Chapter 33: Encounter with the Vines
The next morning, the warm sun shone silently on the earth, bringing new vitality and vitality to the world. But even in the selfless warm sun, there are always pains that cannot be soothed. At this moment, in Su Yun's home, Su's father, Su Chengwu, contracted a cold disease.
It's early autumn, the weather hasn't turned cold yet, even ordinary people rarely have cold diseases, not to mention that Su Chengwu has admired martial arts since he was a child, and now he is the closest person to a professional in Saiya Town - this kind of thing is simply nonsense for him in the past.
However, such a man, the strongest person in Saiyan Town's face, was lying weakly on the sickbed at the moment, his face was pale, and his throat was so dry and hoarse that he couldn't make a sound. Even if ordinary people have a cold disease, more than half of Su Chengwu's bad situation at this time is due to worrying about his beloved son and being emaciated.
Su Lin and her mother were standing in front of the hospital bed together, their eyes were already red, and tears were faintly flashing in the corners of their eyes. Her brother, who was once her proudest, is now uncertain, and her father, who is most trustworthy in the family, suddenly fell seriously ill, and the originally stable and warm family became stormy overnight.
Mother Su held one of her husband's big hands tightly with both hands, used her own heat to warm his cold palm, looked at Su Lin again, her lips trembled a few times, and forcibly suppressed the sadness in her heart: "Xiao Lin, you go to school first, don't be late." β
"But Daddy, he... Su Lin's gaze roamed over her father's pale and haggard face, and there was already a cry in her voice.
"He's fine, it's just an ordinary cold disease, and ordinary people will be fine, let alone him. With me taking care of you at home, you can go to school and don't affect your studies. Su's mother comforted her daughter, but suddenly her nose was sore, and she almost cried. She grabbed her throat and swallowed back the sentence she was about to blurt out: Your brother no longer knows life and death, you have to go to school and live well.
Su Yun opened his sleepy eyes, turned his head to look at the person beside himβthis girl woke up early in the morning, and then slipped straight into Su Yun's arms. Su Yun was sleeping soundly at the time, and he was so frightened that he rolled over from the ground, and almost slapped Xiao Lan to death...
Although there was such a small episode in the middle, it did not affect the subsequent activities of these two people without shame. In the next few hours, Su Yun spent the most "unforgettable" morning so far.
There are many ways to make a memorable morning, so don't think crookedly, good boy!
Neil: β ( Μ β½ Μ ). β
Su Yun got up, patted the lover in his arms again, and motioned for her to get up too. Xiao Lan turned over and hugged his waist, buried her head in his chest, and sprinkled like a kitten that had not yet been weaned.
However, the sweet time is always short-lived, and before long the other three people also get up one after another. As they woke up one by one, Su Yun and Xiao Lan finally felt embarrassed and got up one after another to wash.
Nagel and Xiao Lan came to the river almost at the same time, he looked at the latter with a smile on his face, and asked with a little urgency in his tone: "Xiao Lan, I remember that there was no one around when Brother Su slept last night, why didn't I see someone walking over from him just now?"
Xiao Lanqiao's face flushed, she hurriedly turned her face away, and took a sip: "Old Buxiu, who knows what you're talking about?" After speaking, she started to wash up and no longer paid attention to Nagel.
Hearing Xiao Lan scold himself for not repairing, Nagel was not angry. He understood Xiao Lan's temper, obviously he was amused by himself. However, he got up early this morning, and just when he was preparing to practice the sword, he saw her in Su Yun's arms, but this old fritter didn't say anything, and he didn't bother them in the past. "Xiaolan is really fascinated, but Brother Su seems to be worthy of trust, and I don't need to care about the two of them. He thought to himself.
After everyone washed up by the river, they began to prepare breakfast together. Ji Ning used the formation to light a fire, took out another packet of jerky, and prepared to start roasting and eating. Nagel took out a bag of dried fruit and counted them into portions. Su Yun and the three of them spread the snake skin of the Titan Python on the ground and set up a simple dining table.
Everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, and the five of them were busy together, and in less than a quarter of an hour, a hearty breakfast was ready. The five of them sat on the ground and ate happily, while discussing the next journey, and occasionally teasing Su Yun and Xiao Lan in the middle, which made the beauty blush.
After breakfast, they set off again, heading in the direction of return. Originally, Ji Ning planned to continue to leave the secluded forest in a southward direction, but because they followed Su Yun's advice, they changed their original planned route to the northwest instead, and the target was also changed to Su Yun's hometown of Saiya Town.
"Today's weather is refreshing, it's really good for walking. Nagel raised his arms relaxedly, letting the forest breeze blow his skin.
"yes, it would be nice if we had been on the way back in such good weather. Bu Shi also echoed. Her mood now was simply unparalleled joy - since Su Yun had joined their team, she felt much more comfortable. Not only has it greatly increased the sense of security, and there is no need to be on guard against possible dangers at all times, but also because of Su Yun's extremely high status and voice in the team, coupled with his free and casual and not so strict character, the speed of the entire team has also slowed down a lot. She didn't have to travel overnight, and God knows how well she slept these two nights.
Ji Ning interjected while looking at the formation that was guiding the direction: "Don't relax like this, always be vigilant." Don't forget where we are, this is a secluded forest, and there can be fatal danger at any time, so keep your tension high. β
Bu Shi pouted, and secretly thought in his heart: Old stubborn, with a stone in his head, slightly.
The five of them walked through the woods all morning, and as noon it approached, the sun became so hot that even with the shade of the trees, the afterglow was enough to bake the ground. The air was filled with the smell of burnt heat, and the wind that had just been comfortable had stopped, and the whole world seemed to be suffocated by the heat.
"Don't go, I'm going to die of exhaustion. Bu Shi complained bitterly, thinking that he was really a crow's mouth, and he had just said that he hoped that this weather would last, but it had not been half a day before it became painful again.
Ji Ning looked at such a step poem, and his heart was angry and funny. He stared at Bu Shi and asked in as calm a tone as possible: "Xiao Shi, if you can't bear it anymore, if you think about the Mengxing assessment for a while, it is even more difficult than now." If you think about it, wasn't the original purpose of joining us on the expedition in the first place to train yourself for that assessment?"
Bu Shi drooped his little head and said weakly: "Captain, I really can't walk." If I move on, let alone take the assessment, I'm afraid I'm too tired to get out of here. And I feel like I've gotten enough workouts, I've been in so many battles before, and I've even experienced life and death, which is far beyond my expectations. With that, she shook her body and said that she would not go again.
Ji Ning looked at her very helplessly, could only sigh and shake his head, and then turned his gaze to Su Yun, his tone was full of weakness: "Brother Su, do you think we should take a rest?"
Su Yun didn't care, there were still more than ten days before graduation, so he didn't care about this day and half a day. His character has always been like this, and he used to spend several days thinking of a good poem and tasting a good pot of wine, and he didn't feel distressed at all.
Su Yun had no opinion, and Ji Ning also breathed a sigh of relief, in terms of time, he was not bad for a while, after all, because of Su Yun, their schedule had been greatly advanced.
These two people agreed, Nagel and Xiao Lan naturally had no opinion, and everyone stayed in this open space together to rest, some leaned against the tree, some sat directly on the ground, and Bu Shi lay directly on the ground with his feet facing the sky.
Several people did not speak, quietly enjoying a short break and tranquility. Suddenly, there was a scream from not far away, and the sound was extremely terrible, as if it was experiencing great pain.
"It's like the cry of a red deer. Nagel sprang to his feet, pricked up his ears to listen, and spoke his judgment.
The other four also stood up one after another, summoned their spirit pet spirit treasures, and looked vigilantly in the direction where the voice came from.
Then, under the frightened gaze of the five people, a blood-stained "red deer" stumbled towards them - this "red deer" could barely see its original appearance, and could only judge its species by its rough outline and the screams just now - the skin of this red deer had been stripped off whole, revealing red and white flesh and blood!
The red deer let out a wail as she ran towards them. Suddenly, a vine-shaped thing flew out from behind it, entangled it deadly, and in the weak struggle of the red deer, the vine dragged it into the middle of the secluded forest.
"What the hell is that!" Nagger's body was trembling slightly, and a trace of cold sweat was already oozing from the back of his neck - this middle-aged man who had been in a hundred battles and was not afraid of death was actually frightened like this in front of this terrifying and unknown monster.
"It looks like a vine, the power is unheard of, although the red deer does not belong to the powerful spirit beast, but the adult red deer can be regarded as a third-level spirit beast, just swept away without the ability to resist, the power of this vine can be described as terrifying. "Su Yun is the calmest among the few, after all, his strength is there, and he is not very afraid of this thing.
"Not only is it powerful, but this thing looks evil, and I even doubt that it is a real vine. Ji Ning said in a deep voice, "The skin on this red deer was completely stripped off just now, I have been to many places over the years, and I have seen many vines, and I have never heard of vines eating living creatures to be skinned first." And even if the fur is detached because of the red deer's hard work, it can't be said, because the vine's hunting method is winding, and it will not lock the fur of the spirit beast. β
As soon as Ji Ning and the others finished analyzing, the air around them seemed to be frozen, revealing a strange and ominous aura.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about it," Bushi said tremblingly, "I'm not going to be scared to death by you before I get eaten by the vines." β
Su Yun smiled and said very easily: "Don't be so flustered, we're going to leave here anyway, no matter what this thing is, it has nothing to do with us." β
The others agreed with him and unanimously decided to continue on their way. Bu Shi was obviously frightened, and rarely urged everyone to hurry.