A red sun rises over the sea in the east.

Accompanied by the crisp chirping of the morning birds, the team members ushered in the first morning after landing on the Shadow Island.

"My mother, I finally got a good night's sleep." Shi Tianji walked out of the door, first stretched, and then sighed loudly.

"You are comfortable, and you fall asleep like a dead pig. But we can't. The mosquitoes on this island are so bad that I haven't slept well all night. Du Heng kept tickling with his hands as he walked out of the house after Shi Tianji.

"Me too. You see, my head is full of mosquito bites, and it tickles me to death. Bau also walked out.

Everyone gathered at the well platform one after another.

"Let's come and wash our faces." Ye Ruliu got up early, and at this time she had already finished washing on the well platform.

"Ouch, big sister, how can you let you draw water for us old men? Come on, come on, give it to me. Shi Tianji saw that Ye Ruliu was about to shake the wheel to draw water up, so he hurriedly ran over and forcibly snatched the wheel from Ye Ruliu's hand.

"Brother Shi, am I doing something different?"

"That's not good, watching my good sister struggle to fetch water for us, I can't bear to look at my brother. Take a break and watch me. ”

"Lao Shi, you are so enthusiastic to offer courtesy to Miss Ye, do you have a request for others? I'm afraid that in the future, you will ask Miss Ye to wash your clothes, right? Du Heng walked over.

"You water ghost, you always speculate on others with this dark psychology. I'm not as utilitarian as you are. I just feel sorry for my sister doing manual work. Say whatever you like. ”

"No problem, Brother Shi, in the future, I will hand over your clothes to my sister, and I promise to wash them for you." I also got all the clothes for the other brothers. Ye Ruliu said briskly.

"Big sister, don't listen to this water ghost's nonsense, I can wash my own clothes, don't trouble my sister."

"Lao Shi, I'm joking with you. You see, you take it seriously. ”

However, Lao Shi's consistent style is not profitable. I think Brother Du Heng's words are not unreasonable. Bau also came over to join in the fun.

"You big head, I see that your heart is darker than that water ghost. You can't think of me in a good way. No matter how you say it, I can't play tricks on my big sister. If I want that, am I still like a brother? ”

"Brother Shi, sister believes in you. You're busy, I'll boil some water for everyone. ”

"Do you hear that? Water ghosts, big heads. It's still my sister who understands me. ”

"How? Did you all sleep well last night? Shi Lang came over and asked everyone.

"Don't mention it, last night the house was full of mosquitoes, which bit us so much that we couldn't sleep soundly." Du Heng said while washing his face.

"yes, there are a lot of mosquitoes, buzzing around people." Clairvoyant said.

"It's the same in our house. Neither Commander Shi nor I slept well. Looks like we're going to have to figure out how to live on this island. Hua Xianzu said.

"Hey, Bau, do you know if there are any plants that can repel mosquitoes?" Shi Lang asked.

"Commander Shi's question reminded me, yes. In our hometown of Sichuan, there is a shrub called mosquito repellent grass, also known as geranium, its body will exude a stimulating smell, with a good mosquito repellent effect. We often plant a few of these mosquito repellent plants in our homes, especially by the doors and in front of the windows, so that few mosquitoes will enter the house. However, I wonder if there is such a plant on this island? ”

"Well, after breakfast, we'll look for it on the island. See if there's any. If there is, I will get a few plants and plant them next to the doors and under the windows of everyone's houses. Shi Lang said.

"Okay. If the problem of mosquitoes is not solved, it is really enough for everyone to drink a pot. Hua Xianzu said.

"Then let's have breakfast first, and after breakfast, I will go around with Commander Hua and Bau, first, to find this

Plant mosquito repellent grass, and the second is to check the situation on the island. Shi Lang said.

After breakfast, according to Shi Lang's instructions, Hua Xianzu and Bao followed Shi Lang to inspect the island. Claireyes and Shunfeng ears go to the mountain peaks on the south side of the island to watch the wind and monitor the movements of the enemy outside the island. Others stayed to clean up the station.

Since the team landed on the island from the south of Jueying Island, they already had a general understanding of the topography of the south of the island, so Shi Lang, Hua Xianzu, and Bau set out from the station and walked towards the north of the island.

On the north side of the hillside where the station is located is an evergreen cypress forest, and all kinds of strange juniper trees grow on the slope. Among the junipers, there are shrubs such as boxwood, forsythia, spring, yueji, wattle, jasmine, and salix.

Shi Lang and the three of them carefully avoided the thorny plants in the woodland, and walked along the slope to the low-lying area. From time to time, small animals such as rats, badgers, and rabbits were startled in the bushes and ran in terror towards the low-lying woods.

Shi Lang and Hua Xianzu inspected the surrounding terrain as they walked. Bau lowered his head and patiently searched for mosquito repellent grass among various plants.

To the north of the hillside is a dense primeval forest, which extends a long distance north until it joins the distant peaks.

"Let's go to the forest to have a look, generally this primeval forest is rich in plant species, maybe there is the mosquito repellent grass we are looking for." Bau said, standing in front of a paved cypress.

"Good. Let's go inside. Through this forest, we can reach the mountain peaks on the northern side of Jeordo Island. Let's see if there are any better monitoring points above. We must always keep abreast of the movements of the U.S. and Navy forces in Busan, northwest of Jeoping Island. I feel that the peak to the north of the forest should be a good place to watch. Shi Lang said.

"Yes. Let's be condescending from that mountain peak, and we will definitely have a full view of the movements of the Japanese army. Hua Xianzu said.

The three of them walked into the forest as they spoke.

The dense foliage instantly obscured the path of the three of them in darkness. The cool wind and damp ground give people a sudden and inexplicable sense of fear. Fortunately, from time to time there are all kinds of beautiful birds singing between the branches, which can be regarded as adding a lot of vitality and vitality to this gloomy primeval forest.

A narrow riverbed emerges in front of you. Yesterday's heavy rain did not seem to have accumulated rain in the riverbed, and there was no large area of water in the whole riverbed, except for some dampness. At the bottom of the riverbed, all kinds of shrubs grow wildly.

"It seems that the soil under this riverbed is relatively loose and has good water permeability. Otherwise, the low-lying places we walked through would surely become rivers of water. Shi Lang said.

"Yes, no, this seeping rainwater is the source of water from the well where we live. Let's not go down under the riverbed so as not to get caught up in it. Let's go along the riverside. Hua Xianzu said.

"In our hometown in Sichuan, there are often hidden rivers under some mountain riverbeds, which look dry and lack of water on the surface, but if you dig deeper, you will often dig out holes." Bau said.

"Bau, do you think there will be the mosquito repellent we're looking for on this island? If not, it will be a misery for the brethren. ”

"Don't worry. Stone Commander. We've been watching carefully along the way. Supposedly, there should be more mosquitoes in this primeval forest, but have you noticed that as we go deeper into the forest, there are fewer and fewer mosquitoes? I had a hunch that maybe the mosquito repellent we're looking for is nearby. ”

"Then you pay attention."

"Don't worry. Commander of China. As long as there is mosquito repellent grass here, I will find it. ”

The further north you go, the higher the terrain. The riverbed has also become much wider. Shi Lang and the others were already able to faintly see the top of the mountain peak not far to the north from the gap that emerged above the riverbed. It seems that the location of the three of them is close to the northernmost part of the forest.

Continuing along the riverbed for about two hundred meters, a slope appeared

In front of three people. At this time, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. I saw the bright sun shining gently on the slope. Under the indigo sky, the northernmost peak of Shadow Island was clearly standing not far north of the slope.

"Look, two commanders. Geranium! As soon as he walked out of the forest, Bau immediately pointed to the green plant on the slope with small purple-red flowers and shouted.

Shi Lang and Hua Ancestor looked in the direction that Bau was pointing. Sure enough, on the top of the slope, a green plant about a meter high was standing lush and green where the sun was just shining.

The three of them walked over excitedly. A strong mint aroma hits the face.

"This aroma seems to be what they emitted." Shi Lang approached the fragrant geraniums, gently stroked the purple-red flowers on top of them with his hand, and said.

"Yes, this geranium has different aromas depending on the species, such as rose, citrus, coconut, cardamog and a variety of fruits. This scent they emit has a great mosquito repellent effect. Bau said.

"Okay. Now you don't have to be bitten by mosquitoes anymore. Anyway, this place is easy to find, so let's continue to check the terrain north first. When the inspection is finished, go back and call a few more people over, let's get a few plants back to plant, and the mosquito repellent problem will be solved. Hua Xianzu said.

"Yes. Let's go up to that mountain and have a look. Shi Lang said.

The three of them silently wrote down the exact location of this fragrant geranium, and then continued to travel north.

When the three of them reached the bottom of the mountain, a heavy fog suddenly appeared on the island. The thick fog instantly shrouded the foreground that was still clearly visible.

"This fog is coming." Shi Lang said.

"The weather on this island is really changing. The sun was shining just now, but now it's foggy. Hua Xianzu said.

"This caused problems for our survey work." Bau said.

"Whatever it is, since we have reached the mountain, let's go up and have a look." Shi Lang said.

Just as the three of them were about to climb the mountain, suddenly, a strange sound sounded all around, and the sound was like a woman's whining voice coming from the abyss, grumbling, mourning, and sorrowful.

"Ouch, Mom! Is there really a ghost on this island? Baugan said with his eyes glared at the thick fog around him in horror.

"Don't panic. In some primeval forests in the south of our Daming Dynasty, the miasma of the mountains and wilderness can cause people in it to hallucinate. I see that this place is full of dead branches and leaves, and it is very likely that it will produce miasma. As long as we are calm, this kind of ghost thing will not work for us. Hua Xianzu said.

"Yes. There are no ghosts in this world. Don't be afraid. I'm in the front, Commander Hua is in the back, and Bau is in the middle, so let's move on. ”

As soon as Shi Lang's words fell, the terrifying sound just now also stopped abruptly. However, the ensuing scene made Shi Lang, who had never believed in ghosts and gods, a little unconvinced of his eyes.

In the dense fog not far ahead, the figure of a woman dressed in white hung straight from a crooked tree not far ahead, the figure with long sleeves drooping, and a messy hair covering the entire head and chest. The whole figure swaying gently in the wind immediately reminded people of the appearance of the hanged ghost.

"Don't be afraid, let's outflank the past. See where she really is. Shi Lang said as he made a gesture to outflank the two companions.

The three of them fought hard and outflanked the thing hanging from the tree from the left, center, and right.

But when the three of them came to them, there was nothing on the crooked-neck tree at all.

"What the hell. I saw something hanging from a tree. Hua Xianzu said suspiciously.

"Two Commanders, look!" At this moment, Bau seemed to have noticed something, and he pointed to the distance ahead and whispered.