Chapter 4: Into the Stone Forest
The mountain breeze blew Chen Chen's clothes to hunt, and by the bustling light, Chen Chen looked down below, but because of the obstruction of the vast white fog, it was difficult to see it for a while.
Turning his head to look at the thin monkey who didn't know what he was thinking, Chen Chen said loudly, "How long will it take to get below?"
"It's about two hours away, maybe a little faster, because I didn't have a good view last night, and I was touching it. The thin monkey replied after a moment's thought.
"Let's go when we've rested enough, and try to get down there early. Chen Chen nodded and said.
Another hour passed......
Chen Chen and the thin monkey were climbing the rocks, slowly descending to the bottom of the cliff, and the two of them were only about a hundred and ten zhang away from the ground.
Suddenly, however, a large flock of birds suddenly appeared below the tranquility, and they let out panicked cries as they flew towards the two of them.
Chen Chen and the thin monkey were so frightened that they hurriedly buried their heads in their arms, and it didn't take long for a leisurely beast roar to come from afar.
After the flock of birds flew over, Chen Chen and the thin monkey glanced at each other and quickly accelerated the speed of their fall......
Half an hour later, Chen Chen and the thin monkey finally reached the bottom smoothly.
Looking around, the thin monkey let out a light sound with a puzzled face, Chen Chen saw this and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
I saw the thin monkey scratch his head and said, "I remember that when I came last night, there were not so many miscellaneous rocks here, and the trees were not so lush. ”
As the words fell, the thin monkey pointed to the lush trees in front of him, as well as the huge boulders lying everywhere.
Frowning, Chen Chen didn't know if the thin monkey was wrong, after all, it was normal to see things clearly at night, so he didn't take it to heart, and then said softly: "Be careful, follow me." ”
After speaking, Chen Chen leaned over and observed the surrounding environment inch by inch......
These are the footprints of a wild boar......
This is goat's droppings......
This is something that rats have gnawed on......
Chen Chen checked the surrounding abnormalities little by little, trying to find some signs of a little fat man from them.
However, to Chen Chen's disappointment, there was no trace at all, and the thin monkey following behind him was getting heavier and heavier, and the frustration and self-blame on his face were becoming more and more obvious.
After searching for a long time without finding any traces, the thin monkey raised his head and frowned, "Brother Chen, we haven't found the little fat man for so long, what do you say is going on?"
Shaking his head, Chen Chen said with some doubts: "I don't know, I haven't found any traces of his activities after searching such a wide range." ”
As the words fell, Chen Chen and the thin monkey suddenly noticed a slight shaking under their feet, and at the same time, there was a beast roar in front of them.
After this slight shaking had passed, the thin monkey pointed in the direction where the beast's roar came from, and whispered, "Could it be that the beast has taken it?"
Chen Chen was about to deny this idea, but then he thought that the two of them had been looking for so long, and the two of them had checked the radius of several miles almost inch by inch, and did not find any signs of the little fat man, so he said in a deep voice: "Let's follow and find it." ”
Time passes slowly......
Two hours later, the exhausted Chen Chen and the thin monkey finally came to the end of the cold and deep dense woods.
At the moment of passing through the lush woods, Chen Chen rubbed his eyes after seeing the distance, and then looked up again, the surprise on his face was self-evident.
How could it be like this?
I saw that in front of Chen Chen was a gentle low slope, and after the low slope spread for several miles, a stone forest with a radius of dozens of miles suddenly appeared.
The other three directions of the stone forest were all surrounded by the cliffs and cliffs that were not high, and there was no exit except for the direction from which Chen Chen came.
Chen Chen went up along the cliff, but found that he couldn't see the end at all, looking at the steep and straight cliff, Chen Chen always felt that the cliff seemed to be split by a giant with an axe, otherwise how could the cliff be so flat!
Looking from afar, I don't know if it's because it's already getting late, or because the cliffs block the sun's rays, and the surrounding environment looks a little dim.
Suddenly, the thin monkey next to him suddenly shouted, "Little fat man...... Where are you?"
However, in response to the thin monkey, apart from a few whirring winds, only his faintly echoing voice.
"It's useless to shout like this, even if you cut your throat. After Chen Chen glanced at the thin monkey, he said lightly.
The thin monkey was stunned for a moment and asked, "What should I do then?"
"We're not sure if the little fat man is inside, and even if he's inside, are you sure he can hear it?" Chen Chen said with a frown.
In fact, Chen Chen guessed in his heart that the little fat man was very likely to be dead, and there were no bones.
If the little fat man was still alive, with his urine, he would definitely not go inside, and even if he did, he would have left some traces so that people could find him.
The reason why Chen Chen didn't say it, and the reason why he had been looking for the little fat man for so long, was actually because he didn't want to believe that the little fat man died like this, and he had a fluke mentality.
Glancing at the sky, Chen Chen pondered for a while and said, "Go pick up some branches first." ”
"What are you looking for?" asked the skinny monkey, puzzled.
"Stupid, of course it's used to ignite!" Chen Chen said a little speechlessly.
Then the two of them returned to the woods, and found some dry and green mixed branches and leaves, piled them together, and put a small pile of tree oil on them.
After doing this, Chen Chen lit it until it turned into a raging fire, then Chen Chen turned his head and said to the thin monkey: "You stay here to add firewood, and I will go in to find the little fat man." ”
After speaking, seeing that the thin monkey wanted to speak and stopped, Chen Chen continued: "You can't be with me this time, you have to stay here to add firewood, otherwise I will get lost." ”
The thin monkey nodded a little unwillingly, and Chen Chen also walked towards the stone forest......
Standing in front of the stone forest, Chen Chen took a deep breath, he didn't feel anything in this stone forest when he looked at it from a distance.
It wasn't until he got closer that Chen Chen found that the branches, clusters, and clusters of huge gray-white stone pinnacles pointed straight to the sky, like a reckless forest, which shocked Chen Chen.
After some muttering, Chen Chen stepped into the stone forest, and in the stone forest, the huge stone pillars were sleeping or lying.
Moreover, Chen Chen also found a lot of milky white huge stones, if it was in normal times, Chen Chen would definitely pick them up and use them to store herbs after polishing.
But at this time, Chen Chen was not interested at all, because at this time, no matter how precious things were, it was not as important as looking for the little fat man.