Chapter 217: Crisis is coming
The eldest grandson Yanran didn't eat the fairy fruit, and when she saw Xiao Jiading like this, she said strangely: "Xiao Lang, what's wrong with you?" ”
Xiao Jiading said with a smile: "This immortal fruit can cure poison!" The poison of Miao Jiang in my body, the poison of the old snake king, has completely disappeared! Eat it! Since it can heal snake venom, it means that this fairy fruit really has some miraculous effects, if you eat it, maybe you can stay young forever and prolong your life! ”
"Really?" The eldest grandson Yanran looked at the fairy fruit in her hand happily, youth is eternal, that is every woman's greatest desire, that kind of temptation is too strong, and if you don't eat it, you are afraid that you will starve to death, so the eldest grandson Yanran can't care about anything else, pick up the fairy fruit and stuff it into her mouth.
Suddenly, Wu Yueniang's voice came from the side: "The emperor is my brother-in-law, if he knows that I can't do it, he will definitely let me eat the fairy fruit." But he won't let you eat, and you will eat anything for you. ”
The eldest grandson Yanran didn't stop, took a big bite, and chewed: "The emperor is your brother-in-law and my uncle!" My grandfather was the prime minister of the eldest grandson, and even the emperor had to listen to his words. My grandfather loves me the most, and he knows that if I am like this, he will definitely tell the emperor and let the emperor let me eat. So, of course I can eat! ”
Wu Yueniang's face changed slightly, and she said to Xiao Jiading: "Husband, although you are my husband, this is to be dedicated to the emperor, you should not eat it." ”
Xiao Jiading smiled: "I don't eat? If I'm dying of thirst and starvation, will you two be able to cross this lake that melts steel? So, I can't live, I'm afraid you won't be able to live either! ”
Wu Yueniang's pretty face softened slightly, and said: "It's not that you won't let you eat it, husband, if it's something else, you just eat it all, and there's nothing, and I won't feel a little distressed." But this is for the emperor and my sister, if you eat it. What to give to them? Your martial arts are so good, you won't starve to death of thirst for a moment, I believe. ”
Xiao Jiading has already greeted the eighteenth generation of this Wu Yue Niang's little Niang Pi ancestor in his stomach. But he still smiled on his face and said, "I've already eaten, what should I do?" ”
Wu Yueniang sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll tell my sister when I wait for you, I let you eat it." My sister loves me very much, and for my sake, I shouldn't punish you too much. ”
The eldest grandson Yanran snorted coldly. said: "Whoever dares to punish Xiao Lang, I will tell my grandfather!" Not even the emperor! ”
Xiao Jiading's heart sank, from the attitude of the eldest grandson Yanran, he could imagine how domineering the eldest grandson Wuji was in the court, and he didn't even give the emperor's face, which even his granddaughter knew.
Wu Yueniang's pretty face changed again, she snorted, turned her head and said, "There are only five on the tree." We can't eat anymore! Otherwise, there is really no way to explain to the emperor! ”
She said this, but it was she who violated it first!
This one fairy fruit. It was only enough for them to sustain them for two days, and on the third day they fell into hunger and thirst again. Especially Wu Yueniang, she has no martial arts. There is no way to resist it. The surrounding lake is still boiling, although the dark red lava under the water has disappeared. But the water temperature is still red-hot. Corrosiveness has not changed in the slightest.
Wu Yueniang begged at first, but the eldest grandson Yanran was unmoved and did not agree to eat again, and Wu Yueniang moved out of his brother-in-law emperor again, saying that whoever stopped it was to resist the decree, but this time, the eldest grandson Yanran did not let her succeed.
In this way, after three more days of hard work, Wu Yueniang finally passed out in Xiao Jiading's arms. And the eldest grandson Yanran herself is already weak and can't hold on for long.
Xiao Jiading held the half-naked Wu Yueniang in one hand and the eldest grandson Yanran in the other, sighed, and said, "It's still the same sentence, let's save our lives first." ”
The eldest grandson Yanran wanted to stop it, but she couldn't stop Xiao Jiading, who was still very strong.
Xiao Jiading said: "I'll pick a fairy fruit, and the three of us will eat it separately." After that, he picked another fairy fruit and divided it into three petals, although he still had the physical strength, he didn't want to be a good man and not eat it. Who knows what will happen behind the road? It's better to save your life first.
But Wu Yueniang was in a coma, her teeth were tightly closed, and she had no way to eat by herself. Xiao Jiading wrizzled the juice of the fairy fruit into her mouth.
After eating the juice, Wu Yueniang soon woke up, saw the fairy fruit in front of her, and didn't know where the strength came from, so she snatched it and chewed it in a big bite.
Xiao Jiading and eldest grandson Yanran also each ate their own petal of immortal fruit.
After Xiao Jiading ate this small half of the immortal fruit, that vision appeared again, and it was even stronger than before, so he hurriedly crossed his knees and luck, but after only running it once, the vision disappeared, and the vitality of his physical strength was significantly enhanced again.
This time, the eldest grandson Yanran also showed the same signs, but it was far less intense than Xiao Jiading's, and she also learned Xiao Jiading's cross-knee exercises, but she also felt light and healthy, and her spirit was radiant.
Wu Yueniang did not accuse them of eating immortal fruits again this time, but looked up at the four most immortal fruits on the tree.
Xiao Jiading said to the eldest grandson Yanran: "Eating one immortal fruit can last for three days at most, and now there are only four immortal fruits left, and they can only last for five or six days." After that, they will either die of thirst or starvation, or they will fall into the lake and be dissolved alive! We'll have to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. ”
The eldest grandson Yanran smiled bitterly: "If I could leave, I would have left a long time ago, and I still have to wait?" ”
Xiao Jiading thought for a while and said, "I have a way, I don't know if it can be done." ”
The eldest grandson was overjoyed: "What way?" ”
Xiao Jiading picked a branch and threw it into the lake, and the branch was like a fritter falling into an oil pot, tumbling up and down, and after a while, it was corroded and melted away.
Xiao Jiading said: "Have you seen it? ”
The eldest grandson Yanran nodded, not understanding what Xiao Jiading asked her to see.
Xiao Jiading said: "Although the branches of this immortal fruit tree will also be melted by this strongly corroded lake, but have you found that the melting rate of the branches of this immortal fruit tree is slower than that of other trees. ”
"Hmmm! So what do you mean? ”
"I don't know what the reason is, but the lake has risen a lot, and I estimate that the water depth is now enough for boats." Xiao Jiading patted the trunk of the tree beside him: "This tree is very big, if we remove all its branches and put the stump into the lake, we may be able to cross the lake and land successfully before it is corroded and melted!" ”
The eldest grandson Yanran's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "That's right! How I didn't think of it! As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes dimmed again. But we don't have an axe or a saw, we don't even have a sword, so how can we cut down this tree? ”
Xiao Jiading took out the dagger from his boot and said, "I have one." ”
Eldest Sun Yanran couldn't help but smile: "With such a small knife, it will take the Year of the Monkey to cut down the tree?" We don't have time to wait that long, do we? ”
Xiao Jiading said: "This is our last opportunity, try it, it's better than sit still." ”
"That's right. Good! Let's get started! I'll cut the branches, and you'll cut the stumps......" She had just said this, when she suddenly remembered something else, and said worriedly, "But. The stump is so big, even if you cut it off, we can't do it lightly into the water, once the splash falls on me and Yueniang, it will be miserable! ”
Xiao Jiading smiled: "I've already thought about this, I'll dig a hole first, you two hide inside, and then I'll seal the entrance with wood, and wait for the trees to fall." Come out of it again. ”
"What about you?"
Xiao Jiading smiled: "You forgot? I'm not afraid of the water. Even if it's boiling water, if it's scalded by boiling water, it's not a big problem. Feel relieved! ”
In fact, Xiao Jiading has nothing but his hands. The rest of the body was just as afraid of the corrosive water, but one of them had to cut down the trees and push them to the shore with all the force. And in the middle of the row, you have to use the trunk of the tree to row or hold the boat. Otherwise, the trunk of the tree will stop on the surface of the lake, and it will eventually corrode away and die. He didn't say anything about the danger. I just don't want the eldest grandson Yanran to worry. He had to take a risk, hoping that his nimble dodging abilities would help him get through it.
The eldest grandson Yanran really believed it and nodded: "Okay!" Let's hurry! ”
The eldest grandson Yanran simply told Wu Yueniang about the plan of the two. Wu Yueniang immediately became excited and said a good idea! even hugged Xiao Jiading and kissed him fragrantly. The eldest grandson Yanran turned her head and pretended not to see it.
Although the dagger in Xiao Jiading's hand is as sharp as clay, and this fairy fruit tree is not as hard as an iron tree, it is too small to be able to handle after all. So it's a lot of work. It took him half a day to dig a hole in the trunk where two people could be hidden, and to make a cork, before he began to cut the trunk.
And by this time, it was already dark.
There must be a place to stand on the tree trunk, but fortunately, there is still a little place at the base of this tree that is not flooded by the lake, Xiao Jiading withstood the heat of the lake steam, and began to cut down this huge tree trunk with a dagger overnight that requires several people to hug.
It took an all-nighter, and the next day, another full day, to cut off half of it.
By the evening of the next day, Xiao Jiading had been working for two days and one night in a row, and he was so tired that his whole body was about to fall apart. He couldn't hold on any longer, so he climbed up the branch and said, "I have to rest for a while, and at most tomorrow at noon, I can cut it down." ”
The eldest grandson Yanran said: "You have a good rest, I will use your dagger to cut those thick tree branches." ”
Previously, Changsun Yanran could only cut some relatively small branches with his hands, but there was no way to split a few huge branches, so he could only use his dagger to cut them when Xiao Jiading was resting.
The eldest grandson Yanran took Xiao Jiading's dagger and began to chop those thick tree branches. She was amazed to find that the dagger was unusually sharp, but it was too small, so it was difficult to cut through the thick branches.
It took her an hour to finally cut off one of them. Xiao Jiading used this time to meditate and pranayama, and also recovered his strength.
He stood up and said to the eldest grandson, "Let me come!" ”
The eldest grandson Yanran was already tired and sweaty, wiped the sweat on her forehead, handed the dagger to Xiao Jiading, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm so tired......"
Xiao Jiading took the dagger and was about to continue, when suddenly, the entire tree shook violently, and he hurriedly grabbed the trunk. Wu Yueniang, who was sitting on it and watching them busy now, was caught off guard, screamed, and fell off the trunk.
Xiao Jiading hurriedly caught her with one hand, and Wu Yueniang hugged him tightly, her face turned pale with fright.
The eldest grandson Yanran grabbed the trunk of the tree, and saw the lake below churning up with big waves, slapping against the trunk. Hurriedly said: "Hurry up!" Earthquake! Beware of being splashed by the lake! ”
Xiao Jiading had already discovered the danger, the zipline flew out, wrapped up the tree branch above, and took Wu Yueniang into the air lightly, landing on the top branch. The eldest grandson, Yanran, also flew up immediately.
No sooner had they flown away than a large wave crashed against the trunk of the tree, which immediately rose with white smoke and a terrifying sound of snort. The trunk of the tree, which had been smooth and clean, immediately became pitted.
The earthquake lasted for a while before it stopped, but the churning water did not return to calm, and continued to boil. Xiao Jiading suddenly noticed that there was something wrong with the color of the lake, and there was an extra dark red. The lake is boiling more than ever. - Volcanic magma! A large amount of magma emerges from the bottom of the lake. As a result, the level of the lake rose again, forcing the trunk of the fairy fruit tree!
Xiao Jiading hurriedly said: "Not good! The trunk of the tree will be corroded by the lake water. Go into the hollow of the tree! I'll cut down the branches, or the branches will hold up to the rocks under the water and they won't be able to move. ”
Wu Yueniang raised her head and said urgently: "Immortal fruit! Pick fairy fruits! ”
The eldest grandson Yanran jumped up, lightly picked the four immortal fruits, and wrapped them in the coat he had taken off earlier.
Wu Yueniang said sharply: "Give it to me!" Give it to me! ”
The eldest grandson Yanran hesitated, and saw that Xiao Jiading was busy cutting down trees, so he handed the big bag of immortal fruits to Wu Yueniang. Wu Yueniang hurriedly tied a bag of fairy fruits around her waist and climbed into the tree hole. The eldest grandson Yanran said to Xiao Jiading: "I'll help you!" ”
"Just a knife!" Xiao Jiading's flying knife began to chop the branches, "You go in quickly, plug the hole tightly with a stopper!" ”
The eldest grandson Yanran saw that the lake below was almost overflowing to the root of the tree, and said to Xiao Jiading: "Xiao Lang, you must be careful!" "Well, go into the hollow of the tree and plug it up.
Now that the situation is urgent, Xiao Jiading used all his strength, and the internal force was poured into the dagger, cutting rapidly. Finally, the largest and longest one was cut off.
He began to cut another one, but he heard the sound of the water below beginning to corrode the trunk of the tree, and he knew that the water had reached the trunk without looking. And there are several branches that have not yet been cut, and the fastest speed will take an hour, and half of the roots of the tree have already been cut by him, so the speed of the tree being corroded and broken will be very fast. Xiao Jiading knew that it was too late, and his head was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to deal with it.
The trunk of the large tree has several branches that have not been cut off, and once it falls into the water, these branches will hold up to the bottom of the water and cannot be moved. So it was no longer possible to cross the river by boat with a trunk, and his eyes fell on the largest branch that had just been cut off on the surface of the lake, and this branch was so thick that two or three people hugged it together, maybe it could be used as a lifeboat! (To be continued......)