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The two members of the gathering team exchanged a glance, feeling so awkward that they did not know how to respond to the strange girl.
After all, they had never met anyone who referred to herself like that, so they could only gloss over it and say:
"Please follow us!"
There were clear signs of a fight on the main road. The gathering team had probably felt they could not win and wisely chosen to back down to avoid getting hurt.
The Hilichurls seemed to have taken the stolen goods through the woods along the side, leaving footprints on the ground.
The two gathering team members led Li Qiuzhi and his two companions along the trail of footprints.
Along the way, while they learned about the fight from the gathering team members, Fischl also had Oz fly ahead to scout and warn them, preventing any monster ambushes.
After all, Hilichurls did possess a certain degree of intelligence.
Sunlight passed through the branches and leaves, forming nearly vertical shafts of light that fell upon the group together with the trees' shadows.
Beside him, a little soft, snow-white skin showed beneath the black leather garter straps of Fischl's asymmetrical stockings. As her legs moved, sunlight and shadow alternated constantly over it, as though its brightness could be adjusted.
After about ten minutes, they finally spotted a burly middle-aged man crouching in some low bushes near the edge of the woods, looking out.
"Captain, we're here!" one of the gathering team members said quietly to him.
The gathering team captain turned around, made a shushing gesture at his lips, then pointed outside and whispered:
"The Hilichurl camp is just ahead. Be careful not to draw their attention!"
Li Qiuzhi and his two companions looked past the bushes and saw a simple shelter