The scorching sun blazed overhead.
The intense sunlight baked the earth, causing the high temperatures to make the air appear slightly distorted.
A few scouts, dressed in silver light armor, galloped swiftly along the dirt path on horseback, raising trails of dust.
Every so often, the leading scout would dismount, lie flat on the ground, and press his ear against the earth, as the accompanying four scouts, one would leap up to the treetop, while the other three stood guard to the sides.
After detecting no movement, the leading scout turned and glanced up at the scout in the tree, who shook his head, "Boss, no one?"
"Boss, there's no one here either," the other three scouts replied as well.
The scout referred to as the boss nodded and then said to the scout in the tree, "Monkey, you go and report back, there's nothing here. As for Stone, Wood, and Brave Boy, you guys come with me to check out Niu Shan."
