Chapter Twenty-Three: The Swamp Salamander

The period before dawn seemed to be very difficult, and we fed Da Kui and Ah Sheng that black fruit, but our hearts were all uneasy, because we didn't know what it was, and we didn't know what this young man with a mysterious origin was trying to save us.

Time passed little by little, and there was silence in the small dilapidated room, and no one spoke.

Pan Haigen has been thoughtful, Zhang Ye's personality doesn't like to talk, and at this time, he is staring at Da Kui and Ah Sheng, and he can't care about anything.

I didn't know what to say, looking at the few people around me, a deep sense of strangeness spread in my heart, but at the same time there was an indescribable feeling, very strange.

And the young man was even more of a stuffy gourd, he leaned against the wall, his hands were clasped in his arms, his eyes seemed to be closed, as if he was resting, since we fed Da Kui and the others "medicine", he did not say a word.

Finally, it was Pan Haigen who broke the silence, and he asked the young man what was this place, and what were those strange snakes in the swampy meadows?

The young man's eyes opened slightly, and these two questions did not seem to have much to do with him, so he answered them.

He told us that the position we are in now is in the southern part of the Jiangdong Sixty-four Tun boundary, near the Berger River, which is the largest barren land in this land.

From here to the southeast, is the big Paozitun and Tuoli Hadatun, to the northeast it enters the hinterland of Jiangdong 64 Tun, there are Shuangya Shutun, Huangshan Tun, Hanjia shack, and so on many countless large and small villages.

But most of these places have been abandoned, only a very small number of places are still inhabited, and the lives are all Russians, but with the gradual abandonment of the Far East, in this thousands of square kilometers of land, countless villages have become ruins, and the once large fertile land has been covered by forests, swamps, and wastelands, and many uninhabited areas have appeared.

And in these no-man's lands, there are many dangers and murderous opportunities lurking, and the strange snake we have encountered before is one of them.

He said that it was a variant of the ancient salamander, which had been living secretly in the swamps here for thousands of years, called the swamp salamander, and was extremely rare in number.

But since this land became an abandoned land, those swamp salamanders began to multiply by leaps and bounds, and their numbers increased by leaps and bounds, and they could be found in almost every swamp, and the place we passed through this time was, unfortunately, in the breeding ground of the swamp salamanders.

As for why they drag people to the swamp and do not kill them, the reason is that their breeding method is to paralyze people with guò venom, and then the mother responsible for reproduction will lay eggs in the human body, and in the belly, feed on the flesh and blood of the internal organs, and feed the young animals to grow up, and the body will become food for the guard salamanders.

When he said this, we all shuddered, and I almost instantly thought of the mutilated corpse in the swamp, and then looked at Da Kui, and couldn't help but secretly wipe his sweat, if we hadn't met this young man and found Da Kui in time, I guess his result would have been the same.

Zhang Ye suddenly jumped up and said to the young man, "Thank you for saving my brother." ”

The young man only nodded casually, then turned to Pan Haigen and said, "I don't care what the purpose of your coming here is, I would like to advise you, too many lives have been lost in this place, and you are no exception. I'm here to help this time because you didn't abandon your injured companions, and if there was a next time, you wouldn't have been so lucky. ”

When he had said this, he said to us, "I will say that I have said this, and you will do what you want, and I hope that it will be indefinite." Also, remember to help me close the door when I leave. ”

He turned and grabbed his backpack, and as soon as he said go, we watched in amazement as he walked out of the hut, the old door creaked, and his figure disappeared into the whitening wasteland outside.

A few of us were silent, and after a while, Zhang Ye couldn't help but say: "Pan Ye, this person is so weird, what do you think he is?" ”

Pan Haigen frowned and looked outside, touched his nose and said, "If I'm not mistaken, he should be from here." Of course, I'm not talking about the present, he should be a descendant of the inhabitants here, and even this cottage should be his family's ancestral home. ”

I wondered: "Then what is he doing here, he seems to be very familiar with Yiqiē here, and even knows how to drive away those swamp salamanders, but he doesn't let us continue to explore here, he ......"

Pan Haigen looked at me helplessly and said, "Brother, you should ask him these words, how can I know?" ”

"Then ......" I was speechless, scratched my head and said, "What should we do next, should we go back, or continue?" ”

Pan Haigen glanced at Da Kui and Ah Sheng and said, "Now, I can only wait for the two of them to wake up first." Otherwise, it's useless to say anything. ”

I wanted to say something again, but Pan Haigen had already stood up, walked to the door of the hut, looked out fixedly and began to be distracted, Zhang Ye waved his hand at me, signaling me not to talk more.

I had no choice but to shut my mouth and wait quietly, waiting for the fate of Da Kui and Ah Sheng, and at the same time, the fate that was waiting for me.

Advance, or retreat, life, or death.

Waiting, this is an ordeal for everyone at the moment, but fortunately, it didn't take long for the scenery outside the window to become clearer, a ray of sunlight shone into the hut, and the surrounding qiē seemed to suddenly brighten.

It's dawn.

And at this moment, Da Kui suddenly let out a muffled snort, and at the same time let out a stinky and loud fart, I subconsciously covered my nose, and saw Da Kui open his eyes, looking at us blankly, as if he didn't know us, and suddenly said: "Why don't you sleep......

Zhang Ye also jumped up, looked Da Kui up and down with wide eyes, suddenly smiled, and blurted out and scolded: "Sleep with your mother, sleep, you slept all night, you died comfortably, and my brother will guard the corpse for you." ”

Da Kui turned over and climbed up, only to find that he was not camping in the wilderness, and saw Ah Sheng lying next to him, he was startled, and shouted: "Mother, what's the situation, I'm not dreaming, this, where is this?" ”

Pan Haigen also walked back at some point, seeing that Da Kui was fine, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "You don't care where this is, can you walk?" ”

When Da Kui heard this, he immediately got up and walked a few steps on the ground, except for a little inconvenience, it didn't seem to be a big deal.

"Master Pan, it's okay!"

Pan Haigen nodded: "That's good, how is Ah Sheng?" ”

We hurriedly gathered around Ah Sheng again, but saw that he had also woken up dimly, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he looked at us weakly, and then closed them again, and at the same time breathed a low sigh of relief.

"Y-How is he?" Da Kui nervously asked, "What happened after I fell asleep last night?" ”

None of us answered him, Pan Haigen looked at Ah Sheng, nodded and said, "It should be fine, but he is more poisoned than Da Kui, and after a while, it is estimated that he will be completely awake." ”

Da Kui was still confused, Zhang Ye dragged him aside, and whispered to him about what happened last night, Da Kui was stunned, and finally heard that he was dragged to the edge of the swamp, and was almost used as food and nourishment for those strange snakes, and his face changed several colors.

As he spoke, Ah Sheng had slowly woken up, and it was already dawn at this time, Da Kui was hungry and wanted something to eat, but I, who was in charge of logistics, was helpless, because all the equipment and supplies were left on the campsite yesterday.

Zhang Ye took out the long knife and walked out, saying that he wanted to go back to get something, but I thought it was too risky, if I ran into those strange snakes yesterday again, what should I do?

Zhang Ye said that if there is no equipment and provisions, in this wasteland that cannot be seen at a glance, there is no doubt about death, and when we were on the road yesterday, we did not encounter danger along the way, which shows that the swamp salamander should be a creature that only moves at night.

Pan Haigen also said that no matter what, the equipment must still be brought back, he asked me to take care of Da Kui and Ah Sheng, not to walk around, and then went out with Zhang Ye and returned to yesterday's campsite to pick up the equipment.

Da Kui was going to go, but Pan Haigen's face sank and he stopped talking, and I also advised him to recuperate before his leg was well.

The two of them left quickly, and now there were only three of us left, Da Kui couldn't stay idle, and after being quiet for a while, he asked questions, and Ah Sheng basically didn't remember what happened after we came here, so I had to tell them in detail what I experienced yesterday, and they were honest, and sat there in a daze.

I sat down for a while, and asked the two of them some things about Pan Haigen, but I didn't ask anything, I got up and went out, breathed in the fresh air of the wilderness, and looked around, the ground was full of wasteland, the grass and trees were very sparse, and there were a few remains of houses covered by the weeds, it seemed that this should have been a small village in the past, and the house we were in was obviously tidyed.

I remembered the mysterious young man who lived here, and Pan Haigen had guessed that he was a descendant of the original inhabitants of this place.

It's just that I'm very worried about where to go next, will Pan Haigen give up his plan?

I don't think it's possible, but if we continue to walk, what kind of danger awaits us, and where will we end up?

Although this vast Jiangdong 64tun is famous for the tragedy of the Russian invasion a hundred years ago, I vaguely feel that there seem to be some unknown secrets in this land.

I was thinking wildly when two figures suddenly flashed in front of me, and when I looked up, it was Pan Haigen and they had returned.

He and Zhang Ye each carried two or three backpacks, and grabbed some things in their hands, trotting all the way, I hurriedly greeted them, and took the two back to the house, Pan Haigen unloaded his things, and said to us: "Everyone hurry up and rest, if it goes well, let's rest and set off." ”

"Go, where are you going?" I was the first to ask.

"Northeast, keep going." He said lightly, and at the same time, an imperceptible smile appeared on his face......