.
The crowd calmed down, and the next moment, gunshots rained down.
Lin Xiao Tian saw the monster being hit, riddled with holes all over its body.
"You bastard, daring to impersonate me, I'll beat you to death!"
Yang Lin, still incensed, fired several more shots.
"Get away from it!" Lin Xiao Tian immediately yelled.
Yang Lin paused, "What do you mean? Are you telling me what to do?"
"Idiot, it will revive!"
"Huh?"
Yang Lin believed in science and naturally didn't think such a bizarre thing could happen. But the next second, he suddenly felt the light around him dim considerably.
Yang Lin turned his head in astonishment and saw the monster, which he had just riddled with bullets, looking at him coldly.
"Ah..."
Yang Lin screamed.
Yang Xin, not far away, covered her mouth in fright.
If anything happened to these two siblings, you couldn't expect them to do anything.
"Stop! Don't be disrespectful to the young master!" a voice shouted.