Shao Zongyan hurriedly packed up the leftovers, put out the fire, tied the grass carp around his neck, and prepared to go on the road with the master.

Now that they were on the riverbank, they planned to go down the river. Where there is a river, the vegetation grows more densely, there are small animals that come to drink water by the river to hunt, and it is easier to find a place to live. But the land by the river was soft and muddy, and it was not as brisk as the dry mountains, so he cut two thick branches and cut them into a cane not far away, and took one with the master.

Both of them are people who often walk mountain roads, and when walking, they are used to bending their knees slightly and pressing their whole body weight on their heels, so that the center of gravity is backward and it is not easy to fall. The branches in his hand are only slightly supported, and when he encounters the grass, he pokes forward and startles the snakes, insects, rats, ants and the like that lurk inside.

After a short drive downstream, the weather became noticeably hotter, and the sun shone through the cracks in the dense forest, and from time to time it flashed into the eyes of the people.

Unknown insects also flew out of the grass and dense forests by the river, and Shao Daochang walked in front, and the first thing he bumped into was a mass of small insects, almost sucking a few into his nose as soon as he gasped.

How can you walk like this? Shao Daochang frowned, waved his sleeves to drive away the insects, took out a mosquito net from the survival kit, tore it open, and wrapped a piece on the heads of the two of them. The shoulder-length part is cut from both sides, and the steam is made at the shoulder so that the arm can be extended, and then a rope is tied around the waist, and the bottom is left to hang like the hem of the garment.

The fabric of the gauze tent is thin and stiff, which not only protects the head, face and upper body, but also does not affect the vision. Shao Daochang turned out the realgar powder used in the alchemy pill again, and sprinkled it all over his body, not only repelling insects, but also driving away some large beasts that rely on their sense of smell to find food. However, I don't know if it is because of the vampires entrenched on this mountain, there are no fierce beasts such as tigers and leopards, which is convenient for them.

With this set of insect protection suits, those cloud-like little insects took the initiative to separate in front of them, and some unknown flies or bees buzzing in the air also bypassed them far away, and they were finally able to breathe and see the road normally.

However, in addition to the annoying flying insects, the riverside wetlands also have some good things. When he was in a hurry, Shao Zongyan accidentally found a few white balls huddled together in a low grass, like a nest of snow-white goose eggs huddled together. The surface is slightly sprinkled with earth-colored dots, and it looks tender and smooth, reminiscent of the delicious taste of cooking them.

He rushed straight over with a stick, took off one and broke it open to look at it, it was also snow-white and silky, and sure enough, it was Ma Bo he knew! And the mushrooms are extremely tender, so it's the time to put them into the dish. He immediately took out the basket and picked up all the ones that were huddled together, and got up and went to the neighborhood to find the others.

When Master Shi Nian saw him picking mushrooms for himself, he was moved and uneasy, and hurriedly helped him find those eye-catching huge white mushrooms, took them to his pocket, and persuaded him not to waste time in order to prepare vegetarian food for himself.

Shao Zongyan smiled and said: "The master is too worried, these Ma Bunen are raw, they will definitely taste good after they are fried, and I will not let go of them if I am usually there, not only to take care of the master." Besides, they weren't far away, and it didn't take much time for us to pick up a basket, did we? ”

Shi Nian smiled abruptly and sighed: "The Taoist takes care of me like this, I really don't know how to repay it." ”

When the time comes, it will be the best reward if you don't complain.

The customer service leader squinted and smiled, and the sunlight spilled into his hair through the gaps in the leaves, as if gilding the black hair with a layer of gold, and in the eyes of the master, it was like a special mortal to ignite his gods and Buddhas.

But he is already deep in the mud, can he cleanse the filth?

He hung his head in silence and walked with his cane behind the customer service.

The altitude is warmer and wetter every time the altitude drops, and the vegetation at the water's edge and in the forest is constantly changing, and the cattailgrass at the water's edge is replaced by a wild grass, but the stems are still green and thin, and have not become swollen and sweet. Although they didn't find much good vegetable food, they picked up a few bird eggs in the grass that were directly on the ground, larger than duck eggs, and very clear to the sun. There are also long-legged waterfowl that are larger than ducks and fly up and down, but they fly too far and are not easy to catch.

There were still a few wild peaches growing in the forest a little farther away, and the fruits hung low, and the pink and white were very beautiful, so Shao Daochang ran over and broke a few branches. There were already a few branches of Xiangyang that were ripe and slightly soft, so Shao Zong took water by the stream and washed them, rubbed off the fluff on the skin with salt, and one person divided one and gnawed while walking.

The peaches are sweet and juicy, and the part near the core is slightly pantothenic, and after eating, it quenches thirst and leaves a fragrant fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. Each peach is the size of a fist, and after eating, it not only quenches your thirst, but also feels like a small meal, and you don't feel hungry after walking for half a day.

Yan Hanjiang ate the peach piece that Shao Zongyan cut from his hand, cut it thinly, but in his hand it felt bigger than the largest long watermelon, and after eating a few slices, his stomach was full, and he didn't even want to eat lunch.

Shao Daochang takes care of fish more than customers in terms of eating, since Yan Hanjiang is not hungry, they are a little harder to be humans, and the leftovers of steamed buns are also a meal. The master is accustomed to becoming a monk, even if he enjoys the luxurious life of the feudal lord class in the vampire castle, he does not change the simple nature, and he is satisfied with a little hot meal and hot food, and he is not too simple to eat at all.

What's more, there is a vampire duke behind him, and the huge psychological pressure is enough for him to swallow.

After seven or eight hours of galloping, the slope of the mountain in front of me suddenly became nearly vertical, and the river around it rushed out along the river, turning into a waterfall and falling down. Walking to the edge of the cliff and looking down, the waterfall was at least forty or fifty meters high, and it merged into a pool below, but the waterhole was a flat cliff with very dense forests, extending a slightly gentle slope in the distance.

Shao Zongyan took out the map for comparison, calculated the distance according to the contour line on the map, and then decisively announced: "Let's descend from here, this is the nearest road, and when we go down to that cliff, we will eat, and we will start preparing for a place to rest at night." ”

Shi Nian glanced back at the top of the hill, where the majestic vampire castle was completely out of sight. The burden of the vampire was still on his heart, but with the customer service sent by this immortal, it was as if the sun was shining on his heart, sweeping away the darkness brought by those days. He chanted the Buddha's horn with both palms, sat on the stone with a wooden staff, and waited for Shao Zongyan's arrangement.

Since the master didn't see it, Daochang Shao was about to start preparing for the hanging, but the first thing to worry about was Brother Yan on his neck. Descending from the top of the cliff to a height of dozens of meters, he was always afraid that the rope would be blown too hard by the mountain wind and throw the fish out, so he touched the small hammock around his neck through the mosquito net cloth, and asked softly: "Brother Yan, are you safe to sit here?" Or I'll tie the other two corners together, and I'll be more stable when I go down for a while. ”

Yan Hanjiang grabbed a handkerchief and sat up, looked straight at him with big black and moist eyes, shook his head and said, "Just grab it, you can't get rid of me." ”

It's just that the hammock is unstable, and the place where he stays is under Shao Zongyan's neck, and he can get into his neckline as soon as he turns over.

After confirming that Brother Yan was fine, Daochang Shao took care of the customer wholeheartedly. The master saw that he and the grass carp were tired and crooked, and was about to talk to him, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do you still want to carry me and jump off like he did when he left Serenberg before?" The waterfall is splashing here, I'm afraid it's not safe enough......"

Shao Zongyan said with a smile: "The master has a good idea, it is too risky to jump down like this, it is better to use a rope to hang down." Later, I'll put the master down first, and then I will drop down again, don't be afraid when I'm in the air, just relax and don't move, I'll put you down safely. ”

Shi Nian nodded neatly: "Listen to the arrangement of the Taoist." ”

They walked along the cliff with their backs, and when they came to a similar place, Shao Zongyan chose a wide and steady stone, round at the top and slightly thinner at the bottom, as the fulcrum to fix the rope.

He took two paracords out of his bag and put them together, tied one end around the hollow of the stone a few times, and threw the other end down the cliff. Then he directly pulled up the rope and passed it between his legs, the long end went up from under his right leg to press his left shoulder, and finally grabbed the rope above with his left hand, and dragged the rope at his waist with his right hand, adjusting the speed of the slide by his hand. Finally, I adjusted the tightness of the rope loop on my legs, and my legs fell off the cliff as soon as I kicked them, and I used my hand to control the rope and fell inch by inch.

The master who was left on the cliff by him looked dazed, looked at the customer service who was gradually moving away below, and almost blurted out: "Didn't I go down first when I said just now?" ”

Fortunately, his previous colleagues had established a deep trust in Shao Zongyan, and no matter what the other party did, he would honestly sit by the rope and pray for the only customer service who could save him. Not long after, the rope fell to the end, and Shao Daochang tied one of them to the boulder protruding from the ground, and the other tied it around his waist, and climbed the rope to climb back to the top of the cliff.

Shi Nian knew what he was doing here, and he was secretly moved in his heart, and knelt on the top of the cliff to help pull up the unfixed rope so that he could come up as much as he could.

Shao Zongyan climbed extremely fast, grabbed the wild grass on the edge of the cliff, threw his body up with all his strength, neatly untied the rope loop around his waist, and tied a triple knot on Shi Nian's body. The triple loop is passed through one of the buttonholes, and then the master's legs and chest are tied in the rope loop, and the knot will become tighter and tighter as the three rings pull on each other, so that the person will not fall.

After trying to tighten it properly, he asked Shi Nian to go to the edge of the cliff and grab the fixed life-saving rope, and when he fell, he gently kicked the mountain wall with his foot to balance his body, and he grabbed the rope tied to the monk's body and lowered it inch by inch. The length of the rope left in the middle was calculated by him underneath, just enough to be placed at the bottom of the cliff, and he didn't have to worry about his own mistake of putting it too long, and he would fall into free fall below.

The upright and full blue bald head slowly disappeared from his sight, and the rope in his hand was also pulled to Cheng Dù, who was completely straight, and then lost his stress at a certain moment and rested softly on his palm. Shao Zongyan knew that he had landed safely, so he immediately grabbed the rope and swung down, and fell to the ground with the force of the fixed rope, and then lit the two ropes with a fire, seeing that there were red sparks on their heads, and the ropes became shorter inch by inch.

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After a morning of trying to climb, both humans have lost a lot of their bodies, but fortunately, the altitude has decreased a lot at this time, and the altitude sickness of shortness of breath and weakness is much better than in the morning. The two rested around the waterhole for a while, and by the way, they hit a jar of water to let Yan Hanjiang stretch his body in it.

In fact, it is okay to put him directly into the pool, but Shao Zongyan is reluctant, he always feels that the pool is deep, and there is a waterfall and rapids smashed down from above, what if the water hurts such a small fish?

Fortunately, Yan Hanjiang didn't care about the width of the water surface, and soaked in it comfortably, his arms rested on the petal mouth of the fish tank that opened obliquely outward, the tail fin and pelvic fin stretched out, swaying up and down and slapping the water surface, the long hair hung down from the mouth of the tank, and the end of the hair swept on Shao Zongyan's wrist holding the tank, sweeping his wrist numb.

Shao Daochang's heart was also numb, and the fatigue of the day was healed by this hair, and he got up and beckoned to the master: "Is the master here to rest for a while or follow me to find something to eat?" If you don't go, I'll build a fire to drive out the beasts. ”

Shi Nian stood up on his knees, stood up with his palms and replied, "I will go with the Taoist chief." ”

The two of them walked around the waterhole, first to the calmest part of the water to fish. Because the pond is convenient for the waterfall that flows straight down, the underwater impulse is great, and the fish are driven to the near shore, Shao Daochang, a veteran like Shao Daochang, does not need to sprinkle food and trap or anything, just take a branch and tie it down can tie a big fish.

The fish in the pool are larger and fatter than those in the river above, with black backs and slightly flattened bodies, which look like the kind of fish that can be boiled. There are still a lot of shellfish in the mud and sand in the shallow water at the edge of the pool, and the tongue is stretched and retracted to move forward, and the flesh is snow-white and firm, and the taste should be good. Shao Daochang took off his shoes, pulled up his trousers and stepped into the water to pick them up, and picked up the big one and put it in the basket on the side.

Shi Nian chanted the Buddha's horn in a low voice, silently recited the scriptures to surpass these innocent little lives, and then resolutely pulled up the corners of his pants and went down to the pool to touch the shellfish.

There are not only shellfish living in the sand and gravel at the bottom of the pool, but also crabs with teeth and claws occasionally visible, with blue and gray skins and skins, and they look quite thin. But no matter how thin the crab is, it is also a crab, and there is no reason why it is not eaten when it is seen, Shao Daochang also said "mercy", untied the gauze tent on his body and wrapped it around the crab, its feet were entangled in messy silk, and it couldn't go anywhere.

The two of them rummaged in the sand for a long time with their heads down, and when they straightened up again, their eyes were a little black.

Shao Daochang thought that he was tired, so he rubbed his eyes and looked forward again, but found that he still saw an unnatural darkness hidden between the trees. He looked at the pool and made sure that there was nothing wrong with his eyes, and a full of surprise welled up from the bottom of his heart, and he hurriedly threw down the monk and a basket of fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish and ran towards the shore.

A few meters deep through the trees, he saw an equally steep and desolate mountain wall, but in the middle of the mountain wall there was a cave that could accommodate three or four people side by side.

He immediately took the fish tank in and looked around, and he didn't feel the piercing wind blowing in his face, but there was a smell that had been accumulated for a long time, which meant that there was no other passage in the depths of this cave, and there was no need to worry about vampires copying their back path! As for what beasts had lived in it, he was not worried, and if the original owner returned, he would just slaughter and add a dish.

That's great. There was a place to sleep at night.

Shao Daochang thought happily, took out an arm-long thick firewood from his bag, wrapped a cloth on his head, sprinkled it with fire oil, made a simple torch temporarily, and walked inside by the light of the fire.

The depth of the cave is about ten meters, the inside is more open than the outside, the ground is covered with a thick layer of feces, as he walks in, there is a "flutter and flutter" sound of flapping wings on his head, and a large group of bats fly over his head and rush out.

Vampire bats? He immediately had such suspicions in his heart, but when he thought about it carefully, those vampire bats were not afraid of fire, and these were about to flee when they saw the torches, thinking that they should be ordinary bats.

Regardless of whether they are ordinary or not, since they want to occupy this cave, these indigenous people can only give way.

Shao Daochang thought domineeringly, went out to harvest a lot of fresh branches, came back, piled them on the innermost side of the cave, spread wormwood on the pyre, sprinkled some stone medicine such as realgar and sulfur, poured fire oil, and threw down a lit windproof match far away.

By the time Master Shi Nian arrived, the entire cave was already full of smoke, and the bats inside were so smoked that they were flying out desperately, and the black ground seemed to have spread a layer of dark clouds above the cave entrance. Those who didn't fly out choked or choked to death in the hole, as if they had been covered with a black blanket.

And the terrifying demon king who set fire to the cave and caused this mountain of corpses and a sea of blood stood in front of the cave, as charming and beautiful as the praise after the princes of the beacon fire opera, holding a poor bat that was still struggling, and smiled faintly: "Is this better fried and eaten or stewed?" ”