Chapter 70: Creek Dragon
After eating and drinking, Liu Qing stood up and looked around, there were almost no living creatures on the beach except for some blood stains and mutilated animal limbs. Many animals hunted their prey, picked them up, hid in the mountains or grasses and ate them, while those that were not caught had already scattered and fled, only the panther-shaped animal behind them was biting on the carcass of a crocodile dinosaur.
In fact, Liu Qing had already found the pistol at that time, as long as they took a step forward, Liu Qing was ready to give the two animals a shot, so close, he could completely hit them in the head with one shot, and even hit them in the eye. Even if these land animals can swim, they have basically never fought in the water, so they stopped in the shallow water and did not dare to enter again, Liu Qing ran into the sea, not only dodging the deadly attack, but also buying himself time to take out his weapon to fight back.
The wildfire was still spreading, because it happened to be a sunken terrain, and the smoke here gradually became thicker, Liu Qing picked up the rattan basket and continued to walk forward, while Xiao Wu kept following by his side, like a bodyguard, always vigilant around.
It wasn't until it was almost dark, and the two of them had just reached the top of the next mountain. When you look back from the top of the mountain, you can only see a small stretch of sand, and the trees block most of the light. It is precisely because there are too many trees on the mountain that the mountain fire can burn so vigorously and the road is so difficult to walk, not to mention that Liu Qing is still carrying dozens of pounds of things. Xiao Wu seemed very relaxed, but Liu Qing already felt too tired to do it, put down the rattan basket, and squatted on the ground to rest.
Liu Qing, who was sitting on the ground, looked ahead through the gap between the trees, but found that it was another mountain, it was simply a mountain after a mountain, and it was going to walk the dead!
However, what Liu Qing didn't expect was that it was more difficult to go down the mountain than to go up, and this side was full of cliffs. When you look down from above, you just feel that everything is covered with vegetation, and you can't see any problems, and as soon as you walk in, all the problems come out.
At first, it was better, but I felt that the slope was a little steep, and the more I walked later, the more scary it became, and I was less than halfway down, and the cliff under my feet was already close to 90 degrees. Liu Qing sat on the cliff and sighed for a while, which could be regarded as a rest. There is no way, the things on his back are too heavy, walking on such a road, a person who is not careful will even fall down the mountain by these things, he must maintain his physical strength.
I looked around along the edge of the cliff and tried to find a way down the mountain, but unfortunately I couldn't find it. However, he found a few vines, tried them, and they were strong enough, with his skills, he grabbed the vines, and with the help of the protruding stones or crevices on the cliff, it was no problem to go down to the bottom of the mountain, but what about Xiao Wu? It would not climb with the help of vines.
After thinking about it, Liu Qing finally decided, taking advantage of the fact that the fire had not yet burned over, he walked around the mountainside, presumably able to find a way down the mountain. So Liu Qing and Xiao Wu walked along the mountainside around the road.
After walking for less than half an hour, Liu Qing felt that something was wrong. The leaves in the mountains and forests were whirring, Liu Qing looked up, and suddenly secretly screamed that something was not good, the wind direction had changed! Originally, the wind was blowing in the southeast direction, but I don't know why, but now it has become a blow to the northeast, and Liu Qing's current position is almost the northeast of the fire. In addition to the rattling of leaves, there was also a large cloud of smoke carried by the wind. What's even more tragic is that it is almost dark again, although it is already spring at this time, and the sun has set much later than in winter, but Liu Qing has already spent a whole day climbing two mountains.
Now Liu Qing is facing two problems, the first is to find a way down the mountain as soon as possible, to find a place away from the fire as soon as possible, and the second is to find a suitable place to camp; otherwise, he will not want to sleep peacefully tonight, not only to guard against the infestation of animals, but also to prevent the fire from burning. However, these two questions are preceded by the big question of how to get down the mountain. If you can't even go down the mountain, how can you stay away from the fire?
So, Liu Qing and Xiao Wu kept walking forward in circles on the mountainside. This can at least ensure that it is getting farther and farther away from the fire. Along the way, they also encountered various animals running past them, and the animals that were not affected by the fire were supposed to be on this side before, but now the wind direction suddenly changed, so they were all frightened and began to flee in the opposite direction. It's also a shame that they were already frightened, and they didn't even look at Liu Qing and Xiao Wu when they passed by, otherwise if they usually encountered so many animals, Liu Qing and Xiao Wu would probably have run away.
At this time, there happened to be three small animals running from behind them, Liu Qing heard the movement, turned his head and looked, it was the kind of small dinosaur with a duck's mouth, don't look at the small size of these dinosaurs, they are also very energetic when they run, the four calves and legs are pounding back and forth, and the long tail behind him is shaking left and right, and the speed is really not slow. They are called dinosaurs because they have a duck-like mouth, but they have a dinosaur-like form, except that they are relatively small.
Liu Qing suddenly had an idea, yes, why don't you follow these animals forward? He has never been to this mountain, but the animals are familiar with this place, as long as they follow them, they should be able to find their way down the mountain. Thinking about it, the old horse still knows the way, these animals live in this mountain all year round, I am afraid that no one will be more familiar with this place than them.
Thinking of this, Liu Qing immediately sped up his speed, almost jogging to chase the three little dinosaurs. Don't look at the halfway up the mountain, the slope is still very steep, but these little dinosaurs are running forward like walking on the ground. The trees in the mountains and forests are not tall, and the thickest ones are only the thickness of the bowl, these little dinosaurs rely on the advantage of being small, drilling through all kinds of trees, Liu Qing and Xiao Wu chased very hard.
I don't know how long he ran, Liu Qing only felt that both legs were as heavy as lead, and even had the idea of throwing away the big basket on his back, but after he rested on a tree, he still persevered.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and finally he couldn't see the three little dinosaurs clearly, and Liu Qing really couldn't run. When he was holding on to a tree beside him to breathe, he glanced back, but in addition to seeing the trees, he couldn't see where the fire behind him was burning, but the smell of smoke was much lighter, which made Liu Qing feel a little more relaxed.
insisted on walking forward for dozens of meters, and the scene in front of him suddenly made Liu Qing excited, and he didn't know when, they had already left the forest. At this time, in front of Liu Qing was a tall grass, no longer a tree. What's more, Liu Qing clearly felt that the ground under his feet was very flat now, and the soles of his feet were flat on the ground, and he could no longer stand up straight by leaning sideways like before.
Liu Qing felt very lucky, he thought that there was no way to go down the mountain, but he went down the mountain unconsciously.
Coming to the bottom of the mountain, Liu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back again, I saw a red light in the distance, the mountain fire was still burning, although it had burned over the mountain, it was already far away from Liu Qing, at least for the time being, there was no need to worry about being burned to death.
Sitting under a tall grass, Liu Qing gasped while touching Xiao Wu's head. I'm so tired today! Thankfully, I didn't run in vain.
All you need to do is find a safe place to sleep and wait until dawn tomorrow to decide what to do. After a short break, Liu Qing lifted the fur blanket, took out a piece of jerky and gnawed it, and took out another piece and handed it to Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu only sniffed it with his nose, but did not eat it.
When Liu Qing was puzzled, Xiao Wu lowered his head, sniffed on the ground, and after a while, he actually left, the grass was dense here, and he didn't know where it had turned? What's the matter with this little guy? He saw that Xiao Wu refused to eat, and sniffed on the ground, estimating that it might have gone to catch a prey for dinner, but it hadn't come back for so long? Liu Qing felt a little flustered, he was afraid that Xiao Wu would be in danger.
turned on the flashlight, circled around the spot a few times, and shouted loudly: "Little five, little five......"
However, there was no response. shouted three or four times, but didn't hear Xiao Wu's response, but vaguely felt some movement behind him, Liu Qing hurriedly turned around, and where the flashlight shone, only a few grasses shook a few times. The grass was tall and lush, and nothing was to be seen.
But this movement frightened Liu Qing, and he didn't dare to shout loudly anymore, and the flashlight was also extinguished, if there were other beasts resting here, he shouted so loudly, maybe he would attract those beasts. But the more he thought about it, the more difficult it became, and finally he mustered up the courage and shouted again. Liu Qing has always been alone since he committed the crime, and in his opinion, Xiao Wu is like his relatives, relying on each other for his life.
However, no matter how he shouted, Xiao Wu seemed to have disappeared, and he never responded, nor did he appear.
Liu Qing squatted on the ground, with an indescribable sadness in his heart, he now thought that Xiao Wu had abandoned him and left alone. He would rather believe this than think that Xiao Wu had an accident!
"Silly little five, stupid little five, why don't you eat, why do you want to find food yourself?" Liu Qing choked up and sighed softly with tears in his eyes.
Reaching out and not seeing his five fingers, Liu Qing turned on the flashlight, sorted out the things in the rattan basket a little, and prepared to spend the night here, because he was afraid that if Xiao Wu came back, he would not be able to find him. The temperature at night was still a little low, Liu Qing turned the fur jacket over, put the light side outward, and the fluff side inward, and spread the leather blanket under the tall grass, sat down against the grass stalks, pulled up the leather blanket side, and covered his legs.
The emotions of loss and uneasiness permeated his heart, Liu Qing didn't know, did Xiao Wu leave him, or did something happen?
PS: Dude, I'm completely bankrupt, and I can't even get ten dollars out of my phone bill now, so I may not be able to write.