Chapter 3 Strange Land, Stranger
In a primeval forest north of Heras, a 5-year-old boy runs naked deep into the woods. The boy's hair was messy, and there were only two tear stains on his dirty face, which were slightly clean, and the branches left on his back did not know how many scratches, and the child wiped away his tears and continued to run forward. The child's left foot was cut by a sharp stone, and blood was spilled on the ground. The child sat on the ground crying.
"Get up and keep running!" "If you don't run to the river, I'll eat you!" "I picked you up, I can eat you at any time!" Like a man, but with the roar of a beast.
The child stopped crying, stood up, and continued to limp forward. Skirting a large tree, we came to the edge of a cliff, and below the cliff was the river where the children were going. Walk along the right side of the cliff and follow the trail to the river. Maybe it was a sore foot, or maybe the child was really tired and hungry, and accidentally tripped over the vines by the tree, and the child rolled to the cliff in front of him. The child tried to hold the rattan on the edge of the cliff with his left hand, but he was so tired that only a few vine leaves were left in his hand. The child shouted, "Allah, save me, Allah......"
"Roar...... Roar...... "A tingling pain in his chest. I opened my eyes and looked around, I was lying on a grassy field, surrounded by a group of strangers. The men wore two pointed horns, their clothes were shabby, most of them skins, some of them were tattooed, they were all strong, and they were armed with weapons that were half as long as their bodies. Their weapons were simple, some with wooden sticks with blades in front, others with metal handles and large stones in front. They've been saying strange things.
I sat on the ground with my hands on the ground, and my attendant Hoku lay on the grass to my right. I got up and wanted to go over and see him, to see if he was dead or alive. But the stinging pain in my chest made me cancel the action, and when I looked at my feet, there was still blood on the blade of a short sword, and I was obviously cut by the short sword. Could it be that I've already reached the land of sin? How did I get unconscious? Was it the explosion of the spaceship?
I haven't had time to think about it yet. The crowd in front of me was bustling around me, and I didn't understand what they were saying, so I just lowered my head, so that my injuries would be better, at least not so painful.
One foot came into my sight, a little worn high-heeled high-heeled leather boots could not hide her slender calves, although there were a few scars, but compared to the big thick legs next to her, the big iron boots looked too exquisite. She's a woman! I guess, no, I'm sure she's a woman!
Sure enough, it was a woman, I looked up, and a face with clear eyebrows instantly occupied my eyes, unmodified eyebrows, almond eyes, a small nose bridge, dark red lips, and the corners of her mouth slightly upturned; although her face was not so fair, and she did not have the noble temperament of those daughters in Hera, but under the background of this group of savage men, she was already perfect; and then look at her black shawl hair, a dark gray old cloth obliquely wrapped around her chest, and a little mud could be seen on her skin. A piece of animal skin is draped over a leather miniskirt. The beautiful vest line shows that she is not an ordinary girl.
"Yao~......" The girl spoke, and I didn't know what she said. I glanced at He Ku, and the girl seemed to understand what I meant, she walked over and patted He Ku on the shoulder and waved her hand at me, probably meaning that there was no problem.
The girl walked forward again. "Chirp......" a monkey made a call, and a man lay next to the monkey. With a ponytail, an orange shirt, khaki jeans, and dark brown boots, she looks like a woman, and she should also be in a coma. The girl walked over and stretched out her right hand, pressed her middle finger against the man's forehead, and pressed her thumb against the middle man. The man woke up, too, but her reaction was too violent, screaming wildly.
The girl yelled, calming the man, signaling to her that there was no ill will. He Ku also woke up, he didn't react much, he came over and asked me, "Young Master, are you okay?"
"It's okay, these people are probably local residents, we don't understand their language, they shouldn't have any ill intentions, they just let them do what they want. "I told Hoku.
"Okay, young master, we've escaped again!" He Ku said with tears in his eyes.
The girl came over with the woman and motioned to follow her, and I slowly stood up, not moving much, and the wound on my chest was not so painful. I walked behind the girl, I followed the girl with the monkey, and I glanced back at him. Wow, this look is stunning, and the crystal clear black eyes look particularly bright in the light. She pouted and stared at me with wide eyes, a blank expression.
I quickly came to my senses and followed the strangers, who were surrounded by rocky terrain, dead trees, and air that was not as fresh as that of Heras. After a barren depression, we came to a large canyon with towering rock walls on either side covered with a layer of green mossy vines. Occasionally, a few unknown birds hovered overhead.
Walking straight ahead, I saw a thousand-year-old tree. The old tree has collapsed and leans against the rock wall, which does not affect its growth, and it is very lush. To the left of the old tree is a hole, the entrance of which is not very large, and it is covered with weeds, and it is not visible from a distance.
As soon as I entered the cave, it was a little dark, but as I walked forward, it became brighter and brighter. Out of the hole, there is another world in front of him. It looked like a village, with houses made of wood, stone, and tarpaulin. In the middle is a towering ancient tree, many times larger than the ancient tree at the entrance of the cave, and it is becoming more and more luxuriant. It is surrounded by rock walls, but it is also very safe.
Seeing us, a group of children ran over here, followed by a few women, who seemed to be family members of these big men. The children pounced on their fathers, and the women stepped forward to hug their men, holding on tightly, reluctant to part. The women burst into tears, stroking the hair of the big men, and muttering~.
After a while, these people all looked at us and pointed at us, and talked about it. Feelings for me, He Ku, and the ponytail girl are 3 strangers, no, it's four, and a little monkey.
Not far away, there is a stone staircase, on which there are several houses that are different from the surroundings. The skeleton of the house was metal, rusted in places, wood, and animal bones. The top was covered with a shabby tarpaulin, with mottled patches, and it looked like a lot of rags were sewn together.
Out of it came a strangely pretended person: wearing a hat, a veil to cover his face, and a black dress made this person particularly mysterious. The lead girl walked up the steps and spoke to her in words we didn't understand.
The lead girl motioned for us to go with her, and we had no choice but to do so.
We walked towards the big tree, which had a stone gate with a small circular hole next to it. The girl took out a green ball and put it in, and the ball glowed, and the green light filled the gap in the stone door, and the stone door opened.
I didn't expect that there was a space in the big tree, and in the center was a wooden pillar, and the wooden pillar curved and hovered to the top of the tree, probably two people could hold it, which should be the heart of the tree. At the height of one person on the wooden pillar, there was a natural tree pit, and inside was dark red water, and there were droplets of water dripping down from time to time. There is a small spoon of water hanging next to it.
The girl walked over, folded her hands, put her thumb on her forehead, bowed three times to the pit in front of her, took a spoonful, and motioned for me to drink. I hesitated for a moment, looking at the scarlet water, and inexplicably thought of the blood left by the soldiers on the battlefield.
What the hell is this, I drink it or not!