From the small tributary in the hunting area, to the wider river, and then to find the main river drawn on the map, it took Shao Xuan more than 20 days, and Shao Xuan has been on the road for more than 20 days, and he has not stopped too much, he didn't expect that just finding the main river would take so long.

It is no wonder that the people of the Tay tribe say that when their ancestors went out to look for medicinal plants, they would leave for a year, and if it was for some seasonal flowering and fruiting plants, the herb pickers would wait even longer, because they might miss the opportunity and have to wait for the next year.

Shao Xuan didn't need to wait, he just needed to find a place.

Turning over a tree, Shao Xuan stood on the branch, took out the animal skin scroll and looked at the map he had drawn, speculating where he was now. There is no positioning and navigation, and it can only be judged according to the place passed and the general environment.

The surrounding trees are not high, the ground is watery and wet, there are many potholes and ponds, and there are many aquatic plants.

This area belongs to the swamp area, and in order to quickly find the main river, Shao Xuan walked directly through this dangerous swamp and did not go from the safer mountains. Although the mountainous area is also in danger, it is still better than the swampland.

Now, the surrounding trees are not dense, and there are sparkling waves underneath, and when Shao Xuan stands on the branch and reads the map, he must also divide his energy to pay attention to his surroundings.

"It should be a good place. Shao Xuan looked at a big river not far away, calculating in his heart how long it would take to find Gongjia Mountain. He only knew some vague geographical information, and could not find the details, and if it didn't go well, it would take even longer.

Just thinking about it, Shao Xuan's eyelids moved, and he didn't care about putting away the animal skin roll in his hand. His legs slammed into force, and he jumped up and bounced away in an instant.

At the next moment of Shao Xuan's action, the originally calm water surface under the tree broke open, and a huge, slightly narrow mouth full of fangs opened upward, and the direction of the bite was where Shao Xuan was standing just now.

It was a crocodile. The body is huge, with a body length of more than ten meters, as for how long it is, Shao Xuan has no time to speculate. Because of the sudden jump, some aquatic plants and leaves floating on the water surface were also lifted high.

The slightly turbid water droplets, with the waves, scattered around, Shao Xuan could even smell the smell of muddy water and aquatic plants, as well as the fishy smell with a murderous aura.

Those cold eyes without a trace of emotion. looked at Shao Xuan in the air, and the big mouth that opened closed together, but Shao Xuan stepped back first, and it only bit the branch where Shao Xuan was standing just now.

Click!

The crisp and decisive cracking sound showed that the one-man thick branch was as easy for the crocodile as it was to bite a biscuit.

The place where Shao Xuan was standing just now was at least seven meters above the ground, but the crocodile easily crossed this height. Even the whole head is exceeded. The bite of the large mouth, due to the tendency to rush upward. Still continuing to rise, Shao Xuan could see its nasal cavity, which was larger than that of ordinary crocodiles.

After missing the blow, the crocodile did not give up, but swung its head vigorously in the air, its biting mouth opened again, and swept towards Shao Xuan. Make a second scratch.

Judging from the hook-like tooth structure at the front end of the crocodile's snout, they are better at catching prey, as long as Shao Xuan is bitten in one place, even if it is only the trouser leg or the corner of his clothes, he will be tightly hooked and dragged down.

However. Shao Xuan's reaction just now was too fast, even though the crocodile had been caught for the second time, Shao Xuan was still out of its grasp range. It was only half a human distance away, however, by this time the crocodile had already begun to land, and it was unable to make a third bite.

The closed mouth made a banging sound, and the epidermis of the jaw with scaly armor shook with the biting action, as if to vent the unwillingness of the owner. Eventually, the crocodile plunged into the water, causing a large number of muddy splashes with aquatic plants.

After falling back into the water, the crocodile did not get up again, and left as the water rippled and moved away.

Shao Xuan landed on another tree, but did not stop, but continued to jump several times in a row, the seven or eight meter-high branches were not safe at all, he had to find a bigger tree to rest, that would always be safer. The water under the trees was deeper than he had imagined, otherwise the crocodiles would not have been able to completely submerge their bodies in it.

When Shao Xuan was looking for a higher tree, he encountered a jumping crocodile again, and at the same time Shao Xuan bounced away, he pulled out the copper sword that Zhengluo gave him in the air, twisted his waist and flipped it, and the arm holding the copper sword shook it, and the blade of the sword slashed vigorously at the crocodile's mouth.

Boom!

The tremor transmitted by the sword body showed the hardness of the skin and scale armor of these crocodiles, but it was still cut by Shao Xuan, and the blade also pried out one of its teeth, if Shao Xuan's strength was greater, he would probably be able to try to cut the crocodile's jaw directly.

Walking in this swamp is like walking through the crocodile's teeth, which is very thrilling, and it is for this reason that the ancestors of the Tay tribe have highlighted this swamp, and if the descendants of the Tay River want to pass here, they must be extra careful.

This swamp is very wide, and after Shao Xuan found a taller tree, he tried to find land, and the banks of the river would not be all swamps. But where there is land, Shao Xuan doesn't know, even the notes and maps left by the ancestors of the Tai River are not explained. Shao Xuan can only rely on himself to find it.

After putting away the map, Shao Xuan continued to jump above the swamp, and it was not good for him to leave in the direction of the big river, away from the river bank, he could indeed leave this humid swamp area faster, but in that case, Shao Xuan didn't know if he could determine the direction of the main tributary, after all, the main tributary had made several bends, not flowing in a straight line.

After continuing to walk forward in the swamp next to the big river for a long time, when the swamp gradually narrowed, Shao Xuan saw a large forest in front of him, a higher and more lush woodland, and he could also see the mountains.

The swamp is coming to an end. Shao Xuan thought to himself.

There are a lot fewer crocodiles around, and there are always a lot of crocodiles on the banks of the rivers that I passed through before, and crocodiles can often be seen in swampy areas, but the more I go this way, Shao Xuan rarely sees one.

Like a beast in the mountains, a huge crocodile needs to occupy enough area to get food for its survival, and there are not many crocodiles in such a large area...... This is not out of the dangerous zone circled by the ancestors of the Tai River, it should still be the territory of crocodiles, and there must be a reason for the abnormality. Shao Xuan's heart was even more vigilant.

As he ran towards the woodland, Shao Xuan's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of something floating on the river.

After jumping to the high tree, Shao Xuan looked at the river.

There was a clump of aquatic plants on the surface of the river, but looking closely at the structure, Shao Xuan sensed a sense of disobedience.

The clump of aquatic weeds floated up and down with the ripples of the river,

Boom!

The water weeds shook, floating a little bigger, and there was a splash of water splashing out of it, and at the same time, Shao Xuan also felt that the impact sound he heard was very strange, just now, there was more than one sound, and there seemed to be a metal collision sound.

What's that, exactly?

Shao Xuan stared at the clump of aquatic plants, which seemed to have something in it.

Crocodile? A crocodile trapped in aquatic plants?

No, if you look closely, the clump of aquatic plants is square, and the two sides of the aquatic plants are ...... Wood?

Because of several violent vibrations, the edges of the aquatic plants are a little loose, and where they are exposed on both sides, you can see the trunks of trees.

That's not a weed! That's a cage!!It's a trap!!

Shao Xuan's heart shook loudly, if it was a trap, it meant that there were human activities around here, and he also made a trap, looking at the size, it should be to catch the prey in the water.

Some fishermen cast their nets, some are good at fishing, and some are caught by water traps. However, the third type is very rare, and this is the first time Shao Xuan has seen a trap to catch a crocodile.

Bang bang!

The crocodile trapped inside struggled and bumped again, making the aquatic plants covering it looser, and allowing Shao Xuan to see the trap more clearly.

It was a metal cage, and people from Yanjiao, Taihe and other tribes were reluctant to use metal as a trap, although bronze has begun to be popularized, but the use of bronze has been very economical, even if it is a trap, it will not be willing to make so much to make one. How big is the crocodile in the river, and how much metal does it have to be used for such a cage to be at least fifteen meters long?

The farther away from the cities of the Six Tribes, the less bronze tools should be used, Shao Xuan also saw people from other tribes when he came over, and the people of one tribe he saw recently also used horn bone tools when hunting, and there were very few bronze tools.

Suddenly seeing such a large metal cage, Shao Xuan was very surprised.

At the same time, Shao Xuan pondered, could it be that he was already close to Gongjia Mountain? Others used few bronze tools, but the craftsmen were different, besides, the person who could create such a trap to catch crocodiles was definitely not an ordinary tribesman.

Shao Xuan was not in a hurry to leave, he found a suitable tree, stood on the branch and hidden, and waited. Now that the trap has caught its prey, it is believed that the person who set the trap will come soon, and if the crocodile in the cage continues to struggle, the trap will be even more damaged.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Shao Xuan to hear the sound of someone approaching quickly, the sound was not loud, the other party was very good at walking through the jungle, and listening to movements, the other party should know this area very well, and he was very decisive when he acted, without hesitating pauses, and was quite confident.

The swishing sound soon came to a short distance from the river bank, Shao Xuan looked over, and then was stunned.

I didn't see the front, but, at first glance, I thought it was a small crocodile moving, but if you look again, you will find that it is actually a human figure, and there are also human hands exposed.

It's really like a crocodile, even when the people of the Za tribe are totemized, they don't look like this person.

However, after continuing to observe, Shao Xuan found that this was actually a person wearing crocodile skin.

When the people of the Yu tribe use the power of totem totem, it is a change in facial features, bones, etc., and this person is just wearing a layer of crocodile skin, and his real appearance is still similar to that of ordinary people. (To be continued......)