Chapter 589: Overnight in the Forest
Chapter 589 [Overnight in the Forest]
The flames swept by, and a large heat wave hit, almost making the hair on Nicole and Xiuxiu's foreheads curl. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Tianlie stood in front of the two girls with his head held high, squinting at the fire in the woods in front of him.
The flames engulfed one towering tree after another...... The raging flames, almost half of the sky red, reflected on people's faces, but it seemed that Tianlie's expression was cloudy at the moment.
"It's so fast, it's burning ...... It's so fast. A mocking sneer appeared at the corner of Tianlie's mouth.
"So, do you see the problem?" Nicole stood behind Tianyeol, and she didn't forget to put her arm around Xiuxiu - this was purely a subconscious protective gesture, although Xiuxiu was not a little girl who needed protection.
"It's obvious. Tianlie pointed to his temple: "Obviously, the forest we see is created based on the 'cognition' of Xiuxiu, a little girl. So, once you set it on fire, the ills are exposed. The little girl lacked some necessary common sense, and in her mind, wood would burn quickly when it encountered fire, but the correct common sense was that it was not so easy to set a growing tree on fire...... After all, whether it is a tree, a flower or a plant, it has a certain amount of water. And, even after ignition, it can't burn so quickly. The flames spread too fast - this is a fantasy that the little girl 'created' on the basis of her lack of common sense. β
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The pouring rain had been pouring down for a while, and it was so intense that even in the dense canopy of the trees, the rain finally washed down through the layers of foliage.
Four people walking in the woods walked in the rain. Chen Xiaolian had already taken out the poncho and distributed it to everyone, but the ground became muddy, and he walked one foot deep and one foot shallow, and on two occasions if it wasn't for Chen Xiaolian's support, I was afraid that Lin Leyan would have twisted his ankle.
The woods grew darker and darker, and the thunder and lightning occasionally illuminated the woods, but only for a moment.
"We've been walking for almost an hour. Hussein shouted, "There is something wrong with this wood!"
Chen Xiaolian agreed with Hussein's words.
When you look at it from the top of the mountain, the woods in front of the castle are only a few hundred meters deep, and it will not exceed one kilometer at most.
However, after walking into the woods, it has been almost an hour of walking, and the woods still have not come to the end.
With the foot strength of Chen Xiaolian and Hussein, it took an hour to walk more than ten kilometers, but they didn't even go out of the woods less than a kilometer.
The problem is obvious.
"Ahead!" Chen Xiaolian's eyes suddenly lit up and he pointed ahead.
Ahead, behind a large tree, after going around the trunk of the big tree that could only be surrounded by two or three people, you could see a small wooden house in a clearing in the middle of the forest.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it is almost impossible to open your eyes.
This small wooden house appears very abruptly, and from a distance, there is a chimney on the wooden house, but it looks very eerie.
"What do you mean, is it a place to rest for us?" Hussein sneered.
"Anyway, let's go over and have a look. Chen Xiaolian sighed: "Since this is someone else's home field, if the other party has the ability to control this piece of heaven and earth, and the other party doesn't want us to go to the castle immediately, it will be in vain for us to continue walking." Let's go over and take a break. β
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The door of the cabin was not locked, and Chen Xiaolian just pushed it open.
When the door opened, there was no damp and rotting smell inside - the air inside was dry and clean, and it didn't smell bad.
The hut was not very small, with two entrances, and outside was a simple hall, and on one side of the wall was a stone fireplace, and on one of the shelves of the fireplace there was a pile of dry firewood. Four rattan chairs are placed in the middle of the living room, and a sawn stump serves as a table in the middle.
And in the corner, there is a row of cabinets.
After Chen Xiaolian walked in, he shook the light stick in his hand to see the furnishings in the living room, and then walked to a door inside, pushed it open and looked inside.
Inside is a kitchen with stove and iron pot.
"It seems that the host is very well prepared. Chen Xiaolian smiled faintly. He opened the cabinet in the kitchen and found that there was actually a dried leg of lamb inside. I got closer and smelled the smell, it shouldn't be bad.
The wooden house is quite well built, the roof is not leaking, and the house is quite dry.
Hussein had closed the door, and the two women were already soaking wet in the rain, shivering from the cold.
Chen Xiaolian walked out of the kitchen to the living room, and soon walked to the fireplace and lit a fire.
"Firewood is dry. Chen Xiaolian glanced at the firewood in his hand.
"It should be freshly split, and the wood grain can be seen. Hussein added after a glance.
"Obviously, the owner of this place wanted us to stay here for a while. Chen Xiaolian sighed.
Lin Leyan and Jenny sat in the closest place to the fireplace, baking the fire, and after a while, the wet clothes on their bodies began to steam.
"You'd better take off your damp clothes and change them out. Chen Xiaolian thought about it, took out two sets of clothes from the storage equipment, and a large blanket, found two daggers, and nailed the blanket to a corner of the room, which turned into a curtain and separated a small dressing area.
Lin Leyan blushed a little, but Jenny was a Western woman after all, but she was not as twisted as an Oriental girl, and she didn't hesitate, so she took Chen Xiaolian's dry clothes and walked into the curtain.
Lin Leyan glanced at Chen Xiaolian, and Chen Xiaolian smiled: "I promise to turn around and not look at you." β
Lin Leyan blushed and took his clothes and walked into the curtain.
Chen Xiaolian and Hussein checked the room again, and after making sure that there was nothing dangerous, the two began to divide the work.
Chen Xiaolian's fireplace was blazing, and at the same time he brought out some food and heated it with the pots and pans in his storage gearβhe didn't use what was in the kitchen here.
But he didn't resist the leg of mutton.
"Anyway, we have all eaten the snow antelope given by the owner here, and if the other party wanted to poison it, we would have been tricked a long time ago. Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Moreover, I have checked, I also used the venom exchanged in the system, and this leg of mutton has no toxin." β
"Then eat it. We don't have a lot of food reserves, and we won't be able to last long if we don't eat what the hosts here give. Hussein sighed.
The fire in the fireplace filled the room with warmth, and the feeling of dampness and cold after the rain was finally expelled.
When Lin Leyan and Jenny walked out from behind the curtain, Chen Xiaolian's eyes subconsciously lit up.
Lin Leyan took off his shoes and socks, his pants were rolled up to his calves, and he walked out bare-legged.
The slender and straight calves fell in Chen Xiaolian's eyes, making his subconscious eyes stay for a moment before moving away.
Lin Leyan walked to Chen Xiaolian's side and sat down, she noticed Chen Xiaolian's eyes, and her face was a little red.
"My shoes got wet, so I took off the baking. β
"Hmm. Chen Xiaolian replied vaguely.
β...... Isn't it pretty?"
"Huh?"
"You're looking at my legs. Lin Leyan blushed and said in a low voice.
β...... Do you have to answer this question?" Chen Xiaolian was a little embarrassed.
Looking at Lin Leyan's eyes, Chen Xiaolian finally sighed and nodded: "It's good-looking." β
Lin Leyan smiled, a little shy.
"Alright, you lovebirds. Jenny suddenly opened her mouth and smiled: "Lin, your relationship with this young man is really amazing to me. β
Jenny's mood seems to be a little more lively, probably after being away from Tianlie and Nicole, the two "kidnappers", more than a day, Jenny feels a lot less pressure, the people around her, her husband is here, Lin Leyan is also her friend, as for Chen Xiaolian...... He seemed very kind and didn't seem to be scary. All this made Jenny's mood seem much more relaxed.
Hussein chopped a potato into pieces and threw it into the pot to boil, cut the leg of mutton and threw in a few pieces, and then sat down next to Jenny.
It could be seen that this guy loved his wife very much, and he wrapped one hand around Jenny's waist and whispered, "The relationship between the two of them is indeed complicated. β
"I feel like Lin should like this lad very much. Jenny laughed.
Chen Xiaolian sighed, turned his head to look at Lin Leyan, but found that Lin Leyan was also looking at him with the same eyes, and there was a faint hint of expectation in the girl's eyes.
Chen Xiaolian sighed, avoided Lin Leyan's gaze, and said casually: "Let's take a rest after eating, it's best to sleep and recover your strength." β
Lin Leyan's eyes showed a hint of loss.
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At night, the rain outside did not stop, and it seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
Chen Xiaolian and Hussein divided their labor, and the two kept vigil separately, Hussein kept vigil in the first half of the night, and Chen Xiaolian took his turn in the second half of the night.
In the middle of the night, Chen Xiaolian was woken up by Hussein.
Chen Xiaolian thought it was just a simple exchange of vigils, but found that in the dark, Hussein's hand made a silent motion on his lips.
Chen Xiaolian sat up suddenly, holding his breath.
Hussein pointed casually, and Chen Xiaolian followed his finger and looked over.
The fire in the room was still burning and the light was dim, but for people like Chen Xiaolian and Hussein, it was enough to see everything in the room.
Hussein pointed in the corner of the room, just behind the dressing area separated by the blanket, which happened to block the view of the two.
However, Chen Xiaolian had already understood what Hussein meant.
Sound!
Behind the blanket, there was a faint sound of sooting, as if something was crawling on the floor.
Chen Xiaolian stood up gently, while Hussein held a knife in his hand and walked over with a cat bent over.
Chen Xiaolian didn't follow, but took two steps back, went to the place where the two women were sleeping, and stood in front of the two.
Hussein came to the outside of the curtain and reached out to pull the curtain, when suddenly he ......
Crash!!
The whole blanket flew up and rolled towards Hussein!
Hussein reacted very quickly, did not retreat under his feet, but advanced, and took a step forward, and at the same time the knife in his hand quickly slashed down!
With a bang, the blanket split in two under the blade, quickly separating to both sides, and behind the blanket, a black shadow soared and pounced head-on, but it was being struck by Hussein's blade!
The black shadow was stabbed, and immediately let out a scream, and rolled backwards, and Hussein pounced on it!
The blade in his hand slashed out again, but this time, the blade was blocked by a hard object! With a ding, I saw a sharp claw holding the blade, and the black shadow in front of him screamed, scuffling with Hussein!
Chen Xiaolian didn't move!
At this time, behind Chen Xiaolian, the door of the wooden house was suddenly knocked open, and a black shadow roared in from outside!
Chen Xiaolian seemed to have been prepared for a long time, although his back was facing the gate, but under his ribs, a sword light had already flown away!
The black shadow that rushed in outside the gate was directly pierced by this sword light, screamed, and was nailed to the wall!
Chen Xiaolian turned around, but did not rush forward, but continued to stay by the side of the two women.
Lin Leyan and Jenny both seemed to be sleeping deeply, and with such a big movement, the two women didn't wake up, which made Chen Xiaolian realize that something was wrong.
The black shadow nailed to the wall, under the light of the fire, the outline gradually became clear, and Chen Xiaolian saw the other party's appearance clearly!
It was a huge bat!
Click!!
Behind him, Hussein had already stood up from the ground, and he was also carrying a huge bat in his hand, but a pair of claw wings of this bat had been directly torn and broken by him, and his mouth opened and screamed sharply, revealing sharp fangs, Hussein sneered, threw this thing directly to the ground, and then stepped on the bat's head!
Both bats are very large, almost nearly a meter tall. It's pitch black.
Chen Xiaolian and Hussein glanced at each other, and the two exchanged a look, Chen Xiaolian stood at the door, while Hussein stood in the middle of the room, his eyes fixed on the changing area.
On the wall of that place, there was originally a wooden window - when the four of them came, the window was sealed, but in the middle of the night, the window was opened, and the bat that had just been hiding behind the blanket probably slipped in through the window.
"No, just two. Chen Xiaolian said in a deep voice.
"Maybe there's still out there. β
"Don't go out, the enemy is dark and I am clear. Chen Xiaolian shook his head.
Hussein agreed with Chen Xiaolian's opinion, and the two stood guard in front of the doors and windows of the house one after the other, and after a few minutes, there was no continued movement outside.
The bat at Hussein's feet had been trampled on by him, and it was silent, but the one on the wall was still struggling, but apparently it had no strength.
"You stay here, I'll go out and have a look. Hussein said quickly: "I will not go far, I will be back soon." β
β...... All right. Chen Xiaolian sighed.
Hussein went out quickly and came back faster, his face was solemn, but when he entered the door, he whispered, "There is no movement outside." β
As he spoke, Hussein closed the door, locked it with his backhand, and walked over to close the window as well.
"Are they still sleeping?" Chen Xiaolian frowned and looked at the two women on the ground.
Hussein, with an ugly face, walked over and knelt beside Jenny, pushed his wife with his hand, and then patted her face.
After a while, Jenny slowly woke up, her eyes blank: "What's wrong?"
Hussein breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Xiaolian also went over to wake up Lin Leyan.
The two women didn't seem to be in trouble, but they seemed to sleep unexpectedly deeply - it was weird, but it was good to wake up.
Chen Xiaolian briefly checked the two of them again, and there was nothing else.
Lin Leyan saw the huge bat on the ground in the room, and the one nailed to the wall, his face was a little pale, and he leaned against Chen Xiaolian's body.
"It's okay, it's subdued. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and patted Lin Leyan on the back.
Hussein walked to the wall, pulled out the sword nailed to the bat with one hand, and then grabbed the bat by the neck and lifted it over.
At close range, the bat's appearance is even more terrifying, its whole body is covered with brown hair, sharp claws and fangs, especially when Hussein grabbed its neck, and its eyes are even more blood-red.
As soon as he let go, he threw the bat on the ground, and after the huge bat struggled on the ground, it actually raised its head and spat out human words!
Although it was only a very short word, it clearly fell on the ears of four people!
In a hoarse voice, the bat roared:
βοΌ€οΌ©οΌ₯οΌοΌοΌοΌβ
But that's the end of it, Hussein's foot stepped on its neck and directly broke its neck!
"Do you know what kind of breed this is?" Chen Xiaolian frowned.
Hussein's face was a little ugly, he was silent for a moment, and slowly spoke: "Blood Clan!"
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