"Did you find it? How does it take that long? Yu Wenli under the mountain was impatient, put her hands to her mouth and turned into a trumpet shape, and called Xu Wenlong with an anxious face.

"Not yet!" Xu Wenlong waved his hand vigorously, drooped his head and slowly walked down the mountain.

When Xu Wenlong walked to the foot of the mountain, Yu Wenli quickly greeted him, panting and asking eagerly, "Aren't there many holes on the mountain?" Why isn't there a suitable one? It's so disappointing. And what to do tonight? What about the future? Do you want me to sleep tied to a tree every day? If the rattan breaks one day, then I'm not dead? ”

Xu Wenlong shook his head and replied to her gloomily: "If you want to live temporarily, in fact, any cave can be." It's just that we have to plan for the long term. Because the days we stayed here weren't a day or two, or ten days and a half months. It is likely to be a year and a half, or even ten or eight years, or even a lifetime! ”

"For a lifetime? Are we going to live here for the rest of our lives? Yu Wenli's eyes suddenly bulged, and there was an inexplicable look of horror on her face. However, soon she raised her eyebrows again, clapped her hands and shouted happily, "Okay, good, it's a lifetime, anyway, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking here, and there are no bad people bullying you, and you are by your side every day, I still want to stay here for the rest of my life?" ”

Xu Wenlong sighed, and said to Yu Wenli with a melancholy face: "I'll go to that water hole again and see where that dark river leads?" There are no wider caves where you can stay. Stay here a little longer, and be careful not to run around. ”

"Go, go, be careful." Yu Wenli smiled and waved her hand, urging Xu Wenlong to hurry up and enter the cave to investigate.

Xu Wenlong glanced at Yu Wenli silently, and slowly walked towards the water hole with a heavy heart.

The water hole is very large, two or three meters high, and it is pitch black inside, and you can't see anything clearly.

Xu Wenlong shook his spirits, clenched the javelin in his hand, climbed over the moss-covered slope, stepped on the uneven stone path, and strode into the cave without fear. After a short period of adaptation, he discovered through the faint light that this so-called cave was actually a murmuring dark river. The river is shallow, no more than two feet deep. The rock peaks of the cave walls on both sides are protruding, and they are very sharp. There are many gaps between the stone walls, and the water is dripping constantly. However, the air is also fresh and suitable for people, if you can find a dry and dry cave.

Xu Wenlong remembered the entrance of the cave for a long time, and then continued to walk along the rocky path to the cave. As he walked, he picked up the javelin in his hand, clattering and tapping on the stone walls on both sides. After walking dozens of meters, the stone cave slowly turned right, and then suddenly opened up, a giant cave more than 100 meters high and enough to accommodate three or four hundred people suddenly appeared in front of you. The stalagmites in the giant cave are numerous, the water is murmuring, there are holes in the holes, and there are no caves. The milky stone on the top of the cave hangs upside down, the size is different, the color is different, and the form is thousands. What is especially rare is that the stone wall on the left side of the cave rises obliquely, forming a platform of tens of square meters in the air. A large hole was opened about a meter above the platform, revealing a "window" more than one person high. Intense sunlight shines through the "window", illuminating the dark cave in an instant, almost as if it were outside. The dark river under his feet made a big bend along the right wall, plunged into a narrow stone crevice on the opposite side, and then did not know where it extended.

"Good hole, good place, comparable to the water curtain cave!" Xu Wenlong was overjoyed when he saw this, grabbed the javelin and bypassed the stalagmites, climbed the stone wall that sloped up like a staircase, and soon came to the protruding platform. I didn't have time to catch my breath, so I ran to the natural window. Ah, the blue waves are rippling, the water and the sky are the same, and the vast sea is in full view. Looking down again, the cliffs are forested, straight up and down, the waves are surging, and there is a roaring sound. Standing in the middle of it, it is like standing on top of a tall building, a little dizzy and a little shaky.

"You're the place to stay!" Xu Wenlong cheered, looked into the distance for a while, and didn't find half of the passing ships, so he turned around gloomily and looked at the platform in front of him carefully. The platform is dozens of square meters in size, hanging in the air like a stilted building. The ground is relatively flat, with several protruding stone "tables" and "stools", and even a large stone "bed". It's a pity that one side of the platform is dangling unobstructed, and if you don't pay attention to it, you are likely to step on the air and fall on the stalagmite. But fortunately, there is a small cave on the right side of the platform, just like a small room surrounded on three sides, although it is not spacious, but it is safe enough to be used as Yu Wenli's "bedroom".

Xu Wenlong inspected for a long time, admired again and again, tidied up the platform hygiene a little, carefully inspected the situation in every corner, and then rushed down the slope to the cave hall, using a javelin, his eyes widened, knocking on the book and poking it, one by one stalagmite, one by one, stone crevices, every cave and every puddle, and carefully investigated, not letting go of the slightest abnormal situation. It wasn't until he was sure that there were no dangerous factors that he crouched down where the river had disappeared and watched the cave more than half a man high. The river cave is so deep that you can't see anything clearly, you can only hear the sound of rushing water, and you don't know where it stretches out and where it leads. But whatever, the accommodation was found, not only spacious, bright and clean, but also able to look out at the sea in the distance. If you find an observation point that can cover the whole island, then no passing ship can escape your eyes, and the chances of being rescued will be greatly increased. Xu Wenlong pondered for a while at the mouth of the river cave, and then slowly walked out of the cave along the dark river.

"How? What's going on inside? Can I live with people? Yu Wenli, who was trying to probe her brain outside the cave and couldn't get in, saw Xu Wenlong come out, and immediately greeted her and asked.

Xu Wenlong replied with a smile: "Okay, very good!" There was a big cave inside, bright and safe, perfect for us to live in! ”

"Great, great! Let's go, take me inside! Yu Wenli was overjoyed when she heard this, and Lezizi drilled into the hole. Before she could walk two or three steps away, she suddenly stopped and looked at Xu Wenlong with a frightened expression, "Are you sure there are no snakes in it?" No centipedes? And also rats and vampire bats? There can't be ghosts, right? The kind that follows you silently and makes you swish cold behind your back but can't see or touch? ”

"No, nothing, I've looked closely!"

"Alright, let's go inside! I want to see what kind of world it's like inside! ”

"Wait," Xu Wenlong stretched out his hand to stop Yu Wenli and said, "Don't worry, we still have time." ”

"Why? Wouldn't you have a good rest when you have time? Yu Wenli stood still, puzzled and asked, "Sleep early, have a good dream, nourish your spirit, and start a better life tomorrow." Isn't that bad? Don't forget, I didn't sleep all night last night, and I had several nightmares, and I'm still scared. I guess you haven't rested during this time, okay, you're tired enough, aren't you? So it's best to get in early and go to bed early! ”

Xu Wenlong nodded and said softly: "I just want to have a good night's sleep, so I told you to go in slowly." Don't you want to make a fire in the cave? Don't you want to have dinner and a hot barbecue? Don't you want to have a good night's sleep by the warm fire? If you want, then come with me to pick up firewood! ”

"Yes! Absolutely! Dream it! Yu Wenli was short of breath, her face was flushed, every time Xu Wenlong asked, she nodded vigorously, and finally grabbed his arm, and couldn't wait to say, "Then what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and gather firewood! ”

Of course, there is no need to worry about firewood. There were dead branches and dead leaves everywhere, and there were rotten and dry dead trees everywhere, and only one of them was enough to burn for more than ten days, and the only thing they had to worry about was how quickly and often they could move into the cave. But this is not difficult for Xu Wenlong, just spend more time and run a few more times. He told Yu Wenli to stay outside the cave first, and not to enter without permission, in case of accidents. Then it took more than two hours for a man to go back and forth dozens of times, and finally he moved a dead tree of a few hugs of thickness into the hole, with its branches and leaves, except for the stout and bulky trunk that could not be moved. Several bundles of withered yellow thatch were also collected to be used as mattresses at night.

The sun was setting in the west, falling into the back of the mountain, and it would soon be dark.

After Xu Wenlong finished moving the firewood, he once again told Yu Wenli not to run around, and to get some game by herself and go back immediately. However, Yu Wenli has been alone for a long time, and she has been impatient for a long time, so she has to go along. Xu Wenlong had no choice but to take her down the river, looking for those fat and clumsy pheasants and ducks all the way.

Cooing, a crisp pheasant crow came from the grass on the embankment.

Xu Wenlong stretched out his hand to signal Yu Wenli to remain silent, and then walked up to the riverbank with a javelin, craned his neck and tiptoed towards the grass...... Frightened, the pheasant flew into the sky from the grass, intending to spread its wings and escape. Xu Wenlong's eyes were quick, he waved his javelin and smashed it, smashed the pheasant to the ground upright, fluttered his wings a few times and didn't move.

"Great, great!" Yu Wenli screamed happily, immediately ran to the river embankment, picked up the pheasant that had passed out, put it in her hand and said happily, "It's so heavy, I'm afraid there are more than ten or twenty pounds." ”

"How can it, three or four pounds at most." Xu Wenlong shook his head and replied. Then he took the javelin and walked to another bush, and with his pistol in his hand, he jerked it a dozen times, and there was no sound and nothing.

Yu Wenli said with a smile: "Do you think there is grass everywhere?" It's too cheap for you. ”

Before Xu Yin fell, a colorful pheasant flew up from the bushes, and then was smashed to the ground with a snap. Xu Wenlong picked up the pheasant on the ground and said to Yu Wenli with a smile: "How is it?" Is it cheap, you say? ”

"Okay, you win, please continue!" Yu Wenli glanced at Xu Wenlong, took the pheasant in his hand and hid to the side.

Next, Xu Wenlong was not so lucky, he knocked on several places of thatch in a row, but he didn't catch even a single chicken feather. Undeterred, though, he continued on to the next thicket, more abundant bush.

Yu Wenli was very bored, and no longer had hope, laughed at Xu Wenlong for a few words, and ran to the side to pick wild flowers.

Xu Wenlong shook his head, quietly approached the bushes, picked up the javelin in his hand, and smashed it into the air......

Suddenly, before the javelin fell, a big snake suddenly jumped out of the dense bushes, raising its fist-sized snake head and rushing towards Xu Wenlong like lightning......

Xu Wenlong was caught off guard, and changed to a sweep in shock, and snapped the poisonous snake that pounced on the door to the ground, and then swung his gun, nailing the head of the snake that wanted to fight back firmly to the grass.

Yu Wenli, who heard the strange noise, turned her head to look, and immediately sat down on the ground with a thud, looking at the big snake that was twisting her body crazily: "My mother, ...... again." Again...... Another big snake...... It's ...... It's thicker than my legs......."

"There's a lot of rain here, there's plenty of grass and trees, and there's a lot of snakes." Xu Wenlong waited for the big snake to stop writhing its body, then picked it up and spread it out to take a look, tsk, it was two meters long and weighed at least ten catties.

Yu Wenli didn't dare to come closer, so she only shouted to Xu Wenlong from afar: "Don't give it to me, I won't help you get it, you can carry it back yourself." ”

Xu Wenlong smiled, hung the long snake on a big tree by the river, and continued to walk downstream of the river with the frightened Yu Wenli.

All the way to find, all the way to find, all the way to fight. In less than a cup of tea, Xu Wenlong caught two fat water ducks by the river, an unknown giant bird the size of a gray goose. Yu Wenli also had a big harvest, in addition to picking a large handful of sweet and sour wild berries, she also found a nest of six duck eggs, including a giant plantain, and said that she would roast them in the fire to eat.

The prey was abundant, and the time was not early, so Xu Wenlong wrapped the dead snake around his neck and brought it home with a harvest. Yu Wenli was not idle, carrying her beloved bananas and wild berries, bringing a large bundle of banana leaves that she didn't know what to do but Xu Wenlong smiled and didn't answer, and sang songs and walked back happily.

On the way back, an anteater whirled out of the woods with its long tail and swayed towards a small hillside.

When Yu Wenli saw it, she immediately shouted loudly: "Pangolin, pangolin, what a big pangolin!" Hurry up, grab it, don't let it run......"

"It's an anteater, not a pangolin!" Xu Wenlong shook his head and replied, "But forget it, we already have so much food, and we can't eat it anymore." ”

"Alas, what a pity!" When Yu Wenli heard this, she couldn't help but sigh. Then she slapped her head again, and suddenly said, "Yes, there are a lot of pheasants and ducks, and I can't eat them tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so what are you going to catch them for?" It's all my fault, I always remember that I'm still begging for food, and the more food I beg for, the better! ”