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Chapter 234: Beast Paw Prints

Ye Tianzhi slowly lay down and closed his eyes, he really needed to rest well, there were too many dangers in this place, and he needed to maintain a good body at all times, and more importantly, although these three Taoist priests looked harmless to humans and animals, Ye Tianzhi still had to be more guarded.

Early the next morning, after everyone got up and ate some dry food, Li Shunlai stood up and looked at the mist in the forest, and when the mist dispersed, Li Shunlai waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" Today we must get out of the outer mountains and forests and camp in the big trees of the swamp. ”

After speaking, Li Shunlai picked up his bag and took the lead in walking, since entering this dense forest, Li Shunlai has not left his bag, thinking that there are many life-saving things in the bag.

Ye Tianzhi carried his big bag on his back and followed closely behind, although this place was dangerous, there was nothing to worry about for a martial artist who reacted quickly, especially since Ye Tianzhi also prepared a lot of medicines in his backpack.

Li Shunlai was short and burrowed into the dense woods.

Ye Tianzhi looked around, and knew why this place was easy to get lost, the trees here were too dense, and they grew too tall and dense, covering the sun, so that ordinary people walking in the woods would lose their sense of direction after a long time, plus there were too many magnetites in this place, and the compass would fail, so it was necessary for experienced hunters to be able to take them out of this dense forest.

The three Taoist priests followed, not worried, and even if they lost their sense of direction, the old Taoist priest could easily climb to the canopy of the tree and use the sun to discern the direction. These trees are naturally difficult to climb in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of the old Taoist priest, they are not enough.

The group followed Li Shunlai and moved forward quickly.

When Li Shunlai saw the particularly thick cedar tree, he would carve a mark on it, thinking that it should be to prevent getting lost, or to make it convenient when he returned.

After about three hours, Li Shunlai stopped, he squatted down, carefully picked up the ground, and frowned: "It's not good, there are wild people, just walked by." ”

Ye Tianzhi didn't speak, and the thin Taoist priest on the side had already sneered, and said, "Don't look at it, na, the wild man is watching us not far in front." ”

Li Shunlai was startled, took out a small telescope from his backpack, and looked in the direction where the thin Taoist priest was looking, and sure enough, a wild man with a height of two meters and five was standing on a half-section of the tree, looking at several of his own people, it was obvious that it was a mother, because there were two piles of meat hanging from his chest.

Li Shunlai put down the binoculars and said in a low voice, "What now?" Wildlings are the toughest to deal with, they are intelligent, they can even use weapons such as poisoned arrows, and they are extremely powerful, making them the most difficult animals to deal with here. It's snowy winter, and a few of us might be knocked unconscious and dragged back to the cave by them. ”

Ye Tianzhi wanted to laugh when he heard this, and the three Taoist priests also tried hard to hold back their laughter, only Li Shunlai looked flustered, he saw the expressions of Ye Tianzhi and the three Taoist priests, frowned and said: "You don't know the particularity of these great apes, the male savages are a little better, they only like to grab food and play, there are no women among us, they will not embarrass us, but when we meet the female, we will be in trouble, the female is more aggressive than the male, because they are too uncomfortable when they are in heat, and the white bears and leopards here dare not provoke them." ”

The old Taoist priest held back a smile and said, "Mr. Li doesn't have to be afraid, just take us on the road." ”

Li Shunlai saw that several people had no intention of turning back, so he turned around and continued to observe the surrounding plants and the feces of animals on the ground, and hurried away with a few people.

"Rustling ......"

The leaves in the distance trembled, and then two more wild men appeared, still two females, only this time they were closer, only more than ten meters away from Ye Tianzhi and the others.

The old Taoist priest snorted, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it at a wild man.

With a "bang", the stone smashed on a broad-leaved tree with a thick bowl mouth next to the wild man, and with a "click", the tree was directly smashed and fell to the ground.

Several of the wildlings were startled, one of them screamed, and then several of them turned around at the same time and disappeared without a trace.

Li Shunlai was secretly speechless, he realized that the strength of the old Taoist priest was so great that even the savages would be frightened away.

Seeing the wild man leaving, Li Shunlai relieved himself, led a few people to shuttle between the vines and trees, and finally walked out of this tall dense forest in the afternoon.

The miasma in the forest grew thicker.

Li Shunlai put the leaves in his mouth, and brought a simple gas mask, he pointed to the front, and said angrily: "The front is the middle of this mountain forest, there are many swamps in it, and poisonous insects and centipedes are very powerful, everyone take care of their legs, if you are bitten, you must tell me in time." ”

Ye Tianzhi looked at the front, except for the miasma, the trees in front were much lower, and these trees were all crooked, no longer as tall and dense as the forest he had just passed.

At this time, the sky was about to get dark, Li Shun came to find a relatively gentle area, and said: "Everyone rest here tonight, don't put the tent on the ground, hang it on the tree, let's get together all night, and tomorrow afternoon, we should be able to reach the destination." ”

Ye Tianzhi stepped on the ground, there were a lot of dead leaves on the ground, and when he stepped on his feet, he would gurgle and bubble, this kind of place, not to mention Li Shunlai's emphasis, even if he didn't say it, no one wanted to sleep on this kind of ground.

A few people found a place to sleep.

The thin Taoist priest suddenly ran over with his pants and said, "There are monsters!" ”

Li Shunlai was taken aback.

The old Taoist priest looked at the thin Taoist priest with a dark face, "Qingsong! How can you talk nonsense! ”

The fat Taoist priest's face was a little pale, and he said in a panic while tying his pants: "Master, there really is, just now I went over there to solve it, and I turned my head sharply and saw a crooked-necked tree walking. It really is the Dryad. ”

When Li Shunlai heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, he walked over and said with a smile: "Don't panic, it's a man-eating tree, its roots grow in the swamp, and it can swim when hunting, it may be that the breath on our body attracts it, don't panic, they move very slowly, and they can only walk in the shallow swamp, and they can't come to our side." ”

The fat and thin Taoist priests all looked at Li Shunlai in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe that there would be such a creature.

"Not really a dryad?" The thin Taoist priest asked again.

Li Shunlai was very sure: "It's not a tree demon, where is there a demon?" ”

The old Taoist priest waved the dust and said, "I've also heard of the man-eating tree, but I didn't expect our country to have it, let's go to sleep, don't make a fuss." ”

Everyone went to rest.

Ye Tianzhi slowly climbed up a big willow tree and retracted into the tent, this tent should be called a hammock more appropriately, because it was hung from the trunk of the tree.

After seeing the wild man and the cannibal tree that could walk, Ye Tianzhi's heart was already numb.

Ye Tianzhi closed his eyes, his divine sense entered the Qihuang Holy Pillow, and began to look for information about Shennongjia.

There was nothing to do all night, and the next day, after Li Shunlai instructed everyone to devour a crisp camellia leaf again, he set off with everyone.

The swampy land is really disgusting to walk in, many times, it seems to be a normal path, and when you step on it, the stinky mud will come up, which can directly drown your knees, and many leech-like insects are rolling in the mud, ready to give Ye Tianzhi and the others a bite at any time.

Because of Li Shunlai's storage, the old Taoist priest and a few people could not use light skills to fly quickly, so everyone had to endure the stinky mud and pass through this area as much as possible.

Fortunately, the swamp was not too wide, and after walking for more than four hours, I finally stepped on a mountain forest.

From a distance, one after another high mountains are connected in the distance, and above the high mountains, white mist rolls and even snow accumulates.

Stepping on the sturdy mountainous ground, Ye Tianzhi and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and finally didn't have to worry about those disgusting bloodsucking worms burrowing into their legs.

Li Shunlai packed up his clothes, then pointed to the north, and said, "Over this hillside, you will find the location in the map." ”

Hearing this, everyone had spirits, and Li Shunlai also had a smile on his face, and said: "Originally, this part of the journey, we had to worry about creatures such as savages, leopards, and wolves, but with the old Taoist here, I believe it must be no problem, let's hurry up, in the afternoon, we should be able to arrive." ”

The five of them hurried on their way, and there was basically no danger except for the occasional poisonous snake that appeared in danger.

"Master, look," the thin Taoist priest behind him suddenly spoke, whispering to the old Taoist priest beside him.

At this time, Ye Tianzhi and Li Shunlai walked more than twenty meters in front, and the three Taoist priests didn't pay much attention to them.

The old Taoist priest looked in the direction pointed by Qingyun, and then ran quickly and strode forward, squatting on the ground, looking at the ground, and above the ground, a paw print more than half a meter long was clearly visible.

"Master, is that it?" Qingsong and Qingyun also surrounded them.

"It's it, but it seems to be bigger than the rumors, it's a bit troublesome, and I don't know if I can catch it in this kind of place." The old Taoist priest groaned and said in a low voice.

Ye Tianzhi's ears moved, it seemed that these three Taoist priests were just here to catch some kind of animal, and the target was not to bury the sword land, since this was the case, Ye Tianzhi was a lot more relieved.

"Master, those two people, what should we do? They will definitely reveal what they see," Qingyun said, and at the same time, there was a bit of murderous intent in his words.

Lao Dao did not speak.

Fat Taoist Qingsong spoke: "If you are afraid that they will leak it, we will separate here, there is no need to make more killings." ”

The old Taoist priest stood up and said, "Go on, pay attention to these footprints, and discuss whether to leave these two people behind when you get to the place." ”

In fact, this old Taoist priest is not a murderous person, but at his level, the martial artist of the inner qi realm is basically out of the level of ordinary human beings, just like a gentle gentleman who will use a kitchen knife to kill chickens, he does not have too much guilt in his heart, because the old Taoist is already looking down on human beings.

Ye Tianzhi listened to the conversation of the three Taoist priests in his ears, knowing that the old Taoist priest already had killing intent, he looked ahead and made a decision in his heart.

Further on, due to the elevation of the terrain, the temperature began to drop.

Ye Tianzhi walked in front silently, and in the hidden place, Ye Tianzhi whispered to Li Shunlai: "Uncle Li, as soon as you have the opportunity, you will return, although the three Taoist priests in the rear are not bad people, but they are by no means good, and what they want to do is very confidential, so you try not to ask too much, and you can go back if you can." I'm going to leave first. ”

Li Shunlai glanced at Ye Tianzhi strangely, but still nodded, and said, "Don't worry, I have lived for such an old age, and I still have a basic look." Oh, there's something here, you take with you, and if you encounter a powerful beast, you might be able to help you. ”

As he spoke, Li Shunlai took out a sealed jar from his backpack and handed it to Ye Tianzhi.

"What is this?" Ye Tianzhi was puzzled.

"Pee, skunk urine, this thing, the more powerful the beast, the more reluctant it will be, so, with it, maybe you can use it, I still have a few jars in my backpack." Li Shunlai smiled.

Ye Tianzhi nodded, and after accepting it, he looked at the back, and the three Taoist priests behind him were still checking various footprints along the way.

At this time, the distance was relatively far, Ye Tianzhi picked up his backpack, and without hesitation, his body scurried, and he fled into the mountains and forests with a "whoosh", and disappeared in an instant