Chapter 55: Little Five, Little Five
Xiao Wu was poisoned and unconscious, according to Liu Qing's estimate, at least in the middle of the night, or even until tomorrow morning, the little guy stayed in the smoke for a long time.
After practicing archery, Liu Qing returned to the cave, and Xiao Wu was still asleep. On the side of the grass bed was a finished "smoke bomb", Liu Qing stared at it for a while, and suddenly remembered that there was a piece of equipment called "smoke canisters" in the army, which was actually smoke bombs, but this name matched this thing quite well, so it would be smoke cans in the future.
It was still early, and Liu Qing planned to go out and pick some fruits in the giant tree primeval forest outside. Now that the grain has ginger beans and the water source has been brought over, under normal circumstances, Liu Qing has never been to the primeval forest again. Of course, there was no substitute for the fruit on the vine, so every once in a while, Liu Qing would still go, mainly to pick the fruit.
In fact, Liu Qing felt quite surprised, such a large mountain forest, he didn't find a kind of fruit that could be eaten on the tree, there were some fruits of all kinds, and there were some good-looking, but Liu Qing didn't know anything about the plants here, especially those poison ivy, which made him have a shadow in his heart, and he didn't dare to eat and use it casually. But now the fruits in the giant tree forest have been almost picked by him, and the rest are either extremely high in the position of fruit, or they are half-ripe, and after tasting them once, they are so sour and unbearable that they can't swallow it.
Therefore, Liu Qing now has to go deeper into the forest to find more fruits, not to rely on fruits to eat, but Liu Qing knows that he is in a very bad situation now, so he tries to ensure that his nutrition is balanced and sufficient, to pick fruits, the most important thing is to supplement various vitamins and other nutrients.
Walking all the way to the edge of the stream, Liu Qing thought about it, he hadn't waded through the creek, the fish in it was too big, in case any fish was carnivorous, he might not be able to do it in the water. Even if he wins, he will probably be injured, and once he goes ashore, he is afraid that he will have to face the harassment of countless corpse-eating insects, and he may not be able to hold out any longer at that time. So he decided to cross the river from the bridge anyway.
Find the natural root bridge you encountered last time and walk from it to the other side of the creek. Although it is only separated by a stream, the scenery on both sides of the river is very different. On this side of the creek there were only long grass and shrubs growing near the bank, and further inside, there were all kinds of mosses about half a foot high, and some tall ferns. Liu Qing glanced back, feeling as if he had entered another area.
Occasionally, some kind of vine can be seen entwined on the giant tree, but no fruit has been seen yet. Because this is the first time to come, Liu Qing made marks while walking all the way, and when he walked about four or five hundred meters away, Liu Qing saw dozens of fruits of different sizes hanging on a huge tree at a glance, isn't it the kind of vine melon that tastes like mangoes.
Liu Qing was very excited, he had never been here before, how did he know that he would find so many fruits for the first time, more than a dozen, and he couldn't finish bringing them at one time.
With a sapper shovel in his hand, he trotted towards the giant tree with fruit. It's a little farther away, because the trees here are too big to grow very close together, but the distance between the creek and the giant tree is farther than the other trees.
After trotting for a distance, seeing that almost halfway through, Liu Qing suddenly realized that something was wrong in front of him. But he couldn't say what was wrong, it looked like a flat river in the distance, and when he got to the front, he found that there was a barrier, which was some tall ferns, which were just in front of him, and it looked quite wide, and it would take some time to get around.
Hmph! Liu Qingcai didn't care about it, holding a sapper shovel in one hand, and directly slashed it, intending to cut off all these tall grasses and cut a way. Just like that, you can also scare away snakes, bugs, and so on that are hiding in the grass.
After cutting a short section, Liu Qing took a step forward, who knew that as soon as his feet stood still, the ground under his feet suddenly fell directly as if he had stepped into tofu dregs. Before Liu Qing could react, the whole person fell down with a bang, and it was the kind of free fall.
"Damn!" Liu Qing only came to exhale, and at the same time his body quickly turned back, thinking that before he fell, the sapper shovel in his hand had been thrown away, and he wanted to grab the ground with his hand. He already sensed that this should be a big pit, and he happened to stand on the ground at the very edge of it, and trampled the ground here.
However, it happened too suddenly, Liu Qing only had time to pick up the edge of the soil with both hands, but he didn't want the ground he picked with his fingers to still be soft, and he directly picked off a piece of mossy soil, and the whole person still fell uncontrollably.
Liu Qing's heart was extremely desolate, he only felt that he was afraid that he was going to die here, but the desire to survive in his heart was still exerting his instinct, his legs were tightly straight, even the soles of his feet were straight, and when his toes touched the ground, he could quickly bend his legs to cushion, or roll on the spot to unload the force, only hoping that this would avoid physical injury, at least not fractures.
Between the lightning and flint, Liu Qing could only think of this. It may have been a matter of a second, and Liu Qing fell to the ground without any harm. Liu Qing did fall to the bottom of the pit, but it was not as hard as he imagined, but extremely soft.
The cave was pitch black, and nothing could be seen, and Liu Qing's legs seemed to be buried in a soft pile of bean dregs, reaching up to his knees. He reached out and grabbed it, it felt like dirt, but it didn't look like it, the "little clod" he grabbed was slightly soft and wet, it should be because of the dampness in the burrow, but he couldn't knead it, and he didn't know what it was.
Hehe, if you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future! Liu Qing thought. After a while, however, he decided he was wrong. The pit he fell into had neither martial arts secrets nor natural treasures, just a pit. Looking up, all you can see is a white light at the entrance of the cave, and beyond that, a huge canopy of trees. According to his feelings, the depth of this pit is about three or four meters, and it doesn't seem to be high, and he should be able to climb it.
Liu Qing straightened up again and tried to walk around the hole, trying to find a place to climb up. But when he finished walking around, he realized that he was wrong, and there was no way to climb up this pit. Because this pit is a "pot" shaped pit. The so-called pot shape is small at the top and large at the bottom, the diameter of the hole above is about seven or eight meters, and the diameter of the bottom is more than ten meters, and it is all concave inside, and there is not even a vertical place.
It's over, Liu Qing realized that the problem is very serious, although this pit is not deep, but he can't get out, he wants to try to dig out a hole with his hands, but he finds that there are also small clods of soil on all sides, and they will scatter as soon as they are picked, and the more they dig, the larger the diameter of the inside.
What can I do about this! Liu Qing sat at the bottom of the pit very dejectedly, soft, and seemed to be very comfortable to sit up, but his heart was full of anxiety. If one side of such a hole is vertical, he can even run a little without the help of any tools, and then push the wall with his foot to borrow force, and it is possible to jump up and pick up the edge of the hole with his hand. But all the pits in this pit are concave, and there is no way to jump with the help of strength.
Liu Qing's mind kept thinking, he wanted to find a way out, thinking about it, but he didn't have any clue, but he felt a little hungry.
The hunger information fed back from the stomach made Liu Qing sober up a little, he can't do this, excessive thinking will make people hungry quickly, he must maintain his physical strength, otherwise even if he thinks of a way, he will not be able to implement it because he has no physical strength.
There was a pistol in his satchel, and half a ginger bean, which he hadn't eaten in the morning, and was supposed to be used as dry food, but he didn't expect it to become his only food at the moment. Trapped in such a pit, he had to hold on, otherwise when this half of the ginger bean was eaten, without food and water, he would definitely not live for five days, and he would starve to death here.
No, he had to find a way to escape!
After the test of the smoke cans in the morning, Xiao Wu was poisoned and unconscious, and he came out after eating a grilled fish at noon, and now the sky is getting darker and darker, and it is about to get dark. What should I do? Liu Qing looked at the bright light at the entrance of the cave in a daze, his expression solemn and helpless.
When you're stuck in one place, it always feels like you're living for years. Liu Qing felt this way now, although he was trying to control himself and not let himself be cranky, but his brain didn't listen to his command. Liu Qing simply lay down directly, the soft ground, it was very comfortable to lie down, and after a while, Liu Qing felt uncomfortable, because it was too humid here, so he only lay down for a while, the clothes on his body were already soaked, and even his skin could feel the slightest moisture and coolness.
In the end, Liu Qing had no choice but to sit and lean against the wall in the cave, take out half a ginger bean in his satchel, break off a small piece and put it in his mouth. Chew it carefully until saliva grows in your mouth, mixes it with ginger beans, and forms a sticky paste, then swallow it in several bites.
To be honest, he has eaten so many ginger beans, and he thinks it tastes really good for the first time, even if he doesn't even put salt in this piece.
He was half-sitting on the ground, staring at the hole above his head, when he suddenly noticed a huge shadow covering the hole. The huge shadow seemed to appear out of nowhere, sealing half of the cave in one fell swoop. Liu Qing couldn't see what it was underneath, but he felt that he was there like never before. After about ten seconds, the shadow thinned and smallened, then vanished, and the hole returned to its original state again.
Could it be that? Liu Qing suddenly felt a little afraid, that thing just now, if he guessed correctly, should be a snake-like creature, however, who has ever heard of a snake that can grow so long and so huge? Such a huge snake, if it just found itself, then I am afraid that it can swallow it in one bite, and there is no need to chew it.
After such a fright, Liu Qing also became a lot more honest, no longer tossing around, just leaning on the corner, thinking quietly and waiting.
(You may not believe it, I had a dream last night, which is the plot of this chapter falling into the pit, which is simply immersive, how weird and weird it is, so as soon as I have time today, I hurriedly wrote it down, but after writing it, I can only describe the atmosphere and scene in the dream to 12/12, which is a pity!)