107 He Have Two Choices (1/2)

The two soldiers who climbed up the tree went down after a few minutes. They walked to their captain and reported their observation to Yang Yun. Once the two finished their report, Yang Yun allowed his team to be at ease.

”We will be resting here today,” Yang Yun said. He sent a few of them to gather some water and inspected their resting ground for any poisonous creature around. Only then did he sat down to rest. Yang Yun took out a map from the small bag around his waist and studied it.

”Captain,” a comrade called Yan Qing approached him. ”It has been a week since we entered the forest and we haven't found anything yet.”

”It has only been a week,” Yang Yun pointed out. He spread out the map on the ground. ”There is a lot of areas we haven't covered yet.”

Yan Qing rubbed his hand on his neck. ”Why do you think the army requested for our help? They are much familiar with this forest geography.”

Yang Yun opened his mouth to answer and paused when he heard a familiar chirping sound. He lifted his head and blew a whistle. Soon a small bird landed on his shoulder. Yang Yun untied the paper tied on the bird's leg before he set the bird free. Then, he unrolled the paper and read its contents.

”What is it?” Yan Qing asked when he saw the captain's frown.

”Let's wait for the others to come back,” Yang Yun said. ”I will explain the situation then.”

Yan Qing nodded. He walked away to deal with a few tasks as they waited for the others to come back.

Not long after, the soldiers who went to fetch some water came back. Yang Yun gathered his teammates made of eight people and distributed some meat jerky and hard bread for their dinner. Because they did not want to attract their enemy and wild animal's attention to their location, they cannot light up the fire and cook.

”The Western Army have found the group of people who went missing,” Yang Yun said as they ate.

The others instantly looked up at their captain. Their chewing motion paused simultaneously.