Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Giant Locust Tree
"Ahh So what to do? But I ...... I can't use my feet! ”
After hesitating for a moment, he patted his chest and back: "No way! Hold it or carry it, you choose one! ”
As soon as these words came out, Liu Ruyan's face turned slightly red, a little hesitant, compared to shyness, he should still be more afraid of the bronze statue, so he asked me softly: "You...... You can't do it! ”
I smiled wryly again: "Don't ask a man if it's okay, or you'll be taught a lesson by him......"
I picked up Liu Ruyan on my back and hugged Wang Qianmo, but I didn't feel particularly heavy, on the contrary, there was a sense of satisfaction in my heart, I think this feeling may not be experienced by ordinary people in their lives.
The three of them leaned on my legs and finally returned to the cave they had been in before.
After I put down Liu Ruyan, I was about to release Wang Qianmo, when I suddenly heard Liu Ruyan behind me roar: "Someone has been here in the cave!" ”
At that time, I was bending down to let Wang Qianmo go, and when I heard her words, I was shocked, and I suddenly stumbled and almost fell.
"Has anyone been here?" I hurriedly looked around, but I didn't notice anyone in the cave: "Who is it?" ”
Liu Ruyan didn't pay attention to me, but stared at the "stove" where we were baking clothes just now. I followed her line of sight, and the flame had been extinguished, but nothing else was out of the ordinary.
"You...... Why do you say that there are people in this cave again? ”
Liu Ruyan turned his head to look at me, with panic and fear in his eyes: "When we left just now, I ...... Then I put the little stone on the big one, and you see, now it'...... But on another stone......" Liu Ruyan said as she gestured with her hand, her voice trembling a little.
While listening to her, I watched her finger gesture, and after understanding what was going on, her scalp was also numb.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"I have a particularly strong memory in this area, so I can guarantee that I can't make mistakes."
Could it be the bronze statue from before? I looked around the cave again to see if there was any other evidence. Unintentionally lowered his head, and suddenly his scalp was numb again.
The floor of this cave is gray-white, this color is extremely "dirt-resistant", I didn't pay attention to it just now, and then I saw two rows of footprints on the ground that were not clear. Look at the size of the footprints, they are about the same size as my shoes, they are forty-two or three yards, they should have been left by an adult man, but this shoe print is a little strange, look closely, there are horizontal and vertical traces on it, and there are dense small dots.
Liu Ruyan let out a "huh" and squatted down.
"These are the shoe prints left by straw sandals!"
"Straw sandals? What kind of straw sandals? I asked casually.
"It's a kind of straw sandals that hunters like to wear in some mountainous areas! It is made of a very soft, strong weed, and it is light to wear, and it is very suitable for hunting......"
She didn't finish saying this, and she froze—according to what he said, could it be that there were other people in the valley besides the three of us? This time, Liu Ruyan directly screamed and hid behind me, unable to pretend anymore.
My heart also "suddenly" kept beating, and I took a few steps forward along the shoe prints, and suddenly found that the shoe prints on the ground were very problematic. The reason why the shoe prints can be left is because there is muddy water on the soles of the shoes, which shows that this person walked in from outside the cave after the rain, but the shoe prints came from the outside of the cave to the "stove", and after a pause, he actually walked towards the depths of the cave.
Could it be that this man walked in from outside the cave and did not leave, but walked into the cave? All of a sudden, my scalp exploded.
it! What a valley this is!
Liu Ruyan asked me softly, "Little evil...... Who do you think this is? Didn't Master say that there was no one in this valley! ”
Where the hell do I know who it is, but looking at Liu Ruyan's sallow face again, I had to pretend to be disapproving: "It should be a hunter nearby!" ”
I casually said that I was a hunter, but in my heart it was fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down.
Probably Liu Ruyan also knows it, but in this case, it is not appropriate to say it clearly. As soon as the two of them combined, this cave is afraid that it is not safe, so it is better to leave as soon as possible.
I picked up Liu Ruyan again, held Wang Qianmo in my arms, and the three of them continued to walk along the valley.
Liu Ruyan noticed that all the rainwater collected flowed into the valley, which means that the terrain of this valley is more and more concave as it goes, and according to the amount of rain just now, there must be a big lake in this valley.
After walking for more than an hour, the sky gradually darkened. I looked at the time, and it was only half past four in the afternoon, and it seemed that the valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it was getting dark very quickly.
"Let's find a place to spend the night first! This valley is too humid. Liu Ruyan probably thought that I should be very tired, and whispered in my ear.
I nodded, and I kept an eye out for it along the way, but I didn't find any more suitable caves, and what kind of places could I deal with them for a night other than caves!
After walking for more than ten minutes, the tree species in front of us suddenly changed, and the banyan trees and plane trees were the majority, but all of them became locust trees dozens of meters high here.
No way! There is still a locust forest hidden in the valley!
Maybe it has something to do with my experience in Kofun Village, but when I saw the locust tree, I was thrilled. The Yin Qi of Longyin Valley is already very heavy, and with so many big locust trees here, the Yin Qi is even heavier.
Liu Ruyan naturally knew that the locust tree beckoned ghosts and raised ghosts, so she subconsciously stopped.
"Do you want to go any further?"
I stood on tiptoe and looked at it, with my eyesight I couldn't see the end of the locust forest, if I went back at this time, there was no place to hide, seeing that it was getting dark, I really felt like I was riding a tiger.
My heart is crossed, it's all up to this, it's better to gamble! If you can't find a place to spend the night before dark, the three of you will be miserable!
"Keep going!"
Carrying one on my back and hugging another one, I have been walking for more than an hour, at this time my legs are like being filled with lead, and I am more worried about Wang Qianmo's safety, it has been a long time, why hasn't she woken up yet!
After walking for another ten minutes, the sun was gone, and there was only a sunset in the western sky reflecting the entire valley.
"Little Evil, look at that tree—"
Following Liu Ruyan's point, I saw a huge locust tree a hundred meters away to our left.
How big is this tree? Let's put it this way, I grew up in a mountain village since I was a child, and the entire ancient burial village is surrounded by trees on three sides, and there are many hundred-year-old trees.
"This tree is so big! Let's go - go over and have a look, shall we? Liu Ruyan whispered in my ear again.
This huge locust tree is not only tall, but also grows very luxuriantly, and the entire large canopy gives people a sense of oppression that covers the sky and the sun, which is daunting.