The Isolated Island (23)

The dusk is low, and the forest is dim. The branches joined the pyre and made a crackling noise as tall shadows made their way through the dark forests of the south. 

After walking for a while, they noticed that the soil under their feet became wet and soft.

The rotting fallen leaves mixed with the dark mud, and when one stepped on it, there was the crisp sound of dry leaves cracking and shoes dipping slightly into the muddy ooze.

Chao Bin walked in front, and accidentally stepped into the pathway of fallen leaves, and the sound of "Chi Chi" clearly entered his ears in the silent night. Hearing this sound, several people immediately stopped.

 Tang Shun leaned over, broke a dead branch for him from a nearby tree, Chao Bin took it, lowered his body and used the branch to lift up the fallen leaves on the ground. Layers of rotten leaves was removed and, and he could clearly see the water seeping through the mud underneath.