Chapter 37: Nowhere to Survive
The three were lost in the jungle for three days.
Fresh water is very limited. It rained heavily for three days, and they were so full of water that they soaked their clothes. Clouds can't be toxic, right? When they wake up in the morning, they also take containers to collect a rather limited amount of dew. Air can't be toxic, right? In the past three days, a few people only dared to eat insects-eaten fruits and the same kind of weeds that small animals gnawed. With the help of a rather limited number of tools, Qi Huan made a simple hand crossbow that he could use to shoot small animals and get some meat.
On the desert island, there were already many animals and plants that they had never seen before, and even more so the species native to the Nine Heavens Kingdom. Ordinary flowers can exude a strong demonic aura, but the "rabbits" with sharp teeth and sharp teeth have little spiritual power. In the dense forest, which part is normal and which part is abnormal, the three of them don't know.
On the third night, Jun Aoyan couldn't make a sound.
She tried to open her mouth wide and screamed, but there was no sound. Did you burn your throat? In the face of the firelight, Qi Huan didn't see much redness and swelling in her throat, but she couldn't speak. She probably didn't eat anything indiscriminately - all three of them ate the same, and if there was a problem, it would be a problem together. After thinking about it, I can only blame the cause on the worsening wound.
There is one thing that they more or less figured out, but it is not put on the table to say. Since the "Seagod's Treasure" was taken away from its original location, Jun Aoyan's condition suddenly worsened. Until then, the wound had looked horrible, but she had felt no discomfort. That night, Qi Huan finally couldn't help but put forward this idea.
"We're not really offended...... Retribution? ”
"I don't believe in retribution." Bai Ya snorted coldly, "At least I don't believe in the retribution of that thing." ”
"Yes. I think, I can't tell...... It's not a good thing that the stone is there. ”
"How?"
"Maybe it's staying there, but it doesn't hurt anymore, but it's still rotting inside. Now that it's gone, it's useless, and people start to hurt. This thing treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and makes people suffer in vain. ”
Bai Ya didn't speak, just nodded silently. He felt that what Qi Huan said was good. What's more, now it's afraid that it can't turn people into monsters, and it only makes people suffer empty.
Jun Aoyan's physique is getting worse and worse. For the first two days, she was able to get off the ground and lead the horse for a walk, and now she has to be supported even when she gets on the horse. It is in a state of slow blood loss, and the long-term lack of water and food has caused the body to deteriorate. Her face is always blue, and there is no demonic aura around her, but she can't feel that kind of living aura. Looking at her is like looking at a moving paper puppet, clearly wearing solid armor, but it can be blown away by a gust of wind.
Could this be the daughter of the Great General? When others saw it, they only thought that they had bought a sick maid from a poor family. She was originally considered a "tall man and a big horse", but now she looks like a dehydrated leaf, not completely dry, but just lying on her stomach, her body is weak, and even standing there almost exhausts the strength of her whole body. She couldn't keep her eyes open, probably because she was too sleepy, or maybe it was because she couldn't see clearly. In addition to strength, people's five senses have also declined, although it is not to the point of "dizzy eyes and ears", but such a state is obviously not what this age should have.
There is not a trace of a town, and there is not a village either. There is hardly any trace of human activity in the entire dense forest. Almost because they occasionally go back to the places where they have left marks, or come across the footprints of previous horses' hooves. They had to admit that they were lost.
Moreover, they will also see traces of other people.
Maybe it's been a long time - it was a deep mark on the tree, obviously an arrow. The position was already very high, and Qi Huan inadvertently looked up and found it. It was clearly artificial, somewhat blurry, covered with a thin layer of moss. Bai Ya stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand to sketch it out as it was, only then did he feel a different kind of dent. The trio walked over with a glimmer of hope, only to find that it was a dead end, crashing into a rock mass. There are no other markings near the rock mass. So they had to follow their original premonitions, occasionally discovering new signs, and the cycle repeated. Sometimes those instructions will get them on a long distance, but they will eventually lose their tracks.
Every night there is an outrageous wail, not one, more than one. The most frightening thing was probably at night, when the two of them clearly took turns keeping vigil, and neither of them slackened. But when they woke up the next day, the dead leaves pressed under them were large patches of red and bloody. No one was injured, and Jun Aoyan's wounds were also blocked. The "bloodstains" had no particular smell, they just appeared out of thin air, and because they were isolated by the leaves, they did not stick to their clothes. It is likely that the place is damp, and after a long time, it has seeped out human-shaped water stains. Add to that the fact that there may be some minerals in the water, and it looks like red.
At least that's what they convinced themselves. Beyond that, there is no other plausible and reassuring explanation.
The fourth day also went round and round. The most desperate thing happened today - they met the last mark. It is said to be the "last" because of its form. The arrow was still high, and it was in the position where Bai Ya needed to stand on tiptoe. But relatively speaking, it was a little lower, and he didn't have to tiptoe so hard. Is it because the tree is growing more slowly, or is it too long since it was marked with the first mark? It's a question that can't be delved into, because no one can give an answer.
It was smeared out like crazy.
The original traces are crooked, and the depth is shallower than the previous encounter, and eighty percent of them did not exert any strength when they were carved up. But after that, the scratches that cover the layers on top of it are even harder. It's messy, it's crazy, it's messy, it's crazy. The chaos and desperation that flowed through it wiped out the last of the encouragement.
The three of them did not speak, and left as if they had not seen it.
How strong and strong the will it takes to survive here is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This dense forest is boundless, and on several occasions it almost cost people their lives. Bai Ya reacted quickly enough to cut off the seven inches of several poisonous snakes, and Qi Huan also recognized some rare medicinal materials that could heal the cracks that were scratched by thorns. The thorns are poisonous and make people bleed. That night, one of the horses ate an unknown weed, and in such a frenzied manner that they jumped around like crazy, and shook off all their luggage. The two big men couldn't pull it back with all their might, and it rushed straight into a fault. It was like a "cliff" on flat ground, bottomless, and they couldn't even hear the sound of horses falling off the cliff. The two ends of the chasm were far away, Bai Ya led the horse carrying Jun Aoyan and weapons, and Qi Huan led the horse carrying twice the luggage, and walked along the crack in the earth for a long time, and there was no end, so he had to give up.
On the fifth day, the other horse drank water from a huge flower. It was probably thirsty, but it couldn't. Boiled blood can still be drunk - although the smell and taste are indescribable, the horse is not fishy at all. Qi Huan noticed that he didn't pay much attention when he drank the flower dew, but when he noticed that the water was rusty, he immediately stopped it. Within half an hour, it contracted dysentery and died of dehydration. Fortunately, Qi Huan's strange illness has improved slightly, and he can carry some luggage. And the deterioration of Aoyan's wound is also slower than they expected, about a person who practices martial arts, and the foundation is good. However, everyone knows that if they can't find a suitable place, everyone will die.
They tacitly avoided talking about it in order to avoid the entanglement of death.
Another heavy rain fell on the sixth day. Several people rehydrated, and their faces improved slightly. It's just that the road is muddy, so it's inconvenient to rush the trip. In fact, no matter how long you walk, it doesn't help - not knowing where to go is the worst thing.
The turning point came on the seventh day.
It was a meadow full of flowers. Compared to the woodland, it is much more empty, but there are still large trees on all sides. This open area offers an intact, uncut canopy view of the sun. There are a lot of flowers, very miscellaneous, very beautiful, and there is also the variety that Jun Aoyan almost smelled. They didn't dare to get too close, for fear that something might happen.
But everyone loves beauty, and when food is not particularly scarce, a few people are willing to stay here for a longer time. Since there is no point in going anywhere, it is better to stop for a moment in a place worth admiring. It is not easy to get a short-lived, peace of mind.
Butterflies flutter among the flowers. Some butterflies are beautiful, while others are terrifying, as if they are terrorizing humans or even larger species. Speaking of which, they had also seen the incomparably huge footprints the other day, and they formed a terrible pit, but they were too big to be recognized when they walked to a high place.
Looking at the flowers, Qi Huan turned his head and looked at the borderless woods. Suddenly, his eyes were stunned, stunned for a moment, and then he grabbed Bai Ya's cuffs.
"Is there anyone there?"
"The flowers are poisonous, do you smell hallucinations?"
"No, it seems that there really is, I see the shadow of a person." Qi Huan probed his brain and took two steps forward, "I saw a figure wearing a cloak and a hat...... Look, there's still smoke there! Isn't someone cooking? ”
Bai Ya looked over, and really saw black smoke rising from the woodland not far away.
"Isn't the smoke from cooking white? Isn't this a firewood bonfire? ”
"You don't care what it is, someone won't get it!"
"But old trees can spontaneously combust? Let's not get burned before we go out. ”
"Don't think about it so much." Qi Huan frowned and accused him, "Come to think of it, we didn't encounter any dead trees along the way, right?" Even if there is, it's the kind covered with moss and mushrooms. ”
The two deliberated again and again and decided to go over and have a look. Qi Huan stayed here to accompany the sick Jun Aoyan, lest something unexpected really happen. Qi Huan was a little excited, he was sure that he was not mistaken, and repeatedly emphasized to Bai Ya not to be too fierce.
Bai Ya went with a knife on his back. He walked forward in the direction of the black smoke, which lasted for a moment and then disappeared. But although this smoke is short, it is very choking. Bai Ya covered his nose with his cuffs, coughing lightly while squinting in front of his eyes. To his surprise, Qi Huan was not wrong, there was really a figure wearing a cloak and a hat.
The man was holding something, and one end burned out, and the black smoke burned from about there. The man was wearing a power fence and blocked himself in a circle. Now Bai Ya understood that the person in front of him was a bee picker. Sure enough, the ancient tree above this person formed a large black beehive. There was a faint buzzing sound from inside, about the last struggle of the bees.
"Who!" Bai Ya pulled out a knife and cautiously approached sideways.
The man stood there motionless, not as frightened, as if he had known that someone was behind him in the first place. The man didn't look back, but asked unhurriedly:
"Who are you?"
It's a woman.
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