Xu Wenlong and Yu Wenli left Parrot Ping (at first Yu Wenli called it Stinky Parrot Ping, and later, under Xu Wenlong's strong opposition, they reluctantly removed the word "stink" in front of them), bypassed the crocodile pond, and continued to follow the Hope River towards the distant mountains, trying their best to find a place for them to live. As for the long snake that was killed, although it was strong and meaty, and it was delicious, it was because it didn't have time to make a fire, and because it was worried about the crocodiles nearby, it had to be abandoned. After all, in the reckless jungle, on the shore of the blue sea, although it is full of dangers and murderous opportunities, it is not to the point of drinking blood. At least not yet, unless the time comes.

After Yu Wenli saw the crocodiles in the pond, she had a deep fear of the Hope River and turned into an authentic frightened bird. Suspicious and suspicious, every step is frightened, and when you see a small fish and shrimp coming out of the water, you will instantly be frightened and scream, and you will instantly think that it is one of those damn ugly crocodiles. It wasn't until Xu Wenlong repeatedly told her that crocodiles only inhabit secluded places such as swamps, ponds, and deep pools, and will never haunt the fast-flowing rivers, that her courage grew a little.

By mid-afternoon, the sun is moving westward, and it is estimated that there will be a maximum of three to four hours left until dark. The cries of the birds became scarce, and the pheasants were gone, replaced by the crisp chirping of deer, the terrible howl of apes, and the terrifying roar of unknown beasts.

After walking for a short time, the river made another big bend and stretched eastward again. Then it turns northward, and finally splits into two rivers at a corner, one large and one small, almost in a vertical direction. The small ones run to the east, and the big ones come from the west.

Yu Wenli stopped, raised her head and glanced at Xu Wenlong silently. She has a mental shadow of the murderous crocodile and begins to become taciturn and extremely sensitive. From the excitement all the way, the ghost screamed all the way to the doubtful and worried. The flowers were not picked, the birds were not chasing, and Xu Wenlong hurried away without a sound. Isn't it? If you don't find a safe and secure place to live before dark, why not stay in this treacherous jungle until dawn? The kind that doesn't even blink an eyelid? Oh my God, it's scary to think about, and it's terrible to think about. What if a crocodile creeps out of the river? Why don't you tear people to shreds? I don't even have a chance to cry out in pain!

Xu Wenlong carefully looked at the rivers on both sides, then stretched out his hand to the west and pointed to the west, and said resolutely: "This one, this is the main river, and it must flow from the opposite mountain." As long as we follow it all the way, we will definitely find the place we want to live. After saying that, he led the way, shook off his stride and walked west.

Yu Wenli didn't say a word, sped up her pace and chased after her.

After five or six hundred meters, the river turned to the east like a madman, and then zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, and then westward, and then eastward. The surface of the river is sometimes large and sometimes small, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, and the width is unpredictable. The only constant is the flow of water. The center of the river is tumbling rapidly, and there are many stones on both sides, and only in the bay and the pool with a large drop can it be impossible to predict its depth. Of course, Xu Wenlong and Yu Wenli were not in the mood to explore, they waded through the water for a while, walked over the trees for a while, walked quickly on the bushy embankment, and walked around the deep pool where the water splashed for a while. Although the sound of apes on both sides of the strait continues, the roar of beasts is unstoppable. But with the blade in hand and the javelin in hand, it also makes people bold and fearless. After experiencing a series of shocks in Horror Bay, Parrot Ping and Crocodile Pond, Yu Wenli was initially scared and terrified. Later, I listened more, saw more, experienced more, and got used to numbness and didn't care. Coupled with Xu Wenlong by his side, there is basically nothing to worry about. In short, although this Alcatraz Island is not a place for people to stay in danger, it is better than being exposed to the sun, lacking food and drinking and waiting to die on the sea, or even dozens of times stronger.

As the two of them walked, Xu Wenlong suddenly blurted out and exclaimed: "It's not good, this ghost river, winding around, seems to be drilling into the depths of the jungle again." This is ...... That's terrible! ”

Yu Wenli raised her eyes to look at the increasingly eerie woods on both sides, and helplessly pointed to the peaks behind her and said, "Yes, yes, we are getting farther and farther away from those mountains." It's really daylight, it's right in front of you, how can you walk so far? Could this be the legendary ghost hitting the wall? ”

"What the hell is hitting the wall in this world!" Xu Wenlong sighed, bypassed a huge protruding river stone, and told her dejectedly: "The straight-line distance is not too far, at most more than ten kilometers. But the river is curved, and it curves greatly. So we went around and around for a long time, but we still couldn't get around the bottom of the mountain. ”

"What then? Did we just walk through the jungle and go straight to the other side of the mountain while it was still early? You might be able to make it to the mountain before dark. ”

"Forget it, the jungle is treacherous, and it can't be prevented, let's take the river, which is safer and more secure." Xu Wenlong shook his head, pulled Yu Wenli and continued to walk forward. Yes, if Xu Wenlong was alone, he would have taken a shortcut through the jungle a long time ago, and even found a place to live. Even if the wolves and insects in front of you are in charge, the tigers and leopards are rampant, and the demons and monsters are blocking the road and cutting the way, then they are fearless and move forward bravely. But now it's different, with Yu Wenli with him, he won't risk her life.

Yu Wenli sighed and said with a bitter face: "What if we haven't reached the end of the river before dark?" Where to spend the night? Riverbed? Or a meadow on a river embankment? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, we'll see when the time comes. Anyway, where it's safe, we'll spend the night. Xu Wenlong frowned and gently comforted Yu Wenli.

The sun sinks in the west, disappearing into the back of the island, and the brilliant glow reflects half of the sky, the clear water of the River of Hope, and the verdant and reckless jungle. The birds began to return to their nests, and all kinds of birds, all kinds of birds, swarmed, whistling past, leaving behind a noisy chirp and disappearing in an instant.

Xu Wenlong and Yu Wenli walked slowly and slowly, rounding around, but they always circled in the jungle like two headless flies. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, the roar of an unknown beast gradually sounded. Xu Wenlong finally gave up, and no longer rushed to leave, and began to pay attention to the trees on both sides of the riverbank. It seems that there will be no cave to be found tonight, so I will have to sleep in the dark jungle. However, rocky riverbeds or flat, soft meadows are not ideal, and they can be suddenly attacked by wild beasts and poisonous insects. It is best to find a large tree with a wide view and relatively independent, straddle the branches, and break away from the ground to ensure your own safety to the greatest extent.

Skirting a river bay and avoiding several waterholes, there is a faint sound of rushing water ahead.

"Thank goodness for the end of the day!" Xu Wenlong and Yu Wenli's faces were happy, they looked at each other and smiled, and they both quickened their steps and walked towards the place where the water roared.

The river turned back, the grass and trees gradually thinned, and after crossing a huge water banyan tree that was dry and vigorous, the front suddenly opened up and opened up. I saw that at the end of the river, a cliff more than ten meters high with no head and no tail suddenly protruded, across the eyes. It looks like a watershed, splitting the dense forest in two, turning it into two layers. The river rushed down from the middle of the cliff, roaring, and rushed out a pool of water with a radius of tens of meters at the bottom of the cliff. The waterhole is gentle on all sides, with boulders and a splash in the center, which is unfathomable. Opposite is a swamp the size of a football field. There are no tall trees on the marshland, no tangled vines, only a few clumps of flowers and shrubs, which is particularly unusual in the lush forest.

Yu Wenli bypassed the swamp, climbed onto a boulder the size of a small cart by the waterhole, collapsed on it and said breathlessly, "How is it?" Can't leave yet? I think it's okay to spend the night on this rock. It was flat and comfortable, and the poisonous snake could not climb up, barely a safe place to live. ”

Xu Wenlong raised his eyes and carefully looked at the waterhole, and finally stopped his eyes on a water banyan tree on the cliff, and said, "It's okay to eat and rest here, but to survive this long night, we still have to climb to the tree above." In this way, not only the poisonous snake could not climb up, but even other fierce beasts such as tigers and cheetahs were helpless. ”

"Well, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, I'm tired of walking, and I just want to catch my breath. Yu Wenli turned over and replied as she lay on her back. But before she could lie down for a few seconds, she straightened up from the stone slab again, pointed to the waterhole next to her tremblingly, and said, "This pool is ...... There shouldn't be crocodiles in this pool, right? ”

"Maybe," Xu Wenlong replied, shaking his head, "but it's better not to go near the waterhole." ”

"Oh-" Yu Wenli glanced at the roaring waterhole with horror, and quickly moved her body to the side, trying to stay away from the waterhole.

"Stay and don't wander around, I'll go back when I go." Xu Wenlong took off his backpack and grilled fish, picked up a long wooden javelin, walked quickly to the edge of the cliff, and kept whipping the vines and vines that covered the cliff. After making sure that there was no danger, he stepped on the crevice, climbed the rattan, and jumped onto the cliff in a few leaps.

There are also countless boulders on the cliff, but they are much flatter and cleaner than the bottom of the cliff. The river flows slowly out of the jungle, over the smooth cliffs, and plunges headlong into the bottom of the cliffs, making a shocking sound.

Xu Wenlong found his favorite water banyan tree next to a boulder. It is indeed a big tree, with vertical and horizontal branches, luxuriant branches, branches on branches, trees on trees, countless branches and branches, vines and vines intertwined, and many strange flowers that have never been heard of or seen.

Xu Wenlong pulled a rattan and tied the javelin to his back, and then climbed the water banyan tree like an ape. There are many branches and vines on the tree, and it is quite easy to climb. When he reached the first section of the giant tree, he unhooked his javelin and leaned out as hard as he could, knocking the leaves on the trunk of the tree to drive away the poisonous snakes and insects that were hiding in it. He climbed and knocked and knocked and climbed, and finally found nothing unusual except to scare away dozens of birds of unknown size and color. So he threw the javelin to the bottom of the tree, climbed the branches and vines, and climbed to the bottom of the tree. He wanted to climb to the top of the tree to observe the forest, but the branches and leaves of the water banyan tree were too dense and stacked on top of each other, and he couldn't see anything at all. So I had to give up my plan and pick up Yu Wenli first. Xu Wenlong climbed down the banyan tree, jumped off the cliff covered with vines, put on his backpack and grilled fish, and said to Yu Wenli, who was still lying on the stone, "Let's go, go to the top." We have to hurry up to eat something, climb the tree and hide before we finish eating, but don't have any accidents. ”

Yu Wenli didn't dare to slack off, turned over and jumped off the boulder, and didn't want Xu Wenlong's help, she climbed the vine and climbed the cliff alone. After Xu Wenlong passed the backpack grilled fish to her, he also jumped up easily.

When the two of them arrived at the cliff, they hurriedly washed their faces, found a flat boulder and sat down, took out the grilled fish "melon" and ate it slowly.

Night falls, the stars shine, and the jungle is dark. The birds are gone, the butterflies are invisible, and in their place are all kinds of insect chirps, like a symphony of great sound. And the occasional beast roar or two is the jazz drum that brings the atmosphere to a climax.

It took about an hour before the two of them finished their first dinner deep in the jungle. Delicious, slightly nervous, cozy and a little hectic.

After dinner, Xu Wenlong rewrapped the remaining grilled fish, put it on his shoulder along with his backpack, and then hid the javelin securely next to the boulder, and finally looked at Yu Wenli, who looked up at the water banyan tree, and said: "It's a bit high, but it's safe, and it's easy to climb up." Come, I'll carry you to that protruding branch, and you will easily climb up to the branch above. We'll spend the night in that tree tonight. ”

"Take care of yourself, I don't need your help!" Yu Wenli grinned, came to the water banyan tree with vigor, grabbed a horizontal branch, like climbing a staircase, her body was close to the trunk, her hands alternately went up, and she used the branches to climb up quickly and lightly, and soon came to the tree designated by Xu Wenlong. This is the second branch of the tree branching off from the main trunk, which is more than ten meters above the ground, very wide and flat, and you can also see the condition of the tree at a glance, including the waterhole and marshland under the cliff. The most important thing is that the tree has two huge branches growing out horizontally, forming a platform large enough to hold three or four people. As long as you don't jump around on it and walk around at will, you will never be in danger of falling.

After Xu Wenlong saw Yu Wenli sitting on the platform, he hurriedly climbed up with the grilled fish backpack. Although it was not convenient to get in the way, I still climbed up in the end. He didn't want to leave it at the bottom of the tree. It is a trivial matter that the grilled fish is stolen by a wild beast, and if the backpack is snatched by some naughty monkey, it may never be recovered.

Yu Wenli sat on the branch, swayed her legs and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, it's okay." At least you can sleep peacefully, and you don't have to worry about coming together the first day, but suddenly you find that one of your arms and legs was stolen by a tiger. It's just that...... It's just that I don't sleep honestly at night, what if I have a nightmare and turn over and fall under the tree? ”

"What's so hard about that?" Xu Wenlong put down the package, pulled a rattan from the trunk, and pulled it around his hand. It feels good, sturdy and reliable, extremely flexible, enough to withstand 100 pounds of heavy loads. He wrapped the rattan Yu Wenli around her waist a few times, and then tied it firmly to a branch beside her, and finally clapped his hands and said to her, "Now rest assured, I'm not afraid of being dishonest when I sleep." Even if you accidentally fall down, there is no danger. ”

Yu Wenli moved her body, feeling very inflexible and particularly uncomfortable. So he replied with a bitter face: "It's good, it's good, it's just uncomfortable, and it's a little difficult to breathe." And...... And if I fall, will I not be a prisoner hanging from the gallows? You can't go up, you can't go down! ”

Xu Wenlong smiled and comforted her: "Isn't that me?" With a gentle pull, you'll be up! ”

"Well, I hope you don't just cut with a dagger! Sit down a little bit, I have to hold you to sleep peacefully! ”