Originally, according to Pan Zi's estimate, if we had traveled overnight and walked for another five or six hours, and there was no big accident, we could have reached the location of the signal smoke before midnight today, but people are not as good as the sky, and what we didn't calculate was that the temperature changed before the rì fell, and there would be fog in the sea of trees after the heavy rain.

In this way, we could not go forward at all, and we insisted on walking in the forest for another twenty minutes by the compass, and Panzi, though he was so anxious, did not dare to go any further.

Although we can keep the right direction, we can't travel in a straight line in the forest, and now the visibility is even lower, so it is likely that we will not notice when we pass by the third uncle's camp, and we may even have been taking the S-shaped route.

In addition, after the visibility is reduced, the physical exertion of walking in such a rainforest is extremely high, and it has reached the level that people cannot bear it, and if you can't walk a few meters, you have to stop and breathe, and the gray surroundings are also extremely unsettling.

The fog grew thicker and thicker, and when we stopped, the visibility dropped to almost zero, and from a meter away, we could only see a dark shadow, which was ridiculously dark under the canopy, but now it was like night, and we had to turn on the miner's lamp, feeling that we were not in the jungle, but in a cave overgrown with trees.

Pan Zi said that it was impossible to reach the third uncle according to the original plan, and now he could only find a safe place to rest for a while, and wait until the fog subsided a little before starting to travel, generally speaking, this fog would gradually dissipate after nightfall. Come and go as fast as you go.

Pan Zi has experience in the jungle, what he said cannot be refuted, I am really relieved, I feel that I have come back from the ghost gate, and if I want to go on, I may die of overwork and exhaustion.

We found a dead tree that had collapsed in the mud, and when the giant tree collapsed, it overwhelmed the nearby trees, and the space around it was a little larger, and we rested on it, and at first Panzi said that we couldn't make a fire, but in the end it was really uncomfortable, so we collected some dry branches and vines nearby, poured oil on it, and made a bonfire.

These dry branches and withered vines are said to be on fire, but in fact they are all wet, black smoke rises at the beginning, and after the roasting is dry, the bonfire is booming, and the fat man loses no time in putting more withered vines aside to bake, and throwing one into it when he is dry.

It was so tired that even the most idle fat man fell silent, and we rested separately.

When I took off my shoes, I found that my socks were worn out, like a net bag, and the soles of my feet were full of blisters. After returning from Changbai Mountain, the soles of my feet were covered with a thick layer of calluses, and I thought that I would never be able to blister again, but I didn't expect that this road was not the most difficult, only more difficult.

Massaging the muscles on the soles of his feet and calves, Pan Zi recalled the route we had just taken, saying that there would be no smoke in sight at night, and the smoke would definitely be extinguished tomorrow morning. The fat man redistributed his gear and moved the contents of my backpack back into theirs.

I was a little embarrassed, but it was impossible to save face at this time, my physical strength really couldn't keep up, the fat man asked me to sleep for a while, saying that I was so tense and rested, the more I rested, the more tired I became, I didn't want to be strong, and closed my eyes.

However, at this time, I was already too tired, and the surrounding environment was really difficult to calm people, so I squinted for a few minutes, and I couldn't sleep in a daze, so I closed my eyes and recuperated.

was a little sleepy, and I heard the fat man ask Pan Zi softly: "Da Pan, to be honest, if we get to that place and your third master is not there, what are your plans?" ”

Pan Zi said: "If you live to see people, if you die to see corpses, of course I have to look for them, what are you thinking about these for?" ”

The fat man said: "Lao Tzu is here to make a fortune, not to wipe your ass for your third master, your third master is not acting according to the plan now, and the matter is smashed, Xiao Wu woke up the fat master and I didn't say anything about his mood, but now I don't say it's okay, I have to say ugly things in front, if your third master is gone, I took my share of the equipment, and I will do my business alone, this forest is so big, I won't follow you to find them." ”

Pan Zi sneered: "Scattered? This forest is mysterious and abnormal, we haven't encountered the situation yet, if you encounter the situation, you can deal with it alone, besides, the Gobi outside is hundreds of kilometers, even if you touch something and get out alive, can you get out of the Gobi alone? ”

The fat man laughed, didn't answer, and said: "What kind of character are you fat man and me, these old men have their own plans, talk to you in advance, and you won't have to worry about it." However, listening to his tone, he seemed to be confident about this matter.

Pan Zi shook his head and sighed: "Lao Tzu doesn't force you to do this, you have to go with you when you get the equipment, but don't expect us to save you when you are in trouble, and you don't expect to take a copy of what we touch." ”

"You still bluff me, you don't inquire, bluff fat man, I am the ancestor." The fat man said: "Fat master, I have already figured it out, your third master came in this time, he didn't come to touch the underworld weapon at all, to touch good things, Lao Tzu can only do it alone, you have to be the same as that little brother, play missing, the first two times that little brother dumped us, maybe he touched a brain full of fat, we don't know." ”

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this, and I said to myself, I'm sure that the stuffy oil bottle didn't dump us for money.

When the fat man saw that I hadn't slept, he didn't say anything, but said: "What do adults talk to children and children listen to, go and go, sleep your sleep." ”

I felt in my heart that the fat man knew that I was in a fake sleep, and there were words in these words, which should be said to me, but I didn't know what he wanted to say, as if to remind me of the fact that the stuffy oil bottle disappeared every time, could it be that he noticed something and wanted to talk to me alone?

However, in this case, it is impossible for me to avoid Panzi, so I can only wait for the opportunity without making any indications, and I am too tired to think about these complicated things.

Then there was silence again, and I leaned against a branch, and gradually calmed down, and fell asleep, not even knowing how I fell asleep.

During this period, I should have had some dreams, but I slept too deeply, and the dreams were all dazed. I don't know how long I slept, but I woke up and found that the fog around me had lightened a lot, and I looked at my watch and slept for less than three hours.

I slept quite well, and the jīng god recovered a lot at once, but the body was as sore as rust, and it looked even worse than just now, and I also thought that it would be impossible to have this kind of muscle soreness in the future, but I didn't expect that there was still no way to escape.

I moved a little, soothed my muscles, felt better, and saw the fat man sitting there, looking up at a tree. There was no Panzi to be seen around.

I wondered in my heart and asked him, "Where is Panzi?" ”

The fat man immediately made a non-speaking gesture at me and pointed to the tree.

I pressed my waist, stood up with the pain all over my body, walked to his side, looked up, and saw that the vague shadow of the moon could already be seen in the mist, and there seemed to be people in the tree, and Panzi seemed to have climbed up the tree.

I asked what was going on? This kid is now a monkey and likes to rest in the trees. The fat man said softly: "There was some movement just now, he climbed up to take a look." ”

Before we finished speaking, there was a shush from the tree, telling us not to speak.

We hurriedly looked at him, and after waiting a little longer, we saw Panzi gesturing to us and telling us to go up the tree immediately.