Two hours later.

Deep in the mountains and forests.

Insects and birds chirp endlessly, straight trees reach into the sky, covering the sky and the sun, dense shrubs grow wildly, and dead branches and fallen leaves spread a thick carpet.

In this dark and deep mountain and old forest, under the leadership of Song Yuan, Lu Zheng was wearing a rattan robe made of branches, and he groped forward unhurriedly.

At this moment, they had crossed a mountain and entered the interior of the mountain forest, and the rattan robe on Lu Zheng's body, which looked like an auspicious suit, was a simple camouflage woven by Song Yuan from local materials, which had an excellent camouflage effect between the deep mountains and old forests.

Along the way, although he didn't encounter any prey, Lu Zheng also gained something. Along the way, he found a lot of common herbs recorded in the "Baicaolu", although they were not of much use for martial arts, but he still collected a lot of them in case of emergency.

"Shhh

At this moment, suddenly, when Song Yuan in front of him had just passed a huge forest tree covered with rattans, a black shadow on the branch shot out like lightning.

And Song Yuan, who was taken as a target, seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and the dim knife light in his hand flashed violently, and with a backhand, he cut off the black shadow that came from the surprise attack.

Lu Zheng fixed his eyes and saw that a thin snake on the ground with lines exactly the same as trees had been cut into two pieces and was writhing wildly.

"This is a crown snake, although the toxin is not strong, but it has a paralyzing effect, if it is bitten in this deep mountain and old forest, it is very troublesome. ”

Song Yuan stepped forward with a knife, directly cut off the snake's head, and then flew aside:

"The powder we sprinkle on us can repel most insects and snakes, but this crown snake is not one of them, so you should pay more attention when you encounter this kind of green-crowned tree. Also, snakes have tenacious vitality and have the ability to fight back even if they are cut into two parts, so they can't be careless. ”

It's so fucking hard to guard against......

Lu Zheng nodded, like a good student: "I understand." ”

He is now extremely glad that he did not blindly and confidently go into the mountains alone to make a living.

From the moment he and Song Yuan crossed the mountain and entered the depths of the mountain forest, the dangers and attacks they encountered were endless, poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, fierce beasts, and the quagmire under the cover of thick leaves.

Even Lu Zheng himself didn't think that he could come here without Song Yuan's leadership.

Song Yuan picked up the severed snake body, put it in a sealed leather bag, and said to Lu Zheng:

"Okay, we can't go any further, let's trim, eat something to replenish our strength, and then explore this area. ”

After a long period of high vigilance over the mountains and mountains, Lu Zheng also felt a little tired at the moment, he followed Song Yuan to a fairly clean mountain rock and sat down, then took out the pot and dry food and kettle he carried with him, and ate it like a storm.

"The mountains consume physical strength, how can you eat these?"

Glancing at what Lu Zheng was eating, Song Yuan shook his head and directly threw over a large piece of jerky:

"When you go into the mountains in the future, you must prepare more jerky. ”

I also think, big brother, you are a full man, you don't know how hungry a man is hungry......

Lu Zheng complained in his heart, took the jerky and thanked him, and munched on the jerky happily.

It's pitiful, since he moved to the outer village, he has never eaten meat, every day he eats grain and pickles, and a bird is about to fade out of his mouth, and it is not easy to finally eat meat after ten days.

Soon, after eating and drinking enough, and almost recovering his physical strength, Song Yuan stood up and looked around:

"Let's go, let's take a look around this area, and in the afternoon, whether we have a harvest or not, we have to go back. ”

Song Yuan was the authority on the affairs of the mountains, Lu Zheng got up and followed, followed Song Yuan along the way, left marks on the trunks, and continued to explore this deep mountain and old forest.

The two stopped all the way, during which Lu Zheng once again collected some medicinal herbs, berries and other things and put them in his pocket, while although Song Yuan did not encounter any large prey, he used the iron bow in his hand to hunt a fat pheasant on the tree, which made Lu Zheng really a little envious.

It's a pity that according to Song Yuan, in the deep mountains and old forests, the animals are extremely alert, and they will flee immediately if there is any movement, so the hunters rely on bows and arrows to shoot their prey, and there are not many opportunities to use knives. Therefore, Lu Zheng, who had to face Song Yuan squarely even if he had a knife in one hand, could only stare at it.

"It seems that I have to find a way to get a bow in the future, and then practice archery, otherwise it will be difficult to mix in this mountain forest......"

Lu Zheng had a thought in his heart, made up his mind, and when he got acquainted, he tried to ask Song Yuan for archery skills.

"Wait!"

The thoughts in his mind were still spinning, and suddenly, Song Yuan, who was walking in front, suddenly made a gesture, crouched down and stared at the ground, as if he had discovered something.

Lu Zheng stepped forward to take a look, and it was a hoof print that was neither deep nor shallow.

"It's a red deer!"

Song Yuan, who found the hoof prints, was obviously a little happy, and said in a low voice:

"Red deer like to live in groups, the hoof prints are very new, they may be in front, keep the movement down, keep up!"

After that, he was like a nimble tanuki, touching it in the direction of the hoof prints. Of course, Lu Zheng would not drop the chain at this critical moment, he immediately held his breath and cautiously followed him.

The two followed the hoof prints all the way through the rugged mountains, and after about a few hundred meters of travel, Song Yuan suddenly made a gesture, squatted, and flashed behind the tree.

There was no need to be reminded, Lu Zheng did the same, and he also flashed behind the tree, his eyes glancing ahead.

I saw that about a few dozen meters ahead, the trees were relatively sparse, and the scorching sunlight shone down through the cracks and fell on the jagged and protruding mountain rocks.

And around this piece of mountain rock, there are seven or eight wild deer with dark brown fur, who are constantly licking the mountain rock with their tongues.

Is this supplementing salt?

After all, he is also a modern person who has seen the animal world, Lu Zheng's heart moved, and Song Yuan next to him whispered in surprise:

"Red deer like to lick salt and alkali, Lu Ping, don't move first, I'll touch it first, no matter what the situation is, you just wait for me on the side of the mountain rock, you know?"

Lu Zheng nodded, and Song Yuan immediately took a deep breath, like a cheetah, and touched it silently.

In Lu Zheng's sight, he walked forward as if he had no weight, ghostly changing his position behind the tree, and soon approached the red deer group less than forty paces away.

And the seven or eight red deer were still unaware, either lazily basking in the sun, or licking the rocks like licking dogs.

Song Yuan hid behind the tree and began to bend his bow and arrows.

Sou!

The next moment, among the red deer herd, one of the tallest red deer, who was licking the rocks, fell down in response, and was shot in the head by Song Yuan forty steps away!

The rest of the red deer were suddenly frightened, and began to flee frantically without thinking about it, and Song Yuan obviously didn't intend to let go of these prey so easily, he appeared in pursuit at the same time as he had just hit, raised his bow and shot, and actually shot a red deer in the hind leg again.

However, the red deer also had a strong desire to survive, and it quickly got up from the ground, and fled with all his strength on one limp through the woods.

Song Yuan naturally wouldn't watch the boiled duck fly, and chased after it with a bow like a cheetah.

Everything happened like lightning, Lu Zheng also appeared from behind the tree and quickly rushed to the side of the mountain rock, only to find that Song Yuan's figure had disappeared into the forest and disappeared.

With Song Yuan's experience and strength, he naturally didn't need to worry about it, Lu Zheng lowered his head and looked at the tall red deer that was shot down by Song Yuan at his feet.

Hey?

However, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, Lu Zheng was suddenly surprised when he saw it.

This red deer was a few points bigger than a calf, and was directly shot in the head by Song Yuan's arrow, but it did not die immediately, and was still twitching and struggling slightly.

What's even more surprising is that before it died, it stretched its neck towards the corner of the mountain rock and opened its mouth, as if it wanted to gnaw on something.

Is this guy a sperm?

The performance of this red deer between dying is really a bit weird, Lu Zheng was stunned at first, and then came to the mountain rock pointed to by the red deer's head with some suspicion, and then found at a glance that in the gap between the mountain rocks, there was actually a plant with mutilated leaves, but it looked faintly familiar.

"It's ......"

Lu Zheng had a flash of inspiration in his mind, suddenly leaned down, dug it up with his hands, and soon dug out a plant with roots and leaves, shaped like a spindle, with a red-brown surface and an earthy fragrance.

At the same time, a message flowed through his heart:

【He Shou Wu (8 years)】

Quality: Normal (White)

Description: Nourishing essence and blood, black hair, strengthening muscles and bones, tonifying liver and kidney, common valuable medicinal materials.

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!