Chapter 166: Distress
The autumn wind is gradually rising, and the branches and leaves of the mountains are rattling. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe grass is dense and the forest is deep, the birds are crying and the flowers are falling, and the water is murmuring.
The further you go, the clearer the water becomes, and you can see the long green algae in the water swaying softly like hair, and the fish happily shuttling in it. From time to time, large and small bubbles bubble up on the surface of the sparkling stream, and the air has a slightly fishy damp smell.
Hua Lianyue and Ding Yongan both dismounted and walked through the forest with difficulty holding the reins. The road was very quiet, and from time to time butterflies flew out and danced around them, and some small animals cautiously poked their heads out of the grass and branches, peeking at the two uninvited guests, and then quickly walked away.
The two of them have been going up the meandering stream, and according to Ding Yongan's speculation, Adei is not familiar with the environment here. The safest and easiest way to get clean spring water is to follow this stream up to find the source.
As if to confirm Ding Yongan's speculation, at the foot of the mountain, there are footprints beside the stream, and there are people and animals. Judging by the degree of dryness and wetness, it should have been left by those dart masters when they camped last night.
And the further you go, the fewer footprints there are, until you are halfway up the mountain, and those messy footprints finally disappear. In the end, only a pair of obviously small women's footprints were still stubbornly extending upward.
Hua Lianyue took a breath and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This stupid girl is really a dead eye, she just ran so far alone after hitting the water." I am not afraid that a wild beast will come out of the forest and scare her. ā
Ding Yongan walked in front of her, the cowhide boots on his feet rustling on the thick rotten branches and rotten leaves. He said sullenly: "This forest looks lush, because it is close to Xunyang City, there are often nearby villagers who go up to the mountains to hunt, and there are no wild beasts in the forest that can scare people. ā
Hua Lianyue raised her eyes and glanced at his sturdy back, hooked her lips and smiled, and said slowly: "Even if there are no terrifying beasts, there are all kinds of poisonous snakes hidden in the grass, if you take the opportunity to come out and bite it, it is not a joke." ā
"Snake?" Ding Yongan was obviously stiff, then laughed dryly twice, and said, "It's not that coincidental!"
"It's really such a coincidence!" Hua Lianyue said meaningfully: "Last night, I sprinkled a circle of realgar powder outside my tent, and a cauliflower snake broke in, so it can be seen that the snakes here are almost becoming sperm." ā
Ding Yongan frowned secretly and glanced back at Hua Lianyue. The cloud horse in his hand craned its neck and let out a few neighs, the neighing accompanied by his sudden intensifying heartbeat. Ding Yongan suddenly pulled out the long sword on his waist like lightning, and the snowy sword light slashed towards Hua Lianyue.
Hua Lianyue's heart jumped violently, his speed was too fast, and she couldn't think about it at all. A strand of black hair was ruthlessly shaved off, and a few drops of fishy liquid splashed abruptly on her cheeks.
Instinctively, she lowered her eyes to see the decapitated, colorful body of a snake twisting and circling beneath her feet.
Hua Lianyue's scalp was numb for a while, and a trace of cold sweat broke out in her heart. She only looked at the back of Ding Yongan in front of her and spoke, not noticing that there were still uninvited guests hidden beside her.
Ding Yongan put away the long sword, frowned, and said: "After all, the mountains here are high and the forests are dense, and it is common for snakes to be infested. Now that the big team is gone, the two of us are left behind. You have to be careful, if you are bitten by some poisonous snake, you will be in trouble. ā
Hua Lianyue swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said sincerely: "Thank you!"
The two walked quietly along the creek along the footprints, and Ding Yongan put his hand in his mouth from time to time and called out to Ade, but unfortunately there was no response at all except for startling countless perched wild birds.
Something is wrong, something is really wrong!
Hua Lianyue raised her head and looked at the sky, the blue sky was obscured by the towering thousand-year-old trees, and those thick green leaves seemed to be plated with a circle of gold. Occasionally, sunlight leaks through the gaps between the branches, like golden spider webs. It's a pity that the autumn sun is not very violent, and most of it is covered by these ancient trees, and the whole forest looks dark and gloomy.
Adele was just alone, and she knew that the dart team would set out soon, so she really shouldn't have traveled so far to get water. Even if she is honest and goes farther. But Ding Yongan is shouting so loudly, she should have heard it, and it shouldn't be difficult to say yes!
Ding Yongan, who was originally full of confidence, was at a loss in his heart after walking for so long, and just shouted loudly and unconsciously.
"Don't scream, you listen ......" Hua Lianyue suddenly interrupted him.
Ding Yongxin moved, and listened carefully in silence. Unfortunately, he stretched his ears as long as a donkey, and he didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. However, the dark cloud horse in his hand and the white horse in Hua Liyue's hand began to dig the ground uneasily, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.
The two of them waited with bated breath for a while, and suddenly heard a deep beast roar, this time the voice was very clear. Ding Yongan was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up: "It's actually a blind bear!" Before he could finish speaking, two more low roars sounded, which were obviously different from the previous roars.
Ding Yongan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said a little sluggishly: "It's still a litter of bears, this luck is too good!"
Hua Lianyue twitched the corners of her mouth, and said with a little headache: "Didn't you say before that there are no beasts here that can scare people?"
Ding Yongan said angrily: "I haven't been to this forest a hundred times but also eighty times, not to mention the bear blind, even the big wild boar has never been seen." But I can meet you as soon as I come, it's still a big nest, and you say that you are not the reincarnation of a broom star. ā
Hua Lianyue stared straight behind him with her eyes straight, and stammered, "Congratulations, your wish has come true." ā
"What wish has come true?" Ding Yongan asked incomprehensibly.
Hua Lianyue cautiously pointed behind him, lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you say that you haven't even seen the bigger wild boars! Now there is one behind you, this size is really ...... I hope you're satisfied!" she snorted twice, as if she didn't know how to describe it.
Ding Yongan quickly turned around, and a huge wild boar as big as a mountain came out of the bushes behind him. Its black-brown hair stood up like steel needles, its two huge fangs were like two steel knives that shone with cold light, and its small round eyes showed a ferocious look.
This luck, there is really no one! Ding Yongan, who was too surprised, was actually convinced!
The grunts in the throats of the two horses grew more and more intense, deep mud puddles were dug under both front hooves, and their huge heads shook desperately, as if they wanted to get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible.
"What are you doing standing stupidly, don't go quickly!" Hua Lianyue had already flown on the horse, and Ding Yongan hurriedly climbed on the horse. Because he was so flustered, he almost fell off his horse.
The panicked movement of the two seemed to startle the giant boar, and its eyes flashed fiercely, and it rushed straight at it with a low roar. As it ran, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the momentum was truly earth-shattering.
"Drive!"
Hua Lianyue patted the horse's buttocks, and the horse couldn't wait to run out. Hua Liyue hurriedly leaned down and hugged the horse's neck to avoid the tall and low branches overhead, so as not to be accidentally swept down.
Who knew that before he ran a few steps, he heard Ding Yongan behind him let out an exclamation, followed by a muffled sound. Hua Lianyue looked back, but saw that Ding Yongan was thrown down by the panicked dark cloud horse, and the horse actually ran away alone.
"Dead horse, come back to me!" Ding Yongan, who was left behind, jumped like thunder, but he had nothing to do with the frightened horse.
"Phew!" Hua Lianyue tightened the reins in her hand, wanting to turn around to pick up Ding Yongan. It's a pity that the white horse's nose is bleeding, and it stubbornly refuses to turn back, galloping all the way.
Hua Lianyue hurriedly turned around, only to see a black bear clumsily pacing out of the woods. The black bear stood upright, taller than a human, and its body was as black as ink, except for a ring of white hair around its neck, and its long neck supported its round head.
Behind it was two smaller black bears, which looked like its children.
No wonder the two horses were so frightened, for the blind bear had been so close to them. Poor Ding Yongan was caught in the middle of this group of ferocious beasts, and the situation seemed to be very bad.
Hua Lianyue only had time to see this scene, and was quickly taken away from this dangerous place by the white horse.
It wasn't until he ran a few miles away that the frightened white horse was gradually calmed down by Hua Liyue and stopped. It's a pity that no matter how much Hua Liyue pulls the reins, it refuses to turn back and go up the mountain. The dark cloud horse that left Ding Yongan behind was leisurely gnawing on the grass under a hillside.
Hua Lianyue couldn't cry or laugh a little, pointed at it and scolded: "Guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death, your master doesn't know whether to live or die now, and you actually eat it." The cloudy horse replied with a snort.
Hua Lianyue pondered for a moment, but after all, she was uneasy in her heart. She dismounted, and walked back cautiously.
In just a few miles, she was terrified, for fear that a terrifying beast would emerge from the dense grass. Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way, except for a few squirrels with fluffy tails, but I didn't encounter any strange things.
Far away, Hua Lianyue heard the angry roar of the wild boar and the roar of the black bear. There was also a thick smell of blood in the air, and it looked like a vicious battle was going on.
Her heart suddenly sank: even if Ding Yongan was good, it was almost impossible to retreat in front of this group of forest overlords.
A cold sweat broke out in Hua Lianyue's vest, and her underwear was almost soaked, coldly sticking to her, making her feel cold inexplicably.
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, drew the short sword that had never been unsheathed at her waist, and held her breath and walked step by step along the bloody place.
Seeing a few tall wild potatoes in front of her covering her vision, she reached out and gently tried to pull it away, but suddenly felt a slight pain in her head, as if she had been hit by an object falling from the sky.
A short branch fell in front of her, and Hua Lianyue touched her head and looked up in surprise, only to see a towering redwood tree behind her. Ding Yong'an sat steadily on a thick branch, he poked his head sneakily out of the thick and slender leaves, lowered his voice and said: "Even if you kid has a conscience, you still know to come back and save me!"
"Great, it turns out that you are not dead!" Hua Lianyue was in a relaxed mood, and there were no taboos when she spoke.
Ding Yongan couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said angrily: "Don't worry, I can't die if you die!" He raised his eyes again and looked into the distance, and said eagerly: "Come up, come up, a bear cub heard the movement and came this way." ā
Hua Lianyue was startled, hurriedly hugged the thick sequoia trunk, and quickly climbed up. Fortunately, when I was a child, I was naughty and followed my brothers to climb trees all over the mountain, but this craft was extremely pure, and I could take it out at any time to escape.
Hua Lianyue jumped up the tree like an ape, and a slightly smaller black bear slapped the wild taro that was in the way and broke in violently. Its round black nose twitched violently, and it kept circling in place. It seems to be wondering why the smell of living people suddenly disappeared.
On the redwood tree, Ding Yongan tightly wrapped Hua Lianyue's waist with both hands, and Hua Lianyue hugged the rough trunk tightly, and the two of them held their breath and didn't even dare to come out.
The big bear not far away let out an angry roar again, and the little bear unwillingly twisted its fat ass and rushed over.
Hua Lianyue and Ding Yongan breathed a long sigh of relief, condescending, and Hua Lianyue realized that through those wild potatoes, the giant wild boar was fighting with those black bears.
The largest black bear had a sharp sword in its shoulder, and the white hair on its neck was stained red with its own blood. With its movements, the sword body trembled and trembled, and it felt panicked when I looked at it.
In addition to the sword wound, the large black bear also had several bloody holes in its abdomen, which should have been stabbed by the fangs of a wild boar. It's just that it has black hair all over its body, but it can't see the severity of the injury.
Hua Lianyue whispered: "How did your sword get to it?"
Ding Yongan's eyes stared at the battle of bears and pigs below, and whispered when he heard the words: "I threw them indiscriminately, I thought that no matter what aroused the anger of their side, they would kill each other, and I could take the opportunity to escape."
Unexpectedly, I inadvertently helped the wild boar, and the big black bear was furious when it was first injured, but slapped the wild boar a few times, and pulled it under the ass and rubbed it hard. It's a pity that after a long time, there is some strength. The two little ones could only be in a hurry and couldn't help, but now they let the boar have the upper hand......"
Ding Yongan chattered about Hua Liyue's ears, and a warm breath blew into her ear piercings, making her tense and inexplicably goosebumps.
She twisted her body uneasily and said, "Don't get so close, it's strangely uncomfortable." ā
was reminded by her like this, Ding Yongan suddenly noticed that the waist of the person in his arms was so slender and soft, and there was a strange fragrance on her body.
A big man, his waist is actually softer than a woman's, and he rubs it so fragrantly. Could he be ...... Ding Yongan swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, quietly let go of his hand, and moved back.
Hua Lianyue didn't know that he regarded him as a rabbit who liked forbidden love, but she felt that his behavior of rubbing behind her was extremely disgusting, she jerked her elbow back, and shouted angrily: "Dengzi, stay away from me!"
Suddenly feeling empty behind him, Ding Yongan let out a thrilling scream and fell from the tree.