Facing these trees with body temperature, Xia Qing said softly after careful study: "The body temperature of this tree seems to be slightly higher than the normal body temperature of humans, this may be because of the presence of geothermal heat underground, these trees may not need photosynthesis to produce nutrients, but rely on some minerals underground to survive." ”

The fat man pouted and said, "Professor Xia, didn't you say that these are tree fossils?" Why has it become a geothermal resource now, this is really a little fart peeing on the eyes, I can't be sure. ”

It's not a big deal for Xia Qing to be counted down by the fat man, after all, this is not the first time, and she has already been used to it.

Gao Chao ignored the fat man, but used his flashlight to shine into the depths of the woods, and he found that in this whole huge cavern, this forest was the first barrier that they could not bypass.

Although the flashlight could shoot a long distance in such an environment, he couldn't see how big the forest really was.

Luckily, the ground in the woods was fairly flat and the trees weren't too dense, so it shouldn't be too difficult for them to get through, and it wouldn't take too much time.

So Gao Chao asked Xia Qing: "Xia Qing, did you say that the ancient tomb we are looking for is behind this forest?" ”

Xia Qing nodded: "This is extremely likely, but I was thinking, if this forest already existed when the ancient tomb was built, then why did they leave these trees that could be used locally?" ”

Gao Chao touched his chin and said, "Could it be that these trees grew later?" ”

Xia Qing shook his head and said, "It's unlikely that it will grow later, after all, such a large area of strange trees doesn't look like someone planted it on purpose." And then there's the kind of trees that can grow underground. I really haven't even heard of it. How could it be planted here on a large scale? ”

Gao Chao agreed, pondered for a while, and said: "There is only one possibility, maybe these trees have existed here for a long time, but these trees still have some special uses for the ancient tomb, so the Gu Loulan people did not cut down these trees and make use of them." ”

Xia Qing nodded and said, "Maybe, but what is the use of these trees?" ”

The fat man had already walked towards the woods. He really didn't bother to listen to Xia Qing's self-righteous way of talking, so he walked into the woods first, and looked up at some of the situation at the top of the canopy.

These black trees are not very tall, both tall and small, and they are very similar to ordinary plane trees, except that the leaves of these trees are triangular, and the leaves are thick and broad, showing a bright black luster, and they hang down on the branches.

The fat man looked up and shone it with a flashlight, and suddenly noticed that he was behind the dense and wide leaves. It seems that there is still an oval-shaped fruit.

"Boss Gao, come and have a look. There is fruit in the tree. ”

The fat man called Gao Chao and Xia Qing to him, and then the three of them used flashlights to shine together, and sure enough, at the highest point of the canopy, there was an oval, olive-shaped black fruit hanging on a thick branch.

The fruit is so large that it looks half a man's height, and its surface seems to be very smooth, and the light of the flashlight shines on it, giving it a translucent feeling.

The fat man looked up and said to himself, "How does it look like an egg?" ”

Gao Chao glanced at him and said, "Just like you, you're a big bastard." ”

This sentence was scolded, and the fat man was stunned, Xia Qing next to him couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh, and the fat man felt that he had lost face, so he scolded back towards Gao Chao.

Gao Chao smiled and didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned around and walked towards the depths of the woods.

The cave was really big, and when the flashlight shone upwards, the top of the cave could not be seen at all, and there were only black trees around it, and they went all the way inside, as if they were lost in this underground jungle.

However, because the trees themselves have a certain body temperature, the more they go inside, the more comfortable the temperature in the environment feels, which also gives them some comfort, and the mood seems to be less bad when walking in them.

The fat man was thinking about Fa and Gao Chao chatting and farting all the way, because there were only three people left now, and he had never liked Xia Qing very much, so when he found out that Gao Chao wanted to walk with Xia Qing intentionally or unintentionally, he had an indescribable sense of crisis, although it may be a matter between men and women, but in the fat man's simple and rough heart, he felt that he was snubbed by Gao Chao because of Xia Qing.

"Lao Gao, look at the fruit on that tree, how do I feel like it's a lot bigger than the others, do you say it's almost ripe, or let's take a look at it, maybe it tastes good, let us enjoy this kind of food with hunger, how about it?" The fat man tilted his head and said to Gao Chao as he walked.

Gao Chao squinted at the fat man, and said with a smile: "I think it's okay, maybe these trees are the legendary ginseng fruit trees, and the fruit that bears on them is not the ginseng fruit, didn't it be said in Journey to the West, after eating this kind of fruit, it is not a problem to live for thousands of years, maybe we will eat it and eat it, maybe we will become immortals on the spot." ”

The fat man was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Really? Then I'll really give it a try. ”

As he spoke, he rolled up his arms and sleeves, ready to try to climb up from under a tree.

Gao Chao smiled evilly and said, "Fatty, have you forgotten, haven't you eaten this thing?" ”

The fat man was stunned, scratched his head and said, "When did I eat it?" How come I don't remember? ”

Gao Chao said: "You forgot, the last time you ate this, you swallowed it directly, and you didn't even eat the taste, it made you anxious at that time...... He didn't wait for the fat man to answer, and continued: "You don't have a good memory, you must not be able to remember, but Xia Qing was also there at the time, and she also saw it, I don't believe you ask her." ”

Xia Qing had already covered his mouth and smiled red, and the fat man looked at Xia Qing helplessly, and opened his mouth to ask for an understanding.

But at this moment, there was a sudden hissing in the sky above the cave, the sound was very loud, sharp and thin, as if a silver needle pierced their ears directly, which shook their ears and made them itch for a while, and everyone panicked, so they had to cover their ears with their hands immediately.

Gao Chao then reacted, quickly turned off his flashlight, and motioned to Xia Qing and the fat man to turn off the flashlight as well, and then grabbed the two of them and quickly touched them to the side in the dark. (To be continued.) )