Although I don't know why Wenmo led us to the other side of the river, I always felt that he must have a reason for doing so, and I can't ask now, so I can only do it first.

Soon, I felt my feet touch the bottom of the river, so I climbed up to the shore with both my hands and feet.

At the same time, I saw Lantern Festival and Anador also go ashore. As soon as I got out of the water, I immediately felt that my body weighed more than a thousand pounds, and coupled with the wild running and fast swimming just now, I fell to my knees and gasped for breath.

This is Wen Mo said eagerly: "Everyone hold their breath!! ”

"What?" I don't feel enough to breathe now, and I can't catch our breath anymore? We looked at Wenmo in surprise.

Wen Mo covered his mouth and nose, pointed to the other side of the river and said, "If you breathe, you will attract those giant mosquitoes!" ”

As soon as we heard this, we immediately held our back. At the same time, I immediately felt a tenderness in my lungs.

However, before we could slow down, Wenmo threw down the sentence "Follow me!" Fast! Then he turned and ran deep into the woods.

I looked at his back as he ran away, I almost vomited blood, I looked at Lantern Xiao and Anado, and everyone's eyes were full of pain and incredulity.

However, looking at Wenmo's back getting farther and farther away, I still gritted my teeth and followed, and Lantern Xiao and Anador also followed.

I held my breath, and after less than thirty seconds of running, I was on the verge of suffocation, and I felt like my lungs were about to explode!

The face of Lantern Xiao next to him has already turned the color of pork liver, "I'll go!" I can't stand it anymore, I can't hold it back even if I am stung to death!! After Lantern Xiao finished speaking, he gasped for breath.

As soon as I saw the Lantern Festival like this, Anaduo and I were also relieved, and we also opened our mouths and gasped for breath, for the first time in my life, I felt that breathing was so pleasant!

Wen Mo turned to look at us, but didn't say anything, but stopped, as if discerning the direction, and sniffed with his nose from time to time, as if he was smelling something.

I couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Boss, who are you?" ”

Wen Mo didn't speak, but beckoned to us, and then continued to run in one direction, and then the moonlight, we hurried to follow, for fear of losing it.

After running for a while, we rushed into a bush, and Wenmo stopped and motioned for us to squat.

A few of us had just taken refuge in the bushes when we heard a "buzzing" sound coming from far and near. I subconsciously wanted to get up and run, but Wenmo reached out and held me down, and I couldn't break free for a while. Wen Mo whispered in my ear: "Don't move! ”

Our hearts immediately rose to our throats, and we didn't even dare to breathe. I wanted to hold my breath again, but because of the running and nervousness, I realized I couldn't.

Fortunately, the sound of the mosquito swarm came closer and then slowly moved away.

As soon as the danger was lifted, I collapsed on the ground. At this point, I was finally able to breathe with peace of mind.

But between breaths, I smelled a strange fragrance. It must have emanated from the surrounding bushes. I think that's probably why Wenmo brought us here.

I opened my mouth and asked Wenmo, "Boss, what kind of plant is this?" Got a strange smell? ”

Wen Mo pulled one over and sniffed it, and said: "This plant is called rue wood, and there is a citronellal-like substance in its branches and leaves, which has a good mosquito repellent effect, mosquitoes don't like this smell, and even affect its perception." That's why we escaped. ”

"I see!" I couldn't help but nod.

Lantern Xiao said: "Just now you asked us to hold our breath and run, just to come to this place?" ”

Wen Mo nodded, "Mosquitoes can keenly feel the air plume when people exhale carbon dioxide, and they can be spotted even from a distance of dozens of meters. That's why I'm telling you to hold your breath and try to delay being found in order to find this place. ”

Anador asked curiously, "Then how did you know that there would be this place?" Have you been here before? ”

Anado's question made me wonder how Wenmo knew that there was such a place in this jungle.

Wenmo said: "When we went down the river, because it was basically underwater, I didn't notice it at the time, but when we came back just now, I vaguely smelled this smell, so when the mosquito swarm reappeared just now, I decided to take shelter here." ”

After listening to Wenmo, I understood his intentions. Just as I was thinking about it, a cold wind blew at this time, and I couldn't help but shiver. We were still wet at this point, and I rubbed my nose and immediately sneezed.

Next, we cleared a clearing of land and found some branches to build a fire.

The four of us gathered around the fire, and Lantern Xiao asked a little uneasily, "Boss, let's raise the fire, won't we attract those mosquitoes?" ”

Wen Mo threw a few twigs into the fire, "No, the temperature rise will cause the fragrance of the surrounding rue wood to spread faster, and those mosquitoes will not get closer." ”

Hearing Wen Mo say this, Lantern Xiao hurriedly threw some branches into the fire.

I suddenly remembered something, so I asked Wenmo, "Boss, why did you just let us all go with us to get the equipment?" ”

Wenmo said: "The main thing is that we have made new discoveries and need to adjust the route. ”

"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows, "What a new discovery." ”

Wen Mo pulled out a palm-sized stone slab from his pocket, "This is the first time I found it under the river when I was down the river. With that, Wenmo handed over the slate.

I took it and saw that the slab was supposed to be a small part of some large stone carving, with symbols, patterns, and two larger things that seemed to be words.

While watching, I listened to Wenmo continue: "Actually, there are many similar fragments under the water, but the stone carvings on this one are more obvious, so I picked up this one." ”

I picked up the stone slab and asked Wenmo, "Boss, what are these two words engraved on this?" ”

Wen Mo looked at me, paused and said, "It's a void." ”

I was immediately shocked, "Void? In this way, the original place of this stone slab has something to do with the ancient tombs of the island, and even with the ancient kingdom of Shan Huan and Qilian Mountain. ”

Lantern Xiao also said: "That should be the place we are looking for this time." ”

"Isn't Zhuoqiu also there?" Anado's goal is clear.

I looked at the slab in my hand and said, "This slab appears at the bottom of the river, which means that it was washed down by the current, so this place should be in the upper reaches of the river!" ”

Wen Mo nodded, "I think so too. ”

Lantern Xiao shook the wet clothes on his body, flattened the surrounding bushes and grass, and half-lay down, "Okay, it's easy to say that the goal is set, let's go up the river as soon as it dawns." ”

Anador was still a little hesitant, "Then do we need to notify those people?" ”

Lantern Xiao sat up again, "Inform them?" Why! Don't forget, when the mosquito swarm just appeared, these people ran faster than rabbits, and they all had guns, who would have taken care of us, if the boss hadn't left behind, I would have taken the risk of getting those two guns. In addition, Zhuo Ran does not attract mosquitoes, and we have hung up a long time ago. ”

What Lantern Xiao said was full of righteous indignation, but in retrospect, what he said was also very reasonable. Anador also acquiesced to the Lantern Festival.

Lantern Xiao continued: "However, they did help us, especially when Sister Ah had a fever. He pointed to the fire in front of him, "Aren't we lighting a fire, they will definitely find that we haven't followed, if they come back to us, even if they have affection and righteousness, it doesn't matter if they share this news with them and bring them with them, but if they find out that we haven't kept up, and don't care about our life or death, then it's all right, and they can take care of themselves." ”

Although I still think that the logic of Lantern Festival is a bit problematic, however, I have not refuted it. The four of us rested by the fire, our clothes drying out and our bodies still warm.

Lying on the grass, looking at the stars in the sky, I forgot the thrill just now for a moment, and gradually there was a snoring sound from the Lantern Festival next to me, and I don't know when I fell asleep. I didn't sleep well this night, and I would always wake up halfway through until it was almost dawn, and I slept soundly for a while.

It wasn't until Anador woke me up, I opened my eyes and looked, there were still three people in front of me, and I knew that the Yuan family's team didn't come back to us in the end, so I couldn't help but sigh.

We returned to the river, the water was still clear and fast, but the mosquitoes were long gone.

We took some water, boiled some tea, ate something, put out the fire and set off again. This time we will go up the river to find the source of the broken slate.

We walked through this rue wood, in the opposite direction of the current. We had planned that it would be easier to find it along the river, but the terrain is more complicated, and the river will occasionally burrow into places we can't reach. Therefore, many times we have to listen to the sound of the water to judge that we are still moving along the river.

As we walked into a wooded area, I felt that it should not be too close to the river, so even I could hear the sound of the water a little indistinct. And at this time, I believe that Lantern Festival and Anador can no longer hear the sound of running water.

Sure enough, after a while, Anaduo spoke: "The sound of the river has disappeared, are we going in the wrong direction?" ”

Before I could speak, Lantern Xiao spoke first: "Sister, don't worry, do you see these two?" Saying that, Lantern Xiao pointed at me and Wenmo, "I see that these two don't have them, they all have special functions!" ”