Chapter 20: The Miraculous Tongue Cutting Fruit
At the foot of the mountain, Ye Xuan sat on the rocks in the shade, looking at the mountain peaks in front of him. The whole mountain is not very high, it looks like it is less than 300 meters, but it is extremely steep. The mountain peak is facing him on the shady side, the trees are sparse, and sitting here you can clearly see the large area of mountain rocks in the summit area.
After resting for a while, Ye Xuan hung the kettle back on his waist and looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, "It's noon, and there are still more than four hours before evening." Time is running out, let's go!"
The heat here is not the heat of the desert that can dry people, but the humid heat, like a giant steamer. The scorching air, with a heavy vapor of water, felt a tightness in his chest with every breath, which gave him the illusion that he was about to be steamed.
Walking in the jungle of the mountain peaks, Ye Xuan suddenly paused, staring at an arbor in front of him with his eyes shining.
The trees are not very tall, but at the end of the dense foliage, they are covered with purple fruits, which resemble grapes in size and appearance.
Walking quickly to this tree, he said with a smile on his face: "I bet that 99% of the audience in the live broadcast room doesn't know what kind of fruit this is." ”
Hearing him say this, the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly became interested and carefully looked at the fruit on the tree.
"Isn't this just grapes? ”
"On your vine?"
"Aren't the grapes from the tree?"
"666, your IQ is really catchy. ”
"God TM the vine grows on the vine, I serve. ”
HN laughed and said nothing. ”
"It's amazing for the anchor, one problem blows up so many mentally retarded. ”
Glancing at the barrage, Ye Xuan almost laughed, and coughed twice before holding back his laughter, "This tree is called the Tongue Cutting Tree, and the tree is very similar to the fruit of grapes, it is the Tongue Cutting Fruit." Don't you think its name is strange? Because its fruit is slightly poisonous, eating too much will cause the epidermis of the tongue to fall off and bleed, so it is called the tongue cutting tree. Although the fruit is slightly toxic, it is edible and is said to taste good. In this kind of weather, it is very enjoyable to be able to eat fruit. ”
While speaking, Ye Xuan had already put down his backpack, stuffed his mobile phone into his pocket, and quickly ran up the trunk.
In late autumn in November, it is the season when the tongue cutting fruit is ripe, and the dark purple tongue cutting fruit is full and round, which looks particularly attractive. The entire tree was full of fruits, and in just a moment, Ye Xuan filled all the two pockets, and then returned to the ground along the trunk.
Taking out the tongue-cutting fruits in his pocket, Ye Xuan held them in his hand and put them under the live broadcast camera, "These are the tongue-cutting fruits, the locals will soak them in salt water for a period of time before eating the tongue-cutting fruits, which can not only remove the astringency and make the taste sweeter, but also effectively remove the toxicity." I don't have salt water now, so I can only eat a little less, and if I eat too much at once, I will have many laceration-like wounds on my tongue. ”
"Alright, I'm going to enjoy these Tongue Cutting Fruit now. ”
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up one and stuffed it into his mouth. After the teeth bite through the skin, the sweet and sour juice suddenly gushes out and fills the mouth.
After savoring it, I saw him spit out the peel and praise with a face full of enjoyment: "The juice is full, sweet and sour." The taste is almost the same as that of grapes, but sweeter than grapes and very tasty. The only downside is that the peel is a bit thick, and it will feel a little astringent on the tongue after eating. ”
Through the live broadcast screen, watching Ye Xuan comfortably eating the tongue-cutting fruit, the audience swallowed their saliva unconsciously.
"By the way, how can the tongue-cutting fruit be sold?"
"+1! I want to buy some and try it. ”
"I'm still looking forward to the anchor eating snakes. ”
"I used to eat this thing when I was a child, and after eating it, I could stop the bleeding by holding a leaf in my mouth. ”
"Is this amazing? Are you sure the upstairs is not kidding me?"
"The fruit is poisonous, and the leaves should be poisonous!"
While eating the sweet and sour tongue cutting fruit, Ye Xuan looked at the barrage on his mobile phone and maintained interaction with the audience, "On the contrary, the leaves of the tongue cutting tree are not only not poisonous, but have strong medicinal value. However, if you put the leaf in your mouth, you can stop the blood on your tongue, which I don't know, so I can try it later. ”
Because he knew the consequences of eating too many tongue cut fruits, Ye Xuan didn't pick too much, only a dozen. But with such a small amount, the effect is still obvious. After eating these fruits at this moment, in addition to the bitter feeling, there was a faint tingling pain on the tongue. He could clearly feel that there were several wounds on his tongue.
I touched my tongue lightly with my fingers, and sure enough, it was bleeding.
Thinking of the suggestion of a local audience member of HN just now, Ye Xuan took a leaf and put it in his mouth with the mentality of giving it a try.
In just a few seconds, he felt a cool sensation coming from the leaves, somewhat similar to mint. After waiting for a while, he took out the leaf from his mouth, and after touching it with his hand, he found that the bleeding had really stopped.
"It's amazing that my brother can really stop the bleeding, thank you for the audience's advice. Ye Xuan laughed and stretched out his thumb to the live camera.
With a way to stop the bleeding, he climbed the tree again, picked a large handful of cut tongue fruits and stuffed them into his backpack, and finally picked a few more leaves.
After putting his backpack back on his back and taking a deep look at the magical tongue-cutting tree, Ye Xuan walked towards the mountain.
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More than an hour later, Ye Xuan had already appeared halfway up the mountain.
But the higher you go, the steeper the mountain becomes. At this time, he was only a few dozen meters away from the top of the mountain, but Ye Xuan knew that these dozens of meters were the ultimate challenge.
The trees ahead were already very scarce, and large swaths of mountain rocks were exposed to the sun. The humidity in the rainforest is so high that many of the stones look exceptionally humid.
"It's a good thing the slope of this ledge isn't too big, otherwise I would have had to take a detour. After a closer look, he decided to climb up.
Stretching out his hand and patting on a damp mountain rock beside him, Ye Xuan frowned and said, "When climbing this kind of rocky ledge, you must be extra careful. You see, this stone has been in a damp state for a long time, it is covered with moss, and the surface is very slippery, and there is no way to stand firmly. Once you fall off this, you should all know the consequences. ”
Looking at the drop of two or three hundred meters below, Ye Xuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He doesn't have any climbing protection, and if he falls down, he'll either die or be disabled!
But fortunately, the angle of this ledge is only about 60 degrees, which is not too steep, otherwise he would not have chosen to risk climbing.
"Therefore, the gripper point and the foothold must choose a rock with a dry and rough surface. Dry rocks appear lighter in color and can be easily distinguished by the naked eye. Ye Xuan laboriously climbed onto a rock with a dry surface and continued: "In addition, when looking for a gripping point, you must make sure again. In this environment, the rhizomes of many plants are very shallow, and they can be uprooted with a single tug. It's like this..."
As he spoke, he grabbed a bush above his head and uprooted it with a slight force.