Chapter 161: The Valley Cave
The river meandered along the mountain, and Zhou Chen didn't know where he would go in a while, but he had a general direction, and he kept heading south.
The team of travelers also went all the way to the south, their speed was relatively slow, but they did not keep walking in a curve like Zhou Chen, and the straight line between the two points was the shortest, so they still walked in front of Zhou Chen.
After more than two hours, there was still nothing, and in this river, the perspective of the shadow did not find the stone that concealed the blood jade, let alone the extremely attractive veins in the imagination.
"Let's go the other way, I don't have any hope for this river anymore."
Zhou Chen was a little fed up and made such a request in his heart.
"Yes."
Instead of accusing him of lack of patience, the shadow said, "It's a matter of luck, follow your own feelings, and go whatever you want." ”
"Good!"
Zhou Chen lifted his spirits and immediately left this boring river, humming a rather ancient old song in his heart: Follow the feeling, let it take me, hope is waiting for me not far away......
In just ten minutes, he heard a hearty laugh from the valley in front of him, and Zhou Chenxin said: Won't you meet the team of donkey friends just now?
It's not a coincidence, after all, the overall trend of Mengshan is from north to south, this one goes faster, that one goes slower, and it is easy to catch up.
I didn't plan to disturb them in the past, so as not to cause misunderstanding among the family, but Zhou Chen still ran to Taniguchi and took a look inside from a distance.
Hey?
This glance aroused curiosity, there was a natural cave under the cliff wall at the bottom of the valley, an irregular narrow hole, and at first glance it was not a mine dug by humans.
The group had settled outside the cave entrance, and several tents had been set up, apparently to spend the night.
It's past four o'clock in the afternoon. Experienced wild survivors will have everything they need for the night ready before it gets dark.
Zhou Chen became interested in that natural cave, and felt that it was not like that kind of shallow cave, it must be very deep inside.
Anyway, follow the feeling, and if you are interested, you should explore it, so. Zhou Chen walked into the valley.
"Huh, it's you?"
As soon as they showed up, they saw a girl wearing a light gray cap and shouted: "Look, he is following, he must be lost!" ”
The young team leader was preparing for the campfire, and immediately greeted Zhou Chen and asked, "You didn't go out?" ”
"yes, I'm not going to go down so early."
Zhou Chen replied with a smile: "I'm a little interested in this cave, and I plan to go in and explore it." ”
"You're daring."
The girl in the cap also came over, looking up and down at the simple equipment on Zhou Chen's body: "Do you dare to trespass around by yourself?" ”
Zhou Chen pulled out the survival knife hanging from his waist: "As long as there is this thing." No matter how long I stay in the mountains, I am not afraid. ”
"Okay, China's Bei Ye."
The cap girl obviously didn't believe it, but thought that Zhou Chen was a stunned young man who didn't know the severity, and after watching a few episodes of documentaries such as "Survival in the Wilderness" on the Internet, she felt that she could travel all over the world.
The young team leader did not look down on Zhou Chen, and felt that there was some calmness and confidence in his demeanor and temperament. Not like the reckless silly boy.
"My surname is Zheng, Zheng Yaochen."
The young team leader took the initiative to shake hands with Zhou Chen. And said: "We will spend the night here, and tomorrow we will go into the cave for half a day, mainly because a friend wants to explore the cave, just to satisfy her wish." ”
"My name is Zhou Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Zhou Chen reported his name, and then asked him, "Is this hole very deep?" ”
didn't wait for Zheng Yaochen to answer. The girl in the cap preemptively said, "You actually asked such a ......"
I guess I wanted to say 'brain-dead', but I thought it was too rude, so I changed it to: "Such a childish question, such a serious matter as exploring a cave, haven't you learned about it in advance?" ”
Zhou Chen knew that she was also kind. It's just that his heart is straightforward, so it is impossible to be angry, and he replied calmly: "I'm a person who is at peace with what happens, and I don't need to inquire in advance." ”
"Okay, you cow."
The girl gave a thumbs up and said, "It's not a master, it's a ......."
I guess I want to say 'brain-dead'.
"Don't mind, Xiaoyuan is this kind of character, but she has no malice."
Zheng Yaochen explained with a smile, and then introduced to Zhou Chen: "The locals call it Baimao Cave, and legend has it that there is a white-haired savage who lives in it. Hehe, of course, it's just a legend, in fact, this cave has been explored by many people a long time ago...... However, this hole is very deep, and there are some underground rivers that do not know where it leads, we can go into a hundred meters at most, roughly feel it, the meaning is on the line, without professional equipment, it is impossible to go too deep. ”
"Okay."
Zhou Chen nodded: "Then I won't wait for you, after dinner, I'll go in." ”
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Yaochen was obviously stunned, he thought that Zhou Chen was just having fun casually, and it was even possible that he wanted to join in the fun with us.
Unexpectedly, the people planned to enter the cave at night, and they didn't even bring a decent piece of equipment with them......
"Gotcha!"
The girl in the cap finally understood, this is a guy with a water brain, what do you like, don't bother to pay attention to him.
"Brother, you're fooling around."
Zheng Yaochen is really a good person, and he is still dissuading: "You don't even have lighting equipment, don't you want to think about it, can you still get out after you go in?" ”
"Just make a few torches."
Zhou Chen smiled: "Anyway, it's dark in the cave, and it's the same outside during the day." ”
"Okay, eat first, you think about it later."
Zheng Yaochen patted Zhou Chen's arm very kindly and invited him to his camp to rest for a while.
In fact, Zheng Yaochen already had some kind of conjecture in his heart, feeling that Zhou Chen was not like a bad person, nor was he like that kind of stupid second stunned, the reason why he was so calm, could it be that he had some kind of terminal illness, and he didn't care about life and death at all, so he wanted to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers as his place of eternal rest?
If that's the case, it's really pitiful, after all, he's so young......
Zhou Chen did not refuse this kindness, and sat down in their camp.
After an afternoon in the mountains, my physical strength was good. It is true that you need to rest for a while, at the very least, to replenish the little internal force that has consumed a quarter.
The reason why I decided to go into the cave at night was because I didn't want to waste so much time, after all, we didn't come to camp and play, and we had to go to work on Monday. Not as much time as this group of travelers.
Zheng Yaochen had already set up the stove, and at this time he had already heated a large cup of black coffee, turned his head and asked Zhou Chen: "Drink water, or do you want this?" That's all I have to do when I come out. ”
"Okay, just coffee."
Zhou Chen's bracelet has all kinds of drinks, of course he doesn't mind drinking this.
Zheng Yaochen poured him a small cup, sat down and asked, "How old are you?" ”
Then he started chatting with Zhou Chen, all in all. I want to guide him slowly and explain him as much as possible, even if there are those bad things, don't think about it like this.
But the other team members didn't give him so much time, and soon, the girl in the cap called him over: "Old Zhengtou, come and help!" ”
Old Zheng Tou?
Zhou Chen was a little puzzled, the young man was obviously very young. Why call him so old?
Another girl in the team is named Song Yanan, who looks more easy-going. When packing his backpack on the side, he explained to Zhou Chen: "He is the team leader, we all call him Zheng Tou, Xiaoyuan always says that he can talk like a little old man, so I like to call him that." Actually, he is a very enthusiastic and good man. ”
That's right. That's right. Zhou Chen nodded, it was absolutely impossible to deny it.
Song Yanan approached and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to enter the cave at night?" ”
"Yes." Zhou Chen nodded.
"There's nothing you can't think about, is there?"
Song Yanan hesitated slightly, but still said: "This time to explore the cave, everyone is just to fulfill my little wish." So. If you really want to...... Well, can you wait for us to go, because I'm going to be scared. ”
When we're gone, it's okay to go in and commit suicide, anyway, you don't care about this day or two. Well, that's what she meant.
Zhou Chen couldn't help but laugh and replied: "I don't have suicidal thoughts, I just think that the white-haired savage can settle in it without any technological equipment, why can't I?" No, I'm not as good as a savage, am I? ”
Song Yanan's eyes widened, staring at him in a daze, but there was no way to argue with him. After all, she didn't know if there had ever been a white-haired savage, let alone what level of survivability the savage was.
"You're not a wildling, but you're a weirdo."
She had nothing to say but to turn away.
When it was getting dark, three uninvited guests came from outside the valley, the thin man and the tall man with a pistol in his waist, a stick in his hand, and a large black backpack on his back.
It's not an outdoor backpack, but a long strap that is worn cross-body and dangles around the back of your butt.
The guy they called Brother Cheng has a lot of physical strength and doesn't need a stick, but as a big brother, he doesn't know how to carry a backpack, he just has a pistol pinned to his waist and an AK rifle in his hand, and the bullet is loaded and can be activated at any time.
These three desperate and hungry guys came here with a smell, and their sense of smell was as good as that of a hunting dog, especially that Cheng brother, who shook his nose a few times, pointed to the valley in front of him, and said: "Yes, I just said, there must be food and drink in the mountain, and Dutema smells the fragrance of instant noodles." ”
In fact, there is no instant noodles cooked in the valley camp, but another very nutritious outdoor fast food, which tastes quite fragrant and does not seem to be unpleasant.
"Let's eat!"
Li Yuanyuan (the girl in the cap) who was in charge of cooking the rice shouted loudly, and she knew from this aroma alone that her cooking skills could not be bad.
What kind of captain, what kind of team member, even if there is an outsider like Zhou Chen in the team, no one has spoken coldly to him until now, no matter what he is going to do next, at least everyone can receive him warmly for this dinner.
"Huh? What about Zhou Chen? ”
Li Yuanyuan was distributing meals to everyone, looking left and right, but she couldn't find Zhou Chen anymore, and she saw him sitting there a few seconds ago.
"Dinner? Haha, yes! ”
An unfamiliar voice that did not belong to any of the team members echoed in the valley: "My grass, it's so fragrant, I'm starving to death!" ”
(Coffee: Thank you Ling'er for your concern, there are few people who code words all year round with good cervical spine, and they often cause headaches, and they are used to it, thanks to the current chapter, I wrote it myself, and I didn't feel hard to stick to this chapter.) (To be continued.) )