"Then it depends on your luck, once you choose the wrong one, it is very likely to chase the big worm." Huang Mao Road.

I nodded, the underground water system is interconnected with each other, once the waterway forks, then you have to choose a chase, if you catch up with that, it's fine, if you don't catch up, there will be a fork next, more and more possibilities. Therefore, we must chase accurately and in time.

Needless to say, if you choose the right one for too long, you will lose it, and once the big worm passes more than two forks, the hope is very slim.

At this time, Hu Lai suddenly stopped in front of a small hill, his face changed slightly, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go to the front and have a look." With that, he ran up the hill alone.

The three of us looked at each other, and Huang Mao looked at me and said speechlessly, "You won't be hit by your crow's mouth, right?" ”

I was a little embarrassed, looking at Hu Lai's face, there must be something wrong.

Hu Lai ran up the hill, carefully inspected the compass on both sides, looked at the trees and water and soil on both sides, and ran back and said, "It's not good, the waterway is forked." ”

As soon as these words came out, our hearts sank, and it was one in two to chase down the probability of chasing it like this, and if we didn't get it, we would lose the big worm.

"Then let's choose the waterway of Jinpenling, can't we?" I tried to ask, and the insect catcher who was hiding in the shadows was almost certain that he wanted the big insect to go to Jinpenling, because there was a big secret there.

"The problem is that I don't know which one is going up the mountain and which one is leaving, maybe both of them are going up the mountain." Hu Lai said, pointed to the front and explained to us: "Look over there." There are some willow trees, vaguely bifurcated in two directions, willows love water, and there must be waterways below. ”

I looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, I found some willow trees, which at first glance looked like a mess of one in the east and one in the west, but when I looked far enough away, I would see that they were still together at first, and then they branched off and extended in both directions.

Although the underground waterway is closed, it is relative, and there is a water exchange with the surrounding soil layer, and if there is more water, the water will seep into the dark river, and the water of the dark river will be sucked up when it is dry.

The water-loving willow tree clearly marks the fork and direction of the waterway.

"Which one are you going to take?" Huang Mao asked, this kind of thing can only be decided by Hu Lai, we are all outsiders.

"I'm going to chase one down and have a look, if not, I'll come back immediately, you guys are waiting for me in the same place." Hu Laidao.

"You're going to be separated from us?" I glanced at the sky that should be faintly dark, and I was terrified. This is completely different from the previous plan.

Hu Lai nodded, "I'm faster alone." ”

"Then go and come back quickly, whether you find it or not, you must come back before nine o'clock." Huang Mao admonished.

Hu Lai answered, simply packed some necessary things and chased down. After a few shuttles through the forest, he disappeared.

Although Cao Nan and I muttered in our hearts, it was hard to say anything, after all, if we didn't separate, we could only choose one of the two, half the probability. If you're unlucky, you're going to be wrong.

So, the three of us found a big tree to back, set up camp, and waited for Hu to come back.

Huang Mao sprinkled some glutinous rice on the periphery and fed the rooster a little more.

Cao Nan and I loaded the bird guns, and all the peach wood swords and jujube swords were taken off and hung on our waists, just in case. Hu Lailai didn't have time to set up the formation in a hurry, but he promised to come back before nine o'clock, and it was not a big problem.

August is already autumn, and the day is no different from summer. But as soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops immediately, and if you wear a single clothes, you feel cold.

To light and keep out wild beasts, we lit bonfires.

Time passed little by little, and after two hours, Hu Lai had not returned, and there was no light in the direction in which he disappeared.

Originally, the three of us occasionally chatted a few words, and gradually stopped talking. Because it was already past eight o'clock at this time, there was less than an hour left before the time Hu Lai promised.

Minute by minute. The time gradually pointed to half past eight, and there was no one in sight, and then it was the agreed nine o'clock, and there was still no movement.

The three of us exchanged a look, but neither of us spoke. Because there is nothing more to say, it is definitely not a good thing for Hu Lai to be late, and if it is not good, something is wrong.

This time I went up the mountain not only to track the pythons, but also to face all kinds of evil spirits who didn't know what to do, and even the insect chaser hiding in the shadows. He is probably more dangerous to Hu Lai than a ghost.

There is only one python and two insect chasers, and the contradiction is obvious.

Then another hour passed, and it was past ten o'clock, and it was close to midnight. Hu Lai still didn't come back. Although Huang Mao didn't say anything, he began to walk around non-stop, obviously he was also in a hurry.

Not to mention Cao Nan and I, looking at the dark jungle around us, my heart was furious.

After another half an hour, I couldn't help myself, so I asked, "What should I do, do you want to go to him?" ”

Huang Mao shook his head directly, "No, I don't know how to track the waterway, I have no way of knowing the route he took, and if I follow the footprints, the sky is too dark, and I don't have the conditions at all." ”

I was speechless, so I could only wait, and maybe there was hope, but it was just a delay.

If we go blindly, Hu Lai comes back and pounces into the air, and there will be an accident if there is nothing to do.

As a result, we had to forcibly suppress the anxiety in our hearts, as well as the nervousness of the dark jungle. A little bit of a sigh.

Twelve...... A little...... Three...... Until the east faintly flushed the white belly of the fish, the rooster crowed in the morning and saw no one.

Hu Lai didn't return all night!

The three of us stared at each other almost until dawn, and as soon as the rooster crowed, it was an order, and Huang Mao immediately turned on the flashlight: "Go, look for Hulai!" ”

Cao Nan and I had already packed up our things, turned on the flashlight and trotted in the direction Hu Lai left.

When it was still dark, Huang Mao was very careful, and when it was dawn, he sped up.

This chase lasted for two hours, and Huang Mao squatted down in front of a clear big footprint and said, "Hu Lai's footprints!" ”

I took a look. It's nonsense, and the toes are noticeably longer than normal footprints.

"When Hu Lai left last night, it was almost six o'clock, and he promised to come back at nine o'clock, then he could only walk for an hour and a half, and here is a two-hour walk, and he is out of time." I analyzed.

"yes, he should have turned back half an hour ago." Cao Nan also said.

"I must have found something, I can't figure it out to catch up with a python." Huang Mao Road.

Then we continued to chase, and half an hour later something terrifying happened, Huang Mao found fresh footprints behind Hu Lai's footprints that obviously did not belong to him, and followed him all the way.

Our hearts sank to the bottom!

"Something's eyeing Hu Lai!" Huang Mao finally couldn't help but change his face greatly.

"Isn't it human?" My heart was pounding, and it would be horrible to leave footprints if I wasn't human.

"Try it and find out!" Cao Nan had an idea, grabbed a small handful of glutinous rice and threw it into the unfamiliar footprints.

To our surprise, as soon as the glutinous rice was thrown in, it slowly turned gray.

I saw cold air swishing from my back, and my footprints were full of corpse smell.

The one who is staring at Hu must be a corpse, and it can't be a zombie. The last time we dug up a white-haired zombie under the locust tree, we could faintly see that there was a big zombie behind it.

Hu is in danger!

"Chase!"

Huang Mao gritted his teeth and snorted, increasing his speed a lot, because there were more than Hu Lai's footprints, so the traces were much clearer.

Huang Mao took the lead, and Cao Nan and I ran all the way behind, tired and out of breath.

About half an hour later, Huang Mao climbed a small hill and stopped, looking ahead in a daze, his face full of shock.

This is a discovery!

Cao Nan and I glanced at each other, and rushed up with all the strength to breastfeed, and when I saw it, I couldn't help but grow my mouth.

Dozens of meters away from the hillside, there is a large deep water tan, at this moment there is a big black hole at the bottom of the cliff wall of the waterhole pit, there is not a drop of water left, only the thick silt exudes a rancid smell under the scorching sun.

"This ...... What happened to this little Moon Lake? Cao Nan was shocked.

"Do you recognize this pool?" I asked hurriedly. This is already the foot of the Jinpen Mountain, but it is close to the south, and there is a Jinpen Mountain separated from the north field, so I have never been here.

Cao Nan nodded: "I have been here with my father before, and my father said that this waterhole is very evil. There are big man-eating fish underneath; I didn't expect to do it! ”

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