Chapter 18: The Ink Leopard
After staying in this isolated place for so long, because of Lausanne, Liu Xiujing decided to go out of the mountain to see the outside world.
Since you are going out, the necessary preparations are essential.
The bamboo raft built a few months ago was not managed, and I didn't know where it had gone, so first of all, Liu Xiu had to build a bamboo raft again, which was bigger and stronger than the one he had made at the beginning.
Building a bamboo raft was not difficult for Liu Xiu, and with Lausanne's help, he was able to create a 12-meter-long and two-meter-wide bamboo raft in just two hours, and it was double-layered, extremely sturdy, and could also ensure that the raft would float above the water and stay dry.
Considering that he would have to take a bamboo raft to float in the river for a few days, Liu Xiu also made a fire pit out of clay on it, and brought some dry firewood with him when he set off, so that he could cook and eat on the way.
Although Liu Xiu's fishing skills are almost proficient now, they can't just eat fish along the way, they have to prepare something else, so the small animals on the plain are bad......
The day passed like this, night fell, and after dinner, Liu Xiu and Lausanne rested separately.
This night Lausanne tossed and turned, and was about to leave here and return home, he was nervous and excited, could he go back alive and well? I don't think it's a big problem to come with Eungong, right? How's going in the village? It's amazing that I actually came back alive from this side of the cliff of life and death......
Liu Xiu also pondered what he should bring out before going to bed, but at present, he is poor and has nothing, and it seems that there is nothing to bring?
No, the surrounding nature is extremely rich, it can be said that it is sitting on a treasure mountain, how can you say that you are poor and white, the kind of grass on Lausanne should be a valuable treasure, a grass can be worth a village's taxes, I have seen a lot of such grass during this time, and ginseng, this thing should also be worth some money in this world, right?
"No, no, that kind of grass can be worth a village's taxes, it's too precious, it's good to take out one, it can be said to be luck, if there are more, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, and ginseng is the same, so you can't take these two things out!"
After thinking for a while, Liu Xiu dispelled this thought, he was a person who was very afraid of trouble, and would rather take his time than cause trouble for himself.
He considered that in addition to understanding the world, he also had to buy some necessities for life, such as knives, axes, pots, etc., with these things, he could live better here, by the way, he also had to buy some seeds, this place is fertile and there should be no problem to grow some food and vegetables, so hoes and these things are essential.
If you want to buy something, you have to have money, but Liu Xiu has no money......
"Let's take the salt out, anyway, I have a lot of this thing, a brine mine, I heard Lausanne, he has never seen the salt I use, it should be able to exchange money, and I can buy everything back."
With a decision, Liu Xiu fell asleep peacefully.
He had truly made this place his home, and going out for a walk was just to increase his knowledge, and he had not given up on returning here.
The next day, Liu Xiu finished practicing self-cultivation exercises, and set off after eating with Luosang, unlike Luosang's anxiety, Liu Xiu was full of curiosity about the outside world.
This time, Liu Xiu brought almost fifty catties of snow-white salt, which he packed in a bamboo tube, and he got a lot of salt during this time, and what he brought out was only a part of the collection.
The twelve-meter-long bamboo raft, with a small stove on it, fifty catties of salt, nearly 100 catties of dry firewood and dozens of catties of jerky, because the bamboo used to make the raft has not yet dried, all of this adds up to no less than a thousand catties of weight, Liu Xiu dragged the bamboo raft with one hand and went to the direction of the exit of the lake, and the big man who looked at Luosang stared straight at him.
With a grin, Lausanne followed Liu Xiu's footwork, and in addition to the precious grass, he also carried two oars on his shoulders, one foot wide and three feet long, like a small door panel.
Last time, Liu Xiu went down the river, at most he controlled the direction, plus the river level was slow, it was not fast, this time there was Lausanne to follow, and there was a goal, so Liu Xiu decided to speed up, and the oars were prepared precisely because of this.
Putting the bamboo raft on the gentle water, Liu Xiu greeted Luosang, and the two stepped on the bamboo raft, Liu Xiu glanced at the direction of the bamboo building, and his heart was reluctant, after all, he had been here for so long.
However, considering that he would come back, there was nothing to worry about, so let Lausanne sit down, and paddled hard with two oars in his hand, the water rippled, and the bamboo raft suddenly rushed out of a large section, which caused the unsuspecting Lausanne to almost carry the water.
"Sit tight, at this speed, I'm afraid you will be able to reach the location of the cliff of life and death in less than two days, and you will be able to go home soon" Liu Xiu turned his head and admonished Luosang, and then continued to row the bamboo raft.
Luosang opened his mouth, originally wanted to row for him, but when he saw Liu Xiu turn around and not look at him, he didn't know how to speak, and his face was a little red.
However, Lausanne's attention was quickly diverted, and shock flashed in his eyes as he looked at the rapidly retreating scenery on both sides of the strait, the speed was too fast.
Liu Xiu waved the oars, the bamboo raft drove on the gentle river, the scenery retreated rapidly, the bamboo raft broke through the water and rattled, and the waves in front of him were more than a foot high!
Or will you be able to reach the location of the cliff of life and death in less than two days? If I'm not mistaken, I walked almost nine days from the cliff of life and death to the place where Engong lived!
Lausanne, who is not very nimble-headed, is a little unclear about the difference between the two.
In fact, it is still Liu Xiu's conservative estimate to reach the cliff of life and death in two days, after all, people must not be able to walk fast in the forest, and they have to be on guard against the surroundings at all times, but it is different to advance in the river, the road has been reduced a lot, not to mention, the speed is faster, and there is no need to worry too much about the dangers around them, of course, the speed is not the same.
Again, rowing with Liu Xiu's strength, the speed of the bamboo raft is faster than normal people running at full speed!
Liu Xiu doesn't know where the limit of his physical fitness is, swinging the oar is extremely easy, he feels that he can keep rowing like this all day without waiting for breath......
The river was in a roar, startling many birds on both sides, and occasionally wild beasts appeared on the shore, and after following a distance, they could only be unwilling to give up when they looked at the wide river and the bamboo raft that was moving rapidly.
Liu Xiu rowed energetically, but he didn't know that Lausanne on the bamboo raft was terrified all the way.
"Ink Leopard, that's a Ink Leopard, right? The height of a full five meters is terrifying, the red-eyed black bear, God, it is three meters tall on the ground, and there is a white-striped yellow tiger...... It's a miracle that I made it to the place where Eungong lives in the first place......"
Seeing the beasts that occasionally glimpsed on the shore, Luosang's heart has always been tight, he looked at Liu Xiu's back, and secretly said in his heart, isn't Engong not afraid at all?
To be honest, Liu Xiu is really not afraid, now he has grown a little taller, almost one meter seventy-five, although he is still a thirteen or fourteen-year-old baby face, but his eyes are very calm, of course he also saw the fierce beasts around him, he was not afraid in his heart, and even a little eager to try.
Even the big trees that need to be hugged can be pulled up from the ground by themselves, and it is not too difficult to deal with these fierce beasts with a single step of twenty meters, right?
Although Liu Xiu was a little eager to try it in his heart, at the end of the day, he saw a lot of fierce beasts, but he didn't give him a chance to do it, because he didn't know if those fierce beasts felt that Liu Xiu and the two were not enough to eat or felt the threatening aura brought by Liu Xiu.
The last time Liu Xiu went down the river was a few months ago, when it was just spring, he didn't see other large beasts except for the black wolf, but this time he saw a lot, is it because of the season?
Of course, it is a good thing that there is no danger, although Liu Xiu can't wait to see the outside world, but when night falls, he has to stop the bamboo raft to rest.
After rowing for a day and seeing a tree in his memory on the shore, Liu Xiu estimated that he had walked almost the original three days, and he didn't feel tired, and he estimated that he would be able to reach the location of the last waterfall tomorrow in the afternoon at most!
The oars are smaller, and the resistance of the raft is too great, otherwise the speed can be increased a lot......
In his heart, he lit a bonfire in the fire pit and made something to eat in a clay pot, and the two agreed to rest alternately for half the night.
Lausanne guards the first half of the night and Liu Xiu guards the second half of the night, so that it is convenient for Liu Xiu to practice self-cultivation exercises the next morning, and the first half of the night is relatively safer.
The first half of the night was uneventful, and in the second half of the night, Lausanne slept in a daze, and suddenly woke up when he heard Liu Xiu's voice.
"Be careful, there's something!"
Liu Xiu lowered his voice beside Lausanne and said, the excitement and expectation in his voice could be heard in Lausanne.
At this time, the sky was already white, and Luo Sang looked in the direction of Liu Xiu's line of sight, and suddenly gasped.
In the jungle by the river, a huge black shadow lurked silently there, and if you didn't pay attention, you couldn't find it at all, like an assassin in the shadows that made people's scalp tingle.
Lausanne recognized it as a black leopard, almost five meters long, with black hair, black and shiny silk, and sharp claws and canine teeth, hideous and terrifying.
"Engong, let's go, that's the Ink Leopard, even if the fifty most experienced hunters pay most of their lives, they may not be able to hunt it!" Lausanne whispered a warning, teeth fighting.
"It's useless, this guy has been staring at us for a while, but don't rush ......"
Liu Xiu comforted Lausanne, but before he finished speaking, the ink leopard on the shore moved, his body jumped, the evil wind howled, and he swept through a distance of nearly thirty meters like a black shadow rushing towards the two people in the center of the river!
Liu Xiuxin said well, his eyes stared at the ink leopard, and his whole body was red from excitement.
Thirty meters of distance was fleeting, and the ink leopard had already ejected its knife-like claws, and when Lausanne was almost desperate to pee, Liu Xiu punched the black leopard's head.
Airplanes~!
Lausanne only felt that his ears were buzzing, the air around him was buzzing, and he didn't even see how Liu Xiu made a move, and the next moment, a violent roar was mixed with a little clicking sound, and the ink leopard fell into the water with a pop, splashing a large splash......