Following the route marked in the diary, Zhang Ling's expedition team headed all the way to the depths of Savage Mountain.

The rain in June is quiet and has a summer flavor, which not only dispels the heat in the air, but also makes people feel very comfortable.

But the rain in Savage Mountain gave people a sense of despair, and the downpour pierced down like a sharp sword through the dense branches and leaves, hitting everyone's faces with heat.

In just a few minutes, a small river gathered under everyone's feet, and the ground became extremely slippery, although the jackets on their bodies had this strong waterproof and breathable property, but they didn't work at all in this kind of ghost weather.

The rain continued for five days, and it was no longer possible to camp at night, unless they wanted to sleep on the water, and for several days they could only huddle together with those huge waterproof backpacks to cover their bodies and curl up under the trees.

Those grasshoppers and mosquitoes have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and thousands of grasshoppers lurk in the puddles on the leaves, sticking to the exposed skin if they are not careful, and in an instant those matchstick-like grasshoppers will suck like bulging.

Zhang Ling, who was hiding under the tree with his backpack, looked at the grasshopper in his hand like a silkworm baby, and reached out irritably to tear it off.

But Qi Dapeng stopped him and said: "This thing can't be pulled, once it is torn, its head will be buried in your skin and it will continue to suck blood." ”

After saying that, he took out a little salt and sprinkled it on the locust, and after a while, the thing fell off from Zhang Ling's hand by itself, leaving a red spot.

"Shit, when the hell is this damn rain going to fall?!"

Zhang Ling looked at the cloudy sky irritably, and he felt that his body was about to be swollen.

Qi Dapeng is a very resolute person, he looked up at the sky and said calmly: "Myanmar is the rainy season from late May to early October, especially in June and July, when the rainfall is even greater. According to this state, it is estimated that it will rain for another three or four days. ”

……

Sure enough, on the eighth day, the damn rain finally stopped, but although the rain stopped, trouble followed.

First of all, there are the roads, which were once dry mountain streams that have now become rushing rivers, which has greatly hindered their journey.

The second is the mosquitoes, the mosquitoes in the Savage Mountains are very large, more than an inch long, and their sharp mouthparts can easily pierce their coats and leave a large bag on their bodies, which is painful and itchy.

And the mosquitoes here usually carry all kinds of viruses, edema, relapsing fever, malaria, tetanus and some strange diseases that can't be called at all.

Even if they had prepared enough medicine this time, once someone got sick, it would take a day or two to recover, which made their speed drop again and again.

On the fifteenth day, they finally came to the vicinity of Hpakant, and when they arrived, Qi Dapeng could not continue to lead the way, because the rest of the road was in Zhang Ling's diary.

After camping in the evening, Zhang Ling opened the diary again and flipped to the place where the discovery of the Emerald Valley was recorded.

"May 13, 1942, Yin, this is a routed team, no password, no formation, the living people are moving forward in a daze, the bones along the way guide us the way, I don't know how long it can last, maybe ......the next one is me"

"On May 16, 1942, we got lost, there was no road ahead, the team just walked blankly, like a group of walking dead......"

"On May 20, 1942, it was cloudy, and I had never seen such a beautiful sea of flowers, and I wondered if I was dead, for I am afraid that only heaven can have such a beautiful view......"

"May 21, 1942, Sunny, I can't believe my eyes, this is a legendary wonderland, I have never seen such a beautiful gem, I ...... I don't know what words to use to describe what I've seen. ”

The diary ended here, Zhang Ling turned the last page, and found that the diary behind had been torn up, as for what was recorded in the torn part, Zhang Ling did not know.

However, the map drawn on the title page is very clear, the starting point of this map is the jade field of Hpakant, and the end point is the legendary Emerald Valley.

He showed the map to Qi Dapeng, he looked at it for a while, took out a military map and compared it, and said, "We are now going to cross the Wulong River from here to the east, and then continue to go north." ”

He pointed to the map with his pen and said, "This is now an area controlled by the Burmese army, and we need to be extra careful about the next journey." ”

……

The next morning, Zhang Ling was woken up early by the birds in the forest, and he got out of the tent to find that the others had already gotten up, eating breakfast and sorting out their equipment.

Guan Min sat more than ten meters away from the camp, holding a DV to record his scientific expedition report, and his face was still rigid and dogmatic.

Zhang Ling is now very curious about Guan Min's background, he really can't think of any kind of family that will educate such children, and he is already depressed at a young age.

"What are you looking at?"

Lu Mingxuan walked to Zhang Ling's side and sat down, handed him a steaming cup, Zhang Ling glanced at the cup and said, "I'm looking at Dr. Guan, you said that this guy is strange enough, he didn't say a word to us along the way, as if he was the only one in this world!" ”

"Hehe, maybe I don't think we have any common language with him!"

"Phew, Bah! What is this, so unpalatable? ”

Zhang Ling looked at the coffee-like thing in the cup in his hand, his facial features were wrinkled together, this thing was too TM to drink.

Lu Mingxuan smiled evilly: "Oh, this is the medicinal tea prepared by Dr. Kang for everyone, which is said to prevent many diseases!" ”

"I ......"

"Bang!"

Just as Zhang Ling was about to speak, a dull gunshot rang out in the jungle, followed by a piercing siren.

Hearing the alarm, Zhang Ling hurriedly stood up, looked around, and within a few seconds, he heard Qi Dapeng's voice shouting: "Burmese army patrol, go quickly!" ”

With Qi Dapeng's shout, it suddenly caused a burst of chaos, but fortunately, these people were very well-educated, and after a short period of panic, they had begun to retreat to the forest with a clear division of labor.

The Kachin brothers were responsible for protecting Zhang Ling's safety, and Qi Dapeng and others, who were in charge of covering, had also been engaged in fire with the Burmese army.

As soon as there was an exchange of fire, the two sides exposed their positions, the firepower of the attack was entangled, the sound of the branches cracking, and the impact of bullets rang out, and Zhang Ling felt that his eardrums were about to burst.

The other party didn't seem to expect that the firepower on Zhang Ling's side was so strong, and it was quickly suppressed.

Qi Dapeng seized this short gap and immediately led people into the forest, Zhang Ling looked at Qi Dapeng who had caught up and asked, "What's the matter?" Why fight with them? ”

"These Burmese soldiers are no different from bandits, like our teams that don't take the big road, they will be regarded as smugglers, usually looted and killed, and there is only one way to die in their hands."

As soon as Qi Dapeng's words fell, another guard Heizi came to the two of them and said urgently: "Head, those people are chasing after you!" ”