Chapter 15: The First Journey into the Jungle
Jiang Hua was woken up by a fall.
It is already on the edge of a grassland basin, and in front of it, the mountains are covered with flourishing tall plants, the surface is covered with thorns, and there are few delicate and delicate weeds.
A black-robed man was negotiating something with Tado, and Tado's group of people all had angry faces, but because of the horror of the black-robed man, no one dared to speak, only Tado seemed to be arguing about something. The black-robed man took out a palm-sized bag from his arms, threw it to Tado, and then drank: "Don't get out of here!"
Tado opened the bag and looked at it, solemnly stuffed the bag into the leather pouch on his waist, and led the team away with a look of unwillingness.
Jiang Hua's mind was full of the appearance of the group of villagers on fire, and the tragic scene hit Jiang Hua's fragile mind one after another, and he felt that he was about to collapse.
"Big brother, are you alright......" The immature children's voice sounded not far away in his ears. Jiang Hua turned his head mechanically, his face was pale, and his eyes were empty.
"Big brother...... Whining...... Don't you know me? I'm Gibb...... Woo......" Seeing Jiang Hua's somewhat unfamiliar expression, Jibu cried anxiously.
The little girl's whimper washed away a sea of fire in Jiang Hua's mind, and her empty eyes gradually had a hint of brilliance. The thin figure of Gibb in the line of sight slowly overlapped with another figure in the depths of memory.
"Brother, take me to the movies!"
"Brother...... Qiangzi always bullies me, you help me teach him a lesson......"
"Brother...... Woke up...... Mom is calling you to eat...... Don't get up again......"
What is so salty? Oh, it turned out that unstoppable tears crossed Jiang Hua's face and seeped into his mouth along the corners of his mouth.
"Ah Li, can my brother see you again......" "Mom...... Father...... I miss you......"
The faces of his parents and little sister were frozen in Jiang Hua's mind.
"You three, hurry up, the road is still far away, don't grind ......" The black-robed man shouted at Jiang Hua and the three of them on the ground.
Jiang Hua was full of excitement, and the voice of the black-robed man made the miserable and helpless appearance of the villagers in the sea of fire appear in his mind again. "Will I be next?" or Jib?" the sudden thought made Jiang Hua uneasy.
"I can't die, I still have to find my way back, my parents and little sister are still waiting for me at home......"
"I can't let Gibb and her mother be taken away, these people are extremely vicious, and they will definitely not let Gibb and her mother go. A strong desire to survive and an inexplicable sense of responsibility filled Jiang Hua's heart.
"Now is not the time for melancholy, I have to find a way to escape. As soon as the idea of escaping came to his mind, Jiang Hua was in no other mood to think nonsense. Collecting his thoughts, Jiang Hua put aside all distractions, slowly stood up, walked to Jibu and her mother, leaned over, and tried to squeeze out a smile and said to Jibu: "Jibu, don't be afraid, my mother and big brother are here." Come, let's go. Saying that, Jiang Hua picked up Gibb with one hand, and helped Jib's mother who was about to get up with the other hand.
"Thank you......" Gibb's mother thanked in a trembling voice.
"You saved me, I haven't had time to thank you yet!" Jiang Hua hurriedly waved his hand. "I don't know, what should I call you?" Jiang Hua asked with some embarrassment. In front of this woman, Jiang Hua was inexplicably a little nervous.
"I ...... Originally surnamed Mu, Mu Qingyun. The woman whispered back, looking a little panicked.
"It turns out that my mother's name is Mu Qingyun, and this is the first time I've heard it! What a beautiful name!" Jibu's tearful little face finally brightened.
"Then I'll call you Miss Mu in the future, no, Miss is not good, you should be a few years older than me, if you don't dislike it, I'll call you Sister Mu in the future!" Jiang Hua smiled.
"Hmm......" Mu Qingyun looked at Jiang Hua's sincere eyes and whispered a little shyly.
Jiang Hua was about to ask Mu Qingyun why these black-robed people had arrested them, but there was a loud shout: "It's all damn deaf! Didn't you hear Lao Tzu's words?!" A black-robed man walked quickly towards the three of them, raising his hand to draw towards Jiang Hua's face. Jiang Hua subconsciously raised his hand to protect Jibu in his arms, and at the moment of raising his hand, Jiang Hua found that the mysterious power he had gained had recovered. Jiang Hua's right hand immediately changed to grasp, firmly grabbed the wrist of the black-robed man, and pushed the black-robed man with a shake of his hand. The black-robed man was annoyed and angry, and he was about to step forward to teach Jiang Hua a lesson, but he remembered the voice of the middle-aged black-robed man in his ears, "Okay, He Ming, you are optimistic about a few of them, hurry up and get on the road." ”
The black-robed man's resentful eyes swept over Jiang Hua, he didn't dare to disobey the middle-aged man's order, so he had to give up. He Ming, the black-robed man, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Jiang Hua, "This is a light talisman, which is attached to the ankles of the two of you in case of emergency, and you are responsible for carrying this little girl." ”
Jiang Hua took the piece of paper and looked at it, the material of the piece of paper he had never seen before, pale yellow, and strange symbols were painted on it with some paint, very similar to the Taoist ghost painting he had seen on TV. "Light talismans, I don't know what they do, can two pieces of broken paper make people as light as swallows?" hehe......" Jiang Hua secretly disdained, and casually stuffed the paper talisman into his pocket.
"Let's go. The black-robed man's urging made Jiang Hua understand that now was not the time to communicate, and the three of them could only be obedient for the time being.
"Big brother, let me down, I can go by myself. Gibb squirmed in Jiang Hua's arms.
"Well, well, tell me when you're tired of walking, I'll carry you. Jiang Hua put down Jibu, touched her head and said.
The figure of the group disappeared into the depths of the dense forest in a few turns, like a few insects crawling into the mouth of a giant beast on their own. The hollows formed by the gaps in the dark cyan tree trunks are like big mouths that choose objects to devour, revealing the mystery and horror of this dense forest.
The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, and a group of people had been walking for half a day without stopping halfway. The black-robed man Chi Ming distributed the day's rations to Jiang Hua, and he followed the three of them silently, without urging them to go quickly along the way. Even the remaining black-robed people were unhurried, walking through the mountains and forests at a speed that did not match them.
Jibu's footsteps in front of Jiang Hua had begun to float, and his body was a little stumbling, but he was still gritting his teeth and persevering. The two weak figures slowly overlapped with the other two familiar figures in Jiang Hua's mind, and the floodgates of memory opened again. An uncontrollable thought breeded, spread, and soon filled Jiang Hua's mind.
"I want to be stronger! I can't let the people around me be hurt again! I want to go back! I can't die here!" With the firmness of his belief, Jiang Hua found that his mind suddenly became extremely clear, as if there was a cool air circling, and his body, which was already a little tired, instantly recovered as before, and his whole body felt warm. I don't know if it's an illusion, Jiang Hua felt that his physique seemed to have improved again.
"Try it, and if you run fast enough, you might be able to find a chance to escape. Holding back a trace of excitement, Jiang Hua took two quick steps and forcibly carried the still reluctant Jibu on his back, and deliberately adjusted his pace so that he could be side by side with Mu Qingyun.
When Jiang Hua just turned around to carry Jibu, he pretended to glance at He Ming behind him inadvertently, and found that He Ming's eyes had been on the three of them, and the rugged mountain road under his feet seemed to be like walking on the ground for Chi Ming, and it didn't affect him to stare at Jiang Hua and the three of them at all. Seeing this situation, Jiang Hua could only remain silent all the way, and had no chance to communicate with Mu Qingyun, but Jiang Hua's mind spun quickly.
"These black-robed people don't know what their other strengths are, but they must be very fast, and the most terrifying thing is that the mysterious flame, by what means did it use? Is it that kind of mysterious fire attribute technique, or is it used with some flammable items? Is it only released by touching the body or can it be sent out remotely? Everything is unknown. Even if I'm faster than them, if that mysterious flame can attack from a distance, with the speed of the black-robed man, I will definitely not be able to dodge it. What should I do? What should I do?" Jiang Hua didn't notice that his analytical ability was stronger than before, and his mind was no longer a mess when he encountered something.
Looking at Mu Qingyun, who was walking a little staggeringly beside him, Jiang Hua suddenly thought of something that he had never considered. "These black-robed people are obviously not from the grassland tribe, I don't know where they came from, why did they arrest Mu Qingyun? Why did they come at this time? According to what Bo Chena said, they have lived here with their mother since they were children, could it be that their arrival triggered these things? Why didn't these people kill themselves, but wanted to arrest him together?" A bunch of questions had no clue, Jiang Hua had some thoughts in his heart, but he couldn't grasp it.
"Ah......" Jiang Hua suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, startling Mu Qingyun beside him.
"That, Sister Mu......" Jiang Hua was nervous and couldn't speak.
"Huh?" Mu Qingyun was a little distracted.
Jiang Hua gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "Bo China...... Why didn't you see him come out with you?" Everything happened too suddenly, and it was only now that Jiang Hua suddenly remembered the straightforward little boy.
When Mu Qingyun heard the word "Bo China", his body, which was about to run out of physical strength, shook a few times, and fell down softly. Jiang Hua's eyes were quick, he grabbed Mu Qingyun and took her into his arms with a little force. At this time, Mu Qingyun's eyes were already full of tears, and the word pain was written on her soft face. Looking at the delicate and pitiful face that was pale, and feeling the softness of his chest and arms, Jiang Hua couldn't have a trace of dirty thoughts in his heart. Gibb on her back opened her eyes a little misty, and saw her mother fall into the arms of her eldest brother, as if she was asleep, she stretched out her little hand and gently wiped the tears on her mother's face. It may be that Gibb's hand accidentally touched his mother's slender eyelashes, Mu Qingyun's eyelids moved, a pair of beautiful eyes full of tears slowly opened, and silver bead-like tears rolled down the unwiped tears.
Mu Qingyun, who woke up, found himself leaning on Jiang Hua's arms, a blush quickly rose on his pale face, and he wanted to stand firmly, but found that he had no strength for a long time. Feeling the power and heat from her waist, Mu Qingyun's ears instantly turned red, and bursts of burning sensation made her a little embarrassed.
Jiang Hua, who noticed the abnormality, did not let go of his arm, but looked at Mu Qingyun with his eyes, and said seriously, "Sister Mu, I'm sorry, when it's extraordinary, I do extraordinary things, I treat you as my big sister, please don't be surprised if you offend." Your body is very weak now, and they won't let us rest, let me hold you on the road ahead!"
Looking at Jiang Hua's pure eyes and hearing the sincere words, Mu Qingyun seemed to be a little stupid, "It seems like he's ......"
"Mother, I heard you talking about brother just now, why didn't my brother go with us?" When the black-robed man burned down the village, Jibu was a little angry because his mother was taken away, and he fell asleep after throwing himself into Mu Qingyun's arms, and he didn't see the tragic scene.
Mu Qingyun was awakened from her memory by Jib's voice, looking at her daughter's expectant eyes, she suppressed her hesitant thoughts, and tried to squeeze out a smile, "Good Jibu, my brother has gone to herd sheep, and when he comes back and sees that we are not at home, he will come to us, don't worry!" "But, my brother doesn't know where we went, we have never been here, what should I do if my brother can't find the way?"
"Don't worry, Gibb, the eldest brother left a letter for Blana when he left, and he will definitely find us. Jiang Hua hurriedly comforted. Hearing Jiang Hua's words, Jibu's little face turned cloudy and clear, and he confirmed it with Mu Qingyun again before falling asleep.
Jiang Hua and Mu Qingyun glanced at each other, and they both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.
"Wasn't Bochana in the house when it happened?"
"No, he went to herd the sheep early in the morning. He was probably not among the villagers who were burned to death, and I didn't look closely at the time because of the chaos and confusion, but if he had been there, he would have run out to find me. ”
"In this way, it is possible that Bo Chi Na is fine, he should still be alive, and maybe the villagers who went out to herd sheep have also survived. Jiang Hua said this, and his spirits perked.
"I also think that Bo Chena is still alive, and only he may be fine, as for the other villagers you said, ......" The conversation between the two gradually confirmed Mu Qingyun's speculation all along, and her expression eased a lot. "Bo Chi Na has been sensible and diligent since he was a child, and the sheep in the village are all raised together, and everyone takes turns to herd them, and Bo Chi Na took on this task for me very early. Today is not our family, it should be the next door Usan to herd sheep. The child's father died on a hunting mission not long after Usan was born, and when he learned last night that Usan was not feeling well, Bo Chi Na offered to go and replace Usan today. Recently, the villagers have not gone out either, so ...... Only Bo Chi Na may have escaped this catastrophe. Mu Qingyun said so many words in one breath, she was a little panting, but thinking that her son was very likely to be alive, she felt that her body had some strength again.
"Bo Chi Na is very smart, even if he finds out that something is wrong in the village, he will not rush around. I didn't see what happened later, how long did it take that black-robed man to take us away after he burned down the village?" Jiang Hua asked.
"After burning all the houses, they didn't stay. I should be very confident that I didn't miss the live mouth. Mu Qingyun's eyes flashed with hatred, and he whispered hatefully.
"Hope he's okay...... However, he is the only one alive ......" Jiang Hua saw that Mu Qingyun's newly softened face was sad again, so he didn't say any more.
"Leave it to fate...... Mu Qingyun muttered.