Chapter 372: The Fat Bird Strikes
The voice was trembling, blowing with the wind from a distance, all the way to Murong Lin's ears, she raised her head and looked left and right, but she didn't see anything appearing.
Then, as the wind blew, the sound became closer and closer, and Murong Lin understood it, like the sound of a flock of big birds flapping their wings.
Murong Lin climbed on the mountain, his vision was limited, so he couldn't see clearly, but Feng Xiaoyue and Shu Lao, who were standing below, could see it very clearly.
Feng Xiaoyue covered her mouth with one hand, and looked at the old man next to her in disbelief. Those monsters flying above Murong Lin's head, Feng Xiaoyue was the most familiar.
Feng Xiaoyue got lost on the mountain before, and was almost killed on the canyon later, but he couldn't escape the pursuit of these fat birds. I thought that this time I was only looking for things on Luofeng Mountain, and these birds would not appear when they were day and night, but who would have thought that it would exceed everyone's expectations.
"Old Shu, didn't you say that these strange birds will only appear at night, how can they come out in the daytime?" Feng Xiaoyue was anxious, but she was a powerless woman, and she didn't know what to do, so she could only ask the old tree next to her for help.
Shu Lao had a surprised expression on his face, which showed that he had never thought that such a situation would occur. When he lived on the mountain, he only saw fat birds appear on Qiyun Mountain, but he did not know where these strange birds lived.
Today, it seems that this generation of canyon areas is their territory.
"It's late to go up the mountain today, and now it's only spring, so it's not so stuffy, I'm afraid it's because these birds want to store some energy to spend the summer, so they will take such a risk and come out early in the evening."
Shu Lao said, in fact, he had some suspicions that Feng Xiaoyue's physique was special and had a unique attraction to these strange birds, but this statement was difficult to stand. They are all mortals, and they are not so fond of women that fat birds have a soft spot.
In order to prevent himself and Feng Xiaoyue from being remembered by those big birds, Shu Lao hurriedly dragged her to a small bush nearby to hide. In this position, you can barely see Murong Lin still hanging on the edge of the rock.
Fat birds have poor eyesight and can only judge the source of food by sound, especially during the day, when the sun shines directly on their eyes, making it even more difficult for them to see the scene in front of them.
Therefore, Feng Xiaoyue, who was hiding in the grass, could be said to be at ease, but Murong Lin, who was still adrift on the mountain, was not so lucky.
Murong Lin only had a dagger in his hand and the small tree stuck behind him. The dagger is too short to be used as a weapon, and if you want to throw it out and miss the target, you will waste a sharp weapon.
And as for the little tree, not to mention. The trunk of the tree was slender, as if Murong Lin could break it with two fingers. In desperation, Murong Lin had no choice but to temporarily get down from the rock, stepping on a mound of earth under the stone, and temporarily evading the judgment of the fat bird.
This is undoubtedly the most correct choice, the sharp beak of the fat bird is very sharp, if it bites it, I am afraid that half of the arm will be gone.
But it's not a way to always hide like this, compared to flying animals, people's strength is always limited, Feng Xiaoyue was anxious to see below, and couldn't help but ask the old man softly.
"Haven't you lived in this mountain for a long time, but if there is any way to deal with these strange birds and save his life, I will definitely be grateful to you."
Shu Lao straightened the hem of his clothes, and took into account the movements of the strange birds above, and lowered his voice and replied to her. "Girl, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I don't have any tools at hand, and after so many years, I can't deal with it alone,"
"In addition, the place where he is standing is already relatively loose, and it is already very powerful to be able to support a person, and if I go up, I'm afraid that rock won't be able to hold it."
Shu Lao said while pointing to the stone above, Feng Xiaoyue looked in the direction, only to see the bulge under Murong Lin's feet, sure enough, dust would fall from time to time, and he really couldn't wait long.
"I originally thought that I would bring you over earlier, and go down after taking the things, so that there would be no danger, and whoever wants to get these birds will know the truth that they can't enter the tiger's den, and they can't get the tiger's den,"
After that, Shu Lao sighed with great self-reproach, raised his hand and gently slapped his knee. "Even if I don't think it through this time, I'm sorry for you, if he needs my help next time, the old man will definitely not shirk it."
Feng Xiaoyue was about to laugh angrily at these words to him, if he really made such an understatement speech, he could get Murong Lin back safely, and he wouldn't be so nervous now.
"If something happens to Murong Lin on this mountain, there is no need for us to continue to think about whether there will be cooperation in the future, the palace and the imperial court will send people to clean up this mountain, and when the political situation changes greatly, I will be persuaded there alone, and no one will listen."
"What can I do? I won't lose my life for decades to save a junior who has just met. I don't know what Shu Lao thought in his heart, he said this preemptively, and Feng Xiaoyue, who was provoked, was embarrassed to force it.
The fat birds in the high places were the same size as the ones Feng Xiaoyue had seen on the canyon before, and they could almost be the size of a man. They couldn't hear the movement, so they lowered their flying altitude and pressed left and right next to the rock in Murong Lin's hand, as if they could judge the specific location according to the cut.
Murong Lin held his breath, he was shocked by their actions, if it weren't for the fact that it was almost evening, and the wind on Luofeng Mountain was blowing again, I was afraid that he would be buried in the mouth of the big bird at this time.
Thinking of his own wise life, brave and good at fighting, but in the end he was suppressed by a few animals and it was difficult to resist, and it was too aggrieved to say it.
Feng Xiaoyue looked at it below, it seemed that she was more nervous and worried than the people above, she waited for a while, and it was not a way to go on like this, and suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred in her mind, and she thought of an idea.
"Elder Shu, I remember you said that all birds with very large bodies are females, right?"
"That's right, in the circle of these animals, almost all of them respect females," compared with Feng Xiaoyue's anxiety, the old man next to him seemed much calmer. "What are you asking for?"
"When you rescued me and Basheng Gongzi on the earthen bridge in the canyon, you once said that this female fat bird is even more irritable in her body, as long as she lights a fire, she is afraid that it will explode, yes or no."
As she spoke, Feng Xiaoyue began to look left and right for the small things at hand. Shu Lao watched Feng Xiaoyue take out a long handkerchief that she had put in her sleeve, and pulled several handfuls of hay on the ground, and at the same time she was surprised, she also roughly guessed what she wanted to do.
"Indeed."
Shu Lao nodded truthfully, and looked at Feng Xiaoyue's eyes, and there was also a faint admiration. Feng Xiaoyue tore her handkerchief into several strips of about the same width with her hands and feet, and rolled the hay into a ball.
"Ask the old man to borrow a few things, do you have a bow and arrows and a fire fold?"
"These things are the ones we eat in the mountains, so naturally they won't leave us." The old man couldn't help laughing twice, and while taking out the things, he also took out a small bottle of oil.
"It's windy now, and it's easy to burn out when the fire is lit, and I still have a bottle of lard here, which is the most viscous, and the girl can last longer if you put it on."
Feng Xiaoyue kept wrapping things with her hands and feet, and then saw Shu Lao take out a bottle of oil, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised. Sure enough, she sometimes underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, and she was not the only one who could think of such a method.
"Thank you, Elder Shu." Feng Xiaoyue thanked her in a daze, took the lard and first moistened the feather arrows made from the branches that the old man had taken.
The arrow had no arrowheads, but was sliced to reveal a sharp tip, and behind it were two distinctive leaves that served as tail feathers. Taking out such a peculiar shape of the arrow made Feng Xiaoyue feel ridiculous.
After the front end of the arrow was glued with oil, Feng Xiaoyue wrapped it in a layer of cloth, then coated it with lard, and then wrapped it in hay, and repeated it four or five times, and finally tied up this mess of things, and the simple rocket that could be ignited all the time was done.
The next thing is to prepare to ignite, Feng Xiaoyue is not good at the ancient ignition method, this fire fold has not been blown up after a few blows, this will be the old man can't stand it, and hurriedly grabbed it, but he is not in a hurry to help, just remind him first.
"The girl wants to use this fire to scare those fat birds away, which is a good way, but after the fat birds are on fire, I am afraid that they will run around, in case you hurt the prince, are you willing to do it?"
Feng Xiaoyue's movements in her hand paused, but she only stopped for a moment, and her eyes continued to be firm. He looked in his direction with his chin raised, and nodded affirmatively.
"It's okay, the rock above Murong Lin's head should be able to dodge some fires, even if he is burned in a few places, it won't hurt, I will call the best doctor to heal him when I go back,"
Feng Xiaoyue said as she took the burning fire fold from Shu Lao's hand, and ignited the sloppy rocket in her hand as well. "But if I am eaten by these big birds, I really can't let go."
And while they were talking, the flying fat birds were already impatient to continue to watch, and took advantage of the time when the wind stopped, leaned down and suddenly attacked Murong Lin.