Early the next morning, Yin Zizhong ran up the mountain to inspect the traps he had set earlier. From one of them, he dragged out a deer that had died trapped inside, carried it back to the village, and placed it in an open area.
He then went in and out of the surrounding houses, checking the mechanisms and traps he had arranged beforehand.
Xiao Bai hopped along behind Yin Zizhong, burning off its excess energy.
Meanwhile, Zhuang Hong sat nearby with his arms crossed, watching Yin Zizhong bustle about with great interest.
In less than two days of getting to know him, he had found this boy quite unusual. He possessed a powerful bearing that ordinary people lacked, one that could even influence those around him.
If one ignored his somewhat childish fantasies, it was easy to see that the boy was exceptionally capable. If he grew up smoothly, he might truly accomplish something great one day.
For some reason, Zhuang Hong wondered what Yin Zizhong would be like if he were from Earth.
"Mm... He'd most likely spend his life in a psychiatric hospital."
By the time the sun stood high in the sky, Yin Zizhong had finished adjusting the traps. Then, from who knew where, he found an ash-gray flag, slung it over his shoulder, and wandered around the open ground outside the village.
About an hour later, a piercing eagle cry rang out from the sky.
Zhuang Hong and Yin Zizhong looked up at the sound and saw a tiny black dot circling in the clear blue sky.
Yin Zizhong burst into laughter. "It's out!"
At the sight of the eagle, he ran even harder, doing everything he could to draw its attention.
Before long, the black dot in the sky grew larger and larger, until