Chapter 373: Sparks Burn the Prairie
The wind on the mountain stopped, and the strange bird took this opportunity to quickly find Murong Lin's position, stopped flapping its wings, and swooped over.
Because the rock above his head blocked his view, Murong Lin didn't check for a while, only let go of his right hand to barely avoid this blow, and quickly raised his right foot and kicked the bird farther away.
The fat bird was kicked by this kick and fell several feet down the mountain, almost parallel to Feng Xiaoyue's location. Fortunately, Feng Xiaoyue stood without making a sound, so as not to be discovered.
When the fat bird finally stabilized its body, as if it had not been taught a lesson, it continued to flap its wings and fly to its original position. As for the other strange birds, they listened to the noise that Murong Lin had just made when he dealt with his compatriots, and rushed towards him one after another.
Murong Lin, who was dropped under the rock, had long been fed up with the feeling of hiding and hiding, so he pulled out the dagger he pinned to his waist, and slashed at the neck of the fat bird closest to him.
The structure of this fat bird's body is very strange, and what is spurted out of this knife is not bright red blood, but a little black viscous liquid.
Murong Lin was a little surprised to see it, especially when the liquid was stained with the dagger in his hand, and he couldn't shake it off for a long time, as if it was stuck to it, it was a little disgusting.
Seeing this, the old man of the tree below couldn't help but gasp, and it was obvious that he felt very sorry for the sacrifice of his dagger.
The fat bird was in pain, and after screaming strangely, he hid in the flock formed by several fat birds behind him. The black liquid continued to flow down its neck, and the movements of the other birds were also a little strange, as if they were interested in their own kind.
But after the bird was injured, it must not have much strength to support it to continue flying, Feng Xiaoyue watched it seem to fly lower and lower, and gradually escaped from the other birds.
couldn't help gritting her teeth, when it was broken, Feng Xiaoyue took advantage of the bird's injury to fill the bow and arrow in her hand. She glared, resisted the choking smoke from the burning tip of the rocket, and shot an arrow at the injured part of the fat bird.
Although this arrow was not very accurate, the bird's blood also had the effect of ignition, and when it was stained with a little fire, the stars spread to the whole body like a prairie fire.
The fat bird screamed at once, and its body gradually swelled, and the other birds fled in all directions, but the speed of their flight was always slower.
After waiting for the injured bird in the center to explode, the fire source that burst out also ignited the rest of the big birds. The few big birds that came out to target Murong Lin were all buried in the sea of fire because of this, like falling stars, and fell heavily to the bottom of the dark valley.
The strength of this fat bird's explosion is really extraordinary, just the weight of a few birds, and the scene of the explosion is enough to be like fireworks that cover half the day during the festival in the city.
Although it was an explosion in mid-air, it did not touch the object, and the impact was not very large, but the temperature of the fire was still hot, fortunately, Murong Lin saw that the situation was not right under the rock, so he made preparations early.
A fairly sturdy vine hung down from the crack in the stone on the rock, Murong Lin grabbed the vine and paddled a few steps down, and hurriedly hid next to an ancient tree that stretched out, and barely escaped the catastrophe, that is, the hem of the clothes was burned by the sparks There were several small holes.
However, the ancient tree was not so lucky, looking at the trunk should be at least a hundred or ten years old, but at this time, because of the damage caused by the fat bird, the dense leaves of the tree were burned clean.
Murong Lin poked his head out, and when he saw such a situation, he couldn't help but feel deeply glad that he was lucky.
At this point, it was almost half dark outside. Although the explosion occurred on the back side of Luofeng Mountain, the splendor of the sky was reflected on the mountain wall, and it was still clear to people outside.
The old horse, who was guarding at the foot of the Falling Wind Mountain, read the hour, and his heart was worried about the two of them on the mountain, but he didn't want to suddenly hear a huge explosion, so he turned his head and saw the incomparably brilliant fire in the middle of the two mountains.
This firelight was gorgeous, and the old horse couldn't stop sighing. "What are the princes and princesses doing when they go up the mountain, why did they light such beautiful fireworks, they can really enjoy it."
However, after a while, the fire quickly disappeared again.
After the small flames burning in the mountain outside were completely extinguished, the vine in Murong Lin's hand was already too hot to hold. Fortunately, Fang had already retreated some distance downward, and this place was not very high.
Murong Lin carefully guarded behind him, the small tree that also had only the trunk left, threw away the vines, only stepped on the crack in the rock, and returned to Feng Xiaoyue's side step by step.
Feng Xiaoyue was shocked by the explosion and didn't come back for a while, thanks to the old tree beside him and quickly pulled the person to a safe place, so that he would not be injured by the smashed fire.
After Murong Lin landed safely, she still had Fang Cai's bow and arrow in her hand. Murong Lin couldn't help but sigh in surprise when he saw this. "You shot that arrow just now?"
Because at the market before, Feng Xiaoyue repeatedly emphasized to herself that the old man had lived in the mountains for a long time, and he was particularly handy with these hunting methods.
Coupled with the fact that the line of sight on it was blocked, and it was not clear who it was, Murong Lin guessed that Shu Lao was on his body, but he didn't expect that it was Feng Xiaoyue, a weak woman, who took such an adventure for herself.
"The princess is particularly concerned about the princess, almost when she saw the fat bird attacking, she decided to give it a go regardless of it, but fortunately it succeeded in the end, congratulations to the prince."
Shu Lao looked at Murong Lin in disbelief, and hurriedly testified to him to emphasize. Feng Xiaoyue finally came to her senses at this moment, she first returned the thin bow in her hand to Shu Lao, and then pulled Murong Lin to look at it.
"It was also thanks to the old man who was willing to lend me something, and there was no wind at the time, that I was able to get it. You're alright, but are there any injuries? ”
Shu Lao took the bow, his expression was very calm, and he stroked the bowstring meaningfully. This bow is sent by eight sounds, and the bowstring is specially made of extremely elastic plant fibers, saying that when the tree is old and can't pull the bow, this bow can also have a way to hit the prey.
For the sake of Basheng's filial piety, Shu Lao has always collected this bow and was reluctant to take it out, but today it was for his own purpose, so Feng Xiaoyue used the first arrow. Otherwise, with the strength of Feng Xiaoyue's thin arms and legs, even if it was a good bow and arrow, she would not be able to pull it out.
"With such a powerful princess as you, how could I be injured." Murong Lin was still a little incredulous in his heart, but he was already relieved.
Regardless of whether Feng Xiaoyue really has such a great ability, she was able to land safely because of her, and this concern and care will not be a fraud after all.
As he spoke, Murong Lin took down the small sapling behind him that he had been carrying carefully. "It's a pity that it took so much effort, all the leaves on this tree have fallen off, I don't know if it's still useful."
Feng Xiaoyue only glanced at it, and then continued to take Murong Lin's hand to see if there were any other damages in his clothes, or judging his wounds according to these holes.
The old man on the side took the small tree and looked at it up and down. "Except for the tops of the branches that were burned to carbon, there were still young shoots in other places, so I don't think it had much impact."
Feng Xiaoyue was still frowning and observing, Murong Lin hurriedly calmed her a few times, and couldn't help but ask. "It's just one thing, what is the purpose of this tree that your old man wants."
"Why don't we just plant it in the yard and wait for it to blossom and bear fruit, and then we can solve the problem of loose land on both sides of the river?"
"What's the use of it in the yard, this is a wild tree on the mountain, the prince just needs to choose it to plant it on the edge of a random river in the Jieshan River, and then wait and see."
The old tree returned the little tree, and took back his dagger stained with the blood of a fat bird, and was full of devastation, and for a moment he was very distressed, so he casually pulled a few blades of grass to wrap the outside of it, and carried it in his hand.
"It's not too early at this time, the things that the prince should take have already been obtained, and then go down the mountain along the path we came from, and the two of you can go back. Forgive the old decay and send it not far away. ”
Feng Xiaoyue lowered her head and glanced at the small tree, the best way to treat soil erosion is to rely on the root system of the plant to take root and be stable. However, according to the old story of the tree, the situation on the outskirts of the city will be serious in a few months, and it will not be possible for this little tree to grow in such a little time.
But look at the old man who dares to say it so surely. Maybe there will be some other cascading effects, but it's better not to deny it first. Feng Xiaoyue and Murong Lin glanced at each other, and before leaving, Murong Lin asked Feng Xiaoyue to protect the place where he came, and finally asked Shu Lao about the topic.
"If this thing is useless, we will not be able to accuse the old gentleman. But if it succeeds, does the old gentleman have anything to want? Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered to stay there so hard and wait for us to come. ”
"There will never be anyone in this world who will help for no reason, and the prince knows this very well." The old tree smiled lightly and nodded.
"I do have some problems in the future that need to trouble the prince to help, but it's not time to speak, things are simple, and I will definitely not embarrass the prince. So don't worry. ”