Chapter 10 Tiger Stream
The four of them rested for a while and began to head towards the top of the cliff, which was much faster with the climbing equipment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe four of them took turns to open the way, using a pickaxe to break the stone, wedge the climbing nail into the crack of the stone, pass through the climbing rope, and iteratively move forward on the safety belt that tied the climbing rope to the waist, without losing speed, and after half a day's effort, it was already close to the top of the career.
At noon, the four of them found a slightly flat place to rest, replenished water, and ate some dry food, which was already high above the ground at the moment, and the clouds and mist were shrouded, and several mountains when they came were already in full view, so it was not spectacular.
The four of them chatted and expressed their feelings, when they suddenly heard the sound of fluttering and pulling on the protruding stone in the upper right corner, like flapping wings. But the stone blocked the view, and you had to climb up to see it clearly. After a long time, the four of them were extremely curious.
"Anyway, it's going up, you might as well go up and have a look", Zifeng proposed.
"I'll take a look. "Ziyu has always been curious.
"Go ahead, we'll pick you up down there and tie the rope. "Zidian is not very interested.
After saying that, Ziyu tied the climbing rope, the protruding stone was not high from himself, Ziyu climbed up along the stone wall, and then jumped and grabbed the edge of the stone, the top was flat, Ziyu used his arms hard, and looked at the probe. "Oh, I'll go", there was a half-human tall old eagle on it, was flapping its wings, take a closer look, the claws were wrapped around a black snake with a thick water pipe, the black snake didn't know what variety, it was black and shiny, wrapped around the claws of the old eagle, and wanted to bite the neck of the eagle upward, the old eagle did not show weakness, and bit the head of the black snake with his mouth, no one on either side let go, the old eagle could not move his feet, he could only flutter his wings, and it seemed that the block was not good. Ziyu didn't dare to act rashly, lowered his head, explained the situation to the bottom in a low voice, and asked in a boo, "Save that?" or pull a fake?"
"Nonsense, I hate snakes the most, save the eagle," After speaking, Zifeng gave the knife to Ziyu.
Ziyu took the knife, held it in his mouth, used both hands hard, climbed up, and approached quietly, at this moment the snake and the eagle saw Ziyu, but they were still deadlocked, Ziyu took the knife, and saw that the black snake was a knife, the strength was great, unprecedented, it stands to reason that this knife went down, how could the snake be broken into two sections. But this time it's strange, just like a blunt knife cutting a locust, it feels fleshy, and the black snake is not damaged, but this time, it can anger the black snake and let go of the old eagle, the old eagle can't stand it anymore, and quickly runs away. There was only Ziyu and the black snake left on the stone. The black snake spits out the letter, and the snake usually crawls vertically, but the snake walks sideways, with a gust of wind, like a whip. Ziyu saw that the big thing was not good, so he rolled on the spot and rolled down the stone. Fortunately, there is Zilei underneath.
"The snake is coming" As soon as the words fell, the black snake sprang out and stretched out like an arrow to Ziyu's throat. Ziyu wanted to dodge too late, stretched out his left hand to block, the black snake took a bite and bit Ziyu's forearm, Zi Feng's eyes were fast, and he raised the Qi Tiebao knife is knife, cut the black snake in two, and fell off the cliff.
All this came too suddenly, and I didn't see exactly what kind of snake it was, but most of the snakes in the mountains were poisonous, and the three of them hurriedly pinched Ziyu's arm and sucked the poison with their mouths. Although a lot of venom was sucked out, some of the venom still seeped into the blood, and Ziyu felt a little dizzy.
"Okay, second brother, how do you feel. Zifeng asked while spitting.
"Grandma, this snake is really fierce, a little dizzy, but it feels okay, I'm wondering how the snake keeps chopping, it is said that it is still difficult to cut a snake with a general knife", Ziyu was full of doubts.
"Bacheng is too tired, don't use enough strength, second brother" Zidian disagreed, Ziyu shook his head.
The old eagle who escaped circled in the air a few times, as if to express his gratitude, and then flew to a cliff not far away, Zidian had sharp eyes, and saw at a glance that the cliff was its nest, and in the messy branches and grass, two small eagles were waiting to be fed with their mouths open to eat.
"I said, it turns out that this old eagle got a snake back to find food for his child, but he didn't do it, but fortunately he met us. Ziyu was bitten by a snake, and his head was a little dizzy, and when he heard Zidian say this, he felt a lot more relieved.
The wind was blowing astringently, getting stronger and stronger, and the four of them packed up their equipment and climbed to the top of the mountain in one go. The top of the mountain is covered with clouds and mist, and the cold is pressing, and it is not spectacular to see through the clouds and mist from the top of the mountain. It turns out that this tiger stream is a deep river, with cliffs on both sides, layers of mountains, and waterfalls flow into the river from time to time. The deep river in the middle, some places have a large drop, forming a huge waterfall, and there are strange rocks standing in a forest, like a tiger's mouth, probably this is the reason why the tiger stream got its name.
It was getting dark, the four of them put down their bags, they duel with the wolves last night, they didn't have a good night's rest, and after a day of rock climbing, the four of them were already exhausted.
"Let's have a good rest today, get ready to go, and cross the Tiger Stream tomorrow", Zifeng finished speaking, and the four of them took out the wolf legs they brought in the morning, and they didn't eat well this day, so they were waiting to eat meat. The four brothers found a sheltered place from the wind, found some dead branches and grass, set up wolf legs, and roasted them.
With a long roar, I looked up and saw that the old eagle was hovering in the air, coming down and swooping from time to time, or landing on the rocks not far away and gurgling.
"Is this old eagle hungry, why does it always revolve around us. Ziyu looked a little strange.
"In the world of carved eagles, eight has become a sign of our life-saving grace," Zi Lei said as he stared at the wolf's legs.
"I always feel that this old eagle is hinting at something", Zi Dian thought weakly.
"Whatever, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, and the wolf's legs are almost over" Zifeng turned over the fire, and he was already impatient.
Hungry and tired, the four of them gobbled up the wolf meat and got into the sleeping bag, what poisonous snakes and pythons, they had already completely ignored it, and they slept until dawn, and the dazzling sunlight woke up the four brothers.
"I've never slept so soundly," Zidian stretched his waist. Zilei and Zifeng also began to pack their bags, but Ziyu did not get up.
"Oops, the second brother has a fever", Zidian touched Ziyu's head and exclaimed.
Zi Lei walked in and saw that Zi Yu's eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his face was sallow: "It looks like the snake venom has not been cleaned, and it has already penetrated the liver, we have to find the antidote quickly, this place should not stay for a long time, Zidian, you come to open the way, my eldest brother and I will help Ziyu." ”。
Ziyu was already very weak at the moment and struggled and said, "I'm fine, I can keep up, you don't have to worry about me."
The road down the mountain is simply a primeval forest, dark and damp, all kinds of poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions can be described as Chengjing, and the four of them walked extremely carefully. Zi Lei walked to find antidote herbs, tried many kinds, to no avail, seeing that Zi Yu gradually lost consciousness, he was anxious.
Zidian, who was well-fed and rested, held the Qi Tiebao Knife, and his inexhaustible strength was like a machine that opened the way, overcoming thorns and thorns, and the branches and stones were broken everywhere he went, unstoppable, and soon left the three of them behind. The three of them were walking behind, and suddenly they heard the electric power in front of them stop, and this sound was exactly the same as the sound of cutting wolves.
Zidian was startled and asked, "What's the matter, fourth, didn't you hack another wolf to death?"
Zi Lei put down Zi Yu and stepped forward to take a look.
But seeing Zidian squatting low on the ground, he was looking at a disc the size of a golden pot lid.
"Oh, I'll go, you finally cut something good, this is Jin Lingzhi, it's been a thousand years for such a big person, let alone a thousand years, the second brother has been saved" Zi Lei was overjoyed.
A few people began to carefully dig Ganoderma lucidum, and said while digging Zilei: "This Ganoderma lucidum generally grows on the roots of rotten trees or trees, and there are many colors, but this golden Ganoderma lucidum is really rare, unlike other herbs, Ganoderma lucidum has a miraculous effect on poisoning, such a big one, you have to eat it for half a year every day."
Wrap the lingzhi in clothes, although the lid of the pot is large, but I am afraid that the protection will not be good and it will be wasted. I found a slightly drier place, lit a bonfire, boiled a big pot of Ganoderma lucidum soup, didn't dare to drink it at first, tasted it a little, and saw that there was no big problem, so the brothers were happy and drank it. This golden lingzhi really lives up to its name, after drinking it, it is refreshed, like a cloud driving a mist, and I don't feel a trace of fatigue. After Ziyu finished drinking, the yellow color on his face gradually faded, he regained some consciousness, and only started to go on the road when he could walk.
"Good thing, if you can get more of this, you will make a fortune, no wonder the master has to come here to collect medicine" Zidian muttered as he opened the way, looking around, hoping to find one.
The sound of gurgling water can already be heard not far away, obviously at the bottom of the ditch, and the water of the four people has basically been drunk, just enough to replenish water. Zidian couldn't wait, ran down and stretched out his hand to hold water to drink, who knew that as soon as he put his hand in, he was bitten by something, Zidian quickly retracted his hand, and a piece of skin was torn off alive on the back of his hand, and Zidian screamed in pain.
"What bite, it's so powerful," Zifeng asked.
Zidian shook his head, and the tears of pain were left, "It's too fast, I didn't see it."
Zifeng looked at the water, vaguely saw a few fish, Zifeng took out a rope, tied the wolf bones left over from yesterday, and threw them into the water, this throw does not matter, instantly attracted hundreds of fish to fight for the wolf bones, the rope instantly tightened, fell down, Zifeng just hurriedly pulled the rope ashore, with the pull, several fish were brought up. Half of the wolf's bones had been bitten off, and the fish that had been caught ashore jumped around, and Zidian took a mountaineering pickaxe and slapped it all on the ground.
This fish is not big, it is long, and its mouth is full of fangs, which is extremely terrifying to look at. Zi Lei took a closer look: "This is like a piranha, I have seen specimens in the laboratory before, and they generally grow in the rivers of the African rainforest, how can China also have them? Looking at Zidian, "You're too light, I'm glad my finger didn't bite off."
At this moment, Zidian was scared into a cold sweat: "If you don't go back, I don't dare to cross this river." ”
"Go back, climb that damn cliff and fight that damn wolf" Ziyu had palpitations.
"It's impossible to go back, the master used to say that he had taken shelter from the rain behind the waterfall, let's go to the waterfall above to see, maybe we can pass behind the waterfall. Zifeng said.
Everyone looked, and sure enough, the largest waterfall in Tiger Stream, that is, the tiger's mouth of Tiger Stream, due to the large drop, the waterfall can see the rocks behind it, maybe it can really climb over.
So the four brothers climbed upstream, passed a few towering ancient trees, and came to the waterfall, and the sound of the water was deafening. Due to the large drop, the water is very fast, and the entrance is not found at all. The four of them rested for a while, Zifeng observed the terrain and found that there was a protruding stone wall in front of the waterfall that could be stepped on, if there was a hole behind the waterfall, the acceleration run could rush through, and if not, it would fall into the deep pool below to feed the mermaids. Zifeng threw a few stones, which he could throw in, but the back was empty, but he didn't know the size.
"I'll jump over and try it, and you will tie me a rope. Zifeng said.
"No, it's too dangerous, it's too wide, and with the impact of the water, you're going to be washed down if you're fast, not to mention not knowing what's going on behind the waterfall. Although Ziyu said this, he was also worried that he had just recovered and would not be able to jump. "I have a solution, there are a lot of trees around here, we might as well come over and plug in one tree. ”
Good way, so the four of them found a poplar tree with a thick bowl mouth, and sawed it off with a survival wire saw, the so-called survival wire saw is a steel wire with a lot of file-like protrusions, large objects can not be sawed, and it is still okay to saw a tree with a thick bowl mouth. Removing the branches and tips, it was four or five meters long, and four people carried it from the stone wall into the hole behind the waterfall.
Zifeng took the lead, and the four people climbed over in turn, the cave was dark and damp, and the four people turned on the emergency lights, the stone wall was very smooth, and there were traces of artificiality, thinking that there were medicine pickers who came. Walking inside, there are some murals on the smooth stone walls, which are painted with a lot of spiral things, in Zidian's words, adding a lollipop, and the top is a two-headed giant snake, the whole mural, the painting is twisted and crooked, there is no art at all, but it seems to be hinting at something.
The stone cave is not long, and soon there is a bright light, cut off the vine at the entrance of the cave, climb up to see, has reached the opposite side of the tiger stream. With a long roar, I looked up and saw that the old eagle I saved last time was hovering in the sky. When everyone thought about it, they must have seen us go and sent us off, so they didn't care too much.
All the way down the mountain, the road across the river is not much easier than when I came, and the insects and animals I saw became more and more strange, far beyond what I usually saw, even on the Internet or in books. Crab big spiders, two-tailed scorpions, birch tortoises, black snakes, glowing centipedes, some strange insects that can't be named, horned, shelled, thorny, covered, all of them show a poisonous appearance, what mosquitoes, locusts, dragonflies, if you don't have a point, bring a weapon or something, you are embarrassed to show your face with this. The four brothers didn't dare to provoke any of them, so they walked forward cautiously. Looking at the compass all the way south, I don't know how far I went, the ground began to dry out, the towering trees gradually became scarce, and the dwarf shrubs gradually increased.
It was getting dark.
"It seems that this tiger stream has passed, it is estimated that there is a horn ditch in front, let's find a place to rest today." "Big brother has always been true to his word.
The four of them found a flat place, lit a bonfire, the air was unusually dry, the surroundings were bare, the game was gone, and they could only eat the dry food they had brought with them.